{"podcast":{"title":"REAL Mentors Podcast","slug":"real-mentors-podcast-7081727","podcast_index_feed_id":7081727,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6390395/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/real-mentors-podcast--6390395","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2aff7ab07a5a6c7c2eaf1bd211d5d9de.jpg","author":"Sean Martin","episode_count":95,"summary":"REAL = Real Examples Altering Lives Mentors ⭐️ We shed light on mentors and leaders who are impacting lives and creating success stories for everyone, most especially the youth.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T00:17:23.323417+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-mentors-podcast-7081727"},"episode":{"title":"Your Nervous System Is Running Your Business | Ian Garfinkel on REAL Mentors Podcast EP79","slug":"your-nervous-system-is-running-your-business-ian-garfinkel-on-real-mentors-podcast-ep79","published_at":"2026-04-07T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-mentors-podcast-7081727/your-nervous-system-is-running-your-business-ian-garfinkel-on-real-mentors-podcast-ep79","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-mentors-podcast-7081727","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/your-nervous-system-is-running-your-business-ian-garfinkel-on-real-mentors-podcast-ep79--71156470","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71156470/c8bb05a6_7922_4f74_a11f_f22c675e1944.mp3","summary":"High-pressure leaders don't fail because they lack strategy. They fail because their nervous system is running a program their ambition can't override. Ian Garfinkel is a Neural Performance and Executive Function Specialist and founder of Evolution Mindset. He works with high-pressure leaders and teams on the things most coaches won't touch. He focuses on identity reconstruction, nervous system regulation and what he calls purpose engineering. His core conviction: your thoughts mean nothing if your body hasn't felt them first. In this episode, Ian breaks down why the highest performers are often the most wired for self-sabotage, how unregulated nervous systems kill focus and execution and what it actually takes to build habits that hold under real pressure, not just in calm conditions. This Episode Explores: ✅ Why thoughts without feeling are just noise ✅ How your nervous system overrides your best intentions ✅ The neuroscience behind why high performers plateau and stall ✅ Identity reconstruction and changing who you are, not just what you do ✅ Purpose engineering and why most people are executing the wrong mission ✅ What nervous system regulation looks like in high-stakes environments 🔗 Connect with Ian Garfinkel: / iangarfinkelevolutionary Follow REAL Mentors Podcast Instagram: / realmentorspodcast Host Sean Martin: / theseanmartin","meta_description":"High-pressure leaders don't fail because they lack strategy. They fail because their nervous system is running a program their ambition can't override. Ia…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2981,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/real-mentors-podcast-7081727/episodes/your-nervous-system-is-running-your-business-ian-garfinkel-on-real-mentors-podcast-ep79/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-mentors-podcast-7081727/your-nervous-system-is-running-your-business-ian-garfinkel-on-real-mentors-podcast-ep79.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}