Rebound Talks

Natalia Benson is a women’s empowerment coach, modern mystic & astrologer living in Los Angeles. By fusing the spiritual world with practical tools for empowerment, Natalia Benson has helped more than 2,000 private clients make meaningful choices and changes in their lives, and guides over 45,000 followers on Instagram. She works in corporate wellness with major institutions and also on a personal level via private coaching, panels, and lectures.

Some questions I ask: (07:38) How did you go from being addicted to drugs and alcohol to having a spiritual awakening? (15:50) How have you managed to cultivate your spirituality internally? (25:30) What has impacted you the most from Tony Robbins? (33:20) What is the difference between religion and spirituality?

Aubrey de Grey is an English author and biomedical gerontologist. He is the Chief Science Officer of the SENS Research Foundation and VP of New Technology Discovery at AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. He is editor-in-chief of the academic journal Rejuvenation Research, author of The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging (1999), and co-author of Ending Aging (2007). He is known for his view that medical technology may enable human beings alive today not to die from age-related causes.

We will talk about his problem-solving skills, cutting edge anti-aging science, and what might happen if we were to live forever. 

Some questions I ask: (03:47) How do you specifically tackle a huge problem? Do you have a procedure, or what do you do? (09:00) Why are you so optimistic that ending aging or increasing our lifespan might be right around the corner? (23:13) How long do you think it might take you to completely end aging? (29:35) Do you think that once this happens, people are going to start taking life for granted? (38:02) What’s your opinion on solutions that are solely for the sake of living longer like mind uploading?

Rory Sutherland on What Marketing Tells Us About Human Psychology.

Rory is an advertising Guru and Vice-chairman of Ogilvy, one of the world's biggest marketing agencies. In addition to that, he writes The Spectator's Wiki Man column and has written two books. Including one of my favorites, Alchemy, The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense.

Some questions I ask: (11:15) How do you suggest we fix the issue that we are hiring the same types of people? (21:47) Can you give me one example of what you can achieve by using psychology and business? What you call the "psychological moonshots." (28:18) Why do you think that psychology has been disregarded in business for so long? (35:49) Can we use self-placebos to trick or subconscious into achieving something?

Laurie Anne Helgoe is an American psychologist and author of Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength. She specializes in personality development and the psychology of desire. In 2008, her writing revealed that scholarly and popular accounts regarding humans who display the personality traits of introversion and extroversion were flawed. Instead of representing a 25-30% of the population, introverts make up 57% of the population. 

In this interview, we are going to talk about: How to identify whether you are an introvert or not, what can introverts and extroverts learn from each other, why western cultures highly value extroverted qualities, and how to “meditate in the middle of the mosh pit.”

Some questions I ask: (02:19) What is introversion? How can someone know whether they are an introvert or not? (10:42) What can we do to meditate in the middle of the mosh pit? (18:53) What do you think introverts and extroverts have to learn from each other? (27:02) How can you know when you have had too much external stimuli and what can you do? 

Dr. Alan Levinovitz is an Associate Professor of Religion at James Madison University. He works at the intersection of philosophy, religion, and science, focusing especially on how narratives and metaphors shape belief. He is the author of The Gluten Lie. His next book, Natural, explores the false faith that results from turning Nature into God.

In this interview, we are going to be talking about how to stay open-minded, embracing uncertainty, and how faith in nature's goodness leads to harmful fads, unjust laws, and flawed science.

Some questions I ask:
(02:15) What are some examples of something that is natural to us that can be inherently bad?
(04:16) Is eating organic is not necessarily better?(12:17) What do you do to stay open-minded?(31:16) is natural like the new hip religion?

Dr. Joel Bennett is President of OWLS (Organizational Wellness & Learning Systems) based in Texas. His stress management and resilience programs have reached over 250,000 workers across the US and abroad. His guest speaker Dr. John Gaal used to focus on organizational leadership. But, after losing his son to suicide, he has made it his mission to stop the stigma associated with mental illness, addiction, and suicide.   

Some Questions I ask: (01:30) What is the difference between good and bad stress? (11:22) Is there a point where stress can give you a mental illness, and how do you know when and where to reach out to someone? (40:18) What would you say is the determining factor when it comes to growing or not growing from a setback? (50:11) What tools can people use to build their resilience? 

Petr Ludwig is a keynote speaker and author of the bestselling book The End of Procrastination, a book dedicated to overcoming the habit of putting off tasks and responsibilities. His book has been translated into 17 languages and sold hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide. He is a founder and CEO of Procrastination.com, which applies the latest scientific findings in neuroscience and behavioral economics to help individuals and companies in their growth. Petr has done more than 500 keynotes around the globe, and was awarded with "Esquire Man 2019 - Man of the Year under 35".

Some questions I ask: (01:26) What is procrastination, why should we fight it, and what would you say to people that say that they work better under pressure? (05:51) Why is motivation so important? Why are goals NOT the way to do? (09:08) How did you find your purpose, and how do you recommend other people find theirs? (30:48) How do you personally make sure you don’t fall into the trap of fake news, how do you back up your information and where do you get your information? (34:14) You do this thing where you check back and have meetings with yourself? Why is it important to do this, and how do these meetings usually go?

William B. Irvine is a professor of philosophy at Wright State University. The author of seven books, including The Stoic Challenge and A Guide to the Good Life, he has also written for the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Salon, Time, and the BBC. 

In this interview, we talk about what stoicism is, how to use the "Stoic test" strategy to minimize negative emotions that arise from setbacks, what psychological tools are behind this technique, and how to handle good fortune. 

James is the author of six internationally best-selling books including his New York Times bestseller HARMONIC WEALTH: The Secret to Attracting the Life You Want, and a co-author and contributor to THE SECRET. His company hit the Inc. 500 in 2009 as one of the fastest-growing most successful privately held companies in the United States. James has appeared numerous times on Larry King Live, Piers Morgan, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN and Oprah. After rising to the pinnacle of his profession, he and his company were involved in a tragic accident in 2009 and he lost everything.

In Part 2 of this interview, we are going to be talking about: Trading money for happiness, Jame’s experience in jail, staying true to your purpose, and how to bounce back strong from after hitting “rock-bottom.”

Some questions I ask:
(16:17) Having hit “rock bottom” what did you do to keep yourself focused on your goal? (24:25) What advice would you give your 18-year-old self that is just starting and doesn’t know exactly where he is going?

James is the author of six internationally best-selling books including his New York Times bestseller HARMONIC WEALTH: The Secret to Attracting the Life You Want, and a co-author and contributor to THE SECRET. His company hit the Inc. 500 in 2009 as one of the fastest growing most successful privately held companies in the United States. James has appeared numerous times on Larry King Live, Piers Morgan, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN and Oprah. After rising to the pinnacle of his profession, he and his company were involved in a tragic accident in 2009 and he lost everything.

In Part 1 of this interview, we are going to be talking about: The possible agenda behind the coronavirus and how it’s affecting our inner source of power, how to use visualization to propel yourself forward, how important purpose is in your life, and how to stay aligned with mind, heart and gut.

Some questions I ask:

(06:17) What is the agenda behind the COVID and what can people do to bounce back stronger from this?

(16:00) How can you visualize your success, How can you visualize what you want to achieve with your life?

(28:37) How can you stay aligned with mind, heart, and gut? And how important is it to tie yourself to something greater than yourself?