Read more about the article 442 Leigh Martinuzzi – I Felt Like I Wasn’t Enough. I Felt Like a Failure.
442 Leigh Martinuzzi - I Felt Like I Wasn’t Enough. I Felt Like a Failure.

442 Leigh Martinuzzi – I Felt Like I Wasn’t Enough. I Felt Like a Failure.

I Felt Like I Wasn’t Enough. I Felt Like a Failure.

“Fuck what you know. You need to forget about what you know, that’s your problem. Forget about what you think you know about life, about friendship, and especially about you and me.” Tyler Durden

In in my late teens and throughout my 20’s I felt like I wasn’t enough. I felt like it wasn’t achieving anything great. I felt unintelligent, stupid and really immature.

As I tried to define myself and sense of self-worth based on these feelings and personal insecurities I found myself venturing down paths and on a journey in life that kind of sucked and wasn’t truly as I desired. (more…)

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Read more about the article 441 Keith Wallace – Gut Crisis: Information to Heal Your Body & Mind
441 Keith Wallace - Gut Crisis: Information to Heal Your Body & Mind

441 Keith Wallace – Gut Crisis: Information to Heal Your Body & Mind

Summary

Gut Crisis: How Diet, Probiotics, and Friendly Bacteria Help You Lose Weight and Heal Your Body and Mind

I first spoke to Keith back in episode 241 when we discussed his book Dharam Parenting. A great conversation about Ayurveda body types, consciousness and how to live a better life.

In this episode, we bring Keith back to discuss his new book Gut Crisis. Discussing Ayurveda medicine, gut bacteria, gut microbiome, digestion, diet, health information, and happiness. (more…)

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Read more about the article 440 Leigh Martinuzzi – Self-Expression
440 Leigh Martinuzzi - Self-Expression

440 Leigh Martinuzzi – Self-Expression

“I want freedom for the full expression of my personality.” Mahatma Gandhi

How open and honest are we with ourselves? How open and honest are we with others? Do we avoid the direct approach to truly expressing ourselves? If so, why?

Self-expression is innovative, it’s progressive, it is joy, it is freeing and fulfilling. Self-expression evolves who we are, what we are capable of and improves the quality of our life.

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Read more about the article 439: Massimo Pigliucci – How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life
439: Massimo Pigliucci - How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life

439: Massimo Pigliucci – How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life

Summary

Prof. Pigliucci has a Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Connecticut and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Tennessee. He currently is the K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. His research interests include the philosophy of biology, the relationship between science and philosophy, the nature of pseudoscience, and the practical philosophy of Stoicism.

He has a new book out called How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life, that forms the basis for our conversation in the episode. We discuss the stigma’s that exist around Stoicism and why and leads our conversation towards understanding what Stoicism is all about while also investigating some of the fundamental principles that guide Stoics. It helps create a better understanding of why this philosophy can assist us in creating more meaningful lives.

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Read more about the article 438 Book Reflection – Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience & Finding Joy
438 Book Reflection - Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience & Finding Joy

438 Book Reflection – Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience & Finding Joy

Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy by By Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant

“Life is never perfect. We all live some form of Option B. Option A is not available, so let’s just kick the shit out of Option B.” Sheryl Sandberg

What to do when there is no option A? You make the most of option B. As Sheryl states in the opening chapter, “life is not perfect, we all live some form of option B. This book will help you kick the shit out of it.” (more…)

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Read more about the article 437 Leigh Martinuzzi – The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying
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437 Leigh Martinuzzi – The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying

The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying

“Life doesn’t owe us anything. We only owe ourselves, to make the most of the life we are living, of the time we have left, and to live in gratitude.” Bronnie Ware

The top 5 common regrets of the dying.

  • I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
  • I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
  • I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
  • I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
  • I wish that I had let myself be happier.

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Read more about the article 436 Dr Sharon Spano – The Pursuit of Time & Money – The Secret to a Meaningful Life
436 Dr Sharon Spano - The Pursuit of Time & Money - The Secret to a Meaningful Life

436 Dr Sharon Spano – The Pursuit of Time & Money – The Secret to a Meaningful Life

Summary

Sharon Spano has a Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems. She is an author, corporate business strategist, work force expert, professional speaker and former radio host of WorkSmart Live. Sharon empowers business leaders and entrepreneurs to maximize performance, improve employee engagement, and increase bottom-line results.

In this episode, we discuss her new book The Pursuit of Time and Money: Step into Radical Abundance and Discover the Secret to a Meaningful Prosperous Life, which has been written to help others adopt new paradigms about time and money so that they can step into radical abundance in every area of their lives. Her research focuses on wisdom, adult development, and leadership.

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Read more about the article 435 Leigh Martinuzzi – Why Was My Friend So Happy
435 Leigh Martinuzzi – Why Was My Friend So Happy

435 Leigh Martinuzzi – Why Was My Friend So Happy

Why Was My Friend So Happy

“Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions; it is governed by our mental attitude.” Dale Carnegie

I was feeling dissatisfied with my life. I wasn’t really aware of this at the time. I felt normal. I held the belief that this is how life was. I kept telling myself that things will improve thinking that perhaps I was just in a rut. I started relying on this phrase, “If this…, then… that.”

I wasn’t experiencing any noticeable changes. Days, months and years passed. I felt quite the same – dissatisfied! I then realised that waiting on this or that to start really enjoying my life was a fucking ridiculous.

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Read more about the article 434 Joshua Spodek – Leadership & The Environment. How to Align Your Life With Your Values & Live Purposefully
434 Joshua Spokek - Leadership & The Environment. How to Align Your Life With Your Values & Live Purposefully

434 Joshua Spodek – Leadership & The Environment. How to Align Your Life With Your Values & Live Purposefully

Summary

Joshua Spodek, bestselling author of Leadership Step by Step, is an Adjunct Professor at NYU, leadership coach and workshop leader for Columbia Business School, columnist for Inc., and founder of SpodekAcademy.com. He lives in Greenwich Village and blogs daily at www.joshuaspodek.com.

This is a really inspiring conversation about how to become your best leader in life and in the process, as you align yourself with your values and create greater integrity, discover more purpose, meaning, and happiness. (more…)

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Read more about the article 433 Book Reflection – Our Final Invention by James Barrat
433 Book Reflection - Our Final Invention by James Barrat

433 Book Reflection – Our Final Invention by James Barrat

Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era by James Barrat

“More than any other time in history mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness, the other to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly. —Woody Allen”

We all think about the future, but perhaps we are too often narrow in our vision. The future excites me, and I think the reason why is because of a significant amount of uncertainty that exists. (more…)

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