POWERUP SPEAKER SERIES
Alexis
lenihan
6 Secrets of the World’s Most Successful People
High Performers are not born; they are conditioned by habit and practice. Learn how to sharpen, heighten and hone the five key areas of High Performance.
Like you, Life and Business Coach, Alexis Lenihan has wondered what the secret to happiness in life really is. Is it love? Money? Achievement?
With 15+ years of coaching, speaking and most importantly, real-life, hands-on experience, Alexis has a different view of how to achieve true happiness and fulfillment in life. She believes that intention, clarity and purposeful action sets the foundation to achieve our highest potential in every aspect of our lives. She is dedicated to helping people achieve heightened and sustained levels of performance while maintaining optimum health, well-being and connection.
Alexis is one of only 900 coaches worldwide, trained and certified by The High Performance Institute. She is also a dynamic professor with the Mckeil School of Business at Mohawk College, in addition to running her personal development business, Shiftstorm, in Burlington, Ontario.
As a busy mom of 2 young boys, Alexis knows first hand how life can often seem like a juggling act and is committed to helping you find a beautiful balance, so that the life you live is by design, not by reaction.
Our Quest
“What do the world’s highest-performing, most successful, most fulfilled people DO DIFFERENTLY?”
Because clearly it’s NOT EASY.
THREE HUGE, AWFUL, DEBILITATING PROBLEMS:
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fear
fatigue
frustration
So how do the world’s most successful people overcome fear, fatigue and frustration and implement the RIGHT strategies and habits to dramatically advance their lives and careers?
Well that’s what this is about…. But first…
Ask, “What would happen if I really focused on this area?”
Think beyond yourself: “How might improvement in these areas help me, but also my family, team, career/mission, and overall life goals?”
It’s cool to question anything I say. Just ask, “Is this true or important in my life right now?”
back to our quest!
“What do the world’s highest-performing, most successful, most fulfilled people DO DIFFERENTLY?”
what's not working?
You probably already do this stuff.
What leads to initial success is not sufficient for long-term success.
start
work hard
be passionate
focus on your strengths
practice a lot
be grateful
stick to it
How do YOU reach the NEXT LEVEL of abundant success (while avoiding burnout and false obligations)?
That’s what I want to teach you today, based on the world’s largest study of high performers.
The Science of High Performers
About The Study
You probably know of Brendon:
- 3-Time New York Times Bestselling Author
- CEO, High Performance Institute
- 10 Million Fans on Facebook
- 200 Million Video Views
- Ranked “one of the most influential leaders in personal growth” by Oprah Winfrey Network and Success Magazine
- “World’s Leading High Performance Coach” by Forbes.com
The study began to answer these questions:
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Why do some individuals and teams succeed more quickly than others and sustain that success over the long term?
Of those who pull it off, why are some miserable and others happy on the journey?
What motivates people to reach for higher levels of success in the first place, and what kinds of habits, training, and support help them continue to improve?
Here’s how High Performance Institute found the answers:
Global surveys.
Structured one-on-one interviews.
Data analytics.
Academic literature review.
Coaching insights from
3,000+ high performance coaching sessions.
Empirical results from training.
Which performance variables help people achieve long-term success the MOST?
Which habits are…
100+ performance variables
Deliberate?
Observable?
Malleable?
Trainable?
Effective across domains?
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high performance habits
personal
SEEK CLARITY
GENERATE ENERGY
RAISE NECESSITY
social
INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY
DEVELOP INFLUENCE
DEMONSTRATE COURAGE
The Institute Defined High Performance this way:
High performance means succeeding beyond standard norms, consistently over the long term, while maintaining optimal well-being and positive relationships.
succeeding beyond standard norms
consistently over the long term
while maintaining optimal well-being and positive relationships
It feels like the “full engagement,” “joy,” and “confidence” that comes from giving your absolute best.
the findings
Not what most people think….
High performance is not strongly correlated with age, gender, nationality, intelligence, personality, strengths, creativity, empathy, years of experience, or compensation.
It’s not all about strengths, either…
You can have all the strengths in the world,
but without the right habits you don’t get anything done.
High performers do not report working on their strengths any more than other people do.
The question they ask is less often “Who am I and what am I good at?” and more often “What is required to be of service here, and how can I grow into that or lead others to deliver service?”
so what?
The real questions become:
did they develop those habits?
did high performers get that way?
do they keep growing and succeed long-term?
My Surprising Results
as a mom
I changed as…
as a friend
as a leader
So enough about me.
The real questions remain:
HOW did high performers get that way?
HOW did they develop those habits?
HOW do they keep growing and succeed long-term?
The 6 Pillars
The answer is successful people sought breakthroughs, training and coaching in SIX critical areas. What we call the “High Performance Pillars.”
They had to master these…
HOW DO WE GET THERE? MASTERING THE PILLARS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE
Productivity
people
psychology
physiology
presence
purpose
Let’s see how you measure up,
and how fast you can dramatically improve…
WHAT YOU SHOULD PONDER AND KNOW ABOUT PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY
Am I living my truth? Do my thoughts serve me? Do I feel the confidence and joy I wanted at this stage of my life?
What 3 words really define who I am as a person and am I living those words congruently
and consistently?
Productivity
people
psychology
physiology
presence
purpose
WHAT YOU SHOULD PONDER AND KNOW ABOUT PHYSIOLOGY
Productivity
people
psychology
physiology
presence
purpose
PHYSIOLOGY
Do I feel an extraordinary level of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual energy?
Am I sleeping, eating, exercising, hydrating, gesturing, and speaking with enough passion to generate the emotions and power I desire?
WHAT YOU SHOULD PONDER AND KNOW ABOUT PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY
Am I doing my life’s work, or just busy work?
What would it take to 5X my productivity each week?
What major projects must I achieve in the next 90 days with absolute excellence?
Productivity
people
psychology
physiology
presence
purpose
PEOPLE
Am I doing my life’s work, or just busy work?
What would it take to 5X my productivity each week?
What major projects must I achieve in the next 90 days with absolute excellence?
WHAT YOU SHOULD PONDER AND KNOW ABOUT people
Productivity
people
psychology
physiology
presence
purpose
WHAT YOU SHOULD PONDER AND KNOW ABOUT presence
Productivity
people
PRESENCE
Am I fully engaging life?
What am I avoiding?
Who needs me to show up on my A Game?
What would life feel like if I was more in the Now?
physiology
psychology
presence
purpose
WHAT YOU SHOULD PONDER AND KNOW ABOUT purpose
Productivity
people
PURPOSE
How do I stay on my unique path despite all the distractions?
How do I know what that path really is?
When should I quit something vs stick with it?
What makes me feel fully alive so I can give?
physiology
psychology
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presence
purpose
Your Game Plan
So how important are those
6 areas of your life?
They are EVERYTHING, right?
So what’s your next
step in improving?
Let's find out, together.