Dr. Dana Sinclair

Performance Psychologist & Bestselling Author

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When the world’s most elite performers face their highest-pressure moments, they turn to Dr. Dana Sinclair. A globally recognized performance psychologist, Dr. Dana Sinclair has spent her career in the “eye of the storm”. She helps individuals clear mental clutter and deliver when the stakes are highest. Her client roster reads like a “who’s who” of high-performance industries, spanning the NFL, MLB, NBA, WNBA, NHL, and MLS, as well as IndyCar, the PGA, and the Olympics.

Dr. Dana Sinclair holds doctorates from the University of Cambridge and the University of Ottawa and is a licensed psychologist. Beyond the world of professional sports, she consults with high-level business executives, surgeons, and performing artists, including actors and musicians. Her academic contributions are equally prestigious. She serves as a clinical assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and a Specialist Lecturer with the Royal Institute of British Architects.

In her international bestseller, Dialed In: How to Perform Under Pressure, Dr. Dana Sinclair shares the practical, sustainable strategies she used to coach thousands toward success. Her philosophy challenges conventional wisdom, famously suggesting that “confidence is overrated” and that character often matters more than raw talent. She teaches that performing under pressure is not about being fearless. It’s about crafting specific habits and routines that allow for consistent delivery in decisive moments.

On the speaking stage, Dr. Dana Sinclair provides audiences with a simplified, functional framework for high performance. She helps leaders and teams peel away unhelpful superstitions and “bad advice” regarding motivation, replacing them with personalized performance plans. By focusing on what a performer can control in the moment, she empowers her audiences to create new, better habits for their toughest professional and personal challenges.

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How To Perform Under Pressure

It’s not about how you feel, it’s about what you do. No matter what your job is or your goals are, everyone has decisive moments - the presentation, the pitch, the interview, the big game. Those high-pressure situations can make or break the paths we’re on, and it’s normal to struggle with the stress they bring. With guidance, though, you can clear the mental clutter that can sabotage your most important days and create new, better habits for your toughest professional, and even personal, challenges. Dr. Dana Sinclair, a globally recognized performance psychologist, shares the practical strategies she’s revealed to thousands of professional athletes, surgeons, and business leaders. It’s not about becoming fearless; it’s about crafting sustainable strategies, habits, and routines for those high-pressure situations and peeling away the lessons that need to be unlearned about what it takes to perform successfully. Dana shares her key concepts: - The true nature of confidence (it’s overrated) - What the best do under pressure - Why character matters more than talent - and much more She also details her three-step, 5 tool process for making your own performance plans that work when the pressure is on.