Brain Athletes: Arnold Beekes on Training Your Mind & Becoming a “Better for All” Leader

Brain Athletes: Arnold Beekes on Training Your Mind & Becoming a “Better for All” Leader

Catherine Llewellyn welcomes Arnold Beekes back to Truth & Transcendence to explore his work with “brain athletes”—people who deliberately train their thoughts, emotions, relationships and leadership in much the same way an athlete trains their body.Arnold introduces three ideas at the heart of his approach: unconditioning, aspiration, and united uniqueness. Together, Catherine and Arnold explore the invisible “straitjackets” created by conditioning, the possibility of consciously shaping our emotional states, and the importance of bringing our unique qualities together in service of a world that is “better for all,” rather than simply better for a few.They also discuss neuroplasticity, self-kindness, the impact of our inner critic, and why becoming more authentic can transform not only our own lives but the lives of everyone around us.#BrainAthletes #ConsciousLeadership #TruthAndTranscendence

Where our conversation went:

00:00 Welcome back, Arnold Beekes, and introducing the idea of brain athletes

01:36 What is a brain athlete?

04:17 Why we need “better for all” leaders

06:15 Competency, capacity and the aspiration behind leadership

08:45 Three foundations: unconditioning, aspiration and united uniqueness

09:52 How conditioning creates invisible “straitjackets”

13:13 Removing the limitations that prevent us from performing at our best

15:14 Can we consciously engineer our emotional states?

16:10 United uniqueness: bringing different people and qualities together