Hardiness with Dr Paul Taylor

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How to enhance your self-control to improve your life, with Paul Taylor Jun 06, 2021

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Its something that we could all use at times - an increase in will-power or self-control.
In this episode, I go into some iconic research studies in this area that reveal just how much of an influence that it has on our success in life. Then, more importantly, I go into a number of proven strategies for enhancing our self-control, under the structure of Angela Duckworth and James Gross 'Process model of self-control'.

Read more on Roy Baumeister here.
Check out the Dundein study that I reference here.
Check out the paper by Duckworth and Gross here.
Check out this useful article on strategies.

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Why exercise is critical for your current and future mental and cognitive health by Paul Taylor May 30, 2021

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Today's episode is a solo one with yours truly, where I dig into the science of how exercise improves our mental health, boosts our cognition and reduces our risk of developing neurodegenerative disorders.
There are a few patches of geeky science stuff, but that is balanced out with practical recommendations at the end.
Please share with anyone who's interested in good mental and cognitive health.

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Lee Ellis part 2 May 23, 2021

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This is the second part of the interview with Lee Ellis.
Lee is a retired United States Air Force Colonel, award-winning author, speaker, and consultant. He was shot down and captured in the Vietnam war and spend 5 ½ years as a POW, including time at the notorious Hanoi Hilton.

Lee’s military decorations include a Bronze star, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal and a Purple Heart.

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Life and Leadership lessons from five and a half years as a prisoner of war with Colonel Lee Ellis May 16, 2021

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My guest today is a very special individual. Lee Ellis is a retired United States Air Force Colonel, award-winning author, speaker, and consultant. He was shot down and captured in the Vietnam war and spend 5 ½ years as a POW, including time at the notorious Hanoi Hilton.

Lee’s military decorations include a Bronze star, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal and a Purple Heart.

Lee is now an on the subjects of leadership and human performance, organisational integrity, operational effectiveness, and personal accountability.
You can check out Lee's website and great books and other products here.
Here's what we discuss:
Start - How Lee came to join the military
3:24 - Going through military training
6:04 - Getting assigned to the Vietnam war
7:51 - The experience of getting shot down & captured
15:50 - Arriving at the Hanoi Hilton POW camp
17:14 - Torture & resistance
25:56 - How aircrew personality profiles helped
27:44 - The TAP CODE & POW culture
32:31 - Heroic leaders in the POW camps
36:02 - The most challenging aspects of captivity
39:29 - The importance of meaning & purpose
41:59 - Humour & optimism
45:50 - On finding out they were going home
50:23 - Getting back home & readjusting
international speaker and consultant

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All you need to know about your second brain with Hayley Parcell May 08, 2021

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My Guest today is a qualified nutritional medicine practitioner and now Head of Healthcare Operations and Development for Queensland-based microbiome testing and research company, Microba.

Hayley Parcel leads a team of healthcare professionals to drive clinical understanding and implementation of gut microbiome analysis at Microba and today we do a truly fascinating deep dive into what cutting-edge research is telling us about the contents of your large intestine, and the implications for personalised nutrition.
You can oder a gut microbiome test directly though Microba here.
If you're a health professional that's interested in working with Microba, click here.
Here's what we talk about in the podcast:
4:38 - Microba company beginnings
5:44 - An overview of the gut microbiome
7:56 - Technological advances in gut microbiome analysis
10:09 - Your 2-way relationship with your microbiome
11:33 - Probiotics vs prebiotics
14:58 - Why you can't out-supplement a bad diet
21:28 - The microbiome in human health & disease
23:04 - The microbiome and mental health
27:00 - Insights from fecal transplants
29:57 - Early life influences on your microbiome
32:05 - The microbiome and your immune system
35:38 - The impacts of different diets
44:50 - Shotgun metagenomics technology for microbiome anlaysis
47:55 - Microba and health practitioners
49:28 - Getting your own microbiome tested
51:52 - The future of microbiome research

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Strategies to help you deal with whatever life throws at you with Jonas Salzgeber May 02, 2021

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My guest today is Jonas Salzgeber, author of the Little book of Stoicism. On his quest to be the best he can be, Jonas stumbled upon Stoicism – and got hooked. He digested everything he could on the subject and ended up writing a brilliant book full of practical advice on the most important step: to put the wisdom from book page to action.

At the core of this actionable philosophy lies the goal of leading a happy life, especially in the face of adversity and In today’s podcast, we discuss Stoic strategies to help you become ready to deal effectively with whatever life throws at you.
Check out Jonas' blog with his brother - NJlifehacks.com, where you can get a great free download of 20 stoicism exercises, as well as The Little Book of Stoicism here.
Here's what we discuss:
Start - How Jonas came to write the book
12:35 - The Stoic Sage
17:33 - Amor Fati
22:50 - The impermanence of things
26:57 - Morning & evening routines
33:20 - Voluntary discomfort
36:56 - Play your given roles well
42:15 - Taking back your time
44:00 - Count your blessings
45:40 - Be good, do good

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Breaking your personal limits with the awe-inspiring Lisa Tamati. Apr 24, 2021

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My guest today is one of those people that you read about and go – is that really possible? Lisa Tamati is an extreme ultra endurance athlete with a 25 year history of competing in the world's toughest endurance events and leading and participating in expeditions.

She is the author of three best selling books, one of which tells the one in a million comeback story of bringing her mother back from the brink of death after a major aneurysm left her with massive brain damage at the age of 74.

Lisa is also a podcaster, an international Speaker, running coach and provider of Workplace Wellness programs.
In the episode we discuss things such as a performance mindset, overcoming fears and setbacks and breaking personal limits. We then do a deep dive into Lisa's toughest journey of all - battling medical professionals to get her mother proper treatment and then taking control of her recovery and defying medical odds to bring her back to pretty much full health when doctors had written her off.
Make sure you check out the links above to find out more about this incredible human being.

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Solutions to the number one problem with modern life - Disconnection Syndrome part 2, with Dr Austin Perlmutter Apr 16, 2021

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This podcast was so good that I had to split it into 2 parts, and today is part 2.
My guest today is Dr. Austin Perlmutter, who is a board-certified internal medicine physician and New York Times bestselling author.

His research interests are the factors that impact our decision-making and helping others to improve their decision-making and quality of life.

He is the co-author of the outstanding book Brain Wash and writes for Psychology Today on his blog, The Modern Brain.

In today’s session, we follow up last week's conversation about what Austin terms Disconnection Syndrome with a range of practical things that we can all do to positively impact our physical and mental health.
Make sure you buy his book that he wrote with his dad, as it's truly brilliant - here is the link.

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Disconnection Syndrome - the big problem with modern life, with Dr Austin Perlmutter Apr 09, 2021

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This podcast was so good that I had to split it into 2 parts!
My guest today is Dr. Austin Perlmutter, who is a board-certified internal medicine physician and New York Times bestselling author.

His research interests are the factors that impact our decision-making and helping others to improve their decision-making and quality of life.

He is the co-author of the outstanding book Brain Wash and writes for Psychology Today on his blog, The Modern Brain.

In today’s session, we do a deep dive into what Austin terms Disconnection Syndrome and how the modern environment hijacks our brains and negatively impact our ability to make good future-focused decisions, thus negatively impacting our health.
Make sure you buy his book that he wrote with his dad, as it's truly brilliant - here is the link
Here's what we discuss in today's podcast:
Start: How did we get here?
4:08 - Austin's lightbulb moments in medical training
7:30 - Disconnection Syndrome - the key issue of our time
10:08 - The role of social media in Disconnection Syndrome

15:23 - The importance of exposure to nature
18:28 - Ancient genes in a modern world
21:04 - How Temporal Discounting affects your decisions
24:36 - Dopamine, donuts and wine o'clock
30:05 - How our environment impacts our ability to make good future-focused decisions
35:08 - How stress re-wires our brains

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Life lessons from a 35th Generation Shaolin Monk, Master Shi Heng Yi Apr 02, 2021

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It’s not every day you get to interview a 35th generation Shaolin Master, and certainly not one with 2 University degrees, including an MBA!

Master Shi Heng Yi has been studying Martial Arts since he was 4 years old and has been running the Shaolin Temple in Europe since 2010.

He is a contemporary monk who carries a smartphone and is focused on the sustainable development and spreading of the Shaolin culture and philosophy and today's podcast has plenty of insights and guiding principles for us all, so please share this podcast with anyone who you think may benefit.

You can find out more about Master Shi Heng Yi and Shaolin Philosophy in his Ted-X talk on the 5 hindrances to self-mastery

Here is a link to the Shaolin Temple Europe, where Master Shi Heng Yi resides.

Here is what we discuss and when:

Start: The Shaolin Monk lineage system
3:50 - The process of becoming a Shaolin Monk
7:52 - The concepts of Chi and Qigong
14:35 - The importance of Qigong in physical development, focus and prowess
18:22 - The mental states that hold us back
26:02 - Master Shi Heng Yi's advice for achieving sef-mastery
30:34 - The art of cultivating discipline
36:00 - The important combination of combined physical and mental training in Shaolin philosophy
42:20 - Philosophising vs doing
49:10 - Master Shi Heng Yi's view on happiness

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