Pressure Isn't The Problem. Our Reaction Is

Most people are never taught how to perform at their best under pressure - and thrive under challenging & changing conditions

31% sharper focus and higher output quality from pressure mastery
40% of workers miss deadlines due to poor pressure management  
45% of people are make costly mistakes under pressure
21% more productivity from resilient teams 

In fast-paced, high-demand environments, performance often drops under pressure, strain and stress. 

People hesitate, overthink, or avoid key actions - then productivity becomes inconsistent and opportunities slip through the cracks. 

The reality is, most people are expected to perform under pressure, but are never actually taught how.

That’s where the Pressure Proof Framework comes in.

“Fall seven times, rise eight”  - Japanese Proverb



Perform at Your Best When It Matters

Become Pressure Proof

The Pressure Proof Institute helps professionals and teams stay focused, productive, and commercially sharp in high-pressure environments - so they don’t just cope, they outperform.

The Pressure Proof Institute trains individuals and teams to stay clear-headed in high-stakes moments, maintain consistent productivity when the pressure is on, and bounce back quickly from setbacks. 

Instead of being derailed by challenges, they learn how to use pressure as a performance advantage by making better decisions, taking decisive action, and staying commercially sharp when it matters most.

The result is a measurable lift in performance. Teams operate with greater consistency, make faster decisions with less hesitation, improved workflow with less downtime and build the resilience to handle setbacks without losing momentum. Confidence increases, execution improves, and pressure becomes something they leverage, rather than something that holds them back.


The Pressure Proof Institute

A structured online program designed for real-world application - not theory

a. Introduction Overview
The welcome video tutorial gives you an overview of the 6 levels of resilience (from Fractured to Pressure Proof) and explains how to navigate the platform.

In the overview, you also can download the one-page action plan that will help you to quantify the specific outcomes the strategies will help you to achieve.  


b. Pressure Proof Diagnostic
There is a Pressure Proof Self Assessment Diagnostic that highlights where your resilience strengths lie and identify where you can improve.  You can use this Diagnostic before you start the program and then again a few months later so that you can track your improvements.  

The Diagnostic is a series of self reflective questions about the four Pressure Proof competencies.


c. Video tutorials 
We have taken practical resilience strategies and chunked them down into a series of concise and easy to understand video tutorials.   Each video tutorial comes with an action sheet so you can anchor the strategies into your day-to-day activity.  The action sheets also contain a discussion point to help you share these principles with your team.

The four core competencies are:

i. Cognitive Load Mastery – staying focused, centred and making clear headed decisions.
Train your mind to process more, decide faster, and sustain focus through extended high-demand periods without cognitive fatigue. Using emotional regulation for superior decision making and more efficient problem solving.

ii. The Grit Blueprint – how to build tenacious motivation, stickability and perseverance.
Discover the neuroscience behind sustained drive and learn to build an unshakeable internal motivation system that outlasts setbacks, rejection and plateaus. Move beyond short-term willpower by engineering the habits, mindset rituals and identity shifts that keep high performers pushing forward when others quit.

iii. The Agility Edge – Fostering Resourcefulness in the face of failure and adversity.
High performers don't avoid disruption, they metabolise it. This module equips you with the cognitive flexibility and emotional agility to pivot rapidly, find creative solutions under pressure, and enter states of deep flow where your best work emerges naturally. Turn adversity into your most powerful performance catalyst.

iv. Stamina by Design – Output Energy and managing it all without burning out.
Sustainable high performance requires self-management of energy, tension and recovery. Using the science of recovery, we integrate neuroscience-backed practices into your daily architecture so that you can refresh, replenish and refuel for career longevity and sustained high performance.

This is an ‘on demand’ program so you can access any video tutorial from any location (on any device) at any time - so you get to learn your way and on your terms. There is no pre-reading, no forms to fill in and no tests to take.



Feedback from the program

Rafael Moyano

CEO Australia, The Adecco Group

“An outstanding program! It dealt with the topic of dealing with adversity on a very practical level that lends well to implementation in the workplace.”

Kylie Porter

Deputy President, Mackay Region Chamber of Commerce

"Insightful, informative and engaging. Michael provided relevant and ‘real’ tools and activities to not just overcome these stressful situations, but thrive in them. "

Yoni Paluch

Director Customer Experience at Sleeping Duck

"Our team just completed Michael's Pressure Proof program and I can't sing its praises high enough. The information shared was practical for both work and home and the presentations were engaging and thought provoking."

Ian Crates

CEO, Accredo Software Pty Limited

"Michael’s ‘pressure proof’ strategies were spot on for my group. His cutting edge ideas on sustaining high performance resonated with everyone."

Molly Twenytman

Operations Manager, Hodges

"After a mad year of COVID in 2020, Michael brought his much needed expertise in resilience to the Hodges Real Estate company. Michael worked with our group prior to delivering his program to tailor the content to suit the varying needs of different departments within our business. Michael was able to draw from his personal experiences to teach our staff how to bounce back and remain pressure proof in a practical and engaging way."

Lisa McPherson

Chief Executive Officer, Nexus Human Services

"Our team really enjoyed the online seminars they learnt a lot about themselves and how to look differently and deal with challenging situations in a positive way"

Noeleen Langford

National People & Culture Manager, A&L Windows

“Your common sense approach to building resilience gave people the confidence to put these principles in place both in their professional and personal lives.”

Julianne Ross

CHN Herold Ross

"The accounting profession generates high levels of stress and that means that our team is always under some performance pressure to keep producing quality of work and to service the needs of our clients. Your strategies have helped us to both embrace that pressure and to know how to use it to enhance our performance and productivity."

Anna Hart

National Human Resources Manager, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers

"Your resilience strategies provided our team with relevant and useful information, and practical ways to manage the pressures experienced in the workplace and at home."

Louise Manwaring

Principal, Mudgee High School

“As teachers we are helping to mould and guide young lives, so it is important that we stay focused and enthusiastic with our work. It’s hard to do that with the everyday rush of the job. Michael’s program has helped us to just that. We need to take a moment each day to release the pressure and rebuild our resilience.”

Companies we have worked with

About the Founder: Michael Licenblat

Why he build this platform

Michael Licenblat is a Resilience Expert who has been teaching Pressure Proof strategies to sales, business, education and entrepreneurial groups for the past 30 years.  Michael is an international speaker, trainer, masterclass facilitator and the author of the book Pressure Proof – how to thrive in times of disruption, change, and pressure.  Michael's in-person and virtual presentations have been delivered across many industries and countries.

Born into a family of entrepreneurial parents, Michael grew up working inside the numerous family businesses and quickly learned that success often came to those who could ride the bumps, get up, and keep going.  Over 30 years ago, Michael became one of the pioneers in building a successful natural therapy business through overcoming market rejection, refusals, and knock-backs.

Drawing on his background in Psychology, Shiatsu therapy, and over 35 years of Martial Arts experience, Michael has helped countless companies use the 'pressure proof' principles to bounce back from the setbacks and challenges so they can out-achieve their competition. 


Ready to get started?

$295 AUD (one year access)

The Pressure Proof Program is like a 24-hour resilience gym that you can access as often as you like and whenever it suits you.  

You get unlimited access to all these resources for an entire 12 months.   

All the resources are available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

The program includes:

  • Introduction Overview 
  • Pressure Proof diagnostic self-assessment 
  • Access to the 35+ video tutorials, including action sheets and discussion/reflection points


Your investment $295 AUD for 365 days of access

NOTE: If you would refer to pay by invoice, please contact us at www.BounceBackFast.com.au

NOTE: Group memberships are also available (please contact us for details).