651 The Life of an Entrepreneur by Leigh Martinuzzi

The Life of an Entrepreneur

By Leigh Martinuzzi 

Are you interested in the life of an entrepreneur? In this episode, I touch on the reality of becoming an entrepreneur. It’s definitely not for everyone.

From an external perspective, the idea of being an entrepreneur looks desirable. Freedom to pursue your interests and passions. Be your own boss and make a handsome living in the process. But is it for you. (more…)

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650 David Quammen – The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life

The Tangled Tree with David Quammen

In this interview, I speak with David Quammen about his newest book The Tangled Tree. David lives a fascinating life travelling the world as a journalist and author – his interests lay in the fields of science, history and evolution.

In The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life David uncovers how molecular biology and how it can change our understanding of evolution and life’s history. The crux of this discussion is Horizontal Gene Transfer (HGT) – the movement of genes across species lines. It challenges Darwinism and the traditional view that genes are passed along via heredity and instead can move sideways through viral infection. (more…)

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649 Book Reflection – Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely

Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely

Written by Leigh Martinuzzi

In this book, Dr Dan Ariely, A professor of behavioural economics at the Duke University uncovers why humans are predictably irrational. Every day we are responsible for making numerous decisions and what Dan was intrigued by is that despite our assumption that we are smart logical beings, we often make poor decisions that don’t seem logical at all.

Often emotions become entangled in the decisions we have to make. We overvalue, we procrastinate, and we make the same poor decisions time and time again. From his perspective, it seemed humans are highly irrational, hence his research behind this book. (more…)

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648 The Hidden Why Podcast Presents Sam Alibrando – Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence

Today’s featured guest is Sam Alibrando.

The topic is “Emotional Intelligence.”

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647 Spirituality by Leigh Martinuzzi

Spirituality

By Leigh Martinuzzi 

What is spirituality?

The subject of spirituality is sometimes a difficult one to navigate.  It can be misunderstood, confused as a religious pursuit and associated with people that are a little bit “out there” in how they live their life.  (more…)

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646 Akshay Nanavati – Fearvana: The Science of Turning Fear into Health, Wealth & Happiness

Fearvana – Turning Fear into Happiness

“Fearvana inspires us to look beyond our own agonizing experiences and find the positive side of our lives.” The Dalai Lama

After overcoming drug addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder, and alcoholism that pushed him to the brink of suicide, Akshay has dedicated himself to a path of mastery and service.

Today, he is a US Marine veteran, ultra-runner, explorer, speaker, entrepreneur and author of the book – Fearvana: The Revolutionary Science of How to Turn Fear Into Health, Wealth and Happiness. (more…)

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645 Podcast Reflection – Revisionist History Podcast by Malcolm Gladwell

Revisionist History Podcast by Malcolm Gladwell

Written by Leigh Martinuzzi 

Malcolm Gladwell is the author of Five New York Times bestsellers. He is a journalist for the New Yorker and prior to that the Washington Post. He writes and speaks about the research and science in sociology, psychology and social psychology.

Within his works, he often examines the past – the history of ideas, events, people, and cultures and how they have been misunderstood and how they impact our lives today. The Revisionist History is a podcast series dedicated to this curiosity. (more…)

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644 The Hidden Why Podcast Presents Paresh Shah – Lifters

Lifters

Today’s featured guest is Paresh Shah.

The topic is “Lifters.”

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643 Addition and Subtraction – A Formula for Happiness

Addition and Subtraction – A Formula for Happiness

By Leigh Martinuzzi

In an interview, I recently hosted with Jodi Aman, a Psychotherapist, Auther and proponent of Happiness – she described a simple formula or definition of Happiness.

It goes, Wants – Don’t Wants + Practice = Happier. (more…)

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Sam Alibrando|The 3 Dimensions of Emotions: Power, Heart & Mindfulness

642 Sam Alibrando (replay) – A Compelling Practice to Enhance Your Relationships

Enhance Your Relationships with Sam Alibrando

In this conversation, I speak with Dr Alibrando about his book “The 3 Dimensions of Emotions: Finding the Balance of Power, Heart, and Mindfulness in All Your Relationships.”

These are the 3 dimensions of the interpersonal world. How well we learn to navigate them directly corresponds to how well we live our lives – how happy and fulfilled we feel. (more…)

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