Podcast Episodes

The Blind Men & The Elephant: How to Change Your Mind

Episode 116

What have you changed your mind on recently? Egocentric Bias says that we convince ourselves of the accuracy of our own personal perspective—that we view ourselves as unimpeachable—and therefore stru…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

The Public Speaking Guide

Episode 115

Confession: I am a nervous public speaker. But confident public speaking is a critical skill, so we need a set of strategies to increase our confidence and perform as the best version of ourselves.

Pr…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

The Passion Paradox

Episode 114

In the early 1970s, Stanford psychology researcher Dr. Mark Lepper conducted a study with a group of young children that found those who had received a reward for completing a task experienced lower …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

How to Get Out of a Rut

Episode 113

You're firing on all cylinders personally and professionally—inspired and motivated. Then, suddenly, you aren't. Things become very, very difficult. You're in a rut.

I've developed a useful set of pri…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Work-Life Balance: A Player's Guide

Episode 112

A Reddit post I shared that read, "PSA: 20 years from now, the only people who will remember that you worked late are your kids" sparked a lot of online dialogue last week.

Our default setting of work…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

The Think Day

Episode 111

In the 1980s, Microsoft founder Bill Gates began an annual tradition he called the Think Week. Gates would seclude himself in a remote location, shut off all of his communication, and spend an entire…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

The Paradox of Effort

Episode 110

While in Omaha at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, I got into a long conversation with a friend and mentor on one particularly impressive facet of the show: The effortless air about Buffett and…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

The Magic of Character Invention

Episode 109

We all struggle with some degree of self-doubt and fear of failure. It's particularly common among ambitious high-achievers, who, by definition, are constantly putting themselves in situations that a…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

The Time Billionaire

Episode 108

Investor Graham Duncan coined the phrase "Time Billionaire" as someone who has over one billion seconds to live.

To me, being a “Time Billionaire” isn’t necessarily about having the actual time, but a…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

The Trap of the Extraordinary

Episode 107

We live in a culture that endlessly promotes and celebrates the achievement of the extraordinary—of those who accomplished some supreme feat in a single, narrow domain.

The Trap of the Extraordinary i…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago