Stop Overriding Your Body in Business

Entrepreneurs often struggle with selling, posting online, following up with leads, or raising their prices—not because they lack strategy, but because their nervous system is in protection mode.In this episode, business coach Carly Hamilton-Jones explores how nervous system regulation and interoceptive awareness help entrepreneurs stay grounded, navigate discomfort, and build the capacity to grow their business and income.Carly shares how many entrepreneurs unknowingly override their bodies while working—holding their breath, tightening their shoulders, or bracing when they check sales or show up online.When you learn to notice these physical sensations instead of ignoring them, you create the ability to stay present, trust yourself, and lead your business with more steadiness, confidence, and consistency.IN THIS EPISODE:• Why many entrepreneurs unknowingly override their bodies throughout the workday• What a body sensation actually is and how to recognize one• The difference between thinking about a feeling and noticing a real sensation in your body• What interoceptive awareness is and why it matters for business owners• The physical signals your body sends when you're posting, selling, or checking revenue• How avoidance behaviors (opening another tab, busy work, distraction) show up in business• Why learning to stay with discomfort builds nervous system capacity• How this practice helps you raise prices, follow up confidently, and stay steady through dips in sales• Carly’s “Soothe and Move” approach to navigating discomfort in entrepreneurshipREFLECTION QUESTIONSNotice what happens in your body when you think about:• Posting online and nobody responding• Following up with someone who said “maybe”• Raising your prices• Making more money than you ever have before• Someone paying you in full• Someone unsubscribing from your email list• Taking a full day off from your business• Fully going for it in your workInstead of answering with thoughts, try describing the actual sensations in your body — temperature, pressure, tightness, movement, color, or texture.Connect With CarlyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlyhamiltonjonesWebsite: https://www.carlyhamiltonjones.comPodcast: Your Six Figure SelfWork With CarlySix-Figure Self MastermindEmbodied Entrepreneur 1:1 CoachingLearn more at: https://www.carlyhamiltonjones.comHelpful LinksFollow Carly on Instagram for conversations about nervous system regulation, entrepreneurship, and building wealth without overriding your body.Topics in This Episodenervous system regulationinteroceptive awarenesssomatic awarenessentrepreneur mindsetselling with confidencebody awareness for entrepreneursIf this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend or leave a review to help more entrepreneurs find the show.