In Episode 108, Paul McVeigh, Performance and Sports Psychologist, Author of The Stupid Footballer is Dead, and former footballer with Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, and Northern Ireland, talks with Phil and Paul about great life and leadership lessons he has learned from his time playing football at the highest level, how to improve your normal, how he has overcome adversity, why we should want failure in our lives, the importance of thinking about thinking and mixing intensity with control, and the best leaders he played with during his football career. Specifically, Paul discusses:

• His personal story, how he developed his passion for football, leadership, and sports and performance psychology, and why he had an inferiority complex (2:50)
• Defining moments in Paul’s career and what he learned from them, and why we should want failure in our lives (7:42)
• His book, The Stupid Footballer is Dead, which discusses some of the life and leadership lessons we can learn from the game of football (soccer) (14:11)
• Why and how we need to “think about thinking” (21:10)
• The importance of mixing intensity with control (26:15)
• The best leaders he played with and what set them apart from the rest (31:03)
• His podcast, The Psychology of Success and what he hopes people will learn from it (33:42)
• His recommendations of another great podcast (36:26)

Resources and Links from this Episode

• Paul McVeigh’s Website (where you can find The Psychology of Success Podcast and a free copy of his book, “The Stupid Footballer is Dead)
• Uncut Video of the Episode
• HSEL Facebook Group
• Warrior Way Soccer
• Coaching the Bigger Game Program
• Phil’s email for DISC Training
• The High Performance Podcast
• Switch on Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health, by Caroline Leaf
• Unlimited Power: The New Science of Personal Achievement, by Tony Robbins