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Jake Burhans argues that entrepreneurs chase money and status hoping to feel safe, but external success won't create internal peace if your nervous system doesn't feel safe now. A calm internal state must come first, before strategy.
Jake Burhans argues that entrepreneurs chase money and status hoping to feel safe, but external success won't create internal peace if your nervous system doesn't feel safe now. A calm internal state must come first, before strategy.
Most entrepreneurs think they're chasing money, freedom, status, accolades, but they're not. What you're actually chasing is a feeling: peace, love, abundance, security, freedom. And you've just been taught that that feeling comes after the result. So you tell yourself, hey, listen, I'll relax when I get there. Once I get there, I'll feel— I'll feel fine, right? Once I get the money, then I'll— then I'll feel safe, you know? Once I get there, then I'll feel confident, right? I'll get the outcome, I'll feel confident. No, Jake, trust me, seriously. Here's the problem though. If your nervous system does not feel safe right now, it ain't gonna feel safe later. No matter how much money, how much accolade, how much recognition that you get. Pressure doesn't disappear with success. It follows you around until you change how you operate internally. When you cultivate the interstate, calm, grounded, regulated, your decisions get cleaner, your thinking gets clearer, and you actually execute at a higher level. State. Comes before strategy. I'm helping you become built for impact over the next 90 days. If you are done building from pressure and want to build from peace, follow along.
