I’m a big fan of meditation.
But I wouldn’t say I’m an expert at it.
In fact, I have a really hard time clearing my very active mind of thoughts if I’m not following along to a guided track.
So when I heard today’s guest, Bill Harris, speak at Dave Asprey’s recent bio-hacking event, I got really interested in what he was saying.
He explained that his sound technology, Holosync, works with the wiring of the brain to slip you into deep meditation eight times faster than traditional techniques.
If you think this is far-fetched, you’ll have to listen to Bill explain it. His technique not only makes sense, but his meditation product has sold over 2 million copies around the world and has allowed him to share the stage with the likes of the Dalai Lama and Stephen Covey.
He is one of today’s most well-known self-improvement leaders and has built an impressive business, The Centerpointe Research Institute, over the last 25 years. He also is a legitimate musician whose music still gets radio airtime.
What I loved most about this interview though, was the discussion we had about the role of awareness in building successful lives and relationships. One of my greatest accomplishments in the past couple of years has been learning how to transform my struggle with anger into awareness and freedom.
If you’ve been looking for a realistic way to begin meditating, Episode 106 of The School of Greatness is your ticket.
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Some questions I ask:
- What is your Holosync sound technology and how did you get into creating this?
- Why is using sound technology in meditation more effective than just no sound?
- Why is awareness so powerful for our life and being successful?
- How come we don’t learn about awareness and meditation early on or until we are in extreme pain?
- What is a good daily habit someone can realistically form to incorporate meditation?
In This Episode, You Will Discover:
- How he went from $12,000 in sales his first year to over $1 million in his fifth year
- The benefit to skipping the long learning curve of traditional meditation
- The reason your sympathetic nervous system has to be calmed to see results from meditation
- What biologically happens to the chemicals in your brain when you meditate
- Why Zen monks are so calm
“Awareness provides the solution to every human problem that has a solution.”
- How the bad stuff that has happened to us controls our awareness unless we actively change that
- The Buddhist technique to shift your awareness away from what’s troubling you
- About my own transformation from anger to awareness
- That you can meditate in bed first thing in the morning (sounds good to me!)
- The key to starting and keeping a habit like meditation (focus on long-term benefits rather than short-term)
- Plus much more…
Continue Seeking Greatness:
- Try a demo of Holosync for free
- Follow Bill’s company Centerpointe
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- Music Credit: Death Keeps Marching by ShadowBeatz
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When I heard Bill explain the science behind meditation and his technology, I was really intrigued. It sounds amazing to be able to go into deep meditation almost immediately. What are your biggest struggles with meditation?
“Whatever you focus on repeatedly tends to determine what happens in your life.”
JclarkKWF thanks! leave me a review if you haven’t already at itunes.com/schoolofgreatn… 🙂
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Great episode Lewis.I have never tried any kind of meditation but I will give it try.Thank you for this powerfull information
You should have asked him why he never apologized to Duff McDuffee after threatening a severe lawsuit over reasoned criticism about his product and sales approach:
http://beyondgrowth.net/beyond-growth-project/the-secret-fails-harris-threatens-to-sue-mcduffee/
http://saltydroid.info/silencing-of-the-lambs/
http://beyondgrowth.net/beyond-growth-project/the-negative-social-mood-and-bill-harris/
He’s very salesman like, seems to me like this is a version of binaural beats, just packaged to make money. What do you think? @LewisHowes
Lorenzo Lietti It is just binaural beats. He mades a big deal about adjusting the carrier wave, claiming that adjusting the carrier wave over time has a progressive positive effect. There are binaural beat generators on the market that you can download for free to make the same type of tones. He claims that very sophisticated “CIA grade” equipment is required to make somes of the tone perfectly. That is BS, because the product is distributed via CD (at least they used to be) and the sample rate of an audio CD is much lower than the high fidelity equipment he claims is necessary. I am only scratching the surface of his deceptive claims.
walkertraylor Lorenzo Lietti Thank you for the clarification, I didn’t want to sound negative but it is just great internet marketing of something that’s been around for a long time and you can get for free…what are your thoughts on this @LewisHowes ?
Justin_Dart thanks! lewishowes.com or itunes.com/schoolofgreatn… please leave a review there if you like it 🙂
Lewis thanks for all the great podcasts so far. Unfortunately this one was horrible. It was all about this guy very much (Car Sales style) pitching about his product. Even on the free 20 minutes audio he pitched for 15 minutes.
I would definitely stay away from this garbage!
Bob
Bob_G thanks for the feedback and your opinion Bob… stay tuned for more great content and lmk what you think of with Ryan Blair’s episode 🙂
Lorenzo Lietti I haven’t looked into Binural beats myself so I didn’t know about it and wasn’t able to ask. reach out to him to ask and see 🙂
LewisHowes Lorenzo Lietti I appreciate the reply, if you listen to his demo (after he finally shuts up) and compare to any binaural beats app, you’ll see for yourself that not only it is the same thing but the app will let you customize the sounds…I listen to your podcasts religiously and they are all great, this one was so bad I couldn’t help but comment…thank you
Amazing content Lewis, props! 🙂
Interesting podcast Lewis. Some great takeaways and a new perspective on meditation. Loving the range of people you are chatting to.
I’ve been a holosync user for about 2 years now. Bill is definitely a salesman, but his product is really that good. My life has changed dramatically and I’m looking forward to more change as I continue to use holosync daily. I’m one of the few people actually willing to do what it takes to develop themselves, and holosync is like taking a jet plane instead of a bicycle.
Great podcast, Lewis! Yes it was a bit sales-y but the discussion about how to meditate, the benefits, and especially awareness, were really awesome. I liked his scientific explanations! And it’s also very motivational to hear from a guy who described himself as angry and unhappy in his early 30’s, making $30k/year, and was able to change the direction of his life and create a huge business that has benefited so many people! That is a huge accomplishment and Bill’s knowledge is amazing! Great work!
Just found your podcast. My amazing 14 year old Nephew Easton Allred turned me on to you. Great content and value! Just got your book and am diving into it today. Thank you for who you are!
JclarkKWF thanks! leave me a review if you haven’t already at http://itunes.com/schoolofgreatness 🙂
Great episode Lewis.I have never tried any kind of meditation but I will give it try.Thank you for this powerfull information
He’s very salesman like, seems to me like this is a version of binaural beats, just packaged to make money. What do you think? @LewisHowes
Lorenzo Lietti It is just binaural beats. He mades a big deal about adjusting the carrier wave, claiming that adjusting the carrier wave over time has a progressive positive effect. There are binaural beat generators on the market that you can download for free to make the same type of tones. He claims that very sophisticated “CIA grade” equipment is required to make somes of the tone perfectly. That is BS, because the product is distributed via CD (at least they used to be) and the sample rate of an audio CD is much lower than the high fidelity equipment he claims is necessary. I am only scratching the surface of his deceptive claims.
walkertraylor Lorenzo Lietti Thank you for the clarification, I didn’t want to sound negative but it is just great internet marketing of something that’s been around for a long time and you can get for free…what are your thoughts on this @LewisHowes ?
Justin_Dart thanks! http://lewishowes.com or http://itunes.com/schoolofgreatness please leave a review there if you like it 🙂
Lewis thanks for all the great podcasts so far. Unfortunately this one was horrible. It was all about this guy very much (Car Sales style) pitching about his product. Even on the free 20 minutes audio he pitched for 15 minutes.
I would definitely stay away from this garbage!
Bob
Bob_G thanks for the feedback and your opinion Bob… stay tuned for more great content and lmk what you think of with Ryan Blair’s episode 🙂
Lorenzo Lietti I haven’t looked into Binural beats myself so I didn’t know about it and wasn’t able to ask. reach out to him to ask and see 🙂
LewisHowes Lorenzo Lietti I appreciate the reply, if you listen to his demo (after he finally shuts up) and compare to any binaural beats app, you’ll see for yourself that not only it is the same thing but the app will let you customize the sounds…I listen to your podcasts religiously and they are all great, this one was so bad I couldn’t help but comment…thank you
Amazing content Lewis, props! 🙂
Interesting podcast Lewis. Some great takeaways and a new perspective on meditation. Loving the range of people you are chatting to.
I’ve been a holosync user for about 2 years now. Bill is definitely a salesman, but his product is really that good. My life has changed dramatically and I’m looking forward to more change as I continue to use holosync daily. I’m one of the few people actually willing to do what it takes to develop themselves, and holosync is like taking a jet plane instead of a bicycle.
Great podcast, Lewis! Yes it was a bit sales-y but the discussion about how to meditate, the benefits, and especially awareness, were really awesome. I liked his scientific explanations! And it’s also very motivational to hear from a guy who described himself as angry and unhappy in his early 30’s, making $30k/year, and was able to change the direction of his life and create a huge business that has benefited so many people! That is a huge accomplishment and Bill’s knowledge is amazing! Great work!
Just found your podcast. My amazing 14 year old Nephew Easton Allred turned me on to you. Great content and value! Just got your book and am diving into it today. Thank you for who you are!