Key Takeaways:

• How did Reef get his start in his medical career? 
• Conformity ages you. Originality keeps you young. 
• What does the word madness mean to you? 
• We are so dependent on our energy and that energy can be exhausted very quickly. 
• What are the threats to your energy? 
• Our minds are wired for conformity, but it’s what's killing us! 
• There’s so much fear happening, what can we do?
• You have to be in charge of what you let into your mind.
• Limit the kind of information you’re allowing into your life. 
• When we’re stressed, our minds immediately go back to default. We become rigid. 
• With creativity, we can disrupt patterns and default conditioning. 
• Imagine what life would be like if you could see past your habitual conditioning? 
• A mad genius moves forward. They’re looking for creativity. They’re looking to change their minds. 
• What are the different states of thinking that we often fall into? 
• Want to live to 123 years old? What’s the one thing you need to be doing today to succeed? Dr. Reef shares his thoughts. 

 

Episode Summary:

Dr. Reef Karim is passionate about living longer, and better. He shares why you need to embrace your inner mad genius and why being open to new thoughts, ideas, and expanding your mind, is the key to success and longevity in this week’s episode! It’s time to use creative thinking to disrupt patterns and change your default conditioning. 

 

Guest Bio:

Dr. Reef Karim, an expert in human behavior, has dedicated his life to educating, entertaining and helping people understand themselves better. Dr. Reef is a double board-certified psychiatrist, addiction medicine physician and relationship expert as well as a writer, host and media personality. He served as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and founded a personal transformation and recovery outpatient treatment center in Beverly Hills for mental health, personal growth, toxic relationships and addiction recovery.

 

Resources for a Younger Lifestyle:

Dr. Robyn Benson’s Free Youthful Aging eGuide

FREE GIFT: Robynbenson.com/gift

Connect with Dr. Reef: Madgeniusadvantage.com, Reefkarim.com & Instagram. 

Dr. Reef’s free gift: Thecreatvitychecklist.com/

Quotes:

 

“I could write you a prescription, but expanding your mind is way more effective.”

 

“As you’re more expanded, more aware, more aligned, and as you’re more original in your life, you will be younger because you will have more energy.”

 

“The more novel, creative, present, and mindful that we are in our life, the better our life becomes.”