Jun 10
Jim Cathcart: “Spend One Extra Hour Each Day Studying Your Chosen Field, and You’ll Be a National Expert in Five Years or Less.”
Jim Cathcart shares a powerful lesson on identity, potential, and the one daily habit that turned a 200-pound government clerk into an internationally recognized speaker. In this thoughtful talk, he explains why thinking like the person you’re becoming is the real shortcut, what ... Show More
12m 24s
Jun 9
Sally Hogshead: “The Greatest Way That You Can Add Value Is to Become More of Yourself.”
Sally Hogshead shares a powerful lesson on identity, branding, and why trying to be better might be the exact thing holding you back. In this stirring talk, she explains why high performers focus on different instead of better, what a humiliating dance recital at age ten taught h ... Show More
13m 36s
Jun 8
Les Brown: “It’s Possible.”
Les Brown shares a powerful lesson on belief, persistence, and the two words that can change everything when you’re about to quit. In this stirring talk, he explains why most people operate out of memory instead of imagination, what Roger Bannister and 20,000 runners after him re ... Show More
11m 24s
Jul 2024
The Spiritual Pursuit Of Becoming A Braver Person - Cory Allen - #809
Cory Allen is a meditation coach, podcaster, and an author. We all face challenges in life. However, learning to navigate your emotions and understanding the role that your thoughts play in your wellbeing can make hard times much more manageable. Expect to learn why so many peopl ... Show More
1h 8m
Feb 2025
The Mindful Body: Harvard’s Dr. Ellen Langer On The Power Of Mindfulness, How Thoughts Can Control Health, & Using Perspective To Lower Stress
Dr. Ellen Langer is Harvard’s first tenured female psychology professor, a pioneering researcher on the mind-body connection, and author of “The Mindful Body.” This conversation explores the radical impact of certainty on well-being and Ellen’s perspective that redefines traditio ... Show More
2h 23m
Apr 2025
809: MASTERMIND | Wisdom + Life Lessons You Don’t Have to Wait Decades to Learn
<p>In this episode, we’re tapping into the kind of wisdom that only comes with experience—but lucky for us, we don’t have to wait decades to access it. Inspired by the life philosophies of Gay Hendricks, Anne Lamott, Dr. Edith Eger, and John Maxwell, we’ll explore powerful truths ... Show More
47m 37s
Jun 2025
3646: Where is Your Mind Right Now? By David Cain of Raptitude on Strategies to Reclaim Awareness
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 3646: David Cain invites readers to confront the unsettling realization that much of life is spent mentally elsewhere. By i ... Show More
8m 58s
Oct 2025
How to Enter Flow State Anytime You Want
What if you could flip a switch in your brain and enter flow state on command? In this episode, I share six steps to unlock effortless focus, shut down your inner critic, and access the brain’s chemical “super cocktail” for peak performance.
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17m 53s
Dec 2024
How To Focus On What Matters Most - Greg McKeown - #880
Greg McKeown is an author, public speaker, and leadership consultant Success requires you to focus on what truly matters. But in the modern world there are more distractions than ever before. So how should you best choose what to prioritise, and what are the pitfalls to avoid? Ex ... Show More
1h 18m
Tony Robbins shares a powerful lesson on identity, fear, and the three levers that control how you actually feel in any moment. In this energizing talk, he explains why you are not your behavior, why “stress” is just the socially acceptable word for something deeper, and the question he asks himself the moment he notices he’s spiraling. This episode will cha ... Show More
<p><a href="https://lewishowes.com/money" target="_blank">Get my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy!</a></p><p>I was captivated by Jim Curtis's profound insight that most of our limitations are self-created "mind traps" we fall into without realizing it. As a master ... Show More
