Gordon Ramsay: 'It's f**king raw!' Reflections on a life of adversity and achievement (E221)

The High Performance Podcast

High Performance

Sports, Self-improvement, Mindset, Growth Mindset, Health & Fitness, Non-negotiables, Education, Life Lessons, High Performance

4.8 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2023

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: a rare and poignant conversation on the life, aspirations, and motivations of chef and TV icon, Gordon Ramsay.

“I don’t want to stay in my lane, I want to own my lane”

Gordon Ramsay is a chef, restaurateur and television presenter, known for Kitchen Nightmares, Masterchef and Hell’s Kitchen. In this conversation, Gordon delves deep into what really drives him, how to cultivate a winning mindset and the most crucial lessons from his career so far. He shares with Jake and Damian how growing up in a challenging household, living in 15 different homes and a difficult relationship with his father, instilled in him a sense of purpose.

After suffering a career-ending football injury as a teenager, Gordon found his passion for the culinary arts. He discusses how he found the strength and resilience to pick himself back up from such a setback. Alongside his career developments, Gordon also shares the key to strong and successful family relationships. He highlights the importance of commitment and making time, even during the heights of his career. Gordon also speaks candidly about the experience of losing a child and how he and his partner have dealt with the trauma, focusing on the basis of their relationship: friendship.

Looking ahead, Gordon considers his future goals, including the pursuit of a third Michelin Star in France, which he regards as his final swan song in the culinary world. Despite his remarkable achievements across a forty-year career, Gordon and his team are far from finished.

Warning: There is swearing in this episode.

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0:00.0	Hi there you're listening to high performance the award-winning podcast that unlocks the minds of some of the most fascinating people on the planet.
0:09.0	I'm Jake Humphrey and alongside Professor Damien Hughes we've spoken to over 200 guests as we learn from the stories,
0:16.6	successes and struggles from their lives allowing us all to explore, be challenged and to grow.
0:24.0	Here's what's coming up today.
0:26.3	There is a strong chance to do well.
0:29.8	It depends on you.
0:31.6	And it's finding gears that you never felt you had in your
0:36.0	wheelhouse and self motivation is critical. Growing up and watching the destruction that my father was creating
0:46.0	and he taught me in many ways how to become a great father by doing the opposite of what he showed me.
0:51.0	Christmas morning, one of the most exciting mornings for a kid across the
0:54.6	year should be that moment seeing your mom and dad. I didn't see my mom because she was
0:59.8	out working. Hard work is about beating competition. We'd operate Monday to Saturday, 16, 17 hours a day.
1:09.4	We'd live on Looker's Day, and Mars Bars. And then Marco would say Marco would say hey look we've got four new
1:14.1	members of staff starting on Monday but these four guys and girls are walking on
1:17.5	Monday morning and we'd have bets who'd be there within 24 hours. They just disappeared.
1:23.1	They could not stand the heat.
1:24.6	And so it made you stronger.
1:27.2	I strive for perfection.
1:29.0	My life is about high performance.
1:31.0	And when I haven't got that high performance, I to up the jeopardy and there's not one plate one diner one member of the team ever taken from granted stay close to the action. Okay, so Gordon Ramsey on the high performance podcast.
1:48.0	One of the things that isn't always talked about is the tough times that Gordon's gone through in his career.
1:53.0	I think lots of people know that he had a really difficult start in life.
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