Eric Potterat

I think when you look at the best performers who are sustaining excellence over time, their ability is more along the lines of how are they leveraging their software.

Those mental techniques that makes the hardware work.

Hey, Michael.

Good to be here.

Thanks for having me.

Boy, great question.

Look, there are a lot of definitions out there, and I tend to be a relatively simple guy.

I think the easiest definition to wrap my head around is the ability to control the human stress response in multiple situations.

So regardless of the discipline that you practice, whether it's military, first responder, sport, business.

I think it's really the ability to use certain tools and techniques to control that human stress response and be able to thrive and perform optimally in that discipline.

It's not.

I think where a lot of people make a mistake is they assume that these are end states.

Like when you look at pick your favorite performer, whether it's an athlete, military, businessman, or woman, whatever it may be.

And if you think of that person, you probably think of a few things they do well.

Their ability to focus, perform well under pressure, limit distractions, be resilient,

And I think the difficulty with a lot of those terms is they're accurate, but they're end states.

What very few people are telling us are what are these individuals doing in order to execute that end state?

I know they're focused.

I know they're extremely disciplined.

I know they're resilient.