Evan Marks spent 25 years on Wall Street managing institutional capital as a hedge fund portfolio manager before pivoting into performance coaching. Through M1 Performance Group, he coaches traders, fund managers, executives, and elite athletes on emotional regulation, high-pressure decision-making, and behavioral resilience.
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Evan Marks: Raw emotions like joy and panic last only 9-10 seconds
“You know, the body knows that when we feel joy and we feel panic, it's literally nine or 10 seconds. You're in that, that emotion is how we attach behavior and experience to it because the body wants to wrote homostatically, right? So we always, the body wants…”
Evan MarksMar 31, 2026▶ 10:30Why "Self-Improvement" is Ruining You (And What to Do Instead)
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Marks: Wall Street trading is harder than entrepreneurship due to rapid feedback
“The feedback loop on Wall Street is massive. It's the quickest feedback. Your nervous system is getting attacked constantly. So I would have to tip my head to wall street traders and PMs. I think it's a little harder because you are dealing with massive uncert…”
Evan MarksMar 31, 2026▶ 4:49Why "Self-Improvement" is Ruining You (And What to Do Instead)
Insight
Evan Marks: Obsessive self-improvement distances people from their true selves
“When we think about self-improvement, when people are obsessed over self-improvement, they get further and further away from who they actually are. So when we understand who we are internally, what makes us tick, what does our programming look like growing up,…”
Evan MarksMar 31, 2026▶ 10:56Why "Self-Improvement" is Ruining You (And What to Do Instead)
AssertionContradicted
Evan Marks: Raw emotions like joy and panic last only 9-10 seconds
“You know, the body knows that when we feel joy and we feel panic, it's literally nine or 10 seconds. You're in that, that emotion is how we attach behavior and experience to it because the body wants to wrote homostatically, right? So we always, the body wants…”
Evan MarksMar 31, 2026▶ 10:30Why "Self-Improvement" is Ruining You (And What to Do Instead)
Insight
Marks: Clients focus on surface issues rather than root unconscious problems
“People always come to me about a leaf on the tree. They think it's this leaf and it's never the leaf they think it is. It's always about the roots, right? Because they're unconscious about it. So my job is to bring the unconscious conscious. And that's what I …”
Evan MarksMar 31, 2026▶ 22:33Why "Self-Improvement" is Ruining You (And What to Do Instead)
Insight
Evan Marks: Behavior compounds over time just like money
“Cause just like money, Behavior compounds.”
Evan MarksMar 31, 2026▶ 21:02Why "Self-Improvement" is Ruining You (And What to Do Instead)
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