On this episode, I talk with Neil Pasricha about his book, The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything=Have Everything. We discuss his personal journey to finding happiness, how to sell more books, what success really is, what most people regret at the end of their lives, and much more. You can listen to our discussion here: 

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Here’s one of my favorite ideas from Neil’s book.

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In this episode, I talk with Benjamin Hardy about his new book, Willpower Doesn’t Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success. We also discuss environments and how they help people succeed, influence, fear, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below: 

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In this season three opener, I talk with business consultant and author Greg McKeown about his book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. We discuss priorities, time management, what I am currently working on, his advice on how to fix a life that is out of balance, and much more. This interview is packed with tons of value that I know you will benefit from.

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On this episode, I talk with Amy Morin about the ideas in her book, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success. We discuss her story, how to break bad habits, happiness, living life centered around values, and much more. You can take a listen here: 

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In this episode, I talk with David Steingard from Laughing Man Coffee. We discuss small business and startups, his life story, working with actor Hugh Jackman, and much more.

My favorite takeaway was when he mentioned how his parents helped create an environment that caused him to become an entrepreneur. This made me think about the creative environment that I am creating at home and at work. Take a listen and let me know your thoughts.

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In this episode, I talk with Chris Voss about his book, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It. We discuss why empathy is many times misunderstood, how anyone can become a better negotiator, why compromising is rarely the best way forward, using an email template that converts 98% of the time, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below:

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In this season two finale, I talk with Liz Wiseman about her book, Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter. It is one of my favorite leadership books of all time, so I naturally wanted to bring her on the show to discuss some of its main ideas. We also discuss her journey to becoming a top leadership expert, passion and the correct way to view it, who diminishers are and how to best handle them, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below: 

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In this episode, I talk with Jonah Berger about his books Contagious: Why Things Catch On and Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior. We also talk about social currency, triggers, emotion, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below:

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In this episode, I talk with Alex Banayan about his brand new book, The Third Door: The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World’s Most Successful People Launched Their Careers. Alex gets really vulnerable in this episode and talks about the emotional roller coaster that last year was with finishing his book and the passing of his dad. We also talk about some of the advice he learned from the greats he interviewed for his book, some ideas centered around mentorship, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below: 

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On this episode, I talk with Jake Knapp about his books, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day and Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days. We discuss developing meaningful relationships, distractions, our phones, productivity, and much more. You can listen to our conversation here:

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In this episode, I talk with Rob Shallenberger about his book The Transformation Challenge: A New Approach to Winning in Business and Life, his work based on Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders, and much more.

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In this episode, I talk with Skip Prichard about his book, The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future. We also discuss key ways to begin finding purpose in our lives, how to eliminate the excuses we make, how to become more intentional with the people we spend our time with, and much more.

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In this episode, I talk with Chris Fussell about his book, One Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams. We also talk about competition and how it relates to individuals on the same team, organizational structure, his leadership experience as a Navy SEAL and President of The McChrystal Group, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below:

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On this episode, I talk with James Clear about his book, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. We discuss his journey, how developing better habits is the key to success, how to find happiness along the journey, what habit loops consist of, and much more. (You should buy the book and read about habit stacking. That idea alone is worth the $17.)

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In this season two recap, I talk a bit about this season and also give details about future episodes. You can listen below:

Thank you for your continued support!

What was your favorite episode this season? 

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In this episode, I talk with Doug McCormick about his book, Family Inc.: Using Business Principles to Maximize Your Family’s Wealth. We also talk about how to build financial wealth, the best way to pick a financial planner, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below:

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In this episode, I talk with Shawn Askinosie of Askinosie Chocolate about his book, Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul. We also discuss his journey to owning a chocolate company, purpose both in life and work, direct trade versus fair trade, and much more. You’ll want to make sure you listen to this episode all the way through to the end, because Shawn says something very profound that I think will benefit a lot of people. 

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In this episode, I talk with Jenny Blake about her book, Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One. We also talk about her journey, actionable steps that people can take the next time they encounter a career change, Jerry Seinfeld, and much more. Here’s our conversation: 

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In this episode, I talk with Cal Newport about his book Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, the overwhelming opportunity to become distracted in the world we live, his view on social media and email, how leaders can keep their teams accountable while allowing them to engage in deep work, and much more.

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*Cal also refers to his other book, So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love, in this episode.

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In this episode, I talk with Jeff Haden about his new book, The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win. He has a different perspective on how we can accomplish our goals more often, and I think there are many valuable takeaways here. The ideas from the book challenged me and I hope they do the same for you.

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