🔥 Protecting your momentum when life gets loud. In Episode 2 of The Momentum Series, Chad Hyams shares how to keep your focus, guard your time, and fuel your energy so you can stay in motion when distractions, fatigue, and decision overload threaten your progress.

📊 Research shows the average professional checks their phone 96 times a day — every switch costs 23 minutes of focus. 💡 Learn the 3 biggest drains on your momentum and how to apply the Momentum Shield Formula (Focus → Filter → Fuel) to protect your pace.

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Momentum isn't about waiting for the right season — it's about creating one. In this episode, Chad Hyams kicks off The Momentum Series and breaks down how to rebuild energy, direction, and drive when motivation fades.

You'll learn: 🔥 Why motivation naturally dips and how to overcome it 🔥 The 4-step formula: Action → Motion → Evidence → Belief 🔥 The "micro-momentum" method that turns small wins into big breakthroughs 🔥 How to build an anchor habit for seasonal change 🔥 Why confidence is built through habits, not hype

Remember — motion comes before motivation. Start small, build traction, and keep climbing.

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🎧 Available on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Audible | YouTube

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Start Q4 strong — or reset any time of year. In this episode, Chad Hyams, author of Achieve Your Apex, walks you through a simple 4-question framework to sharpen your focus, double down on your strengths, eliminate distractions, and set a bold climb in front of you.

These four questions — Strengths, Shifts, Peaks, and Potholes — will help you reset your climb every quarter, every month, or anytime you feel off track. Backed by research, stories, and practical coaching, this is a tool you'll come back to again and again.

🔑 What you'll learn in this episode:

How to build on strengths so you don't reinvent the wheel

Why eliminating "low-value activities" frees up 20% of your time (Harvard Business Review)

The importance of picking one bold peak instead of trying to climb the whole range

How spotting your potholes reduces stress by 30% (APA research)

⚡ Challenge: Take 15 minutes and answer the four questions. Write them down, place them where you'll see them daily, and reset your focus for the climb ahead.

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Resilience isn't a buzzword. It's a system you can build. In this final episode of the Flip the Coin series, Chad Hyams reveals the Recharge Trifecta — three steps to recover faster and stronger when life knocks you down.

Discover:

Why the bounce-back window is critical for growth

The Recharge Trifecta: physical reset, mental reframe, emotional space

Science-backed strategies from Stanford, Harvard, and HBR

Real coaching stories where setbacks turned into breakthroughs

A challenge to build your own recharge plan this week

Your resilience doesn't just fuel you — it inspires everyone around you. Flip the coin from breakdown to breakthrough.

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Most gurus and coaches tell you to repeat affirmations. The problem? They rarely work the way you hope. In this episode of Achieve Your Apex, Chad Hyams explains why affirmations often fail — and how upgrading them into askformations rewires your brain for action and results.

Discover:

Why affirmations create resistance when you don't believe them.

Research from Waterloo, Stanford, and the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology that proves questions outperform statements.

Real coaching examples where askformations flipped disbelief into momentum.

A simple challenge to replace one affirmation this week with a powerful askformation.

The questions you ask yourself shape the answers you find. Flip the coin and flip your affirmations. Subscribe for more: https://ChadHyams.com/podcasts

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Your thoughts aren't just words — they're habits. And unless you break the loop, they'll keep holding you back.

In this episode of Achieve Your Apex, Chad Hyams unpacks the three most common negative thought patterns and how to flip them into growth:

Self-doubt: how it shuts down problem-solving.

Catastrophizing: why molehills become mountains.

Negative self-talk: how it rewires your brain for failure.

You'll discover science-backed strategies from Harvard, Stanford, and Michigan State University to stop reinforcing lies and start creating momentum. Plus, a simple 3-step challenge to help you flip one negative thought this week.

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Most people live on the wrong side of the coin — stuck in negativity, blind to opportunity. In this episode of Achieve Your Apex, Chad Hyams introduces his new series based on his eBook Flip the Coin (available now on Amazon).

Discover:

Why your brain is wired for negativity (and how to flip it).

Research from University of Exeter, UPenn, and UNC that proves mindset shapes results.

A simple "Flip the Coin" practice to reframe negative thoughts instantly.

How positivity expands problem-solving and creates new opportunities.

The coin is in your hand every day. Flip it wisely.

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Most people believe they're self-aware. Research shows only 10–15% actually are. That gap could be the very thing holding you back from reaching your next level.

In this episode of Achieve Your Apex, Chad Hyams shares why self-awareness is the ignition switch for growth — and why no coach, no book, no podcast can do the work for you. Discover:

Why awareness must come before change.

A simple "mirror test" you can use daily.

A quick 3-word exercise to reveal blind spots.

How self-awareness sharpens every decision you make.

Stop looking for shortcuts. Start facing yourself. That's how you protect your energy, sharpen your edge, and climb higher.

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Feeling drained after lunch? In this episode of Achieve Your Apex, Chad Hyams reveals why the siesta — a midday pause embraced in Spain, Italy, Greece, and beyond — can sharpen focus, boost energy, and even protect your heart. Backed by NASA research and psychology studies, you'll learn how 10–20 minutes of intentional rest can transform your afternoon performance.

What you'll learn:

Why your body's natural rhythm makes you tired between 1–3 PM

The science behind 10–20 minute naps for peak productivity

How midday recovery improves decision-making and focus

The surprising cardiovascular benefits of siesta culture

A simple 1-day challenge to test the results for yourself

📘 Based on the high-performance coaching of Chad Hyams, author of Achieve Your Apex 📙 Related read: Own Your Energy — available now on Amazon 🎯 More at ChadHyams.com/podcasts

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Feeling drained after stress, conflict, or a rough week? In this final episode of the Own Your Energy series, Chad Hyams reveals how to protect and recharge your energy after disruption. You'll learn the Recharge Trifecta — physical, mental, and emotional strategies used by high performers to bounce back faster and stronger.

What you'll take away:

Why resilience isn't about bouncing back — it's about bouncing forward

The real cost of stress (and how to recover from it)

A simple plan to regain your energy within 24 hours of any setback

🎧 Based on Chad's ebook Own Your Energy, available now on Amazon. 📘 Visit AchieveYourApex.com for more growth tools.

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Join Chad as he shares insights to help you achieve your apex and navigate the delicate balance between strengths and weaknesses.

Subscribe for more valuable episodes every Wednesday!

Connect with Chad at www.chadhyams.com

Get a copy of Achieve Your Apex at https://amzn.to/351iBab

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