Join Peter Mallouk and Tony Robbins for powerful strategies on emotional mastery, wealth building, and future-proofing your career. Discover why your emotional state controls your story, how to recognize and create patterns that drive success, and what questions to ask yourself that will transform your quality of life — no matter what's happening in the world around you.

(00:03) Tony Robbins: why his work resonates and how it can impact your life

(02:06) What “holistic” wealth planning means

(03:25) Tony’s origin story: instability, family stress and learning emotional control

(04:28) Emotional fitness, the need for challenges and what modern comfort costs us

(06:07) A lesson on ego and receiving help when you need it

(08:04) A simple three-step framework: focus, meaning and action

(09:34) How to scale giving, from small local acts to global giving

(12:15) Getting unstuck: separating your past from your future

(13:28) Stress, scarcity and how gratitude and giving impact our lives

(16:53) The lie people tell themselves: “I’ve tried everything” and reframing adversity

(20:18) Money is emotional: what people really want (freedom, security and choice)

(23:15) Investing principles: asymmetric risk, diversification and private equity

(31:48) How to think clearly about markets: mentors, mental models and macro risk

(36:52) How to create change: manage emotions, change your story and develop a strategy

(44:25) AI disruption and how to recognize patterns in life

(54:45) Living in a “beautiful state” and asking ourselves the right questions

(1:03:30) Stanford research results and the Time to Rise Summit invitation (Jan. 29-31)

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Signal or Noise

Down the Middle

In this episode, Peter Mallouk sits down with Shawn Achor to explore what truly makes a happier, more meaningful life. They discuss why pursuing happiness isn’t selfish, how “happiness anxiety” holds many people back and why social connection is the strongest predictor of long-term well-being. They also touch on how money and success fit into a happy life. Through research, stories and practical habits, Shawn and Peter share ways to build more joy, gratitude and meaning in everyday life.

(00:04) Introduction

(00:20) From Divinity school to happiness research

(06:07) How happiness anxiety robs us and others of joy

(09:16) How extremes of optimism and pessimism lead to decision paralysis

(10:34) Why social support and connection are key to happiness

(13:27) How small happiness habits can reduce loneliness

(16:03) How to practice gratitude and build social connections

(22:39) Why practicing gratitude improves happiness

(31:01) How lack of social connections increase depression

(37:47) What we get wrong about happiness

(42:55) Why comparison is the thief of joy

(52:44) How small habits change systems

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Signal or Noise

Down the Middle

Peter sits down with economist, author and Wharton School professor Jeremy Siegel for a candid conversation on the economic forces impacting Americans today. Siegel’s rigorous research and data-driven insights have long been influential in shaping investment strategies, explaining market behavior and understanding the impact of inflation on investment returns. When Siegel talks, investors pay attention.

00:00 Introduction

04:02 Why Jeremy argues stocks are the most stable asset class in the long term

07:40 What bonds can be good hedges against

09:16 The market, COVID-19 and the government’s response

15:00 Why more than one-third of Americans are priced out of the housing market

15:40 How deficit spending impacts the American economy

21:10 Siegel’s take on the biggest threats to the American economy

26:27 Trump’s tariffs and their impact on the economy

34:53 Cryptocurrency and how it could change the U.S. payment system

38:55 The shift toward private markets and equity

40:17 Siegel’s take on what makes Americans exceptional

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