Lewis Howes is a New York Times best-selling author, 2x All-American athlete, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur. The School of Greatness shares inspiring interviews from the most successful people on the planet—world-renowned leaders in business, entertainment, sports, science, health, mental health and literature—to inspire YOU to unlock your inner greatness and live your best life.
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Legendary skier Lindsey Vonn opens up about the immense pressure and personal sacrifices made to reach the top, detailing her battles with self-doubt, injuries, and the profound loneliness of her career. She reveals how she developed an unshakeable mindset through consistent journaling and analyzing her failures, ultimately finding peace and happiness post-retirement by processing trauma and prioritizing self-care over people-pleasing. The episode highlights the critical role of a supportive team and her evolving definition of greatness as overcoming all obstacles.
Lewis gets brutally honest about the relationship patterns that kept him stuck for years and why being single became the most transformative season of his life. He breaks down the difference between chemistry and compatibility, revealing how most people confuse fleeting feelings for genuine alignment. You'll learn why confidence that comes from being chosen disappears the moment you're rejected, and how to build the kind of inner strength that makes you ready for real partnership. Lewis shares t...
Vivian Tu reveals the brutal truth about prediction markets that are really just gambling in disguise, and why most people will stay stuck in a comfortable but unfulfilling B+ life. She shares the powerful mindset shift that separates people who build wealth from those who stay trapped in scarcity, explaining why getting comfortable with discomfort is essential for growth. Vivian breaks down the buy borrow die strategy wealthy people use to never pay taxes, and why generational wealth is really ...
Kendra Scott reveals the shocking truth about 2020: while the world saw a billion-dollar brand thriving, she was sobbing herself to sleep every night, feeling like a complete fraud. From dropping out of college to build a hat company that failed, to becoming a single mom starting over with $500 worth of jewelry supplies, Kendra's path to building one of America's most beloved jewelry brands was anything but glamorous. She opens up about the moment she closed her first business in the pouring rai...
Lewis Howes shares his personal journey from being broke and questioning his worth to achieving financial freedom, revealing five key reasons why financial struggle can be an education. He argues that scarcity exposes your money story, teaches resourcefulness, separates worth from income, instills respect for money, and clarifies true priorities. The episode emphasizes that real wealth comes from healing internal money wounds and developing a healthy relationship with money, rather than just accumulating it.
Katherine Woodward Thomas reveals why decades of therapy and personal development work can still leave you stuck in the same patterns. She exposes the 22 core beliefs that act as invisible glass ceilings on your potential, with "I'm not good enough" and "I'm alone" leading the pack. But here's what most people miss: healing your past will save your life, but it won't change it. The real breakthrough comes when you stop analyzing why you are the way you are and start living from the future you're...
Tabitha Brown reveals the prayer that changed everything: "God, if you heal me, you can have me." After battling chronic illness for a year and seven months, she made a choice that terrified her, to stop pretending and start living as her authentic self. The transformation didn't just heal her body. It cost her friendships, tested her marriage, and forced her to walk away from the version of herself she'd spent decades creating. On the other side of that bathroom prayer, she found something more...
A neuroscientist and brain surgeon told Lewis that emotional regulation is the single most important skill every human being should master, yet most of us were never taught how to do it. You know that feeling of waking up already exhausted, scrolling your phone before your feet hit the floor, and saying yes to things that drain you just to avoid conflict. Most people are burned out not because they are doing too much, but because they are doing too much of what does not actually matter to them a...
Dr. Will Bulsiewicz reveals a profound connection between your gut and your total well-being: 70% of your immune system resides in your gut lining. The quiet enemy? Chronic inflammation, which is silently eroding your energy, focus, and long-term health. You aren't just drained from a busy life; you're inflamed because your gut microbiome is compromised. This inflammation triggers a cascade of symptoms that many have come to view as "normal." What sets this conversation apart is Dr. Will's deepl...
Brené Brown reveals that the opposite of belonging is actually fitting in, and why that distinction matters more than you think. She opens up about still feeling lonely despite speaking to thousands, and explains how belonging to yourself is both the hardest and most essential work you'll ever do. You'll learn why every act of courage requires vulnerability, why shame thrives in silence, and how speaking your truth deflates its power. This isn't about becoming fearless, it's about choosing coura...
Lewis shares the moment he realized that achieving his biggest goals left him feeling exactly as empty as before, discovering that success amplifies who you already are rather than fixing what's broken inside. He walks you through the painful process of confronting the wounds he spent years trying to outrun through achievement, explaining why your unhealed pain will always surface in your relationships, habits, and ability to lead. You'll learn why comfort feels safe but acts as a trap that keep...
Tony Robbins shares a truth that will stop you in your tracks: every limiting belief you have comes down to one core fear, and once you understand it, everything changes. The conversation moves from his childhood in LA where four different fathers shaped his identity, to the night he ran 17 miles home doing incantations that built the unstoppable force he is today. You'll learn why most people approach breakthroughs in reverse order, starting with strategy when they should start with state, and ...
Melissa Wood-Tepperberg shares the moment she found herself on her bathroom floor, looking in the mirror with tears streaming down her face, saying "I hate you" to her own reflection after years of binge drinking, bulimia, and drug experimentation. She opens up about growing up in poverty with four sisters, learning at age seven to manage household chaos, and how that early survival mode shaped decades of self-destructive patterns masked by perfection. You'll hear how she finally found peace thr...
Lewis opens with a hard truth: goals don't fail because your dreams are too big, they fail because your system is too weak. He shares the exact framework he's used for 13 years to show up consistently for his podcast, master public speaking from a place of crippling fear, and build multiple streams of success. Through personal stories of sleeping on his sister's couch while dreaming of speaking on big stages, Lewis proves that massive transformation starts with micro actions you take today. He b...
Guy Winch reveals that when you're stressed at work, your partner at home can actually start developing symptoms of burnout themselves, even if they don't work. The most surprising truth? Your workday doesn't end when you close your laptop. It ends when you stop thinking about work, and most people never truly clock out. He exposes why relaxation alone won't recharge you after mental exhaustion and shares the counterintuitive actions that actually restore your energy. This isn't just about survi...
Eric “ET” Thomas reveals the brutal truth he learned living homeless in Detroit: your greatest enemy isn't the world against you, it's you against yourself. He shares the moment he looked in the mirror and apologized to himself for the choices that led him to abandoned buildings and survival mode, and how that single act of taking ownership changed everything. This isn't about positive thinking or motivation. It's about taking back the keys to your life and refusing to give anyone else power ove...
Dr. Caroline Leaf reveals that depression and anxiety aren't diseases; they're messengers trying to tell you something important. For nearly four decades, she's proven through rigorous neuroscience research that your mind controls your brain, not the other way around, and that you have far more power over your mental health than you've been told. She breaks down why the chemical imbalance theory is a myth, how traumatic experiences literally change the structure of your brain, and most important...
Vanessa Van Edwards shares research showing that brilliant people lose opportunities not because they lack intelligence, but because they under-signal their warmth and competence. She reveals how your body language, vocal tone, and word choice are either enrolling people in your vision or pushing them away without you realizing it. The science proves that charisma isn't about being the loudest person in the room—it's about balancing trust signals with capability signals in every interaction. You...
Dr. James Doty achieved every material goal he set as a 12-year-old kid in poverty—the Rolex, the Porsche, the mansion overlooking the ocean—only to realize he'd built a prison of his own insecurity. Most people stumble through manifestation inefficiently because they're operating from fear, shame, and limiting beliefs that were wired into them before they were ten years old. The real power of manifestation isn't about attracting more stuff—it's about understanding the neuroscience of how your b...
Everyone seems unhappy right now, but the happiest people you know aren't lucky; they're intentional about seven specific daily practices. You've probably been taught that happiness is something you stumble into or find out there somewhere, but the truth is more empowering than that. These seven habits aren't complicated or require massive life changes; they're small, consistent choices that compound over time. You can start building one today and watch it pull every other area of your life in t...
This conversation hits close to home. Christian Howes is Lewis's brother, and Lewis has shared many times what it was like visiting him behind bars as a young man, watching someone he loved trapped in a system designed to break people. Now Christian sits alongside Shaka Senghor, who spent 19 years in prison, including 7 in solitary confinement, to reveal a truth that will shake you: most people walking free are more imprisoned than they ever were. Through journaling, music, poetry, and confronti...
Matthew Hussey reveals the hidden patterns keeping you stuck in unfulfilling relationships. He exposes why trying to impress someone on a first date actually pushes connection away and how most people unknowingly attract partners who mirror their deepest insecurities. You'll discover why being truly vulnerable means something completely different than what you think, and how showing your authentic self, quirks and all, is the only path to being deeply known and loved. Matthew shares the specific...
I'm breaking down why most people visualize for two minutes, hope for a miracle, and wonder why nothing changes in their lives. I'm sharing the exact three-step process that pulled me from sleeping on my sister's couch, broke and directionless, to building a thriving business and podcast empire. The secret isn't more visualization or positive thinking. It's about becoming someone who naturally attracts what you want through clarity, elevated emotion, and courageous daily action. I'll show you wh...
Jim Curtis spent 20 years believing he deserved his chronic pain, never realizing that a childhood program was running his entire life from the shadows. That hidden belief kept him successful in business while destroying his relationships, his health, and his connection to himself. If you have ever felt stuck, unworthy, or trapped in patterns you cannot seem to escape, this episode reveals exactly why your subconscious mind is waiting for new directions from you. Jim walks through the simple dai...
Price Pritchett reveals that 10x growth can be just as difficult as 10% improvement, challenging everything you believe about achievement. You've been taught that success requires grinding harder, following the same path with more intensity, but that's exactly what keeps you stuck. The real breakthrough comes when you stop being the fly pounding against the window and turn around to see the open door ten feet away. You'll learn why your doubts aren't based on accurate thinking but habitual think...
I'm opening with my most vulnerable truth: the problem wasn't the money, it was the mindset that creates money. I'm revealing five transformational shifts I learned from the world's greatest financial thinkers, shifts that helped me go from broke on a couch to building extraordinary wealth with peace and fulfillment. You'll discover why most people are still carrying the financial beliefs they learned as kids, and how those old money scripts sabotage every strategy you try. I'm breaking down the...
Dr. Daniel Amen reveals that most chronic pain isn't just in your back, knee, or neck - it's in your brain. He explains the doom loop, a vicious cycle where pain triggers suffering, which activates automatic negative thoughts, creating physical tension that leads to harmful coping habits and more pain. Through scanning over 300,000 brains from 155 countries, he's proven that healing your brain can eliminate pain that's haunted you for years, even when MRIs show structural damage. You'll learn wh...
Jen Sincero shares the moment she realized her biggest money block was believing financial success would hurt her father, the one person who showed love by slipping her twenties. You'll discover why your thoughts about money are keeping you broke even when you're working hard, and how changing your internal conversation from “I can't afford it” to “money flows to me easily and freely” can reshape your entire reality. Jen breaks down the uncomfortable truth that transformation means killing off t...
Dr. Ramani Durvasula reveals the shocking truth that one in five people you know may be narcissistic, explaining why this personality pattern has exploded with the rise of social media and reality TV. She shares how narcissistic relationships follow a predictable cycle of love bombing, devaluation, and discarding that leaves survivors confused and blaming themselves. Through raw personal stories and decades of clinical research, she exposes why trying to fix or change a narcissist is a fool's er...
Dr. Joe Dispenza was told he'd never walk again after a truck ran over him during a triathlon, shattering six vertebrae in his spine. Instead of accepting the prognosis and undergoing dangerous surgery, he made a radical choice to heal himself through the power of his mind, spending hours each day reconstructing his spine in his imagination and connecting to an invisible intelligence within. Ten and a half weeks later, he was back on his feet, defying every medical prediction. This experience la...
