3 Areas You MUST Optimise To Unlock Flow State, Energy, Clarity & Focus To Make Millions In Your Business

If you have to force and convince yourself to work every single day…

You’re procrastinating on tasks and you’re constantly putting them off…

You feel like you have no willpower and a lot of resistance…

You’re forcing yourself to stay focused and think…

Then, I’m going to show you how to make it all disappear and how to become a machine that gets the work done with absolute ease and zero resistance.

Motivation, focus, and willpower go hand in hand with your energy.

If you have high stable energy, you feel better, your willpower is high and you are in the flow.

Lack of energy makes even simple activities (unloading the dishwasher, cleaning, or paying bills) difficult.

Here are some common symptoms of energy deficit:

• Fighting food cravings

• Fatigue

• Brain fog

• Inability to focus

• Trying to manage life and work at the same time

• Experiencing decision fatigue which limits your ability to finish the work.

• Procrastination

Why is this happening in the first place?

It’s because you unknowingly go into a self-preservation mode once your energy levels are low. Your brain tries to save what little energy it has for critical functions that are not your goals and your business.

It’s survival.

And here is the thing.

You can achieve your goals while you’re having an energy deficit.

There are so many entrepreneurs that do.

But I can guarantee, you’re going to feel miserable and have no energy to enjoy it.

So what do you need to do to fix this quickly?

Have a surplus of energy.

This will allow you to pursue your goals, increase your stress tolerance, manage your setbacks along the way with ease, and put you back in the zone.

To achieve this level of performance and completely transform yourself, you need to focus on optimizing these three areas:

• Mitochondria

• Gut microbiome

• Fuel

Mitochondria

These are the little cigar-shaped parts of our cells that create ATP.

That’s the energy our cells need to thrive.

Mitochondria extracts energy from what we eat and converts it into ATP.

The brain uses energy to think, remember things, learn, and make decisions.

The cells in your brain are filled with mitochondria which means that they are the power supply fueling your entire system and allowing you to work efficiently. 

When our neurons are in an energy deficit, we experience a cognitive drop, fatigue, and brain fog.

So as you can see, mitochondria are a critical fuel source required to keep us fully charged and alive. Without them, we would die.

Here are 10 actionable steps to boost your mitochondrial health and enhance your focus, energy, and mental performance as a by-product:

- Reduce toxins in your food and environment

- Lower your stress and cortisol levels

- Do an oxygen therapy through effective exercise and circulation

- Make sure you have optimal hormone levels

- Drink filtered water

- Test for food sensitivities 

- Ensure your magnesium levels are optimal (do a mineral deficiency blood test)

- Get a good night’s sleep

- Do more HIIT (high-intensity interval training)

- Rely on fat instead of sugar.

Microbiome

Our gut microbiome contains trillions of microorganisms. 

It’s our second brain.

Our gut has a direct impact on our mood and energy levels. 

So with that said, I would like to share some of the keys I’ve implemented, some of the best practices I’ve learned, and even consulted my clients on to improve your gut health fast.

1/ Eliminate

The first step to improving your gut health is to eliminate the junk you have around you.

This is 80% of success.

• Artificial sweeteners (that are full of chemicals)

• Processed foods (fried food, packaged food, pre-made meals, …)

• Refined sugar

• Alcohol 

• Anything else that you’re consuming that’s not good for you.

If the ingredients list in the foods you are buying is long and those ingredients sound like they are taken out of the chemistry experiment, you immediately know what to avoid.

2/ Include Probiotics & Prebiotics 

There are a lot of them out there. But for the sake of keeping it simple, prioritize these:

Probiotics

• Kimchi

• Kombucha

• Kefir

• Sauerkraut

Prebiotics

• Onions

• Garlic

• Greener bananas

• Chicory Root

Sometimes you’ll find that those foods that are here to help you improve your gut like the prebiotics above, will be the ones upsetting your gut.

It’s about testing and knowing what’s good for your body and how your body reacts.

The fastest (and the best) way to find out is to do a gut health test like Viome for example, where you’ll have a detailed analysis of the foods your gut loves and hates so you can craft your nutritional plan accordingly.

It’s not only good for gut health. 

Remember, what you eat has a direct impact on how you perform during the day and sometimes even days after.

3/ Supplements

Just like with different types of foods that would help you improve your gut, there are different types of supplements out there.

I found the most effective ones you can start with:

• Magnesium (also great for relaxation & sleep)

• Glutathione (an anti-oxidant)

• L-Glutamine (keeps the lining of the gut intact)

• Fish/Flax Oil

4/ Fasting

You don’t have to go crazy with fasting and be strict with it.

If you can train yourself to eat 4 hours after you wake up and stop eating 2 hours before bed, you’ll be on the right path and it won’t be difficult to do.

Why is fasting good?

It will help increase the diversity of the microbes in your gut.

An imbalance of gut bacteria is the most common cause of these gut issues.

Another benefit is that fasting keeps the lining of the gut intact. 

Around 80% of your immune system is found in that gut lining that can be self-fixed.

One thing to note: 

If you find yourself way too sluggish, tired, and “out of flow” while you fast and try to work on your business, that’s maybe because you’re experiencing low blood sugar and it’s one of the “downsides” of fasting.

That’s why I stopped fasting after years of doing that.

It’s all about finding the right balance and knowing what’s good for you.

Start by fasting for a couple of days and see how you feel.

5/ Exercise

Incorporate at least 25 minutes of any type of exercise/movement into your daily routine.

Exercise will help with the blood flow and help your body process the food.

On top of that, movement helps you reduce stress – could be stress from working, overexercising, the environment you’re in, caffeine overdose, or poor diet choices.

6/ Mental State

As I’ve mentioned earlier, your brain and your gut are connected.

The same applies to your mental state.

A lot of gut issues that result in brain fog can be caused by a “bad mental state”.

A lot of stress, worry, anxiety, and overwhelm.

That’s why it’s important to have a daily unwind protocol in place and incorporate some of the activities such as:

• Mediation

• Journaling

• Walking in nature

Or anything that helps you lower your stress.

Fueling For Success

There is no such a thing as one-size-fits-all approach to nutrition. 

Every one of us is different.

That’s why I always recommend to people I talk to online or to my clients to take a food sensitivity test to see what foods your body tolerates and which it hates.

Now regardless of the nutritional protocol, to improve mood, memory, and drive, here are some key factors that MUST be included and then tweaked properly to perform optimally:

• Remove sugar and processed food from your diet. This will help you get rid of the body and brain toxins and inflammation.

• Eat foods that increase your microbiome’s diversity (pickles, kimchi, kombucha, unprocessed yogurt). You can also include MCT oil in your diet which helps prevent constipation and helps you avoid afternoon energy crashes and constant snacking.
  

• Eliminate foods that cause you discomfort — Headaches, fatigue, brain fog, mood changes, sluggishness.
  

• Fuel up with fats. Include some avocado or high-quality cold-pressed olive oil. This will not only skyrocket your energy levels, but it will also help you curb your cravings and energy slumps in the afternoon.
  

• Eat anti-inflammatory foods. 

  Green leafy veggies, beets, blueberries, broccoli, chia seeds, coconut oil, salmon, pineapple, ginger, walnuts, turmeric, celery, bok choy.

  Exclude anything that causes you sensitivity.
  

• Eat diverse organic fruits and veggies.
  

• Drink filtered water.
  

• Switch trans fats and vegetable oils for olive and avocado oil.
  

• Prioritize omega 3s and less omega 6s. We need both but the right balance is needed. Too much omega 6s can cause the body to retain water and raise blood pressure which leads to blood clots and strokes.
  

• Consume foods with antifungal properties such as coconut oil, garlic, ginger, lemons, limes, olive oil, onions, pumpkin seeds, and pepper. These will help you fight off bad gut bacteria.
  

• Keep activated charcoal on hand. It’s been used for years for certain types of poisoning. Including alcohol. It helps prevent the poison from being absorbed from the stomach into the body. 

If you follow these easy-to-apply tips I’ve mentioned here, you’ll be able to notice a significant change in your energy levels and mental clarity.

Don’t try to do them all at once because that can be overwhelming. 

Find some that work for you, but always stay focused on your gut microbiome health. 

That’s because it is the fundamental building block.