01/04/2026
Pressure doesn’t ruin performance. Untrained responses do.
When performance breaks down, most people assume something is wrong with the person:
Not confident enough.
Not tough enough.
Not mentally strong enough
That framing is wrong.
Performance breakdowns are not personal flaws. They are skill gaps.
Under pressure, the brain and nervous system default to whatever has been trained:
– How to regulate emotion
– How to direct attention
– How to recover from mistakes
– How to execute when stakes are high
If those responses haven’t been trained, pressure exposes the gap.
That’s not a character issue. It’s a preparation issue. And preparation is fixable.
You don’t rise to the occasion. You fall back on your training.
Train the response.
Pressure will take care of the rest.
2026 - Precision Under Pressure
