Today we are joined by Dr. John Day. He is a cardiologist from Salt Lake City, Utah, who spent a significant portion of his life in Asia. He is fluent in Mandarin and he was trained at Stanford University. Here's where it gets interesting: He did some work some research with a little known village in China known as "Longevity Village." And there, he discovered a people who live, on average, to be 100 years old or older. Over the process of getting to know them, working with them, speaking their ...
Aug 15, 2017•35 min
If you've been listening to the show for any amount of time you know that I'm a big fan of leveraging my time, and you know that I'm all about "outsourcing," "delegating," finding ways to do things in a more efficient way, by hiring people bringing people on... so on and so forth. And today, I wanted to talk with someone who is an expert in that field. Specifically, his name is Mike Grogan, and he's a best selling author, sought after speaker, and an internationally recognized expert on habet cr...
Aug 08, 2017•42 min
Today we are joined by Darius Foroux. He is a serial entrepreneur a blogger and the podcaster behind The Practical Podcast . You may have also heard of his book, Win Your Inner Battles, or his program, Procrastinate Zero, which is a high achievement training program, or his various blogs about productivity, life lessons, and various different ways to have more energy and motivation. We originally heard about Darius from Hugo in Spain, so thank you for the recommendation! As you know, I love talk...
Aug 01, 2017•31 min
Welcome to this week's episode. Today we are going to explore a topic that really we haven't explored enough, and that is learning about music. We all know that music is so good for our brains, and we know that there are so many benefits to learning a musical instrument besides looking cool at parties. But how do we do it? And more importantly, how can we do it faster and more effectively? Well today we are joined by Josh Turknett. He is the author of The Migraine Miracle . We talk a little bit ...
Jul 25, 2017•40 min
Today, I have a guest for you that I totally hit it off with. Her name is Amy E. Smith, and she is a life coach who specializes in helping you have the hard conversations. She helps you say no without looking like a total jerk. And she coaches people and speaks all over the world all over the country through her brand The Joy Junkie , and she uses her roles as coach, writer, podcaster, and speaker to help individuals really empower themselves get to a point of self-love and confidence, where the...
Jul 18, 2017•45 min
This week is a special episode for a couple different reasons. For one, we are continuing my format of coming a little bit less prepared to the interviews and just seeing where it takes me, and I think you guys will agree that the interviews tend to come out a little bit more interesting, a little bit more engaging, when I just roll with the punches and explore my curiosity. The second reason that this episode is special is because we're covering a topic that's actually pretty close to my heart ...
Jul 11, 2017•41 min
Greetings, SuperFriends, and welcome to another special episode. This week, I want to elucidate an idea or framework that I've been developing and pondering on for quite some time. It's an idea I have for a certain type of people. A group that I like to call "Iceberg People." And in this episode, I'll not only explain to you who they are, but also why (and how) to become one.
Jul 04, 2017•14 min
In this episode, we sat down with Mark Aramli. Mark is the inventor and principal engineer for the patented BedJet CCS. Mark's first engineering role was at United Technologies, builder of the space suit for NASA. His engineering responsibilities included the space suit primary life support system (PLSS), specifically elements relating to heating, cooling and climactic comfort of the interior space suit environment for the astronauts. But he's also worked on some other VERY interesting projects,...
Jun 27, 2017•37 min
Today, we're joined by Caroline Miller, author, public speaker, coach, and expert on "grit." For almost three decades Caroline has been a pioneer with her ground-breaking work in the areas of goal setting/accomplishment, grit, happiness and success. She is recognized as one of the world's leading positive psychology experts on this research and how it can be applied to one's life for maximum transformation and growth. In 2015 she was named "one of the ten Positive Psychology coaches to follow." ...
Jun 20, 2017•45 min
Greetings, SuperFriends, to a very special episode of The Becoming SuperHuman Podcast! Typically, on the show, I interview world class athletes, memory champions, coaches, and more to help you guys understand the skills, strategies, and tools they use to overcome the impossible and achieve superhuman performance in a variety of fields. Today's episode, however, is quite different. In it, I talk about one of the more important rites of passage I've experienced in my own journey towards Becoming S...
Jun 13, 2017•26 min
Today we are joined by Cedric Bertelli, an expert in a little-known but interesting practice called Tipi. Tipi is an emotional regulation technique that helps people overcome fear and emotional trauma. It deals with sensory memory, or unconscious body memory. To be quite honest, I didn't know anything about Tipi at all before this interview, and for that reason, I was excited to invite Cedric onto the show to explain it to us. In this episode, we talk about an interesting and shockingly simple m...
Jun 06, 2017•37 min
Today, we're joined by Christopher Kelly, software engineer and pro cross country mountain biker by day, and host of the Nourish Balance Thrive podcast, certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition practitioner, health coach, and all around fitness buff by night. Recently, I had the opportunity to appear on Chris' show, and I so enjoyed chatting with him that we agreed to do a follow up conversation here on our show. I wanted to learn how Chris became so interested in nutrition, what he learned thr...
May 30, 2017•53 min
Today we're joined by Dr. Andrew Newberg, co-author of How God Changes Your Brain and How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain. If those two titles are familiar, it's because Andrew's co-author, Mark Robert Waldman, has been on the show before. Dr. Newberg is a neuroscientist and Director of Research at the Markus Institute of Integrative Health at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, as well as Adjunct professor of Religious studies and Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Pennsyl...
May 23, 2017•47 min
Today, we're joined by Vinnie Tortorich, public speaker, celebrity trainer, author, and podcaster. For years, Vinnie has worked with people from all walks of life, ranging from Iron Man athletes to Celebrities, to help them understand how to stay in shape and lose weight. He's known as America's Angriest Trainer, because of his views on the fitness and diet industries, and the unfair manipulation they've imposed on all of us. You've probably heard him every other week on Adam Carolla's show. In ...
May 16, 2017•52 min
Today, we are joined by past guest and bestselling author Dr. William Davis, who's latest book, Undoctored , takes a look into the medical system, how it's failed us, and how we can all become more informed about our health. You probably know Dr. Davis from his previous book, Wheat Belly , or from his popular episode on this show. In this episode, we talk about healthcare, why it isn't serving you, and how you can flip the script on the conversation you have with your doctor. Dr. Davis shares ho...
May 09, 2017•46 min
Today we are joined by Justin Mares, a serial entrepreneur and author, and the more recent founder of Kettle and Fire, a rapidly growing ecommerce company specializing in ultra-healing bone broth. Justin is widely regarded as a marketing expert, and has been involved in no less than two startups which were successfully acquired. He's the author of Traction: The Startup's Guide to Getting Customers . Our goal for this episode, however, was less on the business side - though I definitely did want ...
May 02, 2017•43 min
Today, we are joined by a very special guest, and someone who, without knowing it, has dramatically improved my own life in the last half a year. His name is Jason Nemer, and he is the co-founder of and driving force behind the rapidly growing sport of AcroYoga. Haven't heard of it? Well… Acro Yoga is a partner acrobatic practice that combines elements of gymnastics, yoga, and thai massage to create an incredibly enjoyable and powerful experience. Far beyond just the physical exercise and fitnes...
Apr 25, 2017•57 min
Today we're joined by Jake Ducey, a 3-time author and speaker on the topics of leadership, human potential, and motivation. Though Jake is actually much younger than you'd imagine, his list of accomplishments and insights are quite impressive, ranging from working with some of the world's largest corporations to speaking to over half a million people. He's received praise from such greats as Jack Canfield, who called him an inspiration! Pretty impressive. In this episode, we talk about inspirati...
Apr 18, 2017•38 min
Today, we are joined by Dr. Greg Wells, a physiologist, scientist, broadcaster, and author. Dr. Wells has dedicated his career to understanding human performance and how the human body responds to extreme conditions. Throughout his career, Dr. Wells has coached, trained and inspired dozens of elite athletes to win medals at World Championships, the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics. He has studied athletic performance in some of the most severe conditions on the planet, like the Andes Mountain...
Apr 11, 2017•55 min
Today, we're joined by a very special guest - but one that I'm not even sure how to describe… He's a serial entrepreneur, author, podcaster, internet marketer, eclectic, business expect, and taco lover. He was employee #30 at Facebook and #4 at Mint. He's the entrepreneur behind such successes as Sumo and AppSumo. He's regularly seen with and compared to greats like Tim Ferriss, Seth Godin, Ramit Sethi, and more. Oh, and he just paid $1.5M for a domain name - what? I was so excited to do this ep...
Apr 04, 2017•57 min
Today, we are joined by Kevin Horsley, a GrandMaster of Memory, world record holder, bestselling author, and public speaker who hails from South Africa. For the past 25 years, Kevin has been working to better understand the mind and memory - overcoming his own difficult learning disabilities and going on to win the world record for the matrix memorization of 10,000 digits of pi - often referred to as the "Everest" of memory tests. In this episode, we talk about… you guessed it… memory and learni...
Mar 28, 2017•45 min
Today we have a very special treat, as we're happy to invite back one of my favorite thought leaders, podcasters, and authors for a second time on the show. The guest is Robb Wolf, and he's the NYT bestselling author of The Paleo Solution , the host of the Paleo Solution Podcast, and widely regarded as one of the absolute top authorities in the world of diet and nutrition. Robb joins us today to talk to us about his latest, much-anticipated book, Wired to Eat: Turn Off Cravings, Rewire Your Appe...
Mar 21, 2017•1 hr 3 min
Greetings, SuperFriends, and welcome to a very special episode of The Becoming SuperHuman Podcast. Why is it special, you ask? Well, it's not every week that I turn 30 years old! To mark this milestone (which happens on March 18th), I wanted to do something special. To commemorate the very blessed and very unique life I've lead up until this point, and to reflect back on just what the heck I've learned over the last 30 years. Years ago, I was greatly inspired by Ryan Allis, who, on his 30th birt...
Mar 14, 2017•18 min
This week, we are joined by Elaina Love from Pure Joy Planet, and the Pure Joy Culinary School, and one of the pioneers in the growing "raw, plant based diet" movement. Like so many of the nutrition experts we've had on the show, Elaina focuses on a low carb, higher-fat diet free from artificial junk and processed foods. What makes Elaina unique is that she is known as one of the more respected authorities both in the raw and in the vegan communities, though as we found out in the interview, her...
Mar 07, 2017•53 min
Today, we're joined by Jared Kleinert - a 21 year old entrepreneur and author best known for his bestselling book, 2 Billion Under 20 , and more recently, 3 Billion Under 30. Starting out at a very young age, Jared has built one of the world's most valuable networks, and regularly rubs elbows with some of the world's most influential people - and in doing so, has become quite the influencer himself. You've probably seen Jared on TED.com, Forbes, and more… Pretty impressive! The goal of this inte...
Feb 28, 2017•58 min
So, I know this is confusing, but today, we are joined by Jon Levy - with a Y instead of an I - the author of The 2AM Principle: Discover The Science Of Adventure. Once a self-described nerd, today, he runs with the bulls in Pamplona, crashes million dollar weddings, takes a flight on average every 3 days, and is widely considered one of the top experts in adventure, with endorsements from many of the industry's biggest names like Lewis Howes and Chris Bailey. In this episode, we talk about Jon'...
Feb 21, 2017•46 min
Today, we are joined by author, neuroscientific researcher, therapist, and the world's leading expert on spirituality and the brain, Mark Robert Waldman. Mark is faculty at Loyola Marymount University and author of 13 books, including Words Can Change Your Brain and How God Changes Your Brain , the latter of which was nominated as a "must read" by Oprah Winfrey. He's also just published a new book on January 31st, called Neurowisdom . Mark's body of work is a formidable cornucopia of knowledge o...
Feb 14, 2017•52 min
Today, we are joined by Edmund John, founder and CEO of Flag Theory … Flag Theory is a company that specializes in, well… turning people into Jason Bourne. International bank accounts, offshore corporations, multiple passports… you name it. This episode reflects my ongoing curiosity around and passion for disaster planning. What happens when economies collapse? When countries go to war? I don't know about you, but I want to be prepared, just in case. In this episode, we talk about everything fro...
Feb 07, 2017•41 min
So, check it out, guys. As you know, I've been pretty interested in ideas like Q'i, energy healing, and the unknown for the last year or so. Well, today, we're going to take a deep dive into that, and really exploring the outer reaches of the word "superhuman" - and, well, I'm not quite sure what to make of this. We're joined by Yolanda Williams of Yew Chi Wellness, a Reiki master teacher, educator, and speaker. If you don't know about Reiki, well, we're going to get into that in the episode, bu...
Jan 31, 2017•52 min
This week, we have a little bit of a unique episode... This week's guest is... Me! You see, after lots of feedback from you guys to share more about me, and my thoughts, and my story, I decided to recruit my friend and repeat podcast guest Dr. Anthony Metivier to turn the tables around and interview me on my own show. Now, in this episode, we cover a LOT of new information, and we unearth a LOT of things that I've never really talked about elsewhere. I share a pretty in-depth and pretty upsettin...
Jan 24, 2017•1 hr 5 min
