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Do you ever feel like you should have an endless supply of willpower that you can just call upon whenever you need it?

Well, according to author Gary Keller, who wrote the book "The One Thing," that's simply not true. In fact, we all have a limited, finite supply of willpower, and it's important to optimize it if we want to achieve our goals.

In this episode, I talk about willpower. I share a fascinating study of parole board judges that illustrates the impact of willpower on complex decision-making. This study underlines the importance of tackling your most important work when your willpower is strongest to achieve optimal results.

As always, thanks for listening.

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Deepak Chopra talks about an age-old philosophy in India, the principle of economy of effort, or as he says, “do less and accomplish more.” 

You start with an idea, and that idea manifests effortlessly. People may call that miracle, he calls it an expression of the Law of Least Effort.

That's his Fourth Spiritual Law of Success, and it's the topic of my episode today.

How do you put this law into practice?  Deepak Chopra says there are three components to the Law of Least Effort, and I'll share those in this episode.

All the episodes in the series are here:

#099: Deepak Chopra's 1st Spiritual Law of Success - The Law of Pure Potentiality
#106: Deepak Chopra's 2nd Spiritual Law of Success - The Law of Giving
#113: Deepak Chopra's 3rd Spiritual Law of Success - The Law of Karma
#120: Deepak Chopra's 4th Spiritual Law of Success - The Law of Least Effort

As always, thanks for listening!

You can find me here:

WEBSITE:  https://www.thorchallgren.com
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Dr. Thor on Instagram @thorchallgren

Website: https://thorchallgren.com

Just imagine you're on a reclining chair lying on a beach in Hawaii or someplace tropical. The sun feels warm. There's a nice breeze. You've got a good book, you take a sip of your cool drink. There's a nice refreshing breeze.

Can you imagine that? Did you create a picture in your mind of that setting?

Today I talk about the power of two words. "Just imagine."

In his book,  "Exactly What To Say: The Magic Words for Influence and Impact" author Phil M Jones shares how simple phrases can work powerfully on an audience. Last week in Episode 112, I looked at how we can use the phrase, "how would you feel if..." as a way to get excited about a future potential and make the other person consider taking action.

Today I look at "Just imagine..."

Jones says the value of this phrase is that you're letting the other person's creative mind build a case for you. They're creating a picture in their own mind. And it's likely more vivid than anything you could describe.

In this episode, I give several examples of how to use this phrase, as well as some suggestions on how to prepare in advance for using it.

As always, thanks for listening!
You can find me here:

WEBSITE:  https://www.thorchallgren.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/thorchallgren

All episodes in the series
#091 - "I'm not sure if it's for you but"
#098 - "How open minded are you?"
#105 - "What do you know?"
#112 - "How would you feel if"
#119 - "Just imagine"

"Exactly What To Say" by Phil M. Jones on Amazon 
https://a.co/d/9MKpt40

You can find me here:

Dr. Thor on Instagram @thorchallgren

Website: https://thorchallgren.com

It's the weekend! Time to smile! You remember how to smile don't you?

With today's episode, I kick off a new series on the show. I'm calling it, T.G.I.TED, or Thank God It's TED. In this series, I'll share my insights on an inspiring and thoughtful TED talk each Friday.

I'm doing this to celebrate the release of my own TEDx talk, which is, drumroll... NOW OUT! You can watch it here:

https://www.thorchallgren.com/tedx

In today's show, I look at the TED talk given by Ron Gutman, called, "The Hidden Power of Smiling." This talk is super interesting, and is a great reminder of the power of smiling. Here's the talk link:

Ron Gutman - The Hidden Power of Smiling

In this episode, I share some of the interesting findings that Gutman shared, including the fact that just one smile produces the some positive brain chemistry as eating over 2,000 chocolate bars!

More on smiling in today's episode.

As always, thanks for listening!

You can find me here:

WEBSITE:  https://www.thorchallgren.com
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You can find me here:

Dr. Thor on Instagram @thorchallgren

Website: https://thorchallgren.com

I just got done spending $465,000 in the last 30 days, and boy is my wallet tired.

Actually, I spent this money playing something called the Prosperity Game, where you receive a pretend deposit every day, and then your "job" is to spend it that day. I started with $1,000 on Day 1, then increased that amount $1,000 a day for 30 days. In total, I spent $46,500 playing the Prosperity Game.

I describe this process in detail in Episode 81 and Episode 82.

Yesterday, in Episode 116, I shared how I decided to spend the money, and I talk about the two biggest expenditure categories.

Today, I share my insights on the whole process, and I talk about whether I'm going to continue playing the game.

As always, thanks for listening!

You can find me here:

WEBSITE:  https://www.thorchallgren.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/thorchallgren

You can find me here:

Dr. Thor on Instagram @thorchallgren

Website: https://thorchallgren.com

I just got done spending $465,000 in the last 30 days, and boy is my wallet tired.

Actually, I spent this money playing something called the Prosperity Game, where you receive a pretend deposit every day, and then your "job" is to spend it that day. I started with $1,000 on Day 1, then increased that amount $1,000 a day for 30 days. In total, I spent $46,500 playing the Prosperity Game.

I describe this process in detail in Episode 81 and Episode 82.

Today, I share my insights on how it went. In this show, I talk about what I spent the money on, and why I made those decisions.

In tomorrow's show, I'll sum up my insights on the whole process, and also share whether I'm going to continue playing the game.

As always, thanks for listening!

You can find me here:

WEBSITE:  https://www.thorchallgren.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/thorchallgren

You can find me here:

Dr. Thor on Instagram @thorchallgren

Website: https://thorchallgren.com

Do you have a bucket list destination that you've always wanted to visit? How long has been on your list? Why haven't you made it there yet?

For me, it's Paris. I've been to lots of places in the world, but never Paris. I have all sorts of reasons why it hasn't happened yet, and in this episode, I share some of these. But honestly, those are just excuses.

If I really wanted to go, I'd find a way to make it happen.

In this episode, I share a process for looking at the reasons why you haven't been somewhere or done something. You say it's important to you, but it has happened yet.

I talk about a process where you can examine and then challenge those supposed reasons it hasn't happened.

In doing so, you will hopefully find yourself one step closer to your dream destination.

As always, thanks for listening to the show!

You can find me here:

WEBSITE:  https://www.thorchallgren.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/thorchallgren

You can find me here:

Dr. Thor on Instagram @thorchallgren

Website: https://thorchallgren.com

The TV series "Star Trek: Picard" just ended and (SLIGHT SPOILER ALERT) the 10-episode season provided a sense of closure for fans of the original Next Generation cast. I very much enjoyed this final season. After it ended, I reflected on my own reaction, and what that says about closure in our own lives.

In short, we rarely HAVE the kinds of moments of completion and closure that fiction, movies and TV provide us. This is one reason they're so popular. When done well, they give us something we long for in life. They serve as wish fulfillment.

But in this episode, I talk about how we can actually find closure by bringing our full presence to every moment in life. Easier said than done, true. But I make one suggestion on how we can do this.

As always, live long and prosper.

You can find me here:

WEBSITE:  https://www.thorchallgren.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/thorchallgren

You can find me here:

Dr. Thor on Instagram @thorchallgren

Website: https://thorchallgren.com

Deepak Chopra says everything that is happening at this moment is a result of the choices you've made in the past. A lot of us make choices unconsciously, and therefore, we don't think their choices. And yet they are.

That comes from his hugely best selling book, "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success." In this episode, I'm continuing my seven part series where I look at that book. And today I'm talking about the third of the seven laws, which is the Law of Karma.

All the episodes in the series are here:

#099: Deepak Chopra's 1st Spiritual Law of Success - The Law of Pure Potentiality
#106: Deepak Chopra's 2nd Spiritual Law of Success - The Law of Giving
#113: Deepak Chopra's 3rd Spiritual Law of Success - The Law of Karma
#120: Deepak Chopra's 4th Spiritual Law of Success - The Law of Least Effort

As always, thanks for listening!

You can find me here:

WEBSITE:  https://www.thorchallgren.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/thorchallgren

You can find me here:

Dr. Thor on Instagram @thorchallgren

Website: https://thorchallgren.com

Have you ever been in a situation where you're trying to convince someone of something, and no matter what you say, it just doesn't work? If only there were one thing you could say one phrase you could utter, that would be simple, elegant and effective.

Well, it turns out there is one phrase, you already know it. And it's probably one that's been used on you. And I'm going to share it with you today.

In today's show, I continue looking at the Phil M. Jones book, "Exactly What To Say: The Magic Words for Influence and Impact. This is my third episode exploring this book.  Last week in episode number 105, I looked at how we can use the phrase, "What do you know about..." as a way to open up the other person to considering another point of view.

Today's set of magic words? "How would you feel if?"

I explore how you can use this phrase to explore what motivates people by asking them to imagine a future scenario in which their actions play out.

As you can tell, I love Phil M. Jones' book, as there is so much actionable information that's easy to use in a wide variety of contexts.

As always, thanks for listening!

All episodes in the series
#091 - "I'm not sure if it's for you but"
#098 - "How open minded are you?"
#105 - "What do you know?"
#112 - "How would you feel if"
#119 - "Just imagine"

"Exactly What To Say" by Phil M. Jones on Amazon
https://a.co/d/9MKpt40

You can find me here:

WEBSITE:  https://www.thorchallgren.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/thorchallgren

You can find me here:

Dr. Thor on Instagram @thorchallgren

Website: https://thorchallgren.com