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Hey, it’s Rafic.Â
Welcome back to this week’s edition of Peak Performance Insider.
The winds of change don’t ask for permission.They just blow.
New roles. New goals. New pressure.Sometimes it’s chaos.Sometimes it’s growth.Sometimes it’s both at once.
Jim Rohn said it best:
“The same wind blows ...
Hey, it’s Rafic.Â
Welcome back to this week’s edition of Peak Performance Insider.
You’re the one people count on.The fixer. The go-to. The one who always makes it happen.
So when someone asks, “Can you take a look at this?”You say yes.Even when you're already stretched.
You move your lunch.Push...
Hey, it’s Rafic.Â
Welcome back to this week’s edition of Peak Performance Insider.
Let’s talk about something that doesn’t show up as urgent —But becomes very obvious when it’s missing.
You’re performing at a high level.You’re delivering, leading, supporting, building.Your calendar’s full. Your ...
Hey, it’s Rafic.Â
Welcome back to this week’s edition of Peak Performance Insider.
Let’s talk about something you’ve probably run into more than once:
You raise an issue.You suggest a better way.You bring a solution to the table.
And instead of progress, you get resistance.
People don’t want to ...
Hey, it’s Rafic.Â
Welcome back to this week’s edition of Peak Performance Insider.
Not long ago, I was in a rhythm that looked great from the outside.
Up early.Heavy calendar.Training hard.Squeezing the most out of every hour.
But under the surface, something didn’t feel right.I wasn’t tired. I ...
Hey, it’s Rafic.Â
Welcome back to this week’s edition of Peak Performance Insider.
This one’s for anyone who’s been knocked off track lately.
Maybe you didn’t get the job.Maybe you missed a deadline.Maybe you’re sitting with a result that doesn’t reflect your effort—an exam, a pitch, a conversat...
Hey, it’s Rafic.Â
Welcome back to this week’s edition of Peak Performance Insider.
This week, I want to talk about something that’s often misunderstood:Purpose.
We think it’s a moment.A discovery.A lightbulb that suddenly switches on.
But purpose isn’t something you stumble across one day.It’s s...
Hey, it’s Rafic.Â
Welcome back to this week’s edition of Peak Performance Insider.
Let’s talk about something we all experience, but rarely break down properly:
Influence.
Not the kind that gets attention in meetings.The kind that gets remembered under pressure.The kind that makes people say: “I...
Hey, it’s Rafic.Â
Welcome back to this week’s edition of Peak Performance Insider.
Let’s talk about something that’s easy to understand, but hard to practice:
Patience.
Not passive waiting.Not indecision.But the kind of patience that keeps you consistent when results aren’t showing up yet.
It’s ...
Hey, it’s Rafic.Â
Welcome back to this week’s edition of Peak Performance Insider.
Let’s talk about something we all know matters…But often put off until it’s too late:
Relationships.
Not networking.Not surface-level connections.I’m talking about real, trust-based relationships. The kind that he...
Hey, it’s Rafic.Â
Welcome back to this week’s edition of Peak Performance Insider.
Before any major milestone in my life, I’ve visualized it first.
Not as some kind of wishful thinking — but as deliberate mental preparation.
I visualized walking across the McGill campus long before I was accepte...
Hey, it’s Rafic.Â
Welcome back to this week’s edition of Peak Performance Insider.
We all hesitate sometimes.We want to be thoughtful.We want to make the right call.
But waiting too long?That’s a decision in itself.And often, it costs more than we realize.
This week, we’re breaking down the real...
