{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The GMC Podcast: Gay Man's Coaching & Personal Development","title":"From the Beige Buffet to Marathon Finisher: Dan McFarland's 6-Year Rebuild","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2002,"description":"When Dan first contacted Keegan in 2020, he was a senior leader at a school eating Greggs 27 days out of 31, drinking way too much, and wondering if he wanted to be here at all. Six years later he's 10 stone lighter, runs marathons, has rebuilt his career around his life rather than the other way round, and has just completed prep for a photo shoot weeks before he turns 40!In this episode Dan and Keegan walk through the process of the rebuild. Not just the highlight reel. The bit where Dan had to learn that 30 seconds of running was a starting point, that 'plan your week' was a foreign concept, and that the small stuff (water, sleep, getting up on the first alarm) was what changed everything. They also talk about what hasn't gone away: the self-talk, the stress, the days that aren't full of rainbows.What's covered:Why 'I can do hard things' is the belief everything else gets built onThe low-hanging fruit Dan started with, and why crash plans never stickWork pressure, boundaries, and the slow move from people-pleasing to saying noThe voice that still tells Dan he's not enough, and what he does with it nowWhy success leaves clues, and how to use that when motivation isn't thereFind and connect with Keegan and the GMC Community: InstagramGMC InstagramEmail: keegan@gmanscoaching.com Click here to subscribe to Keegan's weekly newsletterFor more behind the scenes content about Keegan and GMC, watch him on YouTube","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qI7LXwmeSlOjUohVMQ4GShilPQS3Icg1SJMBy315pgM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jNWMx/NWFhMTIzMWMwOTNm/YmY2MzlkNWFlY2M2/YmUwNS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}