Nervous System Mastery by Jonny Miller

Cohort #1

Fall 2024

This interactive report – co-authored with Jan Chipcase of <a href="https://studiodradiodurans.com/pages/radar-mailing-list" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Studio D</a> — shares a summary of the Emotional Resilience in Leadership survey. Completed by 261 respondents from 43 countries with 26 follow-up phone interviews. Report highlights include:<ul><li>The Shadow Stressor framework to identify and mitigate stressors, which are the causes of burnout.</li><li>The Resilience &amp; Emotional Debt (RED) framework, to understand how the likelihood of burnout builds over time, and how we post-hoc rationalise the burnout experience.</li></ul>

Emotional Resilience in Leadership Report

Resilience is no longer a luxury in today’s fast-paced environment, where anxiety, overwhelm, and burnout are rampant among founders and C-suite leaders, PM's and tech managers. It’s not surprising, given that most have never been taught to listen to their body’s signals or effectively self-regulate. Prolonged high stress levels lead to ‘allostatic overload,’ wearing down the nervous system and resulting in anxiety, reduced performance, and eventual exhaustion. This accumulated emotional debt increases fragility, limiting the capacity to lead with clarity and strength. When our nervous systems are compromised, so is our decision-making, creating a vicious cycle of coping in a state of mild disassociation—far from the ideal state for effective, courageous, and innovative leadership. The leaders we admire share a common trait: a grounded and regulated nervous system. They embrace intensity while maintaining the emotional agility to support their teams and sustain high performance over time without succumbing to burnout. This two-day cohort-based course will equip you with the tools &amp; protocols to cultivate calm and avoid burnout, empowering you to lead with resilience and thrive even in the most demanding work environments. ~~ You Will Be In Exceptional CompanyPrevious students Jonny has taught have hailed from Google, Amazon, Salesforce, Youtube, Apple, Space X, IDEO, Disney, Airbnb, Meta, Adobe, Polygon, Slack, Microsoft, Paramount, Netflix.

Upgrade Your Nervous System Capacity

Course syllabus

Long-Term Ambitious Founders looking to hustle responsibly without accumulating emotional debt.

C-suite Executives and Senior Leaders looking to level-up their embodied decision making in high-stakes environments.

Team Leaders, VPs and PMs who wish to act as a grounding &amp; calm presence for those looking to them for inspiration.

Does This Sound Like You?

What You Will Learn

<ul><li>You will learn the relationship between your capacity for <a href="https://every.to/superorganizers/the-art-and-science-of-interoception" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">interoception</a> and your ability to make better decisions</li><li>You will explore the connection between emotional stagnation and avoiding tough conversations.</li></ul>

Struggle with making big decisions?

<ul><li>You will learn the Emotional Debt Framework and what it means to support others experiencing overwhelm </li><li>You will also explore how we incur <a href="https://every.to/p/how-to-pay-off-your-emotional-debt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">emotional debt </a>when we experience stress, but don’t fully digest it.&nbsp;</li></ul>

Feeling the effects of accumulated stress at work?

<ul><li>You will build your resilience toolkit and learn how to build greater nervous system capacity</li><li>You will also learn how to <a href="every.to/p/the-operating-manual-for-your-nervous-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">leverage breath protocols</a> to shift your state in real-time</li></ul>

Unsure how to down-regulate and find calm in intensely stressful situations? 

<ul><li>You will increase confidence in your ability to respond in the face of stress calmly</li><li>You will also explore what blocks your innate capacity to move through adversity?</li></ul>

Find it challenging to bounce back after set-backs?

<ul><li>You will learn how to rewire maladaptive stress responses and take conscious control of any reactive tendencies</li><li>You will learn how to break-free from an over-reliance on stimulants &amp; invest in insurance against burnout</li></ul>

Ever feel like reactivity gets in the way of thriving at work?

<ul><li>You'll learn how to increase your capacity to recover from stressful situations, as measured by resting HRV</li><li>You will understand the research-backed protocols that improve blood chemistry &amp; nervous system wellbeing</li></ul>

Do you feel your capacity to handle stress is diminishing?

<ul><li>You will learn the art of giving + receiving support and explore what gets in the way of asking for help more effectively</li><li>You will complete the 'Social Cartography' exercise — mapping support structures across mental, physical and emotional areas.</li></ul>

Do you sometimes struggle to get the support you need to perform at your best?

Evidence-backed practices to self-regulate your state, so you can expand your impact at work without increasing your emotional burden.

Jonny Miller

Executive Coach + Founder of Nervous System Mastery

How to Cultivate Calm at Work

Founder of Nervous System Mastery & Coach for High Performing Leaders + Founders

Exploring the eight barriers to calm and how to skilfully work with them.

Explore the 8 Barriers to Calm

Understanding our two modes of reactivity and how to rewire maladaptive stress responses.

Learn the 3 Buckets of Self-Regulation

Two evidence-backed protocols for cultivating calm from anywhere.

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Resources

Emotional Resilience in Leadership Report