David Nurse on How to Unlock the Flow Code Formula | EP 709

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🗓️ 30 December 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

What if entering "the zone" wasn't a rare accident reserved for elite athletes, but a repeatable skill anyone could train, just like strength or focus?

In Episode 709 of Passion Struck, NBA mindset coach, bestselling author, and peak performance expert David Nurse joins John R. Miles to reveal why flow state has been misunderstood as elusive when a science-backed, step-by-step system actually governs it he calls The Flow Code Formula.

Drawing from his work with over 150 NBA stars, Fortune 500 CEOs, and groundbreaking neuroscience research, including the 10-Hertz alpha wave state, David breaks down how optimal anxiety, identity shifts, and personal triggers turn stress into a superpower and distraction into deep immersion.

Together, John and David explore the neuroscience of trainable flow, why "proving yourself" blocks the zone while "being yourself" unlocks it, and real stories from sprinting with Usain Bolt to climbing with Alex Honnold that prove peak performance is accessible to all.

Check the full show notes here: https://passionstruck.com/unlocking-the-flow-code-formula-david-nurse/

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For more about David Nurse: https://www.davidnurse.com/

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Flow Code Companion Workbook

Identify Your Triggers. Harness Optimal Anxiety. Enter the Zone.

Reflection prompts and practical exercises to map your personal flow triggers, navigate the Yerkes-Dodson curve, and build daily habits for the 10-Hertz state.

Download the free Companion Workbook at:

In this episode, you will learn:

The Flow Code system: A neuroscience-backed formula to trigger peak performance on demand
Why optimal anxiety is the gateway to flow—not the enemy—and how to use stress as fuel
The power of "The Shift": Moving from proving yourself to simply being yourself
Real lessons from elite performers, including Usain Bolt, Alex Honnold, and NBA superstars
How the 10-Hertz alpha state works and practical ways to access it
Why your identity ("who") must always lead your actions ("do") for sustainable flow

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0:00.0	Coming up next on Passionstruck.
0:02.1	If there's only bad stress, and think of that in your life as like the overwhelm or feeling
0:09.1	like you have too much stuff on your plate, it's pointless stress that is going to keep you
0:14.6	out of the ability to get in the zone because you have just too much nonsense, the non-essentials really.
0:21.4	But the you stress, the positive stress, is the nerves that you feel before you walk on
0:27.2	stage.
0:28.2	It's the pressure that you might feel before you go on to a sporting arena.
0:32.5	Like those, that type of stress allows you to perform at a higher level if you have a relationship with it that
0:40.9	you're accepting of it. Welcome to Passionstruck. I'm your host, John Miles. This is the show where
0:47.2	we explore the art of human flourishing and what it truly means to live like it matters. Each week,
0:53.3	I sit down with change makers,
0:54.9	creators, scientists, and everyday heroes to decode the human experience and uncover the tools
1:00.7	that help us lead with meaning, heal what hurts, and pursue the fullest expression of who
1:05.9	we're capable of becoming. Whether you're designing your future, developing as a leader,
1:10.4	or seeking deeper alignment in your life, developing as a leader, or seeking deeper
1:11.3	alignment in your life, this show is your invitation to grow with purpose and act with
1:16.3	intention. Because the secret to a life of deep purpose, connection, and impact is choosing
1:22.1	to live like you matter.
1:35.4	Happy almost 2026 friends and welcome back to episode 7009 a passion struck.
1:40.0	I find that there's a moment at night that often goes unnoticed, especially in this quiet window after Christmas and before the new year truly begins.
1:43.6	The energy the past few days has
1:45.2	passed. The wrapping paper is tucked away. The house is quieter and the lights feel softer
	...

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