High Performance: Lessons from the Best on Becoming Your Best

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On this episode: a rare and poignant conversation on the life, aspirations, and motivations of chef and TV icon, Gordon Ramsay. An amateur attempt to overthrow "7 Habits of highly effective people" and other habit related classic self-help books. Overpraises his own achievements and how great he has done over the last few years.

So now that you’re all pumped up, let’s look at the performance literature of the last 100 years and derive our lessons from there… Pulling excerpts from previous podcast guests like Eddie Jones, Damian explains how we should be utilising desire and future planning to get a learner's attention.Unfortunately, there are thousands of books out there which perpetuate the myth of being “special”, being a winner, achieving your goals and battling against the odds, but there aren’t many books that encourage you to be realistic about your aims, understand and accept your limitations, recognise when the juice simply isn’t worth the squeeze, and learn to appreciate what you already have. What makes the most powerful people in the world is that they are able to line up their thoughts, their words, and their actions in any environment” I was able to listen to this audiobook via Mr. Burchard's podcast. The audiobook is broken into 11 episodes and is free to listen to. You can find them on: THE BRENDON SHOW podcast. The first episode is from April 6, 2018. Our world is not designed for flourishing. It is hard, and challenging, and difficult. We’ve got real environmental pressures and social pressures to be something special, but at the surface—not at the core. So no, I don’t think it’s about work/life balance. I think that that is a mythical ridgeline that does not exist. We have a limited time to explore purpose and meaning. And we have to do it now. Everyone has one system they use and one they are building, but most do not see the bigger picture of the system they are in.”

So we’d sit, athletes and coaches, and go through chapter by chapter, and just talk about it. It brings up ideas. Like, ‘Okay, that was cool 2,500 years ago, but what about now? How do we apply that now?’ It just begins to open us up to different ways of looking at the very concrete world of sport. What precedes that concrete expression is the invisible world of imagination and thought.The mix of direct codes from the people interviewed, to descriptions by the authors and teaching moments is absolutely perfect. Damian shares a life-changing piece of advice, given to him by the best teacher he’s ever had. He analyses what the most important moment of a lesson is and how good teachers, coaches and parents can utilise this to make the biggest impact. Man’s Search for Meaning : A book about how Viktor Frankl exercised his will, lying naked in a Nazi concentration camp. So if he could do it, so can you A fantastic book that will help you think like an Olympic champion - in mind, body and spirit. DAME KELLY HOLMES Brendon's books, videos, newsletters, products, and appearances now inspire two million people a month worldwide.

The 4-Hour Workweek : A book that teaches you to achieve your dreams and live like a millionaire — without actually being a millionaire My main takeaways are a few things. The first is "the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing". I've heard that before but I think I had to go through some experiences in life, getting lost from a well-defined path and only sort of finding out just how lost I am when something radical happens in my life. I have problems keeping the main thing the main thing, at least partially because I haven't really defined what the main thing is for me. I've never really had 1 main thing, so it's easy for me to pretend that my main thing is something generalized like "I make stuff" or "I'm good at knowing things other people don't". That's not my main thing and I think I'm in a position to embrace that notion now. My second main takeaway was that all things not envisioned, considered, planned for, measured, monitored, managed, are inherently and inescapably left up to chance. If I want to succeed, I can't just leave all of these things up to random chance. I'm losing out on opportunity, on well-being, and on contribution to the future of the entire species by letting things like my emotional state, my health, my sanity, my ambition, my energy, my career trajectory and my influence be coin flips.Covers the importance of taking responsibility, motivation, emotions, strengths, flexibility, leading a team and crafting a culture. All things you’d have covered in an undergrad business degree, but perhaps could have lost sight of in the real world. Whether you want to get more done, lead others better, develop skill faster, or dramatically increase your sense of joy and confidence, the habits in this book will help you achieve it faster. Each of the six habits is illustrated by powerful vignettes, cutting-edge science, thought-provoking exercises, and real-world daily practices you can implement right now. Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual : The book that shows you how to instill discipline into your life and reach your objectives like a boss Oh boy, where do I even begin with this one? I mean, who needs a book to tell them what they already know, right? Jake and Damian take some time to reflect on they key lessons and biggest take-aways from each guest, including why we should embrace being wrong with Professor Brian Cox and why we should aim for averageness with Alain de Botton. With Alain they also discuss parenting, how to have a successful relationship and what high performance really means. Both Professor Brian Cox and Alain de Botton challenged Jake and Damian’s understanding of high performance.

Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise : Written by the father of Deliberate Practice, it shows you the proper method to mastery I’ve found the easiest, fastest, most effective way to increase their energy is to teach them to master their transitions... If we can get you to change the way you shift from one activity to the next, we can revitalize your life.” This is the second book based on a podcast that I’ve read, and on this evidence it will be the last (the other one was “Talking Sopranos”). She explains why it’s not just our talents and abilities that bring us success, the key is in how we approach different parts of life. Carol defines the different approaches as “fixed” and “growth” mindset. This book delves into the techniques we can use to develop a growth mindset and how to combat the constraints of a fixed mindset.What he’s done is really captured the complex brilliance of one of the most extraordinary humans in the world. It’s a favourite of mine. As someone who reads about 50-60 books a year, mostly on success, autobiographies, psychology, business and mindset (I'm boring, an accountant, a CFO actually with 50 investment properties so think it's working). Being too much of a geek to be in to sports so hadn't ever heard of Jake Humphrey and wasn't interested in the book until seeing Adam Peaty had a testimonial on the cover. As a former swimmer he is someone I do respect.