Faith-driven peak-performance to elevate every area of your life

I've trained Green Berets & SEALS, collegiate athletes, other high-performers... and, yes, even dads.

I can help you perform at peak levels, too.

Mike Sanders grew up consistently second-guessing himself.

He didn’t feel he measured up. Really, it didn’t seem life mattered too much.

That changed when he stumbled upon the world of strength & conditioning. This was an area in which measurable and quantifiable gains could be made. Furthermore, Mike excelled at it.

He found a staff position as the strength coach for an NCAA hockey team while in his 30s. Just a few years into the program, the team won the national championship.

As everyone celebrated in the locker room, Mike walked back to the ice.

“I’m an imposter,” he thought.

Even at the top of his game (and helping a team reach peak performance), he felt he didn’t quite fit in.

He began training elite members of the military— SEALS and Special Forces. Helping men at the pinnacle of physical performance seemed like the opportunity of a lifetime.

Until several of the men he trained were killed before they could even draw their weapons.

This puzzled him, for he had— he thought— prepared them to execute their mission at the highest level possible…

… and they never got a chance to perform.

Approaching his early 40s, Mike pondered if there was more to “peak performance” than just physical strength. He considered that maybe the entire person needs to be “trained”— body, soul, and spirit.

In addition, as Mike noticed some of his warriors returning home from their mission(s), he realized he prepared them to perform at optimal levels on the battlefield BUT performing at a peak level as a husband, a father, an employee, and a neighbor are different environments which ALSO demand unique skills to perform at peak levels.

He integrated what he was learning into his training practices with the Special Forces and SEALS.

And, facing depression as he sorted through it all, he recognized God was seeking to capture his attention.

It isn’t just warriors who need comprehensive training to reach peak performance in their area of operations…

… as he ate lunch and drank coffee with numerous men— regular men with jobs and families and other responsibilities, he realized we all struggle with the same issues.

⚙️ We need to discover who we are.

⚙️ We need to define the areas over which we have stewardship and responsibility.

⚙️ We need to do what we do— in each area of life— unto the Lord.

That's why he created Holos Human Performance.

“Peak performance” is your capacity to execute the appropriate tasks at an elite level in the environment in which your unique skills are required.

Performing at the optimal (read: peak) level requires:

✅ Possessing the right skills

✅ Performing them in the correct environment

✅ Positioning yourself to adapt to other situations as the requirements change

An example:

Many people suggest Wayne Gretzky is the greatest hockey player, Tom Brady is the best footballer, and Michael Jordan is the GOAT.

They each excel— and perform at peak levels— in their area of expertise.

But what if we placed Brady on the ice, Jordan on the fifty yard line, and Gretzky on the free throw line?

Would they excel then?

Or might they need additional training…?

(20+ years ago, Michael Jordan played minor league baseball and demonstrated that even he couldn’t be the “Jordan of baseball.”)

Let’s apply it to us…

The problem with most fitness regimens (and even self-improvement processes) is that they focus only on one area. So…

❌ We find ourselves succeeding in physical fitness— at the expense of enjoying free time with our families.

❌ We find ourselves leveling up our bank balances— at the expense of relationships and stress management.

❌ We find ourselves enjoying Sabbath and rest— but the other areas of life seem to fall apart.

Or, to say it another way, we’ve learned to excel in one arena, but we need to adapt to perform in the other areas as well.

The answer isn’t to stop pursuing excellence in each of the important areas of life. Rather, it’s to approach life as a united whole— and recognize that anything that occurs in one area of life affects them all.

Furthermore, we need to train for these areas— and for the season of life we’re in.

Because…

🖊️ A battlefield is different than a boardroom.

⚾️ Little League is different than leading a team of employees.

🚌 The skills required to parent are different than the skills needed to put together spreadsheets.