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High Performance

Lessons from the Best on Becoming Your Best

Jake Humphrey author Damian Hughes author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cornerstone

Published:5th Jan '23

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This book offers insights into the habits of top performers, showcasing how anyone can learn to achieve high performance and unlock their potential.

In High Performance, the author explores the eight key habits that distinguish the world's elite athletes, coaches, and entrepreneurs. This insightful guide emphasizes that high performance is not an innate trait but rather a skill that can be cultivated. By examining the journeys of renowned figures, the book reveals how they took charge of their circumstances and discovered their unique 'Trademark Behaviours'. These insights are not only applicable to sports but extend to various aspects of life, empowering readers to unlock their own potential.

The narrative is enriched with personal anecdotes and wisdom from a diverse array of successful individuals, including Dina Asher-Smith, Steven Gerrard, and Matthew McConaughey. Each chapter offers actionable strategies and principles that can be integrated into daily routines, making it accessible for anyone looking to enhance their performance, whether in sports, business, or personal endeavors. The emphasis on personal responsibility and self-awareness serves as a foundation for achieving greatness.

High Performance is a motivating read that encourages individuals to embrace their journey towards excellence. With endorsements from prominent figures like Fearne Cotton and Vex King, the book has resonated with many, highlighting the relevance of its teachings in real-world scenarios. It is a comprehensive resource for those eager to learn from the best and apply these lessons to their own lives.

High Performance will help you think clearly, act decisively and keep calm under pressure. If you want to stop making excuses and take responsibility for your life, I recommend you read this book. -- ANT MIDDLETON
This book captures so many different lessons from so many remarkable people. It will help every reader apply these insights to their own lives - so they can become high performers themselves. -- ADAM PEATY
High Performance will help you recognise your inner strength and celebrate your achievements. It's inspiring, exciting and massively motivating. -- FEARNE COTTON
This amazing book will teach you the mindset and habits of champions. High Performance has already impacted some of the best players and coaches across the world, but Jake and Damian's insights are equally valuable to people from any walk of life. I urge you to open this book and open your mind to the lessons within. -- FRANK LAMPARD
A fantastic book that will help you think like an Olympic champion - in mind, body and spirit. -- DAME KELLY HOLMES
Teamwork won us the Rugby World Cup, and teamwork can transform your life. In this brilliant book Jake and Damian get to the heart of defining, creating, and inspiring the team around you, so you too can achieve high performance. -- SIR CLIVE WOODWARD
This excellent book won't just teach you how to be a high performer. It will show you how to build a high performance culture that spreads beyond your actions into those of the whole team. -- TRACEY NEVILLE
A powerful book containing powerful tools to create high-performing cultures. -- JAMES TIMPSON
Jake and I met in F1, and he has always had a perspective that looked beyond the blinkers of motor-racing. This book perfectly reflects that open-mindedness. It's full of valuable principles and approaches shared by teams and athletes across professional sports, with real-world relevance to people's everyday lives. -- TOTO WOLFF
I loved this book. It isn't just about how to be a high performer sometimes, but about how to be a high performer all the time - on the pitch, at home and at work. -- KEVIN SINFIELD

ISBN: 9781847943705

Dimensions: 197mm x 129mm x 19mm

Weight: 215g

304 pages