Demystifying The Superhero Mindset — With Alicia Marie

Today, I’m incredibly excited to bring you a brand new interview I did with my partners at The Lip TV.

How many of us have ever wanted to have a super power?

Would you choose the ability to fly? Or perhaps run at the speed of light?

Super strength, claws like Wolverine, super intelligence?

So many options to choose from.

These are comic book qualities — but let’s face it: At one point, we’ve ALL wished we were capable of something superhuman — or at the very least, we’ve wished we were able to become the absolute best version of ourselves.

The best way to do that is to study those people who are “in the zone” — the freaky few who live at the very brink of their potential day in and day out.

Nobody can tell you better about the mindset and psychology it takes to live at an elite level more than my new friend, celebrity fitness guru, author and all around hottie badd ass, Alicia Marie.

 

If the first thing you think when you see Alicia is “cover model,” then you’ve literally missed 95% of the iceberg.

Sure, she models, Einstein.

But she also studied journalism at Columbia University, runs multiple successful businesses, hosts shows for MTV, is a published author, an elite fitness competitor — AND still finds time to appear on the cover of internationally known magazines like Oxygen (plus write a monthly column on the inside).

Now, tell me what you were saying about “cover model” again?

Here’s the point: You can’t “luck” in to this type of productivity, success or elite performance. No matter what your chosen field, becoming the best is a formula. And if you study the best in any field, you’ll start to see common threads.

Your job today is to STUDY the mindset, methods and psychology behind how Alicia has managed to do all this while still saying sane and balanced (she is in a long term relationship and has an active social life.)

In this interview, you will learn:

  • 0:59 — How Alicia broke into the fitness modeling industry (including the discouraging parts of the journey that you’ll never hear elsewhere)
  • 4:48 — Her deceptively simple strategy for breaking into MTV first as an intern, then as a host — apply these lessons for any field that seems “impossible” to crack
  • 11:20 — The process of habit formation, chasing perfection, and using the “70% solution”
  • 16:40 — The “nitty-gritty” reality of what actually goes on behind the scenes of the fitness industry
  • 25:20 — Social obstacles and focusing on the task at hand in order to achieve success.

You’ll learn more from Alicia here in 30 minutes than you will trying to scour Google for hours piecing this stuff together. And, coincidentally, she’s more fun to look at :) You’re welcome.

I’m proud to share this interview with my loyal readers. Enjoy.

 

 

 

A question for you:

In your mind, what was the most surprising thing about Alicia’s story — and what’s ONE lesson can use from the interview to improve your life immediately?

Leave a comment below :)

 

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JulietAnnerino
JulietAnnerino

Each step counts, I think is the take-away here! Great interview, Daniel. She is just adorable :)

DJ Nimbus

Dude Alicia you rocked it, ur bud Nimbus

practicalcivilization
practicalcivilization

Valuable lessons about persistence and staying on the grind! The more I read and hear about successful people, the more The Strangest Secret is so true! Not to self-promote, but I think it's super relevant: http://www.practicalcivilization.com/succeed-life-strangest-secret-victorias/. Keep these awesome interviews coming!

TheAjax
TheAjax

This interview was awesome. I genuinely laughed a handful of times and I like how in-depth it was. The questions were ones of genuine interest so it was really cool to get that sort of peak and intimate knowledge of someone's story.


The most surprising thing: our mindset is normal. I think a lot of times we can get insulated by the people around us and sometimes you feel really weird. It's almost like you're abnormal but I was surprised to see how natural that state of mind can be, how normal it is for the psyche to embrace certain levels of self. I REALLY appreciated this insight because it's something I'm struggling to make sense of in real time.


One thing I can use immediately: stepping stones. I'm idealistic. I looove to plan out my visions and I loooove testing them out. Because of the level of work I put into pre-stages and initial stages, I do tend to wait for opportunities that I feel match what I've already put in. I don't like putting 114% of my best effort into something and then feeling like I'm getting lowballed, so I do wait for people or opportunities that are going to meet my contribution. I've found that I struggle to "work my way up" though. I can give my all to myself but I find that it's hard to hone myself to that extent and then be put in an "entry level" position. It's like if you compete in something to win a state title and you do win it, you wanna be in a position of a state's champion. Even if you go into a competition for a national title you still want recognition of your effort. I always struggle with that transition and then feeling burdened by the requirements of a new level, and people looking at me like I haven't done anything. My anxiety/apprehension towards that dynamic makes me pull away from "smaller" opportunities that could be REALLY good for me just to get to know people, and mingle, and make a name for myself, create a buzz, etc. So the one thing I can immediately apply to my journey -- after this super verbose explanation lol -- is embracing stepping stones. I have to embrace the process of starting from the ground up and not just the idea or the concept of it.

Mollys Vote
Mollys Vote

Visualisation. Visualise. Visualise. Visualise. This is the first step- for me.

RyanKBiddulph
RyanKBiddulph

Hi Daniel,

Neat interview! We're all super heroes deep down, after some good old purifying - aka facing resistance - along the way. I did physique modeling part time for a minute so I can appreciate Alicia Marie's journey.

Thanks for sharing!

Rich20Something
Rich20Something moderator

@JulietAnnerino Thanks! And a pleasure meeting you yesterday :)

Rich20Something
Rich20Something moderator

@Q The LostCyclingDude Dude, Trekkie is literally the most important credential. HOW COULD I BE SO STUPID?? :)

Rich20Something
Rich20Something moderator

@practicalcivilization Such a good observation!! You sent me an email, right?

JulietAnnerino
JulietAnnerino

@TheAjaxyou made some really good points here, Dude. I think it can be tricky trying to figure out what gigs you want to take for how long at what price/cost. sometimes doing certain gigs gratis can come back with really great benefits and get your foot in the door. Other times, this can just "discount" your value to people. Check out what Derek says here to help decide: http://socialtriggers.com/should-you-work-for-free/

Rich20Something
Rich20Something moderator

@Mollys Vote Absolutely! Have you ever tried to visualize and noticed better results?

Rich20Something
Rich20Something moderator

@RyanKBiddulph No prob! Glad you enjoyed! I did bodybuilding as well, so that makes THREE of us. LOL.

TheAjax
TheAjax

@JulietAnnerino


I left you a comment the other day but I guess I wasn't signed in or something because it didn't show up. Anywho, thanks a bunch! This link was a really god resource and it really helped me see that small steps lead to bigger things, and bigger things lead to tangible things.

Rich20Something
Rich20Something moderator

@TheAjax @JulietAnnerino BTW, guys: If you ever do a comment and it doesn't show up, don't worry, I'll "push it through". I like this livefyre comment system because of all the features, but sometimes the spam filter is weird. I'll look into getting that fixed. Anyway, I approve all comments pretty quickly, so it should be up there. :)