3 June 2023: WTF is High Performance?

Greetings and welcome to our first LinkedIn edition of the Startmate newsletter!

In today's newsletter, we're going to be talking all about performance. Specifically, high performance. 

If you have lofty goals (and I know you all do), high performance is your gateway to achieving them. 

But life is hard. Sometimes we wobble.

To come anywhere close to performing at our peak, foundations must be laid. Boundaries must be set and well-being accounted for. 

If you don't identify as a high performer, don't worry, by the end of this newsletter you will have all the tips, tools and links necessary to kick-start your new life as a high performer. 

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In this week's newsletter, you will:

• 🤷 Learn why people keep banging on about high performance
• 💥 Improve your own performance through some of the best resources we've seen on this topic
• 🎓 Awaken our youth to the prospect of startups

As usual, some exceptionally high-quality content coming at you. 

Enjoy.

🍄 Hols

👣 “We’re all a work in progress”: The path to high performance in startups 

I sat down with Craig Davis this week to talk about all things “high performance” - what it means, what it looks like, what it feels like and most importantly how to achieve it. 

It was an incredibly insightful conversation and if you give it a read, I think you'll find SO many relatable anecdotes to ponder on. (I know I sure did.)

Link to article here.

💥 WTF is the High Performance Fellowship?

Now that you've read the interview with Craig.

You're probably wondering, what exactly is the High Performance Fellowship and why should I do it?

Over the course of this 6-week program, you'll explore the intersection of neuroscience, psychology and reflective practices that are crucial to cultivating mindfulness and building EQ.

You'll walk away with valuable tools and techniques to embed in your day to day life that will lift your performance, improve health and wellbeing, enhance self awareness and ignite your motivation.

Apply today and you will:

• ✈️ Get off autopilot and train laser-focused productivity 
• 🌱 Cultivate a higher state of awareness
• 🪢 Learn effective strategies for managing your emotions so you’re not being jerked around or hijacked by them
• 👁️ Align your values and vision for the future
• ⚡ Train EQ and achieve synergy within your team
• 🤝 Discover practical ways to apply these lessons!

📩 Link to application here.

Applications close: Midnight 5 June 2023. 

🕺 Buuut don't just take our word for it. 

Some of the highest-performing people in the industry have done this course and give it an enormous amount of credit. Check out some of the feedback we've received.

🧠 The relationship between EQ, performance and success

Some more brain reading for you:

• Article: The Little-Known Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence And Success
• Article: Are You Too Stressed to Be Productive? Or Not Stressed Enough?
• Article: It's Time To Talk About Stress At Venture-Backed Tech Startups
• Article: How to Lead High-Performing Teams in a Psychologically Unsafe World

🎓 Student Fellowship apps closing Sunday 🏃

We firmly believe that empowering students to pursue a future in startups is some of the most impactful work we'll ever do at Startmate.

We need you (🫵!) to help us track down the most curious, passionate, creative students in ANZ and recruit them to our student startup army. Let's get students off the well-trodden corporate paths and into an industry where their fresh minds can change the world.

📩 Link to application here.

Application close: 4th June 2023. 

🦋 See you next time!

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