# David Saleh — davidcharlessaleh.com > David Charles Saleh is a behavioural coach and author in Adelaide, Australia. > He is the author of four published books: Pain Into Purpose, Hidden in Plain Sight, > The Calm Man and The Fine Line, and the creator of the Behavioural Precision Model, > a framework that moves people from Consumer to Observer to Operator. He coaches > individuals (particularly men rebuilding after separation, loss or pressure) and > speaks at corporate and leadership events. Booking: https://cal.com/david-saleh-8p0c6t/free-30-min-strategy-call ## Field Notes (tools, drills and copyable self-coaching prompts) - [The Behavioural Precision Model](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/field-notes/behavioural-precision-model/): David Saleh's Behavioural Precision Model explained: Consumer, Observer, Operator, and the frameworks underneath real behaviour change. - [Calm Dominance: What to Say Instead of Reacting](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/field-notes/calm-deescalation-script/): The exact lines to use in a live argument, plus a prompt to rehearse the fight before it happens. A practical de-escalation script from David Saleh. - [The Replay Method: What Someone's Words Really Mean](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/field-notes/conversation-replay/): The replay method is David Saleh's way of reading a conversation after it happens: what was said versus what was meant, plus a copyable replay prompt. - [The 10 Minute Nightly Pattern Audit](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/field-notes/end-of-day-pattern-audit/): A 10 minute end of day audit that surfaces the behaviour you keep repeating in a week. Self reflection prompts built from evidence, not mood. - [The 90 Second Rule for Emotions](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/field-notes/ninety-second-rule/): The 90 second rule for emotions: the wave clears in ninety seconds if you stop feeding it. How to ride it out, plus a script for the moment anger spikes. - [The Quiet Standard: A Self-Test for Real Discipline](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/field-notes/quiet-standard-self-test/): What you do when nobody's watching is the only character test that counts. Score yourself across 10 unobserved moments with David Saleh's self-test. - [Rooms Theory: Why You Act Differently in Every Room](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/field-notes/rooms-theory-audit/): Rooms Theory names why the same man behaves differently in different rooms, then maps your five most influential rooms with a copyable audit. - [Self-Coaching Prompts: Use AI as a Real Mirror](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/field-notes/self-coaching-with-ai/): AI prompts for self improvement that force honesty instead of flattery. David Saleh's master prompt library for self-coaching with ChatGPT or Claude. - [The Sunday Reset for Single Fathers](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/field-notes/single-fathers-reset/): A 15-minute Sunday reset for fathers carrying the weight quietly after separation. No therapy language, just the reset and one weekly prompt. - [Speed Decision Output: Stop Overthinking Decisions](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/field-notes/speed-decision-output/): Speed Decision Output is David Saleh's five-question framework for ending overthinking and turning a stalled decision into one that's actually made. - [How to Not Give People Power Over You](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/field-notes/stop-giving-people-power/): How to not give people power over you: the Observer drill for the person living rent-free in your head. Separates what happened from the story you built. - [The Traffic Light Test: Emotional Control Drill](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/field-notes/traffic-light-test/): The Traffic Light Test is David Saleh's drill for keeping emotions under control: Red, Amber, Green. Learn the signs of poor control and the fix. ## Free guides - [The Approach](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/the-approach): How to start a conversation with anyone — without scripts, without awkwardness, without performing. Free guide from David Saleh. - [The Tuesday Standard](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/the-tuesday-standard): The behavioural test that reveals who you really are — not on your best day, but on your most ordinary one. Free guide from David Saleh. - [How to Catch a Liar](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/how-to-catch-a-liar): The behavioural tells most people miss — and the 6-part framework that makes deception visible. Free guide from David Saleh. - [Read Anyone in 60 Seconds](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/read-anyone-in-60-seconds): A structured 60-second observation method that tells you more about someone than most people learn in a month. - [The $50k Leak](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/the-50k-leak): The 5 revenue leaks costing your business $50,000+ per year — and the AI system that plugs them. - [The Observer Shift](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/the-observer-shift): The single perceptual shift that changes how you read every room, every conversation, and every person — including yourself. Free guide from David Saleh. - [The Silent Test](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/the-silent-test): Seven behavioural tests that reveal whether someone truly respects you. No conversation required. - [5 Patterns Destroying Your Relationships](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/5-patterns-destroying-relationships): The behavioural patterns running underneath your closest relationships — and how to interrupt them before they do more damage. Free guide from David Saleh. - [What Your Kids Are Really Saying](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/what-your-kids-are-really-saying): The 6 hidden messages behind your child's behaviour — and how to respond to what they actually need. - [Lessons From Building With AI](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/lessons-from-building-with-ai): 14 real mistakes from building a 52-agent AI system. Every dollar lost, every client burned, every lesson learned. - [The AI Skill File](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/the-ai-skill-file): A free, copy-paste AI skill file that turns Claude into your lead follow-up engine. No software required. - [Own the Room](https://davidcharlessaleh.com/own-the-room): How to walk into any space and become the person people orient toward — without saying a word. Free guide from David Saleh.