Ben Bernstein, Ph.D. — Performance Psychologist

Ben Bernstein is a performance psychologist for visionary founders.

Forty years of practice. Four books. One question worth sitting with: what’s actually getting in your way?

Ph.D., University of Toronto Licensed clinical psychologist Psychology Today columnist
Ben Bernstein
Known to his clients as Dr. B.
Taught, trained and consulted

Under pressure, founders falter in predictable ways. These aren’t character flaws. They’re habits, and habits change.

I do this
01

Steady under pressure

The training that holds up for Olympic athletes, neurosurgeons and stage performers, applied to the founder’s seat.

02

Unstick the patterns

Procrastination. Avoidance dressed up as strategy. Self-doubt at the worst possible moment. Distraction. Addiction.

03

Rebuild from the base

Coaching hands you tactics. This goes underneath them and rebuilds the operating system they run on.

How the work goes
01

Appreciating your vision

Why the vision matters, and who it actually serves.

02

Debugging your inner operating system

Naming the habits, patterns and reactions doing the derailing.

03

Cultivating your awareness

Catching the stress signal in body, mind and spirit before it catches you.

04

Learning to use the tools

Holding stress at the level where you perform, not the level where you break.

05

Realizing the results

Focus that holds, decisions you trust, a nervous system that settles.

1:1, at whatever frequency you need Two or three founders a year On call when it gets difficult Complete confidentiality

Let’s find out what’s actually in the way.

1:1, on call through the hard stretches, completely confidential.

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Partial list of possible topics

“Sport-Psychology in the Business World”

“Dealing with Stress Post-Pandemic”

“Worrying Hurts Your Business”

“What You Can Offer Others Right Now”

“Reduce Your Stress, Improve Your Performance”

“Wow, What a Great Dentist Visit!”

“I Hate Tests! How to Ace Them Anyway”

“The Three-Legged Stool: A Model for Success”

“Lighten Up! Have Fun in the Office”

The next step

Schedule a no-obligation discovery call with Dr. B. to explore how you can apply the Bernstein Performance Model to your work and in other ways the program can benefit you. Let's unlock the keys to your peak performance, elevate the results you deliver to your clients, and enhance your business!