Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralysed by a stroke. Today, he is the director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University, of which the Dalai Lama is a founding benefactor. As a child, his life was at a dead end until at twelve he wandered into a magic shop looking for a plastic thumb. Instead, he met Ruth, a woman who taught him a series of exerc...
Jan 24, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 142
“The Toltecs believe that every human is an artist, and the art we create is our lives.” —Don Miguel Ruiz Today’s guest uses practical examples and guides us through conceptual, transpersonal art experiments to demonstrate how we can use the power of art to access our inner child, express our buried emotions, and use any form of art as a catalyst to transform our lives. Pure creativity is an activity that has no predefined destination or purpose, while applied creativity is an activity that alwa...
Jan 17, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 141
Matt Lovell is an expert in corporate wellness, he is a Performance and Health Nutritionist and Body recomposition expert and he develops top health and nutrition products via his site aminoman.com. His clients include England Rugby, Tottenham Hotspur, Man City and currently Reading and Bournemouth football clubs. We talk: How the brain always wins with habit changes Easing out of old dietary and training habits Sugar Cravings Small dietary changes Short 15 minute workouts Workplace and Life Str...
Jan 11, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 140
Weaving together philosophy, social science and neuroscience research, personal anecdotes and dialogues, A Child at Heart takes a radically different approach to the traditional boundaries between childhood and adulthood to reveal how rather than lapse into adulthood, we can achieve what the Greeks of old call arete —all-around excellence—when we look to children and youth as a lodestar for our development. Childhood is our primary launching pad, a time of life when learning is more intense than...
Jan 05, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 139
“Those who say you cannot guarantee the achievement of goals are those who do not know how to do it.” - Frans De Groot Businesses are on the lookout for the one methodology that singlehandedly helps to achieve their goals, and definitively address issues such as “what needs to done” and “which activities to avoid”. BITSING is a scientifically proven methodology, which enables you to predict results by using facts in order to be 100% certain of achieving goals. This episode enables factual insigh...
Dec 30, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 138
“The legalisation of marijuana is not a dangerous experiment – the prohibition is the experiment, and it has failed dramatically, with millions of victims all around the world.” ― Sebastián Marincolo The work today’s guests is based on a vast body of knowledge and represents a new methodology for researching the potential of the marijuana high. It is informed by the philosophy of mind, the cognitive sciences, psychology, chemistry, neurobiology and a systematic analysis of hundreds of anecdotal ...
Dec 24, 2018•44 min•Season 1Ep. 137
Discover your strengths, live your dreams! Let go of fear. Discover your true sense of purpose. Live the life you've only imagined! Maximise your creative potential. Find success with dignity. Deal with personal crises. Why does the thrill of soaring begin with the fear of falling? How can you overcome that fear and dare to live? Today’s guest shares some solutions. He has spent over 30 years working with leaders aligning their organisations to inspire individuals, teams, and hundreds, even thou...
Dec 16, 2018•40 min•Season 1Ep. 136
For centuries, people have searched for ways to access inspiration and streamline content creation. Whether praying to the muses or shutting themselves into dark rooms, authors use trial and error to find the methods that work for them. What if we could apply cognitive science principles to determine our own perfect methods for creativity and productivity? We welcome the author of “Writing to Be Understood, Subscription Marketing, The Workplace Writer’s Process and the focus of today’s episode “...
Dec 09, 2018•44 min•Season 1Ep. 135
As the forces of globalisation, automation, and artificial intelligence combine to disrupt every field and every career, having a good idea isn’t good enough. Mastering the ancient art of persuasion is the key to standing out, getting ahead, and achieving greatness in the modern world. Communication is no longer a “soft” skill—it is the human edge that will make you unstoppable, irresistible, and irreplaceable—earning you that perfect rating, that fifth star. Carmine Gallo is the bestselling aut...
Dec 02, 2018•41 min•Season 1Ep. 134
The key to success in sales and marketing often lies in the art of persuasion, but in a world of distractions, it can be challenging to capture the attention of your audience and tap into their decision-making process. Today’s guest is the founder of SalesBrain, the world’s first Neuromarketing agency, built upon two decades of research on the effect of advertising and sales messages on the human brain to create a breakthrough persuasion strategy. Based on the latest research in neuroscience, me...
Nov 26, 2018•58 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Many of us feel uneasy with the lack of recognition that our community, city, region or country receives internationally and with the stereotypes and outdated clichés by which "outsiders" define us. This has probably been the case for as long as man exists, but in today's world with its global connections and social media, it is becoming more apparent, more relevant and more frustrating; to citizens generally, but in particular to policymakers, public administrators, leaders and representatives ...
Nov 20, 2018•41 min•Season 1Ep. 132
“The digital transformation is over. We live in an age where digital is the default setting. Anyone who is yet to transform is either obsolete or on the way there.” - Andy Swann The modern world and old organizations are not compatible. Right now, we’re communicating, thinking, collaborating, sharing, working and playing in ways that couldn’t have been imagined two decades ago, yet somehow many of our businesses and the structures employed to operate them remain the same, carrying on in the way ...
Nov 12, 2018•43 min•Season 1Ep. 131
“Our deepest (and fastest) yearnings can be tempered by reason and experience; our more prudent judgments softened by desire and need.” ― Kayt Sukel Philosophers, theologians, artists, and boy bands have waxed poetic about the nature of love for centuries. But what does the brain have to say about the way we carry our hearts? As technology advances to allow us a more focused examination of the intricate dance our brains do with our environment, we can use science to shed new light on humanity’s ...
Nov 08, 2018•34 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Joseph Pine and Jim Gilmore’s classic The Experience Economy identified a seismic shift in the business world: to set yourself apart from your competition, you need to stage experiences—memorable events that engage people in inherently personal ways. But as consumers increasingly experience the world through their digital gadgets, companies still only scratch the surface of technology-infused experiences. So today’s guests Joseph Pine and Kim Korn will share how to create new value for customers...
Nov 04, 2018•56 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Researchers have found that the accelerated pace of modern office life is taking its toll on productivity, employee engagement, creativity and well-being. Faced with a relentless flood of information and distractions, our brains try to process everything at once increasing our stress, decreasing our effectiveness and negatively impacting our performance. Ironically, we have become too overworked, unfocused, and busy to stop and ask ourselves the most important question: What can we do to break t...
Oct 31, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 128
In the corporate world, we're fast realizing that people are our largest source of competitive advantage. The problem is, all of our systems and structures are set up for products, services and technology to give us an edge over our rivals. But whether it's recruitment, leadership, culture or high-performance, pro sports has been quality-testing people strategies for decades, and now contains a treasure trove of ideas for you to harness. Through in-depth interviews and meticulous research, Where...
Oct 25, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 127
We can do more with our lives. We all know it, we all wish for it, but just how to do it—that eludes us. As one man describes his life, “In the morning I can’t wake up, in the day I am bored, in the evening I am tired, and at night I can’t sleep.” Even if we want to change, we’re not sure which path to take, and if we do find our way, we are usually too emotionally wounded, physically unhealthy, or mentally stressed to take the steps we know would transform our desperate life into a meaningful o...
Oct 19, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 126
We have been spoon-fed the notion that creativity is the province of genius - of those favoured, brilliant few whose moments of insight arrive in unpredictable flashes of divine inspiration. And if we are not a genius, we might as well pack it in and give up. Either we have that gift, or we don’t. But that simply isn’t true. Recent research has shown that there is a predictable science behind achieving commercial success in any creative endeavour, from writing a popular novel to starting up a su...
Oct 12, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 125
“Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: That we are here for the sake of other men” Albert Einstein Dogs don’t bark at parked cars. Dogs only chase moving objects. If you aspire to invest your life in a noble goal; you will experience barking dogs. But you do not have to stop the car for them. Drawing from a lifetime of entr...
Oct 06, 2018•40 min•Season 1Ep. 124
The world is full of leaders, from newly minted entrepreneurs to highly paid CEOs. There are nearly a quarter million CEOs in America alone. But according to a Gallup report, only one in ten people possess the talent that’s required of a CEO. If 90% of people lack innate management skills, how CEOs succeed? CEOs can build incredible cultures, grow companies, and enhance the bottom line. But without the right guidance, they can just as easily burn out, cause cultures to stagnate, and lead their o...
Sep 30, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 123
“A mind that is stretched to a new idea never returns to its original dimension.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes This episode aims to introduce practical instruction for mastering the Wheel of Awareness, a life-changing tool for cultivating more focus, presence, and peace in our lives. We will explore: The science that underlies meditation's effectiveness How to harness the power of the principle "Where attention goes, neural firing flows, and neural connection grows." How developing a Wheel of Awarene...
Sep 23, 2018•44 min•Season 1Ep. 122
“There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times” - Voltaire True or false? It’s rarely that simple. This episode aims to equip us to spot misleading truths that are all around us and to communicate more effectively with friends & family. There is more than one truth about most things. Eating meat is nutritious but it’s also damaging to the environment. The Internet disseminates knowledge but it also spreads hatred. When we communicate we naturally select the truths that are mo...
Sep 17, 2018•55 min•Season 1Ep. 121
“How does one fashion a book of resistance, a book of truth in an empire of falsehood? Is it possible for freedom and independence to arise in new ways under new conditions?” - Philip K. Dick The argument of the book is that we’ve evolved a number of mental modules. They are associated with characteristic types of human behaviour. This show introduces ten people. In a way, we already know them. Only we don’t – not really. In a sense, they are us. Only they’re not entirely. They inform and shape ...
Sep 10, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 120
"Trust is not what we “do”—it is what results from what we do." Of the thousands of books published each year on leadership, management, self-help, and motivation, very few offer practical tools and solutions to the number one challenge in business: trust. With trust, our relationships flourish, our productivity rises, and we have high personal and professional satisfaction. A trust-filled atmosphere lets people take risks, allowing innovation and creativity to thrive. Your team’s collective sen...
Sep 05, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 118
“Every Square-Peg Business Eventually Meets Its Round-Hole World.” - Greg Satell On this episode author, speaker and consultant Greg Satell shares with us the principles of his latest book: Mapping Innovation. In this show we discuss: How so-called geniuses Einstein, Darwin and Fleming needed more than their individual genius to bring their ideas to life Why innovation fails A better understanding of innovation by dispelling myths How Blockbuster, Kodak and others were well aware of the threats ...
Aug 31, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Today’s show is with one of the leading global writers of hard science fiction and indeed cyber fiction. He is author of over 18 titles and what we hope is fascinating for followers of this show is the science he puts behind the fiction. As opposed to fantasy writing, science fiction is based on possible realities and that fact is often lost on many of us. A physicist and computer scientist, he toiled in the vineyards of high tech for thirty years, as everything from engineer to senior vice pres...
Aug 26, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 117
We are joined by relationship therapist and author of The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography Wendy Maltz. The 14th-century Sufi poet, Hafiz wrote: “Learn to recognize the counterfeit coins that may buy you just a moment of pleasure, but then drag you for days like a broken man behind a farting camel.” Pornography is not only an individual problem, it’s a social and cultural problem. It is impacting many relationships, individuals and in the dawn of virtua...
Aug 20, 2018•39 min•Season 1Ep. 116
The business logic of the past decades no longer applies. A changed competitive world requires a new strategic question: “Where is the value being created — and destroyed — in the ecosystem in which you’re engaged, and what do you do about it?” Ralph Welborn, PhD is today’s guest. Ralph has held a variety of leadership positions, including CEO of Imaginatik, where he received the European CEO award in 2016; he has been leader of IBM’s Strategy & Transformation business in the Middle East and...
Aug 13, 2018•57 min•Season 1Ep. 115
“I struck a match and I didn’t know how much tinder was around” – Keith Conners At the current rate, in 2017, half a million American children will be taken to their doctors and be newly diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Many of them will receive thoughtful and reasonable evaluations and benefit from medication. Another sizable number will be seen by casual clinicians who either bypass the child’s real problems or give in to his frustrated parents and teachers. Some of the...
Aug 08, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 114
The current way of treating people at work has failed. Globally, only 30% of employees are engaged in their jobs, and in this fast-paced world, that's just not enough. The world's best companies understand this and have been quietly treating people differently for nearly two decades. Now you can learn their secrets and discover The Engagement Bridge™ model, proven to build bottom-line value for companies through sustainable employee engagement. Debra Corey is the author of Effective HR Communica...
Aug 01, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 113
