Accelerating Excellence

On today's episode, we have Jason Henderson.

Hendo is a retired Master Chief in the Naval Special Warfare Development Group. For context, the NSWDG, as it is referred, is the absolute pinnacle of U.S. Tier 1 special forces. Hendo is one of the most experienced Special Forces operators on the planet. He's operated during the most active and violent period the modern special forces era has seen. He served 30 years with the SEAL teams conducting 16 combat tours from Kosovo right through to Afghanistan. Hendo was once described to me as the alpha of the alpha's within his U.S. Special Forces community.

Hendo is a black belt under Dave Camarillo in Judo and a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu under Gustavo Machado and is an extremely impressive powerlifter. He's also the founder of the Four Pillars Collective, a not-for-profit team of elite veterans who are committed to upskilling police with tools and techniques proven to reduce and even prevent conflict with the aim of helping to restore confidence in law enforcement.

In this episode, we're going to talk about extreme violence, the role of routines in performing under pressure and how to seize control of your emotions so you can deliver when it matters most.

I hope you enjoy.

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Find Hendo:

https://www.hendosec.com

https://www.fourpillarscollective.com

https://www.instagram.com/hendosecurity

https://www.instagram.com/fourpillarscollective

Find James:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesakingofficial/

https://www.instagram.com/jamesaking_/

https://jamesaking.com/

James reflects on his conversation with Sir Clive Woodward and discusses building elite performance tech teams, what it takes to win, and how to set and enforce high standards.

Today on the podcast we have Sir Clive Woodward, Grand Slam winning international rugby player and British and Irish lion, accomplished businessman. He was England's first professional rugby coach and led England to become 2003 World Championships in Australia, where Johnny Wilkinson kicked that iconic drop goal against the Aussies to clinch it for England.

He won 12 consecutive games against Southern Hemisphere sides, which was unheard of for a Northern Hemisphere side to do back in 2003, and I'm not sure if that will ever be repeated again. He was Director of Sport for Team GB at the Beijing 2008 Olympics and the London 2012 Olympics, and he's now busy producing a high performance talent factory within British Snow Sport, with the aim of producing that first gold medalist for Team GB.

In this episode we're of course going to talk about that iconic drop goal and what was going through Sir Clive's head at the time, but we're also going to focus on building elite performance tech teams, what it takes to win, and how to set and enforce high standards.

I hope you enjoy.

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Find Sir Clive:

https://www.clivewoodward.com/

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sirclivewoodward

Find James:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesakingofficial/

https://www.instagram.com/jamesaking_/

https://jamesaking.com/

🔊 Listen on Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-accelerating-excellence-podcast/id1706636304

In this lesson James reflects on his conversation with Ted Rath and discusses the importance of habits and understanding how they work, so you are best able to optimise them in your day to day life.

James discusses the importance of prioritising your development tomorrow, not your ego today, and examine why humility is so important in terms of optimising your development trajectory following his conversation with Gorm Thomassen.

James introduces you to a model that you can use as your own personal performance barometer and master the art of not panicking, drawing upon examples from his recent conversation with WBO Cruiserweight World Champion Chris Billam-Smith.

James deconstructs his nine key takeaways from his conversation with General McChrystal. Walking the walk, taking risk, and competitive environments to dealing with adversity, the role of belief and the power of listening.

Ted Rath has held multiple prestigious roles in the NFL at the Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins and LA Rams. He is currently Vice president of player performance for the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles went 22-1 last season, making the Superbowl, where they lost on a brutal, last second field goal 38-35 to Patrick Mahomes Kansas city Chiefs.

I've been privileged to see Ted doing what he does best first hand at the Eagles HQ in Philli. The intensity, passion and focus Ted brings on this podcast is exactly what he delivers to the superstars such as Jalen Hurts, AJ Carter and Brandon Graham day in, day out.

In this episode we focus on how excellence is a series of days that repeat and that to excel we must win each day. We're going to talk the power of process, the make-up of elite athletes like Jalen Hurts, and the habits that will enable you to win your days.

I hope you enjoy.

James:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesakingofficial/

https://www.instagram.com/jamesaking_/

https://jamesaking.com/

Ted:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-rath-4ba02928/

https://www.instagram.com/tedrathstrengthcoach/

https://twitter.com/ted_rath

Gorm Thomassen is the CIO of AKO Capital- one of the London's leading investment funds, managing around 22 billion dollars in capital.

AKO are one of those rare organisations that practice what they preach and have profound methodology behind the results they produce- that we'll explore during this conversation.

In this episode we're going to talk about how Gorm and his team handle hundred million dollar plus pnl swings, some philosophy and the powerful role humility plays in building elite performance.

I hope you enjoy.

James:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesakingofficial/

https://www.instagram.com/jamesaking_/

https://jamesaking.com/

Gorm:

https://www.akocapital.com/

Chris Billam-Smith is the current WBO cruiserweight world champion. He recently won his world title at his beloved Premier League side Bournemouth's vitality stadium, beating his previously undefeated ex-stable mate Lawrence Okolie in a majority decision. Prior to that fight Okolie had never been knocked down in his entire professional career, Chris had him on the canvas three times that night.

Chris is the main man in the famous McGuigan training stable who've trained world champions including David Haye, George Groves, Carl Frampton, and Josh Taylor and is now home to some of Britain's most exciting boxing talent- the likes of Adam Azim and Caroline Dubois. Chris also stars in an exciting new Netflix documentary 'The Stable' which goes behind the scenes of the McGuigan gym and will be released later this year- I personally can't wait for that one to come out.

Chris is an athlete who has risen to the pinnacle of his sport through, determination, skill and a relentless pursuit of excellence. He's a powerful reminder of how far focus, dedication and professionalism can take us. In this episode Chris talks us through that world title fight, providing an absolute masterclass in emotional control. We delve deep into the life and career of this incredible athlete, from his expert support network to all his routines and habits that have helped propel him to the top.

I hope you enjoy.

Chris:

https://twitter.com/chrisbillam

https://www.instagram.com/chrisbillam/

James:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesakingofficial/

https://www.instagram.com/jamesaking_/

https://jamesaking.com/