Positive Intelligence training Australia
Build Mental Fitness for Sustainable Success
Train your brain to work for you, not against you – and transform how you live, work, and lead.
That inner critic? The pressure? The second-guessing?
When your mind works against you, everything gets harder.
Positive Intelligence helps you build the mental strength to intercept self-sabotage, shift your perspective, and lead with clarity – in work, relationships, and life.
Mental Fitness
Real change Starts with your mindset -
Not just inspiration.
Your inner world shapes how you lead, relate, and show up every day. But constant pressure, self-doubt, and mental chatter can quietly erode your confidence, clarity, and wellbeing.
Positive Intelligence® (PQ).
Positive Intelligence® (PQ) is a powerful, science-based system that builds your mental fitness — helping you quiet the inner critic, intercept self-sabotage, and respond to challenges with strength and clarity.
- Strengthen resilience at the Self level
- Embed mental fitness habits into your team’s Structure
- Sustain growth and wellbeing through Sustainability practices
This isn’t just mindset work – it’s a mental upgrade that supports how you live, work, and lead.
Mental Fitness Makes the Difference
Your Mind is Your Greatest Asset — Train It Like One
When your mental fitness improves, everything else gets easier.
You become more focused, less reactive, and more present — in your work, your leadership, and your life.
The Positive Intelligence® approach delivers measurable benefits. Here’s what participants report after just six weeks of training:
Boost focus
& performance
72% better equipped to coach others
Reduces Stress
& Burnout
91% manage stress better
Enhances Relationships
84% improve relationship conflict skills
Builds Awareness
& EQ
93% increase emotional intelligence
PQ Coaching Pathways:
Choose Your Mental Fitness Journey
Our Positive Intelligence® programs offer flexible, evidence-based coaching to build mental strength, reduce stress, and lead with clarity.
Choose the level of support that’s right for your growth.
Here's why Mental Fitness (PQ) matters
- Boosts Performance & Productivity: Higher PQ leads to improved focus, creativity, and achievement — at work and in life.
- Enhances Wellbeing: Mentally fit individuals report greater happiness, resilience, and emotional wellbeing.
- Strengthens Relationships: PQ helps you intercept self-sabotaging behaviours and build healthier, more empathetic connections.
- Builds Leadership Capacity: Positive Intelligence strengthens 17 of 18 EQ competencies — fuelling confident, compassionate leadership and thriving team culture.
The Science Behind Positive Intelligence®
Grounded in Neuroscience, Psychology & Performance Science.
Positive Intelligence® is backed by research across neuroscience, cognitive and behavioural psychology, and performance science.
The program draws on studies from leading institutions — including Stanford, Harvard, and the University of Pennsylvania — to create a practical, measurable approach to strengthening your mental fitness.
The framework is built around the idea that by shifting your brain’s default responses from Saboteur to Sage, you create new neural pathways that reduce stress, improve resilience, and enhance performance — in leadership, work, and life.
Positive Intelligence research has identified two sets of Mental Muscles:
Saboteur Mind
- React with fear and judgement
- Creates stress, anxiety and doubt
- Limits your potential
Sage Mind
- Responds with empathy and purpose
- Builds calm, clarity and confidence
- Unlocks sustainable leadership
The Three Steps to Strengthening Mental Fitness
Mental fitness helps you shift from stress, self-doubt, and overwhelm into clarity, focus, and resilience. By rewiring how your brain responds, moving from stress-driven patterns to positive, purposeful ones. You learn to quiet the inner critic, activate your strengths, and lead with calm, confident focus. Master these three core mental muscles, and everything changes — in how you lead, live, and work.
Catch Your Saboteurs
Activate Your Sage
Use Your Sage Muscle
When you learn to intercept your Saboteurs, activate your Sage, and strengthen these mental muscles, everything shifts, in how you live, work and lead. This is the foundation of mental fitness, and the heart of how real, lasting transformation happens — for leaders, teams, and organisation
Here’s how it’s made a difference for our clients.
Real Leaders. Real Stories.
This is what’s possible when you strengthen your mental fitness. Ready to start your journey? Explore the coaching pathways below.
PQ Foundations
Mental Fitness Fundamentals: A Positive Intelligence® Program
An 8-week program to build your core mental fitness, quiet your inner critic, and strengthen self-command. This is your starting point to reset from the inside out — learning how to reduce self-sabotage, manage stress, and navigate pressure with more clarity, calm, and resilience.
If you’re feeling stretched, stuck, or like your mind is always one step ahead of you, this is the reset you’ve been craving. PQ Foundations helps you build the mindset and habits that make sustainable wellbeing and leadership possible, so you can lead yourself and others with confidence, focus, and intention.
→ Start here if you’re new to Positive Intelligence® or ready to shift from overwhelm to clarity.
What you'll gain
Build the self-awareness and tools to manage stress and reactivity
Identify and weaken your internal saboteurs
Strengthen your mental muscles (PQ) through daily practice
Improve clarity, emotional regulation, and focus
Lead yourself and others with greater calm and intention
What's included
8 x weekly group coaching sessions
Full access to the Positive Intelligence® app (6 weeks of guided practice)
Saboteur assessment + debrief
Peer support pod for accountability
Reflection tools, growth exercises, and optional 1:1 upgrade
Community access for shared learning
PQ Performance
Leadership Resilience & Clarity: A Positive intelligence Powered Program
A 6-month leadership coaching journey designed to embed mental fitness into how you lead, work, and live. PQ Performance includes the Foundations program and takes your growth further, helping you strengthen leadership habits, navigate complexity, and build systems that support sustainable performance and wellbeing.
You’ve been doing all the right things, leading, supporting others, juggling priorities, but under the surface, it’s draining. PQ Performance gives you the tools to break free from reactive leadership, avoid burnout cycles, and lead with calm, clarity, and resilience that lasts.
→ Perfect for professionals ready to lead with intention, build resilience, and sustain impact — without compromising wellbeing.
What you'll gain
Respond to stress with clarity instead of reactivity
Build presence and resilience in high-stakes situations
Strengthen your mindset and reduce burnout patterns
Align how you lead with what matters most to you
Create sustainable rhythms for performance and wellbeing
Lead with more confidence, calm, and emotional self-trust
What's included
Full PQ Foundation integration: 8-week Positive Intelligence® group coaching + guided app practice
4-month follow-on group coaching to embed change, build habits, and apply tools in leadership
12-month access to the PQ app, including both Foundation and Applications modules
2 x private 1:1 coaching sessions to personalise your experience and accelerate growth
Leadership tools, reflection resources, and practical strategies for sustainable performance
Peer accountability pod for connection, support, and shared insight
Optional upgrade for workplace integration or team coaching pathways
PQ Collective
Monthly Integration for Leadership Growth & Mental Fitness.
A monthly coaching space designed to help you stay connected to your growth, accountable to your goals, and mentally fit. It helps you maintain the momentum you’ve built, deepen your mental fitness skills in real time, and lead with renewed clarity, resilience, and confidence.
You’ve done the foundational work, now it’s about sustaining it. Life doesn’t slow down, and neither do the pressures of leadership. Without intentional support, it’s easy to fall back into old patterns. PQ Collective keeps your growth front and centre through group coaching, connection, and optional 1:1 coaching support.
→ Perfect for those who’ve completed PQ Foundations or Performance and want structured, ongoing support.
What you'll gain
Ongoing support to embed and sustain your leadership practices
A safe space for peer reflection and insight
New tools and frameworks to expand your impact
Continued access to Michelle’s guidance and resources
A grounded leadership community that grows with you
What's included
PQ Collective: Group Coaching
Monthly live group coaching session (60 minutes)
Guided coaching themes focused on Sage practice and saboteur recovery
Reflection prompts, practical tools, and monthly challenges
Private community for connection and peer accountability
PQ Collective: Complete (Group + 1:1)
Everything included in the Group Coaching level
1 x private 1:1 coaching session per month (60 minutes)
Tailored guidance to apply PQ tools to your real-world leadership and wellbeing goals
Ongoing support and accountability to stay focused, clear, and confident
Subscription-based with flexible month-to-month membership. Minimum 3-month commitment encouraged for sustainable results.
Mental Fitness Integrated Into Our Signature Model
Your mental fitness is more than just a mindset shift — it’s a system for sustainable growth.
Positive Intelligence® aligns seamlessly with our Signature Model, supporting how you lead yourself, shape your environment, and sustain meaningful change.
It’s not a quick fix – it’s a framework that helps you strengthen from the inside out, guided by three powerful pillars: Self, Structure, and Sustainability.
Self
Structure
Sustainability
When mental fitness becomes part of how you live, work, and lead — everything shifts.
You make decisions with clarity. You respond to pressure with calm confidence. You lead with purpose.
Through Positive Intelligence®, you build the inner strength to create meaningful Impact, foster continuous Innovation, and lead with authentic Inspiration — in your life, your team, and your organisation.
Is PQ right for you?
This program is for you if you’re:
- A professional caught in cycles of overthinking, self-doubt, or burnout
- A leader seeking to improve your mindset, impact, and emotional regulation
- A team builder wanting to foster resilience, trust, and collaboration
- Ready to stop self-sabotaging and start leading from clarity and calm
Ready to train your brain to work for you
— not against you?
Discover what’s holding you back — and start building the mental fitness to move forward with clarity and confidence.
Take the free Saboteur Assessment or book a Discovery Call to find the best program for you or your team.
What our Clients say
Real Leaders. Real Stories.
Still Have Questions?
We’re Here to Help?
If you’re curious about how Positive Intelligence works or whether it’s the right fit for you or your team, you’re not alone. This section covers the most common questions — so you can feel confident as you take the next step in your mental fitness journey.
1. What is Positive Intelligence (PQ)?
Positive Intelligence (PQ) is a science-based approach to mental fitness that helps you build resilience, improve performance, and enhance well-being by strengthening your “Sage” mindset and intercepting self-sabotaging thoughts, known as “Saboteurs.”
2. How is the PQ Program structured?
- The core PQ Program spans 7-8 weeks and includes:
- Weekly video sessions led by Shirzad Chamine
- Daily app-guided exercises (PQ Daily Focus and Reps)
- Saboteur and PQ assessments
- Access to a supportive communit
Optional group coaching and 1-1 coaching sessions with Michelle Hasani from Wellbeing by Design a Cerfitied Positive Intelligence Coach.
This structure is designed to build the three core mental muscles: Saboteur Interceptor, Sage, and Self-Command
3. How much time do I need to commit each week?
The Foundations Program is designed with some flexibility to allow participants to get the most out of their own journey.
Foundations Program:
- 1-hour long Weekly Module (weekly)
- The Weekly Modules are always available for re-watching and you are also able to modify the playback speed on each video to move at a pace that is ideal for you.
- You can do this by clicking on the three dots at the bottom right of the video screen and choosing “playback speed”.
- 15-minute, app-guided mental exercises (daily)
- 30-60 minute check-in meetings with your accountability pod group (weekly) – if you are doing the program with a pod
The Foundations Program is designed to help you reach your true potential. We believe that Mental Fitness is a lifelong journey (of daily practice), not a sprint.
4. What are PQ Reps, and why are they important?
PQ Reps are short, focused exercises (about 10 seconds each) that help you build your Self-Command muscle by bringing attention to your senses. They are foundational practices for enhancing mental fitness.
5. Can I continue my mental fitness journey after the initial program?
Yes. After completing the foundational program, you can subscribe to the Applications Program, which offers advanced modules on topics like stress management, conflict resolution, and leadership
6. Is the PQ Program suitable for teams and organisations?
Absolutely. The program can be tailored for teams and organisations, focusing on collective mental fitness, improved collaboration, and a positive work culture.
7. What support is available during the program?
Program participants have access to:
- A dedicated app with daily exercises
- Community forums for peer support
- Group coaching sessions weekly
- Optional 1-1 coaching with CPQC Michelle Hasani
Resources like the Positive Intelligence book and digital tools
