E40: Your Nervous System Might Be holding You Back in Creating Your Goals

Your Nervous System Might Be holding You Back in Creating Your GoalsIn this episode, Mona welcomes listeners back for the new year and shares insights on New Year's resolutions. She emphasizes the importance of understanding our nervous system when setting and achieving goals. Mona discusses how high achievers, especially those in demanding roles like healthcare workers and parents, often operate in survival mode, leading to anxiety and burnout. She explains the different states of the nervous system (ventral vagal, fight or flight, and hypo arousal) and how they influence our behaviors and feelings. This episode encourages listeners to focus on building capacity and self-trust rather than chasing outcomes, providing a foundation for achieving true abundance and fulfillment.00:00 Introduction and New Year's Reflections01:17 Understanding the Nervous System02:59 Nervous System Patterns and High Achievers06:17 States of the Nervous System08:28 Survival Mode and Its Costs11:26 Scarcity and Health Goals16:47 Time Scarcity and Busyness19:08 Conclusion and Next StepsTo to find out more about how I can help your workplace or work with me one on one, please see www.monatippets.comWant to understand your stress a little better? Get my free Stress Management Guide for High Achievers here.