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$20k Monthly Brain Based Sales System Without Chasing the "Yes"

You know the feeling:
😳 Your brain lights up with “What if they think I’m pushy?” the second you open a DM.
😬 You’d rather post and pray the right people find you than risk being ghosted.
😅 You tell yourself that if you were really good, clients would just show up.

You don’t want to fake connection just to pitch.
You want sales that feels human. Real conversations, not pressure tactics.

You’re not bad at sales.
Your brain is just protecting you.

The amygdala flags rejection as danger.
Your prefrontal cortex freezes.
And boom hesitation, overthinking, silence.

That’s where my work comes in.
I teach the Neuroscience of No-Pressure Sales so you can sell with calm confidence instead of fear.

No scripts. No manipulation.
Just science, psychology, and simple tools to retrain your nervous system so selling feels natural again.

When your brain is relaxed, your authenticity returns.
You stop pitching and start connecting.
Outreach stops feeling like an intrusion and starts feeling like service.

This is sales made easy for coaches who hate selling.

✨ Ways to get started with me:

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Sales Coach | Toxic Boss Coach | Neuroscience Coach | Executive Coach | Master Behavioral Strategist | Speaker | Advisor | Expert | 7 figures | Virtual Speaking | Sales Performance Brain Hacker | Mindset Coach I Corporate Trainer I Influence I Key Note Speaker

Leaders don't do things for you. 

They inspire you to grow into someone who can do them 

Your brain's mirror neurons are fascinating...

When we observe great leadership, 
Our neural networks literally reshape themselves 🧠

Here's what happened in my team's brains 
When I shifted from problem-solver to growth catalyst:

1️⃣ Neural Leadership Networks
↳ Prefrontal cortex activation in decision-making up 
↳ Stress response pathways decreased
↳ Reward circuits fired during problem-solving

2️⃣ Learning Circuit Activation
↳ Neuroplasticity peaked during challenges
↳ Dopamine loops strengthened team bonds
↳ Cognitive flexibility increased 

3️⃣ Performance Neuroscience
↳ Cortisol levels dropped 
↳ Oxytocin boosted trust signals
↳ Group synchronization improved

Science shows: When leaders step back,
The team's collective neural networks step up.

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PS: What neural pathway did your best leader help you strengthen? 🧠

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Talks about #founders, #startups, #neuroscience, #personaldevelopment, and #leadershipdevelopment

Sonibare Stephen

The hard things you avoid 

Are the exact things that free you

Most people avoid the hard stuff.
Not because they are lazy.
Because their brain is trying to protect them.

The prefrontal cortex wants long term wins
But the amygdala wants immediate comfort
So every hard task feels like a threat
And your brain tells you to delay it
Even when it hurts you later.

Here is how to flip the switch
So your brain stops fighting you
And starts working for you.

1/ Reduce the threat signal
 Big tasks feel dangerous
 So your brain freezes
 Break the task into the smallest next move
 Science: Small steps lower amygdala activity
 And increase dopamine for starting

2/ Front load the friction
 Do the hardest task first
 Before your brain is overloaded
 Science: Your decision making power is highest early
 And cortisol rises as the day goes on

3/ Create a reward loop
 Your brain needs a reason to try
 Pair the hard task with a positive cue
 Tea, music, a small celebration
 Science: Dopamine releases faster
 When a reward is tied to effort, not outcomes

When you train your brain to face hard things
You stop leaking energy
You build momentum
And the tough stuff becomes automatic

P.S. Whats your best procrastination buster? 

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🧠 Shannon Smith, J.D., M.S. 🚀

You have more answers than you think. 

You just don't know it...yet.

Most people say they want to think outside the box.
But few ever leave it.

Because the box feels safe.
It’s made of habits, rules, and comfort.
It’s your brain’s way of protecting you from uncertainty.

But that same safety is what keeps you small.
Every great idea, every business, every leap
starts the moment you question the walls around you.

When you think differently, new neural pathways fire.
Your prefrontal cortex lights up.
Dopamine releases as you connect unfamiliar dots.
That’s not chaos. That’s creativity.

Thinking outside the box trains your brain to
🧠 see possibilities instead of patterns,
🧠 stay adaptable when the world shifts,
🧠 and turn fear into curiosity instead of paralysis.

Inside the box, life feels predictable.
Outside, it feels alive.

If you want freedom, income, and purpose,
you can’t just color outside the lines.
You have to stop believing they’re even there.

That’s the work we do inside my workshop
Because the world doesn’t reward safety.
It rewards those who think beyond it.

🧠 Learn how to build a $20k - No Chasing the Yes - Sales System
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Usually, the answer is already within you 
(channeling Yoda today).

P.S. When was the last time you already knew the answer...you just had to remember you did?

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alex villarreal

I first got into neuroscience in 2020

When that little pandemic thingy happened.

I was a bundle of nerves, overthinking, not sleeping
Not the best version of myself 
Then I stumbled on "The Brain That Changes Itself"
By Norman Doidge

It fired off a series of events that would change my life
I spent months in deep research
Peer reviewed scientific articles, here I come (pre-AI)
It was the only thing I thought about

Then I realized, if only this info was available to people
In ways they could understand and apply
It could change the world.

I created programs based on this research and...
I helped people with their habits
I helped people regulate their nervous system
I helped people close more sales

Similar tactics, different application

It's about being in the zone
You’re not thinking
You’re sensing
You just know what to say next

That’s luminous awareness
Your default mode network goes quiet
Your prefrontal cortex lights up
and your brain syncs with the person in front of you

You read emotion before words
because your mirror neurons are firing
You feel what they feel
and guide the conversation with precision

That same state that helps you sell
is the one that protects you from toxic bosses

When you expand awareness instead of shrinking it
🧠 the vagus nerve activates
🧠 heart rate slows
🧠 clarity returns

Now you see patterns, not problems
tone, not threat
and you stay in control

Sales and Toxic Boss Immunity share the same circuitry
 ✅ Presence
 ✅ Attention
 ✅ Emotional precision

I can help you with both.
DM Me "Doidge" for my help with either. 

P.S. How did you cope with the pandemic?

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Facing hard times doesn't ruin your story...

How you react to them does.

Everyone goes through tough phases. 

🫥 Rejections. 
🫥 Failures. 
🫥 Setbacks.

Here's what your brain does during challenges 🧠

1️⃣ Initial Response
↳ Amygdala triggers stress response
↳ Cortisol floods your system
↳ Focus narrows (survival mode)

2️⃣ Choice Point
↳ Default: Avoidance patterns activate
↳ Growth: Challenge response engages
↳ This moment rewires your brain

3️⃣ Resilience Building
↳ Each challenge strengthens neural pathways
↳ Adaptation circuits activate
↳ Recovery becomes faster

The science shows:
• Stress + Growth mindset = Enhanced performance
• Avoiding challenges = Weaker neural networks
• Facing fears = Stronger decision-making circuits

Your story isn't written by your challenges.
It's written by your responses to them.

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I used to shrink parts of myself to fit into corporate.

It quietly drained the life out of my ideas (and me).

At the time, I thought success required self-erasure.
I hit every goal on the board.
But I felt empty.

 🧠 Promotions
 🧠 Pay raises
 🧠 Prestige

None of it mattered.
My spark was gone.
And so was my creativity.

Have you ever noticed how your brain invents ideas
When you’re not even trying?

Your imagination lights up your neural networks
Like a synchronized light show.

Brain imaging reveals that
Most of your regions activate during visualization.

Here’s what fuels your imagination 👇

1/ Your Brain’s Creative Engine
 ↳ Default Mode Network turns on as the PFC steps back
 ↳ Memory blends with emotion to create new associations
 ↳ Your brain recombines patterns without limits

2/ The Moment Insight Strikes
 ↳ Gamma bursts peak during big realizations
 ↳ Hippocampus sends raw material to the DMN
 ↳ New pathways strengthen the more you play with ideas

3/ Your Creativity Enhancement Tools
 ↳ Take short intentional pauses for DMN activation
 ↳ Change scenes to trigger fresh circuitry
 ↳ Welcome boredom because it sparks innovation

Creativity is not magic.
It is a neural process you can train.
All you need is the space and permission to
Reconnect with curiosity and let your mind roam.
Don’t lose your spark chasing goals that dim you.

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PS: When does your imagination run wild?

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Your brain won't save you.

Your heart will. 

For two weeks, I volunteered to help rescue animals.
Feeding, cleaning, comforting the scared and the broken.

They had nothing to give back
but showing up still felt right.

Because giving changes you.
It pulls you out of fear and back into purpose.

And right now, the world needs more of that.
 💔 People are hurting.
 💔 Jobs disappearing.
 💔 Markets spiraling.
 💔 Stress levels through the roof.

Everyone’s doing their best just to stay afloat.
But when everything feels unstable,
most people grip tighter.
They try to control.
They chase.
They push harder for the “yes.”

That’s exactly why it stops working.
The brain senses pressure and shuts down trust.
You can’t sell, serve, or lead from scarcity.
You can only do it from calm generosity.

That’s why I’m giving away what I’ve learned.
The exact framework that helped me break free from corporate,
build consistency on my own,
and stop chasing clients who weren’t ready.

It’s called Stop Chasing the Yes.
A workshop to help you
 – Build your own predictable client system
 – Shift from pressure to presence in every conversation
 – Lead with calm confidence instead of fear

If you’ve been giving everything and still feel stuck,
this is your next step.

Because giving works best
when you give to yourself too.

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P.S. Do you volunteer, if so where?

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The only true failure in life is quitting. 

Success is never a straight line. It certainly wasn't for me.

I've had many failures and setbacks along my path.
Layoffs.
Failed ventures.
Bad investments. 

Life is messy. 
Mess is a part of life.

Enjoy the messiness. 
And, your brain kinda likes it messy too.

Why your brain craves zigzag paths 🧠

(The science of why progress feels so messy) 👇

Your neural pathways aren't built in straight lines
And neither is your path to greatness
Here's what's really happening in your brain:

1️⃣ The Neural Reality
↳ Growth pathways form through trial and error
↳ Each "failure" strengthens neural connections
↳ Your brain requires contrast to learn

2️⃣ The Resilience Loop
↳ Setbacks activate problem-solving networks
↳ Stress actually enhances memory formation
↳ Recovery periods boost cognitive flexibility

3️⃣ The Growth Paradox
↳ Progress activates dopamine reward system
↳ Plateaus create new neural foundations
↳ Breakthroughs happen during apparent standstills

Your "messy" journey is how your brain is designed to learn and grow.

P.S. What was your latest messiness?

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Most people’s LinkedIn strategy: grind harder and hope

Mine: close clients while living life on my own schedule

I’ve wandered through the Greek islands
- Boat rides to hidden beaches
- Mornings working with seaside views
- A weekend in Skopelos without realizing it was a movie set

I spent a month in Athens
- Day trips to Agistri, turquoise blue waters
- Afternoons coaching clients

Why am I sharing this?
 Because your brain says “that’s not for me”
 Because it tells you to stick with the familiar
 (It’s called comfort bias and it keeps you stuck)

But here’s what no one will tell you:
If you want it, this life is closer than you think

Here’s how your brain makes it happen:

1️⃣ The Belief Reset
 ↳ Your brain avoids what feels out of reach
 ↳ Turn “impossible” into doable with simple shifts
 ↳ Stack wins until change feels normal

2️⃣ The LinkedIn Advantage
 ↳ Know what your ideal client looks for before they decide
 ↳ Post and message in ways that feel safe and personal
 ↳ Use a system that works even while you’re away

3️⃣ The Lifestyle Flywheel
 ↳ Every yes starts before the offer is made
 ↳ Match your approach to their decision process
 ↳ That’s how I work from coastlines and mountain trails

The point?

It’s not about more work
It’s about the right work for the brain

I am offering a once in a lifetime DONE FOR YOU SYSTEM
For One Month, I will revamp your LI system
- ICP Subtext Discovery 
- LI Optimization
- DM Framework that gets sales calls
- 1 month of content that gets inbound leads
- Engagement that builds your reach

I will only take ONE client. 
If you want me to build your system,
the way I went from 3k to 50k followers, then DM me
"DFY Butter" and we'll chat.

P.S. Where would you take your laptop first?
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If you've wondered where your time vanishes...

It's three likely culprits.

1. Procrastination
2. Social Media
3. Fear

You're not lazy or unmotivated.
Your brain is wired this way.

Here's what brain science reveals about time 🧠

1️⃣ The Social Media Loop
↳ Each notification rewires reward circuits
↳ Focus drops with each interruption
↳ Brain builds resistance to deep work

Do This:
↳ Turn off notifications during creation time
↳ Move social apps to page 2 of your phone

2️⃣ The Fear Circuit
↳ Perfectionism triggers threat response
↳ Brain chooses comfort over growth
↳ Procrastination = protection mode

Do This:
↳ Start tasks before 10am (peak cortisol timing)
↳ Use 25-min sprints (matches focus rhythm)

3️⃣ The Energy Truth
↳ Decision fatigue peaks by 2pm
↳ Willpower runs on brain glucose
↳ Motivation follows action (not vice versa)

Do This:
↳ Batch similar tasks (saves neural energy)
↳ Schedule crucial work for morning peaks

I rewired my own productivity circuits:
- Tasks that took 3 hours now take 45 mins
- Creative flow increased 3x
- Energy lasts all day

Starting up my workshops again!
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They say you make plans and God laughs.

I concur.

I did not mean to fall into neuroscience.
It happened in 2020
Right when life went sideways for all of us.

I was living on a boat
Lights going out unexpectedly
WiFi cutting out
Nerves shot
Trying to pretend I was fine.

I felt trapped in my own mind
More than the four walls of that cabin.
Every thought felt loud
Every decision felt heavy
And every plan felt temporary.

One night I picked up a book on neuroplasticity.
The Brain That Changes Itself.
It felt like someone had handed me a flashlight
In a very dark room.

I started reading research like it was oxygen.
Why do some people crumble
While others rebuild from nothing
Stronger than before.
How does the brain decide
Who you become
When the world tilts.

I found the answer in the wiring.
Not the willpower.
Not the circumstances.
The wiring.

Your brain can rebuild you
If you know how to direct it.
It responds to intention
🧠 Repetition
🧠 Emotion
🧠 Focus
🧠 And safety.

That realization changed everything.
Instead of waiting for the world to calm down
I learned how to calm my brain.

Instead of hoping things would stabilize
I built something stable inside myself.
I created my own business

My own sales system
My own freedom
One neural pathway at a time.

Now I teach others what I learned.
✅ How to regulate instead of react.
✅ How to sell in a way that lowers threat signals.
✅ How to create a career that cannot be taken away

Because it is built on brain based principles
Not market conditions.
Or CEO whims.

When you understand your brain
When you understand your prospect's brain
You stop negotiating with fear.
You start creating options.

I want you to have that too.
Come learn the exact system I built
So you can build your own freedom.

I am offering a once in a lifetime DONE FOR YOU SYSTEM
For One Month, I will revamp your LI system
- ICP Subtext Discovery 
- LI Optimization
- DM Framework that gets sales calls
- 1 month of content that gets inbound leads
- Engagement that builds your reach

I will only take ONE client. 
If you want me to build your system,
the way I went from 3k to 50k followers, then DM me
"DFY Butter" and we'll chat.

P.S. What part of your life did 2020 force you to rethink?

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Life doesn’t happen to you

It happens for you

Every moment, your brain runs a silent equation
 Stimulus → Response
 Between those two points lives your power

The world can throw chaos, rejection, or loss your way
 But you decide what story your brain writes next
 That single choice rewires everything

Neuroscience calls this cognitive reappraisal
 It’s your mind’s built-in reframing system
 When you reinterpret a setback as growth
 your prefrontal cortex steps in
 and quiets the amygdala that wants to panic

That shift changes your chemistry
 Cortisol drops
 Dopamine rises
 And clarity returns

You go from threat mode to thinking mode
 from stress to strength
 from surviving to leading

You can’t control everything around you
 but you can always control what happens inside you
 That’s where resilience begins

Each time you choose calm over chaos
 gratitude over fear
 patience over pressure
 you strengthen neural pathways that make it easier next time

You’re not pretending things are fine
 You’re teaching your brain that you’re in charge

P.S. What’s one moment you owned the pain?

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You don’t need more people in your life

You need the right ones

The ones who calm your nervous system
not confuse it

Every relationship your brain keeps
is either regulating you
or dysregulating you

When you’re around supportive people
your vagus nerve activates
heart rate steadies
and your prefrontal cortex opens up for higher thinking

That’s when ideas flow
sales calls click
and confidence returns

But when you’re around people 
who compete, criticize, or drain you
your amygdala fires like you’re under threat
cortisol floods your body
and your brain shifts into survival mode

You stop taking risks
You stop dreaming big

You don’t need more connections
you need neural safety
People who help your brain feel seen, safe, and capable

Because the people who want to see you win
don’t just cheer you on
they change your brain

They regulate your state
expand your potential
and make growth feel natural

Find them
Keep them
And become that person for someone else

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P.S. Tag someone who helps you win

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Worst Surprise Ever...

Turning on the news and hearing what's on fire today.

I've been around the sun a few times.
The world feels heavier right now.
👀 Markets unstable.
👀 Government stalled.
👀 Layoffs everywhere.

You wake up to more bad news
and that quiet voice in your head whispers,
“What if I’m next?”

Clients are hesitating.
Income feels inconsistent.
You’re working harder than ever,
but the future feels foggier by the day.

That’s the trap.
Uncertainty trains your brain to freeze.
The amygdala fires, the body tenses,
and your creativity shuts down.

You start scrolling instead of building.
Worrying instead of acting.
Waiting for things to calm down
but they never really do.

The world isn’t getting more stable.
But your system can be.

What if you stopped relying on companies, trends, or bosses
to decide your worth?

What if you could train your brain
to create predictable income from your own ideas?
That’s exactly what my next workshop is built for.

Stop Chasing the Yes, $20k monthly brain based system
In this session, I’ll show you how to
 – Rewire your brain to stay calm when others panic
 – Build a predictable system for bringing in clients
 – Become your own boss no matter what the markets do

You can’t control the economy or the news.
But you can control your focus, your system, and your next move.
It’s time to stop waiting for stability.
It’s time to become it.

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P.S. Do you guys tune into the news anymore?

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I first got into neuroscience in 2020

When the world shut down (and so did I).

I was stuck on a boat, alone, anxious, and uncertain.
No plan, no power half the time, and no clue what was next.

Then I discovered neuroscience.
The book The Brain That Changes Itself cracked me open.
I devoured every study I could find.

I wanted to know why some people broke down
While others broke through (Frankl's book is great too)
But I also wanted to know how I could rewire my own brain 
My current state was not sustainable
And something big needed to change

It led me to this truth…
Your brain is the only system that can’t fire you.
And when you understand how it works
you can build anything.

That’s when I stopped waiting for “normal” to come back.
I started building something of my own.
A business that was mine.
One that no corporate restructure could take away.

Now I help others do the same.
To break out of burnout.
To sell with integrity.
To create freedom from the inside out.

Because when you train your brain
you don’t need permission anymore.
I’ll teach you my exact brain based sales system
So you can have the same freedom I do
Sit in on my workshop. Learn all the things.

Starting up my workshops again!
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P.S. What did 2020 wake up in you?

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One more trip around the sun.

It's been a doozy.

Every birthday, I pause and reflect on my last year.
This year was the year that stretched me in every direction.

I lost my favorite person (my Belley Bean)
That loss began an 8 month walkabout across the globe.

I found my spiritual side.
I found strength I didn't know I had.

I escaped 3 typhoons
I sailed the Mediterranean
I ate the most amazing food 
I chopped a bajillion bananas
I swam in the Blue Cave in Croatia
I cared for 140 elephants and 700 dogs
I got bit and headbutted by deer in Nara
I moved what felt like a million watermelons
I spoiled myself at a Japanese Onsen regularly
I calmly navigated a stalker sitch right up to my airplane 
I lost a toenail trying an advanced yoga post in Cabo San Lucas

I missed my family.
I missed my friends.

I grew.
I grew so much.
I think I grew more this year than any year before.

I admired the precision of Japanese trains.
I learned Thai people do not use chopsticks.
I went from a 3k to 50k community in 8 months.
I was stunned by the beauty of the Greek islands.
I made new friends in the most unexpected places.
I built a predictable, brain-based revenue machine.
I helped countless clients do the same for their businesses.

This year was not easy.
It was not predictable.
But it was deeply transformative.

Here is to another year of becoming.
Here is to letting go, leaning in, and staying open.

And if you are reading this…
Thank you for being part of my journey.

P.S. Today, I am Seattle celebrating!
Wanna celebrate with me?

I am offering a once in a lifetime DONE FOR YOU SYSTEM
For One Month, I will revamp your LI system
- ICP Subtext Discovery 
- LI Optimization
- DM Framework that gets sales calls
- 1 month of content that gets inbound leads
- Engagement that builds your reach

I will only take ONE client. 
If you want me to build your system,
the way I went from 3k to 50k followers, then DM me
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4 degrees, 3 successful businesses.

And I didn't know s*it. 

I have four degrees.
Built multiple successful businesses.
Was at the top of my game in sales for years. 
Studied neuroscience, consumer psychology, and law.

But when I started on LinkedIn…
I had no clue what I was doing.

No strategy.
No system.
Just posts disappearing into the void.

It was humbling.
And honestly, a little painful.

Because success in one arena can blind you in another.
You start thinking you should already know.
That asking for help means you’re behind.

In reality, the fastest learners win.
Not the ones with the most credentials.
The ones who stay teachable.

Being teachable saved me.
It forced me to listen, test, adjust, repeat.
It taught me that failure isn’t a verdict
it’s feedback.

And that mindset helped me build what I have now:
4 thriving businesses, predictable income,
and clients coming to me instead of me chasing them.

So if you’ve been stuck trying to figure it out alone,
doing “all the right things” with little to show for it,
maybe it’s not your effort that’s the problem.
Maybe it’s time to become teachable again.

That’s what my workshop is for.
Stop Chasing the Yes.
In it, you’ll learn how to
 – Build a predictable system for consistent clients
 – Shift from chasing to attracting
 – Rewire your brain to learn faster and sell easier

The world is changing too fast to pretend we know it all.
Stay teachable, and you’ll always stay ahead.

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10 Messages that make you forgettable

(and what to say instead) 👇

Most people kill conversations by trying to convince.
The best ones create curiosity instead.
Why?

Because curiosity triggers dopamine.
Dopamine drives attention.
And attention drives action.

Here’s how to build curiosity bridges that pull prospects in
So you aren’t forgettable 🧠

 1/ The Info Dump
  DON’T SAY: “We help coaches close more clients fast.”
  WHY: No surprise, no reward. Brain tunes out.
  SAY INSTEAD: “Most coaches I talk to hate selling. 
  Want to see what changed that?”

 2/ The Proof Avalanche
  DON’T SAY: “We’ve helped over 1,000 people grow revenue by 200%.”
  WHY: Too much too soon overwhelms working memory.
  SAY INSTEAD: “I found 1 shift that doubled revenue for most I coach.”

 3/ The Confidence Overload
  DON’T SAY: “This system will change everything for you.”
  WHY: Brain resists certainty it didn’t generate itself.
  SAY INSTEAD: “Any interest in the pattern top sellers use that most miss?”

 4/ The Overteach Trap
  DON’T SAY: “Here’s everything you need to do…”
  WHY: Cognitive load kills curiosity.
  SAY INSTEAD: “Want me to show you the one part that matters most?”

 5/ The Brag Bomb
  DON’T SAY: “I’ve been in sales 15 years and know what works.”
  WHY: Triggers status comparison and ego defense.
  SAY INSTEAD: “After 15 years in sales, 
  I learned one counterintuitive thing about closing.”

 6/ The Assumption Jump
  DON’T SAY: “You need my system.”
  WHY: Autonomy threat = instant pushback.
  SAY INSTEAD: “Curious how you currently approach [goal/problem]. 
  Want a quick contrast?”

 7/ The Benefit Hammer
  DON’T SAY: “You’ll get more clients, fast.”
  WHY: Predictable language = low dopamine.
  SAY INSTEAD: “What if selling could feel calm and still convert higher?”

 8/ The Empty Flattery
  DON’T SAY: “You’re crushing it!”
  WHY: Feels hollow to the insula — no social reward.
  SAY INSTEAD: “Your last post made me rethink [specific insight]. 
  Can I share why?”

 9/ The Vague Offer
  DON’T SAY: “Would you like to chat?”
  WHY: No clear reward pathway, brain skips it.
  SAY INSTEAD: “Want a 2-line summary of what’s been working lately?”

 10/ The Silence Gap
  DON’T SAY: Nothing at all.
  WHY: Momentum fades and dopamine decays without novelty.
  SAY INSTEAD: “Just tested something new. Mind if I run it by you?”

 Curiosity is your brain’s way of saying “reward incoming.”
 Pressure says “threat ahead.”
 Which do you want your message to trigger?

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7 Signs You Were Born With a "Silver Tongue"

(and how to monetize it)

Have you noticed some people were just born with it?
That innate ability to influence, persuade, and close people.

They don't even know they have it 90% of the time.
It's all because their brain is wired for influence.

Here's how to tell if you are silver tongued
And how you can generate some moola from it

1. The Mirror Effect
↳ You naturally match others' energy and gestures
↳ People tell you they feel deeply understood
➡️ Record your best client conversations (with permission)
➡️ Turn your natural rapport patterns into a framework

2. The Story Weaver
↳ You transform complex data into memorable stories
↳ Your metaphors hit home without effort
➡️ Create a swipe file of your best analogies
➡️ Package your storytelling system as a course

3. The Mood Reader
↳ You sense tension before words are spoken
↳ Group dynamics are crystal clear to you
➡️ Offer group dynamic consulting
➡️ Create workshops on reading room energy

4. The Trust Magnet
↳ Strangers open up to you instantly
↳ Your presence makes people feel safe
➡️ Build high-ticket programs around deep transformation
➡️ Launch a premium coaching practice

5. The Style Shifter
↳ You speak everyone's language naturally
↳ Different audiences just "get" your message
➡️ Create audience-specific content packages
➡️ Develop multi-level communication training

6. The Pattern Prophet
↳ You see connections others completely miss
↳ Your insights consistently surprise people
➡️ Launch a strategic advisory service
➡️ Create decision-making frameworks for clients

7. The Time Bender
↳ Your timing in conversations is always perfect
↳ People hang on every word you speak
➡️ Develop public speaking masterclasses
➡️ Create high-impact presentation training

Sound familiar?

Natural influence isn't just a gift - it's a responsibility. 
Don't let it sit dormant while others struggle to connect.

Pick one path. 
Start small. 
Scale what works.

P.S. Which of the signs do you recognize in yourself?
Comment and let me know ⬇️

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Signs You have a Silver Tongue

The new you

Will cost you the old one

Your brain is built to stay the same
Even when you want to grow
It protects old habits
Old patterns
Old identities
Because familiar equals safe

To become the new you
You have to work with the brain
Not against it

Here are five things you can do today
That create real change
At the neural level

1/ Shift your state first
 Your brain learns faster
 When your body is regulated
 → Try one minute of slow exhales
 → This calms the amygdala
 So the prefrontal cortex can take over

2/ Label the feeling with precision
 Your brain cannot update
 If the emotion is vague
 → Name it in three words
 → This reduces limbic activation
 And boosts clarity

3/ Interrupt one old loop
 Every identity is tied to a pattern
 → Catch one automatic behavior today
 → Pause for five seconds
 This weakens the old neural pathway
 Through a process called pruning

4/ Pair a small action with a reward
 Dopamine drives repetition
 Not motivation speeches
 → Do one tiny step
 → Celebrate it instantly
 This teaches your brain
 This new version is worth repeating

5/ Visualize the micro steps
 Not the final identity
 Your brain mirrors what it rehearses
 → Picture yourself doing the step
 Not becoming the person
 This activates motor circuits
 That make follow through easier

If you do nothing else today
Do these five things
Your brain will feel the shift
Because you are not fighting the old you
You are replacing it
One circuit at a time

P.S. What is the last thing you did that was scary, but grew you?

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