Damian Hughes — Sit Down When You Punch

The Ezra Zaid Project

Best-selling author (and now podcaster) Damian Hughes shares what it's like to be in the corner of a world boxing title fight. Also, what does it take to deliver a message that has maximum impact? How does storytelling help process complex information? He explains what tripwires are and how we can build it into our everyday lives.

Bio

Professor Damian Hughes is an international speaker and best selling author who combines his practical and academic background within sport, organisational development and change psychology, to help organisations and teams to create a high performing culture. He combines his practical and academic background within sport, organisation and change psychology to work as a trusted adviser to the business, education and sporting elite, specialising in the creation of high performing cultures.

Episode Structure

• 0:00 - Introductions
• 2:47 - What do you say to someone who's about to win a championship?
• 6:20 - What can you do to turn your struggles into something more?
• 8:56 - Tripwires and a Disney moment?
• 13:19 - What does storytelling have to do with the Ezra Zaid Project?
• 20:44 - Thank you's
• 21:22 - What's Damian up to now?
• 22:55 - Credits

Book Recommendations

1. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
2. The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff

If you'd like to read one of Damian's books:

1. The Winning Mindset
2. How to Think Like Sir Alex Ferguson: The Business of Winning and Managing Success
3. The Barcelona Way: How to Create a Winning Team

Contact / Social Media:

Damian Hughes: Instagram, Website
The High Performance Podcast: Instagram, Youtube, Spotify

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