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Welcome to Week 26 of the High Performance Playbook.

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Mindset & Psychology

Your Default Programming is Holding You Back

Most people don’t realize this, but the way you approach time, money, stress, and success… it didn’t come from conscious choice

It came from exposure. Childhood. Culture. Survival environments.

You didn’t sit down and pick these beliefs, they were installed by default.

For years, I ran on mental programming that I didn’t create.

Beliefs like:

• “Work equals worth.”

• “Being busy means I matter.”

• “If I’m not doing everything, something will break.”

I thought I was choosing those behaviors. I wasn’t.

I was just following the script.

Eventually, I realized that if I wanted new outcomes, I needed to install a new operating system (or new programming), one designed for growth instead of survival.

So I started asking better questions.

What beliefs still serve me? What rules am I following that don’t belong to me anymore? Where am I creating pressure I don’t need?

Instead of “I have to grind to succeed,” I rewrote it as, “Clarity and energy create better output.”

Instead of “I’m the glue,” it became, “I’m the architect. I build systems, so I’m not the glue.”

The shift wasn’t dramatic overnight. But day by day, I built a new internal framework.

And with that shift came more peace, more leverage, and better results.

You can’t build a high-performance life with a hand-me-down mindset.

Audit the defaults. Rewire what no longer fits.

Write your own script and make sure it matches the future you’re building.

💪 Biggest Story of the Week (Mindset & Psychology)

How 433 Investors Unlocked 400X Return Potential

Institutional investors back startups to unlock outsized returns. Regular investors have to wait. But not anymore. Thanks to regulatory updates, some companies are doing things differently.

Take Revolut. In 2016, 433 regular people invested an average of $2,730. Today? They got a 400X buyout offer from the company, as Revolut’s valuation increased 89,900% in the same timeframe.

No wonder 10K+ everyday people are taking the chance on Pacaso.

Founded by a former Zillow exec, Pacaso’s co-ownership tech reshapes the $1.3T vacation home market. They’ve earned $110M+ in gross profit to date, including 41% YoY growth in 2024 alone. They even reserved the Nasdaq ticker PCSO.

The same institutional investors behind Uber, Venmo, and eBay backed Pacaso. And you can join them. But not for long. Pacaso’s investment opportunity ends September 18.

Invest While You Still Can

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Health & Fitness + Longevity

Your Gut Is Sabotaging Your Discipline

If you’ve ever felt like your willpower disappeared overnight…

If cravings hit harder when you’re tired or stressed…

If focus feels foggy, no matter how much you “push through”…

It might not be a mindset problem.

It might be your gut.

Your microbiome (aka the trillions of bacteria living in your digestive system) plays a massive role in your mood, energy, discipline, and even decision-making.

Gut bacteria influence everything from how well you absorb nutrients to how your brain regulates dopamine and serotonin.

They literally help shape your behavior.

Here’s what that means in the real world:

• Poor gut health can lead to brain fog, sugar cravings, energy crashes, and irritability.

• It increases stress reactivity and lowers resilience.

• And it makes discipline feel 10x harder than it should.

It took me a long time to realize I had an issue with this, and when I started taking gut health seriously, I noticed I didn’t have to “force” clean eating or focus anymore… my body actually started cooperating.

Here’s what helped:

• Prioritizing whole, unprocessed foods (cut the seed oils and sugar bombs)

• Adding JuicePlus to my nutrition protocol (this is the best vitamin, mineral, and phytonutrient supplement I’ve found, and they are backed by the most clinical research of any nutritional product on Earth).

• Occasionally adding fermented foods like sauerkraut, kefir, or kimchi

• Reducing chronic stress (because stress destroys the gut lining)

• Sleeping better (poor sleep harms gut integrity, too)

The biggest shift for me was realizing how incredibly hard it is to “out-discipline” a dysregulated system.

You’re essentially playing on hard mode for no reason.

If you want to be more focused, consistent, and sharp, don’t look for another productivity hack…

You might just need to heal your gut.

🦺 Biggest Story of The Week (Health & Fitness)

Quick Break for a Story…

The Friend Who Got Me Into Crypto

We all have that one friend who told us about something way before the rest of the world caught on.

For me, that friend was Arthur, my long time friend from Atlanta.

He told me about Bitcoin back in 2013.

At the time, he called it “magic internet money,” and I remember laughing, thinking it sounded ridiculous.

But he was dead serious.

He believed in it. He had done the research. And he had conviction.

Fast-forward over a decade later, and it became the best investment of my life.

Here’s the thing: I never would’ve taken that leap without someone in my corner nudging me to look deeper.

And now, I try to be that person for others, sharing what I’ve learned, even when it’s early or unpopular.

That’s what belief is.

It’s seeing potential before it’s obvious.

And when you find something that changes your life, you don’t keep it to yourself.

You share it.

Be that friend for someone else!

📹 Watch the full story on IG here

Personal Finance Tip of the Week

The Government’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Is Real… But Misunderstood

You might’ve seen the headlines:

“U.S. Government Launches Bitcoin Reserve”
“Crypto Becomes National Security Infrastructure”
“Treasury Prepping for a Digital Asset Future”

Sounds like the government’s buying Bitcoin, right?

Not quite.

Here’s what’s actually happening and why it matters:

In March 2025, the U.S. established something called the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve as part of a broader Digital Asset Stockpile initiative.

But the key detail?

They didn’t buy anything.

These reserves are built entirely from seized and forfeited crypto assets… not taxpayer-funded purchases.

Federal agencies (like the DOJ, IRS, and Secret Service) have been seizing Bitcoin and other digital assets for years in criminal investigations. Now, instead of selling those assets at auction, the government is beginning to hold them.

That’s a shift in posture from liquidation to accumulation.

What This Really Means

This isn’t a bet on crypto like some headlines suggest.

It’s a hedge and maybe a domino.

Here’s why it matters for you:

• Holding instead of selling = strategic acknowledgment

  The U.S. could have liquidated its seized Bitcoin, but didn’t. That’s a statement. It says, “This might be an asset worth keeping.”
  

• Other governments might follow

  If more nations start viewing Bitcoin the way they view gold or oil reserves, this becomes a geopolitical asset class, not just a tech bet.
  

• Public confidence could grow quietly

  The average American may not follow these policy shifts, but sentiment often follows precedent. The government holding Bitcoin (even passively) could normalize it faster than any influencer can.

The Bottom Line

If you’re someone who likes to be early, this move is worth watching.

It doesn’t guarantee anything.

But it confirms one thing:

Bitcoin is no longer fringe.

When governments start treating it like a strategic asset (even just the ones they’ve confiscated), the game is shifting.

Keep your eyes open. And don’t miss this train.

🏎️ Biggest Story of the Week (Personal Finance)

Business Playbook

Why Hiring Slow Can Kill Your Momentum

We’ve all heard the advice: “Hire slow, fire fast.”

And in theory, it sounds smart. Thoughtful. Responsible. Strategic.

But in fast-growth environments, it can actually be the thing that keeps you stuck.

When you’re scaling quickly, speed creates compounding returns.

The faster the right person is in the right seat, the faster the flywheel spins.

Wait too long, and you’re not just delaying progress and losing compounding gains every single day.

I’ve seen this play out in my own businesses.

We’d overanalyze a hire for 3–4 weeks, then finally bring someone on… only to realize we could’ve made the same decision with 80% of the info we had in week one.

Meanwhile, backlog builds. Stress compounds. Growth slows.

And here’s the truth: it wasn’t risk mitigation, it was fear disguised as diligence.

Because nobody wants to make a bad hire and end up creating more work on the backend.

Instead of “hiring slow,” here’s what I”ve seen work better:

• Hire fast when the need is clear

• Hire fast when you have a clear onboarding system

• Hire fast when you’re blocking the team by not delegating

• Hire fast when momentum matters more than perfection

Because here’s the thing most people miss:

The cost of waiting is usually higher than the cost of a pivot.

We’ve all heard the term, “money loves speed.”

You can coach. You can course-correct. You can part ways if it doesn’t work.

But you can’t get back the opportunities you missed by dragging your feet.

Speed wins when paired with clarity and systems… especially when it comes to hiring.

🚀 Biggest Story of the Week (Business)

DOPAMINE HIT

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🗓️ STAY TUNED:

In next week’s newsletter, I’m sharing a critical mindset shift that changed how I build and structure everything:

It’s called The 5-Year Rule. It’s all about prioritizing long-term operations, strong brand equity, and a team that can run without you. I’ll break down the key levers I focus on (and avoid) to make businesses more valuable, whether I want to sell or not.

You won’t want to miss this one. Have a great weekend!

Here’s to your success,

Austin L. Wright

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