The Voice in Your Head Can Make or Break You

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

🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The voice in your head can either push you forward or hold you back.

In this episode, Jake and Damian delve into the powerful impact of self-talk on performance, mindset, and emotional well-being. They explore how the inner dialogue we carry can shape our identity, build resilience, or quietly sabotage our efforts, depending on how we manage it.

Revisiting insightful conversations with guests like Denise Lewis, Dr. Steve Peters, Pippa Grange, Aldo Kane, and Tom Daley, Jake and Damian highlight how elite performers consciously train their inner voice just as much as their bodies and they share practical tools for turning your inner critic into a trusted coach.

Listen in as they unpack the science and stories behind mastering self-talk, revealing how understanding the voice in your head can be the difference between breaking down or breaking through.

Listen to the episodes mentioned:

Denise Lewis: https://pod.fo/e/2c05ac

Steve Peters: https://pod.fo/e/298713

Pippa Grange: https://pod.fo/e/10bc10

Aldo Kane: https://pod.fo/e/2885c1

Tom Daley: https://pod.fo/e/1760c

Transcript

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0:00.0	Introducing our new how-to masterclass series, learn from Olympic champion, Jess Ennis Hill,
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1:20.3	You know that voice in your head? Yes, that one, the one that's talking to you right now and
1:24.8	pretty much talking to you 24-7. Imagine if that voice
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