BITESIZE #14 | Chris Hoy: Keep raising the bar

Listen to one of our greatest Olympians of all time, Sir Chris Hoy, tell the valuable lesson of how you need to keep raising the bar and never settle. Listen to his full episode right here: https://pod.fo/e/248ab

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# Summary of High Performance Podcast Episode: The Importance of Continuous Improvement

**Key Points:**

- **Continuous Improvement:**
- Vital for maintaining high performance and staying ahead of the competition.
- Requires a mindset of constantly seeking new ideas and embracing change.
- Involves making small, incremental changes to improve performance rather than drastic overhauls.

- **Fear of Change:**
- When winning, people tend to fear change because they don't want to disrupt their winning formula.
- This fear can hinder progress and prevent further improvement.

- **Embrace Innovation:**
- Innovation is crucial for driving progress and staying competitive.
- Innovators are willing to experiment with new ideas and take risks to achieve breakthroughs.
- Imitation is also important, as it allows individuals to learn from the successes of others and adapt them to their own context.

- **Categories of People:**
- Innovators: Those who create new ideas and approaches.
- Imitators: Those who learn from and adapt the ideas of others.
- Late Adopters: Those who are hesitant to change and often lag behind.

- **Overcoming Fear and Arrogance:**
- Fear of failure or arrogance can prevent individuals from embracing innovation.
- It's important to recognize that fear is a natural human emotion and that everyone experiences it at times.
- Arrogance can also be a barrier to innovation, as it can lead individuals to believe they have nothing left to learn.

- **Conclusion:**
- Continuous improvement is essential for maintaining high performance.
- Embracing innovation and overcoming fear and arrogance are key to driving progress and staying ahead.
- Individuals should strive to be innovators or imitators, rather than late adopters.

**Additional Insights:**

- **Examples of Innovation in Sports:**
- Dick Fosbury's innovative flop technique in high jump.
- Johan Cruyff's introduction of the "total football" approach in soccer.
- Roger Federer's unique backhand technique in tennis.

- **The Importance of Mindset:**
- A mindset of continuous improvement and a willingness to embrace change are crucial for achieving high performance.
- Individuals should be open to learning from their mistakes and seeking feedback from others.

- **The Role of Collaboration:**
- Collaboration and teamwork can foster innovation and drive progress.
- Sharing ideas and working together can lead to breakthroughs and new solutions.

- **The Value of Feedback:**
- Feedback is essential for identifying areas of improvement and making progress.
- Individuals should actively seek feedback from coaches, mentors, and peers.

- **The Importance of Persistence:**
- Innovation and continuous improvement often require persistence and resilience.
- Individuals should be prepared to face setbacks and challenges along the way.

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[03:46.720 -> 03:47.960] Roeddwn i'n meddwl y byddwn i'n ei gweithredu.
[03:47.960 -> 03:49.720] Roeddwn i'n meddwl mai dyma'r fformwla, dyma beth rydw i'n ei gael i'w wneud.
[03:49.720 -> 03:52.120] Os ydw i'n ymwneud â hyn ymlaen, os ydw i'n ymwneud â hyn ymlaen,
[03:52.120 -> 03:56.240] os ydw i'n ymwneud â hyn ymlaen, byddai hyn yn cynnwys y meddal gwyllt y flwyddyn nesaf.
[03:56.240 -> 03:57.600] Ond yr hyn sy'n digwydd yw,
[03:57.600 -> 03:58.760] rydych chi'n cynyddu'r bar,
[03:58.760 -> 04:01.520] ac yna mae'r rhai ffyrdd o bobl sy'n eich gweld chi,
[04:01.520 -> 04:03.800] yn ymwneud â'ch ddod o'ch gilydd, ac maen nhw'n cynyddu'r bar ymlaen.
[04:03.800 -> 04:08.440] Felly mae angen i chi gweithredu'n cynyddu'n gyfan. Ac ar gyfer hynny, mae angen i chi newid, dim ond popeth, behind you They're chasing after you and they raise the bar further So you've got to continuously improve yourself and by doing that you have to change just not everything
[04:08.800 -> 04:11.300] You don't change, you know, you don't throw the baby out with the bathwater
[04:11.300 -> 04:16.820] But you make little changes to the things that can be improved and you keep the things that are really structural
[04:16.820 -> 04:22.780] You know important to the overall thing. So when you lose you've got nothing to be afraid of changing
[04:22.780 -> 04:27.000] Whereas when you're winning you're frightened to change because you think sure I've got the winning formula Mae gennych ni ddim i chi fod yn fawr o newid, yn hytrach na phan fyddwch chi'n gweithio i newid oherwydd teimlo fy mod i wedi cael y fformwla.
[04:27.000 -> 04:32.000] Felly Damien, beth sy'n eich gael i chi wrth eich clywed i un o'n gwestiwnau pwysau a'n ei ddweud fel hyn?
[04:32.000 -> 05:07.200] Ie, rwy'n hoffi hynny ac rwy'n hoffi cael y cyfaddef o'i gwrdd, Jake. Rwy'n meddwl oedd e'n bywyd yn hynod o ddewis, yn hyfforddi a'n ymddangos yath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fath o'r fol o'r cyfnod, mae eich emociau yn ddod o'r iawn, rydych chi'n edrych i ddysgu ar y broses. Pan ddysgwch i ddweud na allwch chi ddod o'r iawn, byddwch chi'n ddefnyddio, byddwch chi'n
[05:07.200 -> 05:25.720] ddysgu'n agos ac yn ymddangos yn y penderfyniad. Ac rwy'n credu bod y cyfnod o'r cyfnod o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfnod o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifiad o'r cyfrifi on new ideas. I think he's a mindset of all high performance. You know what it
[05:25.720 -> 05:30.620] reminds me of one of my favorite books from Bob Iger who was the CEO of the
[05:30.620 -> 05:35.960] Disney company and as you know I'm also involved in a production company that I
[05:35.960 -> 05:39.280] founded called Whisper and there's one thing he wrote in his book that we've
[05:39.280 -> 05:43.080] adopted at Whisper and I believe it's one of the reasons why our company has
[05:43.080 -> 05:45.480] been growing and growing and it's when he talks about
[05:46.080 -> 05:52.720] Innovate or die and he was the person who wanted them to create Disney Plus, but that meant ripping up
[05:53.120 -> 05:55.120] Millions of pounds worth of already agreed
[05:55.680 -> 05:59.400] Contracts and guaranteed income to try and create a subscription service
[05:59.400 -> 06:03.120] so it came with risk, but Bob talks in the book time and time and time again about
[06:04.040 -> 06:05.000] innovate or die.
[06:05.000 -> 06:10.000] And I think the great thing about that is that doesn't just apply to a big business or a small business.
[06:10.000 -> 06:12.000] It can also apply to an individual.
[06:12.000 -> 06:23.000] I think we need to constantly be thinking, where are the areas in my life and in my business and in my relationships where I just keep on doing the same thing.
[06:23.000 -> 06:26.000] And therefore I'm getting the same results. Iawn, rydw i'n mynd i'r un peth, ac felly rydw i'n cael yr un cyflawniadau.
[06:26.000 -> 06:31.000] Mae'r innovatio'n bwysig iawn os ydych chi eisiau i gyd yn ymdrechu,
[06:31.000 -> 06:38.000] efallai os yw'n ymdrechu, fel y sgwrsodd Johnny Wilkinson ar un o'r episodiau. Innovate to explore.
[06:38.000 -> 06:43.000] Wel, meddwl amdano yn y sport. Meddwl am y gwych innovatorau sydd wedi rhoi eu enw i'r cymryd,
[06:43.000 -> 06:46.000] fel y fflop Fosbury o Dick Fosbury, yn dewis ymdrechu i wneud y ffordd gwahanol o ddod o'r innovatorau gwych sydd wedi rhoi eu enw i'r cymryd, fel y fflop o Fosbury o Dick Fosbury,
[06:46.000 -> 06:51.000] yn dewis ymdrechu mewn ffordd gwahanol i ymdrechu drwy y bar cynyddu cyhoeddiad, neu y cyrraedd Croyff,
[06:51.000 -> 06:56.000] sut y ddechreuodd Johan Croyff i ddod i'r ffyrdd i ymdrechu o'r cymryd, neu Penenka,
[06:56.000 -> 07:03.000] neu'r atgraf o Roger Federer, y cyfleu atgraf o Roger, y gydaeth y gynnydd y gynnydd.
[07:03.000 -> 07:29.160] Mae'r ffyrdd o'r innovatorau gwych yn rhoi eu enw i'r cymryd, oherwydd maen nhw'n edrych arud â'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r sgiliau a'r i ffyrdd newydd, oherwydd y byddwn yn arwain ar y llyfr newydd, neu'n clywed ar podcast fel hwn, sy'n gallu rhoi syniadau i ni, neu, wyt ti'n gwybod, yn clywed
[07:29.160 -> 07:32.120] at rhywun rydyn ni ddim eisiau clywed ar y podcast fel yr hyn rydyn ni'n
[07:32.120 -> 07:35.840] ymwneud â'r bobl i'w hymdrechu. Mae'n ymwneud â rhoi'r deunyddau
[07:35.840 -> 07:39.760] o fuddsoddiad i bobl. Ac rwy'n meddwl am rai o'r bobl rydw i'n gwybod
[07:39.760 -> 07:43.840] yn clywed ar y podcast hwn, ac rwy'n meddwl, rwy'n gwybod beth maen nhw'n
[07:43.840 -> 07:48.880] ei wneud. Mae'n mynd i mewn, dwi'n edrych ar busnes fel un o'n, neu'n to this podcast and I'm sort of thinking that I know what they often do they go well let's look at a business like ours or a charity like ours or a person like
[07:48.880 -> 07:52.800] me have a look what they've done and copy them but actually what as you've
[07:52.800 -> 07:56.200] just mentioned some examples there in the sporting context but actually
[07:56.200 -> 07:59.840] whether you look at the person who created the internet or when penicillin
[07:59.840 -> 08:05.440] was invented or the person who invented the light bulb or television or the first neu'r person sydd wedi ddifro'r llwybr fwyaf, neu'r telewidio, neu'r person cyntaf i fflwyo mewn fflwm.
[08:06.320 -> 08:11.280] Whan gydag innovatorau, dim peth yn mynd ymlaen ar y blynyddoedd.
[08:11.280 -> 08:15.920] Mae'n unig y bobl hynny sy'n gwneud rhywbeth nad yw unrhyw un arall wedi ei wneud
[08:16.880 -> 08:18.640] sy'n mynd i'r lle newydd.
[08:19.200 -> 08:22.560] Ie, mae cwodl gwych sy'n dweud bod y byd yn dybynu ar
[08:22.560 -> 08:25.920] ein bod yn anodd i ddim yn cyflawni'r cyflawni'r status.
[08:25.920 -> 08:30.480] Mae yna ddifrif ffras sy'n cael ei ddefnyddio yn ymwneud â'r tri oed
[08:30.480 -> 08:34.560] o'r cyflwyn, maen nhw'n siarad am innovatorion sy'n gweithio ar newid arferion,
[08:34.560 -> 08:39.600] imitatorion sy'n ymdrechu arnynt a'u hyfforddi a'u gwneud.
[08:39.600 -> 08:43.120] Ac yna'r oed yn y pen draw, y ddewision sy'n dod yn ddiwethaf,
[08:43.120 -> 08:46.800] sy'n gwaith am dylyrdd o ddewis newid.
[08:46.800 -> 08:50.480] Ac rwy'n credu y byddwn ni'n hyrwyddo pobl i'w wneud, yw bod yn y ddau gyntaf y categori,
[08:50.480 -> 08:57.200] fod yn innovator, neu fod yn imitator o ddysgu arnynt, ac yw'n eu cymryd ac yn eu datblygu, ac yw'n mynd i innovoio eich hun.
[08:57.200 -> 09:02.720] Ac os ydych chi ddim, os ydych chi'n clywed hwn ac yn meddwl na, na, na, na, dydw i ddim yn meddwl bod innovatio ar gyfer mi,
[09:02.720 -> 09:08.620] yna rwy'n meddwl y byddwch chi'n dweud un o ddau pethau, ydych chi'n ei gyd yn dweud y byddwch chi llawer o ffyrdd I don't think innovation is for me Then I guess you're really saying one of two things you're either saying that you've got so much fear that you don't dare do it
[09:08.940 -> 09:10.940] Or you're so arrogant
[09:10.980 -> 09:16.160] There's no point innovating because there is no innovation left for you because you've done so well and I'm you know
[09:16.160 -> 09:20.460] None none of us want anyone to live a life of fear and I doubt there's anyone listening to this podcast
[09:20.880 -> 09:24.480] That is so far ahead of the curve that they can't possibly innovate
[09:25.120 -> 09:29.240] podcast that is so far ahead of the curve that they can't possibly innovate. Exactly, I think that's a brilliant way of looking at it. If they were on the two
[09:29.240 -> 09:33.440] reasons there's no reason not to do this. Absolutely, Damien I love these little
[09:33.440 -> 09:36.760] bite-sized episodes I really hope that was useful for someone listening to this.
[09:36.760 -> 09:41.200] Thanks a lot buddy. Me too mate, thanks for having us. As always a huge thanks as
[09:41.200 -> 09:45.280] well to Lotus Cars, we wouldn't be the High Performance Podcast.
[09:50.400 -> 09:54.480] There wouldn't be this brand. There wouldn't be the podcast, the YouTube channel, the book, the High Performance Circle. It wouldn't exist without Lotus. So thanks very much to them.
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[10:17.760 -> 10:23.440] damien hughes to finn ryan at rethink audio everyone involved in the high performance podcast
[10:23.440 -> 10:28.640] but most of all thanks to you for, talking about and enjoying our work.
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