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“I started out thinking this would be self-help rubbish which wouldn’t impact me at all. How wrong could I have been? I noticed real shifts in my mood and success at dealing with difficult issues within weeks.”
Kate K.
“What was surprising is that my initial goals were work-related, but the benefits I saw started at home first. I have felt more patient with my errors and learned to trust others more. Much like regular physical exercise helps with general immunity, these mental exercises do the same for mental health.”
Sayandip B.
“Positive Intelligence is a life-changer, one of the best gifts I’ve ever received. After years of trying to improve myself, these 7 weeks have been the catalyst to achieve it. I’m already working on it with my two teenage daughters, so that they don’t have to wait until they’re 52 to take control of their brain and their lives.”
Elisa S.
“I started out thinking this would be self-help rubbish which wouldn’t impact me at all. How wrong could I have been? I noticed real shifts in my mood and success at dealing with difficult issues within weeks.”
Kate K.
“What was surprising is that my initial goals were work-related, but the benefits I saw started at home first. I have felt more patient with my errors and learned to trust others more. Much like regular physical exercise helps with general immunity, these mental exercises do the same for mental health.”
Sayandip B.
“Positive Intelligence is a life-changer, one of the best gifts I’ve ever received. After years of trying to improve myself, these 7 weeks have been the catalyst to achieve it. I’m already working on it with my two teenage daughters, so that they don’t have to wait until they’re 52 to take control of their brain and their lives.”
Elisa S.
“I started out thinking this would be self-help rubbish which wouldn’t impact me at all. How wrong could I have been? I noticed real shifts in my mood and success at dealing with difficult issues within weeks.”
Kate K.
“What was surprising is that my initial goals were work-related, but the benefits I saw started at home first. I have felt more patient with my errors and learned to trust others more. Much like regular physical exercise helps with general immunity, these mental exercises do the same for mental health.”
Sayandip B.
“Positive Intelligence is a life-changer, one of the best gifts I’ve ever received. After years of trying to improve myself, these 7 weeks have been the catalyst to achieve it. I’m already working on it with my two teenage daughters, so that they don’t have to wait until they’re 52 to take control of their brain and their lives.”
Elisa S.
“I started out thinking this would be self-help rubbish which wouldn’t impact me at all. How wrong could I have been? I noticed real shifts in my mood and success at dealing with difficult issues within weeks.”
Kate K.
“What was surprising is that my initial goals were work-related, but the benefits I saw started at home first. I have felt more patient with my errors and learned to trust others more. Much like regular physical exercise helps with general immunity, these mental exercises do the same for mental health.”
Sayandip B.
“Positive Intelligence is a life-changer, one of the best gifts I’ve ever received. After years of trying to improve myself, these 7 weeks have been the catalyst to achieve it. I’m already working on it with my two teenage daughters, so that they don’t have to wait until they’re 52 to take control of their brain and their lives.”
Elisa S.
“I started out thinking this would be self-help rubbish which wouldn’t impact me at all. How wrong could I have been? I noticed real shifts in my mood and success at dealing with difficult issues within weeks.”
Kate K.
“What was surprising is that my initial goals were work-related, but the benefits I saw started at home first. I have felt more patient with my errors and learned to trust others more. Much like regular physical exercise helps with general immunity, these mental exercises do the same for mental health.”
Sayandip B.
“Positive Intelligence is a life-changer, one of the best gifts I’ve ever received. After years of trying to improve myself, these 7 weeks have been the catalyst to achieve it. I’m already working on it with my two teenage daughters, so that they don’t have to wait until they’re 52 to take control of their brain and their lives.”
Elisa S.
What Changes in Just 7 Weeks
Intercept stress before it takes over
Catch the negative mental patterns that drain your productivity and energy.
Face challenges with calm focus
Handle high-pressure situations with a clearer mind and a focus on solutions.
Build healthy, honest relationships
Resolve lingering problems and handle difficult conversations with less friction.
Reclaim your mental energy
Quiet the constant inner critic to optimize your mental and emotional energy.
Turn insights into permanent habits
Rewire your brain through daily practice to achieve lasting, long-term change.
Trust a proven, science-backed approach
Install an operating system for life, tested by 500,000 people.
The Science of Mental Fitness: Proven, Measurable Results
The PQ Program delivers a rigorous mental operating system grounded in breakthrough research across neuroscience, cognitive psychology, performance science, and positive psychology.
Validated by Data
Our factor analysis research initially analyzed 500,000 participants from around the globe to pinpoint the exact mental blocks that sabotage success.
Proven Track Record
Since then, over 250,000 graduates have used the PQ Program to successfully rewire their brains at the root level.
Visible Neurological Results
Laboratory data show that brain rewiring can be visible in MRI imaging within just eight weeks of consistent practice.
Based on a study of more than 2,000 PQ Program participants:
Boost Performance
90%optimize mental & emotional energy
92%improve teamwork & collaboration
Improve Well-Being
91%improve stress management
85%increase their happiness
Strengthen Relationships
97%increase their empathy skills
84%improve conflict management
The training has fundamentally changed the way I think and approach every communication and encounter in life. I now don’t just hope I make it through what I would have anticipated as difficult moments — I KNOW I can turn them into positive experiences.
Megumi Barberi
What’s Included in the PQ Program
When you enroll, you gain complete access to an app-guided daily toolkit designed to fit seamlessly into a busy schedule:
7 Video Learning Modules
Interactive videos guide you through the process of building mental fitness. Divided into short segments to fit your busy schedule.
Daily Audio Prompts & Guided Exercises
3- to 4-minute audio sessions guide you in structured daily practice. Interactive exercises help you instantly put theory into practice.
Real-Time Progress Metrics
Dashboard trackers provide instant feedback on your mental fitness progress. See your growth immediately so you know exactly how you are advancing.
Positive Intelligence Audiobook
Positive Intelligence, read by the author, Shirzad Chamine. Learn on the go, at your own pace.
Exclusive Online Community
Access to a global network of peers to share insights, celebrate wins, and maintain momentum. 24/7 encouragement and support.
Optional Accountability Groups
Peer support Pods designed to enhance your experience and keep you on track. Leverage team support to build lasting habits and connections.
The PQ Program is designed and conducted entirely by Shirzad Chamine, the New York Times bestselling author of Positive Intelligence (translated into 20 languages).
I spent years observing why most people don’t reach their full potential.
The reason is simple: our own minds sabotage us. Your mind is your best friend, but it is also your worst enemy. Hidden mental patterns, called Saboteurs, cause most of your setbacks, wasting your vital time and energy.
To permanently change this, motivation and insight are not enough. Reading a book gives you temporary insight, but changing lifelong mental habits requires muscle memory. The PQ Program is a structured, 7-week bootcamp that does what a book alone cannot: it provides simple, daily exercises that build new neural pathways, shifting control in your brain from your automatic Saboteurs to your wiser Sage.
When you practice these mental exercises for just a few minutes a day, you will quickly improve your performance and happiness. You don’t have to settle for anything less than your untapped potential. The next seven weeks can change your life.
— Shirzad Chamine New York Times Bestselling Author & Stanford Lecturer
Shirzad brings unparalleled academic and real-world credibility to your mental fitness journey:
Academic Elite
Conducted graduate-level studies in neuroscience, and holds a BA in Psychology, an MS in Electrical Engineering, and an MBA from Stanford.
Top-Tier Educator
Has trained faculty at both Stanford and Yale Business Schools, and lectures regularly at Stanford University, where he works with NCAA athletes.
Executive Coach
Former CEO of the largest coach training organization in the world, having personally coached hundreds of CEOs and their executive teams.
Through the PQ Program, I have learned a new way of life. It has taught me how to navigate life’s challenges with ease and continue to grow on a daily basis. The coaching experience takes everything to the next level, helping you be accountable and really understand how to integrate this program into your life. 10/10! Would recommend!
Jade S.
One Mental Operating System. Lifelong Applications.
The PQ Program functions as a core mental operating system. Once you build your mental fitness over the initial seven weeks, you can apply it to upgrade any area of your personal or professional life.
Personal
Stress
Minimize daily friction. Discover how your stress is entirely self-generated by specific Saboteurs, and master personalized strategies to shift from a Saboteur to a Sage response.
Wellness
Master the neuroscience of your mind-body connection. Improve your sleep, diet, and exercise using dedicated Sage strategies protected from Saboteur interference.
Relationships
Build and maintain healthy connections. Discover the scientific 3:1 positive-to-negative ratio required in healthy relationships and learn the powerful technique of Relationship Design.
Parenting
Intercept common Saboteur-led parenting traps. Learn active parenting strategies aimed at boosting your kids’ foundational mental fitness and activating their Sage.
Career Planning
Access your Sage wisdom to guide your professional trajectory. Maximize both achievement and fulfillment while guarding against Saboteur-led traps that lead to achievement without fulfillment.
Professional
Emotional Intelligence
Develop 17 EQ competencies simply by weakening your Saboteurs and strengthening your Sage.
Conflict Management
Discover how your specific Saboteurs fuel your daily workplace conflicts. Learn to apply your Sage to shift from friction to win-win solutions, even in the most challenging situations.
Creativity
Discover how your specific Saboteurs actively sabotage creativity in yourself and others. Learn how to activate and access the deep wisdom of the Sage during solo or group activities.
Leadership
Challenge outmoded, Saboteur-led assumptions about authority. Learn a definitive leadership model that simultaneously brings out the best Sage qualities in yourself and your team.
Performance
Every Saboteur sabotages performance. Develop a personalized performance plan using your Sage for optimal productivity.
Try the PQ Program 100% Risk-Free
Sometimes you have to experience something to know if it’s a fit. We stand entirely behind this curriculum. That’s why we offer an iron-clad, 30-day money-back guarantee.
If at any point during your first 30 days you don’t feel the transformational value of mental fitness, simply reach out to our support team. We will refund 100% of your investment with no questions asked.
Most training results in short-lived improvements. For sustained results, we focus on building neural pathways that form lasting new habits. That’s why we call this mental fitness.
Treat the Root Cause, Not Symptoms
Our factor analysis research has revealed the foundational root-level enablers and disablers of optimal performance and well-being. We rewire the brain at the root cause level.
Develop Mental Fitness
Mental fitness comes from three components: Catching your Saboteurs (negative response patterns), energizing your Sage (positive brain region), and using your Sage Powers to handle challenges with clarity and resilience.
One Operating System, Many Applications
Through factor analysis, we’ve discovered the core operating system of the mind that can run a massive variety of work and life applications. One simple operating system, many applications.
A Platform for Ongoing Growth
Similar to physical fitness, mental fitness is not short-term training. After the initial seven-week foundation, unlock a variety of work and life applications to continue your growth.
Research-Based, Measurable Results
Based on research with 500,000 global participants, our tools have been field-tested by the most demanding, tough-minded individuals to ensure real-world efficacy.
Seven Weeks to Rewire Your Brain: The Core Curriculum
Shift the balance of power from your inner Saboteurs (your negative, autopilot self) to your inner Sage (your clear-headed, optimal self).
Week 1
Self-Command and PQ Reps
Establish a routine of PQ Reps to physically energize your Sage and shift from autopilot stress to conscious Self-Command.
Week 2
The Judge
Expose the impact of your primary Saboteur (the Judge) and learn a powerful 10-second technique to take away its power.
Week 3
Accomplice Saboteurs
Expose your top two accomplice Saboteurs (such as the Pleaser, Hyper-Achiever, or Controller) and learn tailored tactics to reduce their influence.
Week 4
Empathize
Shift your internal operating style from conditional self-criticism to unconditional self-empathy.
Week 5
Sage Perspective, Explore, Innovate
Learn how to accept any setback and convert any difficult circumstance into a gift and an opportunity.
Week 6
Activate
Unleash your ability to take laser-focused, decisive action free from Saboteur drama or hesitation.
Week 7
Navigate and Applications
Tap into what makes your life and career most meaningful, and learn how to run your new mental operating system for years to come.
FAQ
You would never expect to learn how to ride a bicycle simply by reading a book about it. Reading a book or attending a seminar gives you insight, which lives entirely in your short-term memory. But changing deep-seated, lifelong mental habits requires muscle memory. The PQ Program uses a proprietary mental fitness app to coach you through practicing one technique at a time, in the context of your daily life and work challenges. You don’t just get an instruction manual. You get on the bike.
Yes, if you are committed to dramatically improving your performance and effectiveness while radically lowering your daily stress, and you want a trusted, science-based framework to make it stick.
Feeling pain for a split second when your hand touches a hot stove is useful, as it delivers an alert. But your Saboteurs force your hand to stay on the hot stove, leaving you stuck in chronic stress, anxiety, or anger. In this program, you learn to treat negative emotions as a quick alert, then immediately shift to the Sage region of the brain, which possesses the clarity, focus, and creativity to solve the problem.
Meditation helps you relax in the moment. The PQ Program builds lasting mental fitness by changing how your brain responds to stress over time. It’s the difference between feeling calm right now and being able to access that calm whenever you need it.
You will commit to a one-hour interactive video module over the weekend, alongside 3- to 4-minute daily audio sessions. Cumulatively, this takes up less than 2% of your waking time. Your Saboteurs are currently costing you far more than 2% of your time, energy, and overall productivity.
Practising the PQ Program has been life changing. The app, my coach and my daily practice have all come together to make a significant difference to the level of stress and anxiety I have felt in my life. It has also helped me enjoy my life more which was an unexpected benefit.
Sarah S.
The Next Seven Weeks Can Change the Rest of Your Life
Imagine remaining calm, clear-headed, and positive even in the midst of handling life’s greatest challenges. What becomes possible for you?
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91% report reduced stress after 7 weeks
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