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Oct 2021
1h 7m

The Secret to Avoiding Burnout & Reshapi...

Lewis Howes
About this episode

Today’s guest is Benjamin Hardy. He’s an organizational psychologist and best-selling author of the books Willpower Doesn’t Work and Personality Isn’t Permanent. His blogs on productivity and psychology have been read by over 100 million people and featured in the Harvard Business Review, the New York Times, on CNBC and many others. He’s written a new book called The Gap and The Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success.

In this episode we discuss how to overcome trauma and use it for growth, why you should make plans on behalf of your future self, how to reshape your identity if you’re feeling stuck, why willpower isn’t enough when it comes to achieving your goals, how to prevent yourself from burning out in your work, and so much more!

For more go to: www.lewishowes.com/1181

Checkout his website: www.benjaminhardy.com

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