Most performance models assume availability.They assume that when a decision is required, a human can access judgment, skill, memory, and action on demand. Training exists. Authority exists. Incentives exist.And yet-decisiveness still degrades.Breath State(TM) introduces a first-principles framework for understanding why capacity collapses even when everything else is correct.This is not a book about breathing techniques, optimization, or self-improvement. It is a state-based model of human availability-designed to explain failure, not motivate behavior.What This Book ExplainsWhy trained, intelligent people freeze, force, or fragment under pressureWhy insight, intention, and experience do not guarantee access to actionWhy organizations fail even when structure, leadership, and incentives are soundWhy recovery and relapse follow predictable state patternsWhy "try harder" is often structurally impossible in the moment it is demandedAt its core, Breath State(TM) shows that state precedes choice-and that action is conditional, not assumed.The FrameworkThe Breath State(TM) framework identifies three fundamental human states that govern access to: Decision-makingExecutive functionPhysical and cognitive capacityEmotional regulationTiming and follow-throughRather than diminish individuals or blame systems, the framework exposes an un-modeled constraint shared across domains: Capacity may exist-without being available.Who This Book Is ForThis book is written for individuals and institutions who operate where failure is costly: Leaders, executives, and operators in high-demand environmentsGovernment, disaster response, healthcare, defense, and public systemsClinicians, coaches, and practitioners who see limits of insight-based changeTrauma-aware professionals seeking a non-narrative, non-clinical modelBuilders of frameworks, programs, and systems who need human reliability-not theoryIf you have ever asked: "Why did I know what to do-but couldn't do it?""Why did this system fail even though it was designed correctly?""Why does capacity disappear exactly when it's required?"This book was written for you.What This Book Is NotIt is not self-helpIt is not motivationalIt is not a wellness or productivity methodIt does not promise optimization, hacks, or peak performanceIt is a diagnostic framework-meant to be applied, tested, and referenced.Why It MattersUntil state is understood, behavior is misinterpreted.Until availability is modeled, performance will be overestimated.Until this variable is acknowledged, failure will be misattributed-to individuals, to effort, or to discipline.Breath State(TM) provides language, structure, and clarity where most models quietly fail.