We are celebrating International Women's Day with England footballer Steph Houghton ⚽ Steph began playing football as a hobby when becoming a professional women footballer was not heard of. Steph had to overcome objections and stereotypes as she worked her way up. She saw the evolution of football first hand and its impact on not only herself but also many other women and fans around her. Steph has had an illustrious career playing with Sunderland, Leeds and Arsenal before moving to and captaining Manchester City in 2014. Steph was honest and candid about her experiences and the importance of setting examples for the next generation and leaving them a legacy to follow. Steph's podcast has it all: ⚽ Being in the moment ⚽ Striving for the perfect game ⚽ Winning cultures Thanks for watching 🙏🏽 please make sure to like and subscribe to be notified of new eps! 📺 Timestamps ⏱ 00:26 What is high performance 05:06 Beginning of women's football 08:20 Advice for players 09:26 Work/ Life balances 11:16 Developing as a leader 17:19 Winning cultures 20:59 Taking on feedback 25:22 Quickfire questions Thank you to our sponsor, Lotus Cars; Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/grouplot...​ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/lotuscars Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LotusCars About: The High Performance Podcast offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of high-achieving, successful individuals. It doesn’t matter where our guest has excelled - in sport, music, business or entertainment – they all have first-hand experiences and lessons to share. Find out what non-negotiable behaviours they employed to get them to the top and keep them there. Hosting every conversation is sports broadcaster Jake Humphrey and leading organisational psychologist Professor Damian Hughes. Jake is currently BT Sport’s Premier League anchor and former face of BBC’s Formula One coverage. Damian continues to work with leading sports organisations and teams to create a high performing culture. Watch full unseen interviews from the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhEga43DyktQKiqShJ75awYPgShWWAxko For more episodes of the podcast, listen here: http://www.podfollow.com/highperformance #highperformancepodcast