PERFORM: How Regulated Leaders Create Sustainable Success | Ep. 165
Release Date: 02/04/2026
PERFORM: How Regulated Leaders Create Sustainable Success | Ep. 165
XPAND CAPACITY™
Most people are taught that performance comes from doing more. More hours. More pressure. More execution. But at the highest levels of leadership, performance is not about intensity. It is about capacity. In this episode, we break down what BILLION-DOLLAR HUMAN PERFORMANCE™ actually requires and why nervous system regulation is the foundation most leaders skip until their body forces the conversation. This is not about slowing down. It is about building the internal capacity to scale without breaking. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: • Why hustle-based performance works temporarily and...
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DECIDE: How Leaders Stop Self-Sabotage Under Pressure | Ep. 164
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REGULATE: Why High Performers Break Down Before They Break Through | Ep. 163
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info_outlineMost people are taught that performance comes from doing more.
More hours. More pressure. More execution.
But at the highest levels of leadership, performance is not about intensity.
It is about capacity.
In this episode, we break down what BILLION-DOLLAR HUMAN PERFORMANCE™ actually requires and why nervous system regulation is the foundation most leaders skip until their body forces the conversation.
This is not about slowing down.
It is about building the internal capacity to scale without breaking.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
• Why hustle-based performance works temporarily and then quietly collapses
• The hidden cost leaders pay when performance outpaces regulation
• How chronic fatigue, brain fog, and emotional reactivity are signals, not weaknesses
• What “Billion-Dollar Human Performance™” really means beyond revenue
• Why most performance strategies fail at the nervous system level
• How regulation becomes the true performance multiplier for leaders at scale
Why Hustle Eventually Fails at the Top
Hustle can drive results for a season, sometimes for years.
But the body always collects the debt.
This is where leaders begin to experience:
• Fatigue that rest does not fix
• Decision fatigue and mental fog
• Emotional reactions that feel out of character
• Health issues that appear sudden but are not
• A quiet loss of fulfillment despite external success
This is not failure.
It is feedback.
Performance without regulation always extracts a cost.
The Real Definition of BILLION-DOLLAR HUMAN PERFORMANCE™
Billion-Dollar Human Performance™ is not just about revenue or output.
It is the ability to:
• Stay clear under sustained pressure
• Recover quickly after high-stakes decisions
• Maintain creativity while scaling
• Lead without fear, scarcity, or ego driving behavior
• Expand impact without shrinking your life
This level of performance requires a trained nervous system, not a traumatized one.
Why Most Performance Strategies Don’t Stick
Most leaders are given strategies designed for machines, not humans.
They are told to:
• Optimize time
• Scale faster
• Delegate more
• Push through resistance
But when the nervous system is overloaded, those strategies create friction instead of flow.
That internal resistance is not laziness.
It is the body asking for regulation before expansion.
Regulation as the Performance Multiplier
When leaders are regulated:
• Execution becomes cleaner, not heavier
• Decisions compound instead of drain
• Pressure no longer hijacks behavior
• Energy becomes directed instead of scattered
• Growth feels expansive rather than constrictive
Regulation is not the opposite of ambition.
It is what allows ambition to mature.
This is how leaders scale without sacrificing their health, relationships, or sense of self.
This is how they stay in the game long enough to actually enjoy what they build.
Learn about your host, Dr. Christine Maukyan
Have you ever had that inner knowing that something has to change, but you push it away until one day you can’t ignore it anymore?
Dr. Christine Manukyan knows that exact feeling. After 25 years in healthcare, she took the leap of faith from pharmacist to The Vitality Doctor™ to mentor elite leaders transform their lives from the inside out.
As a Fractional Chief Vitality Officer and creator of Xpand Capacity™ and NeuroBreathwork®, she works with founders and executives convert overwhelm into calm authority, decisive leadership, and durable performance without sacrificing their health.
A five-time #1 international bestselling author, with her latest book, Breathe. Heal. Surrender. and host of the Xpand Capacity™ podcast, Dr. Christine leads executive retreats in Bali and across the U.S., has spoken to audiences of 15,000 and has been featured by Forbes, Yahoo, ABC and CBS.
Her message is simple: Vitality is the ultimate edge - the foundation of your Billion-Dollar Human Performance™. Let’s unlock yours, so when the inner whisper returns, you’re ready to act.
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