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Jan 2016
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001 | Bob Proctor: The Art of Living

SEAN CROXTON
About this episode

Bob Proctor drops by to discuss his new book, The Art of Living, on the debut episode of The Sessions. Bob reveals how he went from a unhappy high school dropout, over his head in debt, to one of the world's most renowned success coaches and speakers. Learn Bob's best strategies for shifting your mindset to have anything you want. 

Here's what we talked about: 

4:52 - Bob’s experience filming The Secret and how he almost missed the chance to be a part of it!

10:17 - The backstory of Bob’s growing up with a single mom in Canada as a “lost, mixed-up guy” and exactly where he thinks he got off track. 

16:09 - The man (and book) that would change his life forever. 

23:40 - The major mindset shift Bob made that got him from $6,000 in debt to earning $175,000 just a year later, and more than a million within five years. 

32:22 - The one thing Bob always did to create his success—even though he was “never smart.” 

34:38 - A new way to think about how the mind works and why who you are so much more than your name, your body, or your genetics. 

41:08 - Where we get our programming, and why changing that programming is the only way to change our behavior and get the things we really want. 

47:45 - The unseen battle between the conscious mind and the subconscious mind that could be the reason why you probably won’t stick to your New Year’s resolution. 

54:18 - What to do when your friends and family don’t support you or your goals, and why it’s so hard to make a change. 

57:14 - How Bob’s work has impacted his personal life, and how he has managed to stay present for his wife and kids over 55+ years of business travel. 

Learn more about The Art of Living at www.artoflivingbook.com

Hosted by Sean Croxton.

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