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Fast Jet Performance

Former Royal Air Force fighter pilot and fast jet tactical weapons flying instructor talks about performance psychology and overcoming struggle to accelerate your life.Support this show http://support... Read more

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Why Fighter Pilots Keep the Maths Simple and Why You Should Too

Why Fighter Pilots Keep the Maths Simple and Why You Should Too

I decided that I was not going to die today.   And with that I closed the throttle and, as the nose of my fighter jet la... Read more

16 Feb 2017

53mins

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Why this One Forgotten Email Proves that Millennials are the Luckiest Generation, Ever.

Why this One Forgotten Email Proves that Millennials are the Luckiest Generation, Ever.

I like millennials.   There, I’ve said it.   And, before my inbox explodes with all the hate mail from my more ‘senior’ ... Read more

7 Jan 2018

25mins

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How You Can Build a Solid Foundation for Change in 5 Simple Steps - Even If You've Failed Before.

How You Can Build a Solid Foundation for Change in 5 Simple Steps - Even If You've Failed Before.

We think about ourselves a lot. If you were stuck in a cage with a crocodile you'd think about that a lot too but you're... Read more

2 Jan 2016

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Arguments in the Cockpit - How to Have Better Relationships and be Liked at Parties.

Arguments in the Cockpit - How to Have Better Relationships and be Liked at Parties.

We all know that pilots are an overconfident bunch. You've seen the airline captain wearing sunglasses as he walks throu... Read more

21 Dec 2015

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Death in the Red Arrows - When the Display is More Important than Safety

Death in the Red Arrows - When the Display is More Important than Safety

(Re-recorded and shorted to 50 mins)There will always be a lack of necessary external oversight of flight safety and org... Read more

3 Nov 2019

50mins

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SAM Dodging Over the Nevada Desert - Why Low-Level Flying is Still Necessary

SAM Dodging Over the Nevada Desert - Why Low-Level Flying is Still Necessary

Of my friends and colleagues that have been killed in military aircraft they have all had one thing in common - they wer... Read more

25 May 2015

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Experience or Education - How Darts and a German Race Track Can Get You into the Top 1.24%

Experience or Education - How Darts and a German Race Track Can Get You into the Top 1.24%

If I gave you some darts and stood you in front of a dartboard for a year, could you become the next Phil ‘The Power’ Ta... Read more

17 May 2015

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Impostor Syndrome and The Fine Line Between Confidence and Arrogance

Impostor Syndrome and The Fine Line Between Confidence and Arrogance

So, it's fair to say that the majority of the population would probably view fast jet pilots as an arrogant bunch of peo... Read more

16 Apr 2015

Ranked #9

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Well, You Got that Wrong - Let's Talk about ‘Military' Courage

Well, You Got that Wrong - Let's Talk about ‘Military' Courage

His fist connected with my lower jaw, throwing my head back several feet from the impact.​ I didn’t feel pain as such b... Read more

15 Dec 2016

30mins

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'F.U. I Won't Do What You Tell Me!' - To Not Conform

'F.U. I Won't Do What You Tell Me!' - To Not Conform

You know the feeling you get when you’ve done something wrong and you’re about to get into trouble? You’re afraid of wh... Read more

28 Jul 2017

16mins

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Fast Jet Pilot gets an Office Job! - 6 Tips for Better Communication in the Workplace

Fast Jet Pilot gets an Office Job! - 6 Tips for Better Communication in the Workplace

So, I've just swapped the cockpit of my military fast jet for a desk in an office and, WHOA... ...Am I learning about co... Read more

29 Oct 2015

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How to Not Get Trapped By Your Passion - Why Passion is a Dick!

How to Not Get Trapped By Your Passion - Why Passion is a Dick!

A pilot from Brazil wrote to me after reading one of my essays on why I left the RAF.https://fastjetperformance.com/podc... Read more

28 Jul 2019

24mins

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Why Fighter Pilots know that Quick Reactions are for Losers!

Why Fighter Pilots know that Quick Reactions are for Losers!

‘I plan for the 6th order effect and I do it in about half a second.’ If I had heard that from anyone other than anothe... Read more

23 Feb 2018

20mins

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The Underlying Brutality of Military Life

The Underlying Brutality of Military Life

Email from Rob. As so many have before me, I wanted to put pen to paper, (to coin an old phrase), to say thanks for your... Read more

4 Oct 2017

30mins

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Don't Die at Work - How to Banish Boredom and Anxiety

Don't Die at Work - How to Banish Boredom and Anxiety

​Uniformed Police Officers, wearing body armour and carrying Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine guns pulled tightly into ... Read more

22 Nov 2019

24mins

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'Hit the Target, Don't Get Shot Down' - On Goals and Life

'Hit the Target, Don't Get Shot Down' - On Goals and Life

​​'Wolf 3 defends SA-11 bearing 020!' came the call from the back pair of our low-level 4-ship of Tornado GR4 bombers.  ... Read more

7 Jul 2016

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The 90% Solution, Some Guy Called 'Pareto' and Why the Best Air Combat Pilots are Often Seen as the Laziest

The 90% Solution, Some Guy Called 'Pareto' and Why the Best Air Combat Pilots are Often Seen as the Laziest

The 90% solution, some guy called 'Pareto' and why the best air combat pilots are often seen as the laziest.It became ap... Read more

19 Apr 2015

Ranked #18

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Why I Quit the Greatest Job in the World - The Curse of the Bovril Snail

Why I Quit the Greatest Job in the World - The Curse of the Bovril Snail

‘Well, that's the flying done.’ I thought, as the jet slowly rolled to a stop. And, as I moved the throttle to the clos... Read more

14 Nov 2017

14mins

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Why 99% of People Don’t EVER GET What They Want

Why 99% of People Don’t EVER GET What They Want

What would you say if I said you could be anything you wanted to be, right now?Today.A famous movie actress, an award-wi... Read more

17 Dec 2019

21mins

Ranked #20

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How To Go Shopping in Enemy Territory

How To Go Shopping in Enemy Territory

Today we talk about minimising outings, planning a shopping trip and how to brief it. Don't be a statistic, you only hav... Read more

6 Apr 2020

20mins

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