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The Unstuck High Performer Podcast
The Unstuck High Performer Podcast is for successful people who know they’re capable of more but feel stuck underperforming relative to their potential. Hosted by high-performance hypnotherapist and mindset coach Paul Salter, this show helps CEOs, founders, executives, entrepreneurs, and ambitious p...
Recent Episodes
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Nov. 2, 2026
201. Why Another Mastermind or Conference Won't Fix What's Really Holding You Back
What if the thousands of dollars you're spending on masterminds, conferences, and personal development are actually helping you avoid the work you need most? In this episode, I challenge the way successful founders, CEOs, and entrepreneurs invest in themselves, exposing how the pursuit of more knowledge, connections, and inspiration can become a socially celebrated form of avoidance—while the same destructive patterns continue costing them their peace, relationships, and fulfillment. In this e
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Oct. 26, 2026
200. The Results You Want Are Hiding in the Work You're Avoiding
What if the reason you're exhausted, overwhelmed, and unable to slow down has nothing to do with your schedule and everything to do with what you're afraid will happen if you stop working? In this episode, I share the story of a successful M&A executive working seven days a week who believed better time management would finally give him the energy, confidence, and freedom he wanted. We uncover the deeper beliefs driving his relentless work ethic, why every productivity strategy eventually fail
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Oct. 19, 2026
199. You're Winning at Business and Losing at What Matters Most
You know your revenue, sales targets, and closing rates, but how many date nights have you had with your wife, how many books have you read to your kids, or how many family meals have you enjoyed without checking your phone? In this episode, I challenge the numbers successful entrepreneurs obsess over and introduce a different kind of scoreboard—one that helps you become as intentional about your marriage, children, and health as you are about growing your business. In this episode, you'll lea
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Oct. 12, 2026
198. Why Working Harder Stops Working at the Next Level of Success
What happens when the strategy that created your success—working harder than everyone else—stops working? In this episode, I unpack why effort alone stops separating you at higher levels of success, how the beliefs that once fueled your ambition can eventually become your biggest limitations, and why your next level may require less outworking everyone else and more willingness to confront what you’ve been able to outrun with work. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why work ethic becomes less of
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Oct. 5, 2026
197. An Open Letter to The High Achiever Suffering in Silence
How long will you keep telling yourself you’ll prioritize your health, your marriage, your kids—and yourself—when life finally gives you more time? In this special open-letter episode, I challenge the belief that “later” is eventually coming and expose what waiting for the right time, enough space, or a painful enough crisis may already be costing you. In this episode, you’ll learn: What “I’ll see if I can squeeze it in” reveals about your actual priorities How your calendar and attention co
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Sept. 28, 2026
196. If I Let Go of My Anger, Will I Lose My Edge?
What if the anger you believe gives you your edge is actually becoming one of the greatest threats to everything you’ve built? In this episode, I unpack why anger is often a learned protection strategy—not a personality trait—and how the very reaction that once helped you feel powerful, safe, or in control may now be costing you your marriage, your relationship with your children, your leadership, your health, and your peace. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why anger is a learned reaction—not
Recent Blog Posts
Nov. 2, 2026
Why Founders Use Masterminds as Emotional Avoidance (And What to Do Instead)
High-achieving founders and CEOs often use high-priced masterminds, exclusive conferences, and networking retreats as a sophisticated form of emotional avoidance. Instead of confronting marital distance, chronic exhaustion, and family disconnection,…
Oct. 26, 2026
Why Researching Productivity Systems Is Just Sophisticated Avoidance for Founders
Founders and CEOs often fall into the trap of researching new time-management systems, apps, and productivity frameworks as a sophisticated form of avoidance. Instead of tackling the uncomfortable, high-stakes tasks or addressing deep-rooted identit…