The Gold Collar Investor - Episode 157

Pancham Gupta interviews Paul - 3x English Channel Swims! The Story of Grit and Mindset!

The Gold Collar Investor - Show 157

Pancham Gupta is a first generation Indian immigrant living in the USA. He is a Podcaster, Real Asset Investor, Syndicator, Engineer and International Best-Selling Author.

The Interview…

On Thursday September 09, 2021, Pancham Gupta interviewed Paul via Zoom from the USA on episode #157 of his podcast show: The Gold Collar Investor.

“In today’s show, Pancham interviews Paul Hopfensperger – motivational speaker, co-author of “Bringing Value, Solving Problems and Leaving a Legacy”, and one of the successful English Channel swimmers.

One of Paul’s lifelong goals is to be able to swim The English Channel. So when the opportunity arises to help a charity and raise money by swimming across it, he is dedicated to make it possible. With his grit, he was the 873rd person in history to swim The English Channel, the 84th person to swim it twice, and has completed his third crossing as part of a relay team!

In this episode, we’ll dissect the elements of personal growth and mindset that you need to be successful as he shares his outlook on starting this journey. He’ll also tackle the steps that you can do to start achieving your goals and why you should remove any negativity in your visions so this episode is surely a don’t-miss! Listen and enjoy the show!”

Pancham Gupta

“I had to think to myself where am I going to start from? You can only ever start from where you are right now!”
— Paul Hopfensperger

Get yourself a drink, get your journal and pen, take a seat, PRESS PLAY > ABOVE and then sit back and take good notes. You won’t be disappointed…

Time stamped Shownotes:

  • 1:14 - Pancham introduces Paul to the show

  • 2:37 – His transition from being an engineer to a motivational speaker

  • 4:32 - Meeting Larry Thompson and Jim Rohn for the first time in 1987

  • 8:31 – His thoughts and why he decided to swim The English Channel

  • 15:01 – The power of visualisation to make his goals a reality

  • 19:19 – His simple yet powerful advice for you to make that first step

  • 26:27 – On sharing his story by being a co-author of the International #1 Best-selling book - “Bringing Value, Solving Problems and Leaving a Legacy”

  • 29:48 – How quitting as Deputy Mayor set him up for his later successes

  • 34:36 – The books that gave the most impact to his journey

  • 37:25 – On getting out of his comfort zone through producing music

  • 39:33 – Raising money for charity is his way to give back to the community

Here’s 3 Key Points Pancham Noted:

  1. Visualise yourself doing what you desire and if any doubts arise, remove them and focus once again on your vision.

  2. Have a mentor/coach – especially those who are successful in their fields – and executing what they tell you to do would help you in terms of achieving your goals.

  3. Create a plan to get from where you are now to where you want to be and tick it off your list when you get to accomplish it.

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Books and Music Mentioned in Podcast