Ashish KothariMake flourishing your competitive edge

The true source of power in a room isn't the loudest voice—it’s the most regulated nervous system.

29 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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Ashish Kothari argues that power in a room comes from nervous system regulation, not volume. A calm nervous system preserves mental clarity and creativity, while adrenaline and cortisol fog your thinking and limit how you navigate complexity.

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The most powerful person in the room is the one with— who is the most relaxed with the most regulated nervous system. Because they have the full mental capacities to be able to truly dance in the complexity that's around us, to be able to thrive, to be able to think clearly, to be able to think more creatively, right, versus kind of these foggy lenses that the reactive, sympathetic, adrenaline and cortisol fueled experience of life is.