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James Whittle

James Whittle

Co-founder of The Tempest Two; adventurer, motivational speaker, and mindset coach known for unaided Atlantic row and El Capitan climb.

Jul 14, 2026

The ActionCOACH Podcast

The ActionCOACH Podcast

The Moment We Stopped Listening to No

Jul 14 · 1h 3m

Neil Martin
Neil MartinHOST
39:25
thrown around.
James Whittle
James WhittleGUEST
39:26
Yeah, but like in slow motion.
James Whittle
James WhittleGUEST
39:28
You know, when you're in that situation, like a car crash or something, it goes really slow motion.
James Whittle
James WhittleGUEST
39:34
So I'm thinking, I can still remember the thoughts I was having.
James Whittle
James WhittleGUEST
39:36
I don't want the boat to land on me because we're both in this sort of barrel.
James Whittle
James WhittleGUEST
39:40
Yeah.
James Whittle
James WhittleGUEST
39:42
And then I think, you know, it maybe settles down for a bit.

15 MINS LATER

Neil Martin
Neil MartinHOST
54:59
What's individually then, what's been the hardest lesson in life so far? Let's go James first.

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