Podcast Summary
The impact of nervous system regulation on business success: Effective nervous system regulation leads to increased resilience, better decision-making, and a stronger business foundation.
Our relationship to our business and brand is deeply connected to our nervous system. When we're operating from a place of mis-signaling or lack of regulation, it can impact how we show up in our businesses, including our ability to set boundaries, connect with clients, and communicate our worth and value. Carrie Montgomery, a transformational leadership coach and NSI certified practitioner, shared her personal experience of hitting a standstill in her business due to a medical event and the subsequent impact on her nervous system. By learning to regulate her nervous system, she was able to reconnect with her worth, value, and ideal clients, leading to a more stable and effective business. Furthermore, personal branding is an act of personal development, and focusing on nervous system regulation can lead to increased resilience, better decision-making, and ultimately, a stronger business foundation.
Understanding and respecting personal boundaries: Identify and trust intuition and emotions to make informed decisions, delegate effectively, and promote improved mental and emotional health.
It's essential for individuals, especially business owners, to understand and respect their personal boundaries. Saying yes to things outside of those boundaries can lead to stress, chaos, and betrayal of one's own well-being. It's crucial to identify and trust one's intuition and emotions to make informed decisions and delegate responsibilities effectively. NSI (NeuroSystemic Integration) was a transformative experience for the speaker, providing practical tools to understand emotions as physical responses to stressors and enabling them to navigate conflicts and repattern old behaviors. Society often encourages individuals to suppress negative emotions, but recognizing and addressing them can lead to improved mental and emotional health, stronger leadership, and overall personal growth.
Interconnectedness of physical and emotional wellbeing: Neglecting either physical or emotional health can negatively impact both. Prioritize self-care, seek support, and make empowered choices for a balanced approach to life.
Our physical and emotional wellbeing are interconnected, and neglecting one can negatively impact the other. The speaker shares her personal experience of dealing with pain patterns and deep-rooted fears that were affecting her health and business. She discovered the importance of addressing these issues through a scientifically driven approach focused on the nervous system. This daily practice helped her respond differently to emotions and stressors, enabling her to show up differently and ultimately birthed a new business. The speaker emphasizes the challenge creatives and entrepreneurs face in prioritizing self-care while pushing through fear and pain, and the potential danger of these two aspects working against each other. She encourages seeking support and making different choices to extract oneself from unhealthy situations, leading to a more balanced and empowered approach to life.
Embracing personal growth and accessing internal safety: Commitment to self-discovery and healing can lead to profound results, even if it means temporarily pausing external goals or societal pressures.
Committing fully to personal growth and learning to access internal safety in the body can lead to making different choices and finding greater fulfillment, even if it means temporarily pausing external goals or projects. The speaker's experience of medical trauma and the transformative power of consistent practice in understanding the nervous system and stress response led her to create Elegant Leadership, a program that helps women understand their own patterns and develop routines for better mental and emotional wellbeing. The journey towards self-discovery and healing is not always easy, but the results can be profound. It's important to trust the process and give it the necessary attention and commitment, even if it means taking a pause from external goals or societal pressures.
Honoring body responses leads to safer and more effective work: Soft unfolding empowers trust, accountability, and new possibilities, transforming shame into regular communication and self-confidence, and enabling clearer client identification for successful business relationships.
Understanding and honoring our body's responses, rather than pushing through them, leads to safer and more effective somatic work. This approach, which is embodied in NeuroSomatic Institute's methods, creates a "soft unfolding" that empowers individuals to trust their bodies, take accountability, and engage with new possibilities. Shame, a common obstacle, can be transformed from toxic to regular, enabling healthier communication and self-confidence. Furthermore, with a regulated nervous system, identifying ideal clients becomes clearer, leading to more successful business relationships.
Overcoming challenges to build true confidence in business: Confidence is a felt sense, not just a mental construct. Focus on your niche and take genuine yes or no in business interactions to build true confidence.
Developing true confidence in business requires addressing both the mental and physical aspects. For the speaker, she struggled with feelings of not belonging and worthiness, which affected her ability to ask for business authentically. She discovered that confidence is a felt sense, not just a mental construct, and that it's essential to be able to take a genuine yes or no in business interactions. Additionally, understanding where one serves at the highest level and focusing on that niche can lead to greater success and sense of belonging. The speaker's journey from being unable to walk to transforming her business is inspiring, and it's important to remember that growth often comes from overcoming challenges. If you're interested in exploring Neuro Somatic Intelligence further, consider booking a discovery call at neurosomaticintelligence.com.
Personal branding and self-improvement: Overcoming health challenges through self-discovery and self-care can lead to a stronger personal brand
Personal branding is deeply connected to personal development. The speaker, who has faced numerous health challenges since her teenage years, including surgeries and chronic conditions like dysautonomia, shares how her commitment to healing and self-improvement has been a driving force behind her brand. She discusses how her experiences with physical trauma and the resulting tension patterns in her body led her to explore the autonomic nervous system and its connection to stress and healing. Through various therapies and self-discovery, she learned to regulate her nervous system and manage her symptoms, ultimately leading her to a deeper understanding of her own resilience and the importance of self-care in building a personal brand. Despite the challenges, she remains committed to her journey and continues to inspire and support others through her work.
Regaining vitality through nervous system regulation: Discovering specific tools to align business structures and positioning with ideal customers, while prioritizing nervous system regulation, leads to successful and collaborative partnerships and organizations.
The nervous system plays a crucial role not only in our personal well-being but also in our professional success. The speaker shared her personal journey of dealing with various health issues and feeling stuck, but after discovering a specific system of tools, she was able to regain her vitality and live her life to the fullest. She also emphasized the importance of aligning business structures and positioning with our ideal customers and nervous system regulation. By integrating this work into teaching people how to build a business, we can create more successful and collaborative partnerships and organizations. The speaker's expertise in this area will be an invaluable addition to the upcoming NSI cohort.
Learning to set boundaries and address conflicts in business partnerships: Effective communication, self-reflection, and seeking support are crucial for personal and professional growth. Setting boundaries and addressing conflicts in business partnerships leads to a more stable and productive business experience.
Effective communication and healthy relationships are essential for personal and professional growth. The speaker shared how they have learned to set boundaries and address conflicts in their current business partnership, leading to a more stable and productive business experience. They also emphasized the importance of self-reflection and seeking support to overcome patterns that hinder growth. Whether in a small business or as a solopreneur, recognizing the importance of self-leadership and building a supportive infrastructure can help individuals navigate change and succeed in their endeavors.
Essential elements for personal and professional growth: Build a strong personal brand, seek support, address traumas, manage nervous system, practice self-care, and prioritize visibility, vulnerability, and value.
Building a strong personal brand and seeking support are essential for personal and professional growth, whether you're an entrepreneur, executive, or part of a larger organization. A supportive foundation is crucial for success, and it's important to address any traumas or patterns that may hinder progress. Learning to manage your nervous system and expand your capacity for response can help you navigate challenging interactions and relationships. Additionally, practicing self-care and utilizing tools to prepare for potentially triggering situations can lead to greater agility and resilience. Ultimately, prioritizing visibility, vulnerability, and value within yourself allows for greater success in both personal and professional endeavors.
Carrie Montgomery shares her journey and passion for neuro somatic intelligence coaching: Carrie Montgomery, a neuro somatic intelligence coach, discusses her personal journey and encourages listeners to prioritize identity and values while offering resources for coaches, therapists, and healers to expand skills and prevent burnout.
Carrie Montgomery, a neuro somatic intelligence coach, shared her personal journey of overcoming challenges and discovering her passion for helping others improve their nervous system function. She emphasized the importance of being clear about one's identity and values, and encouraged listeners to reach out to her for information about her coaching program if they are coaches, therapists, or healers looking to expand their skills and prevent burnout. Carrie's open and vulnerable discussion provided inspiration and practical advice for anyone seeking personal growth and professional development. To learn more, visit her website, carrieMontgomery.com, or contact her on Instagram, @realcarrieMontgomery. The next cohort of her neuro somatic intelligence program is currently enrolling, and discovery calls can be scheduled at neurosomaticintelligence.com.
