#049 - Are Humans Becoming Less Trusted? - Mark Piccolo

Mark is a performance psychologist who works across sport and high-pressure environments, helping individuals and teams understand the deeper drivers behind performance, behaviour, and mindset. In this conversation, he explores the balance between data-driven performance and human impact, and why psychology often struggles to be measured despite being central to everything we do. Mark shares insights into how mindset is shaped in everyday environments, why performance is never just physical, and how awareness, communication, and intention influence outcomes more than we often realise.Expect to learn why psychology shouldn’t be seen as a separate discipline but something embedded in every action, how training the mind happens both consciously and unconsciously, and why purposeful attention is the key to real growth. We discuss the gap between sport and business when it comes to performance, the dangers of hustle culture, and why rest and recovery are essential for sustainable success. Mark also dives into attention spans in the age of social media, the importance of choice in what we consume, and how small shifts in awareness can have a powerful impact on both performance and wellbeing.