I spent twenty years behind the scenes in elite professional sport, watching how the best in the world think, decide and operate when it matters. Every episode shares one lesson from sport, one story from me, and one thing you can take away and use today.
I spent twenty years behind the scenes in elite professional sport. At the tables, in the press rooms, with the players, on the coaches, on the flights, at the matches, at the dinners. Watching how the best in the world think, decide and operate when it matters.
What I learned is that these principles are simple, applicable and available to everyone. You don't need to be an athlete.
Every episode delivers one lesson from sport, one story from me, and one thing you can take away and use today.
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A couple of years into my career at a well known Premiership rugby club, a new CEO arrived. He had a black notepad that went everywhere with him. If something went into the notepad, it was happening.…
Two weeks into my dream job at a professional rugby club, a journalist rang to tell me one of our players had been involved in a fight. Did I have a comment? I had been in the job fourteen days. I…
“Why are you here?” It’s a question I was genuinely asked when I first started working in professional sport. And it wasn’t meant kindly. I spent twenty years inside elite professional sport. Not as…
If you feel like you’re putting in the effort but not really going anywhere, there’s a good chance it’s not because you aren’t working hard enough. More often, it’s because you aren’t noticing the…
If you struggle to make decisions quickly, there’s a good chance it’s not because you’re bad at making decisions. More often, it’s because you’ve got too much information. One of the biggest…
Just this week, I was asked why on earth I would leave working for a professional sports team - surely I really missed it? It was a good question and one I get asked often. Yes, I do miss match days.…
If you’ve had one of those days where things haven’t gone to plan, where everything feels slightly messy, frustrating, or mentally heavy, the instinct is often to either ignore it completely or sit…
The Performance System takes the principles from the podcast and builds them into a structured five-week coaching programme. I review every submission personally.