The Hidden Why Podcast

“Questions open up the space in your mind for the answers to fill. But there is not space if you don't ask the questions.” Clayton Christensen

Jocelyn K. Glei is a writer who’s obsessed with how we can find more creativity and meaning in our daily work. Her latest book Unsubscribe is a modern guide to killing email anxiety, avoiding distraction, and getting real work done. Her previous works include Manage Your Day-to-Day, Maximize Your Potential, and Make Your Mark, which offer pragmatic, actionable advice for creatives on managing their time, their careers, and their businesses. She was formerly the founding director of the 99U Conference and editor of 99u.com, which earned two Webby Awards for Best Cultural Blog and a rabid fan base of productivity nerds.

This is a fun chat with Jocelyn about creativity, productivity and how we can better bring our ideas from thought to reality. You’ll love it!

Theresa Vigarino, the Soul Essence Alchemist, is an Author and Speaker. She is a clear consciousness conduit and a messenger to those who are committed and ready to heal and change their life story, understand who they are in the spiritual realm and willing to bring more Love to the planet.

Whether you are looking for healthier relationships, need emotional healing from traumatic events, desire to change your money story or are striving to improve your health. You are in the right place at the right time! This is a great conversation about awareness, the subconscious mind and how to change our behaviours to live a more meaningful life.

“If someone offers you an amazing opportunity and you’re not sure you can do it, say yes - then learn how to do it later.” Richard Branson

This book is about the exciting opportunity of tapping into and profiting from the online educational space. For entrepreneurs or even existing educators that would like to take their courses offline and transform them into online courses you may find value within.

The first half of the book is insightfully about education in general and the changing nature of this space. It views the pros and cons of traditional education versus online education. I found some of the perspectives and facts fascinating. While I am very pro education in general I feel there are vast improvements that can be made in both.

Be Different & Go Where No One Else Has Gone “If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.” Barack Obama   Advice that I have received different that I would like to share. And that advice is to be different and go where no one else … Continue reading 317: Leigh Martinuzzi | Be Different & Go Where No One Else Has Gone

Emily Esfahani Smith is the author of The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters. She writes about psychology, culture, and relationships. Her writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Time, The Atlantic, and other publications.

In her book Emily argues that the search for meaning can immeasurably deepen our lives and is far more fulfilling than the pursuit of personal happiness. A great fit for The Hidden Why.

There is a myth in our culture that the search for meaning is some esoteric pursuit—that you have to travel to a distant monastery or page through dusty volumes to figure out life’s great secret. The truth is, there are untapped sources of meaning all around us—right here, right now. In this episode Emily lays out the four pillars upon which meaning rests, belonging, purpose, storytelling and transcendence. Enjoy!

“The unreal is more powerful than the real, because nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it, because it’s only intangible ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that last. Stone crumbles, wood rots. People, well, they die. But things as fragile as a thought, a dream, a legend, they can go on and on.” Chuck Palahniuk … Continue reading 315: Leigh Martinuzzi | Understand Concepts, Not Formulas, If You Want To Succeed In Life

“You can buy success, you have to pay the rent everyday.” Kevin Clayson Kevin Clayson, a man with great energy, a man with great passion. He is the author of FLIPing the Gratitude Switch and in this episode replay, Kevin describes exactly what that means and how we can all implement this practice into our … Continue reading 314: Kevin Clayson | The Flip Philosophy – Gratitude Practice That Can Transform Lives

“The Golden Rule of Habit Change: You can’t extinguish bad a habit, you can only change it.”

This is such a well-researched read. Insights that will be sure to inspire. Charles Duhigg is an award winning reporter for the New York Times and author of Smarter Faster Better, a book about productivity which now I must also read.

Duhigg has helped me understand habits. Why they exist and how I can go about changing them. What’s more is that in understanding habits I not only get insight into my behaviours but also why others behave in certain way. This is good for leadership, influence, and business.

If you want to know why you are not getting the desired results in what you pursue understanding behaviours and habits may give you some great clues.

“I do not negotiate with my mind.” Tony Robbins   I heard Tony Robbins in an interview recently – an inspirational mofo to say the least. However, he said something that was so powerful yet simple, he said, “I do not negotiate with my mind.” I do not negotiate with my mind!!! This is a … Continue reading 312: Leigh Martinuzzi | Moment of Wisdom: Do Not Negotiate With Your Mind

Summary Brandon T. Adams is the co-host and one of two executive producers of Ambitious Adventures, a reality television program focused on the compelling stories of young entrepreneurs. He is an entrepreneur through and through, owning a stake in a number of businesses including the Young Entrepreneur Convention, Keys to the Crowd, Arctic Stick and an … Continue reading 311: Brandon Adams | Entrepreneurship, Fulfilling Your Dreams, & Successful CrowdFunding