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Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Robert Greene has written five international bestsellers: The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law and Mastery; which is on Tom’s very short list of books you must read. With his most recent book, The Laws of Human Nature, Greene explores the deeper aspects of our behaviors and how to decode them. [Original air date: 12-18-18]. SHOWNOTES Why Robert Greene has a negative bias about human nature [3:00] The primitive forces that are driving us and why we’re...
Mar 06, 2025•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Being able to focus and think critically and strategically seems to become more challenging on a daily basis. With social media algorithms hacking your attention and focus and everyday life happening at record speeds, you have to become intentional and almost overly protective of your brain. Tom is executing and delivering at an elite level 365 days a year (366 on a leap year) and make no mistake this is by design. Today, he is sharing the 4 main ways he cares for and nurtures his cognitive skil...
Mar 03, 2025•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Best-selling author Cal Newport literally wrote the book on how to “Get so good they can’t ignore you.” Instead of looking inwards and trying to find your one true passion, he advises lowering the bar and finding a few decent interests. Then, raise the bar for skill acquisition and mastery. Anyone feeling “stuck” in life will find his approach challenging and refreshing. So tune into this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, and listen to Cal Newport discuss why you should not necessarily f...
Feb 27, 2025•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast When you think of fitness and training, it’s easy to think of the physical effort it takes to get healthier, leaner, and stronger, but what about the mental effort? How much effort and time do you spend thinking about the mental work that goes into fitness and training? How often do you consider your diet failures and pitfalls as being part of the mental training that is possibly lacking? Dolvett Quince is a celebrity trainer, fitness expert that is known for being one of the trainers on The Big...
Feb 24, 2025•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Bilyeu (@tombilyeu) and Dr. Finesse answer questions directly from the Impact Theory community. Topics covered in this Q&A session include: 1. What makes Bill Clinton, Will Smith, and Tom Cruise so good at networking. 2. How to prioritize your biggest personal and business goals by using the "bright lines" method. 3. How Impact Theory plans to support and empower artists and creatives. 4. How job relocation can actually improve your child’s social skills. Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of 2014...
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Vishen Lakhiani discovered that if he was going to stay true to his inner identity he was going to have to break some “brules.” The CEO and Founder of the revolutionary global empire Mindvalley Academy, best-selling author, and philosopher discusses changing your culturescape and moving toward your end goals in this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu. SHOW NOTES Vishen defines the culturescape and “brules.” [2:58] Vishen talks about why goal setting is rubbish. [7:31] Vishen shares the thr...
Feb 17, 2025•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Health Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Gabrielle Lyon explains why muscle should be viewed as a vital organ which protects against everything from Alzheimer’s to COVID-19. She discusses the optimal high-protein diet, strongly advocates that everyone engage in resistance training, and explains why people should focus on gaining muscle instead of focusing on losing fat. Check out Gabrielle's online course to learn more: https://muscle-centric.lpages.co/muscle-centric-event/ [Original ai...
Feb 13, 2025•52 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...
Feb 10, 2025•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Bilyeu and Cindy (@essenceofcin) field questions from the Impact Theory community on moderation and the steps you can take to set goals and crush them. [ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 3-12-17]. 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 tri...
Feb 06, 2025•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tai Lopez is living proof that the rich and famous entrepreneurial lifestyle is possible for the Millennial generation. Over the course of his career, he’s founded, invested in, advised, or mentored more than 20 multi-million dollar companies, and his book club and podcast reaches 1.4 million people across 40 countries. But don’t be blinded by the glitz and glam of his current lifestyle. In the beginning, Tai was a college dropout living on his mother’s couch. With only $47 in his bank account, ...
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Health Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Dr. Daniel Amen discusses his methods for healing the brain, the importance of intergenerational trauma, and things you can do right now to improve your mental health. SHOW NOTES: Daniel talks about the end of mental illness [1:31] Daniel believes the stigma surrounding mental illness comes from misunderstanding [2:34] Daniel discusses the impact of prayer on the brain [4:52] The first thing Daniel recommends is never pharmaceuticals [8:51] Tom a...
Jan 30, 2025•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Bilyeu and Cindy Okereke (@essenceofcin) answer questions from the Impact Theory community. Some topics include: *Coping with grief and losing a loved one *How to leverage being low neurotic to be goal-oriented *How to decide when you have multiple interests *Tips on how to get a job after being-laid off *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...
Jan 27, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s guest on Health Theory is Dave Asprey. He is the founder and CEO of Bulletproof Coffee and the author of 5 best selling books. In this episode he talks about nootropics, gratitude and how to use cyclic ketosis to enhance your performance. DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Bulletproof Diet by Dave Asprey: https://amzn.to/2DD4W7W Game Changers by Dave Asprey: https://amzn.to/2tjhn3V Headstrong by Dave Asprey: https://amzn.to/2GukWgv Bulletproof products: https://bit.ly/2jn3UBr 48 Laws of Powe...
Jan 23, 2025•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Think you don’t have time for self-care in stressful times? What if you’re not sure whether you should take a break or continue to grind it out? When it comes to the subject of self-care, people often have a lot of opinions - some of them make sense, while some of them don’t. In today’s episode of Impact Theory, I’ll be answering these questions (and more) around how to effectively implement self-care in your life. I’ll not only share what I believe to be the ultimate foundational self-care rout...
Jan 20, 2025•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ryan Holiday makes Stoic philosophy sound like an everyday conversation. Through his books, The Obstacle is the Way and Ego is the Enemy, Ryan shares his gift for discussing complex ideas about human nature in a practical way for anyone to use. The best-selling author, marketing tactician, and entrepreneur gives us a lot to think about on this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu. SHOW NOTES: Ryan describes what drives him throughout life and fatherhood. [3:35] Ryan shares his strategy on id...
Jan 16, 2025•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ben Greenfield is a biohacker, ironman triathlete and the CEO of Kion Supplements. He’s also the New York Times bestselling author of “Beyond Training”. In this episode of Health Theory with Tom Bilyeu, they talk about the best bio hacks for longevity, raising a family, and the importance of connection. SHOW NOTES Are we actually living longer than our ancestors? [01:14] The benefits of stressing your body [03:46] Simulating what the blue zones are doing right [05:58] Why antioxidants are bad fo...
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tom answers questions live asked by the community! Covering a wide range of topics, Tom talks about personal accountability to whether chasing money is the right goal for some and not others. 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 cul...
Jan 09, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jay Shetty is making wisdom go viral. After spending years on the road studying as a monk he re-entered the world and began scaling the digital voice of companies to make an impact. Now with a wide-reaching following of his own, Jay is creating engaging, inspiring content for the masses. Watch as he discusses how to find your purpose and redefine entertainment on this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu. SHOW NOTES: Jay details how meeting a monk redefined his path early on. [3:53] Jay brea...
Jan 06, 2025•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Jocko Willink details his leadership principles and explains how to apply them. He also talks about building relationships and trust, understanding human nature, and learning to control your ego and emotions. And he even takes some time to share his newest undertaking, writing children’s books. SHOW NOTES: People asked how to apply leadership principles, so Jocko wrote his new book on tactics [2:07] Jocko tells the war story of how he learned to take a step back and detach [4:38...
Jan 02, 2025•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
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