Holiday Course 2026 · waitlist
Master your holiday stress, from Thanksgiving to New Year’s
Last course of 2026. Registration closes Sunday Nov 15 and the doors stay shut until next year.
Holidays can be hell; small talk, big stress, no way out of a family argument.
I’ll teach you the techniques of stress management I’ve taught to pros, including Red Bull athletes and Navy SEALs.
Let’s make this holiday season your best ever, a time of an unflappable you, whether it’s managing the Thanksgiving dinner fiascos or figuring out how to handle the endless holiday party small talk.
Under 6 hours to master 30+ days of holiday stress.
15 minutes a morning. 23 live sessions. At the $199 waitlist price that’s about $6 a day, less than a Starbucks run.
One day at $199 · then $299
Join Waitlist
Waitlist pricing opens in
- Waitlist opens Sunday Nov 8th, $199
- Public opens Monday Nov 9th, $299
- Course signups close Nov 15th!
Free to join waitlist. Live daily Nov 16 to Dec 16, 6am Pacific, under 15 minutes. Recordings by noon. One year of access. From me. No spam. Reply “stop” any time.
Details
- Pricing
- $199 $299 Waitlist saves you $100 $199 for waitlist signups. $299 when it opens to the public.
- When
- Monday Nov 16 through Wednesday Dec 16, 2026. Weekdays only.
- Live
- Every session is live at 6am Pacific and usually no more than 15 minutes.
- Recordings
- Miss the live? The recording is up by noon that day. You get one year of unlimited access.
- Thanksgiving morning
- A special early session on Thursday Nov 26 so you walk into the table already set.
- Waitlist window
- Sunday Nov 8: private 24 hours at $199. Monday Nov 9: public at $299. Sunday Nov 15: registration closes.
Why now
Thanksgiving is Nov 26. New Year’s Eve is five weeks later. There is no version of this course that starts after the holidays and still helps you with them.
Nov 16 is the start date because it’s the last one that works. Registration closes Sunday Nov 15, and this is the last course I’m running in 2026. The next chance is next year, after the season you’re worried about is already over.
Nov 16 to Dec 16
Four weeks plus a bonus half-week. Weekdays at 6am Pacific. Thanksgiving morning included.
November 2026
December 2026
- Week 1 · Who are you?
- Week 2 · Preparing for Thanksgiving
- Week 3 · Reinforcement and deep work
- Week 4 · Advanced Tools
- Week 5 · Bonus
- Thanksgiving morning · Nov 26
- Boxed days: course runs Nov 16 to Dec 16
4 Weeks + Bonus
- Week 1 · Who are you? Laying the foundations
- Week 2 · Preparing for Thanksgiving Tools, schedules, special morning session
- Week 3 · Reinforcement and deep work Raising the bar with techniques and standards
- Week 4 · Advanced Tools Prepare for the big holiday with these new skills
- Week 5 · Bonus Course review, community, next steps
What we’re building
My goal is to radically improve your ability to manage and handle stress so that this holiday season is enjoyable, valuable, and actually sets you up for an amazing 2027.
We’ll cover the basics of your foundation for stress management, including the deep work most people skip. This sets you up as an iceberg of stability, where nothing can knock you off course and you float serenely through the storm.
We’ll walk through the holidays, day by day, including a special morning session early on Thanksgiving Day to make sure you are prepared to be the hero of the holidays this year.
I am so excited to share what I know about stress management with you, and to make sure that the 2026 holiday season is the best one you’ve ever had.
Sign up today to get on the waitlist for early bird pricing.
Who’s teaching this
I’m Nik Hawks. I joined the Navy out of high school, became a SEAL and deployed overseas. I competed on the US Navy Pentathlon team at Worlds and placed 5th in both swims. Later I taught swimming at BUD/S, made the open water test harder and raised the pass rate about 20% at the same time.
Red Bull brought me in to talk about assessment and selection, and that turned into building stress inoculation camps for their athletes. I’ve run this stuff with 8 year olds at summer camp, D1 soccer players and some of the most extreme performers in the world.
What people say
public comments on IG
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“10 hours in. Found many alligators. this technique is working for me. Thanks”
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“I listened to this so many times. I took this: you don’t control the storm. You control how you stand in it. Powerful.”
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“The way he breaks ‘overwhelming stress’ down into one small, visible action is powerful.”
Questions
What if I can’t do 6am Pacific?
Every session is recorded and up by noon that day. You have one year of unlimited access to the recordings. Live is better when you can make it; the recording still works.
How much does it cost?
Waitlist founding price is $199 for a private 24-hour window starting Sunday Nov 8. Monday Nov 9 the public price is $299. Registration closes Sunday Nov 15. Joining the waitlist is free.
What do I need?
A quiet place for about 15 minutes on weekday mornings if you’re live, or time later that day for the recording. A notebook helps. No special equipment.
When does the waitlist window open?
Sunday Nov 8. I email you the link. Monday Nov 9 the public link opens at the regular price. Sign up for the waitlist so you get that first window.
You’ll be at that table on Nov 26 either way.
The only question is which version of you shows up.
Put me on the waitlistFree to join · $199 for one day on Nov 8 · $299 after · closes Nov 15 · last course of 2026