Prestige Performance

Jimmy Williams
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Prestige Performance

An award nominated podcast. Hosted by an Irish Sport Psychology consultant and trainee Cognitive-Behavioural Therapist. Interviews with elite athletes, coaches, psychologists and individuals involved in performance to chat about the notion of mental preparation and find out the key aspects of achieving high performance. Listened in 70+ countries. Get in touch: jimmy.williams@outlook.ie

  1. 09/04/2023

    #61 Mickey Joe Harte: Early musical influences, winning You're A Star and achieving high performance live

    Jimmy is joined by Irish singer songwriter Mickey Joe Harte to chat about his early musical influences, winning You're A Star in 2003, achieving high performance live, songwriting and more. Get in touch: jimmy.williams@outlook.ie Instagram: @prestigeperformancepod Twitter: @prestige_pod

    55 min

  2. 08/22/2023

    #60 René Meulensteen - Optimising High Performance at Man Utd

    Jimmy is joined by former Manchester United coach René Meulensteen to chat about his new book "United, Sir Alex & Me" and his time at the club as a coach and assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson. Click here to buy René's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/United-Sir-Alex-Me-Football-ebook/dp/B0CF3VX2RV/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1692731150&refinements=p_27%3ARen%C3%A9+Meulensteen&s=books&sr=1-1

    43 min

  3. 05/23/2023

    #59 Jason Smyth: The fastest Paralympian on the planet

    Jimmy is joined by Jason Smyth, an individual who is no stranger to high performance; unbeaten throughout a career spanning 19 years. The third fastest man in the history of Ireland. 6 Paralympic Gold Medals. 6 European Championship Gold Medals. A 9-time World Champion. In this episode, Jason reflects on his career and the key aspects needed to achieve high performance in the key moments.

    38 min

  4. 05/04/2023

    #58 Dr Martin Turner: Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy

    Jimmy is joined by BPS Chartered & HCPC Registered Sport & Exercise Psychologist Dr Martin Turner. In this episode, Martin talks about integrating a counselling framework called Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy into Sport Psychology Consulting. In this episode, he speaks about what REBT is at it's core, the origins of REBT as a therapeutic intervention, the four types of "irrational" beliefs proposed in REBT and disputing techniques practitioners can use in their one-to-one work with athletes to develop more useful, functional beliefs. Links to Martin's books (they are well worth checking out): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Martin-Turner/e/B00MD0WP3K?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1683216792&sr=1-1

    53 min

  5. 03/22/2023

    #57 Sean Tobin: The fastest Antarctic marathon runner in history

    Jimmy is joined by another Clonmel man, Sean Tobin, to chat about the "unique conditions" posed in the recent Antarctic marathon he ran, setting a world record in the process. More, we chat about dealing with ANTS (automatic negative thoughts) that arise during long-distance running, the power of journalling to build self-awareness and setting process goals around the aspects of Sean's performances that he can control. Prestige Performance has been nominated in the Sport Podcast Awards 2023. The podcast has been shortlisted for best Performance, well-being & fitness podcast. Here is the link to vote: ⁠https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sports_category/best-performance-and-wellbeing-podcast/?fbclid=IwAR1xJsLhcUk7SXR9o3YyB48H79LjnpqorqPEAwlm7SZsR1naJvFpZp8mkTg⁠. To vote, you need to create an account, log in, look for "best performance, well-being & fitness podcasts," look for "Prestige Performance," click the thumbs up to vote and scroll back up to submit your vote. Get in touch: jimmy.williams@outlook.ie

    48 min

  6. 03/21/2023

    #56 Ruairí de Leastar: "Being in the moment" key to high performance

    Jimmy is joined by Clonmel singer-songwriter, Ruairí de Leastar to chat about performing live, the process of song writing and the key ingredients needed to achieve high performance as a gigging musician. Prestige Performance has been nominated in the Sport Podcast Awards 2023. The podcast has been shortlisted for best Performance, well-being & fitness podcast. Here is the link to vote: ⁠https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sports_category/best-performance-and-wellbeing-podcast/?fbclid=IwAR1xJsLhcUk7SXR9o3YyB48H79LjnpqorqPEAwlm7SZsR1naJvFpZp8mkTg⁠. To vote, you need to create an account, log in, look for "best performance, well-being & fitness podcasts," look for "Prestige Performance," click the thumbs up to vote and scroll back up to submit your vote. Get in touch: jimmy.williams@outlook.ie

    41 min

  7. 02/02/2023

    #55 Shauna O'Keeffe: "I plan on being World Champion."

    Jimmy is joined by 4 times Irish boxing Champion & Irish Senior Boxing Champion 2023, Shauna O'Keeffe. In this episode, Shauna chats about her victory last weekend, learning from setbacks and her key ingredients needed to achieve high performance. Get in touch: jimmy.williams@outlook.ie

    1h 6m

  8. 12/20/2022

    #54 Nick Littlehales: Elite Sport Recovery Coach: Optimising Sleep

    Jimmy is joined by Elite Sport Recovery Coach, Nick Littlehales to chat about optimising sleep. Nick has worked with Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Real Madrid, England and Team GB. In this episode, Nick speaks about common sleep myths, reframing our perception of sleep and the idea of introducing "Controlled Recovery Periods" into our day. Nick's website: https://sportsleepcoach.com/ Link to Nick's books: https://sportsleepcoach.com/collections/all-products Get in touch: jimmy.williams@outlook.ie

    1h 19m
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An award nominated podcast. Hosted by an Irish Sport Psychology consultant and trainee Cognitive-Behavioural Therapist. Interviews with elite athletes, coaches, psychologists and individuals involved in performance to chat about the notion of mental preparation and find out the key aspects of achieving high performance. Listened in 70+ countries. Get in touch: jimmy.williams@outlook.ie

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  • Creator
    Jimmy Williams
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2023
  • Episodes
    61
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jimmy Williams
  • Show Website
    Prestige Performance

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