Lewis Howes

I did not expect this to be the photo that would ignite a movement. And within an hour, I posted on my story on Instagram, within an hour, at least 100 people tagged me. all over the world, people high-fiving the mirror with their kids, people on a submarine high-fiving it in the military, people MMA, like just, and I thought, okay, wait a minute.

I did not expect this to be the photo that would ignite a movement. And within an hour, I posted on my story on Instagram, within an hour, at least 100 people tagged me. all over the world, people high-fiving the mirror with their kids, people on a submarine high-fiving it in the military, people MMA, like just, and I thought, okay, wait a minute.

Maybe I'm not the only one that needs a little boost in the morning. Maybe I'm not the only one who feels alone. Maybe I'm not the only one that is missing a sense of encouragement and control and confidence in an overwhelming moment in my life. Maybe there's something here. And then the messages started to come in. Whoa, Mel, like I have been using this for five days.

Maybe I'm not the only one that needs a little boost in the morning. Maybe I'm not the only one who feels alone. Maybe I'm not the only one that is missing a sense of encouragement and control and confidence in an overwhelming moment in my life. Maybe there's something here. And then the messages started to come in. Whoa, Mel, like I have been using this for five days.

This woman wrote to us, Lewis, she's had body dysmorphia for 20 years, has not been able to look at herself in the mirror. Five days of doing this high five. And she said, I can look at myself and I even see beyond the body. I see the person and I can grin. Wow. We had a woman who wrote to us who said that she was in a domestic violence shelter. She had escaped a very abusive relationship.

This woman wrote to us, Lewis, she's had body dysmorphia for 20 years, has not been able to look at herself in the mirror. Five days of doing this high five. And she said, I can look at myself and I even see beyond the body. I see the person and I can grin. Wow. We had a woman who wrote to us who said that she was in a domestic violence shelter. She had escaped a very abusive relationship.

She had seen me talking at our friend Jamie Kern Lima's event. She started doing the high five thing. She DMs us and she says that, you know, I have childhood trauma. I've just been in a physically abusive relationship. I've lost everything. I'm in a domestic violence shelter. What this high five in the mirror is teaching me is that I still have myself.

She had seen me talking at our friend Jamie Kern Lima's event. She started doing the high five thing. She DMs us and she says that, you know, I have childhood trauma. I've just been in a physically abusive relationship. I've lost everything. I'm in a domestic violence shelter. What this high five in the mirror is teaching me is that I still have myself.

And so that was when I said, I gotta figure out what's going on. And I started to unpack the research and the research around this simple ritual. I love that you called it a ritual because I want people to habit stack this with brushing their teeth. This is so life-changing. It's so simple. The science here is like, you can't believe it.

And so that was when I said, I gotta figure out what's going on. And I started to unpack the research and the research around this simple ritual. I love that you called it a ritual because I want people to habit stack this with brushing their teeth. This is so life-changing. It's so simple. The science here is like, you can't believe it.

And once I unpack it, you're gonna be like, I can't believe how cool this thing is.

And once I unpack it, you're gonna be like, I can't believe how cool this thing is.

Okay. So the science, let's start with the first thing. So the first thing is that when you first try it, okay, you will not be able to raise your hand and high five yourself and be like, you suck, Mel, or today's going to be terrible. And there's a reason for that. And the reason is that for your entire life, you have given other people high fives.

Okay. So the science, let's start with the first thing. So the first thing is that when you first try it, okay, you will not be able to raise your hand and high five yourself and be like, you suck, Mel, or today's going to be terrible. And there's a reason for that. And the reason is that for your entire life, you have given other people high fives.

So when you give a high five or you receive one, what is a high five? Just the gesture alone. What does this communicate if we do this to each other?

So when you give a high five or you receive one, what is a high five? Just the gesture alone. What does this communicate if we do this to each other?

Yeah. I believe in you. I love you. Let's go. If you blow a shot and you've got to get back in the game, a high five is like shake it off. You can win. Yes. And so all of that lifetime of high-fiving other people and the messaging associated with it is programmed right here in your subconscious brain. There's a field of study called neurobics, which is about... Neurobics. I didn't make that up.

Yeah. I believe in you. I love you. Let's go. If you blow a shot and you've got to get back in the game, a high five is like shake it off. You can win. Yes. And so all of that lifetime of high-fiving other people and the messaging associated with it is programmed right here in your subconscious brain. There's a field of study called neurobics, which is about... Neurobics. I didn't make that up.

It's interesting. Physical movement plus new neurological activity.

It's interesting. Physical movement plus new neurological activity.