Simon Young - The Mind Veteran
An Ex RAF fighter pilot with combat experience, Director at PWC Consulting and IT CNI delivery lead. I use a combination of practical self help cognitive performance improvement tools, and targeted neurologically focused interventions to help elite professionals deliver through stress, sleep deprivation and burn out.
Text or call Simon Young on +44 (0) 7972177525 or Email: [email protected]
Examples of Cognitive performance improvement tools
Neurological & Sensory Reset (Breathing & Vision)
These tools exploit physiological "cheat codes" to instantly shift your brain out of a fight-or-flight state.
• The Physiological Sigh (Fast De-escalation): Doing this just 2 to 3 times instantly recalibrates your blood carbon dioxide levels and slows your heart rate, restoring prefrontal cortex blood flow.
• Panoramic Vision (Reducing Brain Fatigue): Intense screen focus forces your eyes into a tight, narrow focus (foveal vision), which triggers a stress response in the brain stem. This visual expansion triggers the parasympathetic nervous system, lowering cognitive strain.
• The 20-20-20 Rule for Mental Stamina: This resets the ciliary muscles in your eyes and prevents the cognitive fatigue associated with prolonged visual focus on documents or data.Cognitive Reframing & Conditioning (NLP)
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) helps manage your internal monologue so that high pressure does not morph into performance anxiety or executive dysfunction.
• Resource Anchoring: Choose a state of mind you need on demand (e.g., calm clarity). When a crisis hits, triggering the anchor provides an immediate neurological shortcut back to that resourceful state.
• Submodality Shifting: Changing how your brain represents a thought dramatically reduces its emotional impact.Subconscious Recovery (meditation/Self-Hypnosis)
In high-pressure environments, cognitive decline happens because the brain lacks deep recovery. You can simulate restorative sleep architecture in the middle of the day.
• Auto suggestion - tried and tested technique to improve energy and certain states of mind
• Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) : A 10 to 20-minute NSDR audio track guides your brain waves down from high Beta (stress/focus) into Alpha and Theta states (deep relaxation and high neuroplasticity) - acting like a cognitive reset button without the grogginess of a nap.Targeted 1-to-1 Interventions
•Dependant on client needs a combination of NLP, or light hypnotherapy can be used to target wider issues or states of mind. For example anxieties around public speaking, court room or client relationships.
Text or call Simon Young on +44 (0) 7972177525
