Episode 3

Most high performers look successful on paper…
but very few talk honestly about the pressure, identity battles, and self-sabotage happening behind the scenes.

In Episode 3 of The Performance Zone, Dan Alexander sits down with Dan Martin — former recruiter, coach, founder, and someone who rebuilt his life from addiction, grief, and self-destruction into purpose, clarity, and leadership.

This episode goes deeper than recruitment.
It’s about the human behind the performance.

Together, they unpack the emotional and psychological realities most people never talk about:
- Why so many founders and recruiters sabotage themselves at their peak
- How childhood beliefs silently shape adult behaviour, ambition, and burnout
- The hidden link between identity, overworking, addiction, and performance
- Why confidence is often external — and how to build the internal kind
- The moment Dan realised he needed to rebuild himself from the inside out
- How psychedelics, therapy, and radical honesty transformed his life
- Why “success” means nothing if it’s built on unresolved pain
- And how The Ripple Project is helping leaders change the people around them

It’s raw. It’s vulnerable. It’s the most human conversation you’ll hear in this industry.
If you’re a high performer who feels the weight of your own expectations — this episode will hit hard.

👤 Guest — Dan Martin — Embodied business design for solo coaches and therapists