Entrepreneurs and Stress: How to Find Peace and Productivity

Gym owners have faced unprecedented levels of stress over the last several weeks and months. But let's be real—as an entrepreneur, you're always stressed. Always checking your email, overthinking things and running yourself ragged.

But what you're actually doing is strengthening your amygdala, the part of the brain responsible for the fight-or-flight response. And to keep it from getting out of control, you need to de-train it.

Here, Chris Cooper shares proven strategies for reducing stress, rewiring the brain and finding focus.

Links:

Two-Brain Radio Episode 48: What to Do When It All Goes Wrong
Join the Gym Owners United group on Facebook
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Contact:

chris@twobrainbusiness.com

Timeline:

1:50 – Getting to know the amygdala.

7:54 – Schedule screen-free time AND email time.

11:33 – Do LSD (long, slow-duration exercise).

14:40 – Immerse yourself.

16:42 – Keep a mental scoreboard.

18:49 – Subtract things from your life instead of adding more.

21:29 – Set up a personal board of directors.

27:39 – Break problems down into solvable parts.

28:58 – Remember: The mistakes you make now will help others in the future.

30:37 – Meditate.

33:08 – You are not your business.

34:41 – There is no ground.