This book might be more targeted for men since most of the examples are about football/soccer and rugby. He tries to give strategies in a few places to tackle a few situations but those too are over simplified and poorly orchestrated. Jake is a television presenter, podcaster, author and businessman who is one of the most respected sports broadcasters in the UK. I know some people say that you come to things when it is the right time in your life, but boy do I wish that I had found either this book or the podcast earlier. Don’t let striving define you, because you miss an awful lot when all you can focus on is the far horizon.

They number each of theses quotations and cases studies and provide a reference list at the back of the book, with a web address or book that it came from.It has a good amount of references from various books as well as great in person examples of high performers. This books gives very detailed lessons in ways and which you can high preform in all aspects of your life. The book itself is like a ‘Greatest Hits’ from the podcast and ultimately there are a lot of helpful insights in it.

All things you’d have covered in an undergrad business degree, but perhaps could have lost sight of in the real world. Like many “positive thinking” books, HP’s underlying message is that, if you put in the hard work, if you take responsibility, if you’re single minded, dedicated and determined, and if you stay focused and driven; you’ll get to the top. While the book does not have every guest as an example, I found it to be a more digestible way to understand some core concepts that anyone who achieves at the top of their chosen field. 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.On reflection I think I’d have got more out of using the time I spent reading this book (which was maybe four hours at most- it’s 200ish pages in quite large, widely spaced font) re-listening to my favourites episodes of the podcast. High Performance is a cumulation of knowledge that Humphrey and Hughes have accumulated from the time that they have spent doing their podcast: High Performance.

I really enjoyed this book at first, and highlighted many important lessons and constructive ideas I could implement. Jake and I met in F1, and he has always had a perspective that looked beyond the blinkers of motor-racing.Perhaps some is, but you'd need to read about 50 great books to get what is nicely distilled in this one amazing volume.