The Identity Trick Elite Soldiers Use Under Pressure, with Jason Fox
The High Performance Podcast
High Performance
4.8 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 9 July 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
What if the thing that makes you extraordinary isn’t something you’re born with, but something you choose?
In this episode, Jason Fox, former Special Forces operator, bestselling author, and host of SAS: Who Dares Wins, shares the habits that helped him move from feeling unremarkable to performing under extreme pressure. Not because he believed he was destined for greatness, but because he learned how to respond when it mattered most.
We explore what it means to stay calm in chaos, how to build resilience when life doesn’t go to plan, and the mindset shift that can turn self-doubt into strength.
Jason talks about identity, trauma, his daughter’s quiet courage, and the power of asking better questions in difficult moments. Questions like:
- What would the best version of me do right now?
- What if I’m more capable than I think?
- What would courage look like here?
This is a conversation about finding your footing when the world tilts, and discovering that the superpower you’re searching for might already be in you.
Listen to the full episode with Jason Fox: https://pod.fo/e/24412f
Here is more information on the studies referenced:
The Batman Effect: Improving Perseverance in Young Children, Published In: Child Development, 2016 Rachel White et al (University of Michigan)
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| 0:00.0 | Introducing our new how-to masterclass series, learn from Olympic champion, Jess Ennis Hill, |
| 0:06.1 | physiologist Olly Patrick, and our very own expert, Damien Hughes, exclusively on the high-performance app. |
| 0:13.4 | This episode of High Performance is brought to you by London Business School. |
| 0:17.6 | At High Performance, we believe progress is driven by fresh perspectives, open minds and the |
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| 1:05.1 | Anyone can get to a certain point where they feel that they're superhuman to whatever |
| 1:10.5 | it is that they're dealing with. |
| 1:14.5 | Welcome to the essential habits of high performance. |
| 1:17.8 | Your playbook for thinking sharper, leading better and living life with intention. |
| 1:23.4 | I'm Damien Hughes. |
| 1:24.9 | I've worked as a visiting professor of organisational behaviour, |
| 1:28.3 | and I've been lucky enough to work with elite coaches from a wide range of different industries |
| 1:33.4 | and sports, helping them understand how they can create high-performance cultures. I love understanding |
| 1:39.8 | the science and the psychology behind high-performance and how we can all use it to our own |
| 1:45.6 | advantage. Have you ever read one of those days where you get up, you look in the mirror and |
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