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DaveAsprey: Heyeveryone,it'sDaveAsprey.WithalltheappsouttheretodaythatIusetomonitormysleep,improvemybrain,ormonitorfoodsensitivities,cellphoneshavebecomeanincrediblyusefulbio-hackingtool,butwhenitcomestoyourphone,youcanhavesomerestrictionsthataren'tcool.Thingslikeacontract,orhavingtochoosefromalonglistofdauntingphoneplansgetinthewayofhavingfunwithyourphone.
Tingisakick-asscompanyworkingtodisruptaverybrokenmobileindustrywhereconsumersdon'thavechoice,freedomortransparencyfromthebigcorporateplayers.Wouldn'titbesimpletojustpayforwhatyouuseonyourphone?WithTing,youuselessonemonthandyoupayless,youusemore,andyou'llpayabitmore.It'sassimpleasthat.There'snocontracts,youcanleaveanytimewithoutapenalty,andyoucankeepyourcurrentnumbertoo.MyproduceronBulletproofRadiousesTingandlovesit.Sheravesabouttheircustomerserviceandthatherbillshaveneverbeencheaper.I'veusedTinginordertoletmehaveanAmericannumberandaCanadanumberwhereIlive,andthat'smadeadifferenceformeaswell.
Ting'ssupportingBulletproofRadio,andIsupportTingbecausethey'reacoolcompany.Justgotobulletproof.ting.comandget$25inservicecreditifyoubringyourphonetoTing,or$25offselectphonesonTing'sshoppage.Here'ssomethingelse,Tingnowhastwonationwidenetworkstochoosefrom.SprintandT-MobileandGSMservice,whichmeansifyouhaveagreatSprintorT-Mobilecoveragethatyoulikealready,youhavetheexactsamecoveragewithTing,butyousavesomemoney.Ifyou'renotsurewhatit'llactuallycost,youcangrabyourexistingbillandtestoutthesavingscalculatorlocatedatbulletproof.ting.com.Nocontracts,leaveanytimewithoutapenalty.Gotobulletproof.ting.comandsavesomemoney.
BrendonB: BulletproofRadio:AStateofHighPerformance.
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DaveAsprey: Heyit'sDaveAspreywithBulletproofRadio.Today'sCoolFactOfTheDayisthatifyou'refeelinglonelyyoumightfeelbetterbytakingahotbathorshower.Studiesshowthatimmersingyourselfinhotwatercanbeasubstituteforemotionalwarmth.Ontheotherhand,feelingcoldphysicallycanleadtoyoufeelinglonely,whichiswhyIliketobeinmycryo-chamberatleastonceadayat270degreesbelowzero,becauseafterthateverythingfeelslikeI'mnotlonely,right?
Butmoreseriously,theotherwaytohaveemotionalwarmth,otherthanbeinginahotbath,isactuallytobeinawarmbedwithanotherpersonandhavesomepersonalcontact,soIhighlyrecommendthatifyoudon'thaveanyhotwaternearby.
Ontheshowtodayyou'regoingtohearaconversationthatBrendonBurchardandIhadatthe3rdannualBulletproofBio-hackingconference.Brendanwasakeynotespeakerattheevent.He'sbeenapreviousguestonBulletproofRadio,andhe'saworld-renownedpersonaldevelopmenttrainer.He'sfounderofHighPerformanceAcademywhereI'mgoingtobespeakingthisyear.It'saneventthat'slikenootherforpeoplewhowanttoperformreallywell.He'shostoftheChargedLifepodcast,andhewrotethe#1NewYorkTimesbestsellers'TheMotivationManifesto','TheCharge',and'TheMillionaireMessenger'.He'sbeenrankedthe#1personaldevelopmentshowonYouTube,andyoumighthaveseenhim,ifyou'reafanofOprahanyway,whenhetaughtOprah'sonlineOcoursesontheOnetwork,whichisareallybigthing.
Afterhiskeynoteaddress,BrendonandIjustsatdownliterallyfiveminutesafterandwetalkedabouthisdefinitionofhighperformance,andthefivequalitiestopperformershaveincommon.Itwasinterestingtoothatonthewaytofilming,wewatchedacaraccidenthappenliterallyrightnexttous.We'rewalkingfrombackstagetowherewe'regoingtorecordthisepisodewhenwewatchedaJeeprunintoaPrius.NeedlesstosaytheJeepwastheonethatwon,butfortunatelynoonewasseriouslyinjured.WealsotalkaboutwhyheandIwerethefirsttwopeopleonthesceneeventhoughtherewerelotsofother
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peoplestandingonthesidewalk.Youcanlearnmoreabouthimatbrendonburchard.com.
ThanksforlisteningtoBulletproofRadioanddon'tforgettosubscribeoniTunesorYouTube.Justgointhereandclickonit,andwhileyou'resubscribingI'dloveitifyoujustsaid,"HeyIreallyliketheshow."Becauseeverytimeyouliketheshowyouhelpsomeoneelsefindthiskindofinformation.Youaregoingtolovethisepisode.Ihadagreattime,andthisisapersonal,one-on-oneconversationwithwherewe'resittinginthesameroom,sothere'saspecialenergytoit.You'lllovethisepisode.WatchitonYouTubeifyoucan.
DaveAsprey: Brendon,youjustgotoffstageattheBulletproofconference.Wehadaboutathousandpeopleintheaudience,andyouweretalkingabouthighperformanceandwhatittakes.YourunHighPerformanceAcademy,whichiswhyyougavetheopeningkeynoteattheBulletproofConference.
BrendonB: Thanksforhavingme,man.
DaveAsprey: You'reonBulletproofRadiotodaytokindofgivearecapofwhatyousharedlivewitheveryone.Whatdoyoudoforhighperformance?You'vebeenontheshowbefore.Iloveyourwork,andwe'refriends.I'mgoingtobespeakingatyourconference,youspokeatmine.Ithinkthere'ssomuchyouhavetoofferlisteners,soIwanttorundownthemainpointsofyourpresentationandjustsharethisknowledge,becausealotmorepeoplearegoingtohearitatworkordrivingintheircarsthanhearditlivejustnow.
BrendonB: True.Yeah,loveto.Firstoff,myopeningpointwas,highperformance,orbeingbulletproof,isn'taluxuryanymore.Itusedtobeanice-to-haveandyouandIweretheseweirdbio-hackerguysontheside,andwehavedifferentapproachestowhatweteach,butultimatelyit's"Howdoyouoptimizehumanperformance?Howdoyouoptimizewhoyouare?"Butnotjustatsomeintellectualhackerlevel,butinday-to-daylife.Yourreal
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health,yourrealproductivity,yourrealabilitytogetthingsdone.Yourabilitytoshowuppresentandmindfulandengagedandenergized,enthusiasticforyourfamilyoryourteam.
Thesearen'tconceptualfunthingssomegeeksinthecorneraredoing.Whatit'sbecomeisamassiveneedtosurvivethemodernera.Beforeitwaskindofaluxuryanditwascoolforpeople,butnoweveryoneissostressed,sooverstretched,feelingsomanyobligations,butalsoexcitedaboutsomanyopportunities,buttheykeepsortofrunningoutofgas.Iliketosaytheemotionalenergyoftheworldhasflat-linedalittlebit,becausepeoplearenotonlyeatingbad,they'rejustthinkingbad.Theirhabitsarebad,andIdon'tmeanitinsomenegativejudgmentalway.It'sjustthatmostpeopleneverhadaccessto,"Whatisittheworlds'mostextraordinarypeoplearedoing?"Ifwecanfigureouttheirstrategiesandtheirhabits,breakdownthetoolsthatthey'reusingandgivethosetopeople,they'llhitbulletproof,they'llhithighperformance.
Thestartwasreally,"Thisisn'taluxuryanymoreguys,we'vegottogetonthis."
DaveAsprey: It'sfunny,ifyoulookbackatancientChina,therewerethesefamilysecretsforhighperformance.There'smartialartslineages."Okay,thesearethefamilysecretsandwe'llpassitdown.Butwe'regoingtohideit."You'vedonealotofworkonsortofshininglightsonthings.Saying,"Allright,whatdothesepeopleactuallydo?"
WhenIstarteddoingthis,Iwasreallysurprisedthatsomanyreallyhigh-performancepeopleweresoopenaboutwhattheydo.Haveyourunacrosspeoplewhowerelike,"I'mnotgoingtotellyoumysecrets."?
BrendonB: No,they'rereallyopen,andusuallywhenIgettoworkwiththemI'vehaddifferentexperiences.Youobviouslyworkwithalotofthemataperformancelevelaswellasinterviewingwiththem,andmostofmine'sjustbeenatstraight-upperformancelevel
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underNDA'sbecausetheseareOlympians,theseareFortune50CEO's,thesearecelebritiesoncoversofmagazines,andthey'relike,"Idon'twantpeopletoknowI'mstrugglingwiththis.Thatwasfiveyearsago.Fiveyearsagothey'relike,"Brendon,don'ttellanyonewe'redoingthisthingbecauseit'sgoingtogivemeacompetitiveadvantage."Now,it'slikethey'reconstantlyaskingme,"What'severyoneelsedoing?"Becauseeveryone'slookingforthatlittleedge,thatlittlepush,thatlittlemagicthing.WhatIsharedtodayonstagewasbasicallyI'vediscoveredthatthere'sfivethingsthattheyjustgetrightintheirlife,andbecausetheymasteredthesefivethings,everythingelsegoesalongwellforthem.
ThefirstthingIsharedwasclarity.
DaveAsprey: Okay,tellmeaboutclarity.
BrendonB: They'reunbelievablyclearaboutthreethings.Ididn'tgettoallofthemonstage,butthefirstoneisthey'reclearaboutwhotheyintendtobe.Idon'tmeanthatinsomeconceptualairyfairyway.Actuallythey'vewrittenonitbefore,they'relike,"ThesearethethreetraitsofapersonIwanttobe.Iwanttobepresent,orbold,orengaged."Or"Iwanttobecharismatic,Iwanttobethis-"Andtheyconsistentlythinkaboutwhotheyaresupposedtobe,andliveintothatintentioneachday.It'snotlike,"Ihadagooddayorbadday,"It'slike,"No,IknowthisdayI'mgoingtobelikethis."Especiallyathletes,right?"ThisdayI'vegottobeinthismindset,I'vegottobelikethistoperform."ButInowseethatathigh-levelentrepreneurs,high-levelexecutives,it'sjustthatmindsetofintentionalityhasbecomesopopular,butthey'reactuallydoingit.
Theotherclaritytheyhaveishowtheywanttointeractwithpeople.Theyhavecuesandtriggersintheirmind.I'lldodoorframetriggerswithpeople,oreyesighttriggerswithpeoplewhichmeans-
DaveAsprey: What'sadoorframetrigger?
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BrendonB: Adoorframetriggeris,you'regoingtowalkintheboardroom.Whenyouwalkthroughthatdooryoutriggeryourmindonthreewords.Intentioncues.Youwalkin,yousayforexample,"Energized.Listenmore,andthengivedirection."Orwhatever.
DaveAsprey: Yeah,whateveryourwordsare.
BrendonB: Yougotoyourwordsoryourphrases,youjustcueyourself.Everytimeyouwalkthroughthatdoor,that'swhatyousay.Itellpeoplethis.Ifyou'regoingtogohometoyoursweetie,yourwife,yourhusband,whenyouwalkinthatdoor,saysomethingtoyourselfeverytime,becausethatframesyourabilitytointeractwell.
Thelastthingthey'rereallyclearaboutiswhatmakesthemsuccessful.Ilovethisone.Iusedtoaskthis,"Whatmakesyousuccessful?"Andpeopleusedtoreallystruggle.NowIthinkpeoplemorecontemplateitbecausetheylistentoyou,theylistentothisneweraofopenself-discovery,andthey'llsay,"Youknow,whatmakesmesuccessfularethesefivethings."They'reconsciousofthem,andthey'reconstantlydoingthem.Anathleteknowstheirroutines.
Iusedtoreallyhavetodigandstruggletofindit.Realhighperformers,theygotthem,theyknow.Itelleveryone,"Sitdown,describewhoyouwanttobe,setupintentioncuesforyoutoremindyourselftodothat."Itoldtheaudiencetoputitintheirphone.
DaveAsprey: Nice.
BrendonB: It'sanalarmonmyphone.Onmyphone,threetimesaday,analarmcomesupanditsaysthreewordsonit.
DaveAsprey: Whatareyourthreewords?
BrendonB: Rightnowminearepresent,enthusiastic,andbold.
DaveAsprey: Ithinkyoupullthatoff.
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BrendonB: Yeah,butIdidn'tusedto.That'showithappened.Iactuallydidn'tusedtobebold,soImadethatoneofmywordsandIputitinmyalarm.
DaveAsprey: WasthataPeterDiamandisinfluence?
BrendonB: No,thisislikesevenyearsago.IwantedtobeboldinwhoIwasandhowIwasmakingmydecisions,butnotboldwithotherpeople.WhatItellpeopleis,"Youmighthavethreewordstodescribeyouridealself,thenthreeseparatewordstodescribetheinteractionsyouwanttohavewithpeople."
Thenfiveremindersofwhatmakesyousuccessful.Putthatonacardorputitinyourphone,putitonthemirrorasatrigger.Ifyouknowthosethreethingsyouhaveclarity.Mostpeoplethinkclarityisabigesotericconversationaboutlife'spurpose.Alotofpeopledon'tknowtheirultimatelife'spurpose.
DaveAsprey: Mostpeopledon't.
BrendonB: Itwouldbeatremendoussenseofegotosaythatyouactuallydoknowthat,becauseataspirituallevelI'mnotsurethatwe'reevergoingtodiscoverthatexactly,thatthiswasourfinite-
DaveAsprey: Youdon'tbelievethatthereisaprocessorapathtodeterminethereasonyou'rehere?
BrendonB: Iwouldsay'reasons'you'rehere.
DaveAsprey: 'Reasons'there'smorethanone,okay.
BrendonB: Thatwemightconsciouslybeabletochoose.Ourultimatefinitepurpose?Idon'tknow.
DaveAsprey: Becauseitmaynotbefiniteiswhatyou'resaying.
BrendonB: Yeah.I'malwaystellingpeopleatHighPerformance,Isay,"Okay,there'ssevenmainareasofyourlife.Havedeepintentionalitytooptimizealllevelsofthose,andmaybethat'syourpurpose,orit
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willemergefromthat.Purposeusuallyemergesfromgrowthandmomentum."
DaveAsprey: IfyoulookatsomeofthemoreEasternapproachesthepurposeisbasicallytoapproachenlightenment.Whetherornotyoubelieveenlightenmentisapossibilityoranultimategoal,ifyou'reoptimizingallofthosesevenareasandcontinuouslyonapath,you'reonapathtowardssomething,andthere'sgottobeanameforthat.Whenallofthemarefullyallthewayoptimized,Idon'tknowthenameforthat,butthat'swhereI'mheaded.
BrendonB: Yeah,exactly.There'salsoEasternphilosophy,"Purposeonlyrevealsitselftoyouwhenyou'reonyourpath."
DaveAsprey: Yeah.
BrendonB: Maybeyoucouldsitdownandreallythinkaboutitandcomeupwithgoals,comeupwithintention,comeupwithavisioneven.Understandyourvaluebedrock,yourcharacter,whoyouwanttobe.Purposemightreallyemerge.Idon'tknowifit'sokaytoshare,butyouandIwerewalkingovertofilmthis,weseeanaccident.
DaveAsprey: Yeah,it'sthefull-on-
BrendonB: Thatcouldhaveforeveralteredthatperson'sconceptualizationofpurpose.Justlikemycaraccident.WhenIhadacaraccidentIwasanineteen-year-oldkid.Itforeveralteredmybeliefsaboutmyself,mymission,whatIwantedinlife.Thosethingscanbechanged.Whenthekidsleavethehouse,yourpurposegetsunsettledalittlebitagain.It'sokay,Ialwaystellpeople,becausethere'salotofguiltaboutpeoplewhodon'tfeelliketheyknowtheirultimate,grand,perfectpurpose.Iwaslike,"Dude,theuniverseisabigplace."
DaveAsprey: Can'tyoufindsomethingbettertofeelguiltyabout,anyway?Dosomethingthatwasalittlescaryandthenfeelguiltythatyoudidordidn'tdoit,orsomething,buttofeelguiltyaboutsomeesoteric
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ephemeralthing...Butyou'reright,thereisasenseofthatforpeople,andit'stoughtogetoutofthatkindofguilt.
BrendonB: Ifit'snotguilt,itcanberestlessness.
DaveAsprey: Evenbetter.
BrendonB: They'rejustlike,"Ifeellikethere'ssomethingmoreforme."WhatIalwaystellthem,"You'regoingtodiscoverthatmoreinimprovingalltheseareasofyourlife.Yourhealth,yourfamilies,yourfriendship,yourmission,yourhobbies,yourfinances,andultimatelyyourspiritualityoryourconsciousness."Thosearethesevenareas.Isay,"Justzeroinonthose,improvethemthebestyoucan,andtherestlessnessstartstogoawaybecauseyou'remoreintentional.Thestressstartstogoawaybecauseyouoptimizeyourhealth."Preachingtothechoirhere,you'rethebestguyontheplanetaboutthisstuff.
It'salsowhenyoufeelmomentuminmanyareasofyourlife,thatclaritycomestoyou,andyoufind...Notbalanceinexternalthings,butbalanceofmindandbodysoamidthechaosyoufeelstrongerandcentered.Iwassharingthatonstageaswell.
DaveAsprey: Thatcoveredclarityprettywell.Prettyprofoundstuffactually.Youalsotalkaboutenergy,whichisamajorpartforbothofus.That'swhyeverytimewehangoutwesortofgeekouton,"Howdoyouupgradeenergy?"Whatdidyoushareattheconferenceaboutenergy?
BrendonB: Ishared,firstandforemost,neverfallintovictimmentalitythatbelievesthat,"Idon'thaveanyenergy."
DaveAsprey: Ohyeah,it'salwaysthere,right?
BrendonB: Mymetaphoristhepowerplantdoesn'thaveenergy,itgeneratesenergy.Thatwasthebiggestbreakthroughofmylifeformepersonally.Iwaslike,"Whoa.Idon'thavesadness."(BecauseIwasdepressed.)"Idon'thaveanegativethinkingpattern,Idon'thavethesethings,I'mgeneratingthese.I'meithergenerating
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thembecauseI'mbasedonconditioningandmomentuminonedirection,orautomaticthinking,orI'mgoingtogeneratethembywill,bydiscipline,byintention,bymindfulness."WhenImovedintothatcampthatwasreallyfocusedon,"WhatenergydoIwanttofeeleachday?"Andbeingresponsibleformyspace,fortheenergyI'mputtingoutthroughmybody,mymind,myemotions,myfacialexpressions,myvoice,mytone.Isaid,"Iwanttocreatepositiveenergyintheworld,andIwanttoexperiencethat.HowwouldIdoit?"
Formeitbeganataveryspiritualandphysicallevelofjust,"WhatenergyamIoutputting?"Thatactuallybroughtmetoalotofyourworkandalotofthisconversationofthenextlevelofthat.Howdowegetintophysiologyandreallytweakeverythingthatwetakeandconsumethroughourmouthtooptimizethat.Whetherit'swhatIdrink,whatIeat,howIfuelthroughdifferentpatternsthatI'minvolvedin.WhetherI'mworkingoutorhavingarestday,orI'mworkingveryintellectuallyandwriting.There'sdifferentthings,andyou'resogoodatthat,breakingdown.I'vealwaysfeltlikeallyourproductsservetooptimizesomeone'sbrainsotheyhavewhatIthinkeveryonereallywantswithenergy.Thatispresenceandstamina.
DaveAsprey: It'skindoffunny.Whenyoutalkabouthowyoudon'thaveenergyyougenerateenergy.Yourmitochondria,theselittlethingsinyourcells,arewhatgenerateenergy.AlotofthestuffthatItalkaboutjustforthebrain,it'sjustbecauseyouhavemoremitochondriainthebrainthaneverywhereelse.Whenyoudoituphereinthebrain,yougetitthroughoutthebody.There'sstuffyoucandoforneurotransmittersandveryspecific,butthebaseline;generatemoreenergynow.Whetheryouuseittorunortothink,it'syourenergy.
BrendonB: Yeah.Wehadyourwholeaudiencestandup.Isaid,"Closeyoureyes,don'tmove,let'sseeifyoucanuseyourmindtospeeduphowyoufeel.Couldyoujustcloseyourmindandmakeadecisiontogetmoreenergy?"NowwhenIsaythatheremaybe…butwhenyou'reinaroomandyouactuallystandup,justcloseyourmind
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andsay,"Youknowwhat,I'mgoingtotakemylevelfrom...I'malevel2energy,Iwanttogotolevel10.LetmeseeifIcanget2to3,and3to4."Withoutevenmoving.Withoutdoinganythingdramatic.Peoplearelike,"Ohmygosh,Ifeelbetter!"Becausetheyhadthisintentiontogeneratemoreenergy.
Thenweaddbreath,thenweaddmovement,andallofthatstackedontopofsomuchofwhatyouteachespecially,justgettingthebiologyandyourbodyfiguredoutalittlebitbettersoyouhavethefuel.Whetheryou'vegotthefats,whetheryou'vegotthenutritionsupplementation,whetheryou'vegottheabilitytomaintainaphysicalenergyasabase.Theneverythingamplifies.
DaveAsprey: Whatifyouhaveenergybutnotclarity?
BrendonB: Ithinkyou'dbecomeaprettyirresponsibleperson.
DaveAsprey: Exactly.That'swhyclarity'simportant,right?
BrendonB: Ithinkthat'shalfthepeopleinVegas.
DaveAsprey: Totally,right?
BrendonB: Ithinkalotofpeopledohavethat.Ithinkalotofyouthhavethat.
DaveAsprey: Verymuch.
BrendonB: Ithinkalotoftimeswhenwedoirresponsiblethingswehavethat.There'snopersonwho'slisteningorwatchingwhohasn'thadamomentwherethey'relike,"Ican'tbelieveIdidthat."Maybetheydidhavetheenergytotaketheactionbutlateronthey'relike,"Gosh,thatwasn'twhoIwantedtobe.Thatwasn'thowIwantedtointeractwithpeople.That'snotwhatmakesmesuccessful."Ithinkallthesethingsinhighperformance,theystacktogetherjustlikeeverythingthatyoufueloreatorteach,allofthatjustaddstothesuccessthatyourstudentsarehaving.That'swhyIthinkyourpodcastjustcontinuestogrow.
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DaveAsprey: That'stheclarityplusenergy.Allright.Nexttalkaboutcourage.Whatistheroleofcourageinhighperformance?
BrendonB: Everything,becausewithoutcouragethere'snorealacceptanceofchallenge,andwithnoacceptanceofchallengethere'snogrowth.Courageisn'tsomethingyoudo,courageiswillingnesstodosomething.Thatmakesense?
DaveAsprey: It'sawillingnesstofail,thewayIthinkaboutit."Okay,I'mgoingtodoit,andImightnotsucceed.Ohwell,I'mstillgoingtodoit."That'stheessenceofcourage,whetherit'ssavingsomeone'slifeorjusttryingsomethingyou'reafraidof.Youmightnotgetwhatyouwanted,butyou'rewillingtotry.
BrendonB: Ithinkit'sawillingnesstonotevenjustfail.Backingitup,it'sawillingnesstoreachanewlevelofexpressionorapplication.Expressionis,"Youknowwhat,I'mgoingtoshowpeoplewhoIreallyam."Notinametaphoricalway.Bemoreexplicitwithyourspouseaboutwhatyouwant.Tellyourteamyourbigidea.Sharewhatyoureallythinkandfeelandneedanddesireanddreamofwithyourfriendsandyourfamily.Alotofpeoplerightnowfeellikepeopledon'tunderstandthem,andsotheyblameotherpeople."Welltheydon'tunderstandme."Isay,"Well,youdidn'thavecouragetobeexpressive,explicit,andconsistentenoughwiththatcommunicationforthemtogetit."Alotofpeoplesay,"ItoldherwhatIwanted."I'mlike,"When?""1944."That'snotgoingtowork.
Ittakesalotofcouragetobeconsistentinexpressingwhoyouare,andpeopleforgetthatallthetime.Courageisn'tsomegrandact,itistheactofexpressingwhowereallyareandpursuingorapplyingthevalueswereallybelieve.YouandIsawthecaraccident.I'msuretwentyotherpeopledid,youandIwerethefirstoneswalkingintothestreet.It'snot,"We'recourageousmen."It'stheapplicationofsomethingwebelievein,andwe'rewillingtodoitwhenotherpeoplemighthavethatsamebelief,buttheydon'tapplyit.Couragecomesintheapplicationofexpressingourselvesorfollowingourvalues.
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DaveAsprey: Right.Atthesametime,there'salsosomerisk,right?Yougotoacaraccident,youhavenoideawhat'sgoingon,youhavenoidea,istherelegalliability?Issomeonegoingtobleedallovertheplace?AreyougoingtospendtherestofthedaykeepingCPR?Youhavenoidea,yougoandyoudo.It'sawillingnesstosetthataside."Allright,I'mgoingtodowhatisinalignmentwithmyclarityandmypurpose."Youhelppeoplewhentheyneedit.
BrendonB: It'sachallenge.ItsoundsinsensitivewhenIsayitsometimesbecauseI'mtalkingtohighperformers,sowehavethisabilitytodothis.YouraudiencepreachesandlovesthisstuffasmuchIdo.It'sabout,"Stopavoidingtheriskandstartpursuingyourvalues.Period."Whenyou'reonthepathofyourvaluesoryourmissionoryourtruecharacterethic,whoyoudecidedIwanttobe,thenyou'regoingtotakethoseactions.Peopletalksomuchaboutrisks.It'snotaboutmitigatingthem,it'saboutrealizingtheydon'tneedtoholdsomuchonyou.Alotofpeoplearesofocusedonthenegativeortheconcern,thatthey'relackingtheapproachtowhattheycouldgain.It'slikeinfear.Peopledon'treallyhavefear.Fearisoftenoverspokenaboutwithoutspecificity.
DaveAsprey: Okay.
BrendonB: Fearisreallyconcernaboutpaininthreeareas.Losspain."IfIdothat,I'mgoingtolosesomething.I'lllosestatus,prestige,myjob,myoffice,thefriendsIlike."Processpain,whichisreallyhardship."IfItrythat,it'sgoingtobehard.It'sgoingtobeoutsidemycapabilityormycompetency,I'mgoingtobeuncomfortableorgethurt."
DaveAsprey: Yeah.Fearofdiscomfortandpain.
BrendonB: Yup.Thethirdoneisoutcomepain,whichisaglorifiedphrasefordisappointment."Wellwhatifthegrassisn'tgreenerandIwentthroughallthat?Ididlose,Iwentthroughhardship,andIdon'tlosetheweight,orIdon'tgetthejob,orshedoesn'tsayyes."Whatwehavetoteachpeopleisthat'swherethefeariscomingfrom,thosethreethings.
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Yougottotakethatlossandturnittowardsthefocusof,"Okay,beawareofthat,butwhat'sthegain?Areyouasattachedtothat?"
Whataboutthathardship?Whatifthatcouldbejoyful?Youcouldfindflowinsomethinginthat.Whatifyoucouldreallyaccessthatthingthatmightbehard,butapproachitasachallenge,asajoyfuljourney,honorthestruggleversushatingit.
Whatifinsteadofjustenvisioningthedireconsequencesofeverything,yousetuphabitsthatallowedyou,overaperiodoftime,toensurethatyougotwhatyouwanted.Youdidtakecontrolofwhatyoucouldandbeokaywiththeoutcomeofwhereitturnsout.
Justmentalitythatyouhavetoteachpeople.Idon'tactuallythinkpeopleareasfearfulastheythinktheyare.Ithinktheyhaven'tthoughtenoughabouttheirfearstoovercomethem.
DaveAsprey: WasitWinstonChurchill,"Theonlythingwehavetofearisfearitself."Thereisthatmetafearwhichdrivesalotofpeople.Somethinghappenedlastnight,mydaughtertoreofflikehalfofherthumbnail.She'seight.Kidsatthatagefreakout,thisisfearofpain.It'srealpain,butshewasmorefreakingoutaboutthepain.Thenshelookedatme(Iteachthembodyawareness),andshegoes,"DaddyIfeelsomethingrightuphereonmychest.It'srightuphere."Shewaspointingtowherethefearofpainwasmanifestinginherbody.Iwaslike,"GreatjobAnnie,youfoundwherethepainis,doyouseethat?That'syourbodybeingafraidofithurting."Shewaslike,"Oh,itis!"Itwasthecoolestthingtowatch..Onceshebecameawarethatshewasfearingthepainmorethanjustfeelingthepain,shestoppedwiggingoutandstartedbeing,"Allright,Iguesswe'llcutthenail."
MostofthetimewhenIwasakid,nooneevertaughtmethat,soIdidn'tunderstandthattherewasamanifestationoffearinthebody.Justbeingawareof,"Okay,whereamIfeelingthatrightnow?"WhenyouhavethatdiscomfortIthinkcanbereallyvaluable.
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BrendonB: Yeah,andwhatyoudidwasyoutaughthernottorunfromit.
DaveAsprey: Yeah.
BrendonB: It'slike,"Oh,it'stherehoney."
DaveAsprey: Yeah,"Goodjobfindingit."
BrendonB: That'sahugething.Mostpeoplethey'rerunningfromthediscomfortwithouteverlookingatit.WhenIwasakid,(Ijustbroughtthisupfromyourdaughter),whenIwasprobablyaroundherage,Irememberbeingterrifiedatnighttimeofthebogeymanorthebadguyinthecloset.Irememberonenightspecifically,Ilookedinthecloset,itwasdark,andtherewasafigureinthecloset.Iwasterrified.Iliterallywaslayingthereshaking,myphysicalbodywasshakingandterrified.Ihadthecoversupovermyheadasifthesuperblanket'sgoingtoprotectmefromthemurdererwiththeax.Iwasjustterrified.
Itfeltlikehours,butitwasprobablyonlyminutes,andIfinallysaid,"Thisiscrazy."Iwasinmartialartsatthetimeasalittlekid.Iwaslike,"Igottogofightthisdemon."Ithrowoffthecovers,Iturnonthelighttogoandfightthisthing,andofcourseit'smybaseballcap,myjacket.That'sfear.It'sthisbigscarythinguntilyouflipthelighton,lookatitforwhatitreallyis,andthenyou'relike,"Thatwasit?"Ithinkyouwereteachingherthat,whichisreallycool.
DaveAsprey: That'sincredible.Ilovegettingtointerviewyoubecauseyoualwayscomeupwiththecooleststuff.
Dynamicsofproductivity,thenextthingyoutalkedabout.Whatarethedynamicsofproductivityforhighperformers?
BrendonB: ThebiggestbreakthroughwehadatHighPerformanceAcademy,thiswastracking1,700people,waswecangetyou30%moreproductiveifyouwilljuststoplookingatyouremailinthefirstsixtyminutesoftheday.Itissobasic.Thepeoplewe'vetaughtthisto,theirliveshavechanged.Sixtyminutesisalittlebit
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arbitrary,butthatwasthestudy.Thereasonphilosophicallymakessense.Mostpeoplewakeup,smartphoneowners90%ofthemuponwakingthefirstthingtheydoisgrabtheirphoneandcheckit.Checktheiremailandsocialmedia.90%ofsmartphoneusersinNorthAmericadoit.
DaveAsprey: That'snasty.
BrendonB: Whatyoudoisyou'recheckingoutofyourlife,you'recheckingintoyourinbox,andnowyou'reenteringtheworldofreaction.Isaidonstagethattheinboxisnothingbutaconvenientorganizingsystemofotherpeople'sagendas.
DaveAsprey: That'sagoodquote.
BrendonB: Youstepoutofyourlifeagenda,intotheirlifeagenda,andnowyou'reautomaticallyframingthedayforreaction.Alldayyou'reactuallyreactingwithoutanyvision,withoutanycontrollingofyourlifeagenda.Ialwaystellpeople,"Getup,getsomewater,moveandstretchorifyoudoyourworkoutdoyourworkout,butifyoudon'tworkoutthat'sfine.Stretchforfifteenminutes,(thiswaspartofthestudy),taketendeepbreaths,thensitdownwithapieceofpaper,wecallittheOnePageProductivityGuide,peoplecanfinditontheinternet.Atthetopthere'sarowanditsays,"Listoutyourprojects,andwhatmajorthingswouldyouhavetodotomoveforwardtothoseprojects?"Itdoesn'tmeantoday,itjustmeansingeneral.
Secondrowisyourpeoplerow.Whodoyouneedtoreachouttotoday,andwhoareyouwaitingonforadecisionfromtoday?
DaveAsprey: Right.
BrendonB: Thenbottomrowispriorities.Whatmusthappentoday?Justfillthisout.That'sreallyallyou'redoingiskindofjournalism,butenvisioning,"WhatarethemajorthingsI'mworkingoninmylife?Okay,right."It'sgroundingyourselfbackintoyourlife."WhoamIwaitingon?"Yourfirstactionwhenyoudoemailisyousortitby
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whosentyouemailslookingfor,"DidSallysendmetheproposal?Shedidn't."Thefirstemailis,emailSally."Sally,stillwaitingontheproposal.Nowattheendofthedayyou'reneverlike,"OhIdidn't.IforgotIwassupposedtodothesethings,wassupposedtosendtheseemailstothesepeople."Yousendthemallinthemorning,sonowtheday,anythingelsethatcomesinisjustreaction.
Inthemorningyouusetheinboxyouusetheinboxaswhatit'ssupposedtobe;atoolforyoutocommunicate,manage,andgetaheadofyourlife.Everythingelseinthereispeopletryingtodothatagainstyouorwithyou,andyouhavetobeattentivetothat.Iwouldsayfromthereit'sallabouthavingcuesthroughoutthedaytokeepyouontrackandtobuildenergyandendurancethroughouttheday.Itellpeopleeveryhouronthehour,(Idoiteveryfiftyminutesandsodoourclients)buteveryhouratleast,getup,move,taketendeepbreaths,takeaonetofourminutebreakeveryhourevenifyoufeelenergized.You'relike,"DudeIhavesomuchenergy."I'mlike,"Stillgetup."Becausethebodyneedstobeopenandreplenishedtohavestaminaat4,5,6PM.
Justasmuchasyouknowifwe'renotgettingtheproteinsandsaturatedfatsearlyonenoughinthedayyou'regoingtobonkintheafternoon.It'sthesameidea,thebodyneedsmovement,themindneedstobeclosed,thebreathneedsactivation,andifyou'redoingthateveryhour?I'mthisannoyingat8PM.
DaveAsprey: Yeah,havingthathighenergyisadifferentstate.Ididn'tusedtohaveit,infactIhadbrainenergyproblemslikechronicfatiguestuff.Whenyoubecomeawareofthatandyoudon'tletitdipthroughouttheday,andifyoufinditdippingyoudosomething,it'ssomethinghighperformancepeoplearegoingtodojustlikeyouhadtheaudiencedo.Crankupyourenergy.Youcandoitcognitively,andifyoutryitcognitivelyanditfails,nowit'sbiological,andthentherearestepsyoucantakethere.
BrendonB: That'sright,andmostpeoplejustgetitwrong.Theytrytoreplenishwhentheydon'thavetheenergyandit'stoolate,and
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thatiswhywehaveyoumovingonthehourandbreathingonthehour.Evenhighlevelfortuneguys,Itellyou,"Evenifit'sonetotwominutes,thatcouldliterallybestandingbouncinginplace,closingyoureyes,takingtendeepbreaths,gettingsomewateroragreatsnack,sittingdown,andkeepgoing.That'sall.
DaveAsprey: YouknowwhatIdothat'ssuperdorky,IhaveaBulletproofviberightbehindmystandingdesk,soI'llliterallygoandI'llstandonthatfor...
BrendonB: Oh!Thetheplatformthatshakes.
DaveAsprey: Yeah,wemanufactureit,it'sawholebodyvibrationthing.
BrendonB: Yeah,yousentmeone,Igotoneinmyvan,Iusedit.It'sbackstageatmylastPerformanceAcademy.
DaveAsprey: Itgetsyourenergygoing,andsothat'swhatIdowhenI'mtakingthoselittlebreaks.Youcandoitonalittletrampoline,youcanjumpupanddown,youcanshakeyourbody,youcandowhateverfeelsgood.Jumprope.Anyofthosethingsisgoingtodoit,butyoumightlookkindofstupidinyoursuitandtieataFortune500companyjumpingrope,but-
BrendonB: Nope.Wehavethemgointoaconferenceroomwithoutwindowsorwehavethemgointhebathroom.It'sfunnybecauseIhadoneexecutivesay,"Soyouwantmetogointhebathroom,standandbounceinplaceandtaketendeepbreaths?That'sgoingtobealittleweirdwhenpeoplecomein."Igo,"Idon'tcareabouttheimpression,Icareabouttheenergythatyouhavetoserve."Ithinkit'sreallyimportant.Ifyouaddtothepowerplate,theBulletproofVibration?Isthatwhatyoucallit?
DaveAsprey: BulletproofVibe.
BrendonB: Vibe.Ilovethat,Vibe.IfyouaddtotheVibe,whenyougetofftheremakesureyoucloseyoureyes,andthenyoutakeyournatural,bouncingrhythm,andtaketendeepbreathsthatpeoplecouldhearinanotherroom.Throughyournose,mouthclosed,it's
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likeahitofcocainebecauseit'ssuper-oxygenation.InthebodyitactivateseverythingthatyouandIbothknow,andweneedtoknow,fromourlymphsystemtogivingourneurologicalsystemalittlebitmoreofwhatitneeds;bloodflow,oxygenation,andyou'llfeelit.It'llbeanotherlevel.
DaveAsprey: Yeah,absolutelyitwill.Thisisthesortofthing,peoplegointothebathroom,theyhideit,butwe'retalkingaboutwhathighperformancepeopledo,andthisiswhattheydo.Idothissamekindofthing.There'sabreathIlearnedfromtheArtofLivingAcademy.IusedtodoArtofLivingbreathingstuffeveryday.There'ssomebreathsthatenergizeyou.IthinktheyevencallittheCaffeineBreathorsomething.Youpullyourarmsdown...Youcan'tseethisifyou'rejustlistening.IfyougotoourYouTubechannelyoucanseetheexercise.
Whatyoudoisyouputyourarmsaboveyourhead,almostlikeyou'regoingtodoajumpingjack,andthenyoubendyourelbowsandpullyourelbowsdowntoyourribcagewhileyou'reexhalingthroughthenose.Youdothatreallyfastthreeorfourtimes,anditbam,it'sthishitofenergy.Ifyou'rereallycrateringlikeIusedtoinmeetings,like,"I'mjustgoingtorunoutrealquick."Yougooutintothebathroomanddothatthreeorfourtimes,getaglassofcoldwaterandgobackin,andyoucanmakeit.
BrendonB: It'sincredible.Yourbreathisdictatingsomuchofyourenergy,andpeoplelosesightofthatallthetime.EveryhighperformerIknowhasbreathworkthatthey'redoing.FromextremecrazypeoplethatWimHofmethod,thatintensedeepbreathheldoveraperiodoftime,intensefloodingofthebreathandreleasingnotallofitoutsoyoualmostgetlightheaded.
DaveAsprey: It'sfunnyyoumentionWimHof.He'smakingacameounscheduledappearanceonSaturday.He'sgoingtodropinduringoneofmykeynotes.
BrendonB: Ohman.ThisiswhypeopleneedtocometoBulletproof,really.Wewerewalkingoverhereandtwoorthreeofyourfriends,four
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orfivepeopleI'vewantedtomeet,you'relike,"Ohhe'sonstage,he'shangingout."
DaveAsprey: Ohyeah,BillHarris,LewisHowes.Allkindsofcoolpeoplehangingouthere.
BrendonB: Yeah,totally,Iloveit.
DaveAsprey: Allright,we'recomingupontheendoftheshow,andI'mtryingtofigureoutwhatelse.Ithinkwecoveredallofthefivethingshere.
BrendonB: Influence,wedidn'tcoverinfluence.
DaveAsprey: Influence,let'stalkaboutinfluence.Coverinfluence.
BrendonB: Ithinkalotofpeoplewanttohavethat,andjustlikeenergyyoudon'thavethat,yougenerateit.
DaveAsprey: Whatisinfluence?Howdoyoudefineinfluence?
BrendonB: That'sinteresting.HowIwoulddefineit,Idefineitassomethingthatisachievedwithanotherpersonwhenthereisahighleveloftrust,butalsodirectionofhowthatpersonthinksandfeelsandrelateswithyou.Ithinkthatcomesfrombasicallytwothings.It'srealinfluence.Itellpeopleallthetime,"Thinkofsomeonewhoreallyinfluencedinyourlife.Iguaranteeyoutheydidthesetwothings.One,theytaughtyouhowtothink."Butwe'renotconsciousofwhatwe'reteachingpeopletothinkbyourrolemodelingorbyexplicitlywhatwesay.
That'swhypodcastsaresoamazing,becausewe'rejustteachingpeoplehowtothinkaboutthings.It'sconversation,andinconversationthey'relearninghowtothink.Ifanyonesaid,"Bulletproofchangedmylife."It'sbecausereallywejusttaughtthemanewwaytothink,orwehelpedthemaccessadifferentlevelofthinkingforthemselves.
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First,beexplicit.Tellyourkidshowtheyshouldthinkaboutschool.Tellyourteamshowtheyshouldthinkaboutthemselves,thecompany,themission,thelegacy,thecompetition,theeconomy.Tellyourspousehowyoufeellikeyoushouldbethinkingaboutthisstageofyourmarriage,thisstageofyourlife.Ifit'sexplicitanditcomesout,thenyou'regoingtohaveaninfluence.Ifyou'rejustimplicit,hopingthatpeoplepickuponyourhints,you'llneverhavethehighestlevelofinfluencewiththem.
ThesecondthingIguaranteethatpersondidforyouistheychallengedyou.Influenceultimatelycomesfromchallenge.Someonewhoinfluencesyou,they'reaskingyoutoengageyourlife,yourrelationships,yourmission,yourbusiness,differentlywhereyoupushyourselfalittlebetter.It'sthat,"Youknowkid,Ithinkyoucandobetter."Whenyougetthatfromaparent,fromaleader,fromsomeone,itactivatessomethinginyou.Whenit'ssharedinacaring,thoughtful,cheering-onway,buthonest,itmakesyourisetoanotherlevel.Ithinkthat'swhereultimateinfluencecomesfrom.
DaveAsprey: WhenIthinkaboutitIthinkofitasthepowertoserveotherseffectively.Youcertainlyhaveatonofinfluence.Youreachmillionsofpeople,Brendon,andchallengethemandpushthemforward,andIlovetheHighPerformanceAcademystuffthatyoudo,andevenExpertsAcademy,whereyou'retakingpeoplewhohaven'tevenmadethefirststep,andthey'redoingit,whichisadmirable.You'vemasteredtheinfluencethingIthinkbetterthanhugenumbersofpeople.Whatarethethreemostinfluentialbooksaboutthiskindofstuffthatyou'veread?Otherthantheonesyouwrote,'TheMotivationManifesto'obviouslywouldbeonthelist,butsinceyouwroteit,itdoesn'tcount.
BrendonB: That'ssotrue.
DaveAsprey: Thenthere’stheBulletproofDietincaseyou'vereadit.
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BrendonB: Ilovehandbooksfrompsychologyondevelopmentofexpertperformance.Ifyoujusttypein'handbookofexpertperformance'there'salwaysaseriesofthosethatcomefrompsychologicaldepartments,butalsopeoplewhoarestudyingtrueacquisitionofexpertiseandskill.AtthatlevelI'manacademicwonk.Ilovethosehandbooks.Iwouldsayinmypersonalpractice'ThePowerofNow'isreallyimportanttomefromEckhartTolle.BecauseIalreadyunderstoodtheconceptandIalreadyappliedit,butthatgavememorereasonandmoredepthinit.Ithinkrealhighperformanceultimatelyinwhateveryou'redoingcomesfromthatengagementwithapresence.Ilove'Flow'byMihályCsíkszentmihályi.Ithinkwasreallythequintessentialoriginalbook.Hedidn'tcallitnecessarilyhighperformance,hecalledit'optimalliving',butMihály'sanamazingpsychologicalgrandmaster,oneofthefoundersofpositivepsychologywithMartySeligman.Iwouldsaythosethreebookstrulyshapedme.
DaveAsprey: Awesome.IthinkI'vereadatleast...Idon'tknowthehandbookofpsychologybuttheothertwoI'veread.Handbookofexpert,yousaid?
BrendonB: Yeah,'HandbookofExpertDevelopment'or'TheDevelopmentofExpertise'.Ican'trememberwhichwayitgoes.Itcomesouteverytwoorthreeyears.
DaveAsprey: We'llputitintheshownotes,I'llfinditandmakesure.Thatwayeveryonewholistenscanfindit.Thewholetranscriptofthisisonlineforyouanyway,soit'seasy.
BrendonB: Thentodayjustadd,globally,anythingyoucangetonneuroscience.
DaveAsprey: Anythingonneuroscience.Amen.
BrendonB: Anythingoutonneurosciencerightnowisjustchangingthegame,soIthinkatagloballevelthat'smymostintensereadinginhighperformance.Iknowitisyourstoo.
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DaveAsprey: Absolutely.Neurosciencematters.Halfthespeakersattheconferencethereareneuroscientists,right?
BrendonB: Iknow.
DaveAsprey: Now,there'ssomethingelse,speakingofhighperformanceandallthatstuff,youjusttoldmewhenyousatdownthatyou'vegotsomethinggoingonwithOprah,whichistotallybad-ass.What'syourdealwithOprah?
BrendonB: Youknow,IgotintroducedtothemoverayearorsoattheOprahWinfreyNetwork,andwasjustsharingsomeconceptsofwhatwe'ddoneinonlinecourses.ThendearfriendAriannaHuffingtonlaunchedacoursewiththem,andIsupportedthat,andintheprocessthisconversationcame,"Brendon,weshoulddoacoursetogether."Wekickeditbackandforthoveraperiodoftime,andfinallyitwaslike,"Yes,let'sdoacoursewherewehelppeoplefindwhatisthatnextboldmoveforthemselves.Whatisthedifferencebetweenpeoplewhocancreatethefuturetheywant,andthosewhocan't?"Ithadalottodowithhighperformance,ithasalottodowithpsychologyandproductivityandphysiologyandpurposeandtheirpeopleskills.Somepeopleseemtobeabletocreatethefuturetheywant,otherpeoplestruggle.Whatwouldthatbe?
Wecreatedafourweekonlinecourse,anditbreaksitdown,fromhelpingyouinModule1reallydevelopclarityinthesedifferentareasofyourlife,2helpingyoumakebetterdecisionsforyourself,yourfamily,yourmission,yourdream.Howdoyouevaluateopportunities?We'reallfloodedwithsomanythings,andpartofthedistractionispeoplejustdon'tknowwheretogobecausetheydon'tknowhowtoevaluateopportunities.Howdoyougainrealmassivemomentumeverysingledaywithyourhabits?
Thecourseiscalled,'YourNextBoldMove'.It'sonoprah.com,andI'mreallythrilledaboutit,becauseit'salifelongdreamandambitiontohavemether,metOprah,andI'dactuallyshotand
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filmedthewholecoursebythetimeImether.Talkabouthighperformance,becauseyougetthecall,andI'dbeentraveling,I'dbeenworking,andit'slike,"CouldyoubeoverinNewYorkin-"Whateveritwas,48,72hours,afterI'djustfinishedfivedaysonstage,"AndcomeandmeetOprah."Ithought,yeahwellA)I'llgetthere,butthenB)Ithought,"Ohmygosh,IhopeIhaveenoughenergy."AndIstoppedmyself."Okay,Igot48hours.WhatwouldIneedtostartdoingrightnowtoconditionmyenergysothatwhenIwentinthereIwasmybestself?"Mybestplace.IfIdidn'tknowthethingsthatyouteach,supply,espouse,thesamethings-
DaveAsprey: Thethingsthatyouknowaswell.
BrendonB: IfIdidn'tknowallthehighperformancehabits,Iwould'vebeenatotaltrainwreck.That'swhyItellpeopletohavethesethings.Likewesaidaboutinfluence,it'sthepowertoserve.Highperformancetomeissomuchofthat.It'shavingthepowertobeyourbestselfwhenlifedemandsofit.
DaveAsprey: Yes.
BrendonB: Rightnow,lifedemandsitallthetime.Wehavetoteachpeoplehowtoaccessthat.Thecoursehelpstremendouslywiththat.
DaveAsprey: FromwhatyouweresayingitsoundskindoflikeaminiversionofwhatyouteachatExpertsAcademy,whichisaveryhighendevent.
BrendonB: HighPerformanceAcademy,yeah.
DaveAsprey: Sorry,IsaidExperts,ImeanHighPerformanceAcademy.
BrendonB: Yeah.Ilaughaboutitbecauseweweresittingthererecordingit,myvideographerwaslike,"Youusuallyteachthatatyour$1,000-levelstuff."Isaid,"Yeah,butoneofthethingsIloveaboutOprahWinfreyNetworkistheirdesiretobringtheseconceptstothemasses.BecauselikeIsaid,it'snotaluxuryanymore.Thisisaneedtofigureout,"HowdoIoptimizemylife?"Mostimportantly
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Ithinkeveryoneislookingtotomorrowthesedays,andthey'realittleskittishaboutit.
DaveAsprey: Yeah.
BrendonB: They'reworriedabouthowitmightbeandwhattheirtomorrowmightbelike.Again,itwaslike,"No,youcangenerateyourfuture.Youdon'thavetohavethisexperience.Youcouldstartdoinghabitsandbehaviors,usetoolsandstrategiestodaytocreateanextraordinarilycompellingandamazingtomorrow.Youjustneedtoknowthosethings."THat'swhatI'mtryingtorevealinourwork,andIknowyouandIdothistogetheronthepodcastsaswell.
DaveAsprey: Awesome.I'mgoingtoasktheteamtoputtogetheraURL.IknowOprahtrackswheregoodstuffcomesfrom,soifyoulikethis,trackit;bulletproof.com/Brendonorbulletproof.com/Oprah,justsoyoucanfinditquickly,soifyou'reatworkordrivingyoucantypethatinandit'lltakeyouthere.
Brendon,Idon'tevenknowifwehavesomesortofaffiliatethingsetuponthis,that'snotwhyI'mdoingthat,justtoletpeoplefindit.We'llworkonthatafterwards.Thisiscompletelyadhoc.Itiscool,andifeveryonelisteninggoestothatURL;bulletproof.com/Brendon,whoknows,maybeI'llgettomeetOprahsomeday.That'dbeawesome.
BrendonB: Yeah.Ultimatelypeoplewhoarespreadinggreatmessagesforotherpeople,theygetrecognized.I'vealwaysseenit.Imean,mywholelife,IfeellikeyouandImetbecauseofthat.
DaveAsprey: Absolutely.
BrendonB: WemetpeoplewhobothyouandIhelpedandserved,andthentheyconnectedus.Ireallybelievethat.Deliver,support,promotegreatmessages.Whetherit's,whenyoufinishthispodcasttodaysendittofivepeople.Justemailyourfivebestfriends,"Ilikethis
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session,listentoit."Itallcomesbacktoallofus,Ireallybelieveit.Wespreadgoodthingsintheworld,theycomeback.
DaveAsprey: Verywellsaid,BrendonBurchard.Thanksforbeingontheshow,man.Alwaysgoodtoseeyou.
BrendonB: Yeah,greatseeingyou.Thanksbuddy.
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