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September 5, 2025 27 mins

Today we are discussing how to focus on wins, strengths, and benefits first, to calm our fight or flight stress response. Learn this simple yet powerful brain hack to start each day and use it before evaluating your performance in work and life. In this episode, I show you how to unlock more creativity and capacity for valuable innovation and growth. 


What You'll Learn From This Episode:

  • What it's like to start this new habit of celebrating wins first even if it may seem foreign to us
  • The basic human need that we feed by celebrating wins, and how gratitude can help us shake performance anxiety
  • The survival brain and the losing strategies it suggests when we slip into the fight or flight stress response
  • The brain hack to shift yourself out of this stress response and survival mode for higher level thinking
  • The top three situations where celebrating wins first will set you up for more success
  • Practical steps for how to celebrate wins, channel gratitude, recognize sufficiency, and invite growth opportunities
  • The impact of living in breakthrough and celebration on those around us and in our legacy


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Recommended Related Episodes:

  • Episode 25 - Why Engage A Coach and When
  • Episode 10 - Maximizing Every Opportunity
  • Episode 4 - Embracing Continuous Improvement In Your Career
  • Episode 40 - Consistency Makes The Difference In Your Practice
  • Episode 21 - Harness The Power Of Your Mind


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