Summary
In 2010, Danny Dover assigned a deadline of May 25, 2017, to his life. He was tired of hearing about other people’s exciting lives and decided to jump-start his own by taking steps to actually live as if the end was in sight. He tattooed his deadline on his butt and made the sole purpose of his life to complete his Life List (a list of more than 150 life goals). While pursuing his list, he inadvertently became a minimalist in order to gain the necessary focus to create a more meaningful life. This seemingly small change in mindset (which he later detailed in the book The Minimalist Mindset) dramatically changed his life for the better. (more…)
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
by Adam Grant“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” George Bernard Shaw
In this book Adam Grant explores what it takes to be original. It’s a compelling read that disrupts the conventional thinking as it relates to what makes anything unique and original. Adam’s research highlights how we can break conformity to generate new ideas. (more…)
Is Conformity or Originality the Best Path in Life?
“Originality brings more bumps in the road, yet it leaves us with more happiness and a greater sense of meaning.” Adam Grant
In his book Originals, Adam Grant closed with this: “Becoming original is not the easiest path in the pursuit of happiness but it leaves us perfectly poised for the happiness of pursuit.”
Conformity is not a recipe for success nor is it a recipe for happiness. It is a path for staying average. The struggle, the challenge, the chaos, the heartache that comes by creating our own paths in life is what stops many people from pursuing it but it is these paths that create the greatest sense of freedom, fulfillment, and happiness. (more…)
Summary
Founder of the Affluence Method, Tera Maxwell, Ph.D. teaches motivated people how to consciously bring their dreams into physical reality and live a life of abundance. She counters the hurdles of indoctrination by teaching others to connect with their higher purpose and intuition, accompanied by the release of energy blocks.
Tera designed a life of freedom in Costa Rica for her and her family and teaches others how to do the same. Tera shares great value in this episode about dream manifestation, visualization, how to live with integrity to your purpose, affluence and how to create it and a great deal more. You’ll love it!
Key Take Outs
- Actions to manifesting dreams.
- How to create and live an integral life.
- Whats affluence and how to create it.
Quick round questions
Do you have any routines and rituals that you believe contribute to your success?
Getting into a good flow. Finding routine and rhythm aligned to what is important personally.
What advice would you give your 20-year-old self?
You are not your thoughts and feelings.
What is the meaning of success?
Creating a life of love, abundance, and freedom that I desire.
What is your number one productivity advice?
Focus.
What advice would you give someone that needing/wanting to make a change?
Personal development and work to change your internal belief system.
Favourite Food
Thai FFavorite
rite Leisure Activity
Surfing
Favourite Book
Think and Grow Rich
by Napoleon HillYou can listen to my book reflection here – Think and Grow Rich
Favourite Quote
“Our thoughts create our reality.”
Do we all have a why?
Yes! We need to pull back the layers and connect within.
What does living with passion and purpose mean?
Living life with passion and purpose is everything! It’s why we are here.
How to find Tera Maxwell
Further Reading and Resources
TED Talks: Ideas worth spreading
Elite Daily: The Voice of Generation Y
Four Hour Work Week: How to escape the 9-5, live anywhere and join the new rich.
The Minimalists: How to pursue a minimalist lifestyle and be happier.
Mind Hacks: Tips and Tricks for Using Your Brain
Rich Roll: Plantpowered Wellness Advocate
The Art of Charm: Build confidence, feel comfortable and networking differently.
The Art of Manliness: Encouraging men to be better husbands, fathers, brothers, citizens.
Tiny Buddha: Simple wisdom for complex lives.
Mind Body Green: Lifestyle media brand dedicated to inspiring you to live your best life.
Zen Habits: Find simplicity and mindfulness in life.
Creative NonFiction: “true stories well told.”
Barking Up the Wrong Tree: science-based answers and expert insight on how to be awesome at life.
The Positivity Blog: Practical articles on happiness, self-esteem, productivity and social skills.
What I Have Learnt – If Anything!
“That’s been one of my mantras – focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” Steve Jobs
Episode 400. It feels like I’ve been doing this podcast for a lot longer but since launch it’s been a year and a half. However, time has a tendency to slow down when things are new and unfamiliar. And for this reason time over the last years has slowed for me, partly due to this podcast and several other changes in my life.
I have learnt a heck of a lot in that time. The information has really led me along a deeper personal transformation journey. It’s been amazing! (more…)
Summary
Frank Hanna is CEO of Hanna Capital LLC. He has been engaged in private equity and venture capital for over 27 years and is featured in the PBS documentary, The Call of the Entrepreneur. Mr. Hanna has advised and served on the boards of numerous think tanks and speaks frequently about macroeconomics, education, and philanthropy.
He is the author of two bestselling books, What Your Money Means: (And How to Use It Well)
, and A Graduate’s Guide to Life. We discuss why understanding money and how to use it can afford us a deeper appreciation for what money can’t by. And Frank also shares 3 things they don’t teach us in college, including why wealth and success are not what we think it is and how a life of happiness is easier to attain than we imagine. (more…)
Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends
by Tim SandersTim Sanders is all about doing business with love or as he would call it “bizlove.” He’s a lovecat and wished to teach others how to become a lovecat. Now that might be sounding a bit weird but don’t be deterred. This book is a little book of gold with surprising practical value to be had.
It’s not all about free love nor will the value benefit those only looking to improve in business. It is a book about relationships, compassion and personal growth. It is a book that will help improve the success you wish to achieve and a book that will raise your levels of happiness. And it starts with love. (more…)
What Makes You Feel Alive? Why? A Meditation by Mark Nepo
Happiness: The feeling of being alive. Marty Rubin
In this episode, I explore a mediation by Mark Nepo that I discovered in his book The Book of Awakening
. Make sure you are subscribed so I can inform you when I release my book reflection of this one.The meditation is to simply close your eyes, slow the breath, calm the mind and think about a few things that make you feel alive. What are they and why do they make you feel alive? (more…)
Summary
Lisa Feldman Barrett, PhD, is a University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University, with appointments at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital in Psychiatry and Radiology. She received an NIH Director’s Pioneer Award for her research on emotion in the brain, and the 2018 APS Mentor Award For Lifetime Achievement.
In this episode, we discuss her new book, How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain,
a book on how the brain constructs emotions — one that could revolutionize psychology, health care, the legal system, and our understanding of the human mind. (more…)
The Lady with The Hairy Legs – Challenge Conditioned Perspectives & Be Authentic
In this episode I wish to share with you an experience I had that, yes, believe it all not involved a lady with hairy legs. There are two thoughts that I hope you take away from this talk and they are why we must challenge our perspectives and be authentic.
The first is that it’s good to be authentic. We are so pretentious and consumed by pleasing and externally created definition of the Self. I think women and men both succumb to these pressures just in differing ways. The expectations we place on ourselves rob us of our authentic beauty. There is an attachment to an expectation that such behaviors will raise our level of self-worth yet when it doesn’t this causes dissatisfaction in life.
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