Kokoro The Ancient Secret to Anchoring Your Success

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.