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The Focal Point

Performance Edge

A podcast with Chris and Ian, two of the founding members of Performance Edge. Their guests come from across the elite environments they work in, incorporating views from sport, business and the veteran community. Guests bring an item that represents “performance” to them [their Focal Point]. From motorsport to football, the church to C-Suite, from dancers to the boardroom, there is a Focal Point story to enhance and support everyone’s goals. Our ambition is to enhance performance through

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00:25:00

Plectrum with Andy Hollingworth

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2024/08/20

This episode Ian is joined by Andy Hollingworth who is now the leadership and development lead at Talk Talk and an EMCC certified professional coach. He has experience across telecoms, travel and consultancy.In this episode he talks about subjects including the value of imposter syndrome, how "busy" became a state of being, making excuses and how a plectrum connects with performance, choice and responsibility.

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00:27:54

Bobble Hat

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2024/07/31

In this episode Jake Sweet, former Royal Marine and part of the team at Leading Edge Performance talks to Ian about what his home made Bobble Hat has to do with high performance.Touching on themes like belonging, asking brilliant questions to find your value, fixed mindsets, the "unit family," Jake shares his take on how to build an ethos and connectivity that drives performance. It comes with a view on the power of tribalism, and the need to "keep it positive" and

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00:33:45

Sandal with Jonny Ball

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2024/04/29

In this episode Ian and Chris are joined by Jonny Ball, who talks high performance using a sandal as his focal point.The conversation covers recovery from setback, making a positive impact on society through politics and the idea of serving again. Some strong language in parts.

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00:23:23

Medal: Chris Gordon DFC: Part 2

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2023/06/19

In the second part of the Armed Forces Day special, Chris and Ian take a deeper dive with Chris Gordon DFC into the performance lessons of his experiences. If you haven't already, go back to part 1 for the full story of the operation that saw him awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross [DFC] - which is his Focal Point.In this episode we discuss, among other things, how personal involvement can change our performance, the potential power and challenges of detaching and the absolute importance of

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00:21:02

Medal: Chris Gordon DFC: Part 1

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2023/06/13

Chris and Ian, as well as many of the Performance Edge team are veterans of the UK Military, and this episode, released around Armed Forces Day, is the first of a 2 part special with Chris Gordon DFC. 'Gordo' is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, flying chinook helicopters in country, and later piloting remote aircraft from the USA. His Focal Point is his Distinguised Flying Cross [DFC], which still has the late Queen's fingerprint on the back. In this first episode, Gordo shares the

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00:29:30

Running Trainers - Belinda Steward

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2022/12/21

In the last episode of this block of chats, Belinda Steward joins Ian to discuss her high performance insights via the focal point of her trusted running trainers. This episode was recorded back in the summer in a rather echoey room in the Isle of Arran, luckily Belinda does most of the talking so hopefully the echo isn't to annoying !! We hope you enjoy the brilliant insights from Belinda.

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00:26:54

Curiosity - Ryan Davies

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2022/12/15

This week we are joined by Ryan Davies who is the Head of Academy Coaching at Swansea City Football Club. Ryan talks to Ian about the power of curiosity in relation to development and gives some tips on how we can suspend judgement when it comes to learning.

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00:30:21

Mirror - Alice Henderson

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2022/12/08

Season 3, Episode 2, this time it's with the fabulous Alice Henderson and her episode, The Mirror. I had no idea where the discussion with Alice would go and having listened back I'm honoured that she trusted me with her story. It's an honest and frank conversation demonstrating the importance of high self awareness. Our work at Performance Edge consistently tells us that this is a fundamental for consistently operating at the highest levels. Give it a listen and let us know what you think.

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00:41:59

The 350th Shirt - Mike Brown

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2022/12/01

Ian and Chris kick off season 3 of the Focal Point with a fascinating discussion with England and Harlequin's rugby legend Mike Brown. In a slightly new format, Mike discusses topics such as purpose, permission and perseverance as we explore what performance means to him via his focal point, the shirt from his 350th game for Harlequins. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we did recording.

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00:44:57

Pointe Shoe - Hattie Green

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2022/05/31

In this episode Ian is joined by Embrace Your Power founder Hattie Green. Hattie shares her insights on what it takes to perform using the focal point of a set of Point Shoes. Hattie has a background in performing arts as well as setting up her own coaching business, all of which are discussed via the metaphor of her focal point. Hattie has unrivalled levels of positivity which is very infectious. She explores the need to look after ourselves and why we don't prioritise that as much as we should as

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00:45:20

The Physio Plan - Ashton Hewitt

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2022/04/11

In this episode Chris and Ian are joined by Newport rugby legend Ashton Hewitt. He shares his insights on what it takes to perform in professional rugby and the focus needed to recover from injury. Ashton is also well known for his activism and passion on the key issues such as diversity and inclusion and racial inequality. This is a candid discussion where Ashton opens up on the reality of the challenges he faces. They are challenges we all need to hear about. Ashton is a busy man (as you will hear

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00:45:17

Oura Ring - David Osgathrop

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2022/03/21

In this episode Chris and Ian are joined by a guru in human performance David Osgathorp. He shares his insights on what it takes to keep performing in some of the most demanding environments using his focal point of the Oura ring ( well worth a google is you looking for some good data on your physiological performance). This episode coincides with the start of the 2022 F1 season. If you have any interest in F1 it's worth downloading to hear what advice the tops teams in one of the worlds most

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00:45:08

Backpack - Cat McCormick

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2022/02/22

After a little early season break, Chris and Ian are joined by Cat McCormick, a brilliant (i've been told by some the worlds best) physio from the world of elite athletics. Cat shares her perspective on high performance using the focal point of her trusted backpack that follows her to all competitions. She raises some excellent points and shares some fascinating insights from her unique vantage point. It was a pleasure to catch up with Cat in the months following a successful Summer Olympics in

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00:38:26

Sleep Mask - Ethan Smith

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2021/12/08

In this episode Ian and Chris are joined by Ethan Smith, a health, fitness and wellness specialist based out of the KO8 gym in Dubai. Ethan is also the co founder of Liverpool Health and Wellbeing, a community initiative he started with his brother Jack in the city of Liverpool in 2019. Using his focal point of a sleep mask, Ethan takes us on a journey where we explore the benefits of shutting off and examine areas of our lives where shutting off more could be beneficial.

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00:46:31

Seeds - Josh Kane

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2021/11/24

Josh Kane is a priest whose parish is a community church in North London. Josh has been involved in the community throughout the pandemic, and also supports Innovista, a charity helping develop young church leaders. The focal point for the conversation was seeds, like those used to grow flowers in the church’s community garden. The garden became a shared place for connection in a socially distanced world.

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00:46:23

Safety Pin - Sarah Cecil

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2021/07/22

For the final episode of this season Ian and Chris are joined by Sarah Cecil. Sarah is the lead sports psychologist at the English Institute of Sport and has worked across a number of sports including, GB Snowsport, Tennis and the Premier League as well as supporting athletes at several Olympic and Paralympic games. With the delayed Tokyo Olympic games just around the corner, Sarah gives an amazing insight into the support provided to athletes by psychologists and how this helps them to perform on

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00:33:26

Pen - Josh Kozuch

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2021/06/23

In this episode Ian and Chris are joined by Josh Kozuch Josh is a mental skills coach for the Tampa Bay Rays baseball organization, currently working across their minor league programme. Josh holds a Masters degree in Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology. The focal point for the conversation is a pen. Josh was inspired by the story of the US space programme spending hundreds of thousands of dollars building a pen that works in space, while their Russian equivalents used a pencil. This episode

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00:30:34

Wood - Dan Cooke

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2021/06/04

In this episode Ian and Chris host Dan Cooke to talk about his focal point; a piece of wood he cut when undergoing training as an international rescue operative. A former firefighter, Dan is a specialist in rescue operations for the charity Serve On. He has deployed to disaster zones all over the world, working in some of the most frightening and demanding environments imaginable, often being among the first outside help arriving on the scene after events such as earthquakes. Dan now leads these

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00:34:27

Jigsaw - Kathryn Stuart

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2021/05/21

In this episode Chris and Ian are joined by Kathryn (Kitty) Stuart. Kitty is currently the player insights scientist at the FA and has previously worked providing data and analysis for elite organisations including England Cricket, GB Para-Swimming and GB Boxing. She pioneered the What it Takes to Win (WITTW) approach to data.

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00:36:08

The Knee - Dr David Henson MBE

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2021/04/27

This week Chris and Ian are joined by Dr David Henson MBE. Dave is a former British Army Officer and Paralympian, has been involved in the Invictus Games and currently works developing new prosthetic technology for use in low-middle-income countries. In this episode Dave explains how the human knee is the epitome of high performance.

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