In this special 5-Minute Friday episode, Lewis reveals the three biggest takeaways from his impactful Kevin Hart interview this week. Lewis sat down with Kevin to discuss the comedian's path to superstardom, his most relatable life lessons, the attitude and habits that have enabled his success, and so much more. If you haven't listened to that full podcast yet, it's the one right before this on your feed. For more Kevin Hart on the School of Greatness, visit https://lewishowes.com/957. And text ...
May 22, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast "You have to experience some down to know why you’re getting up." This week, Lewis sits down with Kevin Hart to talk about his path to superstardom, from his early days as a struggling comedian to his current goal of becoming a billionaire entrepreneur. They discuss the lessons Kevin learned from past mistakes, the perspective he gained from his nearly-fatal car crash, and the habits that allow him to be successful. Kevin also shares insights from his new motivational audiobook, The Decision: Ov...
May 21, 2020•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Leaning into humility and gratitude will be the springboard to everything you want.” Gary Vaynerchuk is the chairman of VaynerX, a modern-day media and communications holding company, and the active CEO of VaynerMedia, a full-service advertising agency servicing Fortune 100 clients across the company’s 4 locations. After growing his family business through what Gary calls “underpriced attention,” including the impact of content, ecommerce, email marketing, and Google AdWords, Gary began his own...
May 18, 2020•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast “If you’re constantly being influenced and moved by what other people think about you, it means there’s a deficiency in what you think about you.” Ed Mylett is one of the premier business leaders, peak performance experts, and motivational speakers in the world. He has a passion for mentoring and coaching others on what it takes to become a champion in all areas of life. He has shared the stage and has very close personal relationships with other business legends such as Tony Robbins, John Maxwe...
May 15, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I am what I think you think I am.” QUESTIONS Why is identity something you focus on? (2:15) How do we listen to that inner voice? (7:20) How do we manage comparison in life that requires competition? (10:34) Why do we live in fear and desire motivation if it only causes us pain? (15:51) How do we let go of the fear of fear? (23:05) How do we balance ego and self-confidence? (27:41) How does someone find purpose in chaos? (36:51) What’s been the most painful thing since leaving monkhood? (40:31)...
May 13, 2020•2 hr 35 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Be what you were before the world told you what to be.” QUESTIONS What’s the thing you are the least proud of and most proud of in your relationships? (10:02) What’s the biggest challenge with untaming things? (19:22) How do you reflect on attraction in your prior relationship? (24:13) When looking back, would you choose to forgive others faster if you could? (31:21) How do those with relationships that are good get to great? (39:38) What are your greatest hopes for your children? (45:37) What ...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast “When the heart is healed, everybody gets the signal, the body is out of the past.” I’ve got an expert and a favorite guest on the The School of Greatness today to help calm some of our fears and teach us how to positively rewire our minds in order to heal and stay healthy. Dr. Joe Dispenza is an international lecturer, researcher, corporate consultant, New York Times bestselling author, and educator who has been invited to speak in more than 33 countries on 6 continents. As a lecturer and educa...
May 08, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast “2% of the people think, 3% think they think and 95% would rather die than think.” QUESTIONS How do you get people to get back to their most abundant thinking? (1:23) Which are the hardest faculties to master? (4:39) What happens when we try to resist in our life? (9:41) What should we be thinking about the most right now? (11:41) Why do we feed people what scares them? (18:11) What is the path from doubt to confidence? (20:31) How do we reshape our self image to serve us? (25:21) What is the on...
May 06, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Tell yourself a better lie, you’ll live a better life.” QUESTIONS How do we heal from decades of thinking negatively? (1:16) How do we change our interpretation of flee or freeze to flow? (5:18) How do we best influence our kids? (35:31) What’s the difference between feelings and thoughts? (50:18) What’s the main cause of addictive behavior? (1:04:10) How do we become more self confident? (1:09:11) YOU WILL LEARN How our ancestral brain works (4:30) Why the pictures and words we use are so impo...
May 04, 2020•2 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast “When you really learn to appreciate fresh foods, things can taste so much better than you’re used to.” I talked about my weight loss experience a while back with my friend Abel James on his podcast Fat-Burning Man and in this episode on The School of Greatness he’s coming on as my guest to talk about his experiences in getting healthy. Abel has a pretty awesome story himself about his transition from overworked and unhealthy consultant to incredibly fit and healthy entrepreneur. Abel is an awes...
May 01, 2020•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Say no to good to say yes to great.” QUESTIONS How do we learn with the dominant hand rather than the opposite hand? (6:30) What are the two questions you’ve asked yourself that have been dominant? (26:00) How important is acquiring new skills (41:00) What’s the process of mastering a new skill especially when it’s really challenging? (53:20) YOU WILL LEARN How to learn anything faster (1:20) Why the idea of “knowledge is power” is a lie (12:00) Why questions are the answer to subscribing to ei...
Apr 29, 2020•2 hr 48 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Trust the seeds you’ve planted.” QUESTIONS What have you learned about each other during the quarantine? (1:21) How do you stay humble in success? (10:11) How do you manage energy? (16:12) What’s a new entrepreneurial skill you’ve learned in this time? (29:41) When was the moment Jesse knew that Sara was the right partner? (34:25) What’s the most important conversation to have before you get married? (43:21) How do you cultivate intimacy in an entrepreneurial lifestyle? (49:31) YOU WILL LEARN H...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Acknowledge the people around you right now and how you can get the most out of them.” Jeff Goins is a popular blogger and author. In our conversation, we cover the heart of the matter: what if we don’t have one purpose in this life? What if we’re built to do many things and it’s about the journey of discovering those talents that teaches us what we’re here to learn? In this clip for 5 Minute Friday, I am sharing Jeff's advice about being an accidental apprentice to the people in your life inst...
Apr 24, 2020•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Are you in love with a person's presence or absence?” QUESTIONS What is your energy around managing relationships during this difficult time? (2:42) What do you say to relationships going through trouble during this time? (12:41) How do you create music in a relationship if there’s no in between? (15:52) What is the thing you need to do to improve when you’re single and when you’re in a relationship? (46:16) YOU WILL LEARN How being mindful and creating space can help in relationships (5:23) Ho...
Apr 22, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Some people are looking for the challenge, some are looking for security.” QUESTIONS What were some wake moments for you as an entrepreneur? (1:25) Can one get rich without being bold? (11:28) What’s the next step to get through this pandemic market? (16:18) What does “define benefit” mean? (40:51) What’s your projection of real estate right now? (48:17) YOU WILL LEARN What Robert learned from his first big success and failure (6:42) How young people have a lot of opportunity due to the pandemi...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Done is better than perfect.” Than has taught me so much over the years about how to build a successful business and I’ve watched him scale his from 30 employees to over 300 in just a few years. I wanted to bring him on the podcast because I know scaling your business can be one of the most challenging obstacles entrepreneurs face. However, when I asked Than for his best advice on this, we ended up talking about how to hire the right team and empower them to make decisions for you. This whole c...
Apr 17, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast “When you cleanse from the outside, you automatically cleanse from the inside.” QUESTIONS How was the experience of being with all the athletes and business partners in Poland for a week? (2:41) How have you been responding to the quarantine time during all this stress? (8:23) What are three things we can do on a daily basis to have more control on our own mind? (12:21) When was the last time you got the flu or got sick? (18:31) What should people do everyday to help increase their immune system...
Apr 15, 2020•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast “In a relationship, we expect one season to always be the season.” QUESTIONS How do we stay connected and loving without hurting each other in these times of isolation? (1:42) What do you think is a good portion of time away from your partner? (5:21) What are the lessons you have learned within your relationship? (9:31) How do we implement peace over panic during these times? (19:28) How can we cultivate intimacy without sex? (39:17) What do you do for your family to make things better in your p...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast We’ve talked about the upside of dark emotions, how to turn stress into serenity, and now today’s guest, Dr. Lissa Rankin , is coming back on the show to share how we can heal ourselves (physically and emotionally) when we understand fear. Lissa is an incredible example of this in her own life, but for her new book on fear, she actually traveled the world and talked to many different people in varied cultures to better understand our concept of fear in the West. In our conversation she pulls the...
Apr 10, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast “You don’t die from fear.” QUESTIONS Why is right now in these financially hard times the best time to make money? (1:20) What lessons have you learned from the recessions you have endured? (6:30) What do you tell people that have not been financially responsible? (13:21) What’s the worst investment and best investment someone could be making right now? (21:29) What was the greatest lesson that your father taught you? (31:41) What’s the wisdom you’ve learned from your partner? (33:40) YOU WILL L...
Apr 08, 2020•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast “You don’t need permission to do big things.” QUESTIONS How do we do something in our own backyard that will make us money? (1:00) Why are there not high paying jobs out there for people just graduating? (4:45) What can you do to learn how to earn? (6:21) Why did you start World Domination Summit and why are you ending it? (18:30) What will it take to stand out as an individual or brand to breakthrough? (24:31) How does one find the right mentor? (28:12) YOU WILL LEARN Why it doesn’t pay off to ...
Apr 06, 2020•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast “You’re going to learn the most about yourself now, in this moment, for the next few months.” QUESTIONS Question from Kathy: What is some positivity to reach out to in moments of need? (4:32) Question from Franco: How do I choose where to focus my energy with so many priorities? (9:26) Question from Erika: How can I help my partner switch from negativity to positivity during self-isolation? (18:25) Question from Andrew: How do you bring focus and intention to what matters most in your work? (34:...
Apr 03, 2020•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast “A leaky gut is the cause of all disease.” QUESTIONS What are specific ways to heal your heart without surgery? (7:20) What’s the difference between a good virus and a bad virus? (18:03) What are the foods that heal leaky gut and defend against viruses? (28:50) Why is peanut butter such a bad thing? (37:25) What boosts the immune system? (59:43) Is it possible to have such a strong immune system that you can reject any virus? (1:06:40) How important are probiotics right now? (1:09:35) YOU WILL L...
Apr 01, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Nothing in the world can open up your heart like giving it to someone else.” QUESTIONS What do you really want in life? (1:03) How has love, loss, forgiveness and transformation impacted you in your life? (19:32) Do you feel you love yourself more now than ever before? (30:30) How has being in love helped you in your art? (37:00) Why do you think poetry is getting its comeback? (42:25) Who have you had to forgive the most? (47:40) Where do you think you would be if your dad was loving and suppo...
Mar 30, 2020•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast “We are all faced with great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” QUESTIONS How quickly can we heal trauma that’s been inside of us for decades? (4:33) Is the information trauma we are taking in more damaging than physical trauma? (6:56) What are ways to support our inner environment on a daily basis? (25:14) How do we brainwash ourselves in times of stress to believe in calm and peace? (29:43) What can someone who is in a very dark place begin to do to get relief? (34:...
Mar 27, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Consciousness is where we are granted choice.” QUESTIONS How are you growing faster than other therapist brands? (1:28) How do we change a feeling of powerlessness? (7:25) What’s the greatest trauma people face? (17:24) What’s the level a child or the parent traumatizes the other? (19:23) How do we come to a place of worthiness? (29:00) What is the best practice on observing self thoughts? (37:13) What’s your biggest trigger? (39:13) How do we forgive our parents, even if they were doing the be...
Mar 25, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast “You don’t need a miracle to be one.” QUESTIONS How did your parents instill courage in you? (4:16) How do you unchain your fears? (12:30) How do we truly let go of hurt, pain and resentment? (24:05) How do we build self belief amidst so much self doubt? (45:20) What is the biggest lesson your wife has taught you? (56:45) YOU WILL LEARN How to prepare ourselves for the world (7:35) How attitude affects encouragement and discouragement (9:30) How to unchain your fears (13:04) How to navigate thro...
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast “It is our duty to spread calm and mental connection rather than infection.” QUESTIONS What is more contagious: a physical virus or an anxiety virus? (5:43) How can we keep good mental hygiene right now? (7:40) What has been your honest reaction to the coronavirus escalating so fast? (18:39) YOU WILL LEARN How our minds actually work with anxiety and fear (2:21) How to build mental resilience in a time of scarcity and anxiety (21:20) Ways to cleanse your mind from the anxiety of coronavirus (30:...
Mar 20, 2020•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast “You learn to love yourself in the context of relationships with others.” QUESTIONS Can we choose to be in suffering or not? (0:30) Can you learn to suffer less over time? (4:24) When was the last time you suffered the deepest? (5:32) Why are relationships seemingly the most hard for people when they are what we need most? (8:32) How many relationships are thriving after decades of existing? (17:47) How many values do you need to have in common with your life partner? (27:35) YOU WILL LEARN What...
Mar 18, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast “You’re the only one that has a blueprint for yourself.” QUESTIONS How do we negotiate with our mind to achieve something? (5:16) Where do you think you’d be if you weren’t a father? (10:06) Do you think it’s better to focus on one thing or diversify? (12:05) Who has taught you the most in the last 11 years of Shark Tank? (17:35) Who is someone you’ve been a shark with that impressed you over time? (20:00) Why do you need another book? (24:31) What’s the best negotiation where both parties won t...
Mar 16, 2020•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
