386: Nik Wallenda - How To Rise Above What's Holding You Back (Life On The Wire)

<p>Text LEARNERS to 44222</p> <p>Full show notes at <a href= "http://www.LearningLeader.com">www.LearningLeader.com</a></p> <p>IG/Twitter: @RyanHawk12</p> <p>Notes:</p> <p><em>The Learning Leader Show</em></p> <ul> <li>"Life is on the wire. The rest is just waiting." -- Karl Wallenda (Nik's grandfather)</li> <li> "Fear of Feathers" -- One of the greatest fears of our current age: uncertainty.</li> <li>On March 4, 2020, Nik completed his greatest accomplishment to date, walking over the lava lake of the active Masaya Volcano. </li> <li>On June 4, 2011, Nik Wallenda successfully completed the high wire walk in San Juan that took his grandfather's life -- a 135-foot-long high-wire crossing between the two towers of the ten-story Condado Plaza Hotel.</li> <li>John Maxwell saw Nik speak at an event and encouraged him to write a book.</li> <li>Nik shares how his worst fear came true when five family members fell while doing a stunt. <ul> <li>He thought, should I get back up on the wire?</li> <li>He learned from his family that they always fulfill their contracts. <ul> <li>"I get goosebumps telling this story... My dad said, 'I'll always be there for you.'"</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>"It's my job as the leader to figure out who's shaky and be there for them."</li> <li>Work to counter negativity with positivity and preparation.</li> <li>Nik's mother walked the wire when she was six months pregnant with him. <ul> <li>"This is the way I came into the world. This is the way I want to go out."</li> </ul> </li> <li>"One day you eat the chicken. The next day, you eat the feathers."</li> <li>"What you would call fear, I would call respect."</li> <li>"The worst thing you can do for a wild animal is show it fear. Show respect instead."</li> <li>"I never wear a harness unless my network partner makes me."</li> <li>The preparation process for a big event is meticulous and intense. <ul> <li>He wears an oxygen deprivation mask to feel what it's like to not have a lot of oxygen. <ul> <li>"It's all about building mental confidence."</li> <li>Make training much harder than the event</li> <li>"You cannot ever train enough."</li> <li>"If you think you should practice 5 times, do it 50 times."</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Excellence = <ul> <li>A passion about being good at what you do</li> <li>Too many people are miserable at what they do. It's fear. <ul> <li>"Even if you hate your job, do it with excellence."</li> </ul> </li> <li>"You have to show up at work every single day."</li> <li>"Be positive, force yourself to smile."</li> </ul> </li> <li>What is Nik thinking while walking over an active volcano? <ul> <li>"I'm free, I'm excited, I have every emotion you can imagine."</li> </ul> </li> <li>Alex Honold and David Blaine have become great friends and are very helpful.</li> </ul>