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For Self-improvers, Leaders, Teams, & Coaches: Go From Replaceable to ✨Irreplaceable & Unstoppable in the AI Era (Without Tech Skills) 🚀
I'm Dr. Jon Finn, best-selling author of 'The Habit Mechanic' and founder of the award-winning Tougher Minds consultancy. With 25 years of experience in performance psychology and three psychology-related degrees, I help people and organizations thrive in the AI era. Drawing from my work with world-class athletes, global businesses, and cutting-edge science, I share practical insights on how to optimize your brain's performance and collaborate effectively with AI to unlock your full potential.
In this podcast, we (my team and I) provide simple, science-based tools to help you develop Super Habits for enhanced happiness and performance, and build high-performing teams. You'll learn how to master your "Brain States," become a "Habit Mechanic," and lead successfully in our rapidly evolving world. Whether you're looking to improve your personal performance or create a winning team culture, each episode offers actionable strategies to help you achieve extraordinary results while maintaining energy for what matters most.
Earn More, Work Less, Feel Great, and Thrive by Mastering your BRAIN STATES
Connect with me at contact@tougherminds.co.uk or visit:
- Book: https://thehabitmechanic.tougherminds.co.uk/book
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Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... Want support putting this into practice? Get personal help from Dr. Finn 👉 here In this episode of the Habit Mechanic Podcast, Dr. Jon Finn is joined by Tougher Minds’ Head of Coaching, Andrew Foster, to unpack what’s emerging from Davos 2026 — and what it means for work, jobs, and human performance in the AI era. Using a headline claim that AI is impacting labour “like a tsunami” as a starting point, they explore why the pace of AI inv...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... Get your copy of 📘"Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution" 👉 here 🗓️ Book a free call with Andrew Foster here In this episode of the Habit Mechanic Podcast, Dr. Jon Finn is joined by Andrew Foster, Tougher Minds’ Head of Coaching (and a long-time member of the team), for a practical conversation about why so many mainstream explanations of behaviour change — including weight loss — miss the point. Using a popular article on “the myth of...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... Get your copy of 📘"Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution" 👉 here In this episode, Dr. Jon Finn continues the How to Motivate Yourself in 2026 series by focusing on something many people overlook: the foundations that make sustainable motivation possible in an AI-accelerating world. As businesses rapidly adopt AI and the pace of change increases, motivation won’t come from doing more or trying harder. It will come from having the right ...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... Get your copy of 📘"Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution" 👉 here In this episode, Dr. Jon Finn continues the How to Motivate Yourself for 2026 series by tackling a critical question: how do you turn a future vision into clear, meaningful action in an increasingly complex, AI-driven world? As organisations prepare to scale AI and reduce headcount, many of the tasks humans have traditionally been paid to do are changing or disappearing. ...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... Get your copy of 📘"Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution" 👉 here In this episode, Dr. Jon Finn continues the Motivating Yourself for 2026 series by guiding you through the next step in building your Future Ambitious, Meaningful (FAM) Story. Following on from Part 1, this episode focuses on creating the foundations of sustainable motivation by clarifying what truly matters to you — and how that connects to your brain states, habits, and...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... Get your copy of 📘"Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution" 👉 here In this episode, Dr. Jon Finn explores what motivation really means as we enter 2026 — and why it will look fundamentally different in the AI era. As AI increasingly takes over tasks humans have traditionally been paid to do, motivation will no longer come from pressure, deadlines, or external rewards. Instead, the people who thrive will be those who understand how to wor...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... In this episode, Dr. Jon Finn shares the single most important thing he’s learned about managing stress — not from theory, but from coaching himself over many years. We live in a world of constant transition: post-COVID disruption, rising uncertainty, and the accelerating AI era. Yet most traditional approaches to stress were never designed around how the brain actually works. The brain doesn’t run on information — it runs in Brain Stat...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... Get your copy of 📘"Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution" 👉 here In this episode, Dr. Jon Finn shares a powerful story about a senior coder who became unexpectedly angry — because a simple Brain State insight transformed his performance overnight. This real-world example reveals: why your Brain States determine how you think, feel, and performhow one small daily habit can shift you into a high-charge Brain Statewhy the AI era makes Bra...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... Get your copy of 📘"Training Your Brain for the AI Revolution" 👉 here In this episode, Dr. Jon Finn takes you behind the scenes of one of the most important breakthroughs in Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution: Brain States — the hidden driver of everything you think, feel, and do. Jon shares the origin story of Brain States for the very first time, tracing the idea back nearly a decade to formative experiences teaching activation lev...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... 🗓️ Book a FREE call with Andrew Foster (Tougher Minds, Head of Coaching) 👉here to see whether one-to-one coaching for AI-Era Success is a good fit for you. AI is advancing faster than people can adapt — and for many professionals, that feels scary. In this episode, Dr. Jon Finn returns after several weeks inside the AI frontline: panel events with NHS leaders, private dinners with business executives, and discussions with academics...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... Get 📘"Training Your Brain for the AI Revolution" for just $1 👉 here In this episode, we practically unpack how Human-AI Performance Psychology™ gives professionals and teams a real competitive edge in the AI era. You’ll learn why mastering your Brain States—not learning more tools—is the true multiplier for performance, creativity, and resilience. We introduce The Six Habits of High-Performing AI-Era Professionals, a practical blueprint...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... Get 📘"Training Your Brain for the AI Revolution" for just $1 👉 here Today’s job market feels like a jobless boom — productivity is rising, yet opportunities feel more fragile than ever. In this episode, Dr. Jon Finn explains why that’s happening and reveals how two very different species of AI are reshaping work. Discover how agentic AI automates routine, low-value tasks — while generative AI acts as a powerful force multiplierfor human...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... 👀 Watch the video ▶️ here Get 📘"Training Your Brain for the AI Revolution" for just $1 👉 here In Day 4 – Automate | Build Super Habits: How to Coach Yourself and Thrive in the AI Era, we move from knowing what to do to making it automatic — using the Nine Action Factors and a simple habit-building plan anchored by a daily Willpower Story. You’ll learn how to coach yourself, use AI to cut busywork, and design smart routines that target R...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... 👀 Watch the video ▶️ here Get 📘"Training Your Brain for the AI Revolution" for just $1 👉 here In Day 3 – Optimise | Design Your Day: Strengthen Focus, Willpower & Brain State Control, we show how to lead AI by managing your own brain state, building a practical 30-day performance plan, and using the Day Designer to script a focused, energised 24 hours. The goal is simple: protect deep work, automate recovery, and use AI to accelerat...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... 👀 Watch the video ▶️ here Get 📘"Training Your Brain for the AI Revolution" for just $1 👉 here In Day 2 – Plan | Build Your Long-Term Focus: How to Lead Your Own Life in the AI Era, we connect your long-term ambitions to your daily actions using the science of Human–AI Performance Psychology. You’ll learn how to turn your future vision into focused action, and how AI can free up time for high-impact workby eliminating low-value tasks. We...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... 👀 Watch the video ▶️ here Get 📘"Training Your Brain for the AI Revolution" for just $1 👉 here We’re launching the 4-Day Audio Challenge — your free introduction to Human–AI Performance Psychology, the science of thriving in the AI era by mastering your Brain States. In Day 1, you’ll measure where your energy really goes, learn to cut Medium-Charge busywork, and discover how to use AI to free brainpower for deep work, recovery, and new s...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... Get 📘"Training Your Brain for the AI Revolution" for just $1 👉 here In this episode, we explore how neural-network AI pairs with Brain-State Intelligence® — the foundation of Human-AI Performance Psychology — to help you outsource busy work, focus on high-impact thinking, and build habits that actually stick. You’ll hear practical frameworks, real-world examples, and a clear path to becoming healthier, happier, and more effective in the...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... Get 📘"Training Your Brain for the AI Revolution" for just $1 👉 here In this episode Dr. Jon Finn (creator of Human-AI Performance Psychology) and his AI team show how to win the AI era by training energy and attention before tools. We unpack Recharge, Medium, and High Charge Brain States; the Daily 3:1 Reflection; and the four‑step AI-Edge Success Cycle, with real examples of time and cost gains from pairing optimised brain states with ...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... Get 📘"Training Your Brain for the AI Revolution" for just $1 👉 here In this episode Dr. Jon Finn explores how to thrive in the AI revolution by mastering brain states and developing strategic habits. The AI-Edge Success Cycle provides a framework for measuring and optimizing performance as AI transforms industries and eliminates jobs across sectors. • Recent announcements show massive AI investments in the UK and major companies cuttin...
Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast... Join the August Challenge here August is a critical month for setting up September success by establishing foundational habits for optimal brain function. The continued growth of AI technologies like those from Microsoft and Meta means we need to focus on our unique human capabilities to remain valuable. • Focus on better sleep, better diet, and better exercise as core ingredients for positive brain function • Most people have great in...
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