How do you fix athletes who train brilliantly but underperform in competition? The answer lives in mythology. This episode walks through the Heroic Archetype Compendium — a psychological intervention that maps each athlete’s personal hero to a mythological archetype, covertly defeating the prediction error avoidance that causes them to withhold effort. Featuring five archetypes: Atlas (endurance beyond reason), Icarus Reborn (limitless belief), Hector (quiet courage), Apollo (relentless standard), and Odysseus (command under chaos).
