{"podcast":{"title":"The Unstuck High Performer Podcast - Hypnotherapy and Mindset Coaching for High-Performers","slug":"the-unstuck-high-performer-podcast-hypnotherapy-and-mindset-coaching-for-high-performers-6891445","podcast_index_feed_id":6891445,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/524363/rss","website_url":"https://qsisso5alne.typeform.com/to/IxSaVpmF","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/7/8/5/f7855b36f3cbb4d2d959afa2a1bf1c87/The_Unstuck_High_Performer_Podcast_Cover_Art_3.jpg","author":"Paul Salter - High-Performance Hypnotherapist and Mindset Coach","episode_count":184,"summary":"The Unstuck High Performer Podcast is for successful people who know they're capable of more but feel stuck underperforming relative to their potential. Hosted by high-performance hypnotherapist and mindset coach Paul Salter, this show helps CEOs, founders, executives, entrepreneurs, and ambitious professionals identify and eliminate the invisible resistance keeping them trapped in hesitation, overthinking, inconsistency, burnout, and quiet self-sabotage. If you know what to do but aren't doing it consistently, this show will help you get unstuck, out of your own way, and perform at the level you know you're capable of.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T18:20:21.916450+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-unstuck-high-performer-podcast-hypnotherapy-and-mindset-coaching-for-high-performers-6891445"},"episode":{"title":"176. Will Doing the Inner Work Cost Me My Edge?","slug":"176-will-doing-the-inner-work-cost-me-my-edge","published_at":"2026-07-06T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-unstuck-high-performer-podcast-hypnotherapy-and-mindset-coaching-for-high-performers-6891445/176-will-doing-the-inner-work-cost-me-my-edge","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-unstuck-high-performer-podcast-hypnotherapy-and-mindset-coaching-for-high-performers-6891445","url":"https://6900203e-79d6-4b6b-ab91-3d5d12d8363d.libsyn.com/176-will-doing-the-inner-work-cost-me-my-edge","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/6900203e-79d6-4b6b-ab91-3d5d12d8363d/176._Lose_My_Edge_-_62326_6.08AM.m4a?dest-id=4506568","summary":"In this episode, I tackle one of the most common fears I hear from entrepreneurs, executives, and high achievers considering deep personal work: \"If I stop using anxiety, anger, insecurity, pressure, or the need to prove myself as fuel... will I lose my edge?\" Using a powerful client story, relatable metaphors, and hard-earned lessons from years of coaching, I unpack why so many successful people become emotionally dependent on unsustainable fuel sources—and why they're terrified to let them go. You'll learn the difference between pain and power, why emotional avoidance creates hidden costs in your marriage, parenting, health, and business, and how the highest performers eventually transition from chaotic fuel sources to something far more sustainable. In this episode, you'll learn : Why anxiety, anger, and pressure often become addictive fuel sources The hidden emotional costs of success Why high performers fear vulnerability and emotional work The difference between pain-driven performance and purpose-driven performance How emotional repression creates burnout and disconnection Why what got you here won't get you there The shift from chaotic fuel to sustainable fuel How to stop paying for success with your health, relationships, and peace of mind If you've built a successful life but feel exhausted, disconnected, anxious, or trapped by the very habits that helped you get here, this episode may completely change how you think about your edge—and what it's really costing you. Listen now. Time Stamps : 00:00: The fear that keeps successful people trapped in burnout, anxiety, and emotional exhaustion 2:39: He transformed a failing company—but nearly destroyed himself in the process 4:46: What if the emotion you think is your edge is actually your biggest liability? 13:29…","meta_description":"In this episode, I tackle one of the most common fears I hear from entrepreneurs, executives, and high achievers considering deep personal work: \"If I sto…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1769,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-unstuck-high-performer-podcast-hypnotherapy-and-mindset-coaching-for-high-performers-6891445/episodes/176-will-doing-the-inner-work-cost-me-my-edge/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-unstuck-high-performer-podcast-hypnotherapy-and-mindset-coaching-for-high-performers-6891445/176-will-doing-the-inner-work-cost-me-my-edge.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}