In this podcast, Steve and Wylie delve into and break down the mechanisms and assumptions that cause high achievers to unwittingly limit their own performance. Wylie touches on the core theme right off the bat: superficiality and the hidden fear of “losing face”. By avoiding uncomfortable situations, people have unlearned a crucial skill for a good life: to roll with the punches. Wylie further expounds that as you learn to yield to fear rather than try to control or overcome it, you’ll inevitably regain the power to react properly to whatever stimuli come your way. He also reveals that these same issues plague a majority of his high-powered clients. Their compulsion to succeed at all costs consequently blinds them from seeing the deeper stresses that are filtering their perceptions and restricting their potential – focusing on a label like “success” rather than the one thing that will unleash and accelerate their performance: Mastering the self.

Recount Wylie’s past and how the path he chose led him into the world of self-mastery and delivered him the framework for the radical work he does with leaders today. Hear why you must consistently evaluate whether you’re showing up as the best version of yourself if you seek to unleash all your potential. Also learn the simple fact that rigidity in your life stems from fears you’re unwilling to face, and so much more. Wylie further explains why focus and discernment are the most valuable skills severely lacking in society today and why many people struggle to maintain focus when they’re pressed. Wylie lays out why you need to fully embrace the fear of the unknown, and by doing so you unequivocally transform and experience a more optimal life.

Learn how to harness fear and use it to your advantage instead of a seeing it as a detriment that holds you back. Discover that success isn’t about building a massive empire or accumulating wealth, but simply being at peace with yourself when your head hits the pillow at night, knowing you faced down difficult challenges in your day. Things get heated as Tony and Wylie discuss the ‘hustle and grind’ culture and why it’s doing more harm than good in the entrepreneurial space. Despite what you may see and hear on your favorite social media platform, running a business isn’t just about churning out 18-hour days doing activities that don’t move the needle. It’s about focusing on what will put you in the right place to experience real, sustainable results. As Wylie says, if you’re not doing what you love and you’re just doing “whatever it takes,” you’re sacrificing inappropriately and limiting your potential…and that will ruin everything from health, relationships, and mindset.

Listen to Wylie as he throws down on the critical aspects of what it takes to show up consistently as the best version of yourself, and the reasons why so many people struggle with accomplishing real change in the arenas of personal growth and development. Plus, learn why we spend so much time deflecting issues we face versus accepting the reality of our situations, and much more. Wylie provides a practical explanation of performance and why you need to keep it focused on YOUR efforts…not what others around you are doing or what society defines as peak performance. And guess what? It’s OK to be on top of your game one day and feel depressed the next! Wylie details how so many people get lost and confused by the complexity and fluidity of human nature and explains why you don’t have to be turned on 24/7/365.

Today, Wylie shares the mic with host Karen Clauss to discuss how he’s grown his brand and how his past experiences helped him discover his superpower of being able to expose blind spots, erupt and eradicate stress, and fully unleash the untapped potential of high achievers. Wylie takes a deep dive into why the mindset of consistently performing at peak levels is wildly lacking in today’s world, especially with those at the top. He goes further in explaining why humans tend to chalk up bad experiences as negatives and negatives only…never searching for the value within those bad experiences to uncover opportunities for growth and change. As the conversation rolls on, Wylie discusses why leaders constantly point the finger at situations that go wrong versus pointing it at themselves and, when they finally do face the truth, they reach a critical point with their limitations and realize it’s time to drastically shift their approach to life and business.

Wylie joins host Frank Rich for a game-changing conversation about achieving high levels of performance, becoming elite, and some of the broken practices found in coaching circles today. Throughout this episode, Wylie discusses the differences between high achievers and high performers and how we emulate people for all the wrong reasons. Instead of putting someone on a pedestal for making money or reaching a certain level of fame, why don’t we celebrate someone who seeks balanced relationships, optimized health, freedom, peace, focus, integrity, and high standards in their life? Why can’t those ideals take center stage while money and innovation become byproducts to balance and sanctity? Wylie shares his viewpoints on elements of the coaching world being broken and how too many coaches chase this profession because they’ve read some books while having no real world experience that can help someone else discover breakthroughs and true transformation in a dynamic way.

Today is a down-and-dirty conversation about the subjects of mindset and vulnerability, battling emotions and letting them work for us, and how many leaders are compensating instead of optimizing. Wylie shares how he leaves “no stone unturned” with the leaders he works with to optimize them into radical growth. His practices have been recognized as the “Navy SEAL equivalent” to high performance and leadership development because he integrates into their lives and pushes leaders further and deeper than most resources are willing to go. Wylie shares his insights on mindset and why humans have a hair trigger response to push back against a challenge they cannot control, as well as how we get so wrapped up in our own heads that we disconnect from the rest of who we are. Wylie and Scott also dive deep into vulnerability and why you only truly know someone when you fight them, reaching the real them in their most vulnerable state.

Wylie shares his holistic approach to unlocking peak levels of performance. Both Wylie and Greg are military veterans and share many experiences they both faced in various stages of combat. Wylie discusses how his current work began with other combat veterans suffering from PTSD after their military experience and how traditional coping mechanisms like therapy, prescription drugs, and other approaches simply weren’t helping veterans get beyond the stress. Wylie was able to tap into the inner stress that was keeping these veterans confined and, because of his own experience in the trenches, was able to help these veterans move into a life of peace without PTSD. Wylie shares his thoughts on the marketing hype that’s tied to transformation, performance, and being “your best” and how people get caught up in that hype and what it takes to avoid this trap.

Wylie sits down for a powerful conversation about accelerating performance and creating an environment that allows you to experience success. Throughout this conversation, Wylie explains how most people are afraid to look at themselves for who they are and, instead of pushing to break down self-built barriers, they simply say “I’m good as I am.” In order to grow and become truly optimized, you have to accept that you’re more than just your thinking, your emotions, and what society says you are. You have the ability to make radical change in your life…if you’re willing to put in the work to make it happen! Wylie details how real transformation does not come from knowing how to accomplish every step. To truly transform, you cannot be afraid to confront and embrace the unknown.

In this episode, Wylie joins Jon Rennie for an in-depth conversation about performance acceleration and the deep dive leaders need to take within themselves to unleash tangible transformation. Throughout this episode, Wylie explains how every title he uses, including Performance Accelerator, were given to him by former clients who he’s impacted through his holistic framework and strategies that result in optimal perusal and professional performance. “Every leader, every person is different…meaning there is no compartmentalized, cookie-cutter program that will help someone erupt and eradicate the stress that holds them back.” As the conversation continues, Wylie shares why eruption matters and how by not knowing what’s coming, you react from your most vulnerable state, thus leading to unencumbered truth, untapped potential, and unrivaled results.

Wylie discusses the best ways to accelerate and reach peak performance in your world. As you’ll learn (and maybe have even experienced personally), you can create and perform with certain levels of stress in your life, but trying to work with stress versus going beyond it will put you in a non-optimal state that wholly limits what you can/will accomplish. Wylie emphatically calls for an end to the belief that the metric of money and growing a business are the only ways to identify success in today’s society. Many prominent leaders will tell you that sacrificing everything at all costs is the only way to reach your pinnacle and that couldn’t be further from the truth. Wylie challenges this belief by asking what qualities we are emulating in leaders, what it takes to experience REAL growth, and why trying to maintain total control over every situation will stop growth in its tracks.

Wylie discusses how he created his company and game-changing approach because he saw major gaps in today’s leadership resources. Given humans are pre-conditioned to find the path of least resistance, we need an outside force to help us achieve beyond our perceived limitations. Without that guidance, we will find ourselves feeling as if we’re making progress, but ultimately remaining stuck in a rut, succumbing to issues we’ve been battling. Throughout this episode, Wylie explains why being present is vital to reaching peak levels of performance, as well as how life improves when we simplify. Many people overcomplicate things by telling themselves their “super busy” and “overwhelmed,” as society has defined these as staples of success. Wylie explains, with some simple adjustments anyone can eliminate the chaos they have become accustomed to.

Wylie joins host Russ Yeager for a powerful conversation about finding balance and how it leads to reaching peak levels of growth and optimization. Balance is the most important weapon in a leader’s arsenal. Utilize it and your ability to reach peak levels of performance becomes a reality. Ignore it and situations in your professional and personal life will inevitably unravel and leave you searching for ways to regain control. Throughout this episode, Wylie explains how optimizing health fuels mindset, focus, emotions, and your ability to achieve beyond your limitations, as well as why taking time away from your business to recharge will decrease chances of burnout and strengthen creativity in the long haul. As the conversation concludes, Wylie likens some of his past combat experiences to what he encounters working with leaders today and how those past situations play a key role in his approach.

Wylie dives into the importance of self-mastery and how many of the training programs on the market today don’t do enough (if anything) to address this critical factor. A motivational speaker like Tony Robbins can project a wealth of knowledge, inspiration, motivation, and energy, but how much of it can you integrate into your life? Yes, some of that information is useful. But, as Wylie explains, up-leveling takes place behind closed doors and in dark corners. You can invest millions of dollars into self-education, but if you do it in lieu of tackling the real issues that are preventing your ascension to your next level, all you do is accumulate knowledge and rob yourself of true growth and optimization. Wylie states why personalized frameworks are a necessity and how conventional resources will make you feel great, but ultimately keep you stuck where you are today.

In today’s business world, optimal results are highly marketed and presented to us as easy to achieve “if you just follow a specific blueprint.” Throughout this conversation, Wylie explains why this approach is broken and limited, and how real, tangible results can only be achieved through self-mastery, transforming stress into an asset, and facing the demons of your past head on to eradicate them from your psyche. Once you deal with these unresolved issues, only then will you be able to operate as the best version of yourself. Wylie also demonstrates the principle of “if it doesn’t scare you, it won’t change you” and how embracing the discomfort certain situations present is the only way you can experience meaningful growth.

Wylie joins hosts Ange MacCabe and Scott Rust for an in-depth conversation about unleashing your inner power and discovering true self-mastery in your practices. Throughout this episode, you’ll hear Wylie share his insights on the categories where coaches find themselves and why you need to identify who you are and what you seek to accomplish before you choose an “outside force”. As the conversation continues, Wylie explains some of the common pitfalls experienced by leaders, including their inability to make rational decisions because of blind spots and continued stress from not addressing the real issues holding them back, as well as how they seemingly function from a place of total control when, in reality, everything is chaotic and scattered behind the scenes.

Wylie provides a glimpse at his own evolution and what led him to become the optimizer for leaders across the globe so they accelerate and experience peak levels of performance in all areas of life. He provides very practical reasons why you should absorb and apply his message to your daily practices so you can achieve far beyond the limitations that have held you back your entire life. As the conversation continues, Wylie gives his thoughts on the current state of leadership today and why most leaders are doing more harm than good with the impact they make on the world. You’ll also learn how Wylie’s business framework eradicates excuses and will guide you to optimal levels of performance in a dynamic, accelerated manner so you can flourish in your leadership role at a much faster, more abundant rate.

Today with John Lee Dumas, Wylie reveals the true definition of peak performance and why it’s a state that has to be attained, not a destination that can be achieved. When you step into the unknown and reach the pinnacle of peak performance from a fully optimized state of mind, you increase your ability to achieve results exponentially. As the conversation continues, you’ll learn why Wylie feels most coaching and consulting programs deliver counterproductive results and keep you grinding on a never ending quest for growth and achievement. Discover the five characteristics you need to embrace to attain peak performance in your world, what it truly means to get “unfucked,” and what peak performance looks like when it’s hard at work.

Wylie explains how his past experiences provided a sound leadership framework that’s remained present ever since. He says when you’re able to find value in all the aspects of your past, your true authentic self comes to the surface. You’ll also learn why it’s imperative to detach yourself and stop asking why things are the way they are, thus leading to an enhanced perspective that allows you to lead from a much clearer space. Wylie also dives into the state of imbalance so many people live in with their personal and professional lives. Most people approach these two segments completely backwards, making the achievement of balance, happiness, and optimal success impossible to reach. Discover the role consequences play in your decision-making processes, blind spots that exist in leadership practices, and how to build a foundation that allows you to bring true leadership potential to life.

Wylie dives right in discussing how his early life experiences were a catalyst to searching for more challenges that would stretch and grow his potential. He explains the key difference between a high-achiever and a high-performer, and why optimized performance requires you to look at every aspect of your life. True growth and performance is not about money or notoriety, those are just byproducts. Wylie wraps up the interview by discussing what he wants his legacy to be: the optimization of leaders of influence and power so they can create real impact in the world instead of clouding it with dysfunction.

Gayle shares that she sees Wylie as a man who has pushed his own limits exponentially. Wylie explains that he lives the philosophy that he teaches and stands for being the antithesis of the coaches and consultants who are out there helping people today. Wylie’s work is a relationship that culminates in holistic human performance acceleration for high- level achievers. He says peak performance is attained through real-world challenges and experiences, not just through following steps or protocols. As leadership is failing in many aspects of our society today, Wylie gives one piece of advice for the leaders listening – get out of your head, stop trying to overcontrol, and yield to the unknown to truly achieve the growth and success you desire.

Wylie tells us why bull riding was the challenge he needed from the hyper-focused world of pro ball. Being on the back of bulls allowed him to step into the unknown and learn how to yield to his fears. As humans, we’ll never get rid of fear, but Wylie clarifies that once we start to surrender and yield to it, we start to stretch, grow, and discover what we’re really capable of. Chris talks about his own struggles growing up, and Wylie explains that unresolved stresses create undetectable patterns of doubt, fear, and cautiousness that plague most high-achievers today. These stresses are also seen as the suffering that is required to achieve financial success – but Wylie reminds us that making money should only be the byproduct of living an optimized life.

Wylie and Glenn chat about the power of discernment and how that optimizes high-powered leaders to face new challenges. Wylie reminds Glenn that in our humanity we feel safer with steps, but to achieve optimization we have to push ourselves past the idea of “how.” Instead, we need to bring in an outside force that can support us in facing our ugly demons that we all regularly hide. You’ll also learn why so many leaders who built their empires on the back of their stress will never truly reach their full potential. Wylie also asks us to reassess what we celebrate as success – not money, not notoriety, but what we should be celebrating is self-mastery. You’ll also hear the secret of why you’ll want to slow down to speed up your results.

Corey delves into asking about the three main eras that shaped Wylie: growing up as a star athlete, transitioning to competitive bull riding, and ultimately joining an elite military unit. Those high-stress environments positioned Wylie to discover his superpower of identifying blind spots that others can’t see. After building a business around his innate talent more than a decade ago, today Wylie accelerates high-achieving leaders to a place of peace, freedom, and optimization. Wylie also speaks about the benefit of pushing yourself into uncomfortable situations. Corey asks about Wylie’s skydiving career and why he becomes more powerful when he’s at his most vulnerable. The point is it’s only in our vulnerability where we can access our fullest potential.

After discussing Wylie’s, in Patrick’s words, epic beard, Wylie explains how the lessons he’s learned in active combat have helped shape the philosophy and methods he uses to optimize and accelerate leaders. Patrick was especially captivated by Wylie’s rejection of our society’s obsession with thinking, processes, and step-by-step solutions. Instead, Wylie leads his clients into a state of being unf*cked. Patrick asks Wylie to distill his work into one sentence, and Wylie answers: “An optimized leader evolves and transforms the world; an unresolved one distorts it.”

Wylie speaks to the battles of his own demons and how he came to understand the importance of stepping fearlessly into the unknown. By being comfortable in the unknown, you can take tactical risks – that keep you winning. Learn what Wylie thinks social media has done to the world and how you can combat impostor syndrome. You’ll also hear about the forgotten, sacred gift we all have – our intuitive mind. Learning to use our intuition and working with a force outside of us is what will ultimately lead us to erupting and eradicating our unresolved stresses that prevent us from performing at our highest levels.

Molly was fascinated to learn the differences between someone like Wylie and someone like Tony Robbins, and how Wylie focuses on transformation not transference. Molly works with high-achieving attorneys who are reliant on linear processes, and Wylie helped her address her clients’ dependence by reminding us all about the importance of yielding to the unknown. He then goes into the crucial differences between helping and optimizing leaders. Molly discusses a client she works with who is so exhausted by the grind, so Wylie stresses the importance of being able to slow down enough to get yourself grounded in your emotions, so you can move forward. Finally, Wylie warns high-achievers everywhere about the dangers of chasing relief and emphasizes the goal of resolution.

After the world of bull riding and military combat lit a fire inside him, Wylie translated this power into a business where he now optimizes a small number of powerful leaders each year. Wylie states the ugly truth that money and popularity are merely byproducts of action and should not be the only metrics for success. Unresolved leaders chase those first, because they’re operating from limitation. Wylie explains to become resolved and operate from true power, leaders have face down their demons and accept real-world challenges from an outside force. These are the leaders who can then create significant, sustainable change in the world. You’ll also hear why so many leaders in our society are more worried about being right, instead of doing what is right.

Wylie kicks things off by talking about his incredible journey from star athlete, to competitive bull rider, to combat infantry soldier. Wylie’s journey allowed him to discover his innate gift of identifying blindspots, erupting stress, and optimizing a leader’s performance. You’ll hear how Wylie shows up for his clients, and he explains how he provides the right environment and framework for high-powered leaders to radically transform by erupting their unresolved stresses. He goes on to address the importance of his work, saying “An unresolved leader distorts the world.” After Amy notes that she wishes everyone was working with Wylie, you’ll learn why there is a need for an outside force to push you to those uncomfortable depths that you’d rather ignore. Listen to the end to hear about why real love means showing up and battling in the trenches together!

Wylie explains that having a happy brain means first learning to tactically identify the emotions that you experience. In our fast-paced thinking-centric society, it’s crucial to express yourself in balance. Despite what we teach our children about expressing their emotions and needs, as we grow older that very expression becomes seen as a weakness. Heather asks about the resistance people (particularly men) feel about expressing their emotions. And when she feels frustrated, Heather asks Wylie what she can do to address those feelings of frustration. Wylie recommends that she try to tactically identify if this frustration is from acute or chronic stress, then allow herself to stand in that feeling and get comfortable in the discomfort of it. Simply taking this step will allow clear and healthy solutions to emerge naturally.

Matt and Wylie discuss the “one-size-fits-all” approach to peak performance that is advertised by coaches everywhere (and why that never works). Wylie emphasizes that we are dynamic human beings – we weren’t made for cookie-cutter step-by-step programs. Then, Wylie reveals the uncomfortable truth that the empires built on the backs of stress and chaos will never truly bring you to peak performance. Going further, he explains to Matt that despite what you may think, there is absolutely no way to hack your way to optimal performance.

Steve really wanted to hear from Wylie about the two types of stress he discovered (acute stress and chronic stress) and how to differentiate between the two. Then, Wylie went in deep to talk about how his life experiences got him to where he is today and exactly how he works with high-achievers to transition them into high-performers. Steve challenges Wylie on a few aspects of his work, and Wylie is happy to explore those challenges with him (including an exploration of Steve’s own ego!)