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Small Steps Are the Currency of Real Change | Shaun T Mar 07, 2018

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IF I WERE AFRAID OF STEREOTYPES, I WOULD NEVER BE WHERE I AM TODAY.
I know that transformation and change is one of the hardest (and scariest) things you can go.
Change is the only way that you can truly grow. As a person, in relationships, and even in business.
The best way to transform is to constantly focus on doing better than you previously did.
As you push yourself further and further, a little more each time, you'll become much more confident in yourself and your abilities.
To help with understanding more about transforming yourself, trusting yourself, and believing in yourself, I brought on one of best people I could think of: Shaun T.
Shaun T is a world-renowned health and fitness expert, TV host, motivator and creator of the best-selling fitness programs INSANITY, HIP HOP ABS, CIZE, and many more.
He has hosted several primetime TV series, danced with Mariah Carey, and choreographed for the NCAA Final Four Halftime Show and the movie Bring It On: All or Nothing.
He's also an entrepreneur, author, new dad, and total transformation coach.
I hadn't met Shaun before we came together to record a podcast, but now I consider him a brother. His energy, honesty, huge heart, and way of caring about people is amazing. He has also created extraordinary results for so many people (and himself) and is committed to being the best version of himself.
If you want to learn the mindset and steps you need to take in order to believe in yourself and create a transformation that create your best life, you can't miss this episode.
Learn the lessons Shaun T has learned through his own transformation and what you need to do to better yourself, on Episode 611.
Some Questions I Ask:
What's your secret in the closet? (6:44)
Did you talk about being abused before a year and a half ago? (10:00)
How long did you play football for? (17:02)
You gained 50 pounds your first year in college? (21:52)
When did you realize you wanted to take dancin and hip hop workouts mainstream? (25:40)
What's been the biggest challenge of these transformational programs? (27:46)
When did you really learn to not let your feelings control your actions? (30:40)
What do most people not understand about where confidence comes from?(36:48)
If you could transform people overnight, would you, or would you make them work for it? (40:20)
In This Episode You Will Learn:
Shaun T's biggest secret he's held on to for the longest (7:29)
When he realized he would be transforming the world (13:56)
Shaun T's college career in Track (20:36)
How he compartmentalizes things he's frustrated with (29:46)
How he stays motivating, knowing he's at the top of his game (32:34)
Shaun's super power (38:53)
How to overcome mental obstacles (44:06)
Plus much, much more

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What Defines a Loser (Hint: It's Not Losing) | Urban Meyer Mar 05, 2018

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We don't talk about the end all. We talk about how to get there.
Having grown up in Ohio, I have always been a fan of Ohio State University. If you weren't aware, they have the best coach out there: Coach Urban Meyer.
What I love about Coach Meyer is that he doesn't just set up a team for winning in football, he sets them up to win in life.
Even though football is just a game, there is a lot you can learn from it. The power of teamwork, what it means to be a great leader, and what truly defines a loser (hint: it's not losing).
Coach Meyer really sets all of his players up to have a solid career and foundation when they leave university because he doesn't just run a football program. He runs a leadership program.
Coach Meyer has also led an incredible life himself.
He is a 3 time national championship coach and a NY Times bestselling author.
I'm so excited to share this interview with you. If you are in any type of a team or leadership position I know you're going to get so much value out of this.
Learn all about teamwork and what it means to be a real winner, on Episode 610.
Some Questions I Ask:
How do you get complete strangers with big egos to to buy into your philosophy? (10:40)
When you're cultivating a relationship with someone out of high school, what are you speaking into? (13:16)
Have you evolved your philosophy since your first coaching job? (16:00)
Do you meditate as well? (18:21)
How important is it to have big dreams? (21:06)
You're developing a leadership center, not just a football program right? (22:44)
What's the biggest loss you've had in sports and in life? (25:34)
When you start the season, do you sit down and talk about your team's vision? (27:33)
What do you think is the biggest weakness you still need to improve on? (31:12)
In This Episode You Will Learn:
When he gets people to buy into his philosophy (12:42)
What makes him different from other coaches (14:38)
The one thing he must do every single day to be at the top of his game (17:10)
How he gets kids to be disciplined (19:03)
Coach's biggest dream right now (21:40)
Which builds more character: winning or losing (24:46)
The importance of striving to win in everything we do (26:23)
The greatest lesson he's learned throughout his coaching career (29:28)
Plus much more

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Your Attention Units Are Limited. Spend Them Wisely | John Assaraf Mar 02, 2018

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I'M COMMITTED TO FEELING A CERTAIN WAY EVERY DAY.
One of the most important things you can do to get your mindset ready for success is to have a strong morning routine. That's honestly why I wrote my latest book, The Millionaire Morning.
We only have so much attention we can give out. To people, to goals, to anything. As a result it's important to have that strong foundation.
For this episode of 5 Minute Friday I wanted to bring you this insightful clip from an episode with John Assaf.
John is one of the leading behavioral and mindset experts in the world. He has written two NY Times Best Sellers, was in The Secret and has built 5 multi-million dollar companies.
He shares why you should be concerned with your limited number of attention units and how you can start everyday ready to win.
Discover all of that and much more, on Episode 609.
In This Episode You Will Learn:
What attention units are (1:01)
John's routine to productively use attention units (1:55)
Why you need to have a routine (2:53)
How to change your behavior for success (4:23)
What it takes to move from ignorance to awareness (6:30)
How to get over your fear of failing (8:00)
Plus much, much more

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Asked to Leave the Monastery, He Made Wisdom Viral | Jay Shetty Feb 27, 2018

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MEDITATION IS JUST A GYM FOR THE MIND.
When I was growing up I always knew I wanted to be a professional athlete. Like many people, and probably you as well, my life changed in a very unexpected way.
There is no way any of us can know where our life will go, and today's guest took his life in a very different direction.
Jay Shetty grew up thinking he would he an art director and loved design. As a teenager he was a troublemaker. He never would have thought his life of drugs and stealing cars would turn into the life of a monk.
He made it to college and did well, but as soon as he graduated, he decided to go to India to spend three years studying how to find inner peace with monks.
After three years Jay was asked to leave the monk hood. He was told he could do more good sharing to the world than staying in the monastery.
Heartbroken, Jay left and eventually found the power of YouTube. He has gained amazing international success sharing the lessons he's learned from his time as a monk teaching ancient wisdom on modern platforms.
You will be surprised at how much of these lessons don't just apply to life but also to business.
He's mastered the power of video marketing and storytelling and on this episode, he shared his insights on how to create powerful impact with media. We discussed the lessons he learned from spending time as a monk, what motivates people to take action, and how to find your purpose in the world.
Discover all of that and much more, on Episode 608.
Some Questions I Ask:
Why did you decide you wanted to be a monk in the first place? (7:34)
How many summers did you spend with them before you decided to join? (14:54)
How would you commute? (21:27)
Doesn't personal growth also come from experiencing life? (25:32)
Why are we wired for service? (32:42)
Are there any weeds in your life right now? (40:06)
What was the conversation like when your mentor said you had to leave? (43:24)
When did you realize it started to take off? (55:28)
Do you think every brand should be using video? (1:01:26)
What's the thing that makes someone want to share and leave a comment? (1:05:23)
What's something most people don't know about you that you're really proud of? (1:10:15)
Is there anything you do during your day that you're not proud of? (1:13:57)
In This Episode You Will Learn:
Why he fell in love with being a monk (13:46)
What a typical day as a monk is like (16:14)
How a monk detaches themselves from having a sex life (24:00)
What he noticed the most about the outside world (27:54)
The greatest lessons he learned being a monk (37:58)
The thing he wants to create the most (41:40)
When he realized he wanted to start creating videos (48:22)
What people don't understand about using videos for their business (58:34)
How his wife went from student to master (1:12:26)
And much, much more

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Your Perspective Separates Nightmares From Dreams | IN-Q Feb 26, 2018

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I have a lot of guests on this show who inspire me. I would say no one inspires me more consistently than my good friend and spoken word poet In-Q. I have seen In-Q perform live so many times and I’m always left speechless. Poetry is something that not only gives us a glimpse into the poet’s soul, but also into our own. I wanted to bring In-Q back on the show to share his work with you. He has created incredible impact through his work in the past few years and I knew he’d have some amazing new insight to share with us. I even asked him to perform one of my favorite spoken poems he does titled “85.”

Some Questions I Ask:

Not many people do spoken word for a mainstream audience like you, do they? (8:52)
You originally wanted to be a rapper, is that right? (11:00)
When did you first start writing songs for other artists? (13:46)
How do you come up with these ideas? (18:54)
What do you think is holding you back from letting it flow effortlessly? (21:32)
How long have you been working on this craft professionally? (24:31)
How many years have you done poetry full time? (25:52)
Would you say using your voice and sharing your truth is the only way an artist can be successful for a long time? (28:56)
What is an insecurity that’s holding you back? (43:36)
What is the greatest lesson you still need to learn? (47:13)
Do you want to continue to go through those darker times? (49:31)

In this episode, you will learn:

How In-Q feels about “selling out” (12:31)
A live poetry performance based on a true story (14:14)
How long it usually takes to write a poem (19:55)
If IN-Q still gets stage fright (22:31)
Where he used to perform rap battles (25:12)
When he first made a chunk of change from poetry (26:05)
A poem about speaking your truth (30:07)
What In-Q learns from his own poetry (38:45)
If an artist needs to continually feel negative emotions to make great art (48:40)
The 85 Poem (1:00:00)

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Avoid the Shortcut. Do the Hard Work Instead | Mike Rowe Feb 23, 2018

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"LOOK FOR THE THING THAT DOESN'T DRIP WITH COMFORT
There's so many times I try to find the fast or easy way to get things done. I'm sure you've been there too.
We want to get things done as efficiently as possible. But honestly speaking, shortcuts are rarely the answer because if they were, they wouldn't be a shortcut. They'd just be the way.
Many times we need to avoid taking shortcuts. We need to do the hard work because it'll save us time and money in the long run.
For this episode of 5 Minute Friday I brought back the renowned Mike Rowe with this clip on the importance of hard work and how even the most successful people in the world take pride in their hardest working days.
Learn the importance of not taking the easy way out, on Episode 606.
In This Episode You Will Learn:
What society tells us about achieving happiness (:56)
The thing that the most interesting people do (1:52)
What the most important people in our country wanted to tell Mike (2:32)

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Why Recycling Isn't Enough | Lauren Singer Feb 21, 2018

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If you're going to have a discussion, be positive about it. Don't tear people down for trying. - Lauren Singer
Have you ever thought about how much trash you create in a day?
My juice comes in plastic bottles, my prepared meals come in plastic containers, my favorite to go meal from my favorite restaurant comes in a plastic bowl in a plastic bag.
It's not just food either, it's everything. When you order something online it comes in a box full of packing products.
It all adds up pretty quick, and once I started to notice how much trash I was creating, I started to wonder about a different solution.
I'm not the only one noticing this problem, and you may even feel the same way. The zero waste lifestyle is a growing trend, and on the forefront of that is my friend Lauren Singer.
Some of you may know Lauren from her popular blog Trash is for Tossers, or even from her giant social media following. Lauren was an environmental science major in college when she came to the discovery that she was creating just as much waste as everyone else.
She decided to make an impact on the world by changing her personal actions and believed that her love for the planet would inspire others to do the same. Today she has been featured on several major news outlets, has a massive social media impact, owns a package free shop in Brooklyn, and is considered a leader in the zero-waste movement.
On this episode, Lauren gave some amazing insights on how to live a waste free life. If you're worried that cutting down on your waste is expensive or impossible based on where you live, get ready to see this lifestyle in a new light.
Learn all about the impact your actions have on our planet and how to improve them on Episode 605.
Some questions I ask:
What is zero waste and why did you get into it? (1:26)
Is it easier for anyone to buy things without plastic? (6:04)
Where can you go for non-packaged food? (10:09)
When you want a smoothie do you bring your own container? (13:20)
What if you were dating someone who had plastic everywhere? (16:42)
Have you inspired others to be completely zero waste? (19:03)
In an ideal world, what would happen with products in general? (23:50)
Where do you need to grow the most? (26:55)
Do you feel like you were more giving to everyone else as opposed to yourself? (29:07)
Who do you reach out to when you're going through problems? (30:36)
In this episode you will learn:
What hydrofracking is (2:06)
Why recycling isn't enough (7:24)
If Lauren gives in to temptation of items that come in packaging (11:57)
Where and how Lauren buys her clothes (14:22)
How many people she's influenced to be waste free (15:26)
How her life became simplified (17:56)
How to get rid of plastic in the most efficient way (19:45)
How she deals with all the haters (21:14)
What she's working on the most right now (25:30)
When Lauren reached her breaking point (28:04)
Advice for female entrepreneurs in their 20s (29:30)
What Lauren is going to do to get to the next level this year (31:30)

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Emotions Aren't Good or Bad. They Just Are | Susan David Feb 19, 2018

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People have the greatest levels of success when they live and work at the edge of their abilities. - Susan David
All of us want to be happy. Many of us pursue happiness in different ways, and sometimes that includes trying to block out less than happy emotions.
You might have noticed that becoming obsessed with this pursuit can actually make you less happy in the long run.
That's because all emotions are meant to be experienced. They are meant to pass through you, and when you suppress them or try to pretend they aren't there they will just come back to you with a vengeance.
So how do we be truly happy?
That's exactly what Susan David has spent her career studying.
Susan David is a psychologist, originally from South Africa, that has been learning about emotions and people's pursuit of happiness since she lost her father in high school.
She has recently written a best selling book, Emotional Agility, about the importance of every emotion we go through.
Susan also recently gave a Ted Talk that was one of the most successful campaigns to date. It received over a million views within the first week.
I like to think that things come into our lives at the perfect time and for the right reasons. Lately I've been going through some emotional challenges, which I open up about on this episode, and I took so much away from Susan's advice.
I feel privileged to have Susan on this episode and I know you will learn a lot, on Episode 604.
Some questions I ask:
How did you handle the passing of your dad at a young age? (2:13)
What does disability mean? (5:06)
How should we approach situations in life we're unhappy about? (7:12)
What are your range of emotions like on a daily basis? (11:24)
How do we evaluate our emotions? (19:05)Would you say that to make a greater impact in the world that you need to take on more stress? (24:05)
How should we approach people going through a difficult time but won't admit it? (29:33)
What advice do you have for me if I lose my father? (38:40)
In this episode you will learn:
What it was like losing her father in high school (00:58)
The importance of journaling (56:15)
Are we trying to become resilient with our emotions? (4:41)
How do we learn from our emotions? (8:28)
As a trained psychologist, how do you just allow your emotion to be? (14:20)
Are all emotions valuable? (23:09)
What does a healthy relationship with our emotions look like? (27:04)
What should people do when they lose their job? (37:00)
What advice do you have for men who hold in their emotions? (50:03)

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Follow Your Heart and Ignore the Naysayers | tWitch Feb 16, 2018

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AT THE END OF THE DAY LOVE IS WHAT MAKES THIS WHOLE THING HAPPEN.
One thing I've learned over the years is that you really do need to follow your heart.
Do what feels good for you and ignore the people who are putting you down for it. Don't listen to the naysayers because they don't understand your passions.
If you feel yourself being pulled to something, and excitement fills you when you do it, then follow that path. You'll be surprised at how fast, when you make it, the people who put you down become your ultimate supporters.
For this episode of 5 Minute Friday I wanted to bring you back this inspirational clip from a previous episode with Stephen tWitch Boss.
You probably remember tWitch as being a fan favorite on So You Think You Can Dance and the DJ on The Ellen Show.
Learn the importance of following your heart and how to bypass the naysayers on Episode 603.
In This Episode You Will Learn:
What you need to do in life. (1:16)
Who you should and shouldn't listen to (1:50)
How to win over your naysayers (2:17)
The concept people struggle with the most (2:28)
How you know if you have what it takes to make it (3:16)
What makes things happen (3:40)

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The Speed of the Leader Sets the Rate of the Pack | Philip Levine Feb 14, 2018

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THE SPEED OF THE LEADER DETERMINES THE RATE OF THE PACK.
Philip is now running for Governor with a progressive vision to move Florida forward as a leader in the 21st century economy. He wants to revitalize the economy, envisioning a Florida with better-paying jobs, more competitive public schools, and an entrepreneurial approach to protecting our environment.
In the past, he funded his own campaign, refusing money from special interests, and easily won re-election to two terms with a majority of the vote.
On this episode we had a really amazing conversation. Before he was ever in public office, Philip was an entrepreneur, creating multiple companies and scaling them to great success.
He let me in on some incredible information a lot of people don't know about him, including how he gave back to one of the most influential people from his childhood.
Philip goes into detail on how he led a successful election campaign, the lesson he learned from Bill Clinton, and how you can become a better communicator.
If you want to hear how you can be a better entrepreneur and better humanitarian at the same time then you need to listen to Episode 602.
Some Questions I Ask:
What made you want to transition from entrepreneur to mayor? (6:50)
How do you enroll people in a single company that's going to be gone a year later? (10:20)
When did you first connect with Bill Clinton? (14:55)
What's something Clinton isn't notorious for that makes him different? (19:28)
Who was your greatest teacher growing up? (26:32)
What's the biggest lesson your mother taught you? (28:52)
Do you think everyone should serve in public office at some point? (33:47)
What's an entrepreneurial approach to helping our environment? (38:04)
What's the biggest challenge that you've had to overcome? (41:36)
In This Episode You Will Learn:
How Philip's background in marketing gave him an edge (9:30)
When he first felt the need help people (13:46)
The greatest lesson he learned from Bill Clinton (17:03)
How to train yourself to be a better communicator (22:53)
Which of his parents was the more inspiring teacher (27:36)
What got him so involved in the environment (30:28)
How you can get involved in your community (34:08)
What Philip thinks we need the most as a society (41:12)
What he is most proud of that most people don't know about him (42:48)
And much, much more

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