Cavan Chan

Cavan Chan Sleep & Performance Coach: Helping Sales Professionals Become Happy High-Performing Individuals

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ?It's not just the wine talkingโ€”it's your biology.From Chin...
26/07/2025

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ?

It's not just the wine talkingโ€”it's your biology.
From Chinese dim sum deals to Japanese izakaya handshakes, humans have always known something science is just catching up to: eating together changes how we connect.

When you share a meal, your body shifts into "rest and digest" mode. Walls drop. Guards come down. You stop performing and start being human.
That's why most of the smartest leaders never do important conversations in sterile conference rooms. They choose restaurants (or even clubs: like how invite โ€œ wangโ€ for the chat) They break bread. They let biology do the heavy lifting.

๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: If meals stress you outโ€”the social pressure, the food choices, the timingโ€”you're missing the magic. Your nervous system stays in defense mode instead of connection mode.

๐—ฆ๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ'๐—บ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜: What's the most important conversation you've been putting off? And what would happen if you moved it from your office to a table?

Ever eaten lunch in a rushโ€”only to feel heavy, bloated, or tired afterward?Itโ€™s not just what you eat.Itโ€™s how your body...
25/07/2025

Ever eaten lunch in a rushโ€”only to feel heavy, bloated, or tired afterward?

Itโ€™s not just what you eat.
Itโ€™s how your body processes it under stress.

Hereโ€™s what happens when you power through lunch in โ€œfight-or-flightโ€ mode:

Your nervous system prioritizes survival, not digestion

Stomach acid and digestive enzyme production drop

Nutrients arenโ€™t absorbed effectivelyโ€”even from the cleanest meal

In short: your mood at the table sets the stage for your metabolism.

Chronic stress during meals doesnโ€™t just lead to bloating.
It can disrupt your gut microbiome, impair blood sugar control, and even affect moodโ€”thanks to the gut-brain axis.

One way to help your gut cope (beyond slowing down and breathing before meals)?
Give it the tools it needs to do its jobโ€”especially fiber.

Why fiber?

It feeds beneficial gut bacteria

Supports healthy bowel function

Helps stabilize blood sugar

Plays a key role in long-term gut integrity

Thatโ€™s why I recommend a clean, clinically-formulated fiber supplement like Pure Encapsulations PureLeanยฎ Fiber for clients who struggle with regular meals or fiber intake.

Itโ€™s not about replacing real foodโ€”itโ€™s about supporting your gut when life gets messy.

Whatโ€™s one habit you use to make meals less stressful?



๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€”๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜?2:30pm in Rome in Late Jun. Blazing hot. I just wante...
24/07/2025

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€”๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜?

2:30pm in Rome in Late Jun. Blazing hot. I just wanted a cold drink.

This guy outside a restaurant is practically dancing on the sidewalk, flagging down tourists with pure energy. Most people would call it desperate. But something about his vibe made me stop.

We ended up talking for an hour over drinks. Tourism recovery, business struggles, life. He asked me to help him write something for social media. I did. Then we're swapping marketing ideas like we've known each other for years.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ: RainMakers everywhere speak the same language. ๐‘บ๐’•๐’‚๐’“๐’• ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’˜๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’†. ๐‘ด๐’๐’—๐’† ๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’˜๐’‚๐’“๐’… ๐’‚๐’๐’š๐’˜๐’‚๐’š.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€

While many obsess over what's missingโ€”bigger budgets, more team members, perfect conditionsโ€”this guy was turning a sidewalk into his restaurant floor.

But resourcefulness isnโ€™t about tools. Itโ€™s a mindset. And itโ€™s built through adversity.

Jensen Huang said it best: "I wish you failure. I wish you hardship." Because that's where real resourcefulness comes from.

๐—ฆ๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ'๐—บ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜: What setback taught you more than any strategy session ever could?

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป?I keep coming back to this spot in Florence. Eight trips,...
22/07/2025

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป?

I keep coming back to this spot in Florence. Eight trips, same photo. Not for the 'gramโ€”because standing here makes me feel something real.

You know that feeling when you touch something solid? When you realize someone hundreds of years ago shaped each stone with their hands, knowing they'd never see the finished result?

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ 100 ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ?

๐—”๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€. Culture. Connection. Energy. They're invisibleโ€ฆ but just as real to our teams' nervous systems as bricks and mortar.

In functional medicine, we say: ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜บ. Same goes for leadershipโ€”what are you building that your people can feel?

๐—ฆ๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜: What kind of leadership are you imprintingโ€”fast, functional, or built to last?

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ?I've been going to the same cafรฉ in Florence for 14 years...
19/07/2025

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ?

I've been going to the same cafรฉ in Florence for 14 years. Eight trips, same corner table, similar order.

Yes I love their coffee, but I like hanging out with these staff here. Not much English exchange. But they are great to watch as a team.

There's this guy behind the counterโ€”pure energy. Not the fake "customer service" kind. The real thing. He remembers faces, asks about your day like he actually cares, and somehow makes a simple espresso feel like a moment.

๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ:Every person in that cafรฉ looks relaxed. They linger. They smile at strangers. One person's energy is shifting an entire room.
Your nervous system picks up on this stuff before your brain does. When someone around you feels genuinely calm and present, your body starts to mirror it. It's called co-regulationโ€”and it's happening whether you realize it or not.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€: Are you hiring for skills, or for the energy someone brings? Because the person who can actually think clearly under pressure, who stays centered when things get chaoticโ€”they don't just do good work. They help everyone else do better work too.

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ, ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ: Does this person make the room feel heavier, or lighter?

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.But you can't exactly excuse yourself to "manage your stre...
18/07/2025

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

But you can't exactly excuse yourself to "manage your stress."
Here's what you CAN do: Use your breath as your secret reset button.

๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:

๐Ÿ”น 4-7-8 Technique: Inhale for 4, hold for 7, exhale for 8

๐Ÿ”น Box Breathing: 4 counts in, 4 hold, 4 out, 4 hold

๐Ÿ”น Double Exhale: Make your exhale twice as long as your inhale

No one will notice. But your nervous system will thank you.
These aren't just "wellness tips"โ€”they're scientifically proven to lower cortisol and activate your calm response in real-time.

Which breathing hack are you trying first?

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜†. ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. ๐—–๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ-๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜.But let's be realโ€”most days you're just t...
17/07/2025

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜†. ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. ๐—–๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ-๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜.

But let's be realโ€”most days you're just trying to keep up.
You plan your tasks, your calls, your deadlines... but did you protect your energy today?

That's the real edge.
High-performers win because they protect what most of us neglect:
โ†’ Their focus
โ†’ Their recovery
โ†’ Their capacity

We skip breaks, race the clock, and wonder why we crash mid-week.
We wait until we're running on fumes before we "deserve" rest.
That cycle? It's not strength. It's survival mode.

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚.
Which one of these are you not protecting yet?
Drop the number you're working on below ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ "๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜" ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป?Met up with an artist  Mangov during my Italian trip. W...
17/07/2025

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ "๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜" ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป?

Met up with an artist Mangov during my Italian trip. We're nothing alikeโ€”he paints, I build businesses. But within an hour, we're finishing each other's sentences.
"Do you ever wake up and think, 'Can I get back to the work yet?'" he asked.

Yes. That pull. That itch. That thing you can't ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ.

He told me about spending a year or more on one painting. A whole year wrestling with something only he could see. "It's like holding this beautiful thing in your head," he said, "but your hands can't make it real yet."

๐—œ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜. ๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐Ÿฒ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

Because that's exactly what leading feels like. You see where the team could go, what the company could become, how much better things could beโ€”but you're the only one who sees it.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป. ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธโ€ฆ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ.

In functional medicine, we talk about allostatic loadโ€”the invisible weight you carry. It's not just stress from your to-do list. It's the mental energy of holding everyone else's potential, carrying the vision, being the one who has to see around corners.

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น.
๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜, ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€: Pick one piece of your vision. Write it down like you're explaining it to your best friend. Then share it with someone on your team tomorrow.

You weren't meant to carry it all alone.

Youโ€™re not just tired.Youโ€™ve tried resting. Youโ€™ve tried slowing down.And yetโ€ฆ nothingโ€™s working.Thatโ€™s not laziness. Th...
16/07/2025

Youโ€™re not just tired.
Youโ€™ve tried resting. Youโ€™ve tried slowing down.
And yetโ€ฆ nothingโ€™s working.

Thatโ€™s not laziness. Thatโ€™s a system running on empty.

When your nervous systemโ€™s stuck in โ€œgoโ€ mode for too long, even your breaks start to feel like work.
๐Ÿ‘‰ You donโ€™t need a longer vacation.
You need deeper recovery.

That starts with real boundaries.
Micro-rests that happen before you break.
And unlearning the lie that rest has to be earned.

Youโ€™re not weak for feeling this.
Youโ€™re just human.

๐Ÿ“Œ Ever felt like rest wasnโ€™t enough?
Drop a ๐Ÿ’ฌ below or check the caption for more.

๐ŸŽค "๐—œ'๐—บ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ"โ€”๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ?I hear this all the time, and honestly? I get it. Standing...
10/07/2025

๐ŸŽค "๐—œ'๐—บ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ"โ€”๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ?

I hear this all the time, and honestly? I get it. Standing in front of hundreds (or thousands) of people is terrifying. ๐Ÿ˜ฐ

But here's what Giang taught meโ€”this guy speaks to massive audiences regularly, and guess what? ๐—›๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ.

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Iโ€™m scared of getting up on stage to talk. I must not be confident. โ†’ need to work on my confidence.
๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ: Being fearful is human instinct; bigger question, what makes you want to go up in the first place?

Explanation : Your body's doing its jobโ€”protecting you from the "what if I say something completely wrong?".

The Catch: That scenario NOT yet happened?!

๐— ๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ: Stop focusing on what might go wrong. Start focusing on WHO you're serving.

When I step on stage, I stop thinking about what I need to say next. Rather I'm thinking about that one person in the audience who may be struggling with burnout and doesnโ€™t want to resolve it yet. I hope my ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜†.

For me, that shift changes everything: NOT ABOUT ME, it's about them, their families, their teams who trust them to show up strong.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฒ? You don't need to be perfect. You just need to SHOW UP. ๐Ÿ’ช
Your message matters more than your fear. Someone in that audience needs exactly what you have to offer.

๐—œ๐—™ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚, ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ. ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€œ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.โ€ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜†โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ.โœ… Check emails before your feet touch the flo...
10/07/2025

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€œ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.โ€ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜†โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ.

โœ… Check emails before your feet touch the floorโ€”cortisol spikes are great for decision-making
โœ… Say yes to everythingโ€”your gut-brain-adrenal axis loves chronic overwhelm
โœ… Skip breaksโ€”your nervous system doesn't need regulation anyway
โœ… Wear exhaustion like a badgeโ€”headaches and irritability show you're serious
โœ… Keep your phone glued to your handโ€”constant stimulation is exactly what your prefrontal cortex needs

Sound familiar?
Here's what I learn from my biology course: When we operate in chronic sympathetic overdrive, our strategic thinking literally shuts down. We think we're being productive, but we're actually sabotaging our own performance.

Your body isn't designed to sprint marathons. When your nervous system is dysregulated, even brilliant professionals make poor decisions, miss opportunities, and damage relationships.

Recent framework that's working: ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌโ€”it's how you maintain the cognitive clarity that separates great leaders from burned-out ones.

Tag an executive who needs permission to pause ๐ŸŽฏ
What's one "burnout badge" you've worn that you're ready to retire?

โœจ Follow for insights on optimizing your stress response for sustainable high performance.

We all know the feelingโ€”back-to-back meetings, constant notifications, moving so fast we miss opportunities right in fro...
09/07/2025

We all know the feelingโ€”back-to-back meetings, constant notifications, moving so fast we miss opportunities right in front of us. In our culture, busyness often equals worth.

But here's what I'm discovering through stress physiology: When your nervous system is stuck in fight-or-flight (nevous mode), your prefrontal cortex (logic mind) literally loses access to strategic thinking. You're reacting, not responding strategically.

The catch? The busier we get, the more reactive we become. We miss the subtle cues and strategic moments that actually drive career advancement.

Recent hack that's working: 3 conscious breaths before any important decision to shift from sympathetic to parasympathetic nervous system activation. Those 30 seconds let your brain access clarity instead of just urgency.

What I'm learning: Slowing down isn't weaknessโ€”it's strategic advantage. When everyone else is reacting, you're responding with intention.

Tag someone who needs permission to pause ๐ŸŽฏ

What's one decision you made differently when you gave yourself space vs. when you were rushing?

โœจ Follow for insights on optimizing your stress physiology for strategic

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