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Learn to pursue your ambitions with purpose, fulfillment and health.

A weekly newsletter to help you amplify your strengths and shield vulnerabilities across four dimensions of greatness.

I’m compelled by the notion that every human has intrinsic greatness, the ability to create, innovate and empower others. And when we are equipped to do this, our overall health and happiness flourishes. I’ve transformed my life from poverty, family illness and few schooling opportunities, to obtaining national ranking in swimming, a PhD in human performance, and I’ve personally coached many of the world’s most extraordinary humans over the past 15 years. These include several hundred Olympians and extreme sports athletes, NYCs top neurosurgeons, and various other world renowned professionals - even a world class chess player. I believe that I’ve achieved all of this in such a small period of time for three reasons, (1) resourcefulness, (2) guidance and (3) strategy. And I want to give everyone equal opportunity to create their own version of greatness in their work and life. So I’m on a mission to help people realize that we can all transform what we believe to be our biggest weakness or most difficult circumstance into our greatest strength. This newsletter is my way of doing just that. 

  • FOCUSING

    Strategies that build presence, perspective and precision, to optimize how you think, feel and decide.

  • WORKING

    Strategies to harness uniqueness and innovation, to elevate your potential to achieve in your career, and redefine success.

  • LIVING

    Strategies to cultivate richer moments: find harmony, thrive in genuine relationships, and ignite passion in every pursuit.

  • NOURISHING

    Strategies to ensure that the body is equipped to keep up with the demands of an active and ambitious mind.

Published Newsletters

Explore strategies for focussing, performing, living and nourishing.

Lessons from surgeons and athletes on making better decisions under pressure
Dan Turner Dan Turner

Lessons from surgeons and athletes on making better decisions under pressure

Humans are anticipatory creatures, who are constantly running predictions about hypothetical scenarios which may happen to us and to others in the future. When we perform, our confidence and ability to make use of our resources changes with our level of certainty, which in turn affects our power to make decisions under pressure or adversity. Knowing…

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Awakening Your Instincts
Dan Turner Dan Turner

Awakening Your Instincts

Progress without purpose with instinctive decisions, because many of us start out that way and still achieve extraordinary.

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The two paths to greatness
Dan Turner Dan Turner

The two paths to greatness

The path travelled to achieving our vision of success is unique to each individual. Let’s do a thought experiment…

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Is life precious enough?
Dan Turner Dan Turner

Is life precious enough?

When was the last time that your life felt so precious that you were as equally as excited beyond description as you were afraid of losing it all?

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