How to Become More Resilient Is Not What You Think

Most people think resilience is built through grit, force and determination. In reality, elite levels of resilient behaviour and leadership are only found when you expand your physical and mental capacity.

Most high performers mistake capacity for more volume, more intensity or more hustle. But that approach only leads to burnout, depletion and the constant feeling that your next move is one step away from overwhelm.

In this episode I sit down with Tom Foxley, a coach and mindset specialist who has spent years working with elite athletes and high performing founders, to unpack what it truly means to expand your physical, emotional and psychological capacity so you can operate at a higher level without burning out.

Across this conversation we cover the full spectrum of what drives sustainable high performance. The physical engine that determines your output. The emotional intelligence that dictates the quality of your decisions. The resilience that allows you to rise to pressure rather than collapse under it. And the identity evolution required to hold more without losing who you are.

Inside the episode

• The truth about physical capacity and why most people train for output instead of adaptation.
 • What ultra endurance environments teach about thresholds, discipline and exploration.
 • The connection between recovery, clarity of thought and leadership quality.
 • Emotional intelligence as a tactical advantage in high performance.
 • How self awareness becomes a multiplier for founders, executives and athletes.
 • Why resilience is not toughness and how to build adaptive capacity under pressure.
 • The identity shift required to expand your capacity beyond your current ceiling.

If you feel like you are running on fumes, performing well on paper yet quietly questioning how long you can sustain it, this episode will give you the clarity and direction you need.

Capacity is not about how much you can endure. It is about how much you can train yourself to hold physically, emotionally and mentally without losing your identity in the process.

This was a powerful conversation and Tom is one of the few professionals genuinely moving the needle in the space of mental performance and finding your edge. Appreciate this man masssively and if this episode has resonated I'd love to hear from you. 

Learn more about Tom Foxley

Instagram: @Tomfoxley.coach
LinkedIn: @Tomfoxley
Website: www.tomfoxley.me