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Hey, it’s Rafic.
Welcome back to Peak Performance Insider.
This was a big year.
Not in the “everything exploded overnight” way.More in the “a lot of foundations quietly shifted under my feet” way.
I closed chapters.I proposed.I realized it wasn’t the right time to go all-in on the business.I go...
Hey, it’s Rafic.
Welcome back to Peak Performance Insider.
I can think of plenty of times when I’ve felt mentally exhausted.Different jobs, different seasons - same feeling: no matter how much I got done, there was always something waiting.
The name of the game was catch up and get ahead.Becaus...
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Ever been part of a team where everything just clicked?Where everyone moved in sync - no micromanaging, no confusion, no ego?
I’ve lived that.And I’ve also lived the opposite, where energy turns heavy, communication breaks, and people s...
Hey, it’s Rafic.
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We’ve reached the final part of the Progress Over Perfection series.
Over the past two weeks, we talked about how perfectionism sneaks into our lives:→ In our routines.→ In our habits.→ In the expectations we set for ourselves.
But ther...
Hey, it’s Rafic.
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4:00 a.m. — Up. Meditate.5:00 a.m. — Move.6:00 a.m. — Journal.6:30 a.m. — Read.8:00 a.m. — At work.
Sounds like a dream routine, right?Until life changes — and that perfect structure doesn’t fit anymore.
When I worked in the oilfield, I...
Hey, it’s Rafic.
Welcome back to Peak Performance Insider.
Lately, I’ve been falling into a lot of traps.Guilty pleasures. Distractions.The kind that quietly pull you away from yourself.
I’ve had a hard time getting back into rhythm — with my workouts, coaching, and even work.That feeling of “I...
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“You have to quit knowing to start growing.”
That line hit me hard the first time I read it in Dr. Marcia Reynolds’ Breakthrough Coaching.
Because most of us are wired to know.We want to have the answers, sound confident, look like we...
Hey, it’s Rafic.
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Change is fast.Transition is slow.
We talk a lot about change - switching careers, breaking habits, starting something new.
But what happens in the space between the old and the new?
That’s transition.It’s messy. Quiet. Internal.And it’...
Hey, it’s Rafic.
Welcome back to Peak Performance Insider.
Three years ago, I almost fired off a reply I’d regret.
Pulse racing. Answer loaded. You probably know the feeling.
But I caught it.
I paused. Listened. Let the moment breathe.
The result? Faster alignment. Fewer corrections. No drama.
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Hey, it’s Rafic.
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For years I tried to do it alone - no asks, no favors, no “Can you help?”I told myself accepting help meant I was weak, so I stayed on an island.
Then I noticed something I couldn’t ignore: every meaningful opportunity in my career came...
Hey, it’s Rafic.
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We’ve all felt it.
A client pushes harder than expected.A meeting goes sideways.Deadlines pile up faster than you can manage.
Your body reacts before your brain does — faster heart rate, tight shoulders, shallow breathing.
Take tennis. ...
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When I worked in oil and gas, the shifts were long and demanding. But when you clocked out, that was it. Nobody bothered you. Work was officially over for the day.
At least on paper.
In reality, I’d lie in bed in ...
