But in adversity, a vision was born—one that embraced the rugged beauty of Ireland’s landscape and sought to create spaces where people could reconnect with nature, themselves, and a deeper purpose.
This vision (attached right), originally conceived in the 1980's by Shane O’Sullivan’s father, Pat, is now being realized through the Inspiring Excellence Integrated Event. In today’s world, where stress and disconnection are rampant, the need for clarity, balance, and sustainable excellence is greater than ever.
Through this immersive event, you will reconnect with your true essence, learn elite-level skills, and empower yourself to sustain peak performance, all while immersed in the breathtaking settings of Waterford’s coastline, organic farms, and serene countryside.
Are you ready to learn how to leverage stress to enhance your focus, creativity, strength, and endurance? If so, it’s time to unlock your potential at the Inspiring Excellence Integrated Experience.
We bring together the same high-performance techniques used to prepare elite level athletes, executives, and leaders. This immersive experience will empower you to harness stress, optimize your mental and physical performance, and elevate your resilience across life, work, and sport.
Expect a transformative blend of theory, skill-building, and real-world application.
Through a mix of mindset coaching, physical challenges, and holistic wellness practices, you’ll learn how to control physiological and emotional responses, pushing your boundaries to foster lasting personal growth.
Set in the serene, tranquil and peaceful surroundings of stunning coastal county Waterford, you will experience beautiful beaches, an epic mountain range and quaint seaside towns and villages.
This exclusive, immersive experience is designed for individuals, leaders, professionals and athletes alike who wish to get out of the whirlwind and learn the skills to excel under the modern-day pressures of life. It will push your boundaries ‘within your capacity’, facilitating sustainable personal growth. You will be empowered with elite, bespoke, scientific skills that you can apply for the rest of your life despite the challenges in your external world.
You will empower yourself with the ability to remain calm under pressure and perform in alignment to your deepest values. You will bring your best self, back to the world with renewed Vigor, clarity on your current reality and a vision of the future more powerful than the memory of the past. Practically, you will engage in a powerful blend of mindset coaching, stress mitigation, stress management, nutritional optimisation and resilience training in iconic locations such as the luxurious four-star Faithlegg House Hotel (period country house located on the river Suir estuary), Tramore beach (5km of golden, sandy beach surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean) and award-winning café and renowned organic garden-Grow HQ.
Proven techniques to manage stress and perform under pressure
The ability to mitigate stress, cultivate emotional agility and sustainable resilience under pressure
Strategies to achieve peak performance with the right mindset, thought control, emotional and actionable techniques that empower you to pursue your dreams
The ability to be present to the moment, internally calm, clear and focused despite the external environment
How to control your energy sustainably through smoothly transitioning between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
Recovery techniques to stimulate the vagus nerve and replenish the mind and body including cold water immersion ‘within your capacity’, contrast therapy and unique mediums of Yoga that sustain elite performance
To cultivate the mindset that underpins sustainable performance in every area of our lives
Insights into leadership excellence
Social connection with world leading performers in a variety of fields
You will take your mental, emotional and professional performance to the next level through a unique integration of the scientific theory underpinning sustainable elite performance and the practical application of these skills under pressure on Ireland’s rugged coastline.
You will be challenged ‘within your capacity’ through unique modalities in a variety of settings. Learning will be practical and experiential empowering you to sustain the skillsets beyond the weekend and into your everyday life.
The workshop will be led by Shane O’ Sullivan, CEO and founder of Inspiring Excellence. Shane has worked with the world’s leading athletes and leaders in a variety of fields and will empower you with the proven skills he has learned and applied with others in his 20 years of work.
We will also leverage some world leading professionals in unique fields such as Gut Health and Leveraging Physiological Data to optimise sustainable performance.
We will apply the theory in some of the highest sand dunes in Ireland at Tramore Beach which challenge you to control physiological and psychological responses to stressful situations having learned these principles in a controlled setting.
We will experience Gut-health workshop at the award winning Grow HQ which will explore the critical role gut health plays in your overall well-being, followed by a wholesome lunch with award winning local produce grown on the Organic Farm.
We will be served a four course evening meal on each evening prepared by Faithlegg Hotels award winning chef Jenny Flynn.
Restorative yoga sessions in the leafy, lush, peaceful surrounds of Faithlegg House Hotel
Reflective time to experience the Leisure Centre Amenities at Faithlegg or Waterford’s largest natural lake-Belle Lake and at the tip of the peninsula the quiet and beautiful Dunmore Strand.
The highlight of the weekend maybe the social connectivity with incredible people from a variety of backgrounds that have practised these integrative skills to achieve sustainable success at an elite level in business and sport.
Our intake for the experience is capped to a limited number of people to ensure the best ratio for individual connection, application and feedback. This is an all-inclusive event to maximise the integrated experiential approach. Those who live locally can choose the workshop only option and are welcome to join us for dinner and/or breakfast at their own expense.
To maximise your experience the following is recommended
Data Collection: Gather 3-7 days of health data using WHOOP, Apple Watch, FitBit, Garmin or other devices (HRV, RHR, Sleep).
FREE WHOOP TRIALComplete Hogan Challenge Report Assessment – See Interpretative Guide here:
INTERPRETATIVE GUIDE(details will be emailed post-booking).
Ensure a base fitness level and attire for walking comfortably.
Friday, 18th October 2024
Saturday, 19th October 2024
Sunday, 20th October 2024
Investment in Your Excellence:
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