What is the formula to create breakthroughs in your life and learning? Is there an area in your life where you’ve been searching for a breakthrough? Maybe you want to be a better parent, a better student, or a successful entrepreneur. What if there was a formula to help you unlock your next breakthrough? Today, I’m excited to talk with NBA life and optimization coach David Nurse. He’s the best-selling author of Pivot and Go: The 29-Day Blueprint to Redefine and Achieve YOUR Success, and he’s her...
Dec 06, 2021•21 min
How do you turn your anxiety into a superpower? If you're like most people, when you hear the word anxiety, you probably don't think of it as a gift. But what if, instead of learning to simply cope with increased anxiety or prolonged stress, you could transform them into a superpower? I'm excited to have Dr. Wendy Suzuki with us today. She's a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology at NYU and author of the brand-new book Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion . ...
Nov 29, 2021•21 min
What are you grateful for at this moment? Every Thanksgiving, people reflect on what they’re most thankful for. This tradition can actually rewire your brain, and giving thanks year-round has tremendous benefits for your mind and body. Gratitude is an appreciation of what is meaningful to you, and you can train yourself to be thankful for the little things in life constantly. In this episode, I discuss the benefits of gratitude and how you can harness the superpower of thankfulness in your daily...
Nov 25, 2021•13 min
How do you set up your food environment to have optimal brain performance and power? What you eat matters, especially for your gray matter. You already know the importance of what to eat. But did you know that there are ways to make healthy eating much easier? Today I’m excited to have Max Lugavere back on our show. Max is a filmmaker, health and science journalist, and best-selling author of Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life and The ...
Nov 22, 2021•21 min
How do you improve your sleep? Sleep is one of the most important things you can do to take care of your brain. It cleans out damaging beta-amyloid plaques, converts short to long-term memories, and boosts your creativity while dreaming. But getting quality sleep can be challenging when you’re stressed, burned out, or overwhelmed. Today, I’m talking to Scott Donnell. He’s the founder of Hapbee, a company that makes a wearable device that lets you choose how to feel. Using state-of-the-art techno...
Nov 15, 2021•21 min
How do you change your future for the better? This is a powerful question. If you’re here, we know you’re looking to transform not only yourself but your world and community at large. And it’s not always easy to figure out where to start. Our guest today is the founder of We First and New York Times best-selling author Simon Mainwaring. He’s here to talk about his brand-new book, Lead with We: The Business Revolution That Will Save Our Future . One of the most important aspects of purpose and mi...
Nov 11, 2021•21 min
How do you improve your self-esteem? Confidence is all about trusting in yourself and your abilities. But it can be challenging to trust in yourself when you don't believe in yourself. Today, we're excited to have back personal branding image expert and confidence catalyst Sandy Grigsby. She helps people discover their potential and unlock their inner confidence. Listen in as we continue our conversation on how to build confidence and self-esteem. If you've ever felt that you are not enough or y...
Nov 08, 2021•21 min
How do you raise your self-confidence and self-worth? Today, I want to talk about self-esteem and self-worth. This is a topic that comes up a lot in our Kwik Brain community. My goal is to communicate with you as these conversations come up to discuss them in-depth. Many of you know I had a head injury when I was a kid. That caused learning challenges, making me feel like I didn't fit in because I didn't know things. I think it's common to want not only to fit in but also to stand out. In my min...
Nov 04, 2021•20 min
How do you reduce brain fog and mental fatigue so you can level up your executive function to be more productive? We talk about this topic a lot in the Kwik Brain community, especially throughout these difficult, stressful, and turbulent times. Today, I’m going to share with you one of my secret weapons in my superhero toolkit. I’m excited to talk with Rowena Gates . She’s the co-founder of Eng3 Corporation, the creators of NanoVi technology. If you’ve ever seen videos where I’m at my desk, you’...
Oct 25, 2021•20 min
How do you use your mindset to change your body? Everybody wants a healthier body, but it’s something many people struggle to achieve. You know how important it is to focus on what you eat and how you exercise, but you might be surprised to learn that one of the most fundamental elements holding you back is your thoughts. On our show today, I’m very excited to have the host of the top health podcast in the U.S., Shawn Stevenson . He’s also the best-selling author of Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential S...
Oct 19, 2021•21 min
How do you live in a state beyond happiness? Do you sometimes find that happiness is elusive? Where you’re asking yourself why you do what you do. Is it because you want to? Or because you have to? And what is the difference? Today, I’m here with my good friend Jenn Lim . She’s the founder and CEO of Delivering Happiness, a company she and the late Tony Hsieh founded to champion science-based happiness and passion at work. She’s also the author of the brand-new book, Beyond Happiness: How Authen...
Oct 11, 2021•21 min
How do you learn to believe in yourself? How do you silence your internal critic when it tries to hold you back? This is a question that comes up a lot in the Kwik Brain community. If you’ve ever wanted to know how to turn confidence into a habit, this episode is for you. I’m very excited to have Mel Robbins , a leading voice in the field of personal growth, with us today. She’s the best-selling author of the global phenomenon, The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Ev...
Sep 27, 2021•20 min
How do you become more confident? Confidence is something we talk about a lot in the Kwik Brain community. We know confidence is the cornerstone of learning, leadership, and life. But it can be easy to feel like everyone around you has far more confidence and is surer of themselves than you feel. The truth is, they probably have as many doubts as you do. I’m excited to have this conversation with empowerment coach and personal brand expert, Sandy Grigsby. She helps people discover their potentia...
Aug 23, 2021•20 min
How do you remember things better? As a member of our community, you already know the power of having an exceptional memory. We talk a lot about the principles of having a better memory—things like imagination, association, organization, and attention. Today, I want to talk about one more and no matter what age or stage in your life or education, you’re going to like this powerful brain hack. It will help build awareness so that you can elevate and improve your memory. I’m talking about your int...
Aug 16, 2021•17 min
How do you get back up after a setback? There’s a success quote that says the key to success is falling down seven times but getting back up eight. It’s a message of resilience. But how do you get back up when you’ve been knocked down in business, relationships, or even your health? Is there a strategy to getting back up? We have a very special guest, Dr. Heather Smith-Fernandez, today to talk about the steps you can take to get up after a setback. She’s the founder and director at the Regenerat...
Aug 09, 2021•21 min
How do you activate your brainpower? Talking about quality brain nutrients can be daunting for many people. There is a lot of information in the world, so how can you start looking for the essential nutrients to fuel your body and mind? I’m excited to have my long-time friend and a wellness sage, Ian Clark, on the show today. He is the founder of Activation Products, which supplies high-quality wellness products around the world. The most important thing about brain nutrients is knowing what you...
Aug 02, 2021•20 min
Is there a simple trick to help you boost recall and form new long-term habits? All learning is state-dependent. This is something you've probably heard me say before. But what does that really mean? Today, I will walk you through a simple brain hack that will help boost your memory and make creating success habits that much easier. Learning how to harness your state of mind is a powerful memory tool. Listen in as I share with you how you can take a snapshot of your mood to improve memory and le...
Jul 26, 2021•20 min
How can you use recovery not only to bounce back but bounce forward? There’s a formula to success: Reaching, recovering, and repeating. A lot of times, the focus is on the first and third steps. But recovery is a vital piece when it comes to achieving your goals. Today, we’re back with UFC Champion Miesha Tate to talk about the importance of how to use recovery to prepare for your next steps! Last week, we focused on how to reach your goals by building the mindset for resilience and mental tough...
Jul 19, 2021•19 min
How do you build mental toughness? The world can often be a difficult place, and sometimes it can feel like it's against you, which is why it's even more important to build cognitive resilience that allows you to stay focused on your goals. Today, we're talking with one of the most recognized female fighters in the world, UFC Champion Miesha Tate. She's recently out of retirement, and we're so excited to have this conversation together. Limitless isn't about being perfect. It's about constantly ...
Jul 12, 2021•21 min
What are the steps to win the next six months? These last six months have been challenging for many, but one step in another direction can completely change your destination. No matter what challenges you’ve faced, or if you feel stuck, you can always take one more step. Today, this is a special live podcast where we’re going to talk about the six steps you can take to reset your trajectory and move you forward as you tackle the next six months of your life. If you want to make small changes wit...
Jul 06, 2021•17 min
What are the scientific steps to improving your skills to reach your goals? Once you’ve identified your goal, the next action is to narrow the gap between where you are and where you want to be. If you’ve struggled with this problem before or are working to figure this out now, this episode is for you. Back with us today is award-winning social psychologist, Ron Friedman . He’s here to go into more detail about his latest book, Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Succe...
Jun 29, 2021•20 min
Four Pillars of Stress Management with Dr. David Rabin Can technology help you reduce stress and anxiety in your life? This is a question that comes a lot in the Kwik Brain Universe. So if you’ve ever wanted to know how to mitigate and reduce stress by finding ways to face challenging and turbulent times, this episode is for you. Our special guest today is Dr. David Rabin. He’s an MD, Ph.D., neuroscientist, and board-certified psychiatrist who has studied the impact of chronic stress in humans f...
Jun 21, 2021•23 min
How do you crack the secret to greatness and unlock your genius? When it comes to greatness, you hear a lot about talent, determination, and the power of practice. Those things are important, but what if there was a way to help you decipher the systems you can create to achieve more? Our guest today is an award-winning social psychologist, Ron Friedman . He’s here to talk about his brand-new book, Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success . If you’ve ever wanted to k...
Jun 14, 2021•21 min
How do you eat to beat depression and anxiety? Today, I want to have a very timely conversation about brain foods and mental health. The last year has been challenging in so many ways, and mental health is a priority now more than ever. Joining us is my good friend and nutritional psychiatrist, Dr. Drew Ramsey. He’s the author of a brand-new book, Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety: Nourish Your Way to Better Mental Health in Six Weeks . Be sure to take notes, as this conversation is going to be...
Jun 07, 2021•20 min
How do you unlock your creative magic? You’ve heard me say this before, but I believe the future belongs to the creatives. We live in a world where things are being automated, and technology like artificial intelligence is being turned to more and more. What isn’t going to be outsourced as often are the truly limitless things. In this session, I’m going to share with you FIVE ‘Kwik Tips’ to be able to tap into your truly limitless power of creativity. To use creativity to solve problems, innovat...
May 31, 2021•21 min
How do you sleep for peak learning performance? When it comes to sleep, trying harder isn’t likely to yield positive results. Trying wakes the brain up, where sleep is the most vulnerable thing you can do and requires a different approach. Our guest today has been an instrumental resource in my own sleep journey, and I’m thrilled to talk to Dr. Shane Creado about perfecting your sleep mode. He’s a board-certified psychiatrist and medical doctor focusing on sleep. Dr. Creado is also the author of...
May 24, 2021•21 min
You probably heard me say, "when you know how your brain works, then you can work your brain." You have an incredible gift between your ears, but it doesn't come with an owner's manual. Knowing how to use your whole brain isn't something you're taught or necessarily know how to do in school or anywhere. That's why I'm very excited to have Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor on the show today. If her name sounds familiar, it's likely because you watched her TEDtalk or read her memoir, My Stroke of Insight , wh...
May 17, 2021•21 min
How do you create your own positive peer group? There are many aspects that go into optimizing your brain health. A good brain diet, sleep, reducing and managing stress. But there’s one element that isn’t always given as much time and focus, and that’s how to create a positive peer group. You’ve likely heard the following phrases regarding personal development. Who you spend time with is who you become. You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. That’s because optimizin...
May 10, 2021•17 min
What are the best ways to breathe for optimal brain performance? Breathing affects everything in your life, from our focus, concentration, mental energy, vitality, immune system, and so much more. Yet, you may not be doing it the right way. Like many things, such as memory, focus, and concentration, breathing optimally was not one of those things you were taught in school. Today, we have a breathing expert, James Nestor. He’s a science journalist and author of the New York Times best-selling boo...
May 03, 2021•24 min
How do you make the things that matter to you happen more effortlessly? If you’ve ever felt like you’re working harder and harder, but you’re not getting the results you’re after, or perhaps even getting less results with more effort, this episode is for you. I’m excited to have a very special guest, New York Times bestselling author Greg Mckeown , to talk about his newest book, Effortless: Make it Easier to Do What Matters Most . Greg is also a speaker and the host of the popular podcast, What’...
Apr 26, 2021•19 min
