Max Out

I’m honoured to talk and interview one of my personal heroes, world-renowned neuroscientist DR. Moran Cerf, who boasts one of the most impressive resumes you`ll ever find. Going from robbing banks and hacking video games to now cracking open the skull and peeking inside the brain while the person is still living, Moran now uses his wealth of knowledge to consult Hollywood shows, teach marketing and attention management to businesses, and even record your dreams.

Max Out Insight:

• We are every day being influenced unconsciously by our work-office, household partners, peers and even strangers that we clearly do not have any relationship.

The people we choose to spend time with will have major effects on our day to day pursue of success, being surrounded by people who can lift you higher is an essential key to growth. In essence, we become more like the people we hang out with.

• Being honest with yourself is a major key to succeed and live your life at its fullest. If we aren’t honest, then we can’t expect to learn and grow as individuals. We have to be willing to recognize reality for what it is before we can change it. Honesty takes practice and is something done on a daily basis, but when honesty meets your willingness to change, there is no telling the ways you can grow and improve.

• Our abilities to manage the flow of thought and emotion will have significant contribution to our happiness. We can create paradise or hell in our own minds. Developing the capacity to choose how to interpret and evaluate the situation is essential to keeping consistency and balance in our lives.

• You have the ability to influence your experience and improve the filters of environment and information. A trained quality that the younger we start, the better we become. If we do not control our environment, our environment creates and control us and for that reason, shaping it directly is the same as shaping your thoughts and behaviours indirectly.

• Take advantage of your dreams and make sure that before going to bed, you implement these tools into your routine. Reflecting on your daily successes and failures and taking the feedback of what worked and what did not. Expressing gratitude towards the people who helped and inspired you and also considering ways to thank others and give back value. Doing a quick review of your short-term goals and writing down the urgent and important plans for the following day.

Max Out Quotes:

• “The world that you experience is up to you to manifest.”

• “Things that are on your mind will leak into your dreams. It’s important to direct your attention.”

• “If you don’t like it, don’t forget you didn’t like it when you have a position of power to do to others.”

• “Our brains are very easily manipulated, even though we think we are smart.”

• “If there’s a cake in your house, you will at some point eat it. The trick is not to have it and ideally, have someone who has more power helping you.”

• “Our brain that is supposed to protect us will fail. We need help from entities, friends or systems created to allow us to do it.”

Connect with Moran: Website https://www.morancerf.com/

You can send an email at [email protected]

Today I’m Joined by John Wang, founder of the “One Kindness Challenge” that has inspired thousands of people to spread joy and kindness with the people around them. Kindness has been shown to create massive boost for your happiness, business and love life. We will dive deep into the science and practice of spreading kindness.

Max Out Insights:

The secret to living is giving. You can be busy or have no money and still contribute and make someone else have their whole day changed with your spontaneous and genuine kindness.

Kindness is a sign of strength and not weakness. It’s a sign of being able to control yourself, your circumstances and above and beyond take care of other people.

There’s a difference between being “Nice” and “Kind. “It’s easy to be nice and smile and treat people respectfully but being kind is different. Being kind requires that we look at others and consider them properly. It requires that we let ourselves see ourselves in them and connect with them.

Go out there and do acts of kindness, but also make sure you’re also giving back to yourself and spending as much time with yourself. Reflect the things you like about yourself and give yourself a compliment.

When you are down at rock-bottom and don’t feel like giving kindness to other people, that may be one of the strongest places to start from.

When you say “No” to something that you don’t genuinely get joy from you’re drawing a boundary. That’s when you’re actually giving yourself room to be kind more to other people. Because then, you’re not giving away all your energy to those you may not feel deserve it. Instead, you can direct your energy to give to those who you feel like genuinely lifting-up.

Max Out Quotes:

“A smile or a compliment can have a massive influence over somebody’s day.”

“Be kind selfishly, out of your personal desire to help others.”

“Those who can lift-up others are never weak, but those who fall because other people demand them to fall, cannot be strong.”

“We can’t have the ability to give to others if our own cup isn’t full.”

“Self-Kindness is the recognition that you deserve kindness as much as someone else.”

“Kindness is a social contract between two people, where they see each other as human beings and equals.”

“It’s the smallest things that have massive differences.”

Connect with John:

Check out the One Kindness Challenge Website onekindness.org and connect with their Instagram @OneKindness.

Welcome, today I'm joined by Dr. Alex Korb. A professor at UCLA that helps people use neuroscience to live better lives. He's a three times winner of USA Ultimate Coach of the Year as well as the Author of Upward Spiral, helping fight depression one small step at a time.

Max Out Insights:

• We create depression and happiness in our lives through constant repetition of thoughts and behaviors. With little life changes you can start to impact the activity and chemistry of your circuits, being positive and exercising gratitude are two examples of what anyone can do to reduce their stress, increase their resilience and improve their overall happiness.

• Every day we can go up or down. With small steps and changes, we decide the direction our feelings head into. If you exercise more, it will improve your sleep quality and when your sleep gets better than your brain is more rested and gives you more focus and that's how small changes eventually upward spiral us into a happy state.

• The happiness overdrive we expect of our lives is misaligned with the real journey. It's impossible to be happy all the time. It's the full complement of emotions that make us complete and whole.

• Any step towards the right direction is effective in changing your mental state, no matter how small it is. If you are stuck, taking any positive decision is better than having no action and doing nothing to improve your state.

• The more you focus on things out of your control, the more out of control you feel together with anxiety and stress. While the same applies to focusing on things you can control, but with opposite effects increasing your calmness and lowering stress.

Max Out Quotes:

• "Happiness is not the absence of negative emotions. It's just learning to accept, sometimes you feel better and sometimes you feel worse."

• "When you realize certain things you can't control, then you can redirect your attention to things that you can control."

• "What makes us stuck is trying to find the best decision, but any of them would be better than doing nothing."

• “Focus on specific things you can control and that helps calm you down.”

Welcome back, today I'm joined by Dr. Enric Sala. A National Geographic explorer and founder of "Pristine Seas", a project that combines exploration, research and media to inspire leaders around the world to protect the oceans. Enric helped create over 20 of the largest marine reserves on the planet, covering an area half the size of Canada.

Max Out Insights:

If we see further degradation of these ecosystems, we’ll see consequences for all nations, but especially those along the coasts, where the impacts of sea rise and storm surges hit hardest.

The ripple effects of further damage to high seas biodiversity could reach all through national waters and up to the world’s major coastal cities.

Lack of ocean protection will not only accelerate climate change and it could impact our resilience to its impacts.

It's a natural human tendency to downplay eventual risks that we haven't felt the consequences or seen it in person.

Max Out Quotes:

"If we do not realize now that our broken relationship with nature is biting back at us with wildfires, global warming, pandemic... we are going to keep digging ourselves deeper and deeper."

"The ocean has this incredible ability to bounce back, we just need to give it some space."

"If we don't act now, when is it going to happen?"

"Nature gives five dollars back from every dollar we invest."

"Maxing out my life would be reconciling what I need to do to pay the bills with my passion and my purpose."

I'm joined by Robin Dreeke, founder of the "People Formula" and former FBI Special Agent and Chief of the FBI Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. With a mix of scientific training and super practical experience, Robin is a world leader expert in building rapport and creating trust. Today, we dive deep into what makes a true leader and how much more you can be when you unleash yourself from insecurities. Learn how to tap into the limitless power of contribution.

Max Out Insights:

The greatest detriment to our own success and being able to take joy in other people's success is our own sense of shame, self-loathing, beating down on ourselves. With this self-hate we tend to not take joy in other people's success and instead direct energy and power into putting up a facade. Be comfortable with yourself and let go of your insecurities, tap into the limitless power of contribution and selfless help.

Have full accountability on your life. Never place the blame of your decisions and mistakes on someone else. Own up the thoughts and opinions that make you.

Leadership is not a title and position. it's about having a goal and objective with a way to get there. Accomplishing missions, creating an environment of safety for themselves and others both mentally and physically. They're a resource for the success and prosperity of those around them without expectation of reciprocity.

Be curious, nothing works better for creating connection than curiosity. It's fundamental to building valuable relationships. Be genuinely engaged and through it, uncover what you might have in common and what value you might bring to that person's life.

Max Out Quotes:

"Leadership is the ultimate form of giving."

"It's not about how you make them feel about you, but how you make them feel about themselves."

"Search for people's greatness, stop looking for what's wrong."

"Focus not on what's in it for you, but what can you do to be a resource."

"The first thing you got to do the best way, every single day, is to like yourself."

"There's nothing better in making human connection than curiosity."

Connect with Robin:

Insta and Twitter @rdreeke

Today I have just the right person in taking your life into the next level. Kate Swoboda is the author of the Courage Habit. She's an expert when it comes to the signs of courage and cultivating courageous habits and that's exactly what we will talk about today. How to break through your fears and live your courageous life.

Max Out Insights:

Living with courage doesn't mean having an absence of fear. Instead, when living courageously we focus on managing our fears differently.

Thinking we need to be fearless will lead to stress and anxiety. Accepting fear and understanding its causation and motive, will allow us to tackle the root. Greatly improving our state to better achieve our goals and maintain a fulfilling life.

It's possible to change behaviors and attitude patterns with only small steps. In the end, the sum of your consistency will dictate your progress.

Be flexible in your approach. Sometimes your progress will be hindered and trying to fix it the same way won't bring results. Value your time and adapt to the situation.

All the adversities, problems, difficulties that we face are what builds us into stronger and more resilient individuals. At the end of the day, even though the process may not be fun, you will be better emotionally and physically.

Max Out Quotes:

"Community bolsters our emotional resilience. When people set goals and make a community driven, compassionate goal that benefits not just themselves, but others. Not only are they more successful in hitting their goals, but enjoying the process and being fulfilled."

"If who you want to be is a courageous person, you have to practice the behaviors and habits that add up ultimately into being a courageous person."

"Whatever it is that you want in your life if you are willing to stay consistent. Over time, somehow and someway. It starts coming towards you, things start to change or we start to change how we adapt to things."

"It's not about flipping a switch. Notice the patterns and take macro movements. Slowing down, respecting the process and embracing our humanity."

Connect with Kate:

https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/

@katecourageous

Today I'm joined by Adam Lewis Walker, founder of the Awakening Your Alpha podcast, best-selling author and professional athlete. After a career ending injury sidelined him from track and field, Adam had to rebuild his life and now spends his time helping other people seek mastery and lead their lives.

Max Out Insights:

When all your focus is directed towards your passion, you'll develop a tunnel-vision which will work against achieving your goal.

Understand your "WHY", have the awareness of your purpose. Not only to better direct your efforts, but to also manage your enjoyment.

Max Out Quotes:

"What is your mount Olympus? What are you striving for and why? Get that really clear in your mission, to make sure you're pointed in the right direction, so then you can think about your actions. Do they move you towards your mount Olympus or away from it?"

"The world is your own perspective of what you bring to it."

"You cannot avoid tragedy and adversity, it's about having the perspective that it will pass."

"The number one thing holding you back is yourself."

Connect with Adam:

@adamlewiswalker

@AwakenYourAlpha

Today I`m joined by Rock Thomas, founder of the I am Movement and best-selling author that has impacted over 100 million people with his viral talk on redefining yourself. Coming from very humble beginnings on a small farm in Canada, Rock used the power of identity to become one of the world`s top realtors, open multiple successful businesses, and help others live their best lives!

Max Out Insights:

When people struggle, they tend to isolate which is usually the worst thing you can do

We all have someone that gives us what Rock calls a “Pizzaface label” - you`re ugly/dumb/fat etc. - overcoming that programming is one of the most important tasks of your life

We need to identify our limiting beliefs - what are you telling yourself that isn`t serving you? Find that belief and replace it with something more empowering

Be a frontloader - the more you prepare things in advance, the less excuses you`ll have in the moment

Max Out Quotes:

“When I tell you something that I'm embarrassed about and you`re considerate and empathetic, I get to heal.”

“We live in moments, so wanting to have a great year means you`ve got to have a lot of great days. And in order to have a great day, you need to have a lot of great moments.”

Connect with Rock: RockThomas.com

#87: A Key Idea to Build More Self-Confidence by Max Weigand

Ann Betz is the co-founder of BEabove Leadership and an expert in the neuroscience of consciousness, coaching, and transformation. And that`s exactly what we`ll talk about today: How to become more integrated human beings, build better brains, and take our consciousness to the next level!

Max Out Insights:

Effectiveness is about less effort and more results

As you become more integrated, you stop focusing too much on yourself

Mine your past for gold - what did I learn and how does it help me now?

If you want to manifest your dreams, visualize the feeling you`re after

Decide the feeling you`re after and select people and situations aligned with that

One key belief: I am good enough

Find a circle that forces you to level up, with standards to uphold and expectations to meet

We all set external goals, but what about internal ones: How honest and authentic can you be? How supportive and kind? How joyful and fun?

The simplest, and yet hardest question you can ask yourself: What do you really want?

Max Out Quotes:

“We`re emotional beings, and then our brain comes along and rationalizes things.”

“Keep dreaming and remembering in the helpful places.”

“If you can`t have compassion for yourself, forget having it for someone else. It all starts inside.”

“Who do I want to experience myself as?”

“We evolve at the rate of the tribe we`re plugged into.”

Connect with Ann: BEaboveLeadership