Performance Intelligence Bite Size: The 3 Daily Pillars That Drive Elite Performance | Dan Abrahams
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Mar 15, 2026 Dan Abrahams, a sports psychologist and author known for simple, practical mental skills, outlines three daily pillars: attention, intensity, and intent. He explains what each pillar means and how to prepare them with mental contrasting and if–then rehearsal. The conversation shows how athlete-tested tools translate to high-pressure work and everyday performance.
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Three First Principles Of Performance
- High performance rests on three first principles: attention, intensity, and intent.
- Dan Abrahams frames attention as focus, intensity as mental engagement/readiness, and intent as energy-forward purposeful action.
Control Attention Intensity And Intent In Meetings
- Take conscious control of your attention, intensity, and intent in any performance moment.
- Apply them in meetings or pitches by engaging fully (attention), staying alert (intensity), and acting energy-forward (intent).
Rehearse If Then Plans With Mental Contrasting
- Use mental contrasting before performance to rehearse 'if-then' responses to things going wrong.
- Ask specific scenarios (missed catches, bad weather, opposition pressure) and rehearse exact actions to take.