Mindset & Performance Coaching
(Private Coaching & Programs)
Mindset & Performance Coaching
Struggling with burnout, anxiety, or feeling stuck? We're Brisbane's award-winning life and mindset coaching service, helping professionals and individuals transform limiting beliefs into breakthrough results!
With over 36 years combined experience and qualifications in psychology, ICF accreditation & leadership coaching, our expert coaching team combines evidence-based tools, positive psychology and behavioural science to help our clients achieve lasting change in 8-16 weeks.
Life Coaching Services in Brisbane
📍 Located in Queen Street, Brisbane CBD | Also serving Sydney & Online Australia-wide.
🏆 Voted Top Life Coach Brisbane by Influence Digest & Best Coaching Institute Brisbane.
⭐ Read our five-star Google reviews from our clients here.
Who We Help –
Are you experiencing any of these?
Burnout or Chronic Stress – Common in fast-paced corporate & start up culture
Career Transition Anxiety – Feeling stuck in your job but afraid to make a change
Imposter Syndrome – High-achievers who don't feel "good enough" despite success
Relationship Imbalance – Work-life boundaries blurred and losing connection
Self-Sabotaging Behaviours – Procrastination, perfectionism & fear holding you back
Lack of Purpose & Direction – Success without personal fulfilment or meaning
Lowered Self-Discipline & Confidence – Feeling stuck in unhelpful patterns
This is a free, no obligation call with one of our expert coaches.
These are major barriers that can become debilitating if left untreated. Our Mindset & Performance Coaching uses evidence-based tools to help you shift unhelpful conditioning to a 'growth mindset', helping to remove the barriers once and for all!
Why Choose a TOMI Mindset & Performance Coach?
While online coaching is convenient, our clients report there's unique value in working with a coach on a face-to-face basis for one-hour each week, so we offer:-
✓ Face-to-Face Sessions - Our Queen Street CBD office is easily accessible from South Bank, Fortitude Valley & Greater Brisbane.
✓ Flexible Options- Choose in-person sessions at our Brisbane CBD office, online via video, or a hybrid approach.
✓ Brisbane Community - Join our local Circle Community of past and present Brisbane coaching clients for ongoing support.
✓ Accountability - After each session you'll receive an email summary of your session together with your CTA (Call to Action) items.
We then hold you to account and support you toward achieving your goals and utmost potential.
A TOMI Mindset & Performance Coach understands the impact that a fixed mindset can have, and helps to implant a growth mindset to unlock the clarity, confidence, focus, and mental agility needed to perform at your best,
Whether you’re leading a team, navigating change, or striving for greater balance and fulfilment, a coach provides the structure, challenge, and support to help you break through limiting patterns and strengthen your mindset.
At TOMI, our evidence-based coaching approach blends neuroscience, psychology, and performance science to enhance self-awareness, resilience, and strategic thinking. The results? Sustainable growth, improved decision-making, and a stronger sense of purpose that translates into tangible results across all areas of life and work.
Our partnership with UQ's School of Psychology ensures we're always up to date with the most recent & credible evidence-based methodologies.
We also use metric tools to measure your progress made on the program. Here are the average results achieved for our clients after 8 weeks:-
* Servicing: Brisbane CBD, South Brisbane, Fortitude Valley, New Farm, West End, Kangaroo Point, Spring Hill, Paddington, Milton, and
Greater Brisbane area. Also available online for regional Queensland and Sydney, Melbourne and Australia-wide clients.
Our Mindset & Performance Coaching
is empowering our clients and people around the world to achieve:-
Growth Mindset Activation
Sharpened Focus & Attention Control
Enhanced Self-Discipline & Productivity
Regulation of Stress & Anxiety
Renewed Purpose & Meaning
Self-Sabotage Eradication
Healthier Relationships
Improved Sleep & Overall Health
Emotional & Social Intelligence
Improved Drive & Overall Performance
Our Mindset and Performance Coaching Program offers these wide range of benefits (and more! to vastly improve all aspects of life, ultimately leading to a happier, healthier and more successful you! Learn more about how we achieve this on the discovery call.
Testimonials & Client Success Stories –
"Paul has been an incredible mentor and support throughout my professional and personal journey over the past six months. When I first started, I wasn’t sure where I would end up, but Paul provided clear guidance, consistent support, and kept me accountable every step of the way. The progress and achievements I’ve made in this short time have been truly remarkable far beyond what I imagined possible. I’m deeply grateful to Paul for his dedication, encouragement, and unwavering belief in me."
"I was planning a career transition and balancing work, family and lifestyle. I wanted to make sure I was performing at my best to juggle all the balls effectively. Paul helped me to craft a vision for my future self which now acts as a guiding light for decision making. He also provided tools and frameworks to help me continue to build a high performance mindset. If you need to get clarity and value accountability, go and see Paul."
- Tamanna Relia, Brisbane
- Alec Berry, Brisbane
"The Open Mind Institute has an association with our organisation for leadership and productivity coaching. I have been mentored by Paul and would like to endorse that it has made a very positive impact on my perspective and has helped me to a great extent being the best version of myself. The journey is still on and I am sure that the transformation it is bringing will last a lifetime. Kudos! for all the inspiration and guidance."
- Ripul Anand, Sydney
"Paul has been a great mind & life coach for me recently. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with him. He has taught me many new techniques to deal with high work stress and managing work load. Also giving me new ways to look at life as a whole and appreciate what I have a lot more. He is a very genuine person that coaches from experience and still practices what he preaches everyday. I hold a high respect for Paul. Thanks again Paul!
- Joe Scalia, Sydney
"Paul has been absolutely life changing for me, words that I do not write lightly by any stretch of the imagination. Paul's guidance, with both honest and insightful feedback, has enabled me to rebalance my goals, bring energy back into both my professional and personal life (which let's face it, were pretty depleted post covid) and be firmly back in control of living the life that I want to live. And all of this has been self-led which is both incredibly empowering and even more importantly, sustainable. And in case you were wondering...Paul keeps it real!."
- Philippa Stewart, Vice Presidet UD, Volvo Australia
"I can't recommend the Open Mind Institute (TOMI) more highly. As a 'reformed' former lawyer, Paul at TOMI has a great insight into the stressors experienced by professionals and anyone in high pressure environments. I have gained a lot from Paul's great wisdom and experience. Thank you for the tools and principles you've helped foster in me to instil a growth mindset!"
- Reimen Hii, Brisbane
More Testimonials –
“I highly recommend this coaching for anyone who wants to optimise a growth mindset and achieve their desired results, because it has the power to positively transform lives!”
- Daryl Paul Lee, Singapore.
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How Mindset & Performance Coaching Will Help You –
Whether it's dealing with a mundane job or a life that's no longer fulfilling, we often find ourselves stuck in negative thinking loops, doing our mental wellbeing and potential for happiness a disservice.
We're all conditioned by our previous peak emotional experiences, which result in automated default responses and behaviours that can be unhelpful and often lead to self-sabotaging behaviour.
Self-sabotage involves a cycle of unhelpful patterns of behaviour like procrastination, perfectionism, imposter syndrome and engaging in short term indulgences at the expense of long-term goals, that can be traced back to childhood traumas and having experienced the peak emotion of fear. For instance, fear of failure, rejection, judgement, confrontation, missing out, uncertainty or not living up to expectations.
This fear can eventually lead to depression and anxiety which affects millions of people worldwide and can have a crippling effect on our happiness and ability to achieve our goals and potential.
Our Mindset & Performance Coaching Program has been inspired by Abraham Maslow's secret pinnacle to his hierarchy of needs; 'Self-Transcendence', where we have developed an evidence-based process to enhance levels of self-awareness, get clarity and closure on the root cause of unhelpful thinking and behaviour before empowering you with the tools and support to transcend your unhelpful conditioning once and for all.
This ultimately leads to new thinking patterns and healthier habits that empower a 'growth mindset' as the new default to achieve your goals and a life that is aligned with your values and potential. We also live and breathe what we teach and are invested in seeing you succeed and fulfilling your purpose.
Meet Your Mindset & Performance Lead Coach –
Recently voted one the top executive coaches in Brisbane by Influence Digest,
Paul Pitsaras LL.B B.Int.Bus. is our lead mindset & performance coach and TOMI's managing director.
Before co-founding The Open Mind Institute in 2016, Paul was a litigation lawyer who practiced in London, Melbourne & Brisbane for leading firms and departmental organisations.
During this period Paul experienced prolonged periods of burnout, insomnia, stress, anxiety and vicarious trauma. He was fortunate to have had a mentor who put him on the path of self-awareness and personal development, from which he has never looked back and has devoted his professional career to help others enduring the same or similar barriers to becoming their best.
Prior to going into the law Paul studied Behavioural Science and has a double bachelor degree in Law & International Business, and Certificates in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Training & Assessment. His team of coaches have qualifications in psychology, leadership coaching, PCC ICF accreditation, business & commerce and meditation & breathwork accreditations.
Paul's articles have been published in Proctor and Wellness Daily and he frequently appears on panels, podcasts, ABC Radio & across other media platforms on how to cultivate a growth mindset and achieve optimal cognitive performance, as a result
Paul is recognised as an authority on 'mindset' and is a sought after speaker.
Our Promise To You –
We're extremely outcome driven and are committed to working with you to gain insight into what's been holding you back and provide you with the support, mentorship and guidance to help you achieve your goals as soon as possible. Here's what we promise to deliver:
Expert Mindset and Performance Coaching to unearth your roadblocks and provide the necessary insights, skills and drive to overcome them.
You will achieve your goals quicker and start seeing positive results in as little as 4 weeks, otherwise we'll refund your initial investment!
You'll experience confidentiality, psychological safety and an authentic connection with your Coach who will be invested in your success.
Receive evidence based Mindset & Performance frameworks, like:
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Cognitive Reframing & CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy);
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Attention Control & Dispositional Mindfulness techniques;
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Psychosynthesis & Logotherapy;
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Tailored Plan & Accountability Roadmap to Success.
Receive around the clock support until your desired goals are achieved!
Access to 'The Circle' Community, providing a space for open discussion, self improvement and support from like minded, past and present TOMI coaching clients.
Taking the First Step –
Leave your details here to request your free discovery call with one of our friendly staff at a time that suits you.
We'll learn a little more about you on the call, then advise you about how our coaching works, and you can ask as many questions as you'd like to find out if this coaching is a good fit for you.
This is a no obligation call and remains 100% confidential.
Frequently Asked Questions –
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