Many leaders I meet describe a similar inner experience: when pressure rises, their minds start to feel full. Thoughts speed up. The internal noise gets louder. Motivation wavers. Doubt shows up in moments where it rarely used to. Clarity slips away right when they need it most. This tends to happen at precisely the wrong time: when deadlines are tight, decisions matter, and others are depending on them. And because most leaders are used to solving challenges through effort,