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  • Your Body Knows What to Do — Even When You Don’t

    Article for Clients:

    You’re sitting in a meeting, nodding politely, but your chest is tight and your stomach’s in knots. A single thought — “What if I fail?” — snowballs into a blizzard of dread.

    Sound familiar?

    You’re not broken. You’re not weak. You’re just… human.

    Let’s start here:

    Your body is doing a million miraculous things in this very moment — and none of them require your permission.

    It’s blinking.
    It’s breathing.
    It’s beating.
    It’s digesting the lunch you forgot you ate.
    It’s eliminating what it doesn’t need.
    It’s converting air into energy.
    It’s healing a paper cut.
    It’s managing your body temperature.
    It’s listening to the world.
    It’s protecting you from danger.
    The body is an orchestra of aliveness. It knows how to live — even when your mind forgets.

    The Thought–Feeling–Body Chain Reaction

    Now enter thought.

    One small sentence in the mind — “I’m not doing enough” or “Something bad is about to happen” — can light up the whole nervous system like a pinball machine.

    That’s when your body starts joining the conversation:

    • Your heart rate spikes.
    • Your breath shortens.
    • Your shoulders tense.
    • Your gut churns.
    • Your palms sweat.

    This is not a failure of your body. This is your body responding to the story you’re telling it.

    Your brain isn’t broken — it’s just believing its own worst-case scenario.

    Cognitive Distortions: The Mind’s Dirty Tricks

    Anxious entrepreneurs often fall into predictable thought traps known as cognitive distortions.
     You’re not alone in this — these are mental habits we all do:

    • Catastrophizing: “If I lose this client, I’ll lose everything.”
    • Black-and-white thinking: “If I’m not perfect, I’ve failed.”
    • Mind-reading: “They didn’t text back — they must hate me.”
    • Fortune telling: “I just know this deal won’t go through.”
    • Should statements: “I should be further along by now.”
    • Personalization: “It’s my fault the team’s struggling.”
    • Overgeneralization: “This launch didn’t work, so nothing I do ever works.”

    And each of these thoughts can trip a biological alarm bell, sending your body into panic mode — even if there’s no real threat in the room.

    The Truth Most Entrepreneurs Miss

    Here’s the quiet truth:

    You’re not the only one thinking like this.
    And you’re not the only one whose body is reacting.
    And most importantly — nothing is wrong with you.

    What’s happening is that you’re simply getting ahead of yourself in your thinking.

    You’re not in danger. You’re in overdrive.
    You’re not losing your mind. You’re believing your mind.

    What to Do Instead (And It’s Not What You Think)

    When you notice your body reacting and your thoughts spiraling, the answer isn’t to control it, fix it, or analyze it to death.

    The real move?

    Notice. Do nothing. Let it pass.

    Like a wave. Like weather.

    You don’t fix a thunderstorm — you shelter in presence.
    You don’t control your thoughts — you watch them pass like clouds.
    You don’t outrun anxiety — you let it rise and fall, knowing it’s temporary.

    Anxiety is not a life sentence — it’s a misunderstanding of the mind.
    When you stop feeding it with fearful thinking, it loses momentum.
    And what’s left is space. Calm. Clarity. Choice.

    Final Word: Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

    Growth is uncomfortable.
    Business is uncertain.
    Life is unpredictable.

    But here’s your invitation:

    Get comfortable being uncomfortable — and trust your body knows what to do.

    You don’t have to fix everything.
    You don’t have to believe every thought.
    You just have to remember:
    You’re not alone. You’re not broken. You’re not your fear.

    You’re a human being with a brilliant mind, a wise body, and the capacity to slow down, breathe deep, and let things pass.

    Let your body be your anchor.
    Let your awareness be your guide.
    Let life flow — one breath at a time.