Forrest Hanson welcomes Dr. Benjamin Hardy to explore how we can create massive change by applying "10x thinking.” This mindset involves embracing a radically different version of ourselves and our lives, and they share how we can apply it to our daily lives, learn to act from our future selves, and move past defensiveness and fear. You’ll learn how our past ... Show More
Oct 26
How to Break Relationship Patterns: Resolving Conflict and Communicating Your Needs
Most relationships, romantic or otherwise, tend to get stuck in predictable patterns of conflict. This episode is about how to resolve that conflict, and get things moving again. Dr. Rick and Forrest draw on Rick's decades of work with couples and families to talk about getting o ... Show More
1h 14m
Oct 19
How to Fix Insomnia: CBT-I with Dr. Ashley Mason
Forrest is joined by Dr. Ashley Mason, a clinical psychologist and sleep researcher at UCSF, to discuss Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). They talk about what separates insomnia from a few rough nights, why people with insomnia sleep (on average) only a little le ... Show More
1h 16m
Oct 12
How to Accept the Parts of Yourself You Don't Like
In this second episode on self-acceptance, Forrest and Dr. Rick focus on how to accept the parts of ourselves we don’t like. They explain why "just love yourself more" rarely works, walk through a four-step process, and talk about why acceptance gets easier when you can set bound ... Show More
1h 7m
Sep 2023
Manifesting the Future You and Achieving Your Wildest Goals with Dr. Ben Hardy, PhD
This episode is brought to you by WHOOP, ARMRA Colostrum, and Cozy Earth Many of us have a vision of what we want our future to look like but have trouble seeing a clear path to get there. What’s more, we allow the stories of our past to cloud our judgment of what’s possible. Whe ... Show More
1h 41m
Mar 2022
10 Questions to Reinvent Your Life
Sometimes we want to make big changes in our lives, but we're not sure where to start. In this episode, discover 10 powerful questions to ask yourself, in order to jump-start your next big life transformation. “When we want to reinvent ourselves, we often assume we need more, mor ... Show More
52m 26s
Sep 2025
3726: [Part 1] How To Make Quantum Leaps Personally and Professionally by Benjamin Hardy on Challenging Comfort Zones
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3726: Benjamin P. Hardy explains how genuine progress in life rarely comes from small, incremental changes but from bold, i ... Show More
12m 44s