Overcoming Ordinary · Durable Mindset Assessment
Most performers train hard. Few ever measure what's actually limiting them.
Science-based performance assessment for military, tactical, sport, and leadership populations. Built on validated psychology. Delivered by an expert assessment and selection team.
Book Your AssessmentWhy assessment changes everything
You don't have a motivation problem. You have a measurement problem.
High performers are rarely held back by a lack of effort. They train. They compete. They lead. But most of them have never once gotten an objective picture of what's actually happening beneath the surface — in their mindset, their recovery, their decision-making, or their leadership.
They operate on instinct and anecdote, adjusting on the fly without any real data. And when performance stalls, they do what they know: work harder. Train more. Push through.
That cycle has a ceiling.
Performance assessment breaks through it. Not by adding more to your plate — but by finally showing you where to direct what you already have.
“Durable performance isn't built on effort alone. It's built on clarity.”
The Durable Mindset Framework
A proven process. A clear outcome.
Every engagement at Overcoming Ordinary is rooted in The Durable Mindset — a framework developed across military aviation, clinical psychology, and elite sport. It doesn't just describe performance. It measures it, interprets it, and maps a path forward.
MEASURE
We deploy a validated psychometric battery tailored to your population and goals — drawing from clinical psychology, sport science, and military performance research. No guesswork. Real data.
INTERPRET
Your results are reviewed in a structured debrief with an OO-trained coach. Not generic feedback. Specific, contextualized insight tied to your role, your environment, and your goals.
EXECUTE
You leave with a goal-mapped action plan built around your actual data — not a personality type or a motivational tagline. Optional ongoing coaching keeps you accountable and advancing.
What we assess
Five domains. One complete picture.
Performance doesn't live in a single dimension. Our battery covers the full landscape of what drives — and derails — high performance.
MENTAL PERFORMANCE
Mindset, stress response, attentional control, and mental toughness. We measure how your mind operates when the stakes are real.
PHYSICAL READINESS
Sleep quality, recovery patterns, HRV, and load management. How well your body is resourced to support your performance demands.
TACTICAL EXECUTION
Decision-making under pressure, performance consistency, and execution under ambiguity. Especially relevant for military, tactical, and competitive sport populations.
LEADERSHIP
Values clarity, influence style, and 360-degree feedback. How you show up for the people you lead — and how they experience you.
RESILIENCE & RECOVERY
Burnout risk, psychological hardiness, and bounce-back capacity. The difference between performers who last and performers who flame out.
Assessment pathways
Choose how deep you want to go.
Whether you're an individual performer looking for a clear starting point or an organization investing in your team's edge — there's a pathway built for you.
Start here.
INTAKE ASSESSMENT
Get an objective baseline on your performance across all five domains. The Intake Assessment is your entry point — a single, structured engagement that produces a written performance report and a personalized goal map.
- 90-minute intake interview
- Validated psychometric battery (population-specific)
- Written performance report delivered within 5 business days
- One goal-mapping session with an OO-trained coach
$250–$450 · One-time
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PERFORMANCE COACHING PACKAGE
For performers ready to go beyond a snapshot. The Performance Coaching Package pairs ongoing re-assessment with structured coaching support — so you're not just measuring where you are, you're systematically moving the needle.
- Everything in Tier 1
- Re-assessment every 6–8 weeks
- Monthly metrics review session
- Ongoing debrief and strategy sessions
- Direct access to your assigned OO coach
$600–$1,200/mo · 3-month minimum
Book a Discovery CallFor teams and organizations.
ELITE INTENSIVE
A fully customized engagement designed for units, athletic programs, leadership teams, and organizations that want a team-level performance picture. Includes on-site options, custom assessment batteries, and a keynote-style debrief your entire group can act on.
- Custom assessment battery scoped to your team's context
- Individual and team-level reporting
- Leadership 360s
- Full-group debrief session (in-person or virtual)
- Strategic recommendations document
$3,500–$8,000 · Custom scope
Inquire About Your TeamWho we work with
Built for performers who operate under pressure.
OO Performance Assessment was built for populations where the margin between good and exceptional is razor-thin — and where the cost of underperformance is real.
MILITARY & TACTICAL
Active duty. Guard and Reserve. Veterans. Law enforcement. First responders.
You operate in environments where performance isn't optional and mental clarity isn't a luxury. Our assessment tools include military-normed instruments validated for high-stress, high-stakes populations — interpreted by a licensed psychologist who has served alongside you.
This isn't civilian performance coaching rebranded for the military. It's built from the inside.
Your assessor
DR. DILLON SMALL, PSYD
Dillon Small is a licensed clinical psychologist, military aviator, and performance consultant whose work sits at the intersection of clinical science, high-performance sport, and military/tactical psychology.
He currently serves as Director of Sports Psychology at the US Air Force Academy and as an Air National Guard member — bringing a practitioner's perspective to every assessment he oversees. He is the founder of Overcoming Ordinary and the architect of The Durable Mindset framework, a performance model built from years of applied work with military personnel, collegiate athletes, clinical populations, and organizational leaders.
His approach is direct, empirical, and grounded in the same methods he uses with the performers he serves daily.
- —PsyD · Licensed Clinical Psychologist
- —Director of Sports Psychology, US Air Force Academy
- —Military Aviator · Air National Guard
- —Founder, Overcoming Ordinary
- —Architect, The Durable Mindset Framework
“The same methodology used with USAFA athletes, Air Force personnel, and high-performing clinical populations — now available to any performer serious about their edge.”
Common questions
Common questions
Ready to get a clear picture?
Stop guessing. Start measuring.
Book your Intake Assessment and get an objective, data-driven picture of what's driving — and limiting — your performance. One session. A written report. A clear path forward.
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Overcoming Ordinary · overcomingordinary.com · Performance assessment is not clinical treatment. For clinical or mental health services, please contact a licensed provider.