Slap The Basil

Knowing your purpose is more important than knowing your passion in life. In this episode, I discuss the difference and how to begin figuring out exactly what your life purpose is.

Short little episode about the importance of choosing the right words for your personal affirmations and mantras. 

Check out my personal blog at cfreeland.com

Pushing yourself to the limit all the time only leads to burn out, but you must also "use it or lose it," who what's the solution? Deloading. In this episode I talk about what deloading is, and how to apply it to both physical and mental training and skill acquisition. 

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Brian Carroll 10/20/Life

Brian Carroll's world record squat

Jujimufu extreme flexibility training and martial arts tricker

Dr. Stuart McGill - back pain rehabilitation expert

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Setting goals is important, but how and to whom you share them can make or break your efforts. In this episode I discuss some of the pitfalls of sharing your goals with the wrong people and how to more effectively set yourself up for success.

Our brains contain an ancient mechanism to form habits - Dopamine. Today, its used by advertisers to manipulate us. By understanding how it works, we can free ourselves from negative habits and patterns of thinking and take control of our lives.

Gary Wilks, Click And Treat https://www.clickandtreat.com/

How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie (https://amzn.to/2P4u80j)

Returning to the topic of supplements, I discuss the many health and neurological benefits of Curcumin, from protecting against heart disease to making you smarter. 

I also revisit my results from Nucleus Overload 1 year later. (Original Episode here: Nucleus Overload)

Additional resources

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/top-10-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-turmeric

Meditation has existed for thousands of years. It provides an enormous number of benefits to your health, you cognition and your quality of life. In this episode, I discuss the benefits of daily meditation, both those scientifically proven and those I personally experience, as well as provide a short introductory guided meditation for beginners.

To learn how I specifically use meditation to reach my goals faster and more effectively, check out my blog post "Mindset and Meditation"

Just the guided meditation for you to listen to whenever you need to relax and get focused for a few minutes: Slap the Basil Guided Meditation

My favorite meditation app: Insight Timer

More info on the benefits of meditation: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/12-benefits-of-meditation#7.-Can-generate-kindness 

Basic instructions for Metta Style meditation.

More myth busting about Meditation from Light Watkins at TEDxVeniceBeach

This is a short guided meditation, to accompany my episode on meditation. This intended as an introduction to meditation to help get you started. 

Sit, relax and give it a try. 

The bodies built-in cellular recycling system. What it is and how to trigger it for better health and longevity.

Movies are modern cultures myths and legends, and how we pass on our cultural values. In this series I look at movies which focus on masculinity and what lessons we can learn from watching them.