Most ambitious professionals and entrepreneurs I work with (especially across Europe and Latin America) spend a lot of energy optimizing portfolios, careers, or businesses. Yet one of the most overlooked assets behind every smart decision is your cognitive clarity.
How you think, focus, problem-solve, and manage stress directly shapes how you negotiate, invest, or pursue opportunities. And the surprising truth is this: mental sharpness is influenced far more by daily habits than by age!
We have all been conditioned to think that forgetting your keys, feeling foggy, or losing your train of thought is simply what happens as you get older.
But neuroscience challenges this assumption.
Studies show that your mental clarity is deeply affected by the way you move, rest, learn, and manage stress. Even small actions—like taking a calm breath before an important decision or introducing a short learning practice—can improve brain performance.
These micro-habits act like daily deposits into your long-term cognitive resilience.
Deborah Price's Money Archetypes reveal emotional patterns and behaviors around money—but they also influence your energy level
Here is how money archetypes commonly play out in brain-health habits:
The Innocent may avoid dealing with stress or complexity, which leads to mental overload and fog.
The Martyr puts everyone else first, often sacrificing rest and personal time until they hit burnout.
The Warrior has strong discipline and drive, making it easier to form good habits—yet they may push too hard and ignore signs of fatigue.
The Fool acts impulsively, making it difficult to create consistent routines that support long-term mental clarity.
The Creator/Artist thrives on inspiration and new ideas but may struggle with structure, sleep routines, or focus practices.
The Tyrant uses control to feel safe, often creating chronic stress that drains cognitive energy.
The Magician—the ideal integrated archetype—balances vision, intuition, and strategy, making space for mental clarity to thrive consistently.
Recognizing your dominant archetype helps you understand which habits or behaviors energize you, and which ones quietly sabotage your focus.
Shirzad Chamine's Saboteurs represent maybe even better the automatic mental patterns that drain your clarity without you noticing.
High-achieving entrepreneurs often recognize one (or a combination) of these:
The Hyper-Achiever burns through mental resources by constantly performing and pushing.
The Pleaser takes on too much, leaving no room for recovery.
The Controller stays in tension mode, burning energy even during downtime.
The Stickler exhausts the mind through perfectionism.
The Avoider postpones decisions until stress builds up.
When saboteurs dominate your inner dialogue, brain fog becomes predictable—not mysterious.
Identifying them allows you to reclaim cognitive bandwidth with simple, strategic shifts.
When your daily habits support brain function—and your archetypes and saboteurs are understood rather than ignored, you unlock a different quality of life and work:
Decision-making becomes cleaner.
Focus requires less effort.
Creativity flows more naturally.
Memory feels reliable again.
Stress becomes easier to manage.
This clarity isn't only good for your wellbeing : it strengthens your financial decisions, relationships, and long-term wealth strategy.
These grounded micro-habits compound quickly:
2-5 mindful breaths before important decisions.
A 10-minute walk after lunch.
A consistent wind-down ritual before bed.
A weekly reflection: Which saboteur was driving today? Which money archetype shaped my choices this week?
Small steps build long-term clarity, really!
If you want to explore this deeper, request a Saboteur Assessment to identify the mental patterns that drain your clarity and energy.
It is the first step and will help you build the mental foundation for sharper decisions, healthier wealth, and intentional growth.