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In this episode, Ian sits down with John Assaraf, entrepreneur, behavioral neuroscience educator, and founder of NeuroGym, for a conversation about the invisible forces that shape performance — long after planning, analysis, and good intentions are in place.
John shares his personal journey from a turbulent upbringing to building multiple multimillion-dollar businesses, and the pivotal moment at age 19 that reframed how he thought about success, identity, and commitment. From there, the discussion moves into the neuroscience behind habits, automatic behavior, fear, and why people often snap back to familiar results — even when they know what to do.
This is not a trading tactics episode. It’s a conversation about execution, follow-through, and the human side of performance — in trading, business, health, and life.
About the guest:
John Assaraf is a serial entrepreneur who has built multiple multimillion-dollar companies, including helping scale a real estate organization to over $4 billion in annual sales and co-founding a technology company that later went public on the NASDAQ. He is the founder
and CEO of NeuroGym, where he focuses on applying neuroscience to
performance, habits, and behavior change. John is also the author of several New York Times bestselling books, translated into dozens of languages, and has been featured in films such as The Secret, where many people were first introduced to his work.
Links + Resources:
Free eBook: The
Power of Visualization
Sponsor of Chat With Traders Podcast:
Trade The Pool: http://www.tradethepool.com
Time Stamps:
Please note: Exact times will vary depending
on current ads.
00:00 Intro and Background
11:16 Mindset Shift: Interested vs. Committed
11:46 Behavioral Neuroscience and Goal Achievement
16:17 Conscious vs. Subconscious Mind
17:12 Creating Permanent Behavioral Changes
21:22 Emotional Regulation and Decision Making
25:30 Overcoming Self-Sabotage
35:20 AddressingFear in Decision Making
42:37 Inner Size: Exercising the Mind
44:27 Self-Sabotage and Financial Set Points
48:21 The Science of Goal Setting
50:17 Visualizing and Embodying Goals
54:40 How to reach John
Trading Disclaimer:
Trading in the financial markets involves a risk of loss. Podcast episodes and other content produced by Chat With Traders are for informational or educational purposes only and do not constitute trading or investment recommendations or advice.
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By Ian Cox and Tessa Dao
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In this episode, Ian sits down with John Assaraf, entrepreneur, behavioral neuroscience educator, and founder of NeuroGym, for a conversation about the invisible forces that shape performance — long after planning, analysis, and good intentions are in place.
John shares his personal journey from a turbulent upbringing to building multiple multimillion-dollar businesses, and the pivotal moment at age 19 that reframed how he thought about success, identity, and commitment. From there, the discussion moves into the neuroscience behind habits, automatic behavior, fear, and why people often snap back to familiar results — even when they know what to do.
This is not a trading tactics episode. It’s a conversation about execution, follow-through, and the human side of performance — in trading, business, health, and life.
About the guest:
John Assaraf is a serial entrepreneur who has built multiple multimillion-dollar companies, including helping scale a real estate organization to over $4 billion in annual sales and co-founding a technology company that later went public on the NASDAQ. He is the founder
and CEO of NeuroGym, where he focuses on applying neuroscience to
performance, habits, and behavior change. John is also the author of several New York Times bestselling books, translated into dozens of languages, and has been featured in films such as The Secret, where many people were first introduced to his work.
Links + Resources:
Free eBook: The
Power of Visualization
Sponsor of Chat With Traders Podcast:
Trade The Pool: http://www.tradethepool.com
Time Stamps:
Please note: Exact times will vary depending
on current ads.
00:00 Intro and Background
11:16 Mindset Shift: Interested vs. Committed
11:46 Behavioral Neuroscience and Goal Achievement
16:17 Conscious vs. Subconscious Mind
17:12 Creating Permanent Behavioral Changes
21:22 Emotional Regulation and Decision Making
25:30 Overcoming Self-Sabotage
35:20 AddressingFear in Decision Making
42:37 Inner Size: Exercising the Mind
44:27 Self-Sabotage and Financial Set Points
48:21 The Science of Goal Setting
50:17 Visualizing and Embodying Goals
54:40 How to reach John
Trading Disclaimer:
Trading in the financial markets involves a risk of loss. Podcast episodes and other content produced by Chat With Traders are for informational or educational purposes only and do not constitute trading or investment recommendations or advice.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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