Hello there, welcome along to another episode of the High Performance Podcast. It's our second episode of the week.

We do these bonus episodes, these extra episodes because basically people were asking us for a little bit more

and so you can now expect a high performance podcast every Monday and then sometimes on a Wednesday we just drop you an extra little treat like today.

And I think you may well, in fact you probably haven't heard of the guest today Steve Salis but I think it's just worth

you giving it 45 minutes of your time just to sit back, listen to someone's point of view, listen to the experience that they've had in various different roles and just seeing what it does for you which is what this podcast is all about really.

The biggest thanks as always goes to you for the continued support of this podcast still getting hundreds of thousands of listens every week and their reaction to the total wolf pod that we released just a couple of days ago has probably been the most intense I've known since we started doing these podcasts.

The only reason we do these trust me isn't to make money, it is to impact people's lives and so the messages that we get the reviews, the ratings, the conversations that we see other people having on social media make a real impact, make a real difference for us and it really is the energy for us to continue delivering these podcasts for you.

So let's get on with this week's episode then I really hope you enjoy it don't forget there'll be a bite size episode coming your way on Friday as well. You can also find details about our high performance book in the description for this podcast episode.

You will see a mention of the book you can click the link you can pre-order right now the high performance book which is coming your way later in 2021 but for now sit back relax enjoy.

I hope you've got a smile on your face and I hope you enjoy an extra episode this week from the high performance podcast.

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This episode of the high performance podcast is sponsored by Get Into Teaching and you know we've worked with Get Into Teaching now for the last couple of years because we know that so many of you teachers listen to this podcast and we love that and we respect the amazing work you do and we stand alongside you as you inspire the next generation and I was thinking if I was a teacher what would I teach and how would I teach it and I've actually been inspired by a teacher called Mr. Weeks who reaches out to us and I'm really excited to see you.

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Hi there I'm Jake Cumpfrey you're listening to high performance the podcast that delves into the minds of some of the most successful athletes visionaries, entrepreneurs and artists on the planet and aims to unlock the very secret to their success.

Everyone needs a professor in their life and mine is also an author and a decent co-host as well and look Damien as someone who's written numerous books about the beautiful game I think you're going to be really interested to meet today's guest.

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