Monday Mindset: Your Brain Has Two Modes (The Vagus Nerve) - John Fentress with Compass Coaching

Описание: Your mindset starts with a single thought. But here's the part most people miss — that thought doesn't just stay in your head. It creates a feeling. That feeling drives a behavior. And that behavior reinforces the original thought. It's a loop. And if you're not aware of it, it runs your entire day.

In this Monday Mindset, John breaks down the two states of mind every professional operates in — and why you can only be in one at a time.

The powerful state. This is where you're creative, solving problems, seeing possibilities, and showing up as the best version of yourself.

The primal state. Fight, flight, or freeze. This is survival mode. Your brain shuts down creativity and goes into pure reaction.

John explains the science behind it: the sympathetic nervous system (your accelerator into stress) and the parasympathetic nervous system (your brake pedal back to calm). And at the center of it all is the vagus nerve — the longest cranial nerve in your body, running from your brain down through your heart, your lungs, and your stomach.

That racing heart before a tough client call? That tightness in your chest when you see a rate increase? That sick feeling in your stomach when a deal falls apart? That's your vagus nerve triggering a stress response. It was designed to protect you. But the problem isn't the response itself — it's getting stuck there.

When you're stuck in the primal state, you can't think creatively. You can't problem-solve. You can't show up the way your clients need you to. You react instead of respond. You freeze instead of lead.

This week's challenge: Start recognizing when your vagus nerve is doing this to you. Notice the racing heart. The shallow breathing. The stomach tension. Don't try to fix it yet — just notice it. Awareness is the first step.

Next Monday, John shares the actual hacks to shift yourself out of the primal state and back into the powerful state.

The Lesson: You can't change your feelings or behavior without first changing your thoughts. And you can't change your thoughts if you don't recognize when your brain has hijacked you into survival mode. This week, just notice it. The tools to fix it are coming.

Instructor: John Fentress

P.S. This is part one of a two-part series on the vagus nerve. Next week: the hacks.

Key Takeaways:

Thoughts create feelings, feelings create behaviors, behaviors reinforce thoughts — it's a loop
Two states of mind: powerful (creative, problem-solving) vs. primal (fight, flight, freeze)
You cannot operate in both states at the same time
The sympathetic nervous system triggers stress; the parasympathetic calms you down
The vagus nerve connects your brain to your heart, lungs, and stomach — that's why stress hits all three
Getting stuck in the primal state kills your ability to be creative and proactive with clients
Step one is awareness: recognize when your vagus nerve is triggering a stress response
Next week: hacks to shift from primal state back to powerful state

This episode demonstrates that understanding the science behind your stress responses is the first step to controlling them — and showing up as the professional your clients deserve.

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