This Firewalk Changed How I See Everything
I didn’t expect to be changed by a firewalk.
Not in the way that mattered most.
Years ago, (2004) I did my first firewalk with Tony Robbins.
It was electric. Loud. Music Booming. Bold. Unforgettable.
We were in a peak state, shouting“YES!” with every cell in our bodies. We marched over 3 gravel carparks bare foot, built ourselves up, and marched across the coals.
And honestly did give me confidence.
It was a tick on the list. I did it. I proved something to myself.
But I didn’t know it could be more than that.
I didn’t know firewalking could be quiet. Reflective. Sacred. POWERFUL.
I didn’t know it could reach into the places performance never will.
Then came my Sundoor Firewalking Instructor Training.
And with it… a different kind of fire.
One that didn’t shout.
One that didn’t need me to puff up or power through.
This fire didn’t want hype …it JUST wanted honesty.
I remember looking at it that long stretch of glowing ruby coals and feeling my mind say, “I don’t need to do this.”
It began negotiating. Rationalising. Making excuses.
But my body didn’t listen.
My feet started moving. They carried me toward the fire like they knew something my brain didn’t.
And then… I walked.
But I didn’t just walk on fire.
I walked out of something.
Out of my old identity.
Out of the limitations I didn’t realise I was still clinging to.
Out of the invisible cage I had been performing inside of for far too long.
That fire didn’t burn me …it burned off what wasn’t true.
Stories. Fear. Comparison. The belief that I had to be like someone else to be successful. But definitely NOT ME.
In that moment, something unlocked.
And the fire became a mirror that showed me who I really was …underneath it all.
I didn’t just walk over coals.
I walked into purpose.
Into peace.
Into power.
Into Lisa.
From that moment on, I knew I couldn’t do business as usual.
I couldn’t fake it. I couldn’t play the game.
I had to lead. From truth. From soul. From fire.
That was the night I stopped performing.
And started transforming. AND I AM NOT JOKING.
This is what happens when firewalking is more than just a stunt.
When it’s sacred.
When it’s intentional.
When it’s held by someone who understands the emotional landscape of human growth.
And that’s why I train Firewalk Instructors the way I do, because the fire deserves to be honoured.
And SO DO the people who walk across it?
They deserve someone who sees what’s really happening.
This is part of my series Everything You Need to Know About Being a Firewalk Instructor, designed to help you become the TRANSFORMATIONAL leader you’re here to be.
