325: Activate Your Powerful Alter Ego with Todd Herman

Feb 4, 2019

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ANECDOTE

Glasses As A Performance Trigger

Todd Herman started using non-prescription glasses in 1997 to become a confident speaker and entrepreneur.
The glasses acted as a trigger to bypass insecurity and perform as a stronger version of himself.

ANECDOTE

Trading Cards Ritual On The Field

As a football player Todd visualized a tribe of heroes and placed trading cards inside his pads as rituals.
That ritual created an origin story that forced him to honor those heroes and play bigger than his natural confidence allowed.

ADVICE

Create An Alter Ego To Bridge The Gap

Use your imagination to create an alter ego that bridges present self and desired self when change is urgent.
Treat the alter ego as a trusted friend standing on the far side of the gap to pull you across without fighting resistance with sheer willpower.

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In This Episode You Will Learn About:

A little backstory on who Todd is and where he came from
Stepping into his alter ego and what that did for him
How to create your own anchor to bridge who you are and who you see yourself becoming
An amazing research test
The difference between the extraordinary world and the ordinary world
Recognizing the deep root and working through it
Todd’s letter writing practice
The struggles that Todd worked through
Who his book is for

Resources:

Learn more: toddherman.me ; alteregoeffect.com
Instagram: @todd_herman
Read: The Alter Ego Effect
Watch: 5 Secrets to Change Your Life
Check out: The Bliss Project March 2019
Fast Foundations Mastermind

Show Notes

Todd Herman joins me on today’s show! Todd is a High Performance Coach and Strategist for ambitious entrepreneurs, athletes and leaders that want to reach wildly outrageous goals. His signature system, The 90 Day Year, has been named the World’s Top Leadership & Skill Development Program—twice! I am so excited for you to listen to this episode because we are talking ALL about activating your heroic self. You may even find yourself creating your very own alter ego to call on!

Question Highlights:

What started happening once you finally stepped in to your alter ego?
How do you create an anchor for yourself?
What are the steps of getting to the deep root and being able to work through it?
What came up for you on the days you were struggling with imposter syndrome?
Who is your book for?

Todd Herman is a High Performance Coach and Strategist for ambitious entrepreneurs, athletes and leaders that want to reach wildly outrageous goals.

He’s helped clients reach the Olympic podium, build multi-million dollar companies and establish brands that have become internationally known. He’s owned his sports science training company for over 20 years and his signature system, The 90 Day Year has been named the World’s Top Leadership & Skill Development Program—Twice!

He’s also the author of the forthcoming book, The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life. He dodges taxis in NYC where he lives with his wife, 2 little girls, and one little guy. And is currently the world's worst ukulele player.

Follow me on social media @LoriHarder on Instagram and Lori Harder on Facebook