Cosmos:

Welcome back to the show, my fellow extraordinary Americans. Today’s guest is Stuart Wade. Stuart is an entrepreneur, investor, strategist, advisor, and speaker, as well as a high-performance mindset coach, clinical hypnotherapist, and lifelong martial artist with a bold vision to elevate human potential to the highest levels, creating lasting global change. From a shy 6-year-old boy inspired by Bruce Lee to a 5th Dan black belt in taekwondo, 2nd Dan in kickboxing, and 4-time world champion, Stuart’s journey has been anything but ordinary. 

At age eight, he failed his first black belt test. That failure became a defining moment that ignited a relentless drive for mastery, shaping the rest of his life. His early discovery of visualization at the age of 16 transformed his performance and sparked a lifelong obsession with the power of the subconscious mind. 

But it wasn’t until he encountered clinical hypnotherapy during a low point in his competitive career when fear and fatigue were eroding his edge that everything changed. That single breakthrough led to advanced studies with Paul McKenna and Dr. Richard Bandler and over a decade of work helping elite performers break mental barriers and transform from the inside out. 

Today, Stuart works with business leaders, entrepreneurs, C-suite executives, and world-class athletes. High athletes. High-achieving men who, despite their external success, often battle self-doubt, inner pressure, and a persistent sense that something is still missing. 

His mission is clear: to help those at the top unlock their fullest potential so that they can lead with clarity, live with purpose, and create impact that truly matters. He has been featured in articles in the Emerson, Daily Mail, and the Daily Mirror, and he’s an extraordinary American. I’m glad to have him on the show. Stuart, thank you so much for being here.

Stuart Wade: 

Thank you for having me. That was an incredible introduction.

Cosmos: 

No, I mean, yeah, thank you so much for taking the time.

Stuart. Stuart, can you tell the audience a little bit more about yourself, your background, and how you got started in your career?

Stuart Wade: 

So you touched on elements of the martial arts there. And that’s what I always revert to when someone asks what my story is essentially. And it all began when I was about six years old, and I remember watching VHS tapes of Bruce Lee films, predominantly Enter the Dragon, with my dad at the time. And all I remember is just wanting to be Bruce Lee. That was the goal at that point. 

And my parents were very receptive to this, I’m grateful to say. And they enrolled me in a local taekwondo class at the age of six, and purely by chance, I was having top-level tuition from day one. My very first coach had competed in the Olympics, and the master instructor, who was essentially the club’s boss, was the Great Britain national team coach at the time. 

And this was a club that was less than a mile from my house, purely by chance. Having that kind of environment from an early age really inspired me to strive for excellence and expect it. And that, unbeknownst to me at the time, really began to program my mind to pursue what I want and overcome any limitations or limiting beliefs I may have been experiencing. 

And so, I was competing from the age of 6. From the age of 13, I was selected to represent Great Britain. And until that point, I loved training, I loved getting the belts, and had a lot of success going through all of that, getting my black belt just before my ninth birthday. However, I disliked the competitive aspect when I was very young. 

And so, when I received the Great Britain call-up at the age of 13, that was a bit of an affirmation to me that, yes, I am good enough. Okay, now I can really start to expand and push myself to achieve more. As you mentioned in the introduction, when I was around 16 years old, I began a visualization practice. 

And until that point, I’d been competing internationally, but I didn’t really win all that much. Perhaps won a few bronze medals, maybe some silver, but didn’t achieve a great deal at the top level. Once I implemented a visualization practice and started actively programming my subconscious mind to achieve greater success, that’s when everything began to shift for me, and I started experiencing more success. And, of course, it’s not without its ups and downs, and the results didn’t always go my way, but I always felt that I was able to give my best performance at that time. And that led me down the path of hypnosis and NLP, as mentioned earlier, and to helping others, which I’ve been doing in this field for over 11 years now.

Cosmos: 

Well, so Stuart, one of the things I wanted to ask is, what was your main motivational factor that kept you going to become a four-time world champion? 

Because it’s not easy to do this right, there are numerous hurdles and failures along the way, and I, myself, am pursuing Jiuzitsu BJJ Jiu. I mean, I’m a wide build at the time of this recording, but it takes a lot of effort and dedication, and there are so many defeats along the way before attaining success. What motivated you to keep going? What was your reason?

Stuart Wade: 

It’s a great question, and the honest answer is to get away from pain—and so as human beings, as you well know, as I do.

Cosmos: 

Is it about pain? 

Stuart Wade: Well, it certainly can be a big part of it, yeah. But, as human beings and particularly as adults, oftentimes that carrot that’s dangling out there in front of us, the thing that we want, is not necessarily going to be the biggest motivator. It’s all the stuff that happened before behind us. All the pain, the trauma, the embarrassment, whatever it might be, the personal pain that we’ve experienced is something that we’re trying to get away from. And so, for myself, that was a very real thing because I was always very shy growing up. I’m more of an introverted character myself. 

And so I’m quite happy in my own company. And you know, I went through a bunch of bullying and stuff at school. And for me, the martial arts were something that really gave me confidence. It was an escape from the time outside and from school, as well as from some of the bullying and other issues that were going on. 

And so it made me feel really good about myself. So it wasn’t that I really wanted to achieve world champion status, because it’s a really lofty goal that I wanted to achieve. It was something that, no, I need to get away from all that stuff. This makes me feel good, so I’ll continue with it. But all that said, once I started to achieve some success, it was more about, ‘Okay, I want to experience this again.’ I want to really fulfill my potential, for lack of a better term. It started with the pain and then the desire to escape from it, and the carrot became more appealing. Then I started to drive harder for more success once I’d gotten a taste for it, and subsequently ended up helping others with it and coaching in martial arts, but also got into the work I do now.

Cosmos: 

Stuart, I recall that you mentioned you started practicing visualization at the age of 16, which was a turning point in your martial arts career. For the sake of the audience, could you explain more about the story of how your visualization led to success versus the time before it?

Stuart Wade: 

Absolutely. I don’t recall where I picked up the visualization practice from. It was probably a Tony Robbins book or something like that. I was getting into personal development around that time. My focus with the visualization at this point was twofold. I wanted to imagine myself standing atop the podium, hearing the national anthem, and feeling the metal being draped around my neck. 

That sparkly gold token, essentially, is for having high achievement resting on my chest. I was visualizing all of this. And then I was doing some mental rehearsal, which, again, is slightly different from the two things. The visualization is more for the outcome. The mental rehearsal aspect is more about specific skills and action steps. One might want to practice to achieve that outcome. 

I was working on the outcome, and then I conducted the visualization and mental rehearsal to practice the actual skills I wanted to exhibit and the way I wanted to perform in the tournaments. And so, at the time, I would go somewhere quiet, sit down, make myself comfortable, and close my eyes to take a few deep breaths, just to calm and center myself. And then, using my imagination, I would picture what I wanted to do out there. I would picture myself on top of the podium if I were doing that one, as I said, I would picture myself in that position. In a fight, doing the techniques that I wanted to do, if I were doing the mental rehearsal side of things. 

So, depending on what I wanted at the time, that would dictate how I approached my visualization. But our brains don’t know the difference between what’s going on in here and what’s going on out there in the quote, unquote, real world. 

And so if we can imagine the outcome that we want or the way that we want to feel, the way that we want to perform, whatever it is, if we can imagine that utilizing all of our senses as best, we can, make it as vivid and real a picture or movie in our minds as we can hear the positive sounds, feel any physical sensations, the tactile sensations, even smells and tastes. And then, most importantly, the way that we feel inside, how good it feels to be achieving that thing. Suppose we can imagine that and make it as real as possible. Our brain doesn’t know that we’ve not necessarily done it in the real world yet. 

And so we’re actually programming our nervous system and brain, as well as our subconscious mind, to expect that thing to happen. That’s why it can have such a profound effect on what we want to achieve.

Cosmos:

Stuart, this is such a fascinating topic. And I want to delve deep into it. Because many people in the audience would want to know this, let’s say you want to achieve, for instance, what I do, such as jiu jitsu, while others pursue kickboxing in martial arts. Right? 

Let’s say you want to achieve a black belt, right? And then you’re. You’re at a white belt level in terms of your competence, but you want to achieve that, and then you start visualizing it. There’s imposter syndrome. In the back of your mind, there’s a saying, Hey, you’re not there. What are you doing? You know? 

And then, many people would. A lot of times, your mind would call you delusional. At least it happened to me. I’m not sure about other people. So, how do you take the visual and combine it with the reality of being a white belt in the process of becoming a black belt? Could you explain that in more detail for the audience?

Stuart Wade: 

Absolutely. That is such a great question. Thank you for that. And so the first thing would be to have some awareness of what that imposter syndrome is saying to you. What are those words that you’re hearing in your mind? Okay. Because oftentimes it’s very definitive. 

And because, yes, you know, reality might not match where we want to be yet. We might be that white belt that’s still a little bit unconsciously incompetent. You know, we don’t necessarily know that we’re not good enough yet. Or we might be the next Rungalong, where we’re consciously incompetent. You know, we know that we’re not good enough, but we don’t necessarily know how to get to where we want to be. 

And so what are the words that imposter syndrome is telling you? And write them down once we can, ideally by hand on some paper, rather than taking notes on a phone or laptop. If we can write them down, we can actually engage in an exercise of what’s called metacognition, where we can separate ourselves from those thoughts and judge them subjectively. Is that thought that I’m having accurately? If that’s the case, what can I do about it? 

And then you can come up with a solution because you’ve got some separation from it. You’ve got it out of your head and onto paper; if it’s not accurate, great. How can we rewrite it to make it more empowering? Because we have an inbuilt negativity bias? It’s biologically hardwired within us because our brains and subconscious minds are designed to help us survive. Any perceived threat to that survival will result in some negative internal chatter. And we can take that to heart, or we can judge it objectively and see if it’s accurate, or subjectively, and rewrite it to make it a more empowering thing. 

And often, it could be written more as a verb, a statement of doing, rather than a statement of having. If I’m the white belt and I think to myself, ‘I am a black belt,’ I am a black belt. That internal chatter might be too strong; it’s, ‘No, you’re not.’ You have a white belt around your waist. You’re not yet a black belt. However, if I were to rephrase that, I am currently in the process of earning my black belt. It’s a verb, it’s a doing phrase. 

And the internal chatter can’t dispute that because you’re training and working towards earning your black belt. Becoming aware of the words and self-talk that we’re experiencing is often the first step in silencing imposter syndrome and helping to prime our minds for what we actually want. Does that make sense?

Cosmos: 

No, I mean it’s making profound sense. The process part, where I’m in the process of becoming a black belt, wow, that tape that plays a huge role in combating the negative self-talk, you know.

So some people visualize, right? As they did then, some world-class athletes visualize and then take the action steps to become world champions. And then others do the same visualizations, but then they don’t go anywhere. What, what is the difference between the two? And what are the action steps that the world-class athletes do that the others would not do?

Stuart Wade: 

It’s a good question. And it does depend somewhat on the context and the individual’s circumstances. It comes down to building a conviction first and foremost that you are achieving that thing. As I touched on earlier in my own story, I developed a conviction. It wasn’t a belief. You know, I didn’t have self-belief that I was going to win a world title or anything like that. I had a conviction that I was already a world champion. That reality just needed to catch up. 

So, I would enter tournaments with the absolute knowledge and expectation that I would win. And that took time to develop. It took time to develop. And often, when people are struggling in that respect, it may be an issue of talent, skill, or simply a matter of reps. You know, how many hours have you practiced? 

Because we don’t want to be delusional here, if we’re training for only one hour a week and doing a little bit of visualization, we probably won’t get the results we need or would like. But if we’re putting the reps in, in practice, if we’re eating a healthy diet, if we’re doing our mental training as well, and we’re building up that conviction, that alias, if you, of a world champion, chances are if we keep doing it, keep practicing, we are firing and wiring new neural pathways in the brain that are building that conviction and that expectation that it’s just a matter of time, it’s going to happen. You’re already a world champion. Time just needs to catch up. 

But it takes practice. This is the thing. It takes practice. And you have to take the real-life action steps that will get you to that level. And if you don’t know what they are, look at other people who have done it. That’s the thing. Look at other people who have done it because there’s very little in this world that is completely novel that you’re going to be the first person ever to do anything like it. Even if it is something very different, a very niche sport or a very niche business, perhaps there’s going to be examples that are similar that you can draw upon, what did that person do? And you can model them, modeling the behaviors they exhibited and the action steps they took to reach that point. But it comes from building the key conviction. It really is.

Cosmos:

I mean, it sounds simple, but it’s actually quite hard for many people to do.

Because, you know, there was a series that came out, the Law of Attraction or the Secret, right? Where they talked about, you can manifest anything you want. Many people tried that, but all they did was imagine and visualize; they didn’t take the necessary action steps. 

So I think. I think the difference over here is that it’s not just about visualization. You have to take the action steps that world champions would have to take to achieve success, right?

Stuart Wade: 

Absolutely. That’s right.

Cosmos:

Stuart, one of the things I wanted to ask you was. I know you did clinical hypnotherapy, and you’ve been. You. You’ve also been into NLP. I have read Richard Bandler’s book, “Frogs into Princes,” and I wanted to ask the audience, for the sake of clarity, how exactly do you influence your subconscious mind? Because for 99% of the population, the subconscious mind controls them. But if we can gain access to that region of our mind, it’s game over. You know?

Stuart Wade: 

Yeah, absolutely. And we can, and we do influence our subconscious minds every day without necessarily knowing it. One thing that we can do is take advantage of the natural fluctuations and changes in our brain waves. Now, chances are most of us aren’t hooked up to an EEG machine. We don’t have electrodes on our brains and a readout on a monitor that tells us what brainwave state we’re in. 

However, we can become aware of symptoms associated with certain brainwave states, and we can actually engineer tapping into the subconscious mind at specific times of day and through certain practices to influence it. We want to be in the theta brainwave state. Ideally, this is the second slowest brainwave state, with delta being the slowest, which occurs during deep, restorative sleep. We are away, away with the fairies. We have no conscious awareness at this point. In the middle of the night, we’re fast asleep in theta. What happens is that our conscious mind, our critical faculties, and even the blood flow to the prefrontal cortex in the brain are reduced because we don’t need to be critically thinking at this point. 

And so we can start to influence our subconscious mind by getting into this state. And it’s not a state of sleep. It can be simply done by relaxing, taking a few moments to slow your breath, taking some slow, deep breaths, and closing your eyes. And what you might notice, first of all, is that you start to daydream a little bit. And that state of daydreaming is known as the alpha brainwave state. And that’s when our brain waves have slowed down from the beta state, which is what we’re in at the moment. You and I are talking, we’re having thoughts popping in and out of our heads, things we need to do, meetings, etc. 

However, if we can just take a moment to go somewhere quiet, put our phones away, close our eyes, and remove ourselves from visual distractions, we can begin to slow down our breathing, which will naturally slow our brainwaves. And the more you practice it, the quicker your brainwaves will actually be able to slow from that waking beta state, through the alpha daydreaming creative state, and into the theta state. But you’re not asleep. 

And if you go in with the intention of something you want to think about, then you’re able to influence and program your subconscious mind, naturally getting into that state. And you don’t need to know that you’re in that state. You really don’t. Simply by relaxing, slowing your breath, and getting into a comfortable position, without operating any heavy machinery or driving, you are influencing the subconscious mind at that point. With practice, we can achieve that almost instantly, entering that state. I can almost get into that state within a few seconds because I’ve practiced. As I mentioned earlier, we can engineer this using the natural fluctuations in the day, specifically when we wake up in the morning. We transition from delta slow wave sleep through theta, alpha, and into beta as we wake up. 

So, when you wake up in the morning, close your eyes again for a few seconds, take a couple of breaths, and imagine or visualize the outcome you want or something you want to do that day, the way you want to think, feel, or behave. 

And the opposite is true at night when we’re settling down into bed. I do this every night. I get into bed, I close my eyes, and I start to visualize a goal that I have, a way that I want to think, a way that I want to feel, a way that I want to perform. Because my brainwaves naturally slow down through those phases into the deep sleep phase, characterized by delta waves, at that time of day. 

So you don’t even have to do it as a real practice, going somewhere separate and spending time. You can do it in the morning or at night, naturally, and that will start to influence the subconscious mind. It’s a very long-winded answer to your question, but I hope that makes sense.

Cosmos: 

No, I mean, yeah. I’ve always wondered, how do you get to that calm state of mind where you can suddenly be? 

So, Stuart, once you reach that state, how do you put in the right thoughts that are already there? Which can be absorbed by the subconscious mind, which will now influence everything else?

Stuart Wade: 

Absolutely. Whatever the goal is, whatever your intention is for that, think about it in a positive way in the present tense. So I have this right now. Or, to use our earlier example, I am in the process of becoming a black belt because the subconscious mind doesn’t recognize negative commands. 

And so if we can phrase it in such a way that it’s, I am inserting whatever positive thought, feeling, behavior, or goal that you want when we get into that state, has no negative command, and it just absorbs it into the subconscious. However, we must be mindful of how we phrase it. For example, if I I was wanting to stop smoking, if I were to think to myself, I am not a smoker. At that point, I was not a smoker. The note doesn’t get registered there. The subconscious doesn’t recognize that negative command. 

So we’re just programming ourselves. I am a smoker. I am a smoker. Therefore, we must be mindful of how we phrase it. I am stated in the present tense. And it’s the positive thing that you want. That’s what we want to program ourselves with, and that’s what we want to visualize. Okay.

Cosmos: 

That was such an aha moment. That’s what many people do. I don’t want this, I don’t want that. And then they become the very thing that they don’t. This is so wild, Stuart. I don’t, I don’t think most people realize this.

Stuart Wade: 

That’s right. It’s such a subtle, seemingly insignificant thing, just one or two words. But it can really profoundly change the meaning that our subconscious gains from it. And that could be a reason why so many people struggle to achieve the things they want, because they’re not necessarily phrasing it in the right way for their subconscious.

Cosmos: 

Wow. I mean, this is a big ‘aha’ moment, Stuart. One of the things I want to ask you is, from your perspective, if someone wants to manifest something using the help of the subconscious mind, what is the biggest lesson or understanding they need to know to succeed in manifesting something successfully?

Stuart Wade: 

Get clarity. That is the biggest thing. If there’s any ambiguity about the vision, the thing that you want to manifest, the thing that you want to achieve, then you’re almost giving your subconscious mixed signals. I often use the example of a GPS navigation system, also known as a sat nav. 

So, the satellite navigation in your car or Google Maps on your phone, if you specifically enter the destination, knows exactly where to plot the route to get you there from your current location. If you don’t, and you have a vague idea of where you’d like to be, how can it calculate a route for you? Because it doesn’t know exactly where you want to go. 

The first step in manifesting and achieving what you want is to gain clarity on why you desire it, specifically what it is that you truly want. And then you’re putting the destination into your own internal sat navigation to create the route for you. Wow.

Cosmos:

Stuart, I knew you’d coached a lot of people. What do you think is the biggest challenge people face in terms of mindset when it comes to succeeding in either the goals that they want or in business?

Stuart Wade: 

It’s a good question. I think clarity is a big thing because, oftentimes, we can have a clear vision to start with. Still, we end up getting sucked into doing the more day-to-day, mundane tasks, and we might lose that clarity of vision, not necessarily building a structure that facilitates the growth and expansion of that vision. But also, it can be stress, anxiety, and other things from outside of our vision that end up clouding the way that we’re showing up. A number of my clients may already have, and indeed do have, very successful businesses. 

Still, stuff that’s going on outside of the business, either in their personal life or from childhood experiences perhaps that have affected their nervous system and their subconscious in a certain way can bleed into the business and essentially put some blinkers on so that they don’t necessarily see the path forwards to continue to scale and grow and really achieve the big success that they want. And it’s nothing to do with the business directly; it’s other things outside that are related to them and their subconscious and experiences. It really depends on the individual. However, that’s what I see quite often.

Cosmos: 

No, I mean it’s something that I’ve noticed as well. Many people are very successful in what they do, but there’s always something that is missing, or they’re still unfulfilled, or something is not quite right.

So, Stuart, if someone is watching this and they’re suffering from negative self-talk or self-doubt. They aim to achieve a level where they can visualize success and achieve it. How would they approach the process of eliminating negative self-talk?

Stuart Wade: 

This brings us back to something we discussed earlier: gaining awareness of the negative internal chatter first. Please write it down on paper. It’s so much more powerful to do that than to type notes on your phone, laptop, or computer. That act of taking a pen and handwriting it on paper is really powerful for creating a subconscious disassociation between the negative internal chatter that we think and write down, so that we can then judge it without being as attached to it. 

And so, when we can judge it in this way, is this statement valid? If that’s the case, what can I do about it? Then, we can brainstorm and take some notes. What possible solutions could I use to rephrase and reframe this negative chatter? And if the negative chatter isn’t accurate, as we’ve discussed before, you can discard it and rewrite it. You might even want to draw a line through it and write a new, empowering phrase that you can say to yourself, almost an affirmation, to program into your internal chatter instead. And it could be that sometimes it’s the environment that triggers certain negative internal thoughts and chatter that’s going on below the surface. Being aware of this and recognizing the triggers that may initiate some of this negative internal chatter is really helpful, especially when we’re around certain people, in certain places, at certain times of day, or when we eat certain foods—this is known as pattern recognition. Look for the patterns that are influencing that chatter manifesting itself. And then you can consciously seek to change the environment around you to the best of your ability, facilitating something more positive.

Cosmos:

That’s because many people suffer from that. And then this is, it’s. It’s incredible how, if we start influencing our subconscious mind, things can change drastically. But one of the things I realized is that their identity affects people. Let’s just put it in terms of martial arts. So, let’s say you are a white belt right now and you identify as such, but then you want to progress to a higher belt and beyond. I think that many people are so rooted in who they are at the present moment that they forget what they can be in the future. 

And I think what you mentioned about being a black belt is something I’m currently working on. That’s where the identity starts. It’s almost like you have an ice and then you liquefy it, and then you’re turning back into ice again. But it’s a different type of identity. But that’s something that came to my mind.

Stuart Wade: 

Yeah, absolutely. You are essentially forming a new identity for yourself. With practice of this repetition and positive phraseology in your mind, you are putting together and truly bringing form to that new identity through positive visualization. 

And so at some point, you know, maybe in the not-too-distant future, you will feel able to step into that and fully embody it. However, until that point, I may be in the process of doing this. It is a case of repetition, because the same way that we go to the gym, the same way that in jiu jitsu, you’re practicing certain positions, you’re on your back in guard, you might be throwing up a triangle choke, you might be going for certain arm bars and other things, you might be just switching positions, sweeps, etc. All of this involves practicing movement patterns to create muscle memory in our nervous system and muscles, allowing us to remember and learn the techniques. 

But it’s the same in our nervous system. When we can think different thoughts, when we can engineer different feelings, we fire different neurons in the brain than the ones that are already firing and connected. And with repetition, as we continue to fire these new neurons, they form connections. The more we do that, the stronger those connections become. 

And over time, the old connections, because we’re not using them as much, start to atrophy, becoming smaller until they’re no longer needed, as our brains and bodies strive for homeostasis. It wants to be in a state of ease. It doesn’t want to waste energy on something that’s not needed. And so, if we no longer need this old neural pathway, it cuts the ties. It’s called synaptic pruning. That’s the actual term from neuroscience that describes it, because the brain is cutting the ties, much like you would prune the hedges in your garden. 

And it’s not erasing your memory. You still know that you used to think and feel that way or behave that way, but there’s no emotional attachment to it anymore. You’re completely desensitized to it because you’ve installed something new. And that’s what. The crux of it is firing and wiring these new neural pathways in the brain to think, feel, and behave the way that we want to.

Cosmos:

I think the greatest ‘aha’ moment from this conversation I’m having so far is that identities are malleable. Who you think you are in the present moment doesn’t necessarily have to be who you are for the rest of your life. It can change who you want to be. And there’s a process to it, and it’s mastering your subconscious mind is an important aspect of it. So it’s an aha moment for me for sure.

Stuart Wade: 

Absolutely. Recent developments in neuroscience have shown that neuroplasticity is a foundational factor in our brains and nervous systems. It’s not a case of once you’ve reached a certain age, 35, that’s it. The way that you think, feel, and behave is set in stone. You can’t do anything about it. No. 

Actually, it might take a little more effort and a little more practice, but we can continue to evolve and step into a new identity, creating one for as long as we’re alive. It just takes clarity in knowing what identity we want to create, and then facilitating that through some of the exercises we’ve discussed today.

Cosmos: 

Totally, Stuart.

And Stuart, I know you coach clients, as well as business leaders. Could you tell us a little more about your coaching and what you do?

Stuart Wade: 

Of course. I tend to work one-on-one with people. I also participate in small group work, but I prefer working one-to-one because it allows me to get to know someone deeply and truly understand what makes them tick. We start by identifying where they want to go, what they want to do, and then why they want that. 

Because of that, why will it really empower them? That’s when the times get tough, and they might be questioning things. If that deep, meaningful reason is robust enough, and we build that robustness through our work, no matter the difficulties, they will persevere. 

We then examine why they haven’t arrived there already, what has been holding them back, and what limiting beliefs they may have. What experiences have they had in their lives that may inform certain ways of thinking, feeling, and some behavioral patterns? 

So we unpack them, essentially, as a personality, and we put the pieces back together, processing what needs to be processed subconsciously and neurologically to facilitate reaching that goal. And we put the action steps in place. Some of it is practical action steps, and some of it is subconscious. 

We work with hypnosis, we work with NLP, and some other trauma modalities, depending on whether they’ve experienced a traumatic experience. It really depends on the individual, but that’s what it’s all about—taking them from where they are to where they want to be as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Cosmos: 

Stuart, if there’s someone here who wants to, how can the audience connect with you and learn more about what you do? And if they want to gain coaching from you, how would they go about doing that?

Stuart Wade: 

Thank you. Thank you for saying that. And I’m most prolific on LinkedIn now, where I go by Stuart Wade, and I’m a high-performance mindset coach and clinical hypnotherapist. And you’ll see the picture of me in a suit in the profile photo. That’s me. Connect with me there, message me. I’ll be more than happy to respond to any messages I receive. I’m also on Instagram and Facebook: Stuart Wade, the mind coach on Facebook and Instagram. My handle is @hemindcoachuk, and my website is themindcoach.co.uk. I also have a media kit available with more information about me, which can be found at stuartwademedia.com. Through any of these channels, people can reach out to me, and I will respond within 24 hours.

Cosmos: 

That is amazing, Stuart. And Stuart, I’m grateful that you took the time to join this podcast and share your understanding and knowledge about the mind and how it works, because this is something people need to know. 

Many people want to achieve their goals, but they often struggle to attain them because they lack an understanding of how to influence the subconscious mind. This is very relevant, and I appreciate that. I hope you take the time to come back to the show at a later date.

Stuart Wade: 

Thank you. I’ve really enjoyed our conversation, and I would be more than happy to come on again and discuss some more with you anytime.

Cosmos: 

Thank you, Stuart. And I want to conclude this episode by letting my fellow extraordinary Americans know that, hey, look, there’s an extraordinary within every one of us. And it’s our duty to awaken it and unleash it. Until next time. Bye for now.