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The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

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

Duration
1h 3m
Broadcast on
04 Oct 2020
Audio Format
other

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Notes:

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  • "Life is on the wire. The rest is just waiting." -- Karl Wallenda (Nik's grandfather)
  • "Fear of Feathers" -- One of the greatest fears of our current age: uncertainty.
  • On March 4, 2020, Nik completed his greatest accomplishment to date, walking over the lava lake of the active Masaya Volcano.
  • 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.
  • John Maxwell saw Nik speak at an event and encouraged him to write a book.
  • Nik shares how his worst fear came true when five family members fell while doing a stunt.
    • He thought, should I get back up on the wire?
    • He learned from his family that they always fulfill their contracts.
      • "I get goosebumps telling this story... My dad said, 'I'll always be there for you.'"
  • "It's my job as the leader to figure out who's shaky and be there for them."
  • Work to counter negativity with positivity and preparation.
  • Nik's mother walked the wire when she was six months pregnant with him.
    • "This is the way I came into the world. This is the way I want to go out."
  • "One day you eat the chicken. The next day, you eat the feathers."
  • "What you would call fear, I would call respect."
  • "The worst thing you can do for a wild animal is show it fear. Show respect instead."
  • "I never wear a harness unless my network partner makes me."
  • The preparation process for a big event is meticulous and intense.
    • He wears an oxygen deprivation mask to feel what it's like to not have a lot of oxygen.
      • "It's all about building mental confidence."
      • Make training much harder than the event
      • "You cannot ever train enough."
      • "If you think you should practice 5 times, do it 50 times."
  • Excellence =
    • A passion about being good at what you do
    • Too many people are miserable at what they do. It's fear.
      • "Even if you hate your job, do it with excellence."
    • "You have to show up at work every single day."
    • "Be positive, force yourself to smile."
  • What is Nik thinking while walking over an active volcano?
    • "I'm free, I'm excited, I have every emotion you can imagine."
  • Alex Honold and David Blaine have become great friends and are very helpful.
I get goosebumps as I tell a story, but it didn't even cross my mind to even consider walking the wire. I have to wait to see if my sister is going to live. I have to see if my aunt is going to be able to walk again. I have to see with Andrew, you know, they were, they were very injured and, but I had to say, well, I just want you to know if you're going to do it, I'm there for you. And I'll be there to support you. And my father is my, he's my lead safety, my lead rigor, he oversees everything that keeps me safe. It's my job to stay on top of that wire, he's, it's his job to make sure that wire doesn't come down. And for him to say that it, it sort of came as a shock to me, but I remember sitting there and thinking, you know, this is what my family would do. My great grandfather lived by the words the show must go on and every autograph that I signed says never give up. So this is what I probably should do. Welcome to the learning leader show presented by Rixie and Meyer. I am Ryan Hawk. Thank you so much for being here. Text learners to 44222 in order to join tens of thousands of learning leaders from all over the world, receive mindful Monday updates, what I'm reading, writing, watching, thinking about. Also, give you more details about how my book, Welcome to Management will help you become a more effective leader. Text learners to 44222 now on to tonight's feature leader, the great Nick Wallenda holder of 11 Guinness world records and a list of never before seen death defying feats. Nick has written his name in the history as truly the king of the high wire. He has performed live in every state in the United States and all over the world garnered the support from tens of millions of live viewers and network television specials on ABC and the Discovery channel from crossing the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls to walking blindfolded between two towers in Chicago. Nick personifies the willenda family legacy of never giving up and has time and time again proven that fear is a liar. A few of the topics we discussed, the three keys to conquering your fears and then his meticulous preparation process and how you can implement a similar framework. Then Nick shares his mindset when he's out on the wire without any safety harnesses. His stories are gripping and will keep you on the edge of your seat. Ladies and gentlemen, it's Nick Wallenda. Nick Wallenda, it's so good to have you here on The Learning Leaders Show. Welcome. Thanks for having me on. I, as I was telling you before we hit record, I've watched you numerous times on TV so it's pretty surreal to get the opportunity to talk with you. But I want to jump quickly to a moment in your life to kick this one off. And that is John Maxwell, a guy who's been on this podcast multiple times and you happen to be speaking at the same event and you started telling your story beyond just what we see on TV. You started telling your story to him and he was so compelled to pay attention to it by your one, just your story as fastening as is. That you, as a storyteller, compelled him to tell you to write this new book and in so

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