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Your body made the decision before your brain did.

30,000th of a second.

That’s how fast your nervous system reacts to a threat.

This week we sat down with Dr Roy Sugarman - Clinical Neuropsychologist, former Applied Neuroscience lead at EXOS, and the man whose Theory of Change became the model behind California’s state mental health solution. He’s worked with US Military Special Forces, elite athletes, and major corporates including Google, IBM and Johnson & Johnson.

And here’s what he said about how your body primes you for performance:

In 30,000th of a second - before you’ve consciously registered the challenge ahead - your liver has already dumped energy into your bloodstream. Your heart rate is already rising. Your digestion is already switched off.

Your emotions aren’t just feelings.
They’re physical events.

And every peak performer - athlete, executive, everyday human - has to learn to work with that system, not against it.

If you have ever wondered:

💭 “Why do I keep getting in my own way right when things are going well?”

💭 “Is it really possible to train my brain to perform under pressure?”

💭 “How do I stop overthinking and just trust myself when it counts most?”

this episode is for you.

Comment ‘drsugarman’ and we’ll send you the full episode.

💙 LB & TB by @awake_academy

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My 2014 book “Saving your life one day at a time”. Available on Amazon and others!

https://www.amazon.com.au/Saving-Your-Life-One-Time-ebook/dp/B00B4ES77O by @awake_academy

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A 7 time world champion paddling into a high-stakes final.

Muttering Fat Bastard quotes under her breath.
”I want my bebe, bebe, bebe, bebe, bebe.”

It sounds ridiculous, right? But that’s the point.

Dr @sugarman50 - applied neuroscientist and architect of peak performance systems used by elite sport, the U.S. Congress, and executives worldwide, calls it thought diffusion. One of the six pillars of psychological flexibility. Not willpower, not positive thinking, something far more precise.

When your brain fuses to a toxic, pressure-filled thought, you don’t fight it. You make it absurd. You sing it, you interrupt it or just like Layne, you recite Fat Bastard until it loses its grip.

@laynebeachley didn’t win 7 world titles because she was fearless, she won because she had a system for the moments when fear showed up.

Learn more in the full episode with Dr Roy Sugarman - The Performance Brain: Psychological Flexibility, Trust and the Neuroscience of Peak Performance.

Comment DRSUGARMAN in the comments and we’ll send you the full conversation 💙 by @awake_academy

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Your yeah buts are not the truth.⁠
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They're a signal.⁠
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Applied neuroscientist Dr @sugarman50 says it plainly, you don't create what you want, you create what you believe. And if you want to know what you actually believe about yourself, your goals, your capacity?⁠
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Listen to the voice that fires the second you back yourself.⁠
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*“Yeah but I'm not ready.”⁠
”Yeah but what if I fail.”⁠
”Yeah but that's not really me.”*⁠
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That's not self-awareness. That's your nervous system keeping you small.⁠
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The work isn't to silence it.⁠
It's to name it, step back from it, and choose differently anyway.⁠
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That's a skill. It can be built.⁠
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And when it is, everything changes.⁠
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Swipe to understand what your yeah buts are actually doing, and how to stop letting them run the show.⁠
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Save this for the next time your 'YEAH BUT' get's in the way. by @awake_academy

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What an absolute legend! 7x World Champion 🏄‍♀️ @laynebeachley is not only an incredible athlete but also an inspiring podcast host! Had the pleasure of meeting and chatting with Layne and @tesscbrouwer for @awake_academy - stay tuned for another epic podcast coming soon! 👀 We dived into questions like “why do I keep getting in my own way right when things are going well?” and “how to stop overthinking and just trust myself when it counts the most?” by @awake_academy

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Saunders Rocks #saundersrocks taken in Saunders Rock, Sea Point by @awake_academy

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#kwandwe June 2015 by @awake_academy

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My model finds life in Kooth’s Soluna research…proud… by @awake_academy

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A few items from sand around my towel today at Bondi Beach #plasticpollution #bondibeachsydney by @awake_academy

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