Max Out

Dean Bokhari is the CEO of Flashbooks and founder of Meaningful HQ. He`s also host of the Meaningful Show, one of the world`s top podcasts where he distills the lessons of over 700 books into powerful ideas on how to live a meaningful life. Join us on this episode as we discuss the purpose of life, finding meaning, and chasing big goals.

Max Out Insights:

A major difference between meaning and happiness is this: Do you change other people`s lives for the better?

GPS:

What am I great at?

What am I passionate about?

How can I combine G+P to deliver service to the world?

The pursuit of mastery and big goals is what makes us come alive.

Max Out Quotes:

“True happiness is when you can decide to be happy on a moment to moment basis regardless of the external circumstances.”

“Life is only as meaningful as you decide for it to become. You get to choose how meaningful your life gets to be.”

According to the American Psychological Association, most of what we intuitively believe and do to recover and recharge from work, sports, and life is actually detrimental to our performance. Rather than seeking out dopamine-driven pursuits such as junk food, social media, and video games, it is far more effective to engage in activities that release serotonin and oxytocin, such as meditation, exercise (unless you`re trying to recover from exercise ;), hanging out with friends, reading a good book, engaging in hobbies and other creative pursuits.

Tim Han is one of the world`s most popular and brilliant success coaches and the CEO of Success Insiders. Going from drug addict and cleaning toilets at 17 to now teaching millions of people what it takes to succeed, Tim is gonna add massive value if you want to learn how to overcome limiting beliefs, get out your comfort zone, and create the success you want!

Max Out Insights:

The beliefs we have are usually not chosen, but conditioned by others

If you want to change, you need to stop being yourself - As Tim says, if you`re an apple tree but want to grow pears, you need to stop being an apple tree (metaphorically) and start thinking and operating like that pear tree

Who do you need to be right now in order to achieve your goals? Wear that identity now

If you pull on an elastic band, it will snap back. But if you keep pulling and pulling, eventually it will snap. That`s called a breakthrough. To break through your limiting beliefs, snap them by doing something outrageous and totally your of your comfort zone.

Max Out Quotes:

“Success is reaching the highest version of your highest vision.”

“If you`re fearing rejection, get rejected. Like big-time rejected.”

“Follow your heart and take action.”

“Most people are scared of the pain of following their dreams, but what will be the pain if they don`t?”

“If you would never watch a boring movie, why would you live a boring life?”

“I already knew what it felt like to give up, so I wanted to see what would happen if I didn`t.”

“Make your palms sweat today.”

Gabriele Oettingen from New York University has done a fantastic job of showing how fantasizing and day-dreaming about your goals can actually sap your motivation to turn them into reality. Instead, use a technique called mental contrasting to contrast your goals with the current obstacles and reality you are facing to create an impetus for action.

WOOP:

What`s your wish?

What`s the #1 positive outcome/benefit?

What`s the #1 internal obstacle holding you back from achieving your goal?

What`s your plan to overcome that obstacle?

After getting lots of feedback from you guys I decided to switch up the format and add more short-paced solo episodes in the mix. Hope you enjoy!

Shannon Graham is a transformational coach and leadership expert that went from being homeless to now changing the world by tackling impossible projects and creating expanding leaders. If you want to learn how to lead and live from abundance and take your life to the next level, you`re gonna love this episode!

Max Out Insights:

If you want to change the world but neglect yourself, you`re diminishing the impact you could have

Your feelings are like a radio station - you need to know the frequency/emotion you`re after to experience it

You can tap into joy, worthiness, love, and any other emotion by choosing to experience it right now

Static practice: Sit down for a few minutes and tune into the frequency/emotion you most want to feel

Fluid practice: Take the emotion you created during the static practice and bring it with you throughout the day

Max Out Quotes:

“The number one role of a leader is to create more leaders, not followers.”

“A person`s number one job is their own happiness. The longest relationship you will ever have is the one with yourself.”

“If you fundamentally lack the ability to fill yourself up from the inside, you will seek out external means to do that.”

“In the background of what we`re doing is who we`re being.”

Dr. Barbara Oakley is the world`s leading authority on Learning How to Learn and a Professor of Engineering at Oakland University. After struggling with math and science at a young age, Barbara decided one day to master the art and science of effective studying, and has since taught literally millions of students with her world-famous online courses on learning more effectively. If you want to gain mastery at any skill or simply be more productive studying for that next exam, this episode is for you!

Max Out Insights:

The most effective way to put something into long-term memory is to study it and then retrieve it - study, look away, retrieve the key ideas from memory

Most people remember things when they re-read them, but can`t retrieve them from memory

Spaced repetition is key - instead of 1x5hours, do 5x1hour

Quality sleep is absolutely necessary for your brain to change in response to new learning

Rebecca Niziol is a Certified Professional Coach and the founder of Work With Soul. Rebecca has taught yoga to the US men`s national soccer team, guided 2000 people on stage in meditation, and helps people free themselves of their past trauma and pain and instead live from their future vision of who they want to be, and that`s exactly what we talk about on this episode: How to master your emotions, find your purpose, and heal your wounds so that you can show others how to do the same.

Max Out Insights:

Social media breaks may be a great opportunity for you to get rid of the outside noise and tune into yourself

Uncomfortable emotions are powerful because they call attention to an unhealthy state of things and move us into action

Try to feel good for no reason by asking What do I want to feel right now? and then tapping into it

Use pre-gratitude - a total game changer! How can I be grateful for the things that haven`t even happened yet?

Max Out Quotes:

“Emotions are just energy bringing us vital information.”

“Anger is just an attempt to reclaim power that`s been lost or taken.”

“Emotions are the colors of our lives. They make it interesting and beautiful.”

“If you want to move through feelings and release them, the best thing you can do is feel them.”

Today I`m joined by the Joyseeker, adventurous soul, and creator of Play with the World, Shannon Kaiser. Going from depressed drug addict to loving herself and creating a life of joy, Shannon has become an inspiration to hundreds of thousands of people worldwide who want to break free from their fears and step into their highest potential.

Max Out Insights:

We often chase the peak moments in the search for happiness, only to realize that they bring us no lasting relief

Your morning are the best time of the day to take control of your thinking and shape it in a positive direction

Follow your bliss. Most of us know exactly what makes us feel good, so follow that

You can`t fill up a full cup. To find the right people, you need to let go of the wrong people

Are you honest with yourself about what you really want?

Max Out Quotes:

“What we`re seeking is not outside of us.”

“Your true tribe can`t show up until you do.”

“You learn the way on the way. What step can I take right now?”

“The purpose of goals is to make us come more alive on a daily basis.”

Pejman Ghadimi is a serial entrepreneur and the best-selling author of the Third Circle Theory. Going from poor immigrant to the Sr. VP at a Fortune 500 Bank when he was only 23 years old and later founding multiple 7-figure businesses in different industries, this guy is the real deal when it comes to creating success and building an empire. If you want to build a business or you`re unsure about what to do next, this episode is for you!

Max Out Insights:

Find a way to become so good at what you do that you don`t have to doubt yourself anymore and can`t be held back by the limits of those around you

Commit to things that are an extension of who you are, not what looks good

Instead of asking “What can I get out of this job?”, ask: “What can I do for these people? How will my presence help this business be better?”

If you ask for something, you have to be able to provide something in return

What are you willing to work 10 years at to get really good?

Max Out Quotes:

“The more your survival needs are met, the more you progress towards your desires.”

“You can`t outsmart someone that has been in the game for much longer, but you can outwork them.”

“How can you know if this job is the right job for you to take if you don`t know where you want to be in 10 years?”

“A business is an extension of your talents. If you don`t have a reason or function in the business, you shouldn`t be in the business.”