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The Real Enemy of Performance Is Fear | Dr. Mark McLaughlin

July 13, 2026
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Neurosurgeon Dr. Mark McLaughlin, author of Cognitive Dominance: A Brain Surgeon's Quest to Outthink Fear, joins Lewis Howes to break down the IRIS protocol and the F.E.A.R. framework he uses to dismantle fear under pressure. Drawing on over 1,000 brain surgeries and 8,000 spine surgeries across 25 years, McLaughlin covers the four fear quadrants, self-esteem versus self-identity, and lessons from Iain McGilchrist, Paulo Coelho, and Joseph Campbell.