The primitive side of the brain makes us only focus on survival, and that can hold us back. How do you make sure you’re not letting your mind sabotage you? How do you find silence in your mind and live in stillness? What are the biggest challenges when it comes to climbing Everest? On this episode, we are joined by the legendary Erik Weihenmayer, who shares on creating the discipline to make your mind a beautiful, still stream.

The nature of mind is like water. If you do not disturb it, it becomes clear. -Erik Weihenmayer

Takeaways + Tactics

At the start of the show, Erik shared what it’s like to stand on top of the world and the importance of having stillness in your mind. We talked about the importance of knowing the right time and place to trust your brain. “The most relaxed fighter is the fighter who wins.” We also talked about team dynamics and why it’s so important for everyone to have the same mission. Towards the end of the show, Erik shared the experience of climbing Everest.

Erik also spoke about;

It takes a lot of practice and discipline to find that quiet place in your mind, but on the other side of that is peace and fulfillment. You have to learn to know your brain and be aware of when it’s sabotaging you and when you can listen to it. You need to talk down your brain when it’s sending you false signals. When you commit to something and you’re fully there, try to stay in that moment and be fully there, be hyper focused on what’s around you and don’t let the fear, doubt, and questioning sabotage the moment and what you should be feeling. Remember to keep your mind still like a mountain stream.

Guest Bio

Erik is an American athlete, adventurer, author, activist and motivational speaker, and the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001. He also completed the Seven Summits in September 2002, joining 150 mountaineers at the time who had accomplished that feat, but the only climber who was blind. In 2008 he also added Carstensz Pyramid in West Papua New Guinea,