“At the razor’s edge of peak performance and decision-making in athletics, business, finance, chess, or anything deeply nuanced, the greatest insight is often right next to a blunder. Our genius is often entangled with our eccentricity, our virtuosity springing from what might be disguised as dysfunction. The path to self-expression is fiercely subtle and individualized. If you’re pushing yourself to your outer reaches as a way of life, you can dance on that edge with somebody.”
— Josh Waitzkin
Are You All In?
To be All In on something is to be fully committed: mind, body, spirit. This is the space in which we transcend perceived limitations. Existing this way is akin to living within a world championship training camp. It is raw, deep, searching—relentlessly exploring one’s physical and emotional growth edge. The cultivation of Quality becomes a way of life.
Stoke Ventures is Josh Waitzkin’s peak performance consultancy, catering to elite-level, All In teams, athletes, visionaries, and world-changers. Current clients include professional sports teams, tech innovators, impact-oriented finance groups, and enterprises that are redefining their respective industries.
Training begins with an intensive diagnostic process that is 99.9 percent listening. Stoke team members spend time with you and your team in conversation, inquiry, and reflection, identifying areas of genius and areas of constraint.
No two individuals or teams are alike and neither are our training plans. Once we define growth opportunities, Stoke will co-assemble training programs in concert with teams and individuals. These plans systematically dissolve crimps that impede creativity and obstruct self-expression. They also cultivate the internalization of themes that will unleash the learning curve and performance.
All In Training
Areas of focus and training may include:
Training to love training, and the growth it unlocks
The systematic journey toward Unobstructed Self Expression
Embodying Quality as a way of life
Cultivating Presence and Mindfulness
Building physical and mental Resilience
Most Important Question (MIQ) Training—systematic cultivation of the art of focusing on what matters most
Developing introspective sensitivity
The Creative Hunt and systemization of Feedback Loops to drive the training process
The 6 Dimensional Introspective Process
Day Architecture: Identifying and supporting windows of peak creativity and flow
Proactivity + Internal Orientation vs. Reactivity + External Orientation
Stress & Recovery
Subtraction
Non-local and parallel learning—training to learn the many from the one
Becoming a Conscious Competitor
Embracing your funk—developing a nuanced understanding of the entanglement of your brilliance and eccentricity
Developing your somatic intelligence
Building Triggers
Optimizing communication, strategy, and the growth curve within your teams
Internal and Organizational Frictionlessness
If you are a leader in your field, a world-class athlete or team, or a potential world-changer and would like to be considered as a peak performance coaching candidate, begin by filling out the form below. Please do not apply unless you're prepared to live a life of training. Due to the number of exceptionally deserving inquiries we receive, only select individuals may receive a reply.
Stoke Ventures Training Application
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