Climbing to the Top: Success Lessons from Alex Honnold's Skyscraping Live Ascent of Taipei 101

What if the secret to peak performance isn’t adrenaline—but neutrality? In this episode, Kimberly Spencer unpacks sovereign leadership lessons from Alex Honnold’s rope-free ascent of Taipei 101. Learn how calm presence, preparation, and embodied mastery create sustainable success in business, leadership, and life—without burnout, hustle, or chaos. Enjoy, sovereigns! Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or your favorite podcast listening platform. You can also watch the episode on Youtube. Quotes: “The higher you climb, the calmer you must become.” ~ Kimberly Spencer “Entrepreneurs don’t burn out from ambition. They burn out from drama.” ~ Kimberly Spencer “Your kids don’t need you to play small. They need to see you prepare, commit, and go for it.” ~ Kimberly Spencer Moments of Note: 00:00 – The Real Truth About Peak Performance High-stakes leadership, pressure, and why success isn’t about adrenaline 02:05 – Why the Higher You Climb, the Calmer You Must Become Sovereign leadership, neutrality, and staying grounded as visibility increases 04:40 – Neutral Is the New Peak State Why hype culture creates burnout and calm creates mastery 07:10 – Adrenaline Is a Signal Something Is Off Nervous system regulation for high performance leaders and entrepreneurs 09:45 – Are You Addicted to Drama in Your Business? Why entrepreneurs confuse chaos with momentum and how to shift into mastery 12:30 – Your Brain Can’t Arrive Before Your Body Manifestation, fear, pride, and staying present with where you actually are 15:05 – Presence vs Future-Tripping in Business Growth How to ground big vision in reality without losing momentum 17:20 – Preparation Beats Motivation Every Time Why elite performers rehearse, train, and build systems before big leaps 19:45 – Visualization, Subconscious Programming & Synchronicity Using imagination, embodiment, and subconscious alignment to manifest success 22:15 – Why Visionary Leaders Often Look “Crazy” The misunderstood risk of sovereign leadership and courageous ambition 24:10 – Purpose, Parenthood & Legacy Leadership Why building your dreams doesn’t diminish family—it deepens your why 26:10 – Calm Power, Courage & the Invitation to Rise Final leadership reflection + next steps for sovereign, embodied growth Transcript: For a full episode transcript, it can be found here. Sharables: For sharable images, quotes, and other social media posts to add some royal sparkle to your socials (with proper tagging and credit, of course), they can be found here. ____________ 📺 YOUTUBE TIPS PLAYLISTS: The Crown Yourself Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZwctt-09Yk&list=PL2ClsckBxxujcpec_c4m-haGSeWZkfNmP Becoming the Queen-B(usiness) of Yo’ Biz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEircICw4o0&list=PL2ClsckBxxuhTAZNjo3wKa84gAgJAgpBB Podcasting Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWLm9j9TSPE&list=PL2ClsckBxxuhIznCt03xcCIR-caCZBads Conscious Leadership Queen:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R35hokbpIJI&list=PL2ClsckBxxuhJqGJuF9kqCg-UfBwZzI_o 🙌🏼 MORE RESOURCES TO HELP YOU BUILD YOUR EMPIRE + CROWN YOURSELF 🙌🏼 Get booked on podcasts + turn guest podcasting into getting clients when you join then Communication Queens Agency: https://www.communicationqueens.com Want to get Kimberly Spencer on your podcast? Request an interview: https://crownyourself.com/media Watch Kimberly’s TEDx Talk on “Becoming a Warrior for Possibility” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzwbvqzbmRk NEW MERCH! 🥰 Grab your Crown Yourself shirts, mugs, pillows, and totes! http://tee.pub/lic/crownyourself ____________ 🎆 COACHING: Ready to transform your self-limiting stories, stand out fearlessly in your industry and build your empire on a foundation of both purpose + profit? Let's get you making the impact + income you deserve. Register for a 1:1 consult call here: https://crownyourself.com/private-coaching ____________ 🌎 OUR ABUNDANCE INITIATIVE 🌍 We at CrownYourself.com are committed to creating the conscious visionary leaders of our future. That’s why we are committed to donating 15% of all our company profits to charities that help support our future generations to live healthy, free, and sovereign. 🙏🏼 Support our abundance initiative here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crownyourself ____________ 💕 Say “hi” on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kimberlyspencer.crownyourself/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/realkimspencer Instagram: https://instagram.com/kimberly.spencer Linked In: https://linkedin.com/in/kimberlyspencer-crownyourself Crown Yourself Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crownyourselfnow Crown Yourself Facebook Group: https://facebook.com/groups/crownyourself Crown Yourself TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crownyourself.now Crown Yourself Pinterest: ...