Tom Bilyeu and Lisa Bilyeu field questions from the Impact Theory community on various types of limiting mindsets and the steps you can take to break out of The Matrix. Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of 2014 Inc. 500 company Quest Nutrition — a unicorn startup valued at over $1 billion — and the co-founder and host of Impact Theory. Impact Theory is a first-of-its-kind company designed to facilitate global change through the incubation of mission-based businesses and the cultivation of empowering ...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Bilyeu (@tombilyeu) and Cindy (@essenceofcin) answer questions directly from the Impact Theory community. Topics covered in this Q&A session include: ►How to get Silicon Valley’s attention from a third world country ►The best way to raise $1M ►The negative impacts of a lack of sleep ►How to develop a methodology for executing on your dreams ►Why Tom drinks Snapple despite advocating a healthy lifestyle ►How to overcome and combat extreme laziness to win the battle for your mind ►The plans Im...
Dec 26, 2024•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Entrepreneur David Meltzer had to lose millions and strain relationships to realize his definition of success wasn’t making him happy or the man he wanted to be. To put things back in perspective he made the shift from an ego-driven mentality, to a life of service that’s connected to his Sports 1 marketing firm and his role with the Unstoppable Foundation. The author of Connected to Goodness shares why giving is worth much more than receiving on this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu. [Or...
Dec 23, 2024•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Youth has a way of making you feel near invincible. Your body handles long nights, limited sleep, and poor diets much easier. The problem is those choices have a cumulative effect. What you eat, how often you eat also impacts the health of your brain. There is a Chinese proverb that says, “the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, and the second best time is now.” It is easy to disregard neurodegenerative diseases as something for older people, but understanding how leaky brain and neurode...
Dec 19, 2024•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast What does it mean to go “into the impossible”? For Professor of Cosmology Dr. Brian Keating, it’s all about shattering the limiting beliefs around what a human being is capable of. In his latest book, Into the Impossible: Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner, Dr. Keating explores this question through the lens of the pursuit of one of humanity’s highest achievements: The Nobel Prize. Today’s episode is a wide-ranging conversation that touches on everything from the scientific method and first princip...
Dec 16, 2024•2 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Finesse (@mrchristopherMD) and Tom Bilyeu answer question from the community. Including: Simulation Theory, Silencing the "Monkey Mind", Mantras for when you're feeling down, Tackling identity and more... Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of 2014 Inc. 500 company Quest Nutrition — a unicorn startup valued at over $1 billion — and the co-founder and host of Impact Theory. Impact Theory is a first-of-its-kind company designed to facilitate global change through the incubation of mission-based busin...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Conversations with Tom, New York Times bestselling author, speaker, award-winning journalist and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective Steven Kotler joins Tom Bilyeu to discuss how you can set forth a plan to overcoming your limitations and truly unlock your best-optimal self. They discuss what the habit of inferiority is, the powerful philosophy of Nietzsche, the skills needed to master peak performance, the importance of setting goals, the beauty of overcomi...
Dec 09, 2024•2 hr 38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Mayden, co-founder of Super Heroic, was the lead designer for the Air Jordan, the highest grossing Nike shoe in history. In his relentless pursuit to be the greatest sneaker designer, he did 1,000 sketches a day and became the first African American to land a design internship with Nike. And in just five years, he familiarized himself with other disciplines to earn his role as Senior Designer — a feat that normally takes around 15 years to achieve— and ultimately designed the Nike shoe of ...
Dec 05, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast James Altucher is an entrepreneur, ranked Chess Master and the best selling author of 20 books. In this week’s episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, he talks about rebuilding his life after contemplating suicide and the techniques he used to come back after he lost all his money and struggled with personal relationships. [Original air date: 2-26-19]. SHOW NOTES: James Altucher talks about how persistence helped him get his life back through the downturns of his life [4:06] His motivation beh...
Dec 02, 2024•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sarah Wilson is no stranger to staking out controversial positions. The bestselling author who started the “I Quit Sugar” movement is now taking on anxiety and mental health. In this episode, Sarah Wilson explains why you need to quit sugar immediately, how to deal with anxiety and depression, and why the best health tips for most people are simple and inexpensive. [Original air date: October 3, 2019]. SHOW NOTES: Sarah talks about anxiety and how to befriend it [2:10] Sarah describes her experi...
Nov 28, 2024•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Bilyeu offers tactical advice to ScoutDay founder Alex Tuccio. ScoutDay strives to deliver the technology that gives a fair opportunity to achieve their dreams, get scholarships, and complete their education. Learn more at scoutday.co. [Original air date: February 23, 2017]. StartUp Theory is a new series in which founder of Impact Theory and co-founder of Quest Nutrition Tom Bilyeu shares the tactics you need to build a company by breaking down the challenges facing real startups from the I...
Nov 25, 2024•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chip Conley is the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, an advisor to Airbnb and the author of 5 books, including his most recent work; Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder https://amzn.to/2FGPUAI. In this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, he talks about wisdom, curiosity, and what it means to live a good life as you age. [Original Air Date: Feb 5, 2019] SHOW NOTES: How Chip Conley lived and died 9 times within a 90 minute period [2:24] What he says about a divine intervention [...
Nov 21, 2024•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tom answers questions from the community. [Original air date: 7-4-18]. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod. Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to https://impacttheory.co/aurapod to start your free two-week trial. What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO...
Nov 18, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s guest on Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu is Mark Manson. Mark Manson is the New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck and the new book, Everything is Fucked: A Book About Hope. In this episode he talks about eating shit sandwiches, the importance of hope and how to peel away the layers of your values & identity. [Original air date: May 14, 2019]. SHOW NOTES: Why Mark Manson focuses on values rather than traditional metrics of success [3:01] What made Mark...
Nov 15, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tom answers questions from the community including: How to find motivation to do the things you love after work?, How to improve your confidence with women?, and more! [Original air date: March 13, 2019]. SHOWNOTES: How to make a business out of your passion [0:06] How to find motivation to do the things you love after work [3:23] How to stop comparing yourself to other people [5:39] What to do if you’re working in an area that you’re not passionate about (What do you want to be the best in the ...
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Danica Patrick is the most successful female race-car driver ever. And when she burst onto the scene, she attracted a level of attention and pressure that would have crushed the average person. But instead of faltering or quitting, she thrived. On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Danica Patrick shares the most valuable lesson she ever learned, discusses the process towards authentic self-belief, and explains how she achieves such incredible focus. [Original air date: September 3, 2...
Nov 07, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Bilyeu answers questions asked by the community. [Original air date: December 24, 2017]. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod. Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to https://impacttheory.co/aurapod to start your free two-week trial. What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: j...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Functional medicine aims to uncover the laws of biology, treats the human body as an ecosystem, and is about creating health, not just curing illness. Mark Hyman is one of the foremost practitioners of functional medicine, one of its earliest advocates, and is certainly one of its best spokesmen. On this episode, Mark Hyman explains the rationale behind functional medicine and describes its most important features. He also gives detailed advice on improving the diet, talks about what it means to...
Oct 31, 2024•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Everyone thought that Gerard was going to fail when he dropped out of college. But what they didn't know is what he lacked in formal training, he made up for in street savvy and a deep understanding of people. He learned fast and worked his way up to becoming a self-made millionaire by the age 24. But when the economy crashed, he lost it all. In refusing to give up, he reimagined his life and career, finding a niche among the millennial community and creating a massive brand that reached over 80...
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Conversations with Tom, Tom joins neuroscientist, psychologist, and author Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett to discuss such matters and more as they explore how the human brain develops it’s responses to the world and why it’s important for us to not only understand it for our own sake, but for the benefit of others as well. They discuss the difference between emotion and affect, how our brains develop during childhood, how culture is built into our brains, how concepts are formed and...
Oct 24, 2024•2 hr 57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Bilyeu and Cindy Okereke answer questions from the Impact Theory community. Some topics include: *Developing your bliss and building your why. *How to gain retrospection to find your true passion *The top three things Tom would teach his kids *Coping with mental illness *And more... [Original air date: July 2, 2017]. Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of 2014 Inc. 500 company Quest Nutrition — a unicorn startup valued at over $1 billion — and the co-founder and host of Impact Theory. Impact Theory...
Oct 21, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s guest on Health Theory is Dr. Jack Wolfson. Dr Wolfson is a board-certified cardiologist and the founder Wolfson Cardiology where he uses in-depth testing and targeted nutrition to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease. In this episode he talks about how to live to 100, body pollution and how to properly do the paleo diet. [Original air date: February 8, 2021]. BUY THE PALEO CARDIOLOGIST: https://amzn.to/2YI8f6u SHOW NOTES What everybody should be doing in terms of lifestyle to li...
Oct 17, 2024•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Leila Janah didn’t have the money to start her company, but she didn’t let that hold her back. She paid her way through Harvard by cleaning toilets, serving cocktails, and tutoring wealthy students while pitching her sustainable business model to anyone who would listen. Since the inception of her company, Samasource--named as one of Fast Company's most innovative companies in 2016--Leila has employed nearly 10,000 people and helped nearly 35,000 people permanently move above the poverty line. H...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Wesley Chapman has been an entrepreneur since the tender age of eight-years-old. Transforming the ashes of his youth into the beauty that is his life’s current work, he sits down with Tom Bilyeu to discuss overcoming victimization and the power of rewriting your personal narrative in this episode of Impact Theory. [Original air date: March 21, 2017]. SHOW NOTES Wes talks about uncovering beauty in the midst of darkness. [2:42] Wes describes how he used self-talk to overcome his painful childhood...
Oct 10, 2024•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tom answers questions from the community such as: The 50/50 truth about the law of attraction, How to do mental jiu jitsu & destroy negative thoughts, and more! [Original air date: October 27, 2019]. SHOW NOTES How to love the process of getting better at whatever you want while overcoming self doubt and lack of confidence [2:10] The new secret to success [5:03] What to do if you’ve lost your “why” [9:40] How to build your confidence [11:27] How to change your mindset and breakthrough self sabot...
Oct 07, 2024•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today, we dive deep into the world of nutrition, fitness, and long-term health with none other than Stan Efferding, renowned as the world's strongest bodybuilder. In this episode, Stan breaks down the vital importance of vitamins and nutrients for blood sugar regulation, dispelling common dietary myths, particularly around cholesterol. He emphasizes the benefits of whole eggs and discusses liver health, offering practical tips on diet, supplementation, and weight management. We also explore the ...
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you tired of personal finance advice that makes you feel terrible for buying lattes? Well, the “no-BS money man for the new generation”, Ramit Sethi, is tired of bad personal finance advice too. Instead of giving you guilt trips about life’s daily pleasures, he tells you how to negotiate a 25k raise. On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Ramit Sethi, author of “I Will Teach You to be Rich”, does just that. Find out how to negotiate big raises, control your spending, get out of de...
Sep 30, 2024•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt researches moral psychology to help us understand ourselves and our world better. He is an expert on how we create webs of meaning that allow us to speak a common language, build institutions, and create functioning societies. And right now we may need his voice more than ever, as our webs of meaning seem to be in conflict with each other or slowly disintegrating. On this episode of Conversations with Tom Bilyeu, Jonathan Haidt explains why we need to lead with...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tom answers questions from the community. [Original air date: 5-6-18]. QUESTION TOPICS Tom talks about becoming professionally good at anything as a way to chase energy and fulfillment. [00:28] Why Tom prioritizes sleep to perform optimally [04:54] Tom talks about discovering your passion instead of finding your passion. [07:33] Tom explains why you should not go into business with people you don't have trust for, and instead build the trust first before going into business. [11:05] Why Tom beli...
Sep 23, 2024•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s guest on Health Theory is Dr. Steven Gundry. Steven Gundry is a cardiothoracic surgeon, researcher and author who has performed over 10,000 surgeries throughout his 40-year career. In this episode, he talks about the impact our diets have on our health, why the gut is the source of our health, and how to stay young at any age. [Original air date: May 9, 2019]. SHOW NOTES The myths of aging [01:52] Why aging starts in the gut [03:28] How to gut actually works [07:55] Why glyphosate is...
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