Bite Size: The 3 Daily Pillars That Drive Elite Performance | Dan Abrahams

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Dan Abrahams shares the critical question he asks athletes: 'What are you going to do if it goes wrong?'

Sports psychologist Dan Abrahams shares his three-pillar framework for elite performance—attention, intensity, and intent—and explains how these mental skills apply equally to athletes and business professionals. He introduces practical techniques like mental contrasting to prepare for adversity and maintain optimal performance under pressure.

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A compact, practical take on attention, intensity, and intent.

Dan frames high performance as a matter of attention, intensity, and intent, and the point lands because he keeps it grounded. The conversation stays on practical footing, moving from the idea itself into everyday examples and performance settings without much detour.

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Three performance levers you can actually use today.

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