27/02/2026
Most professionals won’t realise that this is the difference.
These are the marginal gains that separate leaders who want to live, lead and perform in times that matter.
When travelling its easy to fall off the wagon, make do with just “eating what’s ever there” and use that as an excuse to not do whats needed to cultivate your performance.
But if you want a body with energy, bandwidth, and ultimately the ability to deliver when you need it, then your approach needs to change.
I landed in Dubai yesterday, ready for our first event of the year on Saturday.
When I got to my apartment, I went to get supplies. The main one you will miss most when travelling is protein, because nobody eats enough of it by mistake.
Something practical, easy, fast and doesn’t take up mental headspace to figure out if you’re able to hit your numbers.
But something else I do, regardless of where I am in the world, is start my day the same way.
1L water with 1000mg electrolytes, 5g Creatine, some sunshine and move for 15 mins (The real coffee, not that Nescafé rubbish)
This is what it means when you hear the phrase “high performance is built in the boring”
There’s nothing glamorous here
Just a box ticked when it comes down to fuelling my physical and mental ambition.
If you’re leading a company, you don’t have time to “think” about the foundations of your performance
What you need are standards, SOP’s and being active in what it takes to perform and keep performing.
Fuelled, work block ticked and now a training session to clip.
Remember, your actions and standards are something you show, not something you talk about.
