A Higher Branch

A Higher Branch

By Sam MakhoulEducationSelf-Improvement
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A Higher Branch episodes

  • The Only Habit that Develops an Attractive Posture - Habit #4 of 5 - Habit #4 of 5
    In today's PODCAST episode, Sam Makhoul continues his podcast series on his 4-5-6 System for behavioural change made up of four daily rituals, five habits and six life hacks. Sam shares the fourth of his daily habit, HOW TO CHANGE YOUR POSTURE.
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    2:47 – The power of posture
    3:39 – We are judged by our posture
    3:44 – How your children mimic your posture
    3:56 – What the science says about posture
    6:01 – How to reverse the habit of poor posture
    7:24 – Change your posture permanently in a two-step process
    7:57 – Step 1: Self-awareness
    10:42 – Step 2: Muscle Memory
    17:02 – The three common positions that impact your posture
    18:12 – What you should do for your sleep to improve your posture when you wake
    22:26 – How to retrain your muscle memory
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    27 min
  • The Habit of Greetings & Goodbyes - Habit #3 of 5
    In today's PODCAST episode, Sam Makhoul continues his podcast series on his 4-5-6 System for behavioural change made up of four daily rituals, five habits and six life hacks. Sam shares the third of his daily habit, the habit of greetings and goodbyes.
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    1:07 – Why you should rely on systems rather than motivation
    3:02 – Daily Conscious Living framework
    4:24 – Why greetings and goodbye are such an important habit to cultivate
    7:32 – What’s the science says about the segues of greetings and goodbyes
    7:57 – How you can cultivate the habit of greetings and goodbye for each of the people that you come across
    8:05 – Greetings and Goodbyes: Tree of Love
    9:44 – Greetings and Goodbyes: Tree of Family
    12:08 – Greetings and Goodbyes: Tree of Friendship
    12:54 – Should you kiss, touch or hug on greetings and goodbyes?
    13:56 – Greetings and Goodbyes: Tree of Work
    15:12 – Greetings and goodbyes for clients or customer relationships
    16:20 – General rules in relationships for greetings and goodbyes
    20:27 – How to leave a positive impression with your last interaction
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    23 min
  • How to Develop the Habit of Situational Gratitude for Effortless Happiness - Habit #2 of 5
    In today's PODCAST episode, Sam Makhoul continues his podcast series on his 4-5-6 System for behavioural change made up of four daily rituals, five habits and six life hacks. Sam shares the second of his daily habit, the habit of situational gratitude.
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    3:12 – What is the difference between rituals and habits
    4:15 – The battle between the 1% and 99% of your day
    4:37 – The power of journaling gratitude daily
    7: 19 – Discontentment for life
    7:56 – The two imposters
    10:17 – Where Sam learnt gratitude
    11:10 – Some of Sam’s grandmothers situational declarations
    12:27 – How to practice situational gratitude with your 5 senses
    16:59 – How do you know when you have sowed a habit
    18:32 – Gratitude when you are having an irritating moment
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    25 min
  • The Habit that Boosts Your Immunity & Success - Habit #1 of 5
    In today's PODCAST episode, Sam Makhoul continues his podcast series on his 4-5-6 System for daily living, with the first of his 5 Daily Habits; the habit of smiling.
    During this episode, Sam shares:
    Why the daily habit of smiling is in the top 5 essential habits for life
    Why smiling on waking is so important
    11 benefits of smiling
    Why having fun is important for the habit of smiling
    Why some people have lost the ability to have fun
    What fun is NOT
    Why you should NOT wait to be happy to have fun
    5 tips to give you that fun mindset
    18 ways I have fun
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    3:31 – A recap of Sam’s 4 Essential Daily Rituals
    4:40 – Why are habits so powerful
    6:14 – Why is it important to know the difference between goals and dreams
    6:33 – What are habits
    6:55 – Why do we have habits
    8:14 – How do you cultivate a new habit
    8:16 – Repetition and Reward
    8:21 – Why this daily habit is so important
    9:47 – 11 benefits of smiling
    11:22 – Why is smiling on waking important
    12:42 – Powerful tips on how to smile
    13:24 – Why it’s so important to have fun in your life
    14:12 – Does having fun make you successful
    16:03 – Why have people lost the ability to have fun
    16:11 – What fun is not
    18: 24 – Do you need to be happy to have fun
    19:37 – 5 tips to give you that fun mindset
    23:36 – 18 ideas for having fun
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    31 min
  • How To Make Your Life Soar Using My 4th Essential Daily Ritual
    In today's PODCAST episode, Sam Makhoul continues his podcast series on his 4-5-6 System for daily living, with his fourth and final Essential Daily Ritual.
    During the episode, Sam shares:
    The ritual of learning
    Why continuous learning is important to your success
    How and when to infuse learning into your day
    What books and podcasts should you learn from
    Who or what are the best teachers on earth
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    2:59 – Why learning is important
    5:00 - 3 mistakes that most people make when it comes to learning
    6:41 - When should you learn daily
    8:00 – Commute College
    15:30 – Applying curiosity to information
    17:11 – Applying curiosity to people
    18:22 – The skill of listening
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    28 min
  • The Number One Reason For My Success In Life - Ritual #3
    In today's PODCAST episode, Sam Makhoul continues his podcast series on his 4-5-6 System for daily living.
    During the episode, Sam shares:
    7 reasons why journaling is important
    How to journal using the A Higher Branch method
    How journaling holds you accountable
    How to use journaling to drive your goals
    How to use journaling to manage your emotional wellbeing
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    5:14 – A Higher Branch two exclusive frameworks
    5:25 – The 8 Areas of Life: The WHAT: Holistic Living
    6:32 – The Circle Of Conscious Living: The HOW: Conscious Living
    7:31 – How A Higher Branch came about
    10:31 – The 4 5 6 System for Living Consciously
    13:46 – David Goggins Podcast with Sam: How To Find Fearlessness
    15:42 – 7 reasons why journaling is important
    16:37 – How do you journal properly
    19:21 – The story of Sam’s first journal
    20:35 – Why journaling holds you accountable
    21:11 – A Higher Branch leather journals
    22: 00 – How to use the A Higher Branch journal
    23:00 – Morning journaling
    24:31 – Your big picture goals
    24:39 – Your day-to-day goals
    26:36 – Your to do list
    27:21 – Daily action items for the 8 Areas Of Life
    31:37 – Taking stock
    32:15 – Accountability
    33:04 – Evening journaling: Reflection Page
    34:31 – Processing Feelings
    36:10 – Gratitude
    36:59 – Achievements
    40:06 – Acknowledge your learnings
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    51 min
  • The Second Essential Ritual You Need To Do Every Day
    Meditation is about putting yourself in a state where you can access your creative visualisation to help you materialise the life of your dreams. It is also your path to help you notice every single decision you will make in the day.
    In today's podcast episode, Sam Makhoul continues his podcast series on his 4 5 6 System for daily living.
    During the episode, Sam shares:
    Why you should meditate
    The two types of meditation; and
    Why these two types should be performed differently, based on the time of the day
    Sam will also take you through a guided meditation that he does every morning.
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    5:07 – Why you should meditate
    9:50 –Two type of meditation
    13:09 – The Importance Of Living A Holistic Life
    16: 38 – Sam’s morning Visualisation Meditation
    39:09 – Evening Review and Reflection Meditation
    41: 23 – Sam reveals a life changing habit
    43:19 – How evening meditation should be performed
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    55 min
  • How To Master The First Most Important Ritual Of The Day
    In today's PODCAST episode of A Higher Branch, Sam Makhoul reveals the first most important ritual of the day, the ritual of movement from his exclusive 4 5 6 System.
    During the episode, Sam shares what the optimal time is for movement, why it really does matter what type of exercise you do in the morning versus the evening and is exercise in fact good for your body shape?
    He also unpacks:
    The 4 5 6 System
    Why sleep is an ultimate superpower for health
    What foods should we be eating
    7 reasons shaped by science why exercise can be harmful
    11 tips that are a gateway to an awesome life; and more...
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    2:54 – A System For Living
    4:30 – 3 of the 4 Essential Daily Rituals
    6:11 – #1 Ritual: Movement
    8:00 – Sam’s morning routine for movement
    10:22 – The optimal time for movement
    11:37 – What is the best form of exercise?
    12:44 – Why is exercise an important morning ritual?
    14:22 – Exercise and sleep
    15:23 – Why is exercise the first essential daily ritual before the other two
    16:02 – What foods should we be eating
    17:24 – Can exercise be bad for you?
    18:10 – 7 reasons shaped by science why exercise can be harmful
    20:17 – Is exercise good for your body shape?
    24:48 – Blue Zones
    26:28 – Movement that should occur in the evening
    27:25 – 11 tips that are a gateway to an awesome life
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    33 min
  • Is Reliance On Motivation Ruining Your Life
    In Today's PODCAST episode of A Higher Branch, Sam Makhoul reveals his exclusive 4 5 6 System for living, which has proven to work whether you are motivated or not.
    During the episode, Sam unpacks his tips to help you build a strong identity with 4 essential daily rituals, 5 habits and 6 life hacks.
    He also unpacks:
    Why relying on motivation will destroy your happiness
    The biggest con, and myth about success and motivation
    The important life lessons that they didn't teach you at school
    How to build a strong identity and the important questions we all need to ask ourselves daily
    The four, five, six system for identity change that Sam teaches in his one-on-one coaching; and more...
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    1:33 - Three things wrong with motivation
    7:14 – The System For Living
    9:09 – The Motivation Trap
    11:07 – David Goggins: The Difference Between Motivation and Doing
    24:51 – Don’t let motivation destroy your identity
    34:29 – Questions to ask yourself to help your identity change
    39:47 – The 4 5 6 System
    42:23 - The 4 Rituals, 5 Habits & 6 Life Hacks
    44:06 – The Method of Repetition
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    47 min
  • How to Stop Perfectionism And Start Enjoying Food
    Today we are joined once again with Lyndi Cohen; best-selling author of ''The Nude Nutritionist" and media Nutritionist and Dietitian.
    In this episode, Sam Makhoul and Lyndi Cohen shares with us how food rules are making us sick and how to stop perfectionism and start enjoying food.
    The pair also discuss:
    Sleep and its relationship with food
    How to make healthy food enjoyable
    A 3-step process to creating healthy habits that you can stick to
    How to recalibrate your brain so you have a healthy relationship with foods; and more...
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    3:06 – Is perfectionism the leading cause of an unhealthy relationship with food?
    6: 51 – Gut health
    7:58 – The perfect diet
    9:27 – Blue Zones
    13:46 – The key basics when it comes to food
    15:55 – How to make healthy food enjoyable
    18:18 – Micro decisions
    24:53 – 3-step process to creating healthy habits that you can stick to
    28:16 – How to recalibrate your brain so you have a healthy relationship with foods
    29:03 – The Nude Nutritionist
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    36 min

About A Higher Branch

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A Higher Branch Podcast is created for people who want to continuously upgrade their life. You will learn proven mindset tools to help you stay motivated and practical techniques to help you overcome fears and obstacles that often stop you from taking daily action.