Nobody Told Me!

What do Bill Gates, Steven Spielberg, Pitbull, Maya Angelou, and Mark Zuckerberg have in common? Bestselling author and "Forbes 30 Under 30" Alex Banayan spent seven years tracking down dozens of the world's most successful people to learn the secrets of how they carved their own paths in life and business. He found they all made their own way by using what he calls, "The Third Door". It's not the front door or the VIP door, but there's always a way in -- it just takes grit, persistence, and creativity! His book, The Third Door: The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World's Most Successful People Launched their Careers, was named the Top Career Book to Read in 2018 by Forbes Magazine.

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Joining us on this episode is Leigh Steinberg, who is known as one of the greatest sports agents in history and the real-life inspiration for the film, Jerry Maguire. Leigh has represented the #1 pick in the NFL draft a record setting 8 times and has negotiated well over three billion dollars in contract deals for his clients including Patrick Mahomes, Steve Young, Troy Aikman, and Oscar De La Hoya. And while Leigh's life has been filled with unbelievable highs, he's also had some high-profile struggles which he writes about in his book, The Agent: My 40-Year Career Making Deals and Changing the Game.

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According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 20% of the adult population in the United States suffers from chronic pain. It's estimated that between 11 million and 20 million Americans suffer from pain so severe that it frequently limits their work or life activities. Sarah Anne Shockley is one of those chronic pain sufferers, having lived with debilitating nerve pain since 2007. She felt isolated and alone and wished she'd had a guide to living with more ease in the midst of pain and ultimately, relieving the pain. She ended up writing such a book herself, which provides practical advice for living with chronic pain and for relieving suffering on mental, emotional, and physical levels. The book is called The Pain Companion: Everyday Wisdom for Living With and Moving Beyond Chronic Pain. | *** We'd like to thank our sponsor for this episode, BetterHelp, the world's largest online counseling platform! You can get 10% off your first month by going to betterhelp.com/nobody.

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Valentine's Day can be incredibly rough when you're single, but we have good news: this episode is perfect to help you heal old wounds and get excited about the wonderful things in store for you. Licensed psychologist and relationship expert Dr. Guy Winch is the author of the brook, 'How to Fix a Broken Heart', which aims to help people heal after a breakup or death of someone they love. His viral TED Talk, 'Why We All Need to Practice Emotional First Aid', has been viewed over 5 million times and is rated among the top 5 most inspiring talks of all time on TED.com. In this interview, he tells us that our past heartbreaks do not define us, shares the best ways to heal, and reminds us that there are many other fish in the sea!

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We're thrilled to share this conversation with Stanford Engineering School Professor Tina Seelig, author of 17 books including the international bestseller, What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20. Tina was trained as a neuroscientist and has always been interested in how we think, especially how we come up with bold new ideas. Her Ted talk on the "Little Risks You Can Take to Increase Your Luck" has had close to two and a half million views.

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Enjoy this NTM Nugget from Jay Pharaoh, a Saturday Night Live alum best known for impersonating people like Barack Obama and Kanye West. Today, he's on the road as a stand up comedian and has some great wisdom to share with us about what he's learned during his career.

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In this episode, we talk to Reshma Saujani, the Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, a national non-profit organization working to close the gender gap in computer science and technology. We learn what inspired her new book, 'Brave, Not Perfect: Fear Less, Fail More, and Live Bolder' and why it's so important to take chances, embrace the unknown, and unlearn perfectionism. As Reshma says, "we need to start doing things we suck at", like going to a dance class for fun even when we know we're going to be the worst one in there, in order to learn to embrace imperfection and failure. She believes that by gaining resilience and making bravery a lifelong habit, we will lead much happier and more fulfilled lives.

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On this episode, we're going to take a wide-ranging look at emotions in the workplace. How should you deal with jealousy, insecurity, panic, anger or simply having your feelings hurt on the job? Our guests, Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy, are organizational consultants who've studied how emotions affect our professional lives and how we can navigate emotions at work. They've written about it in their new book, No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work.

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Dating is one of the hottest topics these days, as the traditional ways of meeting potential matches and the rules for finding love have changed dramatically over recent years thanks to apps and websites. Our guest on this episode, dating coach Damona Hoffman, knows just about everything about the topic: in addition to hosting two TV series on love & relationships for A&E, her coaching methods have recently been featured in People, Oprah Magazine, and the Washington Post. She's also a real life success story, having met her husband online. In this episode, she sheds some light on why singles of any age should give the apps a shot, how to make your dating profile stand out, conversation openers, great first date options, the best ways to follow up after that date, and why in the end, you should enjoy the process (even though it can be frustrating at the time) because it will all work out the way it's supposed to in the end.

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Are you a workaholic? A perfectionist? An overachiever? Maybe all three of those things? Our guest on this episode, Dr. Bryan Robinson is a licensed psychotherapist who describes himself as a "recovering" workaholic. He's the author of a new book aimed at helping people break the cycle of over-working. The book is called #Chill: Turn Off Your Job and Turn On Your Life. In this conversation, we talk about how to create a work-life balance, how to deal with burnout, why we shouldn't multitask, the best way to start out your day, and why everyone should try meditation.

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