Productivity expert Ali Abdaal - Never procrastinate again (E235)

“What advice would you give your younger self?” Since the beginning of the podcast, Jake and Damian have asked this question in almost every conversation as a way of finding out what a high performance life has taught the interviewee. In this episode, they reflect on why this question is important, what they’ve learned from asking it, and review a few of their favourites from Rio Ferdinand, Steven Bartlett and Lucy Easthope.Listen back to:Rio Ferdinand - https://pod.fo/e/15914Steven Bartlett - https://pod.fo/e/16ca9Lucy Easthope - https://pod.fo/e/120622 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Huhti 202316min

Phil Giles is the current Director of Football at Brentford Football Club, responsible for overseeing player recruitment, scouting and youth development. With over a decade of experience at Brentford, Phil shares how to have honest conversations with staff and players, what it means to be a good Director and how to share bad news with a team, among much more.In this episode, Phil shares the things he does to make Brentford different to any other club. He discusses the qualities he looks for in players and how he determines if they will be the right fit. They discuss his relationships with risk, positivity and humility. Phil divulges the killer questions he asks his players. - - - - - - - - -We're going on tour! Grab the last tickets for our live theatre tour coming to London, Nottingham, Oxford, Northampton, Glasgow, Cardiff, Guildford, Leeds, Salford - https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/live2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Huhti 20231h 5min

In this special bonus episode in partnership with Get Into Teaching, Jake chats to Kit Brown, a primary school teacher and a semi-professional footballer. Kit has accumulated over 1 million social media followers sharing his passion for teaching and education. He shares the rewards of being a teacher and how the small wins make the hard work worthwhile.Jake and Kit discuss the skills he has gained in football that he applies to his teaching, including how to build resilience in young people and how he brings a high performance mindset into the classroom. He shares with Jake the creative techniques he uses within the classroom, like rapping about the water-cycle or cutting up his tie to teach the kids about fractions. “Teaching is what you make it… make it creative”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Huhti 202312min

Brent Hoberman is an entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded lastminute.com and made.com, both of which went on to be valued at $1 billion dollars. Being born in South Africa, from a Jewish family and moving to England to attend boarding school, Brent identifies being an immigrant and an outsider as a driving force in his work. He shares with Jake and Damian how he used his misfit status to create his own path, and now actively looks for outsiders and mavericks to work alongside him. They discuss how to build credibility as an entrepreneur and why this is so important. Brent doesn’t believe that anyone can be an entrepreneur, he reveals the traits and skills he looks for in young employees. After over 20 years of managing people and founding businesses, Brent shares the secret to finding the right employees, how to create and maintain a dynamic culture and how to find the benefit in controversy. - - - - - - - - -We're going on tour! Grab the last tickets for our live theatre tour coming to London, Nottingham, Oxford, Northampton, Glasgow, Cardiff, Guildford, Leeds, Salford - https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/live2023.Books Out Now:The High Performance Daily Journal - 365 Ways To Become Your Best! smarturl.it/HPJournalHigh Performance: Lessons From the Best on Becoming Your Best https://amzn.to/3WcJnBs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Huhti 20231h 9min

In this special episode, Ikigai expert Hector Garcia joins Jake and Damian to discuss how utilising Ikigai will get you closer to finding your purpose. Ikigai is a Japanese word that means ‘reason for being’. Hector explains to Jake and Damian how people can find their Ikigai and the actions you can take to change your life once you find it. They reflect on previous podcast guests and see how their ideas apply to the theory of Ikigai. These guests include: Chase & Status: https://pod.fo/e/11ea47Roxie Nafousi: https://pod.fo/e/13054fDanny Cipriani: https://pod.fo/e/14797eIkigai has transformed the lives of countless people, this episode will get you a step closer to uncovering your purpose and leading a more fulfilling life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Huhti 202343min

Jill Scott is a former professional football player, namely playing for Everton and Manchester City. She was part of the winning team at Euro 2022 and has represented England in the Olympics multiple times. Jill is also known as ‘Queen of the Jungle’ after winning ‘I’m a Celeb Get Me Out of Here’ in 2022. In this episode, Jill, Jake and Damian discuss what Jill has learnt from an almost 20 year professional career in football. She shares the key lessons she’s discovered through her career, including how she has grown with the game and what makes a good manager. Jill opens up about what her strict and obsessive routine looks like, how she found her strengths and the importance of learning through losing. “When I stepped over that line, I would kill to win the game”, although Jill has great confidence in her skills, this also meant that she had to deal with an immense amount of pressure. She discusses how she overcomes this pressure. In this episode, Jill offers great take-aways and lessons that can be taken from the pitch and applied to your everyday life. - - - - - - - - -We're going on tour! Grab the last tickets for our live theatre tour coming to London, Nottingham, Oxford, Northampton, Glasgow, Cardiff, Guildford, Leeds, Salford - https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/live2023.Books Out Now:The High Performance Daily Journal - 365 Ways To Become Your Best! smarturl.it/HPJournalHigh Performance: Lessons From the Best on Becoming Your Best https://amzn.to/3WcJnBs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 Huhti 20231h 15min

These bitesize episodes focus on the greatest lessons we’ve learnt from the guests we've had on the podcast.In this episode Jake returns to an episode that has shaped his view of high performance and changed his mindset for the better. This guest was Billy Monger. Billy was just 17 when he lost both legs in a life-changing crash that took place during a Formula 4 race. This bitesize clip explores how Billy dealt with the trauma of the accident, whilst becoming an overnight celebrity and trying to protect his family. They chat resilience and the importance of taking action. You can listen to the full conversation here: https://pod.fo/e/a8d2c Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31 Maalis 202312min

Jake and Damian reflect on their key-takeaways from the guest that joined the podcast in March. They summarise each episode from the previous month, covering the key stories and greatest lessons from each guest. What was Jake’s biggest takeaway? How will Damian be using these learnings in his everyday life? In this wrap-up they discuss the lessons on post-traumatic growth from Stephanie Shirley, dealing with setbacks and Ryan Mason’s life changing skull injury and how crucial communication is for Keir Starmer. Listen back to:Dame Stephanie Shirley - https://pod.fo/e/16a443Ryan Mason - https://pod.fo/e/16c19eMolly McCann - https://pod.fo/e/16dd3bKeir Starmer - https://pod.fo/e/16f84a Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29 Maalis 202324min