Peak performance, as articulated by Jamie Wheal, can be understood as the optimal state of human functioning where individuals achieve a seamless fusion of their skills, purposeful action, and heightened awareness. It is characterized by a harmonious balance between challenge and competency, leading to moments of profound clarity, flow, and fulfillment. In this state, people transcend ordinary capacities, tapping into a reservoir of untapped potential and accessing deeper levels of creativity, intuition, and resilience. This high-functioning mode is not merely about reaching the pinnacle of one’s abilities in isolation but about aligning one’s actions with a greater sense of meaning and interconnectedness, often resulting in transformational breakthroughs and sustained peak living.

See also: peak experience, flow state, altered state, non-ordinary state, brain stem