Principles
IN THIS LESSON
What We’re Achieving
High performance at senior levels isn’t just about stamina—it’s about sustainability. Long hours, unpredictable cycles, and constant pressure can drain presence, judgment, and influence if not managed with intention.
This module focuses on building the habits and systems that allow you to perform at your best—day after day, deal after deal—without burning out. You’ll learn to regulate energy, manage stress, and create recovery rituals that protect your clarity, resilience, and leadership presence.
The goal isn’t doing less. It’s showing up sharper, stronger, and more sustainably—so your career trajectory and influence compound over time.
Key Learning Areas
Identifying energy leaks and designing routines that sustain peak performance.
Understanding how stress and recovery cycles affect decision-making, presence, and communication.
Building physical, mental, and emotional foundations for long-term leadership impact.
Creating intentional reset and recovery practices to extend career sustainability.
Deepen Your Understanding and Translate Insights into Action
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Do you have consistent routines that help you reset and recharge throughout the week?
When you feel depleted or distracted, do you use intentional strategies to recover—or just push through?
Are you able to recognize early signs of burnout before they impact performance?
Do your current habits support long-term energy, or do they rely mainly on short-term endurance?
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Energy Pattern Tracker: Log your energy levels three times a day for five days. Note trends (time of day, triggers, recovery moments) and experiment with adjustments.
Stress Response Reframe: In a high-pressure moment, pause and reframe stress as fuel for performance rather than a threat. Reflect afterward on how it shifted your response.
Reset Ritual: Design a short, consistent ritual at the end of each day (walk, journaling, reflection, transition activity) to create separation between work and recovery.
Real-World Challenge
Vision Mapping: Write 10–20 bullet points describing your best self at peak performance. Begin each with “I am…” or “I will…” to define the qualities, actions, and mindset of your high-performance state.
Design a Peak Performance System: Identify your highest-stakes recurring moment of the week (e.g., Monday pipeline reviews, board updates, client meetings). Build a system around it: pre-performance rituals, mid-day resets, and post-performance recovery. Implement it for four weeks and track impact on focus, energy, clarity, and mood.