Jim Steele is a very good friend, long-standing colleague, celebrated business speaker, leadership facilitator, executive coach, and author of the groundbreaking book, Unashamedly Superhuman: Harness Your Inner Power and Achieve Your Greatest Professional and Personal Goals.

The book is an eye-opening guide to unlocking the hidden wells of potential in each of us. Jim points out that not all of us want to be Superhuman of course, it may sound a little uncomfortable and a term best reserved for those that possess some kind of superpower. Having said that, there is an increasing demand for us to be at our best, particularly in the moments that matter most.

The question is, how?

Jim, like most of us, had always believed that he had to sacrifice his well-being for performance. It turns out, however, that well-being is a key enabler for performance, and one of the keys to tapping into your superhuman abilities is to treat recovery as a performance strategy.

Grounded in the latest neuroscience research in this episode of the podcast, Jim shares some practical strategies that we can all use to harness our mindset and physiology and access a deep untapped pool of potential.

In this episode we discuss topics such as:

• How to access the potential, mindset and physiology for success (Better, Smarter, Stronger)
• How to strike a balance and access a flow state for optimal performance
• How having a very clear purpose, vision and set of goals will fuel motivation and sustain performance
• How to stay focused in a world of noise
• The importance of prioritising active recovery
• The role sleep plays in achieving and sustaining high performance
• How to condition yourself physically and psychologically to raise your threshold for stress
• The science behind the “cold water” movement and how to apply it!
• How to use brain chemistry as well as motivation to change habits

“You are the average of the 5 people you most closely associate with.”

“Practical application is everything, when writing the book I was the project as much as everyone else.”

“Unashamedly Superhuman really delivers on practical strategies you can go and apply.”

“By knowing how the operating system works, we can create “superhuman” results.”

“I wanted to feel as good at the end as I did at the beginning.”

“You want the challenge to stretch you but not snap you!”

“One size fits one.”

“The purpose of recovery is performance.”

“Frame the future as it’s going to be an adventure…”

Links to connect with Jim:

• www.jimsteele.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jswsteele
• Unashamedly Superhuman – Jim Steele

Other links to books and resources related to this episode:

• Andrew Huberman – Neuroscience and health related tools
• Breath – the new science of a lost art – James Nestor
• The Wim Hof method – Wim Hof
• What doesn’t kill us – Scott Carney
• Stealing Fire – Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal