WEBVTT - Peak Performance

0:00:00.160 --> 0:00:06.760
<v Speaker 1>Stay Calm as a production of I Heart Radio. Welcome

0:00:06.800 --> 0:00:11.920
<v Speaker 1>to Stay Calm, your daily dose of calmness. I'm Bob Roth,

0:00:11.960 --> 0:00:14.520
<v Speaker 1>and I've been teaching people to meditate for fifty years,

0:00:15.000 --> 0:00:18.159
<v Speaker 1>helping them to stay calm under pressure, reboot and re

0:00:18.320 --> 0:00:22.319
<v Speaker 1>energize their lives, and basically be a happier, healthier version

0:00:22.360 --> 0:00:25.000
<v Speaker 1>of themselves. And now I want to help you do

0:00:25.079 --> 0:00:29.720
<v Speaker 1>the same. Ready, sit comfortably, take a few deep breaths,

0:00:29.880 --> 0:00:35.120
<v Speaker 1>and let's begin today's journey. Hazel is six years old

0:00:35.320 --> 0:00:38.920
<v Speaker 1>and her sister April is four. They're the daughters of

0:00:38.960 --> 0:00:43.120
<v Speaker 1>my nephew Michael and his wife Rachel. When I see

0:00:43.159 --> 0:00:46.159
<v Speaker 1>Hazel in April over zoom or and photos, looking so

0:00:46.240 --> 0:00:50.240
<v Speaker 1>happy and excited and young, it makes me feel very happy.

0:00:51.560 --> 0:00:54.640
<v Speaker 1>But afterwards I find myself thinking, what's their world going

0:00:54.680 --> 0:00:57.640
<v Speaker 1>to be like in twenty years? What about next year?

0:00:58.880 --> 0:01:01.960
<v Speaker 1>Before the coronavirus hit, I had lunch with the deans

0:01:02.000 --> 0:01:06.480
<v Speaker 1>of two top East Coast universities. They were obviously very

0:01:06.480 --> 0:01:10.120
<v Speaker 1>concerned about the future, but their focus wasn't so much

0:01:10.120 --> 0:01:13.040
<v Speaker 1>on children at this time, but more on the eighteen

0:01:13.080 --> 0:01:16.399
<v Speaker 1>year old kid who's entering college with the prospect of

0:01:16.400 --> 0:01:20.520
<v Speaker 1>a very cloudy future at best. Now, I'm not here

0:01:20.560 --> 0:01:23.319
<v Speaker 1>to recount the grim statistics of what may lie ahead

0:01:23.319 --> 0:01:26.200
<v Speaker 1>for that student. Rather, I want to share with you

0:01:26.319 --> 0:01:29.480
<v Speaker 1>the good news of what these educators believe is a solution.

0:01:30.280 --> 0:01:32.640
<v Speaker 1>And I tell you this because I think their ideas

0:01:32.640 --> 0:01:36.720
<v Speaker 1>are profoundly relevant to each of us today. One dean

0:01:36.800 --> 0:01:40.720
<v Speaker 1>said that for too long, colleges and universities have marginalized

0:01:40.720 --> 0:01:45.200
<v Speaker 1>mental health issues among students. If kids were having difficulties

0:01:45.200 --> 0:01:49.480
<v Speaker 1>with alcohol or anxiety, well, then in between classes or

0:01:49.520 --> 0:01:51.600
<v Speaker 1>whenever they could find the time, they could make an

0:01:51.600 --> 0:01:54.600
<v Speaker 1>appointment and meet with a counselor or a therapist. Where

0:01:54.640 --> 0:01:56.800
<v Speaker 1>Else they could take a yoga class or sit in

0:01:56.800 --> 0:02:00.000
<v Speaker 1>on a mindfulness session, and then when they were done

0:02:00.200 --> 0:02:03.640
<v Speaker 1>and theoretically feeling better, they would head back into the

0:02:03.680 --> 0:02:08.600
<v Speaker 1>fray of classes and studying and papers and exams. Well,

0:02:08.639 --> 0:02:11.760
<v Speaker 1>the deans admitted that approach has not worked at all.

0:02:12.760 --> 0:02:16.480
<v Speaker 1>Their new approach is to develop a new core course

0:02:16.639 --> 0:02:20.760
<v Speaker 1>on peak performance that students would start the first day

0:02:20.800 --> 0:02:23.919
<v Speaker 1>they set foot on campus. The course would be fully

0:02:23.919 --> 0:02:26.840
<v Speaker 1>accredited and would provide them with a menu of tools

0:02:26.880 --> 0:02:30.520
<v Speaker 1>to help them navigate the inevitable changes in stresses, both

0:02:30.600 --> 0:02:34.000
<v Speaker 1>academic and social, as well as help them to develop

0:02:34.040 --> 0:02:38.919
<v Speaker 1>their optimum health and harness their maximum creative potential. The

0:02:39.000 --> 0:02:43.480
<v Speaker 1>course would provide opportunities to learn evidence based meditation, yoga,

0:02:43.560 --> 0:02:46.760
<v Speaker 1>and exercise, as well as tips on how to sleep

0:02:46.800 --> 0:02:50.600
<v Speaker 1>better and eat well and other things. But here's the point.

0:02:51.280 --> 0:02:55.240
<v Speaker 1>This course would not be an elective. It would be

0:02:55.320 --> 0:02:59.280
<v Speaker 1>central to all the other courses offered by the college,

0:02:59.680 --> 0:03:02.200
<v Speaker 1>and it wouldn't just be for that first year, but

0:03:02.320 --> 0:03:06.960
<v Speaker 1>throughout their entire college life. The conversation got me thinking

0:03:07.000 --> 0:03:09.040
<v Speaker 1>that all of us could use a core course for

0:03:09.080 --> 0:03:12.560
<v Speaker 1>peak performance in life. The courses would be different, but

0:03:12.600 --> 0:03:15.680
<v Speaker 1>they would be for everyone, from children like Hazel in

0:03:15.760 --> 0:03:18.960
<v Speaker 1>April all the way up to our most senior of citizens.

0:03:19.639 --> 0:03:24.320
<v Speaker 1>Because life is full of changes and stresses, constant, inevitable,

0:03:24.480 --> 0:03:29.000
<v Speaker 1>unstoppable changes, changes in our health and how we look

0:03:29.400 --> 0:03:34.240
<v Speaker 1>in our career, in our relationships, partnerships dissolve, and kids

0:03:34.280 --> 0:03:38.480
<v Speaker 1>grow up and leave home. To navigate this change requires

0:03:38.880 --> 0:03:44.400
<v Speaker 1>a steadfast inner stability, a ton of energy, really infinite

0:03:44.440 --> 0:03:50.240
<v Speaker 1>patience and resilience, deep inner happiness, and yes, calm. That

0:03:50.320 --> 0:03:53.360
<v Speaker 1>means we all need a core course for peak performance.

0:03:54.960 --> 0:03:57.680
<v Speaker 1>I so appreciate the time we have spent together during

0:03:57.720 --> 0:04:00.800
<v Speaker 1>this first season of Stay Calm. I hope you feel

0:04:00.840 --> 0:04:04.280
<v Speaker 1>empowered to develop your own core course for life, and

0:04:04.360 --> 0:04:07.240
<v Speaker 1>if you do, then please use whatever tips you may

0:04:07.240 --> 0:04:11.000
<v Speaker 1>have learned here, but also discover and test out additional

0:04:11.040 --> 0:04:13.800
<v Speaker 1>new tips on your own. And if there's any way

0:04:13.800 --> 0:04:16.839
<v Speaker 1>I can help you along your journey, please email me

0:04:16.880 --> 0:04:21.320
<v Speaker 1>at Meditation Bob Roth at gmail dot com. Now let's

0:04:21.320 --> 0:04:25.280
<v Speaker 1>take a minute, a full sixty seconds, to be grateful

0:04:25.400 --> 0:05:29.080
<v Speaker 1>for whomever we love and appreciate the most. All right,

0:05:29.839 --> 0:05:32.680
<v Speaker 1>thank you for joining me today. I hope you heard

0:05:32.720 --> 0:05:36.280
<v Speaker 1>something that inspires, that uplifts you and that you can

0:05:36.320 --> 0:05:45.080
<v Speaker 1>incorporate into your own life. This is Bob Roth, Stay Calm. Hey,

0:05:45.120 --> 0:05:47.480
<v Speaker 1>all of you out there, I'd love to hear from you.

0:05:47.480 --> 0:05:50.080
<v Speaker 1>You can send me your stories, your questions, or anything

0:05:50.120 --> 0:05:53.080
<v Speaker 1>else on your mind. Just connect with me on Twitter,

0:05:53.279 --> 0:05:58.680
<v Speaker 1>Facebook or Instagram at Meditation Bob. You can also send

0:05:58.680 --> 0:06:01.960
<v Speaker 1>me an email at Meditate Acient Bob Roth at gmail

0:06:02.080 --> 0:06:04.839
<v Speaker 1>dot com. I look forward to hearing from you.