Gavin Lance Topp – The “Fight Like a Pro” Mindset in Business
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Episode Overview:
Welcome back to the Becoming Preferred podcast, the show dedicated to helping you master your mindset, amplify your influence, and become the undisputed champion in your field. Today, we have a great guest who embodies the fighting spirit of true success. He’s a former professional boxer who has taken the discipline, resilience, and strategic thinking of the ring and translated it into a powerful framework for entrepreneurs and business professionals.
My guest is a high-performance coach, a motivational speaker, and the founder of the Man Challenge. His philosophy isn’t just about winning; it’s about preparing to win, recovering from setbacks, and fighting like a pro in every aspect of your life. Join me for my conversation with the extraordinary Gavin Lance Topp.
Guest Bio:
Gavin Lance Topp is a former professional boxer who began his journey with 19 amateur fights, drawn to the sport for its physical and mental challenges. He went on to win and defend the Australian Junior Middleweight Title, and after a comeback in 2005, fought five international opponents before earning a World Title Eliminator bout in Germany. At his peak, he was ranked 12th in the world
Then in 2009 founded the Fight Like a Pro Rite of Passage Program — a transformational experience designed to help men rise into their full potential as husbands, fathers, and leaders.
After leading over 3,000 men through the program, Gavin authored A Rite of Passage, which has sold thousands of copies worldwide. Then in 2019 was inducted into Queensland boxing Hall of Fame. This journey led to the creation of the Man Alive Experience, an online mentorship platform connecting with men across the globe.
Resource Links:
- Website: www.gavintopp.com
- Product Link: https://gavin-topp.mykajabi.com/manchallengetickets
Insight Gold Timestamps:
02:42 W hen you’re the new kid in town, sometimes you’ve got to fit in
05:51 Unless my heart was in it, I’m not doing it
06:56 You either compete or you create
08:24 My first book, A Rite of Passage for the Modern Man
08:57 There’s 3 men inside every man
11:22 There’s always more in a man than what he realizes
13:11 An angry guy is an easy guy to fight…he’s predictable
16:33 What are your character traits that you can a hundred percent rely on?
17:35 When the dream is big enough, the odds don’t matter
20:54 When you communicate a message that’s attached to your purpose, that inspires people
22:52 There’s more in you, you can do more, you can become more, you can achieve more
23:48 It’s about coming up with the right questions, so then you get the right answers
Connect Socially:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavintopp-fightlikeapro/overlay/contact-info/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076350442592
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gavinlancetopp
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/gavinlancetopp?igsh=MW1xanN6OTlsejMxbA==
Podcast Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/6wN5lgb1ixa84lN61IU6gc?si=1671c3f806154dd2
Email: gavin@ariteofpassage.online
Sponsors:
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Resources: https://becomingpreferred-podcast.com/resources/
About the Host, Michael
Michael Vickers inspires enduring success, redefining the possible for today’s sales professionals, leaders, and managers. Whatever the sales or business opportunity, Michael will greatly enhance your odds of success. Every person who has an idea to promote, an employee to motivate, or a deal to negotiate, will attain a new level of success after an event with Michael.
Michael is also the best-selling author of Becoming Preferred: How to Outsell Your Competition, and Dance of the Rainmaker: Creating Authentic Differentiation in Today's Competitive Marketplace, where he shares his secrets to achieving the very highest level of sales mastery.
Whatever the result you’re striving for, if it involves influencing others or achieving success through others, Michael will build your confidence and accelerate your performance.
Michael is the Executive Director of Summit Learning Systems, a company that offers customized in-house training programs to many of today’s leading companies. He teaches thousands of business professionals throughout North America the skills required to achieve optimum performance.