Today I talk with Dr Adam Fraser who's a peak performance researcher, professional speaker, author and consultant. In his time he has worked with elite athletes and sporting teams, special forces soldiers and business leaders.
In this episode we cover everything from what makes someone a high performer, how emotions affect your performance, the power of routines and more. You don't want to miss this episode!
0:00 Intro
4:21 Story about princess and Kawait
6:14 Adam's origin story
11:07 Performance as a business 'trend' right now
14:47 Performance and childhood
17:47 Look out for the 'good kids'
19:47 What is the core of high performance?
25:40 The power of self-reflection and analysis
27:47 Low-hanging fruit of performance
34:18 Externalising thoughts/emotions
38:18 Overcoming obstacles to developing grit
40:20 Teaching people how to think
41:10 We're all idiots
45:32 Top 3 routines to improve performance
48:20 How do we avoid becoming prisoners of these routines
56:48 Impact of routines on severely depressed people
57:32 Where you find Adam
58:54 Best piece of advice Adam's received
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