Cut The BS

Your guide to leading stronger, scaling smarter, and staying sane

Welcome to another edition of Cut the BS.

A newsletter dedicated to help you achieve sustainable peak performance for your entrepreneurial journey.

Being a human is HARD.
Being a leader is even more challenging and isolating.

The intention of this newsletter is to give you the tools you need to heal, lead, and scale with ease. 🤎

Before we jump in...

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This week, we’re diving into → My Peak Performance Playbook Part 2.

(⚡️If you missed Part 1 on my Boundaries + Routines, start here.)

In this part, I’m pulling back the curtain on the habits, rituals, and protocols that protect my energy – especially when I’m on the road for WEEKS, leading high-stakes rooms, and holding space for others.

These are the behind-the-scenes anchors that keep me sharp and grounded… and I’m also giving you a simple roadmap to build your own Peak Performance System.

How I Maintained Peak Performance While on the Road for 6 Weeks.

On February 26, 2025 I left the Italian Alps for a non-stop facilitation, coaching, and speaking tour in the US.

6 Weeks. 10 Cities. 14 Hotels. 4 Leadership Retreats. 5 VIP days.

0 Margin For Error.

And here are my ↓

🤎 Behind the Scenes Habits, Protocols, Rituals

In addition to routines and boundaries (I teach in Part 1) – I’ve mastered the small behind the scenes magic that ensures peak performance.

I've created protocols to ensure:

Easy travel
Comfortable accommodation
I don’t get sick

1. Easy Travel

I thoughtfully throw money at travel because it’s the simplest way to support maintaining peak performance.

Thoroughly Planned Itinerary in Detail an in Advance

Everything is dialed in before I even step on the plane – hotels, flights, ground transport, food. Once I’m on tour, there’s no energy spent making decisions. The system runs itself.

A huge part of this is having my EA, Tuyet Lan. She manages my preferences, locks in logistics, and makes sure I don’t touch one single thing that drains my energy.

Fly Business Class
Flying business avoids drama, keeps stress low, and keeps me moving fast. I avoid lines, have more time to work, my giant body feels good, and my bags drop first.

Flight Management
Get all your travel apps on your phone. Use your points. Stay loyal to airlines. It pays off.

Airport Transport

I only hire XL Luxury Uber cars. There’s air, space, and they help with bags. I offset the environmental violation with an economical contribution by over tipping the drivers.

Nutrition

I never assume I’ll “find” healthy food I’ll actually want to eat. Even when flying business or staying at a 5 star hotel. I’ll either have the Uber stop at the grocery store, or if I am staying at a hotel where I enjoyed the food, I’ll ask the chef to prepare me a to-go meal made the way I want, and put it in a tupperware container I bring from home. I don’t leave nutrition up to chance. Ever.

2. Comfortable Accommodation

The environment I rest in plays a huge role in keeping my energy at peak performance.

Pre-Communicate Hotel Request
My team pre-communicates all my hotel room requests in advance ensuring easy arrival. Firm mattress, extra hangers, quiet room with lots of light, extra glass bottles of water, humidifier. I arrive having seen a property map and approved the room based on distance from workshop space, elevators, and amenities.

Partnering with Hotels
We have some really great hotel partners that we love working with. When offering workshops or retreats at the same hotel I have previously worked at, we always request the exact same room. Cognitively, I'm able to perform at a much higher level when I have a real felt sense of the physical space.

3. I Don’t Get Sick

I avoid getting sick like it’s my job (because it is).

In addition to keeping my immunity high from not drinking and getting sleep, I stay healthy because I follow a strict protocol to reduce my exposure to germs. I also avoid (at all cost) feeling rushed, late, or stressed. It fucks with my nervous system and that lowers my immunity.

Night Before
I ensure I’m 80% packed the night before a travel day. I also take a "Saturday shower" (iykyk) and blow my hair. Check flights, car service, and plan how I will get my travel food. My goal is to make the morning of a travel day as easy and chill as possible.

Day Of Travel

I drink loads of water, move my body in some way, and eat a calm breakfast. I create a sensation of luxury by giving myself extra time to do everything.

Deep Hydration

I am a fiery asshole of a human and when my meat bag gets crispy – I become feral. My Ayurvedic health coach Marissa Hutter has taught me the power of hydration into the deepest layers of tissue.

I do two things religiously when traveling:

Oil massage called abhyanga
Using nasal oil

I use this ayurvedic oil as a way to keep my nasal passages hydrated while flying so pathogens do not enter my blood stream through dryness. I use it religiously and I notice a massive difference. [use code MARISSA to save 15%]

[Marissa is a highly-trained Ayurvedic practitioner who I work with to help keep me grounded and healthy while on tour. I highly recommend working with her.]

Sanitization

There are aspects of my sanitation protocol that sound insane. However when CEOs are spending over $100,000 for a leadership retreat, or an individual has invested $5,000 – $10,000 to have a VIP session with me – I’m so grateful for the trust they’ve placed in me and committed to delivering an excellent experience worthy of that trust (and cash) that I’m going to take every precaution I can to stay healthy and in peak performance.

I sanitize EVERYTHING: hands, airplanes, hotels, workshop space, and all my devices.

Even when flying in business class I sanitize my entire area. I also zap my keyboard, phone, and AirPods before and after I work. As soon as I arrive at a hotel (even when it’s a 5 star property), I sanitize everything. I also sanitize my room every day after I return.

💡 Hot tip: To conserve your disinfection wipes, ask the hotel to provide some in your room.

I provide hand sanitizer in my workshop space right by the front door and on all tables. On the first day of a workshop, someone from my team will greet folks at the door and give them a consensual squirt* when they enter. After that first hit everyone will automatically do it when they re-enter the space.

*I have successfully managed to work this phrase into a newsletter. Victory is mine.

Space

Depending on the season and my tour demands, there’s times I’ll go from hotel room > to conference room > to Uber > to airport > to airplane – and never get fresh air. Which is why I try to get as much space as possible. This is important not just for immunity but also for lung health and ensuring I do not lose my voice.

I avoid loud restaurants so I don’t strain my voice or have to get too close to others. When possible I always crack the windows in Ubers, hotels, and workshop spaces. I am not afraid to ask people to back the eff up when they are talking.

🤎 Build Your Own Peak Performance System

Although you may think I’m an insane facilitation robot (I am) – I hope you’re now pumped to create your own Peak Performance System.

Finding my path to Peak Performance has been an incredible opportunity to discover who I am now.

I’m thrilled (and shocked) to learn that at 44 – I’m physically, mentally, and energetically able to perform at the highest-level of my entire career.

I also know this is possible for you.

Here's a simple roadmap to build your own Peak Performance System:

Audit what drains you and what fuels you.
Energy doesn’t lie. Track what depletes you and what fills you back up.
Set 3 non-negotiables.
These are the rituals, habits, or boundaries you don’t mess with. No matter what.
Build for the real you.
Morning person? Night owl? ADHD brain? Design a system around who you truly are, not who you wish you were.
Prep before the storm.
Systems aren’t built mid-chaos. Set things up when you’re grounded, so they hold when sh*t hits the fan.
Review regularly.
What worked? What didn’t? Refine and recommit.

🤎 I encourage you to create your own Peak Performance system. Don’t mimic me (or anyone else). Try new things, keep what works for you, ignore the rest.

Above all, don’t judge what works for you.

I’d genuinely love to know what you're doing to achieve Peak Performance!

Reply to this message and share what in this article resonated, what you think is bananas, and what you're doing to achieve Peak Performance.

❤️ AP

🗓️ Coming Next Month:

What Works Best For You – The Leader’s Guide to Doing It YOUR Way

Last month, I flew my team to Italy. 🇮🇹

Why? Because it’s what works best for me.

When it's time to built out the next 18 months, aligned on big moves, create a strategy, and deepen connection that can’t happen over Zoom – I need my people in the same room as me.

Next month, I’m breaking it all down ↓

The real reason I opted for in-person strategy sessions in The Alps
Why in-person team moments drive ownership, faster decision making, and momentum
Tactical advise to help you design your schedule that supports your team
How to design powerful IRL moments that build strong teams
The mindset shift every leader needs

If you're thinking about what you “should” be doing, or what your team needs to help get to the next level – this one’s for you!

Stay tuned. 🔥

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Founder (1X exit), certified executive coach, international speaker, and master workshop facilitator

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My Peak Performance Playbook – Part 2 🙌🏻

Cut The BS

How I Maintained Peak Performance While on the Road for 6 Weeks.