{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62f34c0fc8c50f001332677e/69ef86004c8fca3368748aef?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S5E12. Overcoming failure with AFL star Dane Rampe","description":"<p>Reaching the top and staying there are two very different challenges.</p><p>One can be driven by hustle, obsession and short term intensity.</p><p>The other requires evolution, resilience and a willingness to challenge long held beliefs.</p><p>In this episode of <em>Stay at the Top</em>, I’m joined by Dane Rampe, Sydney Swans captain and one of the AFL’s most respected leaders, for a raw and insightful conversation on longevity, leadership, failure and what it truly takes to sustain elite performance over time.</p><p>We unpack Dane’s unconventional path to the AFL, the years of rejection before being drafted, the mindset shifts that extended his career, and the lessons learned from four Grand Final losses.</p><p>This is a conversation about performance, but even more so identity, perspective and growth.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode, Dane shares</strong></p><ul><li>Why reaching the top and staying there require different mindsets</li><li>His four year journey of rejection before joining the AFL</li><li>The power of delayed success and compounding habits</li><li>How elite performers evolve as they age</li><li>Why listening to your body matters more than grinding harder</li><li>The metrics that actually matter for performance</li><li>Lessons from four Grand Final losses</li><li>Leadership, pressure and identity</li><li>Why failure can become one of life’s greatest gifts</li><li>What sustainable high performance really looks like</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Quotes</strong></p><p>“Reaching the top, you can get there unsustainably. Staying there requires something different.”</p><p>“High performance is such a privilege.”</p><p>“What everyone saw was the rise. What they didn’t see was years of flatlining.”</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p><strong>(00:01) Reaching the top vs staying there </strong></p><p><strong>(02:30) The secret to longevity</strong></p><p><strong>(05:11) Rejected at 18 and the four year grind</strong></p><p><strong>(09:02) Letting go of identity and pressure</strong></p><p><strong>(10:22) Delayed success and compounding habits</strong></p><p><strong>(13:31) What changed with age and experience</strong></p><p><strong>(15:40) The metrics that matter</strong></p><p><strong>(19:19) Challenging long held beliefs</strong></p><p><strong>(23:12) How Dane approaches performance now</strong></p><p><strong>(24:39) Parallels between business and sport</strong></p><p><strong>(26:18) Four Grand Final losses and failure</strong></p><p><strong>(31:17) Leadership, pressure and responsibility</strong></p><p><strong>(33:44) Perspective after public failure</strong></p><p><strong>(36:01) Why failure no longer scares him</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>PRE-ORDER <em>For the Long Run</em> by Jess Spendlove</strong> 👉<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4t33BPh\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://amzn.to/4t33BPh</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>About Dane Rampe</strong></p><p>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/_danerampe/ </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Take the High-Performance Profile Quiz</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://jessicaspendlove.com/quiz/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://jessicaspendlove.com/quiz/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Stay At The Top</strong></p><p><strong>🟩 </strong>Speaker Inquiries <a href=\"https://jessicaspendlove.com/speaking/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">jessicaspendlove.com/speaking/</a></p><p><strong>🟩 </strong>Follow Jess on IG <a href=\"https://shorturl.at/s7egp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://shorturl.at/s7egp</a></p><p><strong>🟩 </strong>Follow Jess on LinkedIn <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/634de911ce19f1001224f261/shows/62f34c0fc8c50f001332677e/episodes/www.linkedin.com/in/jessicaspendlove/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.linkedin.com/in/jessicaspendlove/</a></p><p><br></p><p>📩 Jess@JessicaSpendlove.com</p>","author_name":"Jess Spendlove"}