Success Mindset Through Brainspotting: Release Your “Not Good Enough” Story
Hundreds of Entrepreneurs Ask the Same Question
How do you build an abundance mindset and success mindset when your body still feels stuck in “I’m not good enough”? As a business life coach who shifted from insulin-resistance specialist to Somatic Brainspotting practitioner, I know that clear strategy alone can’t resolve the deeper story your nervous system is telling.
When I finally launched my own website—after 18 months of coaching clients on publishing theirs—I realized that the block wasn’t about design or copy. It was a hidden fear wired into my body: “If I publish, I might fail.” Once that “not good enough” story surfaced in a Brainspotting session, I had my site live in under two days.
If you’re ready to ditch perfection paralysis and imposter syndrome, keep reading.
What Are Mental Blocks When You Pivot Your Identity?
Mental blocks are neurophysiological patterns that trigger self-doubt and freeze you in place. They’re not just negative thoughts; they’re survival responses encoded in your brain and body. When you try to step from “service provider” into “thought leader” or from one niche to another, these hidden blocks can hijack your launch plans.
Fear of being seen shows up as a racing heart and tight throat whenever you try to pitch.
Imposter syndrome feels like stomach knots that whisper, “You’re not ready.”
Perfection Paralysis leaves you switching your logo for the fifth time before writing a single post.
Understanding what these mental blocks are is the first step toward clearing them.
From Health Coach to Somatic Healer: Overcoming Fear of Being Seen
The Pivot That Freezes You
You’ve built credibility around blood sugar protocols and meal plans. Now you know your calling is trauma-informed, body-based healing. That shift can trigger the old story: “What if they think Brainspotting is woo-woo?”
How It Manifests
You delay updating your services page.
You shrink your voice in discovery calls.
You let webinar invitations go unopened.
Somatic Signals
Clients report heaviness in the chest, shoulders locked like armor, and a throat so tight they can’t speak their new truth, but how it manifests in you could be completely unique!
Intervention Options:
Awareness – Name the shift: “I’m becoming a …(fill in the blank).”
Mindset Reframe – Journal the story, then rewrite it out loud.
Get Coaching - Having someone to ask the right questions can allow your brain to see the issue.
Brainspotting – Track the eye-position linked to “not good enough” so your body can finally release it.
Why Imposter Syndrome Holds You Back—and How to Release It
The Invisible Wall
Even after years of results, you can still doubt your expertise. “Who am I to teach this?” echoes in your mind. That doubt stalls your webinars, your LinkedIn articles, and your course launches.
Somatic Signals
It could show up as a clenched jaw, racing pulse, and a pit in the stomach.
Brainspotting Breakthrough:
By holding a specific gaze position, you access the core of the imposter memory network. Clients often report feeling an “invisible wall” drop away, finally knowing in mind and body that they are enough.
The Hidden Fear of Rebranding—and the Neuro-Based Solution
Chasing the Perfect Logo
You believe the right branding is the linchpin of success. Without a finalized logo or color palette, you won’t launch your email list, your lead magnet, or your next webinar.
How It Freezes You
You revise your mood board instead of writing your first email.
You debate hex codes instead of practicing your pitch.
Somatic Signals
Stiff shoulders, tightening around your diaphragm, and a slow drift into overwhelm.
Action Steps:
Action First – Publish a simple landing page. Iterate as you go.
Perspective Shift – Remind yourself that success comes from connection, not perfect pixels.
Brainspotting – Clear the “it won’t be right” spot so imperfection becomes your ally.
Your Path to an Abundance Mindset Through Brainspotting
Abundance mindset isn’t a catchy phrase—it’s the nervous-system-level belief that there’s enough opportunity, impact, and revenue for you. Brainspotting rewires your brain’s scarcity survival loops, so you stop holding yourself back.
Resource Spot Homework: Twice daily, close your eyes and tap into the expansion spot—the part of your body that feels safe and energized.
Trigger Logs: When doubt arises, notice where you feel it in your body, then return to your resource spot.
Micro-Actions: Post a LinkedIn thought, pitch a free session, or schedule a discovery call—small bets that reinforce your new identity.
Building a Founder Mindset: Practical Steps After Brainspotting
Self-Spotting Exercises: Use the guided expansion-spot technique to anchor new possibilities.
Weekly Exposure: Host a short live video or podcast snippet to practice being seen.
Accountability Buddy: Share your next branding tweak or webinar plan with a peer.
These steps integrate your Brainspotting breakthrough into daily action, so strategy and somatic healing work together.
Jennie’s Story
I’d coached dozens of entrepreneurs on launching sites—yet I couldn’t launch mine. It didn’t take Brainspotting, coaching, or even traditional mindset work to break through my block…just acknowledging that it was a block was all I needed to get started. My chest unclenched. I rebuilt the narrative in my body. Two days later, my site was live.
Being successful in business was a different story. I knew I was stuck, but couldn’t see the block. It took a session of Brainspotting to see as real what I tell clients all the time…do what you love and do it the way YOUR body and schedule need. I went from 5 years of struggling to profitable in just 3 months.
Different blocks need different levels of assistance with clearing. This is why it can be so helpful to talk to an expert.
Ready to Clear Your “Not Good Enough” Story?
If you’re done wrestling your inner critic and ready to build an unshakeable success mindset, join a free group Brainspotting session. We meet twice monthly to clear fear, imposter syndrome, and perfection paralysis—so you can step into your full authority as a business life coach or founder.
Register now at jenniehays.com/events and let’s dissolve your invisible walls together.
FAQs
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If journaling or reframes haven’t freed you, your body is still holding the story. Brainspotting locates and clears the neurophysiological source so you don’t have to push through with willpower alone.
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Most clients notice relief in a single session—often feeling lighter and more decisive within 24 hours.
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Just a quiet space, a webcam for your laptop or desktop computer, and a phone with headphones or earbuds. I’ll guide you step by step.
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Unfortunately because of the personal nature of Brainspotting I do not send replays, but the good news is that I host 3 sessions a month. You can check out the events here: jenniehays.com/events
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Brainspotting is uniquely focused on the gaze-body connection, delivering rapid, lasting change at the nervous-system level—matched with coaching strategies so you take bold action.
Jennie Hays, Brainspotting Practitioner & Trauma-Informed Business Coach
Helping women entrepreneurs clear emotional blocks like imposter syndrome, fear of visibility, and burnout—so they can grow profitable, purpose-driven businesses with clarity and confidence.
Jennie Hays is a certified Brainspotting Practitioner, experienced health and business coach with over two decades of experience in helping people heal—physically, emotionally, and professionally. As the founder of Beyond Mindset™, Jennie now helps women entrepreneurs and coaches break free from the invisible emotional blocks keeping them stuck, so they can finally get visible, get paid, and create meaningful impact.
Drawing from her background in emergency medicine, trauma-informed coaching, and somatic therapies like Brainspotting, Jennie brings a rare combination of calm confidence and no-fluff support to her clients. Whether you’re struggling with impostor syndrome, fear of visibility, or perfectionist paralysis, Jennie’s signature Unblocked Method™ helps you clear what's in the way—fast.
Her work has helped clients triple their income, stop overgiving, and finally become the Profitable Change Makers™ they were always meant to be.
When she’s not helping clients get unblocked and back in motion, Jennie’s living her best life as a wife, grandma, and coastal dreamer who believes you shouldn’t have to choose between impact and income.
