Leigh Marz Recap: The Power of Silence

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In our last episode we had the one and only incredible Lee Martz, and she specializes in silence. Golden. She calls her book the Power of Silence in a World of Noises. Isn't she right? It's a noisy world. Lots taking our attention, lots vying for our focus. And look, she has consulted with NASA, with Harvard University, ikea, Google Green team and so many others. So I wanted to take a moment, if you haven't listened to the full episode, to share some of the key highlights as to why we must create space for silence. Okay, so here's some key takeaways for you and I hope one of these really lands with you. And if you get a chance to listen to the full episode, please go and do that. But if you're busy and you haven't had a chance to do it, I get it. You're a high performing leader, you've got lots on your plate. So first things first, we need quiet and we need downtime. Why is that? Well, silence is restorative, silence is healing. So to create silence without the notifications, the dings, the people vying for attention, the calls, the emails, we need silence visually, we need silence audibly. And it's so crucially important for us to really restore our energy, to restore our mindset, to restore our fuel, that desire and that drive for life.

Another big takeaway here. Places of silence are where innovation and novel thinking take place. Now, for a lot of people, that might be difficult to grasp, but honestly, true, deep innovation and novel thinking takes place in silence, in moments of reflection. And as many of you who work with me or have been to any of my events or done any of our courses, you'll know that I always say that self evaluation is the seed of self mastery. You've got to have silence to really evaluate oneself. And if you keep going for the quick reaction and the quick fix, as Lee said, you're going to get conventional answers. You're going to be bog standard, you're going to be good. And good is the enemy of great. You won't get innovation and new thinking when you go for the quick reaction and the quick fix. And you need silence and reflective space to think at bif, to think as a best and field operator. Look, Lee also shared there's an emerging area of science looking at self transcendent experiences where one can feel a shrinking of the ego and also an expansion of life where you feel deeply connected and grateful. All of that happens in a short moment and in Silence. We're in a world of distraction. I would say digital dementia is what we are creating. We are so connected with our devices, but so disconnected with the people around us. So I want you to think, to be world class. Do you need more space? I truly think you do. And Lee talked about the shrinking of the ego. Well, here's a bit of insight I feel is true. It's a truth for me. You can say it's not for you, but that's okay. I feel like a bad day for the ego is a great day for the soul. And I want you to think back in your life. Maybe it's recently, but when did you have a bad ego day? A bad ego moment. Your ego was hit. But actually it was a good day for learning, a good day for growth, a good day to look back on, maybe with some space between you in that moment to learn that, hey, I can grow. And do you want to. We better science back up facts here. Google estimates that we generate as much information in two days as we did from the dawn of civilization to 2003. So from the dawn of civilization to 2003, the amount of information that was generated in that vast amount of time, we're now generating that exact amount of information in just two days. Wow, overload. We don't have the capacity to deal with that. So we've got to create these self boundaries where we create space between ourselves and our digital devices and the demands of the world and the noise of the big cities. So I want you to think about where is your sanctuary? Where are you going to go? Do you have somewhere at home we can go and put noise canceling headphones on? Can you go and do some forest bathing? Yes, it's a Japanese way of life. Get into a forest and bathe those trees. I don't mean stripped down, I mean like walk around, enjoy, sit and listen to the bird life. There are so many routes to silence. And Lisa, don't feel bad if your path to silence doesn't look like someone else's. Everyone takes their own route. Some options are meditation, entering flow state, transcendental experiences, being in a state of awe, dance, gardening, making love. You know, it's different for everyone. But I'm going to challenge you to try and find one or more ways that you can enter into silence. You can enter into self reflection in a way that's not toxic. So hey, if you enjoy a couple drinks or you maybe, you know, partake in some other substances, that's up to you. But what I'm saying is have you got some ways that you can enter that flow state without needing any of those extra additives? And that's really what we're looking at here. And look, many of us are addicted to being busy. We are busy being busy, not busy being productive. And silence for some is scary. When you walk into a room of new people and you don't know anyone, how comfortable are you standing there looking around, doing nothing? Do you ever find yourself reaching for your phone in a moment of silence? Look, we miss out when we don't make time for silence. So I want you to think about that. An idea for businesses having brainstorming meetings. Make time for reflection in the meeting. Give everyone the chance to reflect and look back, even if it's self reflection. This gives them space to think more clearly and generate more epic, innovative ideas. And as I've always said, microhabits, specifically your microhabits, create your macro life. Never forget that the tiny things that you do, including creating space for silence and reflection, that multiplies out day by day, week by week, year by year, and that really culminates in the life that you live. So after this, perhaps turn everything off for one minute and tune in to silence. Tune into your breath. But folks, I'd just like to say a huge thank you. Thank you all who have been taking the time to leave me a review and a rating and subscribing on Apple and Spotify. I just sincerely appreciate it. Helps me to continue doing what I do and bringing you the world's leading experts across so many different industries and fields. Look, I look forward to seeing you, connecting with you soon. But for now, please get out there and lead your life on purpose.