Mark Divine reveals his strategies for forging mental clarity, focus, and resilience at an elite level.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to fix your broken attention span

2) A simple 20-second breathing protocol for resetting your nervous system

3) How to fuel extreme motivation

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— ABOUT MARK — 

Mark Divine is a former Navy SEAL Commander, entrepreneur, and NYT Bestselling author with PhD in Global Leadership and Change who has dedicated his life to unlocking human potential through integrated training in mental toughness, leadership, and physical readiness.

He owns and runs the SEALFIT Training Center in San Diego, California where he trains thousands of professional athletes, military professionals, SWAT, First Responders, SOF candidates and everyday people looking to build strength and character.

• App: Unbeatable Mind Box Breathing

• Book: Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

• Training Program: UnbeatableMind.com

• Website: MarkDivine.com

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• Book: Autobiography of a Yogi (Self-Realization Fellowship) by Paramahansa Yogananda

• Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

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Nir Eyal provides research-proven strategies for tackling the biggest restraint in our lives: our beliefs.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Striking examples of the power of our beliefs

2) How to make the most of placebos

3) Three tools for challenging your limiting beliefs

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— ABOUT NIR — 

Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and human potential. He previously taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the international bestsellers Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products andIndistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life, which have sold over 1 million copies in more than 30 languages. Indistractable received critical acclaim, winning the Outstanding Works of Literature Award and being named among the best business and personal development books of the year by Amazon, Audible, and The Globe and Mail. His third book, Beyond Belief, reveals how to identify and replace the hidden beliefs that define our limits. As an active angel investor, Nir has backed multi-billion-dollar companies that implement his methodologies, including Canva, Kahoot!, and others. In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, his writing has been featured in The New York Times and Harvard Business Review, and he is a regular contributor to Psychology Today.

• Book: Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way to Stop Limiting Yourself and Achieve Breakthrough Results

• Website: NirAndFar.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: “On the Phenomenon of Sudden Death in Animals and Man” by Curt P. Richter

• Study: “Anabolic steroids: the physiological effects of placebos” by Ariel Gideon and William Saville

• Study: “Cognitive influence on the evaluation of wine: The impact and assessment of price” by Charles Spence

• Study: “Longevity increased by positive self-perceptions of aging” by Becca R. Levy, Martin D. Slade, Suzanne R. Kunkel, and Stanislav V. Kasl

• Book: All Marketers are Liars: The Underground Classic That Explains How Marketing Really Works--and Why Authenticity Is the Best Marketing of All by Seth Godin

• Book: Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense by Rory Sutherland

• Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

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Pat Lencioni discusses how to tap into your genius to make work more fulfilling and energizing.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to stop feeling ashamed of your weaknesses

2) The six types of working genius

3) The real reason why so many professionals are burning out

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— ABOUT PAT — 

Pat is one of the founders of The Table Group and is the pioneer of the organizational health movement. He is the author of 13 books, which have sold over 9 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages.

As President of the Table Group, Pat spends his time speaking and writing about leadership, teamwork, and organizational health and consulting with executives and their teams. After more than twenty years in print, his classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, remains a fixture on national best-seller lists. 

His most recent book, The Six Types of Working Genius, was released in September 2022, and he is also the host of the popular business podcast, At The Table with Patrick Lencioni.

• Assessment: Working Genius Assessment (use code: AWESOME for 20% off)

• Book: The 6 Types of Working Genius: A Better Way to Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations, and Your Team

• Podcast: At the Table Podcast

• Podcast: The Working Genius Podcast

• Website: TableGroup.com

• Website: WorkingGenius.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Be Healed by Bob Schuchts

• Book: Brother Odd: An Odd Thomas Novel by Dean Koontz

• Past episode: 552: The Foundational Principle that Separates Good Leaders from Bad Ones with Pat Lencioni

• Past episode: 707: Amy Edmondson on How to Build Thriving Teams with Psychological Safety

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Daniel Coyle shares how to infuse ordinary work moments with greater meaning, joy, and fulfillment.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why shared improvement beats self-improvement

2) The three minute visualization that liberates tremendous clarity

3) Why vulnerability comes before trust–not after

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— ABOUT DANIEL — 

Daniel Coyle is the New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code, which was named Best Business Book of the Year by Bloomberg, BookPal, and Business Insider. Coyle has served as an advisor to many high-performing organizations, including the Navy SEALs, Microsoft, Google, and the Cleveland Guardians. His other books include The Talent Code, The Secret Race, The Little Book of Talent, and Hardball: A Season in the Projects, which was made into a movie starring Keanu Reeves. 

Coyle was raised in Anchorage, Alaska, and now lives in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, during the school year and in Homer, Alaska, during the summer with his wife, Jenny, and their four children.

• Book: Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment

• Website: DanielCoyle.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

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• Book: The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe

• Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear

• Past episode: 267: Managing Self-Doubt to Tackle Bigger Challenges with Tara Mohr

• Past episode: 707: Amy Edmondson on How to Build Thriving Teams with Psychological Safety

• Past episode: 732: How Aspiring Leaders Can Succeed Today with Clay Scroggins

• Past episode: 830: Lessons Learned from the World’s Longest Scientific Study on Happiness with Dr. Robert Waldinger

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Thi Nguyen draws on the philosophy of games to explain how scores and metrics impact our lives—and what we can do to use them more meaningfully. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How metrics can coopt our values and behavior

2) The hidden costs of the desire to quantify everything

3) Why the wrong people often seem to get ahead

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— ABOUT THI — 

C. Thi Nguyen is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Utah, and a specialist in the philosophy of games, the philosophy of technology, and the theory of value. 

A former food writer for the Los Angeles Times, Nguyen is active in public philosophy, writing for The New York Times, The Washington Post, New Statesman, and elsewhere.

• Book: The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game

• Website: Objectionable.net

• Bluesky: @add-hawk

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: The Cultural Evolution of Bad Science by Paul Smaldino and Richard McElrath

• Book: Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (The Institution for Social and Policy St) by James Scott

• Book: Trust and Antitrust: A Philosophical Exploration of Ethics by Annette Baier

• Book: The Grasshopper - Third Edition: Games, Life and Utopia by Bernard Suits

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Brad Stulberg shares foundational principles for making the process of self-development more fun and fulfilling.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) What true excellence looks and feels like

2) Why to stop chasing happiness—and what to focus on instead

3) The best tool for building focus and concentration

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— ABOUT BRAD — 

Brad Stulberg researches, writes, and coaches on performance, well-being, and sustainable excellence. He is the bestselling author of The Practice of Groundedness and Master of Change, and coauthor of Peak Performance. 

Stulberg regularly contributes to the New York Times and his work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic, among many other outlets. He serves as the co-host of the podcast “excellence, actually” and is on faculty at the University of Michigan. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina.

• Book: The Way of Excellence: A Guide to True Greatness and Deep Satisfaction in a Chaotic World

• Website: BradStulberg.com

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• Study: “The comparison of Imagery ability in elite, sub-elite and non-elite swimmers” by P. Duarte-Mendes, et al.

• Study: “Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity” by Adrian F. Ward, Kristen Duke, Ayelet Gneezy, and Maarten W. Bos

• Book: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

• Book: The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr

• Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert Pirsig

• Past episode: 164: Sustaining Your Peak and Avoiding Burnouts with Brad Stulberg

• Past episode: 415: Pursuing Your Passion the Smart Way with Brad Stulberg

• Past episode: 699: Redefining Success for More Fulfilling Days with Brad Stulberg

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Kelli Thompson shows you how to break free from intimidation, hierarchy, and self-doubt.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why over-admiring your coworkers could be undermining your progress

2) The key to sustainable confidence

3) How to identify and trust your “genius zone”

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— ABOUT KELLI — 

Kelli Thompson is an award-winning leadership and executive coach, keynote speaker, and the critically-acclaimed author of Closing The Confidence Gap: Boost Your Peace, Your Potential & Your Paycheck. In Kelli’s two-decade career leading teams, she received industry awards for her ability to build programs that cultivated the pipeline of future leaders.

Kelli has coached and trained thousands of leaders to lead with more clarity and confidence through her no BS, yet highly compassionate approach. Her corporate clients rave about the insightful, engaging and practical application of her training and speaking programs.

• Book: Closing the Confidence Gap: Boost Your Peace, Your Potential, and Your Paycheck

• LinkedIn: Kelli Rae Thompson

• Program: Clarity and Confidence Collective

• TEDxTalk: "How idolizing coworkers can hold you back" | | Kelli Thompson | TEDxOmaha

• Website: KelliRaeThompson.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller

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Krista Stepney shares powerful tactics for moving forward when fear has you feeling stuck.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to identify and address the root causes of inaction

2) How to take your power back from comparisons and self-doubt

3) Two powerful scripts for when you’re stuck

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— ABOUT KRISTA — 

Krista D. Stepney is a leadership and business strategist, keynote speaker, and transformation advisor who helps leaders and everyday changemakers turn hesitation into momentum. With over 15 years of experience in operations, organizational leadership, and culture transformation, Krista blends research, faith, and lived experience to help others build a purposeful life and legacy.

As the creator of The BOLDprint Method and the W.A.N.D. Methodology, she has coached executives, entrepreneurs, and everyday dreamers on overcoming fear, resisting comparison, and designing a personalized roadmap forward, even when the next step feels unclear.

Her mission is simple: to help people get unstuck and move anyway, especially when it feels like the hardest thing to do.

• Book: Move Anyway: A Guide for Overthinkers, Perfectionists, and Almost-Starters

• Website: KristaStepney.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: Perfectionism Research by Vitale & Co.

• Study: “Healthy Reflections: The Influence of Mirror Induced Self-Awareness on Taste Perceptions” by Ata Jami

• Study: “Implementation Intentions and Goal Achievement: A Meta‐analysis of Effects and Processes” by Peter M. Gollwitzer and Paschal Sheeran

• Book: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

• Book: Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual by Luvvie Ajayi Jones

• Past episode: 015: David Allen, The World’s Leading Authority on Productivity

• Past episode: 798: How to Have Difficult Conversations about Race with Kwame Christian

• Past episode: 1078: How to Stop Playing Small and Achieve Your Greatest Goals with Richard Medcalf

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Michael Norton reveals the science behind rituals that can help us change the way we feel and perform.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) What makes rituals more powerful than habits

2) How rituals help you get into the zone

3) Simple team rituals to build closeness

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— ABOUT MICHAEL — 

Michael I. Norton is a professor at Harvard Business School. Michael’s research focuses on behavioral economics and well-being, with particular attention given to happiness and spending, income inequality, the IKEA effect, and, most recently, rituals.

Michael Norton’s research has been published in popular media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, and The New York Times, as well as academic journals like Science, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the American Economic Review. His “How to Buy Happiness” TED Talk has been viewed over 4 million times, and his work has been parodied by The Onion. 

In 2013, Norton co-authored Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending with Elizabeth Dunn. His recent book The Ritual Effect focuses on the surprising and versatile power of rituals.

• Book: The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions

• Quiz: "Are you turning mundane moments into meaningful ones?"

• Website: MichaelNorton.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: "Overearning" by Christopher K. Hsee, Jiao Zhang, Fengyan Cai, and Shirley Zhang

• Book: The Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World by Lewis Hyde

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Jeremie Kubicek shares his innovative 5 Voices framework for empowering teams and maximizing potential.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why people development often fails

2) How leaders unintentionally silence their best people

3) Warning signs your team’s in the pit of despair

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— ABOUT JEREMIE — 

Jeremie Kubicek is a globally recognized speaker, author, and leadership expert dedicated to helping leaders multiply healthy influence and self-awareness. As the co-founder of GiANT Worldwide, he equips leaders and organizations to build cultures of trust, peace, and performance through practical systems of people development. 

Jeremie is the author of Making Your Leadership Come Alive and The Peace Index, and co-author of The 100X Leader, 5 Voices, 5 Gears, The Communication Code, and the newly released The Voice-Driven Leader: How to Hear, Value, and Maximize Every Voice on Your Team.

• Tool: 5 Voices AI

• Tool: The Peace Index

• Book: The Voice-Driven Leader: How to Hear, Value, and Maximize Every Voice on Your Team

• Book: The Peace Index: A Five-Part Framework to Conquer Chaos and Find Fulfillment

• Website: 5Voices.com

• Website: JeremieKubicek.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company That Changed the World by Chris Lowney

• Past episode: 424: How to Help People Get to the Next Level with Jeremie Kubicek

• Past episode: 926: The Five Codes that Make and Break Trust with Jeremie Kubiceck

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