Gino Wickman reveals how high achievers can find inner peace while still maintaining their drive.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The foundational disciplines that lead to inner peace

2) How to teach your ego to chill

3) Why to shift to thinking in 10-year timeframes

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— ABOUT GINO — 

Gino Wickman is a renowned entrepreneur, speaker, coach, teacher, and author, best known for founding EOS Worldwide and creating the Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS®), a comprehensive framework that has impacted over 250,000 businesses worldwide. Gino is also the author of the award winning, best-selling book, Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business, along with seven other books. 

Gino is deeply committed to helping entrepreneurs achieve their vision. Through his books, coaching, and the EOS® framework, he has equipped hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurial business leaders with the tools and insights needed to get everything they want from their business and life. The five pieces of content that Gino created helps entrepreneurs and leaders wherever they are on their journey—from start up to sale to inner peace.

• Book: Shine: How Looking Inward Is the Key to Unlocking True Entrepreneurial Freedom

• Free chapter: HOW LOOKING INWARD IS THE KEY TO UNLOCKING TRUE Freedom

• Website: GinoWickman.com

• Website: The10Disciplines.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: “Just think: The challenges of the disengaged mind” by Timothy D. Wilson et al.

• Book: Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David Hawkins

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Andrew Palmer discusses what to do when others take credit for your ideas.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why no one benefits from credit stealing—including the stealer

2) The unintentional ways people steal credit

3) Why crediting others makes you more credible

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— ABOUT ANDREW — 

Andrew Palmer writes the Bartleby column on the workplace, and is the host of “Boss Class”, The Economist’s limited-season podcast on management. He was formerly Britain editor, executive editor, business-affairs editor, head of the data team, Americas editor, finance editor and banking correspondent, having joined The Economist as management correspondent in February 2007.

• Article: "The Behavior That Annoyed His Colleagues More Than Any Other"

• Podcast: Boss Class

• Website: The Economist

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: “Hey, Boss, Please Share! An Exploitative Perspective on Supervisor Idea Credit Taking and Employees’ Reactions” by Dan Ni et al.

• Study: “Dual-promotion: Bragging Better by Promoting Peers” by Eric VanEpps, Einav Hart, and Maurice E. Schweitzer

• Study: “When expressing pride makes people seem less competent” by Rebecca Schaumberg

• Study: “How damaging is shouting ‘Fire’ in a crowded theatre?” by Joshua S. Gans

• Book: Middlemarch by George Eliot

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Dr. Sunita Sah reveals the dangers of compliance and offers strategies for building the skill of defiance.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The powerful force that makes saying no so difficult

2) How to disagree while still being a team player

3) A super sentence to make defiance easier

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— ABOUT SUNITA — 

Sunita Sah is a national bestselling author, an award-winning professor at Cornell University and an expert in organizational psychology. She leads groundbreaking research on influence, authority, compliance, and defiance. A trained physician, she practiced medicine in the United Kingdom and worked as a management consultant for the pharmaceutical industry. She currently teaches executives, leaders, and students in healthcare and business.

Dr. Sah is a sought-after international speaker and consultant, advisor to government agencies, and former Commissioner of the National Commission on Forensic Science. Her multidisciplinary research and analyses have been widely published in leading academic journals and media entities including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Harvard Business Review, and Scientific American. She lives with her husband and son in New York.

• Book: Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes

• Study: “Kicking Yourself: Going Against Your Inclinations Leads to Greater Feelings of Control and Culpability” with Kaitlin Woolley

• Website: SunitaSah.com

• Substack: Defiant by Design

• Instagram: @drsunitasah

• LinkedIn: Dr. Sunita Sah

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View (Perennial Classics) by Stanley Milgram

• Book: Animal Farm by George Orwell

• Study: Stanley Milgram Shock Experiment

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Dr. Britt Andreatta explains the neuroscience behind why we resist change and what all levels of the organization can do to handle it better.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How and why our brains resist change

2) How to actually get people on board with change

3) How leaders unknowingly alienate people with change

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— ABOUT BRITT — 

Dr. Britt Andreatta is an internationally recognized thought leader who uses her background in leadership, neuroscience, psychology, and education to create science-based solutions for today’s workplace challenges. Britt is the CEO of Brain Aware Training and former CLO for Lynda.com (now LinkedIn Learning). She has over 10 million views worldwide of her online courses and is the author of several best-selling books on the brain science of success including Wired to Grow, Wired to Resist, Wired to Connect, and Wired to Become. She recently won the 2024 Thought Leader of the Year by the Association for Talent Development. She is frequently named a “Top 10 Influencer” and regularly consults with organizations on leadership development and learning strategy.

• Book: Wired to Resist: The Brain Science of Why Change Fails and a New Model for Driving Success

• Book: Wired to Become: The Brain Science of Finding Your Purpose, Creating Meaningful Work, and Achieving Your Potential

• Book: Wired to Connect: The Brain Science of Teams and a New Model for Creating Collaboration and Inclusion

• Company: Brain Aware Training 

• LinkedIn: Britt Andreatta

• Podcast: The Brain Aware Podcast 

• Website: BrittAndreatta.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: “Headspace & Ericsson” 

• Study: “Does Rejection Hurt? An fMRI Study of Social Exclusion” by Naomi I. Eisenberger, Matthew Lieberman, and Kipling D. Williams

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Richard Medcalf gets to the heart of why so many high achievers get stuck—and offers a transformative solution for reaching the next level.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why strategy alone won’t get you to the next level

2) The signs you’re playing too safe or slow

3) The bold reframe that leads to a more meaningful life

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— ABOUT RICHARD — 

Richard Medcalf describes himself as "what you get if you were to put a McKinsey consultant, a slightly unorthodox pastor and an entrepreneur into a blender".

He is the founder of Xquadrant, which helps elite leaders reinvent their 'success formula' and multiply their impact. His personal clients include CEOs of billion-dollar corporations, successful serial entrepreneurs, and the founders of tech 'unicorns'.

Richard has advised the C-Suite for over 25 years. After a Masters at Oxford University, where he came top in his year, he joined a premier strategy consultancy and later became the youngest-ever Partner. He then spent 11 years at tech giant Cisco in an elite team reporting to the CEO.

Richard is bi-national English/French, lives near Paris, and is happily married and the proud father of two. He has an insatiable love for spicy food and the electric guitar.

• Book: Making TIME for Strategy: How to be less busy and more successful

• Book: The 10X Reckoning: Why great leaders get stuck, play small, or go slow—and how to ignite your life’s greatest work 

• Free digital version: The 10X Reckoning

• LinkedIn: Richard Medcalf 

• Podcast: The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast

• Website: XQuadrant.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Article: “ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, According to a New MIT Study” by Andrew R. Chow

• Study: “Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task” by Natalia Kosmyna et al. 

• App: Streaks

• Past episode: 867: How to Stop Being Busy and Start Being Strategic with Richard Medcalf

• Past episode: 1000th Episode Special! 

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Ruth Milligan reveals the fundamental habits that drastically improve your speaking.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The best way to improve at speaking—and why most don’t do it

2) The foundational communication principles for better speaking

3) How to stop saying “um” and other filler words

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— ABOUT RUTH — 

RUTH MILLIGAN is the founder of Articulation, a communications training and coaching firm. In her over 35 years of wide-ranging experience, she also founded and curated TEDxColumbus, one of the longest running TEDx programs in the world. She is a proud mom, quilter, and pickleball player.  

• Book: The Motivated Speaker: Six Principles to Unlock your Communication Potential

• Website: TheMotivatedSpeaker.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: “Threshold concepts and troublesome knowledge: Linkages to ways of thinking and practising within the disciplines” by J.H.F. Meyer and Ray Land 

• Study: “The perception and passage of time during public speaking” by Efthymia Lamprou, Georgia Koupriza, and Argiro Vatakis 

• Book: Several Short Sentences About Writing by Verlyn Klinkenborg 

• Past episode: 001: Communicating with Inspiration and Clarity with Mawi Asgedom 

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Mike Litton reveals his mindsets and questions that effortlessly deepen relationships.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why questions are your relationship superpower

2) The magic questions that get people to open up

3) Why to ask the scary questions

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— ABOUT MIKE — 

Mike has over 33 years of experience in real estate, finance, and investing! He is passionate about being a father, a teacher, a Realtor, an investor, and a leader! 

Mike is currently a broker associate, podcast host, mortgage loan originator, coach, entrepreneur, investor and adjunct instructor real estate. 

His podcast, The Mike Litton Experience has been listened to over 3,350,000 times. It is heard in 64 countries world wide. Has over 342 episodes and has an impactful listening percentage of 82%. All in less than two years!  

• LinkedIn: Mike Litton

• Podcast: "The Mike Litton Experience" 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: "Disclosing information about the self is intrinsically rewarding" by Diana Tamir and Jason Mitchell 

• Study: Mehrabian’s 7-38-55 Communication Model: It’s More Than Words 

• Book: Nobody Is Coming to Save You: A Green Beret's Guide to Getting Big Sh*t Done by Scott Mann 

• Simpsons Episode: "Aw twenty dollars? I wanted a peanut!" The Simpsons 

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Kathy Oneto offers a sustainable path to achieving your goals in work and in life.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The major myths surrounding ambition

2) How to overcome inertia to achieve your goals

3) How to keep your energy up for the long term

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— ABOUT KATHY — 

Kathy Oneto is a consultant, facilitator, and coach who is passionate about helping ambitious organizations, teams, and individuals explore how to live and work differently for more success, satisfaction, and sustainability. She is the founder and podcast host of Sustainable Ambition and is author of the book Sustainable Ambition: How to Prioritize What Matters to Thrive in Life and Work (June 2025). She helps people get more from work and life without sacrificing their joy or ease.  

• Book: Sustainable Ambition: How to Prioritize What Matters to Thrive in Life and Work

• LinkedIn: Kathy Oneto

• Podcast: Sustainable Ambition

• Website: SustainableAmbition.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: “Case study: what happened when we took a break at Slack” by Elizabeth Sarasohn

• Study: “The Benefits of Frequent Positive Affect: Does Happiness Lead to Success?” by Sonja Lyubomirsky, Laura King, and Ed Diener

• Book: The 3.3 Rule: The New Workday Standard of Creating More by Working Less by John Briggs

• Book: What You Are Looking For Is in the Library: A Novel by Michiko Aoyama

• Book: A Psalm for the Wild-Built: A Monk and Robot Book (Monk & Robot, 1) by Becky Chambers 

• Book: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy: A Monk and Robot Book (Monk & Robot, 2) by Becky Chambers 

• Onion Article: Man's Utter Failure In Life A Bit Of A Sore Spot 

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Dr. Joshua N. Weiss discusses the major misconceptions surrounding negotiations—and offers five steps to build your confidence and resilience as a negotiator.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The big negotiation mistake most people make

2) The mental reframe that helps you negotiate better

3) The five-step strategy to reviving stalled negotiations

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— ABOUT JOSH — 

Dr. Joshua N. Weiss is a renowned negotiation and conflict resolution and leadership expert. As a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Negotiation Project and co-founder of the Global Negotiation Initiative at Harvard University, Dr. Weiss brings unparalleled expertise to his field. He also directs the MS in Leadership and Negotiation program at Bay Path University and runs a private consulting firm, offering tailored negotiation and conflict resolution, and leadership solutions for businesses, organizations, international entities, governments, and individuals.  

• Book: Getting Back to the Table: 5 Steps to Reviving Stalled Negotiations

• Book: The Book of Real-World Negotiations: Successful Strategies From Business, Government, and Daily Life

• Study: “Trajectories Toward Peace: Mediator Sequencing Strategies in Intractable Communal Conflicts”

• Website: JoshuaNWeiss.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by William Ury and Robert Fisher

• Book: Negotiating the Nonnegotiable: How to Resolve Your Most Emotionally Charged Conflicts by Daniel Shapiro

• Book: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell 

• Book: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell 

• Book: David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell 

• Book: Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering by Malcolm Gladwell

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Shira Gill shares minimalist strategies for reducing both physical and mental clutter.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The hidden costs of clutter

2) Why organizing tools won’t help you—and what will

3) The easiest way to make your space feel less overwhelming

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— ABOUT SHIRA — 

Shira Gill is a world-renowned organizing expert and the bestselling author of three books: Minimalista, Organized Living, and LifeStyled. She’s a sought-after expert for media outlets and has been featured by Good Morning America, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, People, Forbes, goop, Architectural Digest, Oprah Daily, Vogue, and The New York Times. Her popular newsletter The Life Edit inspires readers from all 50 states and 150 countries.  

• Book: LifeStyled: Your Guide to a More Organized & Intentional Life 

• Book: Minimalista: Your Step-by-Step Guide to a Better Home, Wardrobe, and Life 

• Book: Organized Living: Solutions and Inspiration for Your Home [A Home Organization Book] 

• Instagram: @shiragill 

• Newsletter: “The Life Edit” 

• Website: ShiraGill.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: No New Things: A Radically Simple 30-Day Guide to Saving Money, the Planet, and Your Sanity by Ashlee Piper

• Past episode: 327: Unclog Your Brain through Unfocusing with Dr. Srini Pillay

• Past episode: 782: How to Overcome Distraction through Minimalism with Joshua Becker

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