Tools and Insights to Fuel Your Success
Tools for Leaders
Below are resources based on the S.T.A.T.E. Framework and Leadership Capacity Cycle. Use these tools to begin applying nervous system science to your own leadership.
What You’ll Find
Guided Audio Practices
Regulation Tools You Can Use
Five guided audio practices from 60 seconds to 5 minutes. Build lasting capacity with tools you can use before meetings, at the start of your day, or when you need to reset.
(Free with email)
1. The BRAVER Framework Guide
Sample TitleThe BRAVER Framework: 5 Steps to Turn Stress into SuccessA downloadable PDF guide that walks users through the BRAVER framework (Breathe, Reframe, Affirm, Visualize, Execute, Review). Include practical examples, exercises, and tips for applying BRAVER in daily life.
2. Stress Resilience Toolkit
The Stress Resilience Toolkit: Science-Backed Strategies to Thrive Under PressureA comprehensive toolkit featuring: A checklist for identifying stress triggers. Mindfulness exercises (e.g., deep breathing, body scans). A daily gratitude journal template. Tips for building resilience through small, consistent actions.
3. Mindset Shift Workbook
Master Your Mindset: A Workbook for Turning Stress into StrengthA workbook with exercises to help users reframe stress, overcome limiting beliefs, and cultivate a growth mindset. Include prompts for reflection, visualization exercises, and actionable steps.
4. Daily Success Rituals Checklist
5 Daily Rituals for Success: A Checklist to Boost Clarity and ProductivityA one-page checklist outlining simple, science-backed daily rituals (e.g., morning meditation, gratitude practice, goal-setting).
5. Stress-to-Success Visualization Audio
Guided Visualization: Turn Stress into Success in 10 MinutesA free audio recording (MP3 or streaming) that guides users through a visualization exercise to reframe stress and focus on their goals.
6. Guided Audio Practices
Regulation Tools You Can Use Five guided audio practices from
60 seconds to 5 minutes. Build
lasting capacity with tools you
can use before meetings, at the
start of your day, or when you
need to reset.
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(Free with email)
Whether you’re looking for quick tips or in-depth strategies, our resources are designed
to support your journey every step of the way.
The 5 Principles of Nervous System Regulation
A downloadable PDF introducing the S.T.A.T.E. framework: Sense, Track, Attune, Transform, and Encode. Includes key concepts, foundational phrases, and practical entry points for each principle.
State Determines Capacity_Article:
Why Your Best Thinking Disappears Under Pressure
A short article explaining why skills, knowledge, and training become inaccessible when stress takes over. Learn how your nervous system state determines which version of you shows up, and why regulation is the foundation of every leadership competency.
Identify Your Current Phase
A self-assessment tool mapping the five phases of leadership capacity: Expansive, Tensive, Defensive, Destructive, and Recovering. Discover where you are, what it means, and how to move toward greater capacity.
Simple Tools for Nervous System Support
A one-page guide with practical regulation techniques you can use throughout your day. Includes breathing protocols, grounding practices, and micro-resets designed for busy schedules
You Are Already a Leader_Article:
The Leader You Already Are
A brief article on the core promise: you do not need to become someone new. The wisdom, patience, and clarity you are looking for already exist inside you. This piece explains why accessing your best self is not about more effort. It is about creating the right internal conditions.
A Quick Body Scan You Can Use Anywhere
A printable reference card walking you through a rapid state check: feet, breath, shoulders, and a simple question. Use it before meetings, difficult conversations, or any moment that matters.
A Recognition Checklist
A checklist of physical, emotional, and behavioral signs that your nervous system is in protection mode. No judgment, just awareness. Because you can’t regulate what you can’t sense.
Guided Audio Practices
Regulation Tools You Can Use Anywhere
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WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE
60 Second State Check
2 Minute Pre Meeting Reset
Emergency Downshift
Morning Regulation
Evening Regulation
Emergency Downshift