The School of Greatness
How To Transform Your Inner Chaos To Peace & Reclaim Your Power
Fri, 28 Feb 2025
I'm going on tour! Come see The School of Greatness LIVE in person!Get my new book Make Money Easy here!I was blown away by the raw vulnerability and transformative wisdom shared in this amazing episode. Mel Robbins revealed her groundbreaking "Let Them" theory, showing us how unconsciously giving away our power to others is the hidden obstacle blocking our happiness. Melissa Wood-Tepperberg bravely took us behind her picture-perfect exterior to the rock-bottom moments that birthed her wellness philosophy, demonstrating how daily meditation became her lifeline from self-destruction to self-love. Rachel Platten shattered the myth that motherhood diminishes creativity, sharing the spiritual awakening that happened when she surrendered on her knees at 2 AM, screaming "mercy" before receiving divine inspiration for her music. This powerful convergence of female wisdom offers a masterclass in reclaiming personal power, developing a relationship with your authentic self, and finding spiritual connection through life's most challenging moments.In this episode you will learn:How to identify the four specific ways you're unknowingly giving your power away to othersWhy trying to control what's uncontrollable is the root cause of your stress, frustration, and unhappinessThe transformative two-part framework: "Let Them" to accept reality and "Let Me" to take responsibility for your responseWhy adding small positive practices rather than just removing negative habits creates sustainable transformationHow consistent meditation can transform your relationship with yourself and become an anchor through life's stormsA practical exercise to release perfectionism by dividing responsibilities between yourself and GodThe surprising way motherhood can expand rather than limit your creative capacity and spiritual connectionFor more information go to https://www.lewishowes.com/1739For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960More SOG episodes we think you’ll love:Mel Robbins – greatness.lnk.to/1710SCMelissa Wood-Tepperberg – greatness.lnk.to/1690SCRachel Platten – greatness.lnk.to/1663SC Get more from Lewis! Get my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy!Get The Greatness Mindset audiobook on SpotifyText Lewis AIYouTubeInstagramWebsiteTiktokFacebookX
Chapter 1: What are Lewis Howes' book and podcast tour plans?
There are two big things happening at one time that I've never done before. I'm going on a book tour for my new book, Make Money Easy, and I'm doing a podcast tour at the same time. It is going to be big, and I'm going to seven cities in 10 days. Get your friends, get your family, bring everyone you know to these cities. I'm coming to Austin, Texas, New York, Boston, We're going to Nashville.
Then we're going to Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco. Make sure to get your tickets right now. Go to lewishouse.com slash tour. Again, bring everyone you know if you're looking to create more financial freedom and abundance in your life and you want to see a massive guest live on the School of Greatness show. Get your tickets. I can't wait to see you there.
What is the number one thing you hear from everyone in the world that only you have a unique perspective on?
What's interesting is that we all think we know what is holding us back. And we describe it, whether it's money or time or I'm exhausted or I'm stuck or it's my past or it's my mindset. And it's not that at all. If you're not happy, if you don't have what you want in life, if you're exhausted, tired, stuck, or overwhelmed, the problem isn't what you think it is. In fact, the problem isn't you.
The problem is the power you are unknowingly giving to other people. There are...
eight key ways that you have turned other people into the biggest obstacle in your life and other people should be one of the greatest sources of inspiration and connection and joy and love and instead they are a constant source of stress and frustration and energy drain and they do not have to be and it is this invisible obstacle
that is in everybody's way, that is stealing your time, is stealing your energy, and you don't even realize it. And there's a totally different way to go through life. Your single most valuable resources are time and energy. Because where you spend your time and what you pour your energy into determines the quality of your life.
And what I started to notice very, very, very quickly, like within 24 hours, is that the reason why I didn't have a lot of time is because I was spending it getting worked up about stupid things. The reason why my energy was so drained is because I was allowing other people's behavior or things that were happening around me to actually drain my energy.
And saying let them became this lever I could pull any moment where I felt my time and attention.
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Chapter 2: How are we unknowingly giving away our power?
Yes, that's a sign that your things are working well because the alarm is trying to tell you something's not right. And then we feel the alarm and we don't know what the issue is. So then we make a major mistake. Instead of dropping into the alarm, which is always in your body, we go upstairs to our heads, which is where self-doubt is.
And then you start going, oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God, which only makes the alarm worse. Bigger. I didn't know any of this back then. So I, of course, went from a dyslexic and ADHD kid to somebody that develops anxiety because I'm sitting in a classroom thinking I'm an idiot. And you want to know the kid that works the hardest in school? The one who's struggling.
Not the kids that are getting straight A's.
It's easy for them.
Yes.
Yeah.
Even if they're working hard.
It's still easy to come by.
Yes. It's the kid who isn't able to learn in that way and is terrified of being found out. Like you don't have to tell a kid that's struggling in school that like telling somebody to work harder is dumb because it's not an issue of willpower. It's an issue of I don't have the skills right now.
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Chapter 3: What is the 'Let Them' theory and how can it help us?
It's not that bad.
Yeah. You're not going to be able to control her. Right. You are starting to get annoyed. So now, you know, it is actually draining some energy. The power is not in controlling her. It's in your response. So you go to Chris comes to me and says, Mel, I love you. The real trigger for Chris is cardboard boxes. Oh, yeah, because what happens is they show up.
And then Chris is Mr. Slice them down, flatten them, stack them. Yes, stack them in the garage in a certain way. They got all stacked up. He likes to put one in boxes. I don't know. And he would ask me, when the boxes come and you enter them, please slice them. And I would do it some of the time. But most of the time what I do is I just stack them next to the door to the garage.
And let him do it.
I mean to come down at the end of the day. So Chris would come in and he'd see them and he has asked me multiple times. So of course it stresses him out and pisses him off and annoys him.
Yeah.
But what he did is he sat me down because there's a big difference between what you intend and the impact it has in another person.
Yeah, if you scream at someone or scold them or shame them, you're not going to get a good response. Correct. But if you sit down consciously when things are calm, not in that moment, but just say, hey, in a loving way, I love you. I appreciate you. I appreciate all the good that you do for us and our relationship. We have a beautiful home. We have three amazing children.
And I'm like, now spit it out, Louis.
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