Change Your Brain Every Day Todd Herman: How to Become the Hero Inside You
May 12, 2025
In this enlightening conversation, Todd Herman, a performance coach and bestselling author known for his work with elite athletes, shares transformative insights drawn from his book, The Alter Ego Effect. He discusses how creating an alter ego can help individuals overcome self-doubt and unlock hidden strengths. Listeners discover the mental strategies Olympic athletes and Super Bowl champions use to perform at their best. Todd also emphasizes the importance of embracing emotions and crafting flexible identities to achieve personal goals and bridge the gap between who you are and who you want to be.
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Follow Your Blisters
- The true Joseph Campbell quote is 'follow your blisters' meaning pain leads to bliss and growth.
- This reframes struggle as an essential path to recovery and success.
Ambition Sparks Creativity
- Ambition often clashes with personal limitations, creating a fertile ground for growth and creativity.
- Todd Herman illustrated this with his own athletic aspirations and the birth of his alter ego concept.
Kill Old Persona To Grow
- To progress, sometimes you must 'kill' your old persona that's no longer useful.
- This deliberate ending creates room for new, better identities to grow.
