DAN RYAN: RISE AGAIN - THE ADVERSITY ADVANTAGE

“The little things will make a difference over time, and become the big things” - Dan Ryan

On today’s show, we are talking to the Head Coach of the West Coast Fever, Dan Ryan.

In 2022, Dan led the West Coast Fever to their maiden premiership win, becoming the first male head coach in Australia to claim a professional national-league title; and the journey he took to get there is absolutely incredible!!!

“Always throw out to the universe what you want, and then hold yourself accountable to go and chase it” - Dan Ryan

In this conversation, we find out how he went from a 27-game losing streak to a premiership-winning coach. This is honestly one of my favourite comeback stories of all time, and it was such a privilege to welcome Dan into the Jungle!

In our chat, we cover lessons from loss, finding yourself, journalling, manifestation, how to block out the noise, surrounding yourself with the right people, bouncing back from a bad day, setting boundaries, failure, and so much more!!!

HIGHLIGHTS:

2’03 - Dan as a kid

2’37 - Early netball memories

6’53 - Dan as a player

8’05 - Dans childhood dream

8’40 - Post school media pathways

10’35 - Juggling media and coaching

12’15 - Sky News Presenter opportunity

14’44 - Head Coach knock-back at Adelaide

16’09 - Manchester experience

17’14 - Dream job - Adelaide Head Coach

20’05 - When the dream turned into a nightmare

21’40 - First time in his life he was not winning

23’15 - The toll

25’15 - Coping in difficult times

27’10 - Dealing with negative voices

29’34 - If he could go back in time and give young Dan some advice

32’39 - Dan post Adelaide

35’54 - Navigating the media and coaching environments

40’47 - Camino trail

45’40 - Takeaways from the Camino trail

46’47 - The concept of living the dream

48’10 - West Coast Fever Role

51’46 - How to comeback from a loss

56’56 - Pinch yourself

57’55 - To win at the highest level pressure is a part of the process

1:00 - At what point did he feel like he had made it

1:05’08 - Life Coached with Dan - Journaling

1:10’13 - Manifesting

1:13’05 - Dealing with the noise

1:16’23 - Surrounding yourself with the right people

1:18:27 - Comeback from a loss  (disconnecting the moments)

CONNECT WITH DAN RYAN:

Dan Ryan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danryan1984/?hl=en

Dan Ryan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-ryan-85a05247/

West Coast Fever: https://westcoastfever.com.au/