The Leap of Your Life
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crossing threshold for, xiv–xv
ingredients of, x–xi
procrastinating, ix–x
risk of not taking leap, xiii–xiv
taking next leap, xii
See also business leap; connection leap; edge; knowing yourself; moment of leap; noise release; physical leap; purpose; spiritual leap; turning points; vision
LeapOfYourLife.com (website), 246
Leap Tips Airplane Mode, 117
Avoid the Middle, 11
Big Dreams Require Big Energy, 168
Change Requires Change, 132
Create Space (Start with One), 88
Create the Feeling You're Waiting For, 216
Date Yourself, 200
Detach from Feedback, 109
Don't Keep Your Dream a Secret, 128
80/20 Everything, 82
Eradicate Weak Language, 130
Insights Happen When You're Not Forcing It, 178
Intuition Always Wins, 64
Lean in to Vulnerability, 207
Make Decisions About Who You're Becoming, 53
Really, What's the Worst-Case Scenario?, 45
Release the Emotion, 71
(Reverse) Visualization, 35
Run Toward Fear, 24
Stop Saying Yes to Everything, 222
Visit Your Local Cemetery, 38
Your Greatest Moments, 25
letting go, 83–84
leverage releasing noise for, 85
using regret as, 42–43
life, unlived. See regret
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (Kondo), 83–84
Life Is Rare, 179
life lessons, physical training for, 170
life philosophy, cultivating, 63–64
lifestyle shift, 172–173
Limitless (film), 123
Linchpin (Godin), 94
logistics, releasing worry about, 122–123
Lyons, Elizabeth, 184–185
M
Mackey, Tara, 110–111
marketing, investing in, 158-159
marketplace, purpose/understanding of, 91, 92, 98–99
Maslow, Abraham, 168–170
mastery skills, 98, 101
Matiash, Nick, 204
Mattison, Seth, 226–227
maturing, emotional intelligence for, 68
meaning finding, 8
mastery for creation of, 101
meditation, 87, 177–178, 190
mentors for feedback, 104
finding, 226
Miami University, 37–38
Microsoft, 116–117
Miller, Donald, 99–101
missed opportunities, 38–39
moment of leap, 121–136 Commit with Mind, Body, and Spirit (Step 2), 128
Daigle on, 124–125
Declare Like Your Life Depends on It (Step 1), 127–128
defining your moment, 125–126
Execute Immediately or Else (Step 3), 128–129
Leap Tips, 128, 130, 132
seizing of, 130–133
as transformative, 121–124
vividness of, 126–127
You Are All In, Act Like It
(Step 4), 129–130
motivation, 12–14
Musk, Elon, 179
N
nature, for tuning into signal, 87
Nature Human Behavior, 152
negativity bias, 50
networking. See tribe
Newport, Cal, 97
Next Level Life, 19–20
Nichols, Lisa, 10, 213
Nixon, Jay, 39–40
noise release, 77–90 allowing for leap with, 79, 88–89
Closet Principle of, 80–82
Delete, Delete, Delete (Step 2), 83–84
Examine Your Environment (Step 3), 84–86
4–1–4 model for, 77–78
Leap Tips, 82, 88
need for, 78–79
removing obstacles with, 79–80
Take Inventory (Step 1), 82–83
Tune into the Signal (Step 4), 87–88
#NotesFromTheLeap about, xv
Daigle, 124
Graham, 143
Lyons, 184–185
Mackey, 110–111
Matiash, 204
Mattison, 226–227
Nixon, 39–40
Pugmire, 19–20
Stephens, 148
Stone, 67
Zeller, 214
O
oasis myth, 227–228
obsessing, 37–38
obstacles, removing, 79–80. See also noise release
Office Space (film), 139
one-liner, purpose/construction of, 91, 92, 99–101
One-Liner (exercise), 99–101
On the Infinite Universe and Worlds (Bruno), 47–48, 55
opportunity cost, 51–52
The Organic Life, 110–111
P
Page, Larry, 179
Pareto, Vilfredo, 81
Pareto Principle (80/20 principle), 80–82, 222, 232–233
passion business leap and, 141
purpose and, 91, 92, 94–96
patience, 117–118
peace, finding, 183
perception, 129–130
permission, to leap, 123
Perry, Tyler, 107–110, 113–114
Persuasive Tech Lab (Stanford University), 84–85
physical leap, 163–176 Call to Adventure (Physical Leap 1), 172
ensuring success for, 174–175
finding deeper reason (“why”) for, 167–168
health crises and, 166–167
hierarchy of needs and, 168–170
Leap Tips, 168
need for, 163–164
Radical Lifestyle Shift (Physical Leap 2), 172–173
spirit of Kokoro (heart) and, 171–172
Stepping into Ring (Physical Leap 3), 173
for success, 218
types of physical leaps, 172–173
for yourself, 165–166, 175
pivot leap, 149–150
Playing the Long Game (Risk Pillar 2), 52–53
problem solving, 100–101
professional skills, identifying, 98
Pugmire, Preston, 19–20
purpose, 91–105 business leap and, 141
Construct Your One-Liner (Step 5), 99–101
Create Clarity Around Your Purpose (Step 1), 92–94
Examine Marketplace and Needs (Step 4), 98–99
flow state of, 91
Identify What Lights You Up Inside (Step 2), 94–96
ingredients of, 91, 92, 104–105
mastery creates meaning for, 101
Power Leap Step, 105
pressure vs., 92, 93
skill game plan for, 102–104
Take Inventory of Your Key Skills (Step 3), 96–98
Q
quality of life, increasing, 184
quest, spiritual leap as, 181–184
questions asking the right questions, 223
breaking down patterns and, 182–183
Quest Nutrition, 150
R
Radical Self-Assessment (Step 4), 70–71
Ratey, John, 165
reactivity, reducing, 69–70
reading, for tuning into signal, 87
Reddit (regret example), 33–34, 34
reflection creating space for, 221
reviewing principles, 66
reframing fear as ally, 22–23
fear as compass, 22, 23
fear as prerequisit, 23–24
of judgment, 28–30
for knowing yourself, 72–73
need for, 18
of risk, 50–52
of unknown, 26–27
regret, 33–46 example, 33–35, 34
flipping script on, 43–44
“it's the not knowing that kills you,” 44
Leap Tips, 35, 38, 45
as leverage, 42–43
Nixon on, 39–40
&nbs
p; as price of not taking leap, 35–39, 44–45
rejection vs., 207
understanding, 37–39
windows of opportunity and, 40–41
regret, avoiding, 8
The Regret Lab (Miami University), 37–38
rejection, 198–199, 205, 207
relationships. See connection leap
resilience, developing, 68–70
reverse visualization, 35
Rising Starts Mastermind, 214
risk, 47–58 aversity to, 50
Be in the Right Environments (Risk Pillar 3), 53–54
Bruno as example of, 47–48, 55
Clarity Around Your Purpose (Risk Pillar 1), 52
dreams as, 3–4
flipping script of, 54–55
Leap Tips, 53
life as risky, 48–49
of not taking leap, 55
perception of, 49
Playing the Long Game (Risk Pillar 2), 52–53
reframing, 50–52
regret as price of not taking leap, 35–39
as subjective, 49–50
subjectiveness of, 44–45
worst-case scenario fears, 45
Roll, Rich, 163–164
ruminating, 37–38
S
Schmidt, Eric, 179
script, flipping, 54–55
SEALFIT, 171–172
self, evolving. See evolution of you
self-assessment taking inventory for, 70–71
See also knowing yourself
self-love, 199–200
self-reliance, 8
sensory deprivation, 191. See also float tanks
Shannon Graham Consulting, 143
skills and skill game plan Brain Dump (Step 1), 102
Categorize (Step 2), 102
Craft Your Game Plan (Step 5), 103–104
Deletion (Step 3), 102
Focus (Step 4), 102–103
taking inventory of, 96–98
So Good They Can't Ignore You (Godin), 97
Spark (Ratey), 165
spiritual leap, 177–193 Deepen Your Practice (Spiritual Leap 2), 187–188
doing more to be more, 180–181
Explore the Unknown (Spiritual Leap 1), 187
importance of, 191–192
for insight, 178–180
Leap Tips, 178
Lyons on, 184–185
making time for, 177–178, 185–186
Micro Leaps (Spiritual Leap 4), 188–189
as quest, 181–184
Radical Leep (Spiritual Leap 3), 188
roadblocks to, 189–190
for success, 218
tools for, 190–191
types of, 186–189
standing meditation, 87
Stanford University, 84–85
Stephens, Brandon, 148
Stone, Taylor, 67
Story Brand, 99–101
Stott, Shane, 188
success, automatic, 217–218
Summerville, Amy, 37–38
support system. See tribe
surrender, vision and, 118–119
systems, investing in, 158-159
T
taking inventory noise release for, 82–83
purpose and, 91, 92, 96–98
for self-assessment, 70–71
thinking time, for tuning into signal, 88
360-degree model of learning, 230–231
Thrive Fitness, 39–40
time issues of hiring help, 157–158
making time for spiritual leap, 177–178, 185–186
thinking time for tuning into signal, 88
transformation, moment of leap as, 121–124
tribe asking for feedback from, 66
environment and, 53–54, 82–86
fading relationships and,
234–236
meeting people for, 237–239
mentors, 104, 226
for physical leap, 174
for support, 236–237
taking inventory of, 82
Trim Apparel, 214
trust, 88, 131–132, 221
turning points to begin journey, 135–138
for leap of your life, 209–210
to reach edge, 57–58
Tyler Perry Studios, 108–109
U
University of Illinois, 42
unknown, 213–224 asking questions about, 223
bulletproofing leap for, 224
Create Space to Reflect (Leap Habit 3), 221
Cultivate Faith and Trust (Leap Habit 4), 221
facing, 213
finding comfort with duality, 215–216
Leap Tips, 216, 222
listening to, 25–26
Practice Deletion (Leap Habit 5), 222–223
radical change of, 214–215
Reaffirm Your Vision Daily (Leap Habit 1), 219
reframing, 26–27
success as automatic,
217–218
Take One (Purposeful) Step (Leap Habit 2), 219–220
Zeller on, 214
V
values identifying, 65–66
spiritual leap and, 183
vehicle of delivery, 93
vertical goals, 103
Vipassana meditation, 177–178
vision, 107–120 Clarity Around Your Purpose (Risk Pillar 1), 52
as compass, 119–120
Consistent Action (Collapse Reality) (Vision Pillar 3), 114–116, 116
Cultivating Patience (Vision Pillar 5), 117–118
Intense Focus (Vision Pillar 4), 116–117
Leap Tips, 109, 117
Mackey on, 110–111
of Perry, 107–110, 113–114
as planting seeds, 109–110
reaffirming, 219
Relentless Clarity (Vision Pillar 1), 112–113
taking daily steps toward, 219–220
Total Surrender (Vision Pillar 6), 118–119
Undeniable Belief (Vision Pillar 2), 113–114
vision boards for, 111–112
vulnerability, 206, 207
W
walking, for tuning into signal, 87
Wallace, David Foster, 26–27
Ware, Bonnie, 35–36
The Way of The Superior Man (Deida), 225–226
Why (Real) Entrepreneurs Don't Work From Home (Baker ), 85
Williamson, Marianne, 126, 189
windows of opportunity for business leap, 151–153
recognizing, 40–41
Wood, Wendy, 85–86
work, enjoyment of, 141–142
worst-case scenario, overcoming risk of, 45
Z
Zappos, 179
Zeller, Mike, 214
zero-to-launch leap, 149
zone of genius, 141
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