High Performance

Lessons from the Best on Becoming the Best

By: Jake Humphrey, Damian Hughes

Narrated by: Jake Humphrey, Damian Hughes

Brought to you by Penguin.

This audiobook contains an exclusive Q&A with Jake and Damian, answering questions posed by listeners of the High Performance Podcast.

How do Olympic medal-winning athletes turbo-charge their motivation?

How do multi-millionaire founders develop the habits of champions?

And how do Premier League football coaches lead their teams to victory?

High Performance reveals the methods the world's most remarkable athletes, coaches and entrepreneurs use to excel.

From taking responsibility for your situation to finding your 'trademark behaviours', thinking flexibly to crafting a high performance culture, Jake Humphrey and Professor Damian Hughes identify the eight crucial steps to becoming the best 'you' possible.

Along the way, they draw on cutting-edge research to explain why these methods work - and how we can all use them. Anyone can learn the secrets of high performance.

Drawing on conversations with: Dina Asher-Smith, Steven Bartlett, Tom Daley, Steven Gerrard, Evelyn Glennie, 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....

©2021 Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"If you want to stop making excuses and take responsibility for your life, I recommend you read this book." (Ant Middleton)

"High Performance will help you recognise your inner strength and celebrate your achievements. It's inspiring, exciting and massively motivating." (Fearne Cotton)

"Captures so many different lessons from so many remarkable people." (Adam Peaty)