We live in our nervous system 24/7 and we experience our entire lives through it. It’s your nervous system response that has the biggest influence on performance, relationships and motivation – and yet we largely ignore this part of us.
There is nothing more likely to make you unsuccessful at work than being continually dumped into fight, flight, freeze by your body and not having the tools to bring yourself out of it.
And nothing that is likely to make your working life easier and more productive than being able to stay calm, focused, creative and engaged because you can move flexibly through nervous system states.
Resilience happens as much in the body as in the mind – and the nervous system is key to this. If you don’t know much about yours then you’re about to find out how to live your life with a lot more ease and a lot less stress. No matter what is happening around you.
Why nervous system flexibility makes you more resilient at work
1. Less time in fight/flight/freeze will give you the concentration, motivation and focus you’ve always wanted.
2. Calm people perform better. That’s because the problem solving parts of the 🧠 go offline when your nervous system is in threat mode.
3. Calming the physical symptoms of fear will reduce anxious thoughts and feelings that can make us distracted, awkward and too nervous to speak.
4. Being able to switch on your calm response means you experience high stress moments in a different way e.g. actually enjoying giving a presentation.
5. Social confidence rises when you know how to calm and reassure a panicky mind – and it’s easier to just be yourself.
6. Getting out of fight/flight/freeze gives you the headspace to communicate effectively – so, less passive aggression, lashing out, people pleasing or a lack of assertiveness.
7. Work with your nervous system and you’ll improve stress resilience. Feeling overwhelmed and/or powerless will no longer be your baseline.
Your nervous system response has a HUGE influence on performance, relationships, motivation etc – and yet we act as if we leave this part of us at home when we go to work.
As a resilience coach I’ll help you create the nervous system flexibility that is the foundation of a successful (and happy) working life. Book an intro call with me today to find out more.
