Holly Shaw: Discovering Your Creative DNA and the Magic of Performance
Holly Shaw, performer and coach, discusses how she discovered her creative DNA through a lifelong relationship with performance—from childho...
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20 of 1,764 episodesBret Lockett: Why Tom Brady Outperforms Athletes With More Natural Talent
Former NFL player Bret Lockett breaks down the mindset gap between athletes who flame out and those who build sustainable careers, using Tom...
Andrew Thorp King: Why Safety Is an Illusion and Failure Is the Point
Andrew Thorp King, author of Failure Rules, shares how losing everything multiple times taught him that safety is an illusion and failure is...
Bent Flyvbjerg: Why Big Projects Fail and How to Build Like Pixar
Mega-project expert Bent Flyvbjerg breaks down why 99.5% of large projects fail on time and budget, drawing on 25 years of data. He reveals...
Alan Stein Jr: What Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant Taught Me About Sustained Performance
Performance coach Alan Stein Jr shares lessons from training NBA legends like Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant. He discusses the fundamentals th...
Brendan Donohue: Building the NBA 2K League from 72,000 Tryouts to Global Esports
The commissioner of the NBA 2K League shares how professional gaming has evolved from hobby to legitimate career path. Brendan discusses the...
Brian Portnoy: Why Being Wealthy Is Different from Being Rich
Brian Portnoy, author of The Geometry of Wealth, explains why the pursuit of more keeps us on a hedonic treadmill while true wealth means fu...
Brant Menswar: Finding Your Non-Negotiable Values as a Black Sheep
Brant Menswar explains why black sheep—those who feel like outcasts—are actually 100% authentically original. He shares his framework for di...
Tina Seelig: Why Getting an A Never Taught You to Think
Stanford professor Tina Seelig discusses how traditional education's obsession with grades and roadmaps kills creativity and curiosity. She...
Chris Guillebeau: Finding What You Were Born to Do
Chris Guillebeau, author of Born For This and creator of World Domination Summit, discusses finding your dream work at the intersection of j...
Charles Duhigg: The Science of Becoming a Super Communicator
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Charles Duhigg breaks down the science of conversation and connection from his book Super Communicators. He ex...
Bruce Lipton: Reprogramming Your Subconscious Mind and the Biology of Belief
Cell biologist Bruce Lipton explores how subconscious programming shapes our lives, explaining the science behind beliefs and habits. He dis...
Brad Pederson: How Toys, Failure, and Startup Santa Taught Him to Fail Forward
Toy entrepreneur Brad Pederson shares how building multiple toy companies and going through three bankruptcies taught him that struggles for...
Brad Montague: The Courage to Create Like a Kid
Brad Montague, creator of Kid President on YouTube, shares how his small-town upbringing and key mentors shaped his creative path. He opens...
Ben Guttmann: Why Simple Messages Win in a Noisy World
Marketing professor and author Ben Guttmann explains why we over-complicate our messaging and how to apply design principles to communicate...
Allison Schrager: The Economics of Risk, Uncertainty, and Making Better Decisions
Economist Allison Schrager, author of An Economist Walks into a Brothel, discusses the psychology of risk tolerance through her framework of...
Annie Murphy Paul: Why Your Best Thinking Happens Outside Your Head
Science journalist Annie Murphy Paul explains her theory of the Extended Mind - how we think better when we use our bodies, environments, an...
The 3-Minute Rule: How to Pitch Any Idea and Get What You Want
Brant Pinvidic, Hollywood producer and author of The 3 Minute Rule, shares how he accidentally discovered his pitch methodology after being...
Ayurveda, Daily Rituals, and Breaking Self-Destructive Patterns with Ananta Ripa Ajmera
Ananta Ripa Ajmera, author and Ayurveda expert, shares how ancient Indian wellness practices can help break negative patterns and build sust...
The Science of Deliberate Practice with Anders Ericsson
Anders Ericsson, the pioneering researcher behind deliberate practice, explains the essential components of purposeful learning and skill de...