Kate Richardson-Walsh: How we created an incredible team ethos (E73)
Kate Richardson-Walsh is the most capped female hockey player in her country's history. Kate was captain of GB women’s hockey teams for 13 years and was one of the many key drivers of the incredible team ethos and commitment that drove the GB team to a nail biting victory at the Rio Olympic Games. One of UK's greatest Olympic moments of all time. Kate also made history in other ways, becoming one half of the first same-sex married couple to win an Olympic medal playing in the same team.. . . . . . . Thank you to Lotus Cars for being our very special parter for this Olympics series. Lotus has created the new cutting edge Olympic bike to be raced by Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics – 25 years after the Lotus 108 helped Chris Boardman win a gold medal. It is an incredible design you really have to see for yourself! Check it out at lotuscars.com Get you hands on signed copies of our new book, High Performance: Lessons from the best on becoming your best, right here: https://bit.ly/3xQwAsL The brand new cover of the book is here too! We love it. We have a brand new newsletter out for our members club THE HIGH PERFORMANCE CIRCLE! This month we have exclusive content including: Exclusive Podcast: Ric Lewis. Ric Lewis shared for the first time his 12 principles to a successful life and businessWinning when it’s impossible - Cath BishopMindset in Conflict zones - Hamish de Breton-GordonSelf-belief is Like a Muscle - Ben SaundersGo to www.thehighperformancepodcast.com to sign up for FREE! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 Heinä 20211h 6min
E72 - Sir Ian McGeechan: Doing the world class basics
Sir Ian McGeechan is distinguished as one of Rugby’s most popular and well regarded figures, most notably for being a true legend of the world’s most famous touring team - the British & Irish Lions. He is only person to have tasted series success as both a player and a coach.During his playing career Ian won 32 caps for Scotland. He toured with the British Lions as a player in 1974 in the unbeaten tour to South Africa and in 1977 to New Zealand playing all eight tests. During his coaching career he spent five years with Northampton Saints after which he was appointed Head Coach at Scotland.A PE and Geography teacher by profession, Ian has a great empathy with players, an ability to get the right people around him and is incredibly knowledgeable about the game. His quiet passion and determination to achieve excellence offer some fascinating insights about the nature of success, not just in sport but also within business.**Get you hands on signed copies of our new book, High Performance: Lessons from the best on becoming your best, right here: https://bit.ly/3xQwAsL The brand new cover of the book is here too! We love it. Check out newsletter #3 for our members club THE HIGH PERFORMANCE CIRCLE! This month we have exclusive content including: This month we have an Exclusive Podcast with Ric Lewis. Ric Lewis shared for the first time his 12 principles to a successful life and businessGo to www.thehighperformancepodcast.com to sign up for FREE! A big thanks to our founding partners Lotus Cars for their continued support. We have a special pod with Jenson Button later in the series, so look out for that. Thanks also to GIVEMESPORT - the exclusive sports partner of the High Performance Podcast. To gain further access to editorial and social content from the Podcast click here https://www.givemesport.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 Heinä 20211h 20min
BITESIZE #25 | Ben Ainslie: Focus on the failure with brutal honesty
As part of our special Olympic series with Lotus Cars, we’re delving into the rich archive for lessons from Olympic legends! This week’s comes from Ben Ainslie, the most successful Olympic sailor of all time, with four golds and one silver medal over a 16 year period. Ben talks about focussing on failure with brutal honesty, with the mindset of improvement. Don’t ignore the bad...or you’ll never turn it into the good 🙌Listen to the whole episode: https://pod.fo/e/661e6. . . . . . . Thank you to Lotus Cars for being our very special parter for this Olympics series. Lotus has created the new cutting edge Olympic bike to be raced by Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics – 25 years after the Lotus 108 helped Chris Boardman win a gold medal. It is an incredible design you really have to see for yourself! Check it out at lotuscars.com We have a brand new newsletter out for our members club THE HIGH PERFORMANCE CIRCLE! This month we have exclusive content including: Exclusive Podcast: Ric Lewis. Ric Lewis shared for the first time his 12 principles to a successful life and businessWinning when it’s impossible - Cath BishopMindset in Conflict zones - Hamish de Breton-GordonSelf-belief is Like a Muscle - Ben SaundersGo to www.thehighperformancepodcast.com to sign up for FREE! Want more from the High Performance Podcast? We have a book coming out! PRE-ORDER NOW: smarturl.it/hv0sdz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 Heinä 20218min
Ian Thorpe: How I became Australia's most successful Olympian (E71)
Ian Thorpe won five Olympic gold medals, the greatest total of any Australian. As his first Olympics approached, in Sydney, he had broken 10 world records - four of them in four days at the 1999 Pan Pacific titles. On the first night of Sydney 2000 he won the 400m freestyle, breaking his own word record, then combined with his team to inflict the United States’ first defeat ever in the 4 x 100m freestyle relay, setting another world record. At Athens 2004, Ian won the 200m freestyle - billed as “the race of the century” - against Dutchman Pieter van den Hoogenband and American Michael Phelps.In April 2018, Ian was awarded an Order of Merit by the Australian Olympic Committee. . . . . . . . Thank you to Lotus Cars for being our very special parter for this Olympics series. Lotus has created the new cutting edge Olympic bike to be raced by Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics – 25 years after the Lotus 108 helped Chris Boardman win a gold medal. It is an incredible design you really have to see for yourself! Check it out at lotuscars.com We have a brand new newsletter out for our members club THE HIGH PERFORMANCE CIRCLE! This month we have exclusive content including: Exclusive Podcast: Ric Lewis. Ric Lewis shared for the first time his 12 principles to a successful life and businessWinning when it’s impossible - Cath BishopMindset in Conflict zones - Hamish de Breton-GordonSelf-belief is Like a Muscle - Ben SaundersGo to www.thehighperformancepodcast.com to sign up for FREE! Want more from the High Performance Podcast? We have a book coming out! PRE-ORDER NOW: smarturl.it/hv0sdz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 Heinä 202158min
E70 - Mary Portas: Changing your thinking to change your results
Mary Portas is an expert on retail and brand communication. Since 1997 she has been running Portas, a brand agency, producing challenging campaigns and championing brand development for clients. She is credited with turning Harvey Nichols into a modern fashion brand in the ’90s. She became a member of the company’s board at the age of 30. She previously worked with John Lewis and Topshop.In 2011 Mary was commissioned by Prime Minister David Cameron to lead an independent review into the Future of the High Street. She delivered the report in outlining 28 recommendations for rescuing the nation’s failing high streets. Her proudest achievement to date, is the creation of Mary’s Living and Giving shops for Save The Children. Currently the most profitable charity shops in the UK, she has so far opened 25 and has raised over £13 million and counting.Mary’s latest book ‘Rebuild: How to thrive in the new Kindness Economy’ is out now.******We have a brand new newsletter out for our members club THE HIGH PERFORMANCE CIRCLE! This month we have exclusive content including: Keynote: Winning when it’s impossible - Cath BishopHigh Performance Boosts:Mindset in Conflict zones - Hamish de Breton-GordonSelf-belief is Like a Muscle - Ben SaundersExclusive Podcast: Ric Lewis. Ric Lewis shared for the first time his 12 principles to a successful life and businessGo to www.thehighperformancepodcast.com to sign up for FREE! Want more from the High Performance Podcast? We have a book coming out! PRE-ORDER NOW: smarturl.it/hv0sdzA big thanks to our founding partners Lotus Cars for their continued support. Look out for big plans around Goodwood Festival of Speed coming next weekend! Thanks also to GIVEMESPORT - the exclusive sports partner of the High Performance Podcast. To gain further access to editorial and social content from the Podcast click here https://www.givemesport.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12 Heinä 20211h 3min
BITESIZE #24 | Gareth Southgate: Being prepared for any eventuality
It only felt right to dig a little deeper into the episode with the England boss as the whole country builds to only our second competitive final! Gareth Southgate recently joined us on the podcast just before the EUROS. He demonstrated humility, authenticity and integrity to all of us. Soft skills which deliver hard high performance results. In this clip Gareth shared a valuable lesson, one the England team have been working on (with great effect!) - preparing for every eventuality. Listen to the whole episode: https://pod.fo/e/d03b5. . . . . . . We have a brand new newsletter out for our members club THE HIGH PERFORMANCE CIRCLE! This month we have exclusive content including: Exclusive Podcast: Ric Lewis. Ric Lewis shared for the first time his 12 principles to a successful life and businessWinning when it’s impossible - Cath BishopMindset in Conflict zones - Hamish de Breton-GordonSelf-belief is Like a Muscle - Ben SaundersGo to www.thehighperformancepodcast.com to sign up for FREE! Want more from the High Performance Podcast? We have a book coming out! PRE-ORDER NOW: smarturl.it/hv0sdz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9 Heinä 20219min
E69 - Ben Francis: How to step back to take a leap forward
Ben Francis is the founder and ambitious entrepreneur behind leading UK fitness brand, Gymshark.Ben founded Gymshark when he was 19, while still a student at Aston University. In addition to his full-time commitment to his studies, Ben juggled working as a pizza delivery man to fund his Gymshark venture. In August 2020, Gymshark became the first DTC brand in the UK to achieve Unicorn status (valuation over $1 billion) with no external capital funding. Ben recently announced he is returning to the helm of the company as CEO as the brand looks to expand in the US and Asia.**We have a brand new newsletter out for our members club THE HIGH PERFORMANCE CIRCLE! This month we have exclusive content including: Keynote: Winning when it’s impossible - Cath BishopHigh Performance Boosts:* Mindset in Conflict zones - Hamish de Breton-Gordon* Self-belief is Like a Muscle - Ben SaundersExclusive Podcast: Ric Lewis. Ric Lewis shared for the first time his 12 principles to a successful life and businessGo to www.thehighperformancepodcast.com to sign up for FREE! Want more from the High Performance Podcast? We have a book coming out! PRE-ORDER NOW: smarturl.it/hv0sdzA big thanks to our founding partners Lotus Cars for their continued support. Look out for big plans around Goodwood Festival of Speed coming next weekend! Thanks also to GIVEMESPORT - the exclusive sports partner of the High Performance Podcast. To gain further access to editorial and social content from the Podcast click here https://www.givemesport.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 Heinä 20211h 8min
BITESIZE #23 Mauricio Pochettino: Attitude is everything
Before we had even released a podcast, we were invited to Mauricio’s house with the warmest welcome and the most incredible ATTITUDE! Mauricio shook our hands and judged our energy. An incredible moment we will never forget! Listen to Jake and Damian delve deep into the importance of attitude after we hear a classic clip from the PSG boss. ICYMI: https://pod.fo/e/16521. . . . . . . Have you heard?! We have a book coming out! You can pre-order a copy right here: smarturl.it/hv0sdzRemember to join our new members club ‘The High Performance Circle’ for exclusive podcasts, keynote speeches, a monthly newsletter and so much more. Up there is an exclusive pod with Ric Lewis! https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/circle If the podcast has helped you in anyway, we'd love for you to vote for us in British Podcast Awards Listeners’ Choice. All you have to do is vote for us by going to: britishpodcastawards.com/voteThank you so much. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 Heinä 20217min
