Is Your Nervous System Sabotaging Your Success?

What if the biggest obstacle to your abundance isn’t in your strategy, your mindset, or even your bank account – but in your biology?

You might be shocked to discover the hidden role your nervous system plays in shaping every element of prosperity. My brilliant friend Anna Liotta has a new book out titled, Vagus Nerve Reset Decoded and you should snatch it up fast!

I love it and know you will too.  Since she has such powerful insights into the subject, I turned over the blog to her.  In this post, she reveals why high performers can’t access joy, wealth, or purpose if you’re stuck in survival mode.

If you’re ready to stop white knuckling your way to success and begin accepting your abundance, enjoy!

- RG

Is Your Nervous System Sabotaging Your Success?

By Anna Liotta, MA, CSP, CPAE

What if the very thing blocking your abundance isn’t in your bank account, but in your body?

Randy’s “7 Elements of an Abundant Life” offer a soul-aligned blueprint for prosperity. But here’s what most people miss: you can’t do work that lights you up, collaborate with passion, or receive the rewards you deserve if your nervous system is stuck in survival mode.

In Vagus Nerve Reset Decoded, I share a science-backed, body-first approach to helping high performers stop bracing and start receiving.

Because true abundance can’t land in a body that’s constantly scanning for danger.

Prosperity Requires Regulation—Not Just Mindset

You’ve probably heard that “your mindset creates your reality.” That’s partly true—but mindset can only do so much if your vagus nerve is out of tune.

The vagus nerve is your body’s built-in regulation system, sending constant updates between your brain and your organs. It helps decide: Are we safe? Or do we need to fight, flee, freeze, or fawn?

Many of us are unknowingly stuck in this loop—working harder, thinking positively, doing all the things—but our body is still whispering, “It’s not safe to relax. Don’t let your guard down.”

This is where we lose energy. Relationships falter. Money feels blocked. And joy? Just out of reach.

Regulation Fuels Every Element of Abundance

Here’s how each of Randy’s 7 Elements of an Abundant Life aligns with nervous system health:

1. Do work that lights you up.Inspiration can’t flourish in a stress state. When we’re regulated, creativity flows and purpose becomes magnetic.
2. Collaborate with people who share your passion.Nervous system attunement is the foundation of connection. When we feel safe, we open. Trust deepens. Collaboration thrives.
3. Operate at peak-level energy and wellness.Dysregulation drains vitality. A tuned-in vagus nerve supports digestion, sleep, immunity, and resilience.
4. Enjoy healthy, elevating relationships.Emotional safety is a prerequisite for intimacy. Regulation gives us the capacity to love without losing ourselves.
5. Get the money thing out of the way.Many money blocks live in the body, not just the brain. When you shift your nervous system, you shift your sense of worth and your ability to receive.
6. Move toward the highest version of yourself.You can’t evolve while locked in survival. Resetting allows you to access clarity, courage, and the deeper callings of your soul.
7. Make the transition from success to significance.True legacy isn’t built from force. It’s built from alignment. Regulated leaders ripple healing into every room they walk into.

You Must See, Hear, and Appreciate Yourself First

In my years of working with visionary leaders one truth keeps surfacing: we must be the first person to see, hear, and appreciate our own value and worth. When we do, our nervous system starts to believe that safety and success can coexist.

Only then can we fully receive the abundance waiting for us—financial, emotional, and spiritual.

Reset Is a Rhythm, Not a Destination

If you’ve done the mindset work, built the habits, and still feel like something’s blocking your joy or flow—look to your nervous system.

In Vagus Nerve Reset Decoded, I guide you through accessible daily practices to shift out of fight-or-flight, reconnect with your body’s wisdom, and make space for more of everything that matters.

It’s not about perfection. It’s about practicing presence. Tiny resets. Quiet revolutions. A felt sense of enoughness—before the next goal is even met.

You are not too much. You are not too late. You are already wired for abundance. Let’s reset the signal… and rise.

Anna Liotta, MA, CSP, CPAE, creator of Generationally Savvy™ Communication Solutions, is an award-winning speaker, business consultant, and author. She engages audiences with her practical strategies for attracting, growing, and retaining top talent and loyal clients from every generation. She is the author of Vagus Nerve Reset Decoded and Unlocking Generational CODES.  Find her at: https://annaliotta.com/