Podcast: The High Performance
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Fri, 13 Jan 2023 01:00:51 GMT
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This is our second episode in our special mini-series focusing on change. Rethinking how we can create change and helping you understand and implement the building blocks for lasting change.
These short episodes every Friday in January look at some ideas which might help you to break that cycle featuring expert advice from our guests.
In Week One we focussed on goals (listen here: https://pod.fo/e/15b825 ). This week we look at MOTIVATION - the why we do anything. Jake and Damian will look at the different drivers of motivation…
Next Friday we focus on CONSISTENCY. We want January to set you up for the whole of 2023!
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# Podcast Episode Summary:
**Episode Title:** Motivation: The Key to Change
**Podcast Host:** Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes
**Key Points:**
- Motivation is the "why" behind our actions and behaviors.
- Extrinsic motivation is driven by external rewards or incentives, such as money, recognition, or praise.
- Intrinsic motivation is driven by internal factors, such as personal interest, enjoyment, or a sense of purpose.
- Desperation, rationalization, and inspiration are three fuel tanks that can propel us forward in our pursuit of change.
- Desperation is a powerful motivator, but it can be short-lived and unsustainable.
- Rationalization involves weighing the costs and benefits of a particular course of action and choosing the option that is most likely to lead to a desired outcome.
- Inspiration is a powerful motivator that can help us overcome challenges and achieve our goals.
- Finding the motivation within ourselves is the key to lasting change.
- Ask yourself if every decision you make brings you closer to your goals or further away.
**Actionable Insights:**
- Identify your intrinsic motivators and use them to fuel your pursuit of change.
- Don't rely solely on extrinsic motivation, as it can be short-lived and unsustainable.
- When you feel unmotivated, try to find inspiration in others or remind yourself of your sense of purpose.
- Make small, consistent changes to your routine and habits to build momentum and stay motivated.
- Surround yourself with supportive people who believe in you and your ability to change.
**Overall Message:**
Motivation is the key to change, and it comes from within. By understanding our motivations and using them to our advantage, we can overcome challenges, achieve our goals, and create lasting change in our lives.
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[01:36.000 -> 01:41.000] Hi there, welcome along to week 2 of our Year of Change special episodes here on High Performance.
[01:41.000 -> 01:46.560] So we want January to set you up for the whole of
[01:43.760 -> 01:48.280] 2023. The professor and I are going to be
[01:46.560 -> 01:49.880] sharing amazing guests who've joined us
[01:48.280 -> 01:51.960] over the past few years on the High
[01:49.880 -> 01:54.520] Performance podcast to really drive
[01:51.960 -> 01:56.520] change in your life. The days of setting
[01:54.520 -> 01:59.240] yourself a challenge in January and being
[01:56.520 -> 02:01.000] disappointed by February and disillusioned by
[01:59.240 -> 02:04.120] March and doing something completely
[02:01.000 -> 02:06.480] different by April are over and we want
[02:04.120 -> 02:07.200] to help it
[02:04.800 -> 02:09.920] happen for you. So this week professor,
[02:07.200 -> 02:12.160] motivation, what's the key for us to bear
[02:09.920 -> 02:13.840] in mind here? Well motivation I think is
[02:12.160 -> 02:16.400] one of the most ambiguous words in the
[02:13.840 -> 02:18.480] English language Jay, we often think so the
[02:16.400 -> 02:20.520] etymology, the origins of that word mean
[02:18.480 -> 02:23.440] why do we do anything, so that's the
[02:20.520 -> 02:25.200] essence of it and what most people
[02:23.440 -> 02:26.880] mistake for motivation is often what we call that extrinsic motivation, we chase Dyna'r ymdrech honno. Yr hyn rhai o bobl yn gwneud yn gwrthio ar gyfer ymdrech yw'r hyn rydyn ni'n ei ddweud yn amlwg, ymdrech extrinsig.
[02:26.880 -> 02:28.640] Rydyn ni'n mynd i ddod o'r objektau'n glir,
[02:28.640 -> 02:30.880] efallai yw'r cyllid, y car newydd,
[02:30.880 -> 02:33.080] y car newydd sy'n mynd o'n ddod o'n ddod.
[02:33.080 -> 02:36.400] Ac maen nhw'n ddriwrau pwysig iawn.
[02:36.400 -> 02:38.080] Ac un o'r cyfnod gwych o rywun
[02:38.080 -> 02:41.640] sy'n sôn i ni am y pŵer o ymdrech extrinsig
[02:41.640 -> 02:43.480] o ddod o'n objekt
[02:43.480 -> 02:50.440] sy'n rhoi'r rhesymau i'w ddod o'n ddod extrinsic motivation of going after an object that gives you the rationale to chase it was the brilliant Zach George, Britain's CrossFit champion, whose
[02:50.440 -> 02:54.040] folks was about his own story growing up as an overweight kid in Loughborough and
[02:54.040 -> 02:59.800] how his parents incentivized him with a new PlayStation to actually start to
[02:59.800 -> 03:03.220] take his lifestyle seriously. Yeah so then my dad's like right I'll make you a
[03:03.220 -> 03:05.220] deal I'll buy you a PlayStation two.
[03:06.040 -> 03:06.600] If you lose some weight.
[03:09.080 -> 03:09.640] And I was like, Oh my God, I'm going to, I'm going to get a chance to get this PlayStation two.
[03:09.640 -> 03:10.720] I never thought I'd be able to get one.
[03:11.240 -> 03:14.340] So I was like, right, okay, this shouldn't be too hard.
[03:14.340 -> 03:16.480] I probably McDonald's five times a week.
[03:16.800 -> 03:18.920] I have KFC probably twice a week.
[03:19.240 -> 03:21.360] I have a bag of Haribo every day after school.
[03:21.480 -> 03:23.720] But anyway, my dad said, yeah, I'll buy a PlayStation two for losing weight.
[03:23.720 -> 03:27.480] So instead of having five McDonald's a week, I'd probably have three. And instead
[03:27.480 -> 03:31.820] of having a Harry Burt every day after school, I'd have three instead. So it was just little
[03:31.820 -> 03:37.160] diet changes I was starting to make that would make a difference. And after, I think it was
[03:37.160 -> 03:42.280] about a month, we did some measurements, I lost some weight and dad was ecstatic. Mum
[03:42.280 -> 03:48.640] was happy. I was really happy because I felt great about myself. It was the first time I'd really goal-setted in my life
[03:48.640 -> 03:49.840] without really knowing it.
[03:49.840 -> 03:52.720] My dad helped me put a goal in place,
[03:52.720 -> 03:55.240] I worked towards it for a month, I achieved that goal,
[03:55.240 -> 03:57.000] and then I got a reward for it.
[03:57.000 -> 03:59.800] And I think that kind of, that really played a big part
[03:59.800 -> 04:02.080] in my life for where I am today.
[04:02.080 -> 04:03.720] There's a brilliant lesson here, you know,
[04:03.720 -> 04:09.600] for colleagues, for teachers, but especially for parents and I think you know as I've
[04:09.600 -> 04:13.560] mentioned before life is a team sport we need people around us to help with this
[04:13.560 -> 04:17.080] thing don't we so when we're talking about a new year and a new you and
[04:17.080 -> 04:22.640] deriving change and finding motivation this kind of extrinsic reward system is
[04:22.640 -> 04:26.920] something that doesn't just involve the person who wants to change, it involves all the people around them really buying
[04:26.920 -> 04:31.760] into this doesn't it? Yeah it does but what I would say is that be careful of
[04:31.760 -> 04:35.640] relying or over relying on this system it's like I often think it's like having
[04:35.640 -> 04:40.560] a shot of coffee on a sleepy morning it gives you a perk up but essentially when
[04:40.560 -> 04:44.960] the effect wears off you still feel exhausted so extrinsic motivation can be
[04:44.960 -> 04:48.580] great for short-term goals but I think undoubtedly the most
[04:48.580 -> 04:55.260] effective way of building motivation into your life in 2023 is to look at the
[04:55.260 -> 04:59.200] importance of intrinsic motivation. And is this because with extrinsic
[04:59.200 -> 05:03.440] motivation as soon as you've got it your brain automatically wants the next thing
[05:03.440 -> 05:06.220] like you're never satisfied those endorphins
[05:06.220 -> 05:08.980] Just want to be renewed and regenerated
[05:08.980 -> 05:09.260] Yeah
[05:09.260 -> 05:15.360] So we get on the what's often referred to as the hodonic treadmill the idea that we're constantly chasing the next thing and the next
[05:15.360 -> 05:21.000] Thing and it can often be wearing whereas intrinsic motivation is asking. Well, what do I really want?
[05:21.000 -> 05:23.320] What is it that really lights me up inside?
[05:24.000 -> 05:28.200] There's research on this Jake from Rochester University in New York.
[05:28.700 -> 05:31.400] There was two psychologists called Edward Deasy and Richard Ryan
[05:31.700 -> 05:33.600] that studied this in the 1970s.
[05:34.000 -> 05:37.500] And what they said is if you want more resilience, if you want perseverance,
[05:37.800 -> 05:39.700] you want the ability to cope under pressure,
[05:40.400 -> 05:43.200] intrinsic motivation is your key to doing it.
[05:43.700 -> 05:44.500] Okay, well,
[05:45.400 -> 05:48.840] you know what, there's plenty of love to go around at the beginning of the new year and we love
[05:49.040 -> 05:52.000] Rangan Chatterjee and his feel better live more podcast
[05:52.000 -> 05:58.660] He joined us as a guest and he spoke about something called ikigai. Have a listen to this
[05:59.240 -> 06:06.040] So what we should be looking for is our ikigai and it's four things. When you do something that you're good at,
[06:06.040 -> 06:08.920] when you do something that the world needs,
[06:08.920 -> 06:11.600] when you do something that you enjoy
[06:11.600 -> 06:13.440] and you do something that makes you money.
[06:13.440 -> 06:15.640] I really thought about that when trying to unpick
[06:15.640 -> 06:17.920] meaning, purpose and happiness.
[06:17.920 -> 06:19.260] This is where I've got to.
[06:19.260 -> 06:20.840] It's about alignment, right?
[06:20.840 -> 06:23.880] If you figure out what your core values are
[06:23.880 -> 06:27.280] and you live each day in accordance with those values
[06:27.960 -> 06:30.520] You get meaning and purpose as a byproduct
[06:30.640 -> 06:35.780] I mean, I think that is super powerful the challenge here Damien right is people might be thinking
[06:35.780 -> 06:39.520] I know the thing that can pay me some money that I love
[06:39.520 -> 06:42.520] I'm good at and that the world needs so it matches the yikka guy
[06:42.520 -> 06:48.080] But I have a job doing something that I don't love but I need to pay the bills and I think we
[06:48.080 -> 06:51.760] have to be really careful here about making people feel that what they're
[06:51.760 -> 06:56.120] doing isn't enough already. Yeah and that's really not the intent of this
[06:56.120 -> 07:00.080] what it does is it starts to ask better questions of ourselves that moves us
[07:00.080 -> 07:04.480] more in the direction of genuine fulfillment and happiness so there might
[07:04.480 -> 07:06.680] be things that you enjoy doing and it's a hobby and it's about understanding yn y dyrfa honno, o ddiogelwch a chael ymdrechion. Felly, gallai bethau y byddwch chi'n mwynhau eu gwneud,
[07:06.680 -> 07:08.840] ac mae'n hobby, ac mae'n ymwneud â deall
[07:08.840 -> 07:11.240] efallai yw hynny'n rhywbeth, mae'n amser gweithio,
[07:11.240 -> 07:13.480] neu efallai yw rhywbeth y byddwch chi'n hoffi ei wneud,
[07:13.480 -> 07:15.280] ond nid yw'n rhoi'r cyfrif,
[07:15.280 -> 07:16.760] ond gwnewch chi'r cyfrif i'w wneud.
[07:16.760 -> 07:19.680] Felly, ni ddim yn teimlo i roi'r cyd-dysgu yma,
[07:19.680 -> 07:22.680] rydyn ni'n rhoi dim ond syniadau y gall pobl eu cymryd ar y bwrdd.
[07:22.680 -> 07:26.000] Ac rwy'n credu, yr hyn a ddweudwyd Rongan yno,
[07:26.000 -> 07:29.000] yn ei eiddo o Iccegai,
[07:29.000 -> 07:32.000] oedd ei bod yn sylwi ei fod yn byw yn y bywyd a'r gofynnau
[07:32.000 -> 07:35.000] o'i rhain i'w rhai oedran, ar gyfer amser.
[07:35.000 -> 07:38.000] Mae'r cwestiynau hyn yn gallu ei wneud penderfyniadau'n eithaf ddarganfodol
[07:38.000 -> 07:41.000] fel nad yw'n y GP arall, ond yn gwneud
[07:41.000 -> 07:44.000] ei podcast a'i gwrthdrethu ei hunain i rannu'r sylwad
[07:44.000 -> 07:45.040] o iechyd a chyfathrebu i'r cyhoedd fwyaf. doing his own brilliant podcast and his
[07:42.320 -> 07:47.280] writing to spread the message of health
[07:45.040 -> 07:48.360] and well-being to a greater audience. And
[07:47.280 -> 07:51.040] I think what's really important to
[07:48.360 -> 07:52.880] explain here as well is that change is
[07:51.040 -> 07:54.120] about growth and that is what we're
[07:52.880 -> 07:56.520] really asking you. You know it's not
[07:54.120 -> 07:58.960] necessarily going to be easy when we say
[07:56.520 -> 08:01.120] to you 2023 is going to be the year of
[07:58.960 -> 08:02.600] change. Let's talk about it as the year of
[08:01.120 -> 08:05.040] growth. You know look at all of the
[08:02.600 -> 08:08.120] elements in your life and look at all of the ones that don't make you feel amazing and then ask yourself
[08:08.120 -> 08:09.560] when did you last change those?
[08:09.560 -> 08:13.880] Are you still hanging around with the same people that you didn't get much fulfillment
[08:13.880 -> 08:15.560] from a few years ago?
[08:15.560 -> 08:18.440] Are you still going to those same places that don't make you feel good?
[08:18.440 -> 08:23.680] Do you still have those same vices, whether it's what you eat or what you drink that you
[08:23.680 -> 08:29.960] had a few years ago and didn't work for you. The truth is that you're going to have to make changes but actually what
[08:29.960 -> 08:34.600] we're offering you here is a kind of northern star for this change. So find something that
[08:34.600 -> 08:38.960] makes you feel good. Find something that you love. If it doesn't pay you any money well
[08:38.960 -> 08:42.680] that's kind of okay if you've got another way of having your income. And then when we
[08:42.680 -> 08:45.960] talk about Onykagai, does the world need it?
[08:45.960 -> 08:48.440] Well, really anything that's positive the world needs,
[08:48.440 -> 08:50.320] your friends, your family, your parents,
[08:50.320 -> 08:52.480] your children, your partner, your colleagues,
[08:52.480 -> 08:54.760] they need you to be your best.
[08:54.760 -> 08:58.840] So that then takes us into the area of what,
[08:58.840 -> 09:00.360] when we talk about intrinsic motivation,
[09:00.360 -> 09:02.680] I think of it as there's three fuel tanks
[09:02.680 -> 09:06.680] that you can use to keep propelling you forward to wherever you want to get to
[09:07.360 -> 09:11.340] The easiest way of remembering this is to think about the fuel tanks as desperation
[09:12.600 -> 09:18.640] Rationalization and inspiration now, they're all valid at different times, but they all have different strengths
[09:18.800 -> 09:24.520] So if we talk about them in terms of how you can use these three fuel tanks to propel you forward
[09:24.760 -> 09:29.560] If we start by looking at desperation, this is almost a sense of, think of the
[09:29.560 -> 09:33.560] language you use, I have to do this. You remove a sense of choice from yourself
[09:33.560 -> 09:38.960] and you create that sense of obligation or duty. So a really good example of this
[09:38.960 -> 09:43.680] Jake, I don't know if you remember the fantastic chat we had with John
[09:43.680 -> 09:47.960] McAvoy, the former criminal who rehabilitated his life
[09:47.960 -> 09:51.160] and is now a Supreme Ironman triathlete.
[09:51.160 -> 09:53.400] When I was in that environment,
[09:53.400 -> 09:55.240] one of the biggest drivers was the fact
[09:55.240 -> 09:57.880] that you can strip me of everything.
[09:57.880 -> 10:00.040] Like I had everything taken off me.
[10:00.040 -> 10:01.680] Literally, I didn't have the clothes.
[10:01.680 -> 10:04.520] I didn't own anything in that place, basically.
[10:04.520 -> 10:06.680] And it didn't matter what they took from me,
[10:06.680 -> 10:09.000] they could not control my mind and body.
[10:09.000 -> 10:11.720] They could not stop me from doing that exercise in that cell.
[10:11.720 -> 10:15.160] They could not stop me from going on that journey
[10:15.160 -> 10:17.220] that I was on in my own mind at that point.
[10:17.220 -> 10:18.720] They can't control me.
[10:18.720 -> 10:21.960] And it's definitely that was that feel within it.
[10:21.960 -> 10:25.160] And then I even like when I was doing some of the records,
[10:25.160 -> 10:26.720] I was highly motivated.
[10:26.720 -> 10:29.120] Like even though I went through this process of,
[10:29.120 -> 10:30.720] because the catalyst was my friend dying
[10:30.720 -> 10:32.980] for the fact that I wanted to turn my life around.
[10:32.980 -> 10:34.840] But when I was on that rowing machine
[10:34.840 -> 10:36.840] and I started breaking those records,
[10:36.840 -> 10:39.980] I remember I broke the world record for 100,000 meters.
[10:39.980 -> 10:43.560] And I remember I got to like 85,000 meters,
[10:43.560 -> 10:45.520] so 85 kilometers.
[10:45.520 -> 10:49.480] I have never physically been in so much pain in my life.
[10:49.480 -> 10:53.240] Like my muscles in my back were tremoring with cramp
[10:53.240 -> 10:55.320] because I didn't have electrolyte drinks.
[10:55.320 -> 10:57.640] And all I kept thinking about
[10:57.640 -> 10:59.320] was the policeman that arrested me.
[10:59.320 -> 11:02.520] And I kept thinking my life means something.
[11:02.520 -> 11:05.320] So look, John was in a place of desperation
[11:10.440 -> 11:10.720] Right, but not everybody will be some will and some will feel backed into a corner and ready to change
[11:13.200 -> 11:14.080] What about if what you need is more?
[11:17.880 -> 11:19.540] Rationalization and desperation. Well again, your language gives you a really good clue to this So when you talk about I should do it
[11:19.540 -> 11:26.000] Really what you're doing there is you're almost doing a cost versus benefit analysis to go is the rewards from this particular task ynglyn â'r cyfrifoldeb a'r costau, yw'n gwneud un analysis a'r costau ynglyn â'r costau a'r costau
[11:26.000 -> 11:28.000] yna'n ymwneud â'r costau
[11:28.000 -> 11:30.000] yna'n ymwneud â'r costau
[11:30.000 -> 11:32.000] yna'n ymwneud â'r costau
[11:32.000 -> 11:34.000] yna'n ymwneud â'r costau
[11:34.000 -> 11:36.000] yna'n ymwneud â'r costau
[11:36.000 -> 11:38.000] yna'n ymwneud â'r costau
[11:38.000 -> 11:40.000] yna'n ymwneud â'r costau
[11:40.000 -> 11:42.000] yna'n ymwneud ag y costau
[11:42.000 -> 11:44.000] yna'n ymwneud ag y costau
[11:44.000 -> 11:45.240] yna'n ymwneud ag y costau yna'n ymwneud ag y costau she was rejected from the sport that she ended up thriving in, in ice hockey and
[11:45.240 -> 11:49.500] she spoke about that moment when her father confronted her with rationalization.
[11:49.500 -> 11:53.880] Do you want to go through this? Do you feel that the rejection you've just
[11:53.880 -> 11:58.260] experienced is the reward to going to be worth it at the other end? So if you
[11:58.260 -> 12:11.800] listen to Angela now, she explains this in such a really powerful, vivid way. My father said, look, you can quit or sulk, or you can work that much harder and not just
[12:11.800 -> 12:14.360] be the third or fourth best.
[12:14.360 -> 12:20.200] You have to be the best and the best by a long shot for you to make the team next year.
[12:20.200 -> 12:21.800] And that's your choice, Angela.
[12:21.800 -> 12:23.840] You don't have to play hockey.
[12:23.840 -> 12:24.840] And I said, no, I want to.
[12:24.840 -> 12:28.000] I want to, you know, I'm going to come back bigger, stronger, faster.
[12:30.000 -> 12:33.680] Again, he gave me a choice I think was the biggest thing. It's always the road less traveled,
[12:34.800 -> 12:41.520] but everything in life to me is a decision. So when I do get cut or fail or get told no,
[12:41.520 -> 12:47.280] I mean, I do sales every single day. I get told no all the time. But then
[12:47.280 -> 12:48.280] you get the yes.
[12:48.280 -> 12:54.840] So there you go. Desperation from Gemma McAvoy, rationalization from Angela Ruggiero. And
[12:54.840 -> 12:58.200] now let's talk about inspiration. And this is a pretty common one. It's the one where
[12:58.200 -> 13:02.340] everybody tends to go to first. And we were joined on the High Performance Podcast last
[13:02.340 -> 13:05.000] year by a man who truly is inspirational.
[13:05.000 -> 13:08.760] This is what the nation's favourite PE teacher, Joe Wicks, had to tell us.
[13:08.760 -> 13:09.760] Joe Wicks, PE teacher, UK
[13:09.760 -> 13:13.440] Especially in the fitness space, people think it's just perfect, like, you know, this perfect
[13:13.440 -> 13:17.240] image of someone that's just so amazing, doesn't ever make mistakes, doesn't have bad days,
[13:17.240 -> 13:21.400] and not many people are actually like that. Most people are human and have periods where
[13:21.400 -> 13:24.760] they drop their motivation or they're eating junk food, and I think that's quite normal.
[13:24.760 -> 13:26.680] But I just think the most important thing is,
[13:26.680 -> 13:28.960] are you sharing content that's helpful?
[13:28.960 -> 13:30.000] Is it really helpful?
[13:30.000 -> 13:31.320] Is it just about you and your ego?
[13:31.320 -> 13:32.320] Is it making you feel good?
[13:32.320 -> 13:35.320] Or is it truly useful content and purposeful
[13:35.320 -> 13:37.160] that's gonna give someone something to go,
[13:37.160 -> 13:38.240] I can follow that at home,
[13:38.240 -> 13:40.320] or I can give that recipe a go.
[13:40.320 -> 13:42.960] So the key to what Joe speaks about quite often
[13:42.960 -> 13:44.880] is that he's a flawed individual, right?
[13:44.880 -> 13:46.840] You know, he's not perfect
[13:46.840 -> 13:51.040] He has time off. I mean he spoke to us brilliantly didn't he that a flower doesn't bloom all year
[13:51.040 -> 13:53.360] There's a period where it goes under the ground it goes under the soil
[13:53.360 -> 13:59.800] And I think what we're not setting people up for here at the beginning of 2023 is a challenge that they can't possibly live up
[13:59.800 -> 14:01.800] to there will be
[14:01.960 -> 14:05.760] Moments along the way where they lack motivation where it feels
[14:05.760 -> 14:09.640] like change isn't coming the key at that point is to not stop isn't it?
[14:09.640 -> 14:14.120] Yeah exactly and that and what Joe also told us was that those days where he
[14:14.120 -> 14:18.400] might binge on chocolate or he might struggle to get out of bed how do you
[14:18.400 -> 14:22.200] eventually get us back on the horses by reminding himself of his sense of
[14:22.200 -> 14:25.080] purpose that inspirational icky guy that he has
[14:25.080 -> 14:29.600] of he wants to get people moving for their mental and their physical health
[14:29.600 -> 14:35.180] and that sense of inspiration gives him the electricity vault that he needs to
[14:35.180 -> 14:39.040] get back up and get doing what he's great at. I really hope that's been a
[14:39.040 -> 14:42.240] useful conversation for you as part of our season of change here on the
[14:42.240 -> 14:47.760] high-performance podcast remember extrinsic motivation can make you feel great, but it doesn't last.
[14:47.760 -> 14:52.880] Intrinsic motivation, finding the motivation within you, is really the way
[14:52.880 -> 14:56.000] that you should be going, and you've got three fuel tanks that you can rely on.
[14:56.000 -> 15:00.000] Perhaps it's desperation, maybe you've just had enough, like John McAvoy. Maybe
[15:00.000 -> 15:03.400] it's rationalization, and you need to encourage those conversations with
[15:03.400 -> 15:05.800] people to really find a way forwards. And finally, perhaps it's rationalisation and you need to encourage those conversations with people to really find a way forwards.
[15:05.800 -> 15:08.760] And finally, perhaps it's inspiration.
[15:08.760 -> 15:13.520] Try and find within you the inspiration to make the change in 2023.
[15:13.520 -> 15:16.900] Just think what you want your life to look like at the end of this year.
[15:16.900 -> 15:20.820] And I would encourage you, every minute of every day, every small decision you make,
[15:20.820 -> 15:28.900] every world-class basic that you rely on, just ask yourself, does that decision get me closer to where I want to be, or further away?
[15:28.900 -> 15:35.100] We're back in a week's time as we focus on consistency as part of our January of
[15:35.100 -> 15:40.460] Change on the High Performance Podcast.
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