Why 80% of High Achievers Burn Out and How Sebastien Page Avoided It
July 14, 2026
The difference between high achievers and the truly exceptional lies not in their victories, but in how they process defeat, adapt under pressure, and sustain performance over decades.
In this episode of Big Hitters with Larry Weidel, host Larry Weidel sits down with Sebastien Page, Global Head of Multi-Asset at T. Rowe Price and author of The Psychology of Leadership, to explore the psychological frameworks that separate winners from pretenders. With $500+ billion in assets under management built through rigorous research and real-world application, Page reveals how the world's best investors, athletes, and leaders approach failure, resilience, and the counterintuitive skills required at the top.
The difference between high achievers and the truly exceptional lies not in their victories, but in how they process defeat, adapt under pressure, and sustain performance over decades.
In this episode of Big Hitters with Larry Weidel, host Larry Weidel sits down with Sebastien Page, Global Head of Multi-Asset at T. Rowe Price and author of The Psychology of Leadership, to explore the psychological frameworks that separate winners from pretenders. With $500+ billion in assets under management built through rigorous research and real-world application, Page reveals how the world's best investors, athletes, and leaders approach failure, resilience, and the counterintuitive skills required at the top.
What You’ll Learn:
- Why elite performers obsess over losing, not winning
- How to separate luck from skill in high-stakes decision-making
- The communication paradox that destroys leaders
- Goal-Induced Blindness: The hidden trap of ruthless ambition
- How to build organizational vision that contagiously spreads
- The Mount Everest principle: Know exactly when to quit
Sebastien Page is a global multi-asset investment strategist and former Managing Director at T. Rowe Price, where he grew assets under management from near zero to over $500 billion. An accomplished researcher and author of *The Psychology of Leadership*Page brings 25 years of experience in institutional money management combined with deep expertise in sports psychology and behavioral science. His research has earned multiple awards from the Journal of Portfolio Management and Financial Analyst Journal, establishing him as a thought leader at the intersection of investment strategy and human performance. In this episode, Page shares transformative insights on how elite performers, from Roger Federer to Simone Biles, master resilience through failure, and how the same principles unlock breakthrough leadership in high-stakes business environments. For accomplished entrepreneurs and wealth builders scaling toward billion-dollar enterprises, this conversation reveals the psychological frameworks that separate those who sustain success from those who plateau, offering practical strategies for managing pressure, avoiding goal-induced blindness, and building organizational cultures where excellence compounds over decades.
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