{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Don\u2019t Decide Dysregulated: The 24-Hour CEO Rule | Ep. 167","description":"Stop making expensive decisions from a clenched jaw. Use the 24-Hour Rule and the Peace Memo to protect cash, time, and team. Who This Is For Founders, execs, and operators whose pricing, hiring, and strategy calls get made under pressure. Entrepreneurship exposes unhealed patterns; regulate first, then decide. What You\u2019ll Learn The 24-Hour Rule that prevents panic decisions. The three decisions you delay when dysregulated: pricing changes, hiring\/firing, strategic pivots. The Peace Memo: 3 lines that produce fewer, cleaner calls. Mini case: $20M eCom founder avoided a panic hire and saved \u2248$250k in comp + severance. Tools From the Episode (copy\/paste) 24-Hour Rule: If regulated = decide now. If not regulated = wait 24 hours, then run the Peace Memo. Peace Memo (write these three lines before you decide): Outcome: One-sentence result we\u2019re choosing. Constraints: Time \/ budget \/ people. Tradeoff: What we will not do. 90-Second Down-Shift (use during the wait): 8 breaths (4 in \/ 6 out), relax jaw\/shoulders, ask: \u201cWhat would Future-Me thank me for next quarter?\u201d Learn about your host, Dr. Christine Maukyan Have you ever had that inner knowing that something has to change, but you push it away until one day you can\u2019t ignore it anymore?  Dr. Christine Manukyan knows that exact feeling. After 25 years in healthcare, she took the leap of faith from pharmacist to The Vitality Doctor\u2122 to mentor elite leaders transform their lives from the inside out.  As a Fractional Chief Vitality Officer and creator of Xpand Capacity\u2122 and NeuroBreathwork\u00ae, she works with founders and executives convert overwhelm into calm authority, decisive leadership, and durable performance without sacrificing their health.  A five-time #1 international bestselling author, with her latest book, Breathe. Heal. Surrender. and host of the Xpand Capacity\u2122 podcast, Dr. Christine leads executive retreats in Bali and across the U.S., has spoken to audiences of 15,000 and has been featured by Forbes, Yahoo, ABC and CBS. Her message is simple: Vitality is the ultimate edge - the foundation of your Billion-Dollar Human Performance\u2122. Let\u2019s unlock yours, so when the inner whisper returns, you\u2019re ready to act.   Contact Dr. Christine Manukyan    Email: dr.christine.manukyan@gmail.com Website: https:\/\/drchristinemanukyan.com\/ or https:\/\/www.xpandcapacity.com\/  Join us in Bali May 24 - 30, 2026 https:\/\/drchristinemanukyan.com\/bali-retreat\/  LI: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dr-christine-manukyan\/ IG: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/drchristinemanukyan\/  FB: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/drchristinemanukyan XPAND CAPACITY\u2122 Podcast  https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/xpand-capacity\/id1544165446  YouTube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@DrChristineManukyan  ","author_name":"XPAND CAPACITY\u2122","author_url":"http:\/\/storrie.libsyn.com\/website","html":"