What Flatlining Taught Me: Will Henshall, Founder of Londonbeat

This week on the SuperAge podcast, we are joined by the inspiring
Will Henshall. When Will flatlined in 2018, he had a 2% chance of
living, and a 1% chance of surviving without any cognitive
impairment. He defied the odds and is here to share his story of
how he sees the world differently now.





Songwriter, entrepreneur, inventor, photographer, audio engineer,
and curious human, Will knows reinvention well. In this episode,
he shares his fascinating story of working in the music industry
in London where he was the founder of Londonbeat with 5 huge
hits, leading a tech team in San Francisco, becoming a
professional photographer, and circling back to the music
industry in Los Angeles to create music that helps us focus. Will
also shares exactly what he learned from flatlining for 20
minutes, essentially dying, and how he lives his life differently
now. “We are the physical manifestions of spirit, we are all
connected. Just like aspen trees, what you see above ground is
only a part of what we are, it is the roots that connect us that
are the important part."





What you will learn from this episode: 


What flatlining taught Will about the interconnectedness of
our lives 

Why we are the first generation to be living in a new way

How to reinvent yourself when something isn’t working for
you 

Why community is so important to finding our purpose and
staying productive 

It’s not over until it's over




“You’ve got to lean in and be of service and then you will find
that you’ll get so much back in terms of opportunities and
friendship and community and the big word: Brotherhood.”  





“I didn’t have a near death experience, I actually had a death
experience. I flatlined for 20 minutes. And what happened was
that as I recovered consciousness, I was in a coma for many, many
days, my consciousness, my awareness of being in a body started
to come back and it was like being in a really groggy
dream.” 





“Brotherhood is very, very important. We make better decisions
when we know each other.” 





“We are as a generation not like old people. We are stylish, in
good shape, and we still have considerable amount of purchasing
power and we represent well.” 





Connect with Will - 


Website: https://home.focusatwill.com 


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/focusatwill/ 


Twitter: https://twitter.com/focusatwill 


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/focusatwill
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/focusatwill/ 





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