This week’s bitesize highlight comes from retail and brand communication expert Mary Portas, who explains why boredom can be good for you, as it enables creativity and problem-solving by allowing the mind to wander and daydream. Listen to the full episode with Mary:https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/podcast/maryportas - - - - - - -This month on the High Performance Circle... Oli Patrick joined us on The High Performance Tour 2022 and gave a great keynote on the three things you can do to improve your wellbeing and operate at the top of your game. Plus, ultra runner Simon Dent explains the performance benefits and common lessons shared between business and exercise. Sign up now to watch: www.thehighperformancepodcast.com

Alex Sanderson is the Director of Rugby for Sale Sharks. Alex started his senior playing career at Sale in 1998 and went on to make 90 appearances for the club, with his leadership qualities earning him the club captaincy.Alex isn’t a coach that just stands on the side-line, in his own words he “wants to be on the coalface to feel what the players are feeling, to understand what they’re going through”. He has a very hands-on management style wanting to get involved and lead from the front. This episode will explore how he drives his team forward, setting expectations and inspiring excellence.We are delighted to work with Gallagher, Your Trusted Insurance Broker, to bring you this three part ‘Gallagher Leadership Series’ with leading Directors of Rugby, including Rob Baxter, Alex Sanderson and Steve Borthwick.Check out Gallagher’s new three-part series #RivalsTogether, bringing you candid player-to-player conversations about what leadership in rugby means to some of the Gallagher Prem's brightest stars.https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOvx4ui51lOCwX_JOU1U4VFvXStQ9aWO7 

This week’s episode is with former football player and professional coach, David Moyes. David is currently the manager of Premier League club West Ham United, having previously managed Preston North End, Everton, Manchester United, Real Sociedad and Sunderland.In this episode David shares with us why and how he developed a positive mindset in recent years. As a leader, David offers insights into how to best lead a team, by creating a space of open communication and encouraging vulnerability within his players.We also hear how tough times at Manchester United have made him a better, more rounded leader today.- - - - - - -This month on the High Performance Circle... Oli Patrick joined us on The High Performance Tour 2022 and gave a great keynote on the three things you can do to improve your wellbeing and operate at the top of your game. Plus, ultra runner Simon Dent explains the performance benefits and common lessons shared between business and exercise. Sign up now to watch: www.thehighperformancepodcast.com Also, check out our new weekly addition The Monday Motivation Newsletter. The purpose of Monday Motivation is to connect more regularly with you! We want to give Circle members a bit of inspiration, motivation and purpose at the beginning of each week. Whether that is a few key things to consider when facing the upcoming week, reading recommendations or ideas to think about when listening to the weekly podcast episode. Sign up now. Just go to www.thehighperformancepodcast.com

This was one of our absolute favourite moments in our chat with the irrepressible Héctor Bellerín, a football player with Real Betis - how and what you choose to value. Does a good day at work make you more valuable? Are you less valuable if you’re having a tough time?If we view through the world through a binary lens - good/bad, right/wrong, win/lose - we miss the details, the nuances, the lessons we can use over the long term pursuit of high performance on our own terms.Listen to the full episode with Héctor: https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/podcast/hectorbellerin- - - - - Check out our new addition - The High Performance Circle: The Monday Motivation Newsletter. The purpose of Monday Motivation is to connect more regularly with you! We want to give Circle members a bit of inspiration, motivation and purpose at the beginning of each week. Whether that is a few key things to consider when facing the upcoming week, reading recommendations or ideas to think about when listening to the weekly podcast episode. Sign up now. Just go to www.thehighperformancepodcast.co.uk You can also find exclusive podcasts, keynote speeches and boosts from some very special guests. Sign up! www.thehighperformancepodcast.co.uk 

Rob Baxter is the Director of Rugby for Exeter Chiefs, a club he played at for 14 years and captained for 10 years. Having won the European Rugby Championship in the 2019/20 season, this special episode will explore how Rob has installed resilience in himself and in his team to deal with the stress of competing as champions and to prepare for the tough seasons ahead. Listen to Rob discuss what ‘A.C.E’ means to him and why it’s pinned up all round the Exeter training ground and find out how he built a culture to get a group of very different people to all go in the same direction. A recent poll of player agents in rugby placed Exeter Chiefs as the number one club that players wanted to play for – find out why! We are delighted to work with Gallagher, Your Trusted Insurance Broker, to bring you this three part ‘Gallagher Leadership Series’ featuring leading Directors of Rugby - Rob Baxter, Alex Sanderson and Steve Borthwick.Check out Gallagher’s new three-part series #RivalsTogether, bringing you candid player-to-player conversations about what leadership in rugby means to some of the Gallagher Prem's brightest stars.https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOvx4ui51lOCwX_JOU1U4VFvXStQ9aWO7 

Rachel Botsman is a trust expert, author and academic at Oxford University. Her books ‘What’s Mine is Yours’ and ‘Who Can You Trust?’ are critically acclaimed. Rachel was named one of the world’s 30 most Influential Management Thinkers by Thinkers50. She is also the host of the podcast Rethink Moments. In this episode, Rachel shares with us how to successfully speak in public: letting go of the need to be liked and focus on the giving. She provides her expertise on trust and the thoughts behind her crucial theory: “Trust is a confident relationship with the unknown”. - - - - - - - - This month on the High Performance Circle - The brilliant Oli Patrick joined us on The High Performance Tour 2022 and gave a great Keynote on the three things you can do to improve your wellbeing and operate at the top of your game. Plus, ultra runner Simon Dent explains the performance benefits and common lessons shared between business and exercise. Sign up now to watch: www.thehighperformancepodcast.co.uk Also, check out our new weekly addition The Monday Motivation Newsletter. The purpose of Monday Motivation is to connect more regularly with you! We want to give Circle members a bit of inspiration, motivation and purpose at the beginning of each week. Whether that is a few key things to consider when facing the upcoming week, reading recommendations or ideas to think about when listening to the weekly podcast episode. Sign up now. Just go to www.thehighperformancepodcast.co.uk 

This week’s bitesize clip comes from a man who has lived two lives - former convicted armed robber turned elite athlete, John McAvoy.John became the proud holder of three world records and seven British records in indoor rowing, all achieved in confinement.John talks about the power of letting go of his ego to move forward. Listen to the full episode with John and understand how we can all change our situation by changing our mindset: https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/podcast/johnmcavoy- - - - - Check out our new addition - The High Performance Circle: The Monday Motivation Newsletter. The purpose of Monday Motivation is to connect more regularly with you! We want to give Circle members a bit of inspiration, motivation and purpose at the beginning of each week. Whether that is a few key things to consider when facing the upcoming week, reading recommendations or ideas to think about when listening to the weekly podcast episode. Sign up now. Just go to www.thehighperformancepodcast.co.uk You can also find exclusive podcasts, keynote speeches and boosts from some very special guests. Sign up! www.thehighperformancepodcast.co.uk

This week we are chatting with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee. Rangan is a British physician, author and host of the podcast ‘Feel Better, Live More’. He’s known for the TV show ‘Doctor in the House’ and his appearances on BBC Breakfast. Rangan shares with us the simple techniques he uses to lead a more fulfilling and happy life. For Rangan, the most important aspect of life is nourishing our relationships and having “unmasking conversations” in which we are vulnerable and open with each other. During this chat Rangan encourages us to re-consider the idea of a hero, whether we are really idealising the right people in connection with our core values.Rangan shares with us: “even if life is tough, if you can be present - you are winning”Rangan's new book 'Happy Mind, Happy Life: 10 Simple Ways to Feel Great Every Day' is available now: https://amzn.to/3JKflzB- - - - - - - -Check out our new addition -  The High Performance Circle: The Monday Motivation Newsletter. The purpose of Monday Motivation is to connect more regularly with you! We want to give Circle members a bit of inspiration, motivation and purpose at the beginning of each week. Whether that is a few key things to consider when facing the upcoming week, reading recommendations or ideas to think about when listening to the weekly podcast episode. Sign up now. Just go to www.thehighperformancepodcast.co.uk You can also find exclusive podcasts, keynote speeches and boosts from some very special guests. Sign up! www.thehighperformancepodcast.co.uk 

In this week’s bitesize clip GB’s most capped hockey player talks to Jake and Damian about the crushing feeling of being dropped from the England U16 team and the advice her mum gave her - “what are you going to do about it?”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.Listen and watch the full episode with Kate: https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/podcast/katerichardsonwalsh

Joe Wicks is a fitness coach, presenter, influencer and author. He has achieved over 80 millions views of P.E With Joe, sold 4 million books and over 4.3 million Instagram followers. Although Joe grew up in an uncertain and sometimes challenging household, he has turned his trauma into a positive thing, challenging it in a productive way. In this episode we discuss Joe’s “addiction” to helping people to feel good - getting them up, moving and cooking. Love is a key aspect of Joe’s life, he shares with us how he is striving to achieve the best balance of family, personal and professional life. Joe reveals how important purpose is to him, over chasing money: “Let the purpose be what leads you”.- - - - - We are excited to announce a new addition to The High Performance Circle: The Monday Motivation Newsletter. The purpose of Monday Motivation is to connect more regularly with you! We want to give Circle members a bit of inspiration, motivation and purpose at the beginning of each week. Whether that is a few key things to consider when facing the upcoming week, reading recommendations or ideas to think about when listening to the weekly podcast episode. Sign up now. Just go to www.thehighperformancepodcast.co.uk