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Theo Rossi on High-Level Performance Jul 08, 2020

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Theo Rossi is an actor, best known for his portrayal of Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz on the cult series Sons of Anarchy. He recently started his own podcast called "THEOry," as well as continuing his acting career. Today he talks with Mark about his outlook on life that will inspire you-especially during these trying times. Hear how: You must be able to divide yourself into your "mission-self" and the person you are with family and friends. You can use a word or phrase to "signal" yourself that it's time to start working and be ready to be "on." Sometimes it's necessary to be by yourself in order to understand your work or role. Listen to this episode to get more insight into the life of an actor and how you can perform at your highest level.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dov Baron on Crisis and Leadership Jul 01, 2020

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Dov Baron is a well-known entrepreneur and leadership coach. He is also the author of numerous books, including One Red Thread: Discovering the Purpose Already Woven Into Your Life. Today he talks with Mark about overcoming inner fears to become a better leader. Hear how: Passion is just a vehicle to get you to your Dragonfire--what you truly are. We each have to defeat the mental dragon that protects what's most valuable to us. The "normal" situation can be completely dysfunctional, it's just that we've gotten used to it. Listen to this podcast to learn how you can take this crisis and become even better.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ramit Sethi on Personal Finance Jun 24, 2020

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Ramit Sethi is an entrepreneur and an expert in personal finance. He is also the author of I Will Teach You to Be Rich: No Guilt. No Excuses. No BS. Just a 6-Week Program That Works.

He talks with Mark today about how to manage personal finance. L

earn how: Time is of the essence: through compounding, money saved earlier can be the most valuable Investing is neither exclusive to the stock market, nor is it "gambling" with your money Focusing on the "Big Wins" over worrying about having an extra coffee

Listen to this episode to hear more about how you will be able to manage your money more effectively.

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James Altucher Talks About Being an “Idea Machine” Jun 17, 2020

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In the second part of this interview, James Altucher and the Commander talk about business and how to live minimally. James is a well-known entrepreneur, author of Reinvent Yourself, and the founder of Choose Yourself Financial.

Learn how: Bitcoin has been misunderstood in the past, but is here to stay. Anything "remote" is going to be a hot idea for a business going forward.

You can exercise your imagination muscle by writing down ten ideas a day -- even the bad ones.

Listen to this episode to get a better idea of what the future can hold for business and investing.

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James Altucher Talks Business and Overcoming Jun 10, 2020

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James Altucher is a well-known business personality. He started off in the creative industries, and is an author and expert on entrepreneurship and investing.

He has written many books, including The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness. Today he talks with Mark about coming back repeatedly to succeed at business.

Learn how: James had skills in the '90s that very few others had, but he would have done better with an actual product. On writing, you should be afraid of the reaction when you publish.

That's how you know it's a new idea or new writing. To fulfill the four core values every day: physical, emotional, creative, and spiritual. They all go together and you can't have one without the others.

Listen to this episode to get more insight on how to reinvent yourself and create your future.

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Dr. Belisa Vranich on Breathing Jun 03, 2020

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Dr. Belisa Vranich is a clinical psychologist and a well-known expert on breathing. She recently released a book called Breathing for Warriors: Master Your Breath to Unlock More Strength, Greater Endurance, Sharper Precision, Faster Recovery, and an Unshakable Inner Game.

She talks with Commander Divine today about the importance of proper breathing for managing health and stress.

Learn about: BIQ - Breathing Intelligence Quotient - Dr. Vranich's model for understanding breathing Using the right muscles to breath and horizontal versus vertical breathing

Taking a very brief break several times a day to interrupt the stress, so that we aren't spending every second feeling and breathing in a stressful way

Listen to this episode for practical tips about how to breathe properly for greater health.

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Panache Desai on the Essential Self May 27, 2020

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Panache Desai has been a guest with Oprah's SuperSoul Sunday and is the author of two books on spiritual development: Discovering Your Soul Signature and his most recent book You Are Enough: Revealing the Soul to Discover Your Power, Potential, and Possibility.

He talks with Commander Divine today about spiritual development and finding your essential self. Hear how: What you put out into the world is reciprocated back to you Spiritual knowledge and well-being are the foundation for all further development You need to remember who your essential self is

Listen to this episode for an in-depth discussion of the essential importance of spiritual development.

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Jayson Gaddis talks about relationships and the lockdown May 20, 2020

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Jayson Gaddis is a psychologist and expert on marriage and relationships. He is the founder of The Relationship School, and is also the host of The Relationship School podcast.

Today he talks to Commander Divine about the ongoing challenges of relationships, as well as some of the specific issues around the COVID lockdown.

The most important Part of a relationship is mutual growth Shame is self-directed, guilt is other directed You need to be with strong emotion, pain and discomfort. Conflict is where growth comes from.

Listen to this episode to get a better grip on how relationships work, especially in the current situation.

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Advice on how to thrive in challenging times May 13, 2020

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Today Commander Divine has a solocast to give us advice on how he believes we can be moving forward and overcoming the difficult times created by COVID.

One of the first things that he point out is that almost all human times - from prehistory to the present - have been challenging times.

That doesn't make the present less challenging, but it has always been this way. And obviously we're not seeing it, but there are many amazing opportunities in front of us.

Hear how: You need to take positive action every day, so that success is a daily pursuit Most of what happens in the world is not in your control.

What is in your control is your own action. In order to be able to serve, you need to take care of yourself

Listen to this episode to get Mark's take on how to thrive in our current circumstances

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Susan Scott on Fierce Conversations May 06, 2020

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Susan Scott is a pioneer in coaching business leaders to have honest conversations with their teams. She founded Fierce and is the author of two books: "Fierce Conversations" and "Fierce Leadership."

Today she talks to Mark about the importance of communicating honestly with your team, as well as trusting them with problems that you're not sure about. Hear how: You need to develop courage in order to have these conversations.

A business will succeed one conversation at a time. The first fierce conversation to have every day is with yourself.

Listen to this episode to learn more about the importance of open and honest communication with your team.

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