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.ieInstagram: @p

#60 René Meulensteen - Optimising High Performance at Man Utd

Aug 22nd, 2023 42m 51s

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.

#59 Jason Smyth: The fastest Paralympian on the planet

May 23rd, 2023 37m 33s

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

#58 Dr Martin Turner: Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy

May 4th, 2023 52m 52s

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 Consultin

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

Mar 22nd, 2023 48m 20s

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)

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

Mar 21st, 2023 40m 55s

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

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

Feb 2nd, 2023 1h 5m

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 performan

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

Dec 20th, 2022 1h 19m

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 co

#53 Psychoeducation: Unhelpful Thinking Styles

Dec 17th, 2022 14m 53s

In this podcast, I chat about Unhelpful Thinking Styles, also known as "Cognitive Distortions" which are a key part of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Cognitive distortions are exaggerated patterns of thought that are not based on facts and can

#52 Lee Lawrence: The United upbringing "taught you to be a decent human being."

Dec 12th, 2022 37m 22s

Jimmy is joined by former Manchester United defender and 2003 Youth Cup winner, Lee Lawrence. In this episode, Lee chats about his journey to becoming a professional footballer, life at United, the 2003 Youth Cup team, life after United and mor

#51 Bill Beswick: "Alex Ferguson asked me how do I keep United #1? Thank God I knew the answer."

Dec 8th, 2022 47m 16s

Jimmy is joined by Bill Beswick, a leader in the field of Applied Sports Psychology. Bill has worked professionally with teams such as Derby County, Manchester United, Middlesbrough and Sunderland. More, he became the first Sports Psychologist

#50: Helen Scott MBE: "I think it's especially important to reflect when you've had success"

Feb 18th, 2022 51m 32s

Jimmy is joined by Rio 2016 Paralympic Champion, 8 x World and 4 x Commonwealth Games Champion Helen Scott MBE. Helen chats about how she got into cycling, piloting a tandem, the idea of self reflection and gives some practical insights for bot

#49 Kevin Moran: "I'd swap an All-Ireland for a league title with United"

Feb 11th, 2022 29m 26s

Jimmy is joined by former Republic of Ireland and Manchester United defender Kevin Moran to chat about the transition from playing GAA with Dublin to life as a professional footballer with Manchester United.

#49 Kevin Moran: "I'd swap an All-Ireland for a League title with Utd"

Feb 3rd, 2022 29m 20s

Jimmy is joined by former Republic of Ireland and Manchester United footballer Kevin Moran to chat about the transition from GAA to soccer and his Manchester United career.

#48 Niall Ronan: "I visualised my running lines. It gave me confidence"

Jan 17th, 2022 49m 59s

Jimmy is joined by former Munster, Leinster and Ireland rugby player, Niall Ronan, to chat about growing up in Meath, the transition from GAA to Rugby, Mental Preparation in Sport, High Performance & Manchester United.

#47 United in the Seventies

Sep 30th, 2021 41m 1s

Jimmy is joined by Manchester United authors and historians Roy Cavanagh MBE and Carl Abbott to discuss their latest book: The Big Manchester United Book Of The Seventies.The Manchester United Book of the Seventies is the most comprehensive an

#46 Sammy McIlroy: United fans: "the best in the world," leaving United was the "wrong decision"

Aug 3rd, 2021 31m 53s

Jimmy is joined by Manchester United legend Sammy McIlroy. 419 appearances for the Reds and 71 goals, Sammy speaks about making his debut v Manchester City aged seventeen, the difficulty of leaving United, the high of winning the FA Cup in '77

#45 Cora Staunton: The psychological implications of injury

Jul 14th, 2021 40m 48s

Jimmy is joined by Mayo GAA legend, Cora Staunton. In an open and honest conversation, Cora speaks about her move to play AFL with the Greater Western Sydney Giants, embracing challenge, the psychological challenges of injury and achieving high

#44 Ken Doherty: "Timid" England "tried to do an Italian job on the Italians"

Jul 13th, 2021 1h

Jimmy is joined by the 1997 World Snooker Champion Ken Doherty. In a jam-packed episode, we discuss the Euros, England's defeat to Italy, Conor McGregor's defeat to Dustin Poirier, all things Manchester United, Mark Selby's fourth Crucible crow

#43 Charlotte Henshaw: A "will to learn" - The cornerstone of high performance

Jun 19th, 2021 43m 32s

Jimmy and Ciara are joined by Charlotte Henshaw in this weeks episode. A 3 x Paracanoe World Champion, A World Record holder, 3 time Paralympic swimmer turned sprint kayaker and Double Paralympic Medallist, Charlotte has consistently achieved h

#42 Paul McShane: "I made the right decision" to leave Manchester United

May 17th, 2021 50m 11s

Jimmy is joined by former Manchester United, West Brom, Sunderland, Reading & Republic of Ireland defender Paul McShane on this weeks episode. Paul speaks about how setbacks early in his career helped shape the player he then became, the impact

#41 Shaun Murphy: World Snooker Championship 2021 and the "obsessive" desire to succeed

May 14th, 2021 56m 25s

Jimmy is joined by 2021 Crucible finalist Shaun Murphy for an exclusive RDT interview. In this podcast, Shaun chats about his run to the final of Snooker's biggest event, reclaiming his "passion" for life and highlights an "obsessive" desire to

#40 Sarah Storey: Skill acquisition, the "panic zone" & Imagery

Feb 12th, 2021 28m 44s

Jimmy is joined by Sarah Storey on this weeks podcast. A 38 time world champion, a winner of 14 Paralympic gold medals and a world record breaker on 76 occasions, Sarah has consistently achieved elite sporting performance. We chat about skill a

#39: Bernard Jackman part 2: Instilling a winning culture at Leinster, Grenoble & being resilient

Jan 31st, 2021 22m 48s

Jimmy is joined by former Connaught, Sale Sharks, Leinster and Ireland rugby player, Bernard Jackman, to chat about changing the culture and mindset at Leinster to a winning one, coaching in France, his tenure in Wales with Dragons and achievin

#38 Bernard Jackman part 1: Achieving high performance in business and in sport

Jan 21st, 2021 26m 49s

Jimmy is joined by former Connaught, Sale Sharks, Leinster and Ireland rugby player, Bernard Jackman, to chat about life post-professional athlete, the reality of life as a coach and meeting Sir Alex Ferguson. Moreover, we speak about Bernard's