How are legends made? A common belief is that people are born with talent, or get hit with a lightning bolt of ability that rockets them to greatness. But as we discover in this episode, there is no such thing as innate talent. Masters are not born, they are made. How you choose to act and communicate to yourself is the map you are drawing for your achievements. Talk is cheap; consistent, dedicated, hard work, and hours of putting in the time is how you will achieve greatness. In this episode, we discuss a professor who puts this concept to the test with, get this, his own children! The results that came from his family are truly astonishing. The key lesson to come away with is, what you immerse yourself in will dramatically increase your ability.  Whatever habits are normal in your culture will be among the most attractive behaviors you'll find. As we go through life what are the most important things to you? What direction are you going in? What are you becoming through your actions each and every day? You are going somewhere, so make sure it's the place you want to be going. If you want to change the state of mind you are in, remember the three things needed.  

1. Change your physiology  

2. Change your language (verbal and nonverbal) 

3. Change your focus/belief. Remember, whether you say you can or cannot do something, you are right. What you focus on, you feel. 

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What's the difference between people who love reading, and people who don't? What strategy does one person use that enables them to enjoy reading while others get exhausted by it? In this episode, Reagan and I (Austin) jump into our practical tips and tricks of how we read and actually enjoy it. Reading is a skill, so let's sharpen it. We answer some of the questions like "Where do I start if I don't read very much?" or "What do I do if I hate reading?" We are not experts here, but we have patterns and strategies that allow us to read and enrich our lives and we want to pass that on to others.  Below is a speed reading course that dramatically helped me several years ago. This is speed reading that actually works! You can also find a link below for Scribd, the best-known audiobook platform we've ever found. You will get 1 month for free, so why not?  What should we read next? 

Speed Reading Course 

Why You Hate Reading 

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Mind Castle is where Reagan and I (Austin) discuss how to develop our optimal selves, be productive, and the lessons we're learning from what we're reading. Plus, the occasional story from our many travels. New episodes as we have time to make them. :)

Between Reagan and I (Austin) we read close to 150 books a year (Reagan reads more than I do...). What drives Reagan to read close to 100 books a year? Why did I make a goal of reading 50 books this year? This is the topic of this episode where we discuss what drives this desire. We discuss a wide variety of books and authors of where to start. We discuss some of the best minds in history and what they offer us. I like what Reagan says in the next episode about reading. He says: "I literally can't afford to NOT read." I think that is very true! Not only does reading literally create and carve new pathways within the brain, but it also is like sitting down with an author and being tutored by them. Imagine someone taking decades to learn a skill, then putting it in something you can consume in 8 hours. It's a buffet of information that we can tap into at any point we desire. We are standing on the shoulders of giants. It is our responsibility to stand on the edge of knowledge, holding the light a little farther. But to do that we need to know what the ones before us teach and how we apply that to our lives. Below are both of our good reads accounts where you can see what we read and possibly the ratings we give them.  What should we read next?   

Story of Philosophy 

Why You Hate Reading 

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What's your superpower? In this episode, Reagan and I (Austin) discuss one of the unique skill sets we each have and how we use it. Both of our's involve sleep and as the podcast goes we discuss in depth the benefits and advantages of sleep. We are passionate about having a sharp healthy mind and sleep is one of the best ways to do that. One of the interesting facts we discuss is the recent research surfacing about exercise and IQ. No research has shown that anyone's IQ can increase, but it turns out that it can go down. Naturally, we would want to slow that process down. It turns out that exercise is the only known activity that prevents a person's IQ from dropping as they get older.  

Why We Sleep

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Austin's Youtube - https://bit.ly/3nyAaUs Mind Castle is where Reagan and I (Austin) discuss how to develop our optimal selves, be productive, and the lessons we're learning from what we're reading. Plus, the occasional story from our many travels. New episodes as we have time to make them. :)

In today's episode, we are discussing and contemplating the importance of documenting the lives that we live. Between the two of us, we have a combined of at least a year of days documented. The ability to capture and create digital memories has been critical for adding many memories. There isn't a right or wrong way to document your life, there are only effective and ineffective ways. One of the least effective ways is by trying to capture everything within the mind. When we bring that out of the mind and being to put it done on paper, video, or photo we build a "second brain" as it were. Those memories and moments are forever captured in that words or images. We live in an incredible time. We have an abundance of ways to capture and remember the highlights of our lives, so let's use it!  

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Mind Castle is where Reagan and I (Austin) discuss how to develop our optimal selves, be productive, and the lessons we're learning from what we're reading. Plus, the occasional story from our many travels. New episodes as we have time to make them. :)

What is the Mind Castle? In this first episode, Austin and Reagan outline what we're passionate about, and discuss how the mind is the most valuable thing each of us can invest in. 

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Mind Castle is about discussing what we're learning and reading, stories from our travels, and how we can become the optimal versions of ourselves. 

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Reagan's Goodreads

Reagan's Youtube

Reagan's Website

Austin's Goodreads

Austin Website

Austin's Youtube

Mind Castle is where Reagan and I (Austin) discuss how to develop our optimal selves, be productive, and the lessons we're learning from what we're reading. Plus, the occasional story from our many travels. New episodes as we have time to make them. :)