How You Level Up

How You Level Up

By Kyle NielsonSociety & CultureEducationArtsBooks
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How You Level Up episodes

  • #182 - What is optimism?

    Further episodes to dive deeper into topics discussed here are:

    • #151 - What is a belief?
    • #70 - What is self-awareness?
    • #64 - What is reframing?

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      14 min
    • #181 - What is Breakneck? (book club review)

      This is a book club episode where Kyle, Doug, and Scott review Breakneck by Dan Wang. If you're interested in subscribing to Dan's newsletter, here is Dan Wang’s website.

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      1 hr 5 min
    • #180 - Who is Carlos Garcia and what is True Progress Lab?

      Carlos Garcia is the founder of True Progress Lab, an organization that focuses on resilience training. You can reach out to Carlos on LinkedIn, X, and Instagram.

      Timestamps:

      • [01:10 ] Military life as a JAG Officer
      • [07:29] Master Resilience Training (MRT)
      • [12:25] Knowing emotions and exposure therapy
      • [19:11] True Progress Lab’s mission and tools
      • [25:40] What to do if you take yourself too seriously
      • [31:37] The Inner Fortress program
      • [39:17] Who can benefit from True Progress Lab
      • [42:48] Internal Family Systems and creating distance between you and emotions
      • [46:45] Applying these tools with kids
      • [50:50] Reach out to True Progress Lab

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        53 min
      • #179 - What is the illusion of knowledge?

        Further episodes to dive deeper into topics discussed here are:

        • #35 - What good is a distinction?
        • #70 - What is self-awareness?
        • #143 - What is feedback?
        • #144 - How can you give and receive feedback?

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          7 min
        • #178 - Who is David Price? (The Price Group)

          David Price is the CEO and founder of The Price Group, an insurance agency empowering agents to succeed with freedom, integrity, and strength.

          You can reach out to David on social media through LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

          Timestamps:

          • [01:22] Early life lessons
          • [07:38] Balancing transparency and professionalism
          • [15:18] Building resilience
          • [21:46] Building an IMO from the ground up
          • [28:10] Mentorship in The Price Group
          • [35:38] Common misses for life insurance
          • [38:21] Balancing discipline and play
          • [41:11] Sharing lessons between successful people
          • [43:27] Last question

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            48 min
          • #177 - What are the principles of propoganda?

            The book reference at the beginning of the episode was Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein.

            Further episodes to dive deeper into topics discussed here are:

            • #28 - What is the power of a question?
            • #29 - In what ways may we apply questions?
            • #30 - What are the sins of questioning?

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              20 min
            • #176 - Who is Pia Mailhot-Leichter and what is The Creative Club? (book review)

              Pia Mailhot-Leichter’s book, Welcome to the Creative Club, is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, and Waterstones.

              Subscribe to her Substack newsletter: Atelier After Hours.

              Book a chemistry call with Pia on her website, kollektiv studio.

              Timestamps:

              • [01:45] Realizing you’re an artist
              • [05:50] Weaving in business with creativity
              • [08:18] Blending religions and cultures with your identity
              • [14:00] Traveling to Mongolia and Beijing
              • [19:20] Learning to sit with pain
              • [25:23] Responding to life with creativity
              • [31:24] The myth of the tortured artist
              • [35:28] Choosing happiness like Sisyphus
              • [40:49] Balancing creative potential and fieldwork
              • [44:43] Co-creation in the creative process
              • [51:57] Being a shapeshifter and being yourself
              • [57:26] Ways to find yourself
              • [01:02:35] Last question

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                1 hr 7 min
              • #175 - What is sacred?

                Further episodes to dive deeper into topics discussed here are:

                • #88 - What is Awe?

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                  6 min
                • #174 - Who is Jillian Reilly and what are The Ten Permissions? (book review)

                  Jillian Reilly's forthcoming book, The Ten Permissions, is available for preorder now!

                  A few links to find Jill on the web:

                  • The Ten Permissions website
                  • LinkedIn
                  • Jill's memoir, Shame: Confessions of an Aid Worker in Africa
                  • TEDxCapeTown talk: Vain Aid

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                    1 hr
                  • #173 - Who is Hussein Hallak and what is The Dark Art of Life Mastery? (book review)

                    Hussein Hallak’s new book, The Dark Art of Life Mastery, is available for purchase now!

                    A few links to find Hussein on the web:

                    • Website
                    • The Streetlight = name of his Substack
                    • LinkedIn

                      • Other things mentioned in this episode:

                      • The book, The Three Laws of Performance
                      • #156 - How do you change other people?
                      • #13 - What is a metaphor?

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                        1 hr 9 min

                      About How You Level Up

                      From the publisher's feed

                      This is a public investigation of life's fundamental questions. It's all about how you level up.