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🧠 Mindset Monday: Your Body Keeps the Business Score
That tight chest before you open your inbox? That's not weakness. That's data.
There's a reason Bessel van der Kolk's book is called "The Body Keeps the Score." Our bodies store everything—stress, trauma, fear, overwhelm. And they're constantly sending us signals about what's working and what isn't.
The question is whether we're listening—or overriding (yes, I used to think it was my super-power 🤦♂️).
1️⃣ The knot in your stomach before a client call.
2️⃣ The tension headache after a day of back-to-back Zooms.
3️⃣ The Sunday dread that starts creeping in by 4pm.
4️⃣ The exhaustion that no amount of coffee fixes.
5️⃣ The shoulders that live up by your ears.
6️⃣ The jaw you clench without realizing it.
We've been taught to push past these signals. To call them "normal." To medicate, caffeinate, and hustle through.
But your body doesn't lie.
Van der Kolk's research shows that our nervous systems remember what our conscious minds try to forget or minimize. When something in your business isn't working—a client relationship, a pricing model, a workload that's unsustainable—your body often knows before your brain catches up.
So this week, I want you to pay attention.
Where does tension show up in your body when you think about your business?
When you see a certain client's name? When you think about your to-do list?
Not to judge it. Not to fix it immediately.
Just to notice.
Because awareness is the first step toward building something that doesn't require you to abandon your body to succeed.
If you haven't read "The Body Keeps the Score," it's a game-changer for understanding why we carry stress the way we do—and what we can do about it.
What's your body been trying to tell you? Drop it below if you're willing to share.
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🧠 Mindset Monday: Your Body Keeps the Business Score
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