The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

Episode #296: Emily Fletcher - The Secret Superpower Of Top Performers (Meditation)

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• Commonalities of sustaining excellence:
  • They have a magnetic quality.  Others are drawn to them.  People look to them.
  • They have the ability to shift their state of being.  Not just being calm.  They are able to be variable and can adapt to situations
• Meditation increases adaptability
  • Meditation helps you take care of yourself
  • Rest, nurture your brain and body
• The failure of most when they attempt to meditate:
  • Emily is on a mission to rid the world of "ex-meditators" -- people who have tried and failed and given up on it
  • There have been 58 million downloads of meditation apps
    • Free apps are gentle by design and not as useful
• Advice -- There is a difference between mindfulness and meditation.
  • "Meditation is a tool that helps you get rid of stress from your past."
  • Mindfulness is "the art of bringing your awareness into the present moment"
• Meditation gives your brain and body tools.
  • "Kind of a nap sitting up. Mind alert, body getting rest." -- Relieve stress from now and past
  • It is not a toy.  It's a very powerful tool.  You need proper training
  • It's ridiculously simple, yet powerful
• Biggest misconception  -- "People think they have to clear their head.  They think thoughts are the enemy.  That's not true."
  • "People think they are too busy to meditate... You know we're talking about your brain right?"
• Emily was on Broadway for 10 years... Living in constant state of anxiety... Sick, insomnia, was miserable.
  • She noticed another performer had none of those issues.  She asked what she did and found out meditation was the key...
    • Emily took a class, and liked it so much she went to India to be trained professionally.
• She created Ziva... An online meditation tool.
• It's about manifesting "consciously creating the life you love"
• "Don't water the weeds" -- Don't focus on the wrong things