Dr. Daniel Amen is a physician, adult and child psychiatrist, and founder of Amen Clinics. Dr. Amen is a 12-time New York Times bestselling author, including Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, The End of Mental Illness, Healing ADD, and many more. In our conversation we discuss: [00:00] Teaser [01:15] How our thoughts can change our brain health [04:30] Depression can increase Alzheimers by up to 4X [12:00] How much does genetics play into brain diseases? [15:00] Why people aren't getting thei...
Jul 31, 2024•56 min
Hal Erod is an international keynote speaker, host of the popular Achieve Your Goals podcast, and bestselling author of The Miracle Morning who has sold over 5 million copies. In our conversation, Sean and Hal talk about: The quote that changed Hal's life How the Miracle Morning routine helped Hal double his income The wheel of life: personal development, finances, health, fitness The 6-Step Miracle Morning: Silence, Affirmation, Visualization, Exercise, Reading, Scribing (SAVERS) and more About...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Dr. John Delony is a bestselling author, mental health expert, and host of The Dr. John Delony Show. John gives practical advice on how to connect with people, how to take the next right step, and how to cut through the depression and anxiety that can feel so overwhelming. Delony has two PhDs and over two decades of experience in counseling, crisis response, and higher education. In our conversation, Sean and Dr. Delony talk about: Why this is the loneliest generation despite being the most conn...
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Marina Mogilko is a content creator with over 17 million subscribers, and co-founder of LinguaTrip.com. In our conversation, Sean and Marina talk about: How Marina started as a content creator Difference of strategy & mindset of a hobby creator versus a professional creator Focusing vs. diversifying (pros & cons) How she manages multiple channels Tips for upcoming creators How Marina deals with haters Imposter syndrome Streams of income How Marina would start a new business or channel to...
Jun 13, 2024•55 min
George Kamel is a personal finance expert, #1 National Bestselling Author, and co-host of The Ramsey Show and Smart Money Happy Hour. Following the simple plan George will share on the show, he went from negative net worth ($40,000 debt) to a millionaire in under 10 years. In our conversation, Sean and George talk about: George's story of going from $40,000 in debt to millionaire in 10 years Why our society is obsessed with being a millionaire Compounding & why the first $100,000 is so impor...
May 29, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Noah Kagan is the founder of AppSumo.com, #30 employee at Facebook, and author of Million Dollar Weekend. In this episode, Sean and Noah discuss: The one thing Noah does to constantly improve his personal and professional life How to overcome imposter syndrome Powerful lessons Noah learned from therapy about mindset What Noah had to unlearn in order to get to the next level of success Dealing with depression & loneliness How to surround yourself with people that motivate you 3-step framework...
May 15, 2024•58 min
Vivian Tu is a finance expert & content creator, author of Rich AF, and founder of Your Rich BFF. In this episode, Sean and Vivian discuss: Why rich people by fake designer bags Money lessons that Vivian learned from her immigrant parents (and what she had to unlearn) How do Gen Z and Millennials think about money versus the older generations? Hypergamy: can women that earn more money still respect men as partners? Delusional calculator: are our expectations too high when it comes to finding...
May 02, 2024•1 hr
Blaine Anderson is a dating coach for men, and founder & CEO of Dating By Blaine. In our conversation, Sean and Blaine discuss: • State of modern dating for men • Why is dating in the 21st century difficult? • Has the standards of the average man & woman increased with optionality? • What are the biggest challenges of finding love for men and women? • Advice for recently single people • Rekindling your relationship with rejection • How to approach someone in-person • Overcoming social an...
Apr 17, 2024•58 min
Andrew Henderson is the founder of Nomad Capitalist and the world’s most sought-after expert on global citizenship. In our conversation, we discuss: (00:00) Introduction (00:49) Why Andrew decided to give up his US citizenship (10:30) Signs that the US is becoming a failing empire (16:24) Criteria for choosing where you should live (22:25) Why $2 million is the magic number before leaving the US for exit tax (28:00) How to legally avoid paying taxes (and why the 183-day rule is often misundersto...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 23 min
Dave Asprey is the founder of Bulletproof Coffee, 4x New York Times Bestselling author, and keynote speaker. In this conversation, Sean and Dave Asprey discuss: • His $20,000 Brain optimization retreat that I attended (and what I learned) • Where most of our triggers or limiting beliefs come from • Identifying trauma and how to heal yourself (without a therapist) • How to train your intuition and develop better self-awareness • Tips to optimize your brain to make smarter decisions • How to learn...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 31 min
Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist, audiologist, clinical and cognitive neuroscientist with a Masters and PhD in Communication Pathology. She's the bestselling author of Switch on Your Brain, Think Learn Succeed, Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess, and co-founder of Neuracycle app. In this conversation, Sean and Dr. Caroline Leaf discuss: Neuralink and how it could affect neuroscience & depression (and the risks) Materialists vs. Free will Do our thoughts determine who we are? Scient...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Annie Särnblad is an expert in reading and decoding facial expressions, as well as an esteemed strategic advisor. She is certified in the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) and can numerically code the 10,000 muscle combinations in human expression. By learning how to read and decode microfacial expressions, you can better understand someone in any situation you're in whether it's a high-stakes negotiation or in your love relationships. On this episode, Sean and Annie discuss: How different cult...
Feb 21, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Dr. Robert Lustig is a pediatric endocrinologist known for his research on the effects of sugar on the human body and for authoring the popular book "Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease," which explores the negative health impacts of sugar and processed foods on obesity and disease. In our discussion, we talk about: What Fructose and Ethanol have in common Deep dive into the broken food system Artificial sweeteners Importance of fiber Are fruits good ...
Feb 06, 2024•54 min
This is a replay from 2020. James Altucher is an investor, entrepreneur, speaker, podcast host, stand-up comedian and author of Choose Yourself. In our discussion, we talk about: Why James loves to explore multiple hobbies, careers, and topics How curiosity propelled him to success in multiple careers Skill stacking, and why being the top 1% of your field is overrated How James made millions, lost millions, and lessons he has learned about making money. James' relationship with money now and adv...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 21 min
Dr. Alan Goldhamer is the founder and director of TrueNorth Health Center in northern California. He is an expert in the use of medically supervised, water-only fasting and has supervised 25,000 fasts. In our conversation, we discussed: Why we should focus on elimination rather than addition Science of fasting explained Difference between intermittent fasting vs. prolonged fasting on health benefits What happens during a prolonged fast? Why you should only fast with water (and NOT caffeine, elec...
Jan 11, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Kate Moyle is a Psychosexual Therapist and EFS & ESSM Certified Psycho-Sexologist, and author of The Science of Sex. In our conversation, we discussed: Most common questions Kate gets asked about relationships or sex from clients The tiny habit that can keep desire and attraction alive in your relationship after the honeymoon phase Prioritizing quality vs frequency when spending time together How to keep sex novel and interesting in longer-term relationships (without making a huge effort) Th...
Dec 26, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Dr. Aditi Nerurkar is a Harvard stress expert, speaker & and author of the book The 5 Resets, which offers a reimagined approach to overcoming stress and burnout using five small but mighty mindset shifts. In this conversation, we discussed: The misconceptions many of us have about stress (and how we learned it) What are the types of stress that can benefit us? Can we cultivate the ability to handle more stress, like building a muscle? And how can we accomplish this? How the way we perceive ...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr
Dr. Stephen Wolfram is a physicist and founder of Wolfram Research Inc. (creator of Wolfram Alpha, Mathematica, and the Wolfram Language). He is also recognized as the author of "A New Kind of Science," a groundbreaking work exploring computational systems and their implications in the natural world. In our conversation, we discuss: The story of starting Wolfram Research Why he decided to bootstrap the company Lessons learned on people management and leadership How Stephen thinks about product d...
Nov 23, 2023•2 hr 14 min
Tim is an active duty Master Sergeant and Green Beret within the US Army, a former UFC fighter, founder of Sheepdog Response, and author of Scars & Stripes. In this conversation, Tim and I discuss: Tim's childhood stories of his father, an Undercover Narcotics Agent How this affected his mentality, and decisions he has made in life The poor choices he has made and what he has learned How Tim got into the UFC and what it was like to fight for the belt Is today's generation soft? And why Tim a...
Nov 09, 2023•47 min
Chris Hutchins is a life hacker, financial optimizer and host of the award-winning podcast All the Hacks. He was featured in a documentary on Financial Independence called Playing with Fire and has been covered by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and CNBC. Previously, he was the Head of New Product Strategy at Wealthfront and an investor at Google Ventures. In this conversation, we discuss: The art of thinking differently and 'life hacking' How Chris earned over 12 million credit card poi...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Vanessa Van Edwards is the founder of Science of People and author of the national bestselling book Captivate, and Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication. In this conversation, Vanessa and I discuss: How to develop communication styles that work for your unique self The power of scent & smell, and how it has a huge impact on your charisma Breaking down what charisma means How to show warmth when conversing with someone while also showing competence (the perfect balance...
Oct 10, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Dr. Gladys McGarey is widely recognized as the Mother of Holistic Medicine, where she built a career changing the world of medicine at a time when women weren’t even allowed to vote. Gladys is internationally honored for being a pioneer in the Holistic Medicine. She’s been to Afghanistan teaching women safer birth practices that led to a 47% decrease in infant mortality rates in that area. Gladys has been inducted into the Arizona’s Women Hall of Fame, and the impact of her work has reached hund...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Dr. Sanjay Juneja (@theoncdoc) is a triple board certified Medical Oncologist, cancer expert, and host of the Target: Cancer Podcast with a following of over 500k. In this conversation, Sean and Dr. Sanjay Juneja discuss: How cancer treatments and oncology has changed over the past decades with new science and research Why cancer rates are going up amongst the younger demographics A deep dive into what causes cancer biologically Tools and tips at our disposal to detect cancer early, before it sp...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Naveen Jain is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author of Moonshots. He's currently the CEO of Viome, a company that offers at-home microbiome testing kits for people who want to learn more about their gut health. In this episode, Sean and Naveen discuss: The importance of gut health and our microbiomes for our longevity What most people get wrong about building wealth How to think exponentially and long-term The lessons Naveen passed on to his kids about success Having unlimited energy and ...
Aug 30, 2023•51 min
Kimi Inch is a somatic therapist, author, kink expert and educator, teaching nearly half a million people move past their internal barriers toward full self-expression. In our fun discussion, we talked about: What the definition of kink is (according to a kink expert!) Misconceptions people have about Kimi's work Who are the most common types of clients that seek out Kimi's expertise Advice for couples who feel the need to spice up their sex life (the first step they should take & what not t...
Aug 16, 2023•59 min
Dr. Patrick K. Porter is an award-winning author, educator, consultant, entrepreneur, and speaker. He is the founder of BrainTap and has been on the cutting edge of brainwave entrainment technology for 32 years. In this conversation, Sean and Dr. Porter discuss: How to measure brain health? How the thoughts we have (60,000/day) affect the chemistry and health of our brain Promoting Neuroplasticity Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) to shift our thoughts and beliefs Overcoming limiting beliefs we'...
Aug 04, 2023•56 min
Dr. Tali Sharot is recognized as "one of the top female scientists in her country," and listed as one of the 15 exemplary female Israeli-born scientists alive. She's currently a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at MIT, author of The Optimism Bias, The Influential Mind, and her latest book, Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There. In our conversation, Sean and Dr. Sharot discussed: What being an optimist is defined as? Is it better to be an optimist or pessimist in life, and in...
Jul 19, 2023•58 min
Today's story is with Tom Bilyeu. He shares how you can tap into endless motivation and resilience backed by research, using your dark side. About Tom: Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of billion-dollar brand Quest Nutrition and the co-founder and host of Impact Theory. Listen to the full episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3O2CWEvzA1D28BRwIfWZ8e?si=e76511482aeb4cca
Jul 12, 2023•9 min
Oliver Burkeman is a journalist and author, writing about self-help, productivity, and the pursuit of happiness. His writings, including a popular column in The Guardian and his book "Four Thousand Weeks", where he writes about our radically finite lives in a world of impossible demands, relentless distraction and political insanity. On this episode, Sean and Oliver discuss: The value of time scoping how many weeks we have left, and embracing our own mortality Why most time management tactics mi...
Jul 10, 2023•51 min
Dr. David Rabin MD, PhD, is a neuroscientist and board-certified psychiatrist who has been studying the effects of chronic stress on mental and physical health for 15+ years. In this conversation, Sean and Dr. Rabin discuss topics such as: What are the root causes of anxiety in our lives? Usage of psychedelics to heal trauma and anxiety (and which ones Dr. Rabin recommends) Potential long-term side effects of using psychedelics for healing Microdosing Why heart rate variability is so vital to ou...
Jun 22, 2023•1 hr 6 min
