Real Alpha has cut 3 moments of Gio Valiante (Performance psychologist) talking, from an interview on The Knowledge Project published Jul 7, 2026.
What Gio Valiante said
Climb out of a drawdown by making small money again
“the biggest source of confidence is success. So if you get in the habit of making $100, well, next we make $1,000.”
Gio Valiante36:15 Confidence comes from four sources, and failure outweighs success
“the pain of failure hurts more than success feels good. So what happens is we tend to index toward our failures, right? We bring the pain of the past failures to the moment.”
Gio Valiante42:03 Adult drive often comes from undoing childhood debris
“We spend our adult lives undoing the debris of childhood. So just pause there for a minute and think about your life.”
Gio Valiante57:46
The episode
The Knowledge ProjectNo.1 Performance Psychologist: The Secret to High Performance and Excellence
Gio Valiante · Performance Psychologist
33:59of 1:08:17 · Jul 7
