53 Becoming Superhuman: Unlocking the Science of Ultimate Human Performance with Steven Kotler

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Entrepreneurship, Fitness, Inspiration, Greatness, Health, Money, Celebrity Interview, Self Care, Celebrity, Success, Mental Health, Relationships, Mindset, Health & Fitness, Education, Alternative Health, Business, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 25 February 2014

⏱️ 57 minutes

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As an athlete, being "in the zone" is a state that I absolutely love. It's something that doesn't happen as often as I like, but when I get there, it's the best feeling on earth. I've always been passionate about getting to that place and this week on the School of Greatness I've got an amazing guest with an intimate knowledge of what it means to be "in the zone."

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0:00.0	This is episode number 53 on the Science of Ultimate Human Performance with Stephen Kotler.
0:09.3	Welcome to the School of Greatness. My name is Louis Howe's former pro athlete
0:14.8	turned lifestyle entrepreneur. In each week we bring you an inspiring person or message
0:20.3	to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness. Thanks for spending some time with me today,
0:26.2	now let the class begin.
0:35.0	What is Upgrades? Thanks so much for tuning in today to this very special episode,
0:39.6	all about flow. And there's a great quote by Bruce Lee that explains flow when he talks about
0:48.0	becoming like water. I said empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water. Now you put water
1:00.1	into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put
1:05.9	in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash, be water my friend,
1:14.9	like that. Now being like water to me, what it really means is to be in flow. And in this episode
1:24.0	it's all about achieving flow states in every aspect of your life, from business to sports,
1:29.1	to relationships to hobbies and everything in between. And I'm very excited to be bringing on
1:34.4	Stephen Kotler, who is the author of the Rise of Superman decoding the Science of Ultimate Human
1:41.3	Performance. And as an athlete growing up and transitioning into professional sports and now
1:46.5	with the USA National Handball team, I've been obsessed with this topic of trying to figure out
1:52.3	how to stay in flow and peak state of mind and peak body performance all the time. Every practice,
1:59.5	every game, it's all about how to get into that flow in the zone. Some people call it, other people
2:04.6	call it runners higher in the pocket. You know, it's every athlete's dream is tapping into this
2:10.3	flow state. So I'm very excited to introduce you to Stephen. And what we're going to be covering is
2:15.0	really decoding the science of Ultimate Human Performance and strategies for getting into the zone
2:22.0	and being in flow on a more frequent consistent basis. We're also going to talk about kind of Stephen's
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