Doing flips on stage at my age.

Last week I did acrobatics in my keynote in front of 9,000 people. Here's why and what it has taught me. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Hi there, Last week, I integrated acrobatics and dance in my keynote speech for an audience of 9,000 from 80 different countries. It wasn't just a career highlight, it was a life highlight. Let me explain why. I teach people how to manufacture bravery for a living. We were always told to be brave but we were not taught how -- literally step by step. One reason I love guiding people and companies out of their cage, especially those who don't even realize they're in a cage, is because it forces me to keep practicing, stretching and applying what I'm learning to my own life. So, what's with the acrobatics and dance and why add that into the keynote speeches?  This was my "Why Not Now? idea." and here's why: - Edu-tainment. Our attention spans are shorter than ever. Acrobatics and dance add new dimensions to engage and entertain. Why not talk about AI while upside down? - Pressure-Testing my Age. I turn 45 in two weeks and I was curious to see what my body is capable of. Growing up, I danced but I was never a legit tumbler or gymnast beyond cartwheels, even though I dreamt of being Mary Lou Retton. It took me 44 years to try and nail a front handspring. Backflip training starts today, by the way. (I'm not kidding.) Our bodies and minds are capable of so much more than we realize, the real trick is stretching them in a healthy and guided way -- consistently. The process in doing all of this was the prize, I won before stepping foot on stage. - Extending the Shelf-life of the Session. The new dimensions of acrobatics and dance allow the keynote speech concepts to stick and land (puns intended) so the audience remembers the tools and can use them at any point, well beyond the live session. The audience learned the dance steps and did the actual dance at the end of the keynote! This connected the mental concepts with physical actions -- the tactical concepts are now baked in their memory and the audience can pull the tools out at any moment in order to manufacture bravery. - More Play, Experimentation & Shaking Sh*t Up. Where passion, purpose and skill collide, bliss resides. It sounds cliché but it's a solid calculus. Imagine a Venn-diagram for where your passions, purpose and skills intersect. You don't "find" that intersection, you must create it custom for yourself. I always wondered how I could blend physical activity into my profession. I've been brewing on this. When I saw a window of opportunity in one specific micro moment, I manufactured bravery using the tools I teach and took the first best brave step. There was no guarantee that I was going to land the tricks but I knew it was safe enough to try and had calculated every potential outcome. Sure, I [prepared a great deal]( and had a pretty good idea of how this would land (punny again) given all of the practice and rehearsals but there's always a wildcard factor when you are doing something live while flying through the air in front of 9,000 people. I had to create the psychological safety required to give this a go. I look forward to sharing how this all transpired and soon, I'll surgically dissect the steps that took place as I worked The Renegade Way system and tools. You can apply them to your own Why Not Now? idea. I've had people say, "Not everyone can just go do ____ like you have." That's not true. There's always a way ... The Renegade Way. Anything truly is possible. We don't have challenges, we have choices. You absolutely can go do that wild thing you're dreamt of doing, you just need the tools and likely a few guides, [like this one]( Enjoy more of these tactics from one of the 300+ [Why Not Now? podcast episodes](. Enrollment for the next Renegade Accelerator will begin soon, [more info here](. Get in early by applying now. Let's flippin' go, Ajo [Instagram]( [iTunesPodcasts]( [Linkedin]( Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( Amy Jo Martin, LLC, Austin, Austin, TX 78739, United States