Above all, Jake and Damian reveal how to build the principles of high performance into our own lives, whether on the pitch, in our careers, or at home. I read tonnes of business, psychology mindset and growth books and I also love sport so this was perfect. It does not shy from what it needs to be done and doesn't go into fantasy land saying that if you want something it will happen. I will regularly reread this to keep myself on the right track to being my best and in know that the lessons / tips in here will help me along the way. I'm a big believer in being 100% responsible for your own life and taking control of your reaction to a situation.

However, the book is mostly based on stories from sport-related careers and sometimes it is hard to make the connection to a working day in a normal office.High Performance reveals the methods the world's most remarkable athletes, coaches and entrepreneurs use to excel. Solid book that gave a lot of insights from a range of athletes, sports people and people successful in other fields as to what got them there.

Take any success story - take any famous person - who is famous because they are successful, and they will regale you for hours with stories about their training programme, the sacrifices, the early morning starts…. The High Performance book was an enjoyable, inspirational book that does it’s best to inspire its readers. Drawing on interviews with leading athletes and entrepreneurs, they uncover the nine hidden principles that high performers use to excel: from taking absolute responsibility for their situation, to working out their non-negotiable ‘trademark behaviours’, to getting the very best out of their teammates. Dina Asher-Smith | Steven Bartlett | Tom Daley | Steven Gerrard | Evelyn Glennie | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Kelly Holmes | Chris Hoy | Eddie Jones | Siya Kolisi | Frank Lampard | Jo Malone | Matthew McConaughey | Ant Middleton | Tracey Neville | Robin Van Persie | Mauricio Pochettino | Gareth Southgate | Holly Tucker | Jonny Wilkinson | Clive Woodward | Toto Wolff and many more.

I liked the sections about taking ownership and motivation, but the best part of the book is the last chapter about courage. While the book does not have every guest as an example, I found it to be a more digestible way to understand some core concepts that anyone who achieves at the top of their chosen field. I know some people say that you come to things when it is the right time in your life, but boy do I wish that I had found either this book or the podcast earlier. The book itself is like a ‘Greatest Hits’ from the podcast and ultimately there are a lot of helpful insights in it.

The book is full of amazing coaching guidance and inspiring stories as means to better yourself in what ever circumstances that you are in, e. This book uncovers the eight essential habits of the world's leading sportspeople, coaches and entrepreneurs. This is an interesting in book about what it takes to be a high performance or high achiever person. If this your first dabble into the “winner” genre, I’d recommend a note of caution before you start. In collaboration with Mission, we’ve created our first High Performance drink - an enhancement of a cultural classic.This book has changed the way I think to make me more focused on the positives and the controllables. 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. Probably not but it brings a lot of that knowledge into nice easy lessons which you can refer back to every now and again. Feels like a lot of recycled content from their podcasts though so I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who already listens to the podcasts. Yes there were overlaps and the book certainly went into detail from previous audio guests but I love the way the book not only produced different techniques for readers to explore but theories from other sources.