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First Things

Join the journey of discovering practical solutions to your life, based on modern research, that will help you have less stress, greater passion, and amazing results. On First Things, join Dr. Brando... Read more

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#088 – Listen & Observe (Like Switch Pt 10) [Podcast]

#088 – Listen & Observe (Like Switch Pt 10) [Podcast]

Most would never guess the biggest secrets to verbal communication … learning to listen and observe.  This means our big... Read more

18 Jun 2016

24mins

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#030 – Assertiveness Pt 1: Introduction [Podcast]

#030 – Assertiveness Pt 1: Introduction [Podcast]

For most of my life, I wasn’t assertive enough at work (I’m usually assertive enough in my personal life, but even there... Read more

7 Mar 2014

45mins

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#047 – Essential Assertiveness Skills (Assertiveness Pt 18) [Podcast]

#047 – Essential Assertiveness Skills (Assertiveness Pt 18) [Podcast]

Wow … 17 episodes on assertiveness!!  As we finish up this series on assertiveness, I thought it would be good to summar... Read more

4 Jul 2014

1hr 21mins

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#051 – Essentialism Introduction (Essentialism Pt 1) [Podcast]

#051 – Essentialism Introduction (Essentialism Pt 1) [Podcast]

Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin? Do you sometimes feel overworked and underutilized? Do you feel motion ... Read more

1 Aug 2014

36mins

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#003 – The Battle Between the Compass and the Clock – Why Direction is More Important than Speed [Podcast]

#003 – The Battle Between the Compass and the Clock – Why Direction is More Important than Speed [Podcast]

There is a continual battle in our lives for time … between the best and the good … between the journey and the destinat... Read more

25 Aug 2013

36mins

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#031 – Assertiveness vs Aggressiveness (Assertiveness Pt 2) [Podcast]

#031 – Assertiveness vs Aggressiveness (Assertiveness Pt 2) [Podcast]

What exactly is assertiveness?  What is the difference between assertiveness vs aggressiveness?  What about passivity or... Read more

14 Mar 2014

38mins

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#074 – Mindset Intro (Mindset Pt 1) [Podcast]

#074 – Mindset Intro (Mindset Pt 1) [Podcast]

Mindset is a simple idea discovered by world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck in decades of researc... Read more

13 Feb 2015

28mins

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#087 – Attraction Laws (Like Switch Pt 9) [Podcast]

#087 – Attraction Laws (Like Switch Pt 9) [Podcast]

We can implement certain “attraction laws” into place that will better enable deeper friendships.  Last week, we discuss... Read more

27 May 2016

25mins

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#004 – Slaves to the Tyranny of the Urgent: The Constant Battle Between the Important and the Urgent

#004 – Slaves to the Tyranny of the Urgent: The Constant Battle Between the Important and the Urgent

In our pursuit of balancing the compass and the clock … the important vs the urgent … there is a need to understand how ... Read more

1 Sep 2013

28mins

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#018 – The Now Habit Pt 1: Defining Procrastination [Podcast]

#018 – The Now Habit Pt 1: Defining Procrastination [Podcast]

Defining procrastination properly is a vital step to overcome it.  Procrastination is a habit you develop to cope with a... Read more

6 Dec 2013

37mins

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#006 – A Happiness Project & Prescription: 10 Steps Toward Greater Joy and Passion [Podcast]

#006 – A Happiness Project & Prescription: 10 Steps Toward Greater Joy and Passion [Podcast]

Need a happiness project? Or a prescription for happiness? Looking to understand what happiness even means? Or more impo... Read more

13 Sep 2013

45mins

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#075 – Carol Dweck on Mindset (Mindset Pt 2) [Podcast]

#075 – Carol Dweck on Mindset (Mindset Pt 2) [Podcast]

We introduced the concept of “mindsets” in our last episode. I always like to get the author’s perspective on their topi... Read more

13 Mar 2015

30mins

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#008 – Stuck: Emotional Health by Unthawing Frozen Emotions and Moving Forward with Traction [Podcast]

#008 – Stuck: Emotional Health by Unthawing Frozen Emotions and Moving Forward with Traction [Podcast]

Ever feel stuck in life?  Perhaps you might feel that you have no traction in your life, that you are just spinning your... Read more

27 Sep 2013

44mins

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#005 – Unleashing the Lion in Your Brain: More Efficient Ways to Study and Learn [Podcast]

#005 – Unleashing the Lion in Your Brain: More Efficient Ways to Study and Learn [Podcast]

In a recent blog post, I detailed some steps that people can take to take their learning and studying to the next level.... Read more

8 Sep 2013

36mins

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#079 – Friendship Formula (Like Switch Pt 1) [Podcast]

#079 – Friendship Formula (Like Switch Pt 1) [Podcast]

We begin a new study this week on “The Like Switch” by Jack Schafer and Marvin Karlins. This week we look at the “Friend... Read more

28 Nov 2015

22mins

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#054 – Vital Few (Essentialism Pt 4) [Podcast]

#054 – Vital Few (Essentialism Pt 4) [Podcast]

Not everything in life is important … just a few … the vital few.  Most of what exists in the universe – our actions, an... Read more

22 Aug 2014

38mins

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#019 – Why We Procrastinate (The Now Habit Pt 2) [Podcast]

#019 – Why We Procrastinate (The Now Habit Pt 2) [Podcast]

Have you ever thought about why we procrastinate? What is behind this? What is the motivation? Is it just a matter about... Read more

13 Dec 2013

42mins

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#034 – Stinking Thinking (Assertiveness Pt 5) [Podcast]

#034 – Stinking Thinking (Assertiveness Pt 5) [Podcast]

Whatever your mind can conceive and believe it can achieve. – Napoleon Hill In a previous episode, we talked about the o... Read more

4 Apr 2014

54mins

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#043 – Assertive No (Assertiveness Pt 14) [Podcast]

#043 – Assertive No (Assertiveness Pt 14) [Podcast]

Do you have difficulty saying “no”? Not sure you know the difference between an “aggressive no” and an “assertive no”?  ... Read more

6 Jun 2014

39mins

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#053 – Choice (Essentialism Pt 3) [Podcast]

#053 – Choice (Essentialism Pt 3) [Podcast]

Choice, this is the very first pillar … the first mindset we need to embrace Essentialism.  It is the ability to choose ... Read more

15 Aug 2014

29mins

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