579 Ego by Leigh Martinuzzi

Ego

by Leigh Martinuzzi 

What is Ego? That is the question that I reflect on in this episode – my solo rant.

Neil Degrasse Tyson said, “If your ego starts out, ‘I am important, I am big, I am special,’ you’re in for some disappointments when you look around at what we’ve discovered about the universe. No, you’re not big. No, you’re not. You’re small in time and in space. And you have this frail vessel called the human body that’s limited on Earth.” (more…)

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577 Under The Skin with Russell Brand – A Podcast Reflection By Leigh Martinuzzi

Under The Skin with Russell Brand

Russell Brand is a famous comedian and actor but has another side that keeps me curious and intrigued. His book revolution put Brand on the map as a somewhat political activist.

In this book, he captivated me with his insightful perspectives and a desire to inspire more peace in the world. If you listen to the audiobook, which Russell himself narrates, you’ll appreciate the humour and joy he brings to exciting and sometimes very sombre topics current to the state of the modern age. (more…)

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575 Decision Making – The Why and The How by Leigh Martinuzzi

Decision Making – The Why and The How

by Leigh Martinuzzi 

 

“Easy decisions makes for a hard life, hard decisions makes for an easy life.”

In this episode, I reflect why and how we make decisions, the good and the not so good. In a Ted Talk by Dan Gilbert, he shares his thoughts as to why we make poor decisions using a formula introduced by an 18th-century Swiss mathematician – Daniel Bernoulli. (more…)

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574 Charlie & Linda Bloom – Honest Learnings on Relationships and a Life of Marriage

Learnings on Relationships & a Life of Marriage

Charlie and Linda’s bloom have tackled that challenges that come from a life of marriage. Almost to a point of divorce, they managed to overcome their struggles and differences to make their love last and blossom. After all, love is what brought them into this.

In this episode, I chat with Charlie and Linda about their new book That Which Doesn’t Kill Us – learnings on relationships and a life in marriage. Have written a few books now this was actually one of the first ones they wrote but were advised to publish some other works before releasing this memoir. (more…)

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573 Mindfulness at Work: How to avoid stress, achieve more and enjoy life! by Dr Stephen McKenzie

Mindfulness at Work by Dr Stephen McKenzie

Dr Stephen McKenzie is a professor of psychology and researcher of medicine and preventative health. Having published a few bestsellers including this one and another that he did in collaboration with Dr Craig Hassed called Mindfulness for Life he is somewhat attuned to the marvellous benefits that arise from developing one’s awareness through mindful practice.

He has dedicated 20 years to specialised research in the areas of anxiety, stress depression and substance abuse and believes that mindfulness, a tool available to everyone for free, is an excellent antidote for such conditions. (more…)

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572 The Hidden Why Podcast Presents Robert Lawrence – Ideal Life

Ideal Life

Today’s featured guest is Robert Lawrence. The topic is “Ideal Life.”

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571 Human Motivation, Podcasting, Living In Japan, & Other Questions by Leigh Martinuzzi

Human Motivation, Podcasting, & Living In Japan

“What drives success and the most successful students is internal motivation.” Vivienne Ming

In this episode, I answer three questions I am asked. It’s actually a great opportunity for me to reflect and hopefully, a perfect opportunity to share some information with The Hidden Why followers.

  1. How did you first get interested in studying human motivation? (more…)

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570 Kristen Hadeed – Permission to Screw Up

Permission to Screw Up

“Things don’t go according to plan and that is the plan.”

Kristen Hadeed unintentionally launched Student Maid, a cleaning company that hires students, while attending the University of Florida in 2007. Since then, Student Maid has employed hundreds of people and is widely recognized for its industry-leading retention rate and its culture of trust, accountability, and compassion. But Kristen and her company were no overnight sensa­tion. In fact, they were almost nothing at all. (more…)

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