🧠Weekly Mind Sweep #68 | Manage Your Mind| Relationship
April 2023
Week 66: Curated Conversation; Relationship
Week 67: Mind Your Business; Relationship
*Week 68: Manage Your Mind; Relationship
Week 69: Contemplation; What’s on My Mind: My Thoughts on Relationship
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As entrepreneurs, relationships are vital to our success.
So, we network.
While it's nice to have a colleague to attend an event with, sometimes we have to step out of our comfort zone and sign up for an occasion without knowing anyone.
When you walk into this event, you will look for someone you know; if you don't, you'll begin looking for a friendly or approachable face.
We are social beings. We are wired to connect.
The ventral tegmental area (VTA) and the caudate nucleus send dopamine rushing through your body when you meet someone you already know. [Source].
Seeing a familiar face feels good to our brain and nervous system.
Running into a loved one or someone you're attracted to activates hormones and neurotransmitters in your brain, giving you "butterflies." [Source]
Throughout history, we've lived and learned in small communities causing relationships to become our natural habitat.
Connecting with others meant better protection, food and water, care-taking, and more mating opportunities. Individually we felt supported, safe, and had a sense of belonging, all of which were critical for survival.
"Love is a biological necessity—it's as needed for our well-being as exercise, water, and food," said neuroscientist Stephanie Cacioppo, Ph.D., author of Wired for Love: A Neuroscientist's Journey Through Romance, Loss, and the Essence of Human Connection (Macmillan, 2022). "From a neuroscientific viewpoint, we can really say that love blossoms in the brain." [Source]
Relationships have shaped the brain into a social organ.
Networking is similar. We build communities and support each other for our business survival. While meeting someone new at a networking event raises our dopamine levels and excites us with possibilities, we must be willing to work to nurture the relationship for it to last.
What is one small thing you can do right now to nurture a relationship?
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It will boost your dopamine and feel good for everyone!
You belong here; I can help.
For those wanting to know even more about love in the brain.
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What I’m reading
Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder by Gabor Maté MD
From renowned mental health expert and speaker Dr. Gabor Maté, Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) as genetically based—and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition.
What I’m listening to:
The Happiness Workshop
with our own Pascale Cook-Fernandes!
I was giddy with excitement when I spotted TWO episodes on Pascale’s podcast with names I recognized! (oh, hi dopamine)
I highly recommend you listen to these two episodes and then deepen your relationship with all THREE of these women!
Christina Frei - Innate Marketing Genius
Virginia L’Bassi - Transformational Coaching
Pascale Cook-Fernandes - Women Finding Clarity
The Happiness Workshop Podcast
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