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I love this clip becasue it reminds me how we overcomplicate business.

We associate complexity with cleverness.

(Read that line one more time)

But business tycoons

Would you like my 5 key learnings over the 5 years of running High Performance?

1. Don’t leave crumbs. Be thorough in your work

Loving this on the wall of the newly decorated @Celtic dressing room!

Our message is spreading. I talk so often about ‘World Class Basics’

The other week, my son Seb stayed behind after a theatre performance to help the elderly volunteer pick up the left rubbish.

The

Don’t ever think you’re too late.

I see tech billionaires in their 20’s or 16 year old business wizards enjoying huge success…and feel

I spent some time on the weekend reading about the 'Hedonic Treadmill'.

The concept is that we are wired to constantly desire more.

I

I LOVE this image.

The question is how do we change those around us?

The answer is optimism.

Pessimists, begrudgers, naysayers, drains, draggers…

They can’t

There are many in my space that prioritise profit over people.

I see the appeal.

But my experiences won’t let me:

→ Building Whisper to a

To me, this is what high performance is all about.

It isn’t about great leaps in certain directions.

It’s actually to power of combining many

25 years ago today, I met my wife at Liquid Nightclub in Norwich 🤣.

I was at a Phats and Small gig, suddenly

There's a fine line between goal achievement and addiction.

When things become 'stressful', that's when you need to create mental space and reset.

To me,

It's time we redefine 'health' beyond your nutritional diet:

→ Books.
→ Podcasts.
→ TV shows and movies.
→ Contacts on your phone.
→ Who you follow on

High Performance isn’t one size fits all.

I know this because it’s changed for me over the years:

→ 20-year-old Jake: Working 40+ hours a

I can't stress enough how powerful stories are as vehicles to spark change.

As leaders, we can learn a lot from the amazing BBC

We are an overstimulated society.

There's too much going on:

→ Too many videos to watch.
→ Too many opinions to listen to.
→ Too many messages

I wish I had seen this quote in my 20s.

Life isn’t about avoiding pain. It's realising everything has a price.

I chose the

Coming this week… Adrian Newey on High Performance. Ready for it?

Mindset affects outcomes more than we realise.

I’m yet to see any negative effects from:

→ Affirmations.
→ Positive self-talk.
→ Gratitude journaling.

Skills are important in reaching

Find what fuels you.

Live in that place.

Keep topping up your energy there.

My personal fuel comes from uniting people.

Helping them

Hot take: The loudest in the room is usually the least confident in the room.

To me confidence looks like:

→ Accepting your weaknesses.
→ Not