The psychology of mental strength and how to achieve your goals.

The path to extraordinary achievement isn't paved with enjoyment. It's built on something far more powerful: alignment with our deepest values.

Sustainable motivation comes not from the pleasure of the journey but from how we connect our actions to what matters most to us. This isn't about willpower or discipline—it's about meaning-making.

When we frame our challenges within the context of our personal values, we transform mundane or difficult tasks into meaningful steps toward who we wish to become. The student studying for exams, the entrepreneur facing rejection, the artist pushing through creative blocks—all can tap into this deeper well of motivation by connecting present struggles to future purpose.

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What if your next challenge became not a test of endurance but an expression of who you are becoming?

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Episode: What creates lasting willpower and resilience: the 4 types of motivation

Chapters:

00:00 Hiking through the coastal path of UK

01:58 Building a stronger mindset and unstoppable motivation

02:37 Nuances of human motivation

04:43 Extrinsic motivation examples

07:20 What drives people to continue

08:20 4 types of motivation

13:36 Identifying personal values

14:04 Eulogy method

15:30 Odyssey plan

16:49 Radical Path

17:53 Wheel of life

19:59 Aligning your actions with your values

24:33 Celebrate small wins

25:48 Seek feedback and reflect on it

27:03 Send off

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What if the key to unlocking your potential was already within you, nestled within the folds of your own mind?

Today we're diving into the science and psychology of hypnosis. It isn't about stage tricks or loss of control. It's about accessing a state of focused attention where the critical mind steps aside, allowing for profound change.

Not only do we learn about how the subconscious mind can be accessed but the techniques and ways that work, backed by science.

It's the difference between forcing yourself to diet and naturally craving healthier foods. Between lying awake, anxious, and drifting effortlessly into restorative sleep. It's not about what you do, but how you perceive. In this state, pain can become bearable, fears can dissolve, and long-held patterns can shift.

Understanding hypnosis is a reminder that our experience of reality is malleable, shaped by the lens through which we view it.

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Chapters:

00:00 The Power of Hypnosis in Surgery

00:43 Common Misconceptions About Hypnosis

03:28 Hypnosis in European Hospitals

04:46 What Hypnosis Can't Do

05:42 How Hypnosis Works in the Brain

08:57 Hypnosis for Sleep Improvement

12:07 Hypnosis and Eating Habits

14:11 Hypnosis for Exercise Motivation

15:30 Hypnosis for Addiction

19:28 Hypnosis for Anxiety and Phobias

20:29 The Science Behind Hypnosis

21:30 Practical Tips for Anxiety Relief

22:33 Hypnozio: A Self-Hypnosis App

23:53 Pros and Cons of Self-Hypnosis Apps

26:45 Who Benefits Most from Hypnosis?

31:05 Final Thoughts and Encouragement

33:11 Definitely not Sam pretending to hypnotize listeners to leave good reviews because he is a responsible host who would never try such ridiculous things

33:42 Outro

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What if the path to a meaningful life isn't paved with comfort, but with deliberate discomfort?

In this episode, we explore the insidious nature of "flabbiness" - not just of body, but of mind and spirit. We'll uncover how our modern world lulls us into a state of complacent existence, and why the easy path often leads to the hardest life.

Through stories of transformation and philosophical insights, we'll challenge the notion that happiness comes from avoiding difficulty. Instead, we'll discover how embracing challenge and responsibility can lead to a life of purpose and fulfillment.

This isn't just about self-improvement; it's about redefining what it means to truly live in a world that often encourages us to merely exist:

Are you ready to trade comfort for meaning? The choice is yours.

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Episode: Mental, moral and physical laziness - how to beat our modern addictions

Chapters:

00:00 Discover Your Habits - The Good and The Bad

00:54 Crack the Code - 3 Stages of Flabbiness

01:44 Rise Above Flabbiness

02:03 1st Stage: Conquer Physical Flabbiness

02:59 2nd Stage: Escape the Grip of Mental Flabbiness

03:43 3rd Stage: Battling Moral Flabbiness

04:56 Adventure Awaits

05:37 Explore Alastair Humphreys: "There Are Other Rivers"

05:57 Embrace Imperfections In Your Life

06:32 Victim mentality

07:36 Take Control of Your Life

08:56 Rewire for Success: Transform Your Mindset

09:59 Mental Reshaping: Beyond Your Comfort Zone

11:56 Small Good Habits As Fuel For Growth

12:12 Stanley Milgram and social influence

13:00 Stoicism and dichotomy of control

14:03 Buddhism the escaping suffering

15:26 Taoism and desire

17:37 Build The life You Want To Have

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We're all blind to our own patterns. Even when we think we're self-aware, there's a whole universe of emotional blocks lurking beneath the surface.

Most of us walk around thinking we understand ourselves, but the reality is we're operating on autopilot. This episode features coach Tracy Litt, a performance coach who reveals how seemingly innocent behaviours can actually be fear mechanisms in disguise.

The conversation gets deeply personal as Sam confronts his own emotional avoidance, exploring why he distracts himself during vulnerable moments and can struggle to fully express emotions.

Tracy explains how our brains create clever diversions precisely when we need to feel something deeply, and offers practical ways to break through these invisible barriers.

Take homes:

Ready to uncover what's really holding you back? Listen now and prepare for some uncomfortable but transformative insights.

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Episode: How to uncover emotional blocks holding you back, when you can't see them w/ Tracy Litt

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction to hidden fears

02:43 How Tracy sees herself

03:42 Judgement journal

04:37 Tracy's story on how controlling she was

05:45 Sam relates with Tracy's past

07:17 At what point did this transformation occur

11:57 Getting really comfortable feeling all of your feelings

14:03 Does Sam struggle with emotion?

15:16 Diging into emotional distractions

17:26 Sam never getting angry

18:40 Screaming as therapy

19:17 Sam pointing out his voice as a thing to work on

21:27 Is there anything in life that is currently troubling or scaring Tracy?

24:37 How did Tracy overcome her fear of starting to do live videos on Facebook

27:56 Coaching other people and reaching out for a coach

31:25 Outro

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Bruce Lee wasn't just a martial arts icon. He was a master of mental discipline, using six powerful habits that transformed his approach to life and success.

Bruce's journey reveals how deliberate practice shaped his legendary status. Instead of fearing failure, he embraced it as a teacher, carrying notebooks everywhere to capture insights that became contracts with himself.

His methods were surprisingly practical—reading voraciously across diverse subjects, daily goal recitation, and blending Eastern philosophy with Western training techniques. This episode explores how Lee's training wasn't based on natural talent but rather his "fanatical" dedication, adapting everything from weightlifting to fencing to create something entirely new.

"Absorb what is useful,

Discard what is not,

Add what is uniquely your own" - Bruce Lee

His willingness to challenge traditions while respecting foundations made him revolutionary in multiple domains.

Takeaways:

Ready to transform your mindset? Press play to unlock Bruce Lee's blueprint for unstoppable growth.

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Episode: Bruce Lee's 6 habits of success

Chapters:

00:00 Bruce Lee's First Boxing Match Against Gary Elms

02:25 Bruce Lee's Habits of Success

02:35 #1 - Embrace Failure on the Path to Success

04:27 #2 - Carry a Notebook Everywhere

05:25 #3 - Repeat goals to yourself

08:19 #4 - Practice your Craft Constantly

09:50 #5 - Constantly Read a Variety of Subjects

11:22 #6 - Research and Adapt

13:23 Bruce Lee's Influence After 50 Years

13:44 Send Off

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What if the greatest barrier to your success isn't what you don't know, but what you think you know that simply isn't so?

This episode explores the subtle architecture of stupidity – not as a personal failing, but as a series of distinct patterns that emerge in all human thinking.

We'll journey through seven varieties, from the straightforward lack of cognitive ability to the more insidious systemic stupidity that quietly infects organizations and societies.

You'll discover how the most brilliant minds often fall prey to overthinking stupidity, rejecting elegant solutions in favor of complex ones.

We'll examine how groups collectively generate stupidity that no individual would create alone, and how our identities and egos become entangled with ideas, making us defend positions that no longer serve us or reflect reality.

Learnings:

Join us in reimagining how we think about thinking – because understanding stupidity might be the most intelligent thing we can do.

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Chapters:

00:00 Analyzing different types of stupidity

01:58 #1 - Pure Stupidity

04:45 #2 - Ignorance

08:07 #3 - Overconfident expert stupidity

10:55 #4 - Rule-Based Stupidity

18:30 #5 - Overthinking stupidity

23:37 #6 - Organizational Stupidity

26:55 #7 - Ego Based Stupidity

32:07 Stupidity is often a deliberate choice

35:03 Send Off

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What if the path to happiness isn't where all the spotlights are shining? While most seek contentment in the thin slice of "now," true fulfilment lives in a paradox.

We're stuck in what I call "now-ish" thinking—that anxiety-producing zone of yesterday's failures and tomorrow's deadlines. We're taught to live in the moment, yet rarely consider where our moments are leading us.

True happiness requires an honest look at your 30-year trajectory. Are you building skills you want to master for decades? Hanging with friends who'll still challenge you in 2055? The work that drains you today will absolutely crush your soul twenty years from now. But immediate happiness isn't found in some mystical future achievement either.

Small daily habits can make a big difference to the quality of our days from opening up deeper conversations to knocking on the door of our limits.

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Episode: Unconventional ideas on happiness that change how you feel today (and in 30 years)

Chapters:

00:00 Unconventional Ideas on Happiness

01:38 Is it all about NOW?

03:47 Now-ish thinking

05:15 30-year thinking

06:17 Goal based vs energy based work

08:26 Questions to ask yourself

10:10 Danger of putting off till 'one day'

11:05 Doing what you want or don't know how to stop?

12:14 Balancing present and future thinking

14:36 Reframing Your Thinking to Be More Happy

14:47 "I Get To"

17:07 "What Was Your Rose"

19:27 "Tell Me More"

20:56 "Yet"

22:38 "Will This Thing Matter A Year From Now"

24:56 "I Will Focus on X"

27:40 Send Off

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The mind does a lot of things we are never aware of.

You don't think about how you move or digest, your mind just does it in the background, You also can't witness all the self-sabotaging doors your mind keeps you locked up in.

We all have our own battles that limit us. Maybe how we think about money, or relationships or our own value. Maybe we get nervous about situations and it's our nerves that actually cause the problem we are afraid of.

Today guest Jeff Bauhner shares a radical idea for how to communicate with your subconscious processes and get them working in your favour.

Jeff has a very relatable story that leads him to his work and shares some fun and potentially radical ideas.

As a scientist myself I was skeptical about some of his proposals. I was equally excited about how he came to some similar conclusions I do recommend myself but with a very different pathway.

Jeff Buehner

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Episode: Can you talk with your subconscious? - w/ Jeff Bauhner

Chapters:

00:00 What's going on with our subconscious?

04:01 Jeff's first unconscious belief

06:26 Jeff's 2nd unconscious belief

08:49 What was Jeff's Pivotal moment when he was 33

10:44 Story of Mansa Musa

13:22 Sultan's Seven Secrets

18:19 2nd Mind is the subconscious

19:41 Magic lamp as a metaphor

20:24 Feelings is the language of the Gods

21:32 Setting your subconscious belief through feelings

31:01 Planting feelings into your subconsciousness

32:36 Fear as a sign that it's worth doing

34:29 Jeff's book

35:38 What business made Jeff a lot of money???

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We all know smart people make dumb decisions. But why?

We are all suckers for the illusion of control.

We are convinced that our meddling is needed to achieve our desired outcome. Sadly this misses the important fact that we are causing all our problems.

The episode covers all sorts of personal problems from addictions to relationships, investing to anger and how control is at the heart of our problems.

Whether you are high on neuroticism or curious about how the mind works we have a tonne of good stuff:

Learn to stop wrestling with life and start dancing with it.

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Episode: The psychology of control - why your brain overcomplicates everything

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction: Why Smart People Make Dumb Decisions

00:30 The Science of Control

02:00 Personal Story: The Quad Bike Incident

05:51 The Illusion of Control

07:02 Addiction and Control

09:03 Reactance Theory: Why We Rebel

10:14 Attachment Styles and Control in Relationships

12:32 Paradoxical Intentions: Embracing the Opposite

15:30 Understanding and Managing Anger

18:43 Quieting the Default Mode Network

20:18 The Joy of Surrender

21:09 Show Updates: Embracing Change

22:58 The New Show Concept: The Psychology of Everything

25:25 The Importance of Growth and Change

26:03 Final Thoughts on Control and Surrender

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What if misery wasn’t something that happened to you—but something you unknowingly created?

We all have habits that screw us over—whether it’s blaming others, scrolling mindlessly on Instagram, or convincing ourselves that “next week” is when we’ll finally start living.

In this episode, I’m calling out the seven most toxic habits that keep people stuck in their own misery - they're probably (some) things you’re doing right now.

I’ll break down why these habits exist, how society reinforces them, and what you can do to stop being your own worst enemy.

Takeaways:

Ready to ditch the habits holding you back? Dig in =)

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Episode: 7 habits of highly miserable people

Chapters:

00:00 Stop screwing yourself over

01:19 Bad habit #1 - Lying to ourselves

04:22 Bad habit #2 - Procrastination

07:48 Bad habit #3 - Victimhood and avoiding responsibility

10:19 Bad habit #4 - Money

13:26 Bad habit #5 - Isolation

18:04 Bad Habit #6 - Social Media

20:48 Bad habit #7 - Ignoring real self-care

25:15 Bonus Habit - Fixed Mindset and resistant to change

26:42 Send off

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