The Work-to-Home Reset

Before we begin, let's set you up for the best possible experience. Find a comfortable position — you can sit upright in a chair or on a couch, with your feet flat on the floor and your hands resting naturally on your thighs. You don't need to lie down for this session; sitting works beautifully here, especially since we want you alert, present, and refreshed when we finish. Go ahead and close your eyes now, or soften your gaze downward if you prefer. This session uses a method inspired by the Monroe Institute's Gateway process — a research-backed approach to shifting states of consciousness with precision and intention. You'll hear me guide you through something called Resonant Tuning, which uses your own breath and a gentle humming vibration to bring both hemispheres of your brain into sync. We'll also use what's called an Energy Conversion Box — think of it as a mental safe where you'll store the buzz and noise of your workday so it stops running in the background. And we'll build what's known as a Resonant Energy Balloon — a field of calm, protective energy around your body that marks the boundary between work-mode and home-mode. Finally, we'll move through a series of Focus Levels — numbered states of deepening awareness — Focus 10, Focus 12, and Focus 15. Each one takes you deeper into a clear, calm, resourceful state. There's nothing you need to do except follow along. You cannot do this wrong. This is your time — just ten minutes — to make the shift that lets you be fully there for your family. Whenever you're ready, let's begin.

Begin by taking a deep, resonant breath. [4 second pause] And as you exhale, allow a gentle hum to vibrate through your chest, your throat, your skull. [5 second pause] That's right. [4 second pause] Feel that vibration moving through you like a tuning fork finding its frequency. [6 second pause] Take another deep breath in. [3 second pause] And as you breathe out, hum again — longer this time — feeling the sound ripple outward from your center. [7 second pause] Good. [5 second pause] Notice how that humming sensation seems to quiet the noise. [6 second pause] As if the vibration is gently untangling the static that's been running since the last call ended. [8 second pause] One more resonant breath. [3 second pause] Breathing in fully. [4 second pause] And humming out. [8 second pause] Both hemispheres of your brain are beginning to synchronize now. [6 second pause] Left and right, analytical and intuitive, the part that ran the pitch and the part that knows how to simply be — coming into balance. [8 second pause] You can feel it happening, can't you. [6 second pause] That slight shift in how your head feels. [7 second pause] A little quieter. [6 second pause] A little more spacious. [8 second pause] Your nervous system is already responding. [7 second pause] Already beginning the transition you came here to make.

Now, with your eyes closed and your body settling, I want you to imagine a box. [6 second pause] It can be any box you like — a sleek metal briefcase, a heavy wooden chest, a simple cardboard box with a lid. [7 second pause] Whatever feels right to you. [6 second pause] This is your Energy Conversion Box. [8 second pause] And I want you to begin placing things inside it. [7 second pause] The pitch you just ran — the slides, the numbers, the questions you're still rehearsing answers to — place them in the box. [8 second pause] The investor who pushed back on your valuation. [6 second pause] In the box. [7 second pause] The follow-up email you haven't sent yet. [6 second pause] In the box. [8 second pause] The replay running in the back of your mind — did I say that right, should I have framed it differently — in the box. [9 second pause] All of it goes in. [7 second pause] Every open loop. [6 second pause] Every unfinished thought. [6 second pause] Every lingering buzz of adrenaline still looking for somewhere to land. [9 second pause] Place it all inside. [8 second pause] And now, close the lid. [7 second pause] Feel the satisfying weight of it closing. [6 second pause] Know that nothing inside that box will be lost. [7 second pause] It will all be there when you return to it tomorrow, sharp and ready. [8 second pause] But right now, the box is sealed. [6 second pause] The work is contained. [8 second pause] And you are free.

Now I want you to imagine a warm, luminous energy beginning to gather just below your feet. [7 second pause] A soft, golden light — like the last warmth of the sun before evening. [8 second pause] Feel it rising slowly upward, enveloping your feet, your ankles, your calves. [9 second pause] This is your Resonant Energy Balloon — a field of calm, protective energy that marks the boundary between the world you've just left and the world you're stepping into. [10 second pause] Let it rise. [8 second pause] Up through your knees, your thighs, your hips. [10 second pause] Warm and steady. [8 second pause] Rising through your belly, your chest, your shoulders. [10 second pause] Up through your neck, your face, the crown of your head. [9 second pause] Until the entire field surrounds you completely. [10 second pause] You are inside it now. [8 second pause] Safe. [7 second pause] Contained. [8 second pause] Present. [10 second pause] This is Focus 10. [8 second pause] Mind awake, body asleep. [9 second pause] Your thoughts are still, but your awareness is sharp and clear. [12 second pause] Now let's go deeper. [7 second pause] Imagine that golden balloon begins to glow a little brighter. [8 second pause] As if it's receiving a signal from somewhere deeper in you. [9 second pause] And with each breath, you descend one level further. [10 second pause] This is Focus 12. [8 second pause] The place where your identity expands beyond the roles you play. [10 second pause] Beyond founder, beyond pitcher, beyond the person who has to have answers. [12 second pause] Here, you are simply aware. [10 second pause] Receptive. [8 second pause] Open. [12 second pause] And now, with one slow breath, we go deeper still. [8 second pause] Breathing in. [4 second pause] And releasing completely. [15 second pause] This is Focus 15. [10 second pause] The place of no time. [12 second pause] The place where the afternoon's calls have no weight. [10 second pause] Where the dinner table already exists as the only reality that matters. [15 second pause] Rest here for a moment. [20 second pause]

From this deep and receptive place, allow these truths to settle into you. [8 second pause] The work is done for today. [10 second pause] Not paused. [7 second pause] Not on hold. [8 second pause] Done. [12 second pause] Your mind is capable of full presence — and full presence is what you choose now. [12 second pause] When you sit at the dinner table, you arrive as a parent, as a person, as someone who is genuinely here. [10 second pause] The conversation at that table is the most important meeting of your day. [12 second pause] And you show up for it the same way you show up for everything — completely. [15 second pause] Notice how your body feels right now. [8 second pause] The shoulders lower. [7 second pause] The jaw unclenched. [8 second pause] The breath slower. [10 second pause] This is your natural state. [8 second pause] This is who you are underneath the momentum of the afternoon. [12 second pause] You are not your pitch. [8 second pause] You are not your metrics. [8 second pause] You are not the version of yourself that investors see. [12 second pause] At that table, you are simply you. [10 second pause] And that is more than enough. [15 second pause] Your children don't need the founder. [8 second pause] They need the person sitting across from them, laughing, listening, asking about their day. [12 second pause] And that person is right here. [10 second pause] Ready. [8 second pause] Willing. [8 second pause] Fully available. [15 second pause] Each time you close your laptop from now on, your nervous system recognizes that signal. [8 second pause] Laptop closed means the work is contained. [8 second pause] The box is sealed. [8 second pause] And you are free to shift. [12 second pause] This transition happens quickly and naturally. [8 second pause] Easily and completely. [10 second pause] Every single time.

Now, from this clear and open state, let your awareness drift forward in time — just a few minutes from now. [8 second pause] See yourself walking toward the dinner table. [9 second pause] Notice how your body moves differently. [8 second pause] Shoulders back, pace unhurried, breath easy. [10 second pause] You sit down and you look at your kids. [8 second pause] Really look at them. [10 second pause] You notice the small things — the expression on a face, the story already beginning to spill out before you've even settled into your chair. [12 second pause] And you are there for it. [8 second pause] Completely there. [10 second pause] The pitch is in the box. [8 second pause] The follow-up email can wait until morning. [8 second pause] Right now, there is only this. [12 second pause] Feel the warmth of it. [8 second pause] The ease. [8 second pause] The quiet satisfaction of being exactly where you're supposed to be. [12 second pause] Now let your awareness move forward to tomorrow morning. [8 second pause] You open your laptop fresh, clear-headed, with perspective. [9 second pause] The calls from yesterday are no longer tangled — they've settled overnight into something useful. [10 second pause] You can see what worked, what to refine, what the next conversation needs. [10 second pause] The rest did its job. [8 second pause] The presence did its job. [12 second pause] And now move forward to the next investor call — a future one, coming soon. [8 second pause] You walk in grounded, not buzzing. [8 second pause] Energized without being wired. [9 second pause] Because you know how to reset now. [8 second pause] You know how to close the loop. [10 second pause] And that skill makes you sharper, steadier, and more effective in every room you walk into. [12 second pause]

Now, gently, I'm going to bring you back. [8 second pause] Slowly rising back through the Focus Levels. [7 second pause] From Focus 15, moving upward. [8 second pause] Feeling the energy balloon still surrounding you, warm and steady. [9 second pause] Rising through Focus 12 now. [8 second pause] Awareness expanding back into the room around you. [8 second pause] Through Focus 10. [7 second pause] Body beginning to reawaken gently. [8 second pause] Fingers and toes beginning to move. [7 second pause] I'm going to count from one to five now, and with each number, you'll feel more alert, more refreshed, and more fully present than you have all afternoon. [6 second pause] One. [5 second pause] Energy returning to your body, calm and clean. [6 second pause] Two. [5 second pause] Mind clear, the afternoon behind you, the evening ahead. [6 second pause] Three. [5 second pause] Taking a full, easy breath. [6 second pause] Four. [5 second pause] Almost there — feeling refreshed, grounded, ready. [6 second pause] Five. [5 second pause] Eyes open whenever you're ready. [6 second pause] Welcome back.

Take a moment before you stand up. [6 second pause] Notice how different you feel from when you sat down. [7 second pause] That shift is real. [6 second pause] And it belongs to you now. [8 second pause] You've just proven to yourself that you can make this transition — quickly, deliberately, completely. [8 second pause] The box is sealed. [6 second pause] The energy balloon travels with you. [7 second pause] And the best version of you — the one your family sees when you're truly present — is the one walking through that door tonight. [8 second pause] Go enjoy your dinner. [6 second pause] You've earned it.