The Gladiator Way

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22: Dan Clark | The Mind Pump Interview Jan 07, 2020

Show notes

Sal, Adam & Justin from The Mind Pump podcast interview Dan on this episode. Dan shares some fascinating stories from his past such as how Dan found ways to become bigger, faster, stronger on the outside after a tragic event in his early life, his introduction to steroids, how he finds the beauty in his scars, and how he became "Nitro" on American Gladiators plus many more.

Show notes at https://calmthebeast.com/22

21: Tim Storey | Life Coach to the Stars, Acclaimed Author, Motivational Speaker Dec 18, 2019

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Tim Storey is an acclaimed author, life coach and motivational speaker who has shared his inspiring words in 70 countries and written nine books. Tim has helped guide people, including many celebrities, through some of life's most difficult circumstances. In this episode Tim reveals how to move forward when your situation seems insurmountable. And how to turn a setback into a comeback.

In this episode...

Tim and Dan share their most inspirational prayers and stories of loss and recovery.

How a mentor introduced both Dan and Tim to reading.

Tim's love of talk shows and how he began to think like a producer and understand the topics people wanted to learn.

Don't settle for an "almost" life.

How to get out of a rut by becoming awake, aware, taking inventory, and finding a partner

How Life Interruptions can wake us up to our circumstances.

How to become aware of our situations after we've woken up to the lack in our lives.

How to take inventory of your assets.

And how the power of partnerships can bring anyone out of their situation.

How Tim leverages ambition with the right motives to be successful.

And how your mindset is your VIP ticket to anywhere.

We hear the story about the advice that Tim got from Quincey Jones that motivated him to "do the assignment."

Links from the Show

Website: TimStorey.com

https://www.timstorey.com/

The Utmost App with Tim Storey

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/utmost-with-tim-storey/id1363851987

Tim Storey with Oprah Winfrey on Super Soul Sunday

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1747360328644813

20: Dr. Belisa Vranich | Breathing for Better Performance, Life, & Sex Dec 10, 2019

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Dr Belisa Vranich, is a leading expert in mental health and fitness, and the author of Breathe: The Simple, Revolutionary 14-Day Program to Improve your Mental and Physical Health. She is a regular guest on Good Morning America, The Today Show, CNN, and Fox News. Being a former pro athlete, Crossfitter, and a yoga guy who has been meditating for years, I thought I knew how to breathe. After reading her Belisa's book, and interviewing her, I realized that I still had a lot to learn. Listen in as we talk about proper breathing, it's health benefits, how it can improve your athletic performance, health, stress and more.

Show notes at https://calmthebeast.com/20

In this episode we talk about:

How breathing affects your nervous system and how proper breathing can lower your cortisol levels and remove anxiety.

Strengthening your breathing muscles impacts your endurance, but more importantly it improves your recovery time and can extend your career as an athlete.

We have over 10lbs of breathing muscles and most people don't warm up those muscles before a workout.

We learn the difference between vertical breathing and circumferential breathing and why vertical breathing isn't the best for you.

How to unlearn bracing habits that most people have done all their lives.

Why women have more breathing dysfunctions than men and why the gap is narrowing.

The anatomy of a good breath and a technique you can do at home.

We learn a technique called "the recovery breath" that you can use to help get out of an anxious or stressful state.

Links from the show:

The Breathing Class - https://www.thebreathingclass.com/

How to breathe | Belisa Vranich | TEDxManhattanBeach - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sgb2cUqFiY

Breathe: The Simple, Revolutionary 14-Day Program to Improve Your Mental and Physical Health - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250106427/

Breathing for Warriors: Master Your Breath to Unlock More Strength, Greater Endurance, Sharper Precision, Faster Recovery, and an Unshakable Inner Game (Pre-order) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250308224/

Bas Rutten's O2 Trainer - https://o2trainer.com/products/o2-trainer-inspiratory-muscle-breathing-exerciser

19: Misty Diaz | Adaptive Athlete, Influencer, Role Model. Dec 03, 2019

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Misty Diaz has completed more than 200 obstacle and endurance races – but when she was born, doctors never thought she'd walk. Diaz has a severe form of spina bifida, a birth defect that kept her spine from developing properly. By her mid-20s, the pain and exhaustion of 28 surgeries left her depressed and addicted to opioids.

In this episode Misty shares the journey from not being able to look in the mirror, to running over 200 races, to starring in a lipstick campaign with billboards in Time Square, to finally finding self-love and acceptance.

How one small action can save you and change your life.

The coach who changed her life by taking her crutches and telling her, "Life is not always going to be adaptable. You've got to figure it out."

How not once in the 28 surgeries or rounds with depression did a doctor ever say to exercise or go out with friends. They just kept giving her more morphine until she got addicted.

The steps to regain your joy.

How to focus on what you can control and why that makes such a huge difference

The journey from not being able to look in the mirror, to running over 200 races, to starring in a lipstick campaign with billboards in Time Square, to finally finding self-love and acceptance.

The story of how Misty's drive and relentlessness helped her meet Gary Vaynerchuck and eventually share the stage with him.

Misty's latest venture to create her own line of crutches.

Links from the Show

Misty on Instagram

ABC News - Athlete living with spina bifida shows nothing holds her back

Misty's Website

18: Bobby Castro | From Busboy to $300 Million Nov 26, 2019

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Bobby Castro's story is the epitome of American dream. With only a 9th grade education he incredibly wound up building and selling his company worth $1 billion. Tune into this episode to hear how he made it all happen.

IN THIS EPISODE:

Bobby shares his humble beginnings as one of eleven children.

The advice his mom gave him that he uses every day to help him stay grounded as he grew from broke to $300 million.

You'll learn Bobby's "Non-Refundable Minutes" principle and why you must master this to succeed.

The steps to scale a business and the pressures that come with growth and how to handle them.

The heart of Bobby's business philosophy.

Lastly, we dive into what it feels like to have enough money to NEVER HAVE to work again -- and how to stay motivated and grounded in the face of wealth.

Links from the Show

Twitter @Bobby_Castro_
Instagram @Officialbobbycastro
Linkedin
Facebook @BobbyCastroOfficial

17: Mo Gawdat | Chief Business Officer, Google X / How to Engineer Your Happiness Nov 19, 2019

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IN THIS EPISODE

Mo Gawdat is the former Chief Business Officer for Google [X], the division of Google responsible for moonshots like the self-driving car and worldwide WiFi delivered by balloons. After the unexpected death of his son, Ali, Mo went on a journey on how to engineer happiness as a way to process his grief. He shares what he learned in his bestselling book, "Solve for Happy."

This episode was profound. Mo Gawdat shares so many well thought out tips and tools on happiness and living better, based upon his research that and personal experiences, that will help you in your life.

We dive deep into what happiness is, how to create it in your life, and why even though most people say it's the number one thing they want, they don't have it.

This episode will help you be happier in a deep and fulfilling way.

It's full of applicable tips and take-aways that you can start to apply to your life now.

Gawdat shares the tragedy of losing his son and how this prompted him to create Solve for Happy as a way to process his grief and share the spirit of his son with the world.

We also discuss:

Why you need to have a clear definition of happiness.

The importance of creating a happy list and using it as a lens to make all decisions through.

The key on how to find out what matters most in your life and why you need to spend more time there.

The societal hedonistic treadmill you are on right now and how to get off of it.

The importance of gratitude in your quest to Solve for Happiness.

Demystifying the myth that force and masculinity lead to success.

The difference between pain and suffering.

How to process and deal with losing someone you love – and to find happiness through the experience.

Links from the Show

Solve For Happy: Engineer Your Path To Joy by Mo Gawdat. Order here.

Join Mo Gawdat in his quest to Solve For Happy here.

16: Arianne Zucker | The Art of Keeping Your Dignity in a Crisis Nov 12, 2019

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Three-time Emmy-nominated Days of Our Lives star Arianne Zucker, who also happens to be the actress featured in the leaked Trump/Billy Bush video, joins Dan to talk about what a crisis can teach us about resilience and creating hope from chaos.

Ari dishes on how she got into show business as a teenager and landed the iconic role of Nicole Walker on NBC's hit daytime drama, plus:

How her initial acting goal was to make enough money to pay for veterinary school.
The lesson her brother Todd taught her that has helped her navigate a 21-year acting career.
Ari's beautiful and touching first words to her daughter that she continues to tell her every day, 10 years later.
Her daily routines and non-negotiables.

Ari shares when she first heard about the Trump video with Billy Bush, how she processed it, and the mantra she used to ground herself and keep her dignity. She delves into what a crisis can teach us about resilience and creating hope from chaos.

Dan and Ari also talk about the never-ending journey of personal development and the growth and fulfillment that come with it.

Links from the Show

Ari's new movie "A Mermaid for Christmas."

Ari's Instagram page – (she moderates herself)

Letting Go by David R. Hawking

15: Sarah Hiner | How the Healthcare System Doesn't Want You Healthy Nov 05, 2019

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Dan interviews Sarah Hiner, a health and wellness expert and CEO of Bottom Line Inc., about how to navigate a healthcare system that doesn't want you healthy. In this wide-ranging conversation, they dive into parenting tips, whether anger and rage lead to illness, and how to advocate for yourself during a hospital visit.

How health care industry doesn't want you healthy, because they make money by you being sick.

Critical information that you need to know if you ever go in the hospital to prevent you from becoming one of the 500,000 who die each year deaths due to medical errors.

How to advocate for yourself during a hospital or doctor visit.

What you must absolutely do when taking your elderly parents to the hospital and why you shouldn't let them go alone.

Biggest pitfalls in Health and wellness right now.

Can anger and rage destroy your physical health?

It's OK to disagree but that doesn't mean that love has to leave the room.

What's it's like to take over a successful family business and how her father decided which siblings would run the show.

How not everyone wants to be out front and some people's dream is to be behind the scenes.

The pressure of running a small business today.

Sarah's tools for staying centered and happy in an increasingly busy world.

Different parenting styles and techniques that Dan and Sarah have learned over the last 25 years, and how to apply them to your life.

Eight-year-old Adrian's 500 push up challenge this summer and how to build resilience in your kids and teach them to conquer seemingly impossible challenges.

Decide who you want to be and go out and prove it to yourself today

Links from the Show

Sarah and Bottom Line Inc's website

Sarah's Podcast, the Bottom Line Advocator, click here

14: Ben Angel | Bestselling Author - Bio-hacker Oct 29, 2019

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Ben Angel is the bestselling author of the groundbreaking new book, "Unstoppable" that introduces a revolutionary new approach to understanding depression, anxiety, and stress through the lens of neuroscience, psychology and biohacking. In this episode Ben shares how in 2017 he became severely depressed, experienced crippling brain fog and fatigue, then went on a mission to biohack his way back to health by interviewing the world's top neuroscientists, doctors, and biohackers.

Ben tells the story of how he went from Australian farm boy to motivational speaker.

Ben was at the top of his game when he suddenly feel into a state of depression.

How you can do everything right in your life in regards to training, working out, practicing the right business fundamentals, sleeping enough, but if your biology is off, it won't matter.

What Ben did when the Western medicine doctors didn't have an answer to his ailments.

The two sides of the personal development coin. The psychological and the biological. And why we need to pay more attention to our biology.

How different biological triggers can mimic psychological disorders.

The 7 Tests bio tests you should take right now

Why the pharmacies and drug stores in America are filled with digestive aides, anti acids, etc while Australian, Canadian and New Zealand shelves don't carry them.

The advertising that's banned in Australia and New Zealand that constantly runs in America.

Functional and integrative doctors versus a typical Western Doctor. The differences and advantages of both.

The unstoppable test on Ben Angel's website that will predict if you're a high achiever or if you should run off and see the doctor.

How to bust out from being and average performer to a top achiever, plus the traits and habits it takes.

The difference between knowing your purpose and claiming your purpose and why it's so important.

The 10 minute morning visualization exercise to start your day.

Sleep hacks, plus the most important phase of sleep and the gadget that can track it for you.

Dan shares the hilarious story from his first movie audition and how he nearly fainted.

Links from the Show:

Check out Ben's website chock full of great info and links by clicking here

Take the "Are You Unstoppable Quiz" here.

Ben's best selling book, "Unstoppable." This is a good read!

Oura sleep tracking Ring

Doctor Patrick Porter Brain Tap

13: Dr Patti Johnson | Therapist & Anxiety Expert Oct 22, 2019

Show notes

Dr. Patti Johnson is marriage and family therapist who specializes in anxiety relief. She is also the creator of EmMa, the emotional manager for anxiety app. In this episode, tips and tools to manage anxiety, how to stay grounded in an increasingly turbulent world, sprinkled with communication blunders that blow up relationships.

The difference between anxiety and stress and why anxiety is becoming such an epidemic today.

Where does anxiety come from? The biological response in the body to anxiety and how it's rooted deep in our evolution. How what was meant as a biological reaction to keep us safe has become an epidemic.

Tips and tools for dealing with anxiety.

Social media and anxiety. Dan's prescription: chase smile not likes.

How to keep grounded in an increasingly volatile world.

The reactivity cycle in relationships – the habitual unconscious behaviors that lead to the survival emotions and how to break the pattern.

How using an invitation in conversations works a lot better than labeling.

The beauty of repair attempts in relationships.

The archaic ideal of "till death do us part" as the only metric to judge a successful relationship.

Do people in your life think since you're a doctor of psychology that you're always evaluating them.

Are all psychologist a little bit off?

Question and answer sessions where Doc Patti responds to listeners questions.

Links from the Show

EmMa the emotional anxiety app by Dr Patti Johnson