It’s about 2 years ago now that I was reminded of how important it is to have multiple flow triggers...  

Are There Different Kinds of Flow? 

In the past, Steven Kotler suggested there are several flow state triggers that can be divided into four categories...

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Embracing risk is an important part to developing your creative flow. Being comfortable with the unknown is an important skill and mindset we need to develop as entrepreneurs living a high flow lifestyle.  

Risk stretches our creativity because it pushes us to think outside the box more in order to make the risk count. There are real stakes at hand, but there are also real rewards.  

Risks also lead to growth, and if we aren’t growing, we are dying. As we grow, we learn to evaluate situations differently because each time we are building a larger body of experience to draw upon. .. 
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Working within a structure, a deadline, and a framework can actually force us to be more creative. I’ve found that it’s harder to be creative amidst chaos and complete freedom. Sometimes rules or traditions can be used to expand your creativity by thinking about expansion within a defined space.  

I am not really one for reality TV or Survivor-type shows, but I came across an article in Surface about a show on HBO Max called Ellen’s Next Great Designer.  

The finale featured designer and architect Arielle Assouline-Lichten, founder of the sustainability-minded Brooklyn furniture studio Slash Objects, and it highlighted how she accessed flow during the show and afterward, where she eventually took second place...

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In our search for happiness, meaningfulness, and peak performance, positive psychology has shown us that the quickest way there is to value other people. Our overall life satisfaction isn’t a solo pursuit, we bring along those around us we love and consider as part of our inner circle. Cue Robert DiNiro and Ben Stiller... Anyway.  

For me, this is my wife and 2 kids and the rest of my family and others who provide social support. This is what the good life and a high flow lifestyle are built on and we can train this through practicing active listening and empathy...

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I’m your host and flow state coach Dr. Josh Smith and welcome to the High Flow Lifestyle show, where I take a unique approach to personal growth for entrepreneurs and self-employed business owners. These quick little shots will help you consistently lead a high flow lifestyle and live life to the fullest.

I don’t think anyone has given you the advice before to just run away from your problems, well I take pride in being the first then. 

 Let me explain what I mean by that though. What I’m really talking about today is runner’s high.  

Running has become one of my flow triggers and I’m a big proponent of everyone getting into it. I love it for the ease of literally only needing running shoes, and technically there are even barefoot runners out there but I’m not that hardcore...

  

I’m your host and flow state coach Dr. Josh Smith and welcome to the High Flow Lifestyle show, where I take a unique approach to personal growth for entrepreneurs and self-employed business owners. These quick little shots will help you consistently lead a high flow lifestyle and live life to the fullest.

Although there is growing research around the futility of brainstorming, businesses sometimes feel the need to gather and kick around ideas. This is only productive if you set things up right from the beginning. It starts with everyone coming into it with a positive mindset, they are free from judgment, restrictions, and not allowed to develop a herd mentality. 

I’ve said it before but, “Effective creativity comes about when both individual and group brainstorming is allowed to happen.” 

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I’m your host and flow state coach Dr. Josh Smith and welcome to the High Flow Lifestyle show, where I take a unique approach to personal growth for entrepreneurs and self-employed business owners. These quick little shots will help you consistently lead a high flow lifestyle and live life to the fullest.  

Are you creating optimal experiences in your life? Are you encouraging your kids and others around you to seek out optimal experiences?  

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the grandfather of flow says that: 

 “It is not enough to be happy to have an excellent life. The point is to be happy while doing things that stretch our skills, that help us grow and fulfill our potential. ..

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I’m your host and flow state coach Dr. Josh Smith and welcome to the High Flow Lifestyle show, where I take a unique approach to personal growth for entrepreneurs and self-employed business owners. These quick little shots will help you consistently lead a high flow lifestyle and live life to the fullest. 

A new survey shows that creatives find brainstorming sessions a colossal waste of time. Is this the death of brainstorming?  

It’s true that group flow can be even more powerful than individual flow, but many people aren’t provided the right environment to allow for creative flow to happen.   

A Dutch file-sharing company called WeTransfer surveyed over 20,000 creatives across different genres and 190 countries, and one thing they found was that creatives don’t find brainstorming sessions helpful in creative problem-solving... 

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I’m your host and flow state coach Dr. Josh Smith and welcome to the High Flow Lifestyle show, where I take a unique approach to personal growth for entrepreneurs and self-employed business owners. These quick little shots will help you consistently lead a high flow lifestyle and live life to the fullest.  

We are all familiar with Elon Musk and his many accomplishments from co-founder of Paypal to founder of Tesla and SpaceX. You can describe him as an innovator, a visionary, a futurist, an entrepreneur, but can we say he leads a high flow lifestyle?  

Entrepreneur magazine recently had an article entitled “Why is Elon Musk So Successful? It All Comes Down to These 5 Key Personality Traits” 

The goal of the article was to figure out why Musk was so successful and figure out ways that we could bring that into our own lives.  

I’d like to focus on a few of the traits as it relates to the flow state, but I’ll go through them quickly to give you some background...

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I’m your host and flow state coach Dr. Josh Smith and welcome to the High Flow Lifestyle show, where I take a unique approach to personal growth for entrepreneurs and self-employed business owners. These quick little shots will help you consistently lead a high flow lifestyle and live life to the fullest.  

There is a great book out there by Gay Hendricks called The Big Leap where he discusses different zones that people are in in their life. I’m relating this to your business, which will help you prioritize your focus, and how it fits with a work-life synergy that emphasizes lifestyle freedom as well.  

So how do you enjoy your business, stay profitable, and have a meaningful life? It’s all about honing your zone of genius and accessing flow.  

Let’s look at his 4 zones:...

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