by Stephanie Barros | Jul 1, 2025 | High Performance
There’s a popular idea in corporate circles that success is about grit, strategy, and long hours. And while those have their place, what if the real edge lies somewhere less obvious? Somewhere… like your relationships? In high performance coaching, we define success... 
by Stephanie Barros | Jun 26, 2025 | Book Reviews
Why do some people rise so far above others in their fields? Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers: The Story of Success (2008, Little, Brown and Company) investigates that very question with a compelling twist: it’s not just talent and ambition that shape success, it’s... 
by Stephanie Barros | Jun 24, 2025 | High Performance
“Environment is stronger than will.” Those words, once shared with me by a mentor, hit me like a freight train. Not because I hadn’t heard it before. But because, in that moment, I could finally see how my surroundings were quietly scripting my days, how the whisper... 
by Stephanie Barros | Jun 5, 2025 | Book Reviews
John Gray’s Beyond Mars & Venus (2017, BenBella Books) offers a contemporary look at relationship dynamics, adapting his iconic Mars-Venus framework for today’s evolving world. This book stands out as a practical guide for navigating modern relationships in a... 
by Stephanie Barros | Jun 3, 2025 | High Performance
Ever feel like life is subtly yanking you in a particular direction? Like there’s this invisible pull, sometimes gentle, sometimes relentless, that guides your steps? Well, there’s a reason for that, and it has a lot to do with gravity. Not the Newtonian...