The Secret Weapon of High Performers: Mastering the Subconscious Mind with Claire Rich

How high performance hypnotherapy helps ambitious achievers overcome stress, rewire their mindset, and unlock their next level of success

What You Will Learn in This Episode

In this episode you will discover:

● Why the subconscious mind controls far more of your results than you realize
● How Claire replaced lifelong anxiety with clarity, confidence, and calm
● The real reason high achievers burn out and how to prevent it
● What deep mindset work is and why most people never actually do it
● The difference between suggestion therapy and true hypnotherapy
● How hypnosis works for different personality types
● Why traditional coaching often fails to address the root cause of blocks
● How to rewire hidden patterns that limit performance
● How high performance hypnotherapy becomes a secret competitive advantage
● Claire’s business journey from corporate stress to global online coaching

Mastering the Subconscious Mind is the Fastest Path to High Performance

Every coach, entrepreneur, and high achiever knows the feeling. You are driven, motivated, goal focused, and constantly pushing for the next level, yet something keeps slowing you down. The stress builds. The plate gets fuller. The pressure rises. And despite all the books, all the strategies, and all the information, you still cannot seem to break through.

This episode of Between Two Coaches shines a light on the root cause behind these barriers. Norbert sits down with Claire Rich, a high performance hypnotherapist and success mindset coach with nearly two decades of experience helping ambitious achievers rewire their subconscious mind so they can create powerful results with ease.

Claire explains that most people never look beneath the surface. They try to work harder. They try to manage their time better. They try to be more disciplined. But the real transformation begins only when you start working on the subconscious programming that drives all thoughts, emotions, habits, and behaviors.

From Corporate Stress to Complete Transformation

Before becoming a high performance hypnotherapist, Claire spent years working in corporate London. She battled chronic stress, anxiety, panic attacks, and weight challenges that began in childhood. Nothing seemed to work. Not diets. Not positive thinking. Not willpower.

That changed the moment she experienced deep subconscious hypnotherapy. The shift was fast and undeniable. She eliminated lifelong anxiety, lost nearly three and a half stone in weight, built incredible physical strength, and found clarity and confidence she never knew she could access.

It was the turning point that launched her into a new calling: helping others achieve the same level of freedom.

Why High Performance Hypnotherapy Works When Other Approaches Do Not

Claire explains that mindset work has become a buzzword, yet most people are not doing actual mindset work. Reading books, listening to podcasts, and repeating affirmations can spark awareness, but they do not reach the deeper patterns that drive behavior.

True high performance hypnotherapy goes directly to the source.
It works within the subconscious mind where beliefs, fears, identity, and automatic responses live.

This is why someone can know exactly what to do yet feel blocked, overwhelmed, or resistant. Logical strategies cannot override subconscious programming. But hypnosis can help you rewrite it.

Claire also breaks down the difference between suggestion therapy and customized hypnotherapy, and why not all practitioners are trained to address personality types, deep patterns, or complex mental blocks.

Why High Achievers Burn Out

High achievers are driven by an internal engine that rarely slows down. They hold themselves to high standards. They juggle competing responsibilities. They push themselves harder than anyone else would ever push them.

But this drive comes with a cost.

Claire explains that high achievers often:

● Struggle to relax
● Delay rest until the point of exhaustion
● Carry invisible stress from years of overperforming
● Ignore early signs of burnout
● Feel guilty when taking breaks
● Try to “think” their way out of emotional blocks
● Overcommit because they believe they “should” be able to handle it

She emphasizes that entrepreneurship is one of the greatest personal development journeys you will ever take. It pushes every button and exposes every limitation. If you do not intentionally work on your mind, the pressure will eventually take over.

The Rise of High Performance Hypnotherapy

Claire has worked with hundreds of business owners, executives, and entrepreneurs who struggled for years with anxiety, procrastination, fear, overwork, or lack of confidence. Many tried coaching, courses, therapy, or mindset tools but saw limited progress.

Once they addressed the subconscious patterns underneath, their entire life shifted.

Clients often report:

● Increased confidence
● Calm focus
● Better decision making
● Higher productivity
● More consistent habits
● Healthier boundaries
● A sense of ease instead of force
● Stronger relationships
● Clearer business direction

Claire calls it the “fast track to success” because when you remove the invisible blocks, performance rises naturally.

The Business Journey Behind Claire’s Success

Claire also opens up about the realities of running a coaching practice for 19 years. The highs. The lows. The pivots. The personal challenges. The health struggles she had to navigate. And especially how COVID pushed her to transform her entire business into a powerful online model.

She shares her story of letting go of her office just before the pandemic, launching her first virtual resilience program to over 50 participants, and mastering online delivery long before it became the norm.

Today she coaches high achievers around the world and helps them create lives that are not only successful but sustainable.

Episode Resources

● Free ScoreApp assessment: High Performance and Success Instant Breakthrough Checklist

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