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The High Performance Podcast

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Feb 1, 2021 • 1h 6min

E37 - Kasper Schmeichel: Making self belief your superpower

Kasper Schmeichel is a Premier League winner with Leicester City, a club where he’s been the No.1 goalkeeper throughout the entirety of his time at King Power Stadium, where he’s also lifted Championship titles, as well as playing in the UEFA Champions League.Kasper has previously had loan spells from Manchester City to Darlington, Bury, Falkirk, Cardiff City and Coventry City, including a one-year permanent spell at Notts County, before signing from Leeds United for Leicester in 2011.Son of Manchester United legend Peter, Kasper is the first choice keeper for Denmark and is the current ‘Danish Footballer of the Year’. Kasper played every minute of the 2015/16 Premier League season when the Foxes won the title in one of the all time greatest sporting stories.Thanks to our founding sponsors Lotus Cars. Remember, you can get extended episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel bit.ly/HPPYouTube and follow us on Instagram @highperformance.
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Jan 29, 2021 • 6min

BITESIZE #2 | Holly Tucker : How great it is to be naive

We’re back with another weekly Friday bitesize episode, looking at stand-out moments from the podcast with more context, more discussion and more analysis from our hosts Jake and Damian.   Today we go back to our conversation with ‘Not On The High Street’ founder Holly Tucker, and how naivety helped her grow her business from the ground up.     Thanks to our sponsors Lotus Cars. Remember, you can get extended episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel bit.ly/HPPYouTube and follow us on Instagram @highperformance.
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Jan 22, 2021 • 5min

BITESIZE #1 | Steven Gerrard: How to deal with failure

Good news! Every Friday, we’re releasing new bitesize episodes that look at stand-out moments from the podcast with more context, more discussion and more analysis from our hosts Jake and Damian. Helping you live a more high performance life! This week we go back to our conversation with Rangers boss Steven Gerrard, and his relationship with failure. Listen to Steven's full episode here: https://pod.fo/e/a33ba Thanks to our sponsors Lotus Cars. Remember, you can get extended episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel bit.ly/HPPYouTube and follow us on Instagram @highperformance.
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Jan 11, 2021 • 43min

E36 - Series Three Roundup with Jake and Damian

Jake and Damian reflect on the key takeaways from the incredible guests from Series Three, including Sir Clive Woodward, Steven Gerrard, Siya Kolisi, Steph Houghton, Matthew McConaughey, Kelly Jones and many more.This series wrap up we’re basing around the five stages of successful change: 1.      Dream 2.      Leap 3.      Fight 4.      Climb 5.      ArriveJake and Damian talk through these stages and both pick out their favourite clips. Thank you for all your comments and reviews this series, we really appreciate it. And thank you to Lotus Cars our sponsor for their continued support.Remember, you can get extended episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel bit.ly/HPPYouTube and follow us on Instagram @highperformance.We will be back very soon with more elite high-performance guests for Series 4!
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Jan 4, 2021 • 51min

E35 - Siya Kolisi: A simple guide to achieving greatness

Siya Kolisi is the captain of the South Africa national team and the Stormers in Super Rugby. He is the first black man to serve as captain, leading the team to a historic victory in the 2019 World Cup Final.Siya lifting the trophy is the enduring image of the whole tournament. Having grown up in poverty, Siya has become an inspiration off the field as well as on it. Named this year as the most influential person in rugby, he was also named a global advocate by the United Nations for its Spotlight Initiative to end violence against women.Following the success of The Springboks Rugby World Cup triumph, Siya and his wife took the initiative to create The Kolisi Foundation to assist vulnerable South African households and individuals who combat the struggle of poverty daily - https://kolisifoundation.org/Thanks to our sponsors Lotus Cars. Remember, you can get extended episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel bit.ly/HPPYouTube and follow us on Instagram @highperformance.
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Dec 28, 2020 • 1h 3min

E34 - Tyrone Mings: How our struggles lead to our successes

Tyrone Mings is a defender for Aston Villa and England, with a real life story of rags to riches in English football.Tyrone joined Southampton as a kid but suffered rejection when he was released by Saints in 2009 for being 'too small'. He dropped down to Non-League, playing for Yate Town and Chippenham Town while working as a mortgage advisor.He seriously considered packing football in all together but got his break when Ipswich signed him up for a fee of £10,000 before sealing an £8 million move to Bournemouth and realising his dream of becoming a Premier League player. A serious knee injury restricted his early appearances before a loan switch to Aston Villa in 2019 saw him help the Midlands club to promotion from the Championship.Tyrone sealed a permanent move to Villa for £26.5 million and was called up to Gareth Southgate's England squad in 2019.Thanks to our sponsors Lotus Cars. Remember, you can get extended episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel bit.ly/HPPYouTube and follow us on Instagram @highperformance.
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Dec 21, 2020 • 43min

E33 - Steph Houghton: Making your actions speak louder than words

Steph Houghton MBE is the current captain of England & Manchester City and one of the most recognisable faces in women’s football.Steph has 120 caps for England and represented Team GB at the 2012 Olympics, scoring in all three group matches, including the winning goals against New Zealand and Brazil.Steph has led Manchester City to two FA Women's Cups, three Continental Cup successes and the FA Women's Super League title as well as landing the PFA Merit Award in 2019.Thanks to our sponsors Lotus Cars. Remember, you can get extended episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel bit.ly/HPPYouTube and follow us on Instagram @highperformance.
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Dec 14, 2020 • 1h 4min

E32 - Nims Purja: Make your dreams a reality

Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja MBE became the fastest person to climb all of the 14 worlds highest 8000 meter mountains in 2019. The previous record for this achievement was just under 8 years. Nims achieved this in just 6 months and 6 days. Aptly named Project Possible, Nims delivered on his promise and what many claimed to be ‘impossible’.Previously, Nims served in The Gurkhas for 6 years before passing Special Forces selection and joining the SBS (Special Boat Service) where he served for a further 10 years.Nim’s book ‘Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks — My Life In The Death Zone’ is out now.Thanks to our sponsors Lotus Cars. Remember, you can get extended episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel bit.ly/HPPYouTube and follow us on Instagram @highperformance.
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Dec 7, 2020 • 1h 3min

E31 - Kelly Jones: Not being controlled by fear

Singer-songwriter Kelly Jones is the frontman of rock band Stereophonics. Kelly was born in South Wales, has achieved more than 10 million sales, six No 1 albums and 11 Top 10 singles (including the chart-topping Dakota), along with 23 platinum sales awards and one BRIT Award.Kelly spoke about the requirement to embrace - and "walk towards" - vulnerability, in order to access creativity. He recounted the benefits and cost of a furious work ethic and he shares the high performance lessons taught by Bono, Bowie and Bob Geldof.Kelly’s solo album 'Don't Let The Devil Take Another Day' is out 4th December and the accompanying documentary is in cinemas (where possible) from 11 December and premiere online from 18 December.Thanks to our sponsors Lotus Cars. Remember, you can get extended episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel bit.ly/HPPYouTube and follow us on Instagram @highperformance.
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Nov 30, 2020 • 1h 8min

E30 - Matthew McConaughey: Looking for life’s green lights

Our guest this week needs little introduction. He is one of Hollywood’s most sought after leading men, who launched his career in the cult classic Dazed and Confused and has since then has won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club and appeared in more than 40 feature films.Matthew McConaughey is an actor producer, director, philanthropist and best selling author of ‘Greenlights’. Matthew graces the show to talk us through his life lessons, anecdotes and wisdom.His book 'Greenlights' is out now. We loved it and know fans of this pod will too.Thanks to our sponsors Lotus Cars. Remember, you can get extended episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel bit.ly/HPPYouTube and follow us on Instagram @highperformance.

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