Episode 234: Survival Stories That Have Become Operating Systems - Becoming a Nervous System CEO
In this week’s episode of the Seven Figure Consultant Podcast, I’m talking about why you can know exactly what to do to grow your consulting business and still not do it. Whether you’re growing towards seven figures or stepping into a bigger version of yourself as a leader, there’s often more going on beneath the surface than you realise.
The reason often isn’t strategy. It’s the survival stories you picked up years ago that have quietly become your internal operating system. I’ll share how those old scripts shape the decisions you make (in the boardroom and at the breakfast table), why they make big goals feel so hard, and how recognising these patterns can help you move from automatic reactions to conscious choices. This is what I call becoming a Nervous System CEO: growing your business with your body and brain on board, so you can work less, earn more, and actually take in the success you’re creating.
Quotes:
“You need to become the version of you who can receive a seven-figure business. It’s not enough to just want it. That just makes you stressed, and that’s why it is so hard to work towards a big goal if you don’t also do the mindset and nervous system work to be able to receive more in the world.” — Jessica Fearnley
“There’s an old story there, an old way of being that you learned because you needed to survive, and that old story is running your current behavior, and we know it’s an issue because you feel sad, trapped, and not fulfilled by the thing you’re doing to fix the problem. The good news is once you notice what you’re doing, you have the ability to make a choice.” — Jessica Fearnley
“ Everything changes when your inner operating system stops being dictated by your survival stories. Everything changes when you can receive the success and growth you’re creating for yourself.” — Jessica Fearnley
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