Enabling senior design professionals to be more influential within their organisations. ✨ Author of this human and design character, published by BIS Publishers.📚
🐎 Are you ready for primetime?
How would it be to bring more awareness and intention Introducing PrimingPriming, as taught by Tony Robbins, is a way to consciously set your mind and body for an optimal day. How you start your morning shapes your emotions, focus, and performance, so rather than leaving it to chance, priming helps you take control through intentional practices. Robbins’ method (which is a smoosh of other methods) combines breathing, gratitude, and visualisation, to condition your nervous system for a peak state, fostering confidence, resilience, and energy. How to prime yourself1. Breathe to Energise Start with 30 power breaths: deep inhales through the nose, forceful exhales through the mouth. Repeat for three rounds. This oxygenates your body, clears mental fog, and instantly boosts alertness. Think of three things you’re deeply grateful for—one small, everyday joy and two meaningful moments. Fully immerse yourself in the feeling. Gratitude rewires your brain for positivity, reducing stress and increasing resilience. But does it really work?It does! I, Ben, who wrote this newsletter, have been doing it for the past few weeks and am noticing a difference:
I have made a commitment to find more relaxation whilst being a busy person, and this practice is helping. Robbins has a free guided priming practice on his website. It's under 15 minutes. Give it a whirl. It may just help you know that... You've got this. Love,
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This Human by Melis Senova
Enabling senior design professionals to be more influential within their organisations. ✨ Author of this human and design character, published by BIS Publishers.📚
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