A space where mindset is honed,
pressure becomes
fuel, and performance becomes legacy.
Mental Performance Coaching empowers clients to thrive under pressure, stay focused on purpose, and perform at their peak when it matters most. The work goes beyond individual sessions; it’s about developing mental habits that endure through both setbacks and success.
Core Mental Performance Themes
Mental Performance Coaching is never one-size-fits-all, but certain mental demands consistently shape the experience of high-performers. These are some of the high-impact areas we focus on, shaped by your situation, goals, and performance environment. Every conversation is tailored, yet grounded in the pressures of high-level environments.
Performing Under Pressure
Develop mental routines and cognitive strategies to stay composed, focused, and adaptive when the stakes are highest, whether you’re managing volatile markets, making time-sensitive decisions, or delivering under relentless performance demands.
Sustaining Motivation & Focus
Develop the inner discipline and clarity to stay aligned with your long-term goals, especially during periods of high pressure, setbacks, or stalled progress.
Dynamics & Leadership
Improve how you show up within your team, whether you’re leading, contributing, or aligning with colleagues and stakeholders. Mental performance isn’t just about individual output, but how you relate and collaborate under pressure.
Transitioning Through your career
Support through career transitions, burnout recovery, or planning the next chapter; staying mentally present now while navigating what’s next with clarity and resilience.
Coaching Approaches
The key coaching methods used to support your growth and success are outlined in this section. A unique way to address challenges and unlock potential is offered by each approach.
Core Coaching
Core Coaching supports clients in setting clear performance goals and making purposeful progress without relying on clinical models. It enhances clarity, confidence, and consistency, helping clients take effective action.
Cognitive Behavioural Coaching
Cognitive Behavioural Coaching uses principles from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help clients recognise and shift limiting thought patterns that impact performance. It builds mental strategies for handling pressure, managing stress, and making clearer decisions in high-stakes moments.
Positive Psychology
Positive Psychology focuses on amplifying strengths, resilience, and intrinsic motivation. It supports clients in building a mindset of optimism, sustained engagement, and psychological durability.
Strategic investment for
sustained success and
peak performance.
6-Month Coaching Engagement
Typical investment ranges from $5,500 to $9,500 (USD), depending on the scope of responsibility, decision-making complexity, and level of support required.
Engagements include monthly high-impact sessions, strategic check-ins, and tailored guidance between meetings. To accelerate progress, we incorporate advanced tools such as psychometric assessments, performance profiling, and evidence-based psychological methods.
The approach draws on the latest research in performance science, coaching psychology, and behavioural disciplines; always adapted to the demands of your role and the pressure you operate under.
If clarity, control, and consistent performance matter to your success, let’s talk.
Your Mental Performance Coach
Paul Postema, MBA
Paul holds an MBA from Warwick Business School, coaching degrees from the University of Cambridge, and advanced psychology qualifications from the University of Pennsylvania and the Beck Institute.
His clientele includes high-performers in the US financial services industry, and Olympic and national athletes; among them the Dutch Bobsleigh and Skeleton Team and a Top 100 Squash Tour player.
He combines evidence-based psychological methods with high-performance sports coaching experience to support clients in overcoming mental barriers, strengthening resilience under pressure, and perform consistently at the highest level.