The Real Reason You’re More Reactive This Year

3 major factors lead to growth:

1. Picking the right strategy.

2. Executing the strategy.

3. Sustaining the systems.

That’s it. 

The best founders in the world have a disproportionate skill at picking the right things to focus on.

But here’s what most people don’t talk about:

Your ability to make great strategic decisions fluctuates. Not just based on frameworks or experience, but on your mood and energy.

If you’ve been following along with me this past year, I’ve been very transparent about how variable my mood and energy are. 

My stress tolerance was lower, and as a result, my performance as a founder dipped.

Not because I forgot how to run a company, or because I lacked skill, but because my internal operating system was off.

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The Breakthrough: It Was Biochemical

At the start of this year, I committed to going through a biohacking concierge service to improve my health (and, in turn, my mood and performance).

They ran diagnostics using blood, hair samples, and a mouth swab.

The first thing they told me was that my GABA levels were low.

And if you’re like me, your first thought is:

“What the hell is GABA?”

Here’s the simplest way to understand it:

GABA is your brain’s brake pedal.

Cortisol is the gas pedal. It keeps you alert and stressed. GABA slows nerve activity down. It’s the signal that tells your nervous system it’s okay to relax.

If your GABA is low, your nervous system stays in “high alert” mode even when there’s no real danger.

And that can show up as:

• Racing thoughts you can’t shut off

• Feeling “wired but tired”

• Low stress tolerance

• Poor sleep

• Muscle tension

Now think about this through the lens of being a CEO.

Low GABA doesn’t just mean you’re tired. It breaks your prioritization filter.

Without the “brake pedal,” your brain can’t distinguish a minor email from a major crisis.

That leads to:

• Reaction over strategy

• The 3:00 AM P&L loop

• Irritability that bleeds into your team

• Decision fatigue by noon

You can have the right strategy on paper, but if your nervous system is firing on all cylinders, you will default to reactivity. And reactivity kills scale.

Why This Matters for Growth

When I zoomed out, this hit me hard:

I was trying to optimize business systems while ignoring the biological system running them.

The protocol they put me on covers supplements, peptides, hydration, diet, and more.

The goal:

• Higher energy

• Better recall

• Sharper awareness

• Stronger stress tolerance

Not just to feel better, but so I can make better decisions, stay calm under pressure, allocate energy correctly, and grow my companies more effectively.

This has nothing to do with tactics and everything to do with performance.

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Quick Pause – Let Me Ask You Something

If your stress tolerance dropped 20% this year…

If your sleep was off…

If you felt slightly more reactive than strategic…

Would you even notice? Or would you just assume “this is what scale feels like”?

Most founders try to out-hustle a nervous system problem. That’s a losing game.

The Bigger Lesson

This has been an acute reminder for me:

1. The human experience is holistic. It’s never one-sided.

2. You cannot compartmentalize performance.

3. A balanced approach to life and business produces better results.

4. Your company will only grow as sustainably as your nervous system allows.

5. And if you’re serious about becoming an 8-figure operator, you need to treat your biology like infrastructure.

I’ll keep you posted on how this protocol impacts my performance over the next few months. And if you resonate with this feeling and want to reach out to these guys for a boost in your executive performance, you can check out ASPN Labs here.

Three Things You Can Do Today to Improve Executive Performance

1. Audit Your Energy, Not Just Your Calendar. Track your sleep, stress, and mood for two weeks. Notice patterns. Most founders measure revenue obsessively but ignore recovery.

2. Identify Your “Brake Pedal” Signals. Are you reactive to small issues? Snapping at your team? Looping on numbers at night? These are signals, not personality traits.

3. Upgrade the Operator. Whether it’s bloodwork, coaching, or structured recovery time,  invest in your internal operating system the same way you invest in your tech stack.

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