Podcast: The High Performance
Published Date:
Wed, 18 Oct 2023 00:00:07 GMT
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5:04
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Gordon Ramsay, chef and TV presenter, joins the podcast this coming Monday to discuss how he developed a winning mindset, how to grow from adversity and the highs and lows of his career so far.
In this exclusive episode preview, Gordon shares his advice for up-and-coming chefs facing challenges in their careers, and why finding your weakness is crucial to developing your skills. He debates with Jake the difference between arrogance and confidence.
This episode will be released on all platforms this coming Monday 23rd October, but to listen to the full episode today, download the High Performance App and using the code HPAPP: https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/app-link
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The upcoming episode of the High-Performance Podcast features a captivating conversation with renowned chef and TV presenter Gordon Ramsay. In this exclusive preview, Ramsay shares valuable advice for aspiring chefs and delves into the distinction between arrogance and confidence.
Ramsay emphasizes the importance of embracing challenges and finding weaknesses to enhance skills. He recalls his experience at Le Gavroche, where he ventured into baking despite having no prior knowledge. This pursuit of knowledge and continuous improvement has been a driving force in his remarkable career.
The discussion also touches on the difference between arrogance and confidence. Ramsay asserts that being confident in one's abilities is often misconstrued as arrogance by those who lack talent. He believes that true confidence stems from hard work, dedication, and a strong mindset.
Listeners can access the full episode on the High-Performance App using the code HPAPP. The episode will also be released on all platforms on Monday, October 23rd, and will be available to watch on YouTube.
Gordon Ramsay's appearance on the High-Performance Podcast promises to be an inspiring and insightful conversation that will resonate with listeners seeking to excel in their respective fields.
[00:00.000 -> 00:08.680] Hi there, welcome along to the High Performance Podcast. This is a special episode where we
[00:08.680 -> 00:14.280] have a big announcement because on Monday we will be releasing an episode with a guest
[00:14.280 -> 00:19.800] who we've been looking to get onto high performance for so long. Damien, I think you should be
[00:19.800 -> 00:24.200] the man who has the honour of announcing who it is and also I suppose why we've both been
[00:24.200 -> 00:27.640] so keen to speak to this person. Well let's not keep people waiting any longer
[00:27.640 -> 00:32.160] it's the incredible Gordon Ramsay that's coming on as a guest and we've wanted to
[00:32.160 -> 00:36.000] get him on for a long time but particularly when we interviewed his
[00:36.000 -> 00:41.040] former colleague Marcus Waring. Marcus described really powerfully the effect
[00:41.040 -> 00:47.240] that Gordon had on a whole kitchen where he just lifted everybody's
[00:44.880 -> 00:49.120] standards, he said he was magnetic, you
[00:47.240 -> 00:51.800] couldn't take your eyes off him and he was
[00:49.120 -> 00:53.840] somebody that was just driving the
[00:51.800 -> 00:56.840] culture of the kitchens with Marco Pierre
[00:53.840 -> 00:58.600] White to even higher standards. And it's
[00:56.840 -> 01:00.640] one thing setting a standard right, it's
[00:58.600 -> 01:03.440] another thing entirely setting that
[01:00.640 -> 01:06.280] standard year after year, decade after
[01:03.440 -> 01:06.200] decade and across multiple genres.
[01:06.200 -> 01:10.160] Some people are amazing chefs, some people are amazing TV people.
[01:10.160 -> 01:15.080] He's both of those things, and he brings the same approach to both of those things.
[01:15.080 -> 01:17.720] Now we go into such depth on this podcast.
[01:17.720 -> 01:21.320] Gordon just doesn't speak like this, so I can't wait for you to hear it, and I've got
[01:21.320 -> 01:23.340] some really big news as well.
[01:23.340 -> 01:28.440] The whole episode is live right now on the High Performance app so you don't need
[01:28.440 -> 01:33.220] to wait until Monday if you don't want to and the app is free. All you have to
[01:33.220 -> 01:37.300] do is download the High Performance app from your app store and then use the
[01:37.300 -> 01:43.880] code HPAPP when prompted. That's HP app when prompted and you can hear the
[01:43.880 -> 01:46.800] whole episode. But should we listen to a taster of it now?
[01:46.800 -> 01:49.760] All right, then. Here's a little clip.
[01:49.760 -> 01:56.040] Did you love the idea of arriving green behind the gills, inexperienced in Marco's kitchen,
[01:56.040 -> 01:58.640] and then having in your head that one day I'm going to be a better chef than you?
[01:58.640 -> 02:00.920] Yeah, because he wanted you to. He pushed you to the extreme.
[02:00.920 -> 02:02.000] How did he do that?
[02:02.000 -> 02:05.520] He drummed it in. You know, if you're gonna do it, do it to your best.
[02:05.520 -> 02:09.400] And if you don't want to do it to your best, get the fuck out of here.
[02:09.400 -> 02:11.440] Don't waste my time and certainly don't waste yours.
[02:11.440 -> 02:17.120] And I think it's a lot of life lessons early on because you're getting structured, you're
[02:17.120 -> 02:21.520] getting hungry, you're getting knowledge and all of a sudden you're becoming a beast because
[02:21.520 -> 02:24.280] of the monster he created and the monster you're working for.
[02:24.280 -> 02:28.160] And so I see those environments all the time and I say to the individuals, stay in that
[02:28.160 -> 02:31.200] environment, get what you need and get out.
[02:31.200 -> 02:34.720] And when the shit hits the fan, learn to dance in the storm.
[02:34.720 -> 02:38.960] It's a great place to be in because somewhere down the line, there's going to be a shit
[02:38.960 -> 02:43.880] storm on your radar and you're going to stand tall in that storm and you're going to get
[02:43.880 -> 02:44.880] through it.
[02:44.880 -> 02:49.000] And when the storm would come to you in the kitchen, what was the best way to get out
[02:49.000 -> 02:50.400] of that storm?
[02:50.400 -> 02:51.680] Solution.
[02:51.680 -> 02:56.720] Because I was experienced enough to handle that and I'd know there wasn't any area in
[02:56.720 -> 03:01.320] that kitchen, restaurant, bar, wine cellar that I hadn't tackled.
[03:01.320 -> 03:02.840] And so that's where you go in search of.
[03:02.840 -> 03:05.480] And I knew my weaknesses and that's why stepping
[03:05.480 -> 03:08.260] into Le Gavroche, I'd never baked before.
[03:08.260 -> 03:11.400] But if I'm gonna have my own business, I need to understand how to bake a point poilon,
[03:11.400 -> 03:14.720] a sourdough for catch, I need to understand that.
[03:14.720 -> 03:20.360] But I came out of Harvey's under Marco's tenor, going into Le Gavroche, I was, you know, posted
[03:20.360 -> 03:22.640] to get on the fish and the meat, the top two sections.
[03:22.640 -> 03:26.260] But now I wanted to become a baker because it's one bit that I hadn't understood the
[03:26.260 -> 03:27.540] chemistry of baking.
[03:27.540 -> 03:34.040] So on that trajectory, you've got to still find those weaknesses to enhance, you know,
[03:34.040 -> 03:36.080] that platform to make sure it is solid.
[03:36.080 -> 03:39.740] So when that shit storm comes, you are not depending on anybody because you've got it
[03:39.740 -> 03:40.740] in your itinerary.
[03:40.740 -> 03:44.160] And were you getting arrogant at any point in this period and needing to be slapped down
[03:44.160 -> 03:46.400] or did you remain humble?
[03:46.400 -> 03:48.640] I think arrogant is the wrong word.
[03:48.640 -> 03:49.640] It's called confidence.
[03:49.640 -> 03:52.880] And that's misconstrued to those that are less talented than you.
[03:52.880 -> 03:54.440] Oh, look at that arrogant twat.
[03:54.440 -> 03:58.120] He doesn't like being told, no, dude, I've got my shit together.
[03:58.120 -> 03:59.120] I know my shit.
[03:59.120 -> 04:00.120] You're a dreamer.
[04:00.120 -> 04:07.160] And in this industry, like many industries, there's dreamers that want it, but haven't
[04:07.160 -> 04:13.320] got it to commit, haven't got it with mindset, haven't gone it with their broad shoulders
[04:13.320 -> 04:14.940] and haven't got it in their attitude.
[04:14.940 -> 04:20.940] So yeah, I'm going to put that down to confidence, not arrogance.
[04:20.940 -> 04:21.940] So there you go.
[04:21.940 -> 04:24.480] Gordon Ramsey, welcome to the High Performance Podcast.
[04:24.480 -> 04:28.480] The full episode is out on Monday or it's available right now on the High
[04:28.480 -> 04:31.460] Performance app. I can't wait to hear what people think about this. No, I think
[04:31.460 -> 04:35.000] people are gonna love it and also it's worth reminding you that from Monday you
[04:35.000 -> 04:39.040] can actually watch the episode on our YouTube channel as well. So there you go,
[04:39.040 -> 04:43.280] Gordon Ramsay, coming to the High Performance Podcast on Monday, YouTube at
[04:43.280 -> 04:45.000] the same time, but right now the whole thing is available on the High Performance Podcast on Monday, YouTube at the same time, but right now,
[04:45.000 -> 04:48.500] the whole thing is available on the High Performance app.
[04:48.500 -> 04:54.000] Head to the App Store, download the High Performance app, use the code HPAPP
[04:54.000 -> 04:58.000] as we welcome Gordon Ramsay to High Performance.
[04:59.220 -> 05:01.280] you