5 Proven Ways to Get Your Brain and Body Fully Aligned and Energised for Success
What if looking after your brain and body is part of growing your business, rather than something you fit around it? This episode puts wellbeing at the centre of performance, exploring how mindset, energy and daily habits influence the way you lead, work and respond to challenges.
Speaking solo, business growth coach Dawn McGruer shares five ways to support that alignment: cultivating a growth mindset, prioritising self-care, setting clear goals, building a supportive network and continuing to learn. Drawing on her own wellness Wednesdays and entrepreneurial experience, she explores why small, actionable steps, regular check-ins and putting new knowledge into practice matter more than getting everything right all the time.
For female founders focused on scaling their businesses, this is a practical invitation to give personal performance the attention it deserves. You’ll come away with a clearer perspective on how to make wellbeing part of your approach to growth, replacing the pressure to be consistently perfect with daily actions that support your energy, focus and motivation.

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Welcome to episode 120 of Dawn of a New Era, and we've got some pretty exciting things going on behind the scenes here at Dawn McGruer Coaching, Consultancy and Academy. And this has a big part to play in what's going to be happening with the podcast, because you may remember that we have done several series of inviting guests. Now, we've streamed the podcast episodes and we've invited the guests to share amazing insights into their own personal entrepreneurial stories. And the big news is, is that we're going to be getting them in person into our new podcast studio.
So watch this space because honestly, we have got the most epic guests that you can imagine, and I am not joking. I literally am shocked as well as totally excited about the people that we've got coming on to share their story. And these are not the run-of-the-mill people that you'll be seeing on podcasts all over the place. These are people who are behind the scenes of some of the biggest brands and stories out there.
So you need to make sure that you get all of the episodes of Dawn of a New Era. Now, all of the bulletins will be coming out. Make sure you're on my social media at Dawn McGruer because I will be announcing them there. Now, on to today's podcast show.
We're going to be looking at how you can supercharge your business growth. I'm going to be covering five proven ways to get your brain and body fully aligned and energized for success. And this is something that I've been working on personally myself. I have Wednesdays where I have CEO wellness.
My wellness Wednesdays mean that in the afternoon I am totally 100% focused on stepping up as a true CEO, looking after my brain and body. Because if we don't have the wellbeing and the performance and the motivation and the mojo behind everything we're doing, our businesses will suffer. And we know, don't we, that if we're honest and truthful, that when we're feeling at our absolute best, everything feels easy, everything feels in flow. So number one is mindset matters, and you will see I'm talking about this a lot.
And it's because I am so passionate about this topic, because when we cultivate a growth mindset that embraces challenges and sees failures as opportunities for learning, then everything changes. Because what we're doing is we're training our brain to believe in our absolute infinite ability to achieve greatness. And this is the game changer. This is the one thing I hold myself accountable to each and every day.
Because when my mindset is good, everything in my business and my life is just energetically flowing in the right direction. I feel like there's an abundance of opportunities when my mojo is good. Now, number two is wellness is wealth, okay? So taking care of your body by really prioritizing self-care.
It's so easy, isn't it, to fall off the wagon. I've done it myself. You know, looking at my schedule, there's times where I'm super on it and then, you know, I'm not. But what I'm trying to do is make sure that 80% of the time I'm exercising regularly, I'm eating nutritious meals, and I'm getting enough sleep.
Because I will, and everyone else will, fall off the wagon for the other 20%. But if you nail that 80%, that creates this unshakable foundation that means that you're going to be strong and you're going to feel good inside and out. And when your body is strong and energized, your productivity and focus soars. And, you know, this is so true because even yesterday, one of the things I felt really kind of like I was coming down with something.
And do you know what? It's because for three days I haven't put nourishing food inside. I haven't moved enough, and I definitely didn't get enough sleep because one of the things that happened, and life does get in its way, my puppy... He hurt his claw, and it was really serious.
We had to take him to the vets and have his claw removed. Now, he was crying, feeling sorry for himself. I was up all night cuddling him, making sure he was good, making sure he was safe. Good news is he's on the mend, but it meant that everything fell out of flow.
You know, we had a takeaway. We didn't sleep well. I didn't do my exercise. I've been trying to do seven minutes of exercise each and every day, and the days that I'm feeling super good, I'm doing a few of them so I can bank them, okay?
And this is the thing: you will never, you know, as a human, be able to nail it 100% of the time. Now, the third one is setting clear goals, defining specific, measurable, and attainable goals for you in terms of your body and your business, and breaking them down into actionable steps and regularly tracking your progress. So if you've got my Growth Coach app, which is free to download in Apple and in the Google Play Store, you will know that my 30-day growth challenge has trackers. The whole app is about keeping a journal, checking in, doing easy micro steps to really change daily habits, okay?
And when we start to see the progress, it's because we've got these small micro actionable steps, and we're checking in, we're seeing things moving, and we're making ourselves conscious to the observations of that day. We're showing gratitude. We are celebrating wins, you know, on a daily 24-hour basis. Now, this clarity keeps you so motivated and on track.
And one of the things is, is just by doing a 30-day challenge, we can really boost our growth, success, and performance. I've seen people really turbocharge their sales. And also their entire wellbeing. The thing is here is that if you've got these daily actions, and what I've done is I've recorded these mini videos of daily actions, small things that actually cause a ripple effect and have profound, huge impact on your life and business.
And what we're trying to do is we're rewiring the brain and business using these daily neuroscience habits. So number four is about surrounding yourself with greats, surrounding yourself with like-minded individuals who inspire and support your business growth. So things like joining mastermind groups, attending networking events, and seeking coaches and mentors who have achieved what you aspire to. And this is definitely a huge part of my journey because when I started my business, it was so lonely.
I don't even believe that there was things like masterminds. I mean, possibly there were, but networking was a big part, and I actually started my own networking events. Now, many of you may know me just as Dawn McGruer, the business growth coach, but I used to run events like three a week all across the UK in prestigious car showrooms like Aston Martin, Ferrari, Bentley, you name it. I had sponsors like Coutts, HSBC banks, all sorts of different things.
Now, these events were about inviting 100, 150 of local businesses to network. Now, we had cocktail bars, driving simulators, chocolate fountains. They were amazing events, but they definitely boosted my business, but kept me going as an entrepreneur. Just by being with these people, learning from them, networking, collaborating, and I'm still remembered now for these events.
And strangely enough, I work with people who I met 20 years ago when I started my business, and people will still talk to me about, Do you remember the events in London, Birmingham, Manchester? These things are experiences that become embedded in people's brains. Now, number five is continuous learning, never stopping learning and sharpening your skills, reading books, listening to podcasts, attending workshops, and investing in courses and learning that expands your knowledge and expertise. So staying curious and hungry for growth.
And this is what I love because even myself, like 20 years on, I am still studying at the moment. I'm really kind of immersed into learning about holistic modalities, utilising these within my coaching and my mentoring all of the time. And what I love is that when I'm learning, I'm implementing and I'm making the learning my own. And I'm, as soon as I kind of get that piece of knowledge, I don't write it down in a notebook.
I look at ways that I can actually use it now in my life, in my client's life. And the thing is, is that when you learn, if you actually implement these strategies real time, you're ensuring that your brain and body are fully aligned behind your business growth. And remember, you know, when we talk about all of these five key ways to really boost your brain and body so that you feel energized for success, they're a game changer because remember, success starts from within. And when we work on ourselves and we spend more time looking after what truly makes us happy and enriched, then of course we are going to feel better inside and out.
So let me know which strategies resonate with you. Come and find me on social media. And if you're curious about daily habits and neuroscience and you really want to rewire
Grow a business to unlock your full potential, then why not join my 30-day growth challenge to success? And it's all about scaling your business and scaling your own performance too. So there are 30 days and 30 videos that are all dedicated to boosting your health, your wealth and happiness. And it's all constructed in the Growth Coach app.
Now it's split into 10 modules, and this really accessible online course is truly interactive because you've got check-ins, you've got support, you've got advice, you've got community. And as I say, you can download the Growth Coach app from the app stores, or you can visit DawnMcGruer.com. And the most important thing to know about this is just one of these growth hacks that I'm teaching on a daily basis through these videos can help you save, add or make an extra thousand pounds guaranteed.
So have an amazing week, and obviously keep an eye out for the amazing news of the upcoming guests that I'm going to be inviting on to Dawn of a New Era. And one of my biggest missions and visions this year is to get from top 3% global ranking show to the ultimate 1%. So thank you so much for your support, and please make sure you recommend the podcast to your friends and family, and anyone you feel will get benefit too. Thank you for listening to Dawn of a New Era podcast, and for your free checklist to find out how to boost your business for growth, profit and success, and join our community, go to DawnMcGruer.
com.
About The Billionaire Brain® Podcast
The Billionaire Brain® Podcast with Dawn McGruer, formerly Dawn of a New Era, explores the psychology, neuroscience and behaviours behind extraordinary success in business, wealth and life.
Through solo insights and conversations with founders, investors, millionaires, billionaires, authors and experts, Dawn explores how identity, thinking and behaviour shape what we create. New episodes are released regularly on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.
- Episode · 120
- Published · 10 April 2024
- Run time · 11:49
- Host · Dawn McGruer
About Your Host
Dawn McGruer is an entrepreneur, 5× founder, award-winning keynote speaker and Forbes Books author of The Billionaire Brain®.
With more than 25 years in entrepreneurship, Dawn's work explores the intersection of founder psychology, neuroscience, wealth, identity and business growth.
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