People With Purpose

Becoming Your Best with High Performance Expert Professor Damian Hughes

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In this episode, David is joined by Professor Damian Hughes, who is an international speaker, a bestselling author, and co-host of the High-Performance podcast, which he does with Jake Humphrey. Damien explains what living with purpose means to him and why it is an important part of the process of becoming your best. 

He and David also discuss the benefits of humility, being your true self, playing to your strengths, and being prepared to stretch yourself. Providing examples to help you to grow into someone who performs to a high level in all areas of your life.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • It is good to stretch yourself by spending time outside of your comfort zone. But to avoid burnout most people need to take the occasional break.
  • Having a sense of purpose is at the heart of longevity.
  • Everyone has different strengths, talents, and skills. Identify yours, play to them, and nurture them.
  • Always do the best that you can with the resources that you have available to you, at that moment.
  • Stop competing against others. Instead, compete with yourself to become better than you were yesterday.
  • Integrity matters, be genuine and consistent.
  • Be humble enough to listen to and learn from others.
  • Ask for feedback. 
  • Taking that first small step creates massive momentum.

BEST MOMENTS

‘That sense of purpose gives you its own energy supply, it gives you a sense of direction,’

‘Stop comparing your behind-the-scenes footage to somebody else's highlight reels.’

‘Integrity matters, as a species we do not follow hypocrites.’

‘Everybody's clever in different ways. Some people are physically gifted, some are verbally gifted, some are socially gifted’

EPISODE RESOURCES
Website - https://liquidthinker.com/
High-Performance book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/High-Performance-Lessons-Best-Becoming/dp/B091FY8LDM
The Blue Zones by Dan Buettner - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Blue-Zones-Lessons-Healthiest/dp/1426223471
Ikigai by Hector Garcia - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ikigai-Japanese-secret-long-happy/dp/178633089X
Let it Go by Dame Stephanie Shirley CH - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Let-Go-Extraordinary-Entrepreneur-Philanthropist/dp/0241395496/
Very Much Alive by Paul Jameson - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Very-Much-Alive-terminal-adventure/dp/B0BCSB1KBM´

ABOUT THE SHOW
People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan, and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far, we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

ABOUT THE HOST
David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, David has bought, grown, started, and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service, and really make a difference.

 

ARTWORK CREDIT
Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils_/

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