Why You Should Value Health Above All: Movember

Hey, before we get going, let me tell you that you can listen to this episode totally ad free. And right now there's a free trial. So you can sign up on Apple, on Spotify, or on the high performance website. Although you're listening to High Performance, people think that this show is all about high achievement, but it isn't, is it? It's about finding our own version of high performance for so many people, including our guests. health is a true barometer of high performance. You're absolutely right, Jake. I'm often reminded of The billion book by the palliative care nurse, Bronnie Ware, who who wrote the book called The Regrets of the Dien. And one of the things that she echoes is what we hear from our guests that

At that moment of life. where you're facing the end. It's not about status, wealth, prestige, your bank account. It's about m taking care of your wealth, making sure that you're healthy and well enough to enjoy the fruits of your success. And that's what we hear so often from our guests. I wish I'd have enjoyed the journey. I wish I'd have taken better care of myself. And I'm hoping that over the next few minutes you can hear some lessons from our guests that mean Maybe you do enjoy the journey just a little bit more because it reminds us how fragile our health

And our lives are. Um and we're very proud to be supporting November on the episode that we're recording today. Obviously November is the global movement, which focuses on the health of men, both mental and physical. Um I wonder whether you're just gonna shave off the beard and live with a mustache for for Movember,'cause then you've done it. Well, I think so. Yeah, that's an easy way of doing it. But I think the point is it's a really powerful movement that just is a physical symbol. Of just reminding that we all need to take care of ourselves and each other as well. I would love to start with a guest who left a real mark on me, one of the one of the all-time greats, Michael Johnson, but we're not talking about his great achievements on the track. We're talking about probably his biggest fight off the track. Are you happy to start there? Yeah, definitely. I'm interested, uh why did it leave a mark on you?

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