Prof. Steve Peters: The Secret Weapon Behind Elite Athletes & The Top 1% (E317)
The High Performance Podcast
High Performance
4.8 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 2 January 2025
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Summary
Renowned psychiatrist and best-selling author of ‘The Chimp Paradox’, Prof. Steve Peters, joins Jake and Damian for an in-depth conversation on unlocking human potential. With a background in helping elite performers in sports, business, and more, Steve shares his expertise on how the mind works and how to make the most of it.
In this episode, he dives into how we can identify and align with our core values while tackling common challenges we face in daily life. From self-esteem struggles to understanding the ""chimp system"" in our brains, he breaks down the mental hurdles that hold us back and offers actionable insights to help move forward.
Steve also discusses the impact of social media on self-worth, the importance of resilience, and why shifting our mindset matters. He explains how childhood habits are formed, the role parents play in shaping these patterns, and whether it's possible to reverse some of the patterns formed early in life.
This episode offers a powerful exploration of how we can hack our brains to perform at our best, develop resilience, and embrace a healthier perspective on life.
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| 0:00.0 | A quick reminder, if you love High Performance, you can get episodes before anyone else on our |
| 0:04.0 | high performance app. And right now, you can listen to six-time Olympic medalist Adam Petey, |
| 0:09.8 | as well as the author of Chimp Paradox, Professor Steve Peters. |
| 0:14.8 | If someone's in a good place, nothing touches them. If someone's not in a good place, |
| 0:19.8 | anything can touch them. I want it to say, I'm not in a good place, anything can touch them. |
| 0:21.2 | I want it to say, I'm not in a troop. |
| 0:22.9 | I'm not in the jungle. |
| 0:24.2 | I'm a human being in a society, and I own my happiness. |
| 0:28.2 | It's not an advantage to have high self-esteem. |
| 0:31.7 | You are resilient. |
| 0:32.8 | You can't build resilience. |
| 0:34.0 | Your mind is 100% resilient. |
| 0:36.2 | And maybe I should have put that. |
| 0:37.3 | What I'm really saying is, you is 100% resilient. And maybe I should put that. What I'm really saying |
| 0:38.2 | is, you're 100% resilience. How do we stop resilience from failing? That was the voice of Professor |
| 0:44.6 | Steve Peters, renowned psychiatrist and best-selling author who joins us on today's show. |
| 0:49.9 | I'm Jay Comfrey and alongside Damien Hughes. We speak to the world's most fascinating people |
| 0:54.5 | to give you a roadmap to how you can go on your own journey towards high performance. |
| 0:59.8 | Steve is the author of The Groundbreaking Book, The Chimp Paradox, |
| 1:03.2 | which has transformed the way people think about managing their minds, |
| 1:06.7 | as well as other works such as My Hidden Chimp, |
| 1:09.3 | and his most recent book, A Path Through the Jungle, |
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