The Lonely Leader helps existing and aspiring leaders become the best version of themselves.
We believe that leadership on the outside begins within.
By sharing decades of leadership experience, insights and best practice we can help you sharpen your skills.
Our unique and authentic style, drawing upon learnings from success and failure, will ensure you are better prepared to optimise your performance and meet the challenges of the modern day leader.
We regularly discuss creating and sustaining high performance, enhancing resilience, empowering our mindset and finding professional and personal fulfilment.
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The Lonely Leader helps existing and aspiring leaders become the best version of themselves.
We believe that leadership on the outside begins within.
By sharing decades of leadership experience, insights and best practice we can help you sharpen your skills.
Our unique and authentic style, drawing upon learnings from success and failure, will ensure you are better prepared to optimise your performance and meet the challenges of the modern day leader.
We regularly discuss creating and sustaining high performance, enhancing resilience, empowering our mindset and finding professional and personal fulfilment.
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Episode 91
Leadership Essentials: Visualisation
SUMMARY
In this episode of The Lonely Leader Podcast, James Rule explores how visualisation can give leaders the same X-factor that elite athletes, visionary entrepreneurs, and even world leaders rely on to achieve extraordinary results. Far from “wishful thinking,” visualisation is about mentally rehearsing success, anticipating challenges, and training your brain to perform under pressure. When combined with belief and consistent action, it becomes a leadership superpower.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Why visualisation is a common practice among Olympians, special forces, and high-performing CEOs
How Arnold Schwarzenegger used visualisation to become Mr. Universe, a Hollywood icon, and Governor of California
How Michael Phelps and Lindsey Vonn rehearsed victory in their minds long before stepping onto the world stage
How Steve Jobs envisioned the iPhone years before it existed and brought it to life
Simple, actionable steps to start practising visualisation in under 10 minutes a day.
ABOUT THE HOST
James is an experienced mentor, coach and thought leader who works with a range of clients from FTSE 100 companies, SME´s the NHS and wider public and not for profit sectors.
His twenty year career in elite sport initially as a professional rugby player but predominantly as a chief executive has given him an invaluable insight in managing the success, failures and pressures associated with leadership at the highest level.
As a high performance coach James specialises in enhancing resilience and leadership development. He is a passionate advocate of the notion that to find lasting fulfilment we need to take a holistic view of high performance.
EPISODES TO CHECK OUT NEXT
Episode 90 - The Leadership Accelerator: Built by leaders for leaders
Episode 89 - Leadership Essentials: Belief - The fuel that drives you forward
Episode 88 - The Leadership Essential of Preparation
CONNECT & CONTACT
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Email: hello@thelonelyleader.co.uk
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