1. Introduction and Context
* Purpose of the Podcast/Discussion
* Association with "Superhuman Selling" and Elyse Archer
* Speaker's (Brandon Handley's) role: Running a men's mastermind
* Current theme: "Grounding the Leap"
2. Understanding the "Leap" and its Challenges
* Definition of the "leap": A breakthrough, a new baseline, a significant shift.
* The problem: Leaps can fade into memory without grounding.
* The goal: Locking in the leap, stabilizing the "new you" to become the new baseline.
* Breakthroughs are exciting but initially unstable.
* The nervous system, mind, and body need time to adapt to the new state.
3. The "Being" vs. "Doing" Paradigm for Grounding
* Common misconception: Securing a leap through more efforting, habits, and hustling.
* The speaker's past experience: Stuck in the "doing more" mindset.
* The key principle: 95-98% of locking a leap is "being," only 2-5% is "doing."
* The importance of understanding what it means to "live in this new state."
4. The Union of Heart and Mind (Kokoro)
* An ancient principle from other cultures.
* Concept introduced: Union of heart and mind.
* Historical influences: Alan Watts and the concept of "mushin."
* The Japanese term: "Kokoro" (written with the character for heart).
* Definition of Kokoro: The union of heart and mind, working as one, not in competition.
* Western civilization's separation of heart and mind:
* The head as the CEO.
* The heart ignored or relegated to a passive role.
* Consequences: Leaps don't stick, trying to live breakthroughs in the mind while ignoring the body and emotions.
5. Scientific Basis for Heart-Mind Connection
* The heart's intelligence: Not just a blood pump.
* Heart's neural network: Approximately 40,000 neurons.
* Information flow: Heart sends more information to the brain than vice-versa.
* Pre-cognitive reactions: The heart reacts milliseconds before conscious thought.
* Research backing: Harvard, University of California, and others.
* Implication: The body "feels" the terrain before the brain maps it.
* Ignoring the heart/intuition leads to reverting to the old baseline.
* Tuning into the heart and mind together makes the new terrain familiar.
6. Alignment and States of Being
* The principle of "alignment first, action second."
* Transition from "contraction" to "expansion."
* Defining "contraction":
* Physical sensations: Chest caving in, shallow breath, racing mind, heaviness.
* Psychological association: The old baseline, fear of the unknown.
* Defining "expansion":
* Physical sensations: Open chest, deep diaphragm breathing, relaxed shoulders, clear mind.
* Psychological association: The new terrain, confidence in the new identity.
* Leading with expansion allows "doing" to flow naturally.
7. Practical Exercise: Locking in the Leap
* Purpose: To ground the leap in the present moment.
* Step 1: Identify Contraction.
* Think of things put off since the leap.
* Feel bodily sensations of tightening (contraction).
* Recognize this as the "old you" trying to keep you "safe."
* Step 2: Imagine Expansion.
* Visualize the desired outcome of the task being done.
* Notice bodily sensations of opening and softening (expansion).
* Recognize this as the leap being grounded.
* Step 3: Future Action Protocol.
* Do not act from contraction.
* Pause, find expansion.
* Then, move forward.
8. Reinforcing and Stabilizing the Leap
* Keeping the leap "unshakable."
* Training the mind to spot evidence of the leap.
* Recognizing new responses vs. reactions.
* "Proving the leap in real time" (Price Pritchett's concept).
* Looking for proof while living it, not waiting for external validation.
* Past leaps may have been unrecognized.
* Opportunities appearing in unexpected ways ("ways that you know not of," referencing biblical phrasing).
* "Trusting the unknown" (Price Pritchett's concept).
* Recording and acknowledging this evidence in real time.
9. Anchoring the New Frequency (Heart-Mind Lock-In)
* A guided breathing exercise.
* Technique: Slow, easy breaths through the nose, belly expansion, shoulder softening.
* Focus: Calling up the feeling of already living the leap and expansion.
* Anchoring the feeling through bodily checks (shoulders, neck).
* Establishing the new "home frequency" as living from expansion.
10. Making Choices for Stability
* Every choice either stabilizes the leap or slides back to the baseline.
* Key check-ins:
* Feeling state: Contraction or expansion?
* Heart and mind connection: Working together or split?
* The power of choice: Choosing expansion, choosing Kokoro, choosing to live in the new state.
11. Invitation to Further Support and Community
* Offering help with grounding leaps, experiencing leaps, and identifying leaps.
* Mention of the "Superhuman Selling" mastermind.
* Format: Bi-weekly, within groups and communities.
* Benefits: Support from others and the opportunity to support them.
* Concept: "A whole rising tide lifts all ships."
* Call to action: Reach out and check it out.
* Ultimate goal: Making leaps "sticky" and establishing them as the new baseline/reality.
