The High Performance Life

In this week's episode, I am joined by Nate Klemp!

Nate is a New York Times bestselling author, philosopher, founding partner at Mindful Magazine, and is coauthor of both The 80/80 Marriage and the new book OPEN.

It was while studying at Stanford that Nate got hooked on jazz and philosophy. He made the "pragmatic" decision to become a philosopher in an attempt to learn how to live the good life.

After 10 years of intense philosophical training, he didn't exactly achieve his goal of realizing human flourishing through philosophy. Instead, he burned out.

He worked as an assistant professor at Pepperdine for four years, where he wrote The Morality of Spin, a book about the ethics of political rhetoric. Then, he left his cushy tenure-track job in 2012 to continue exploring this crazy idea of philosophy as a way of life.

That's when he met Eric Langshur, the cofounder at LifeXT, a mindfulness training company that brings optimal wellbeing to the workplace.

After 8 years, they ended up merging with Mindful Magazine to become Mindful (the world's leading mindfulness media and training company)/ Together, Eric and Nate coauthored the NYT bestseller Start Here: Master The Lifelong Skill of Wellbeing.

In 2021, he and his wife Kaley Klemp wrote a book about relationships in the modern age called The 80/80 Marriage: A New Model for a Happier, Stronger Marriage.

His brand new book OPEN: Living With an Expansive Mind in a Distracted World, was released in Feb, 2024.

Key Points

• Smartphones: Pleasure machines or pain triggers?

• Dopamine Dessert: Scheduled Distraction Time

• Meditation: A street-smart mindfulness hack

• Embrace discomfort for deeper experiences

• Failure by choice fortifies freedom

Best Quotes

02:24 - 02:34

• "The problem of our time because we're all experiencing it and yet it's somewhat invisible. It's happening beneath the radar of awareness."

04:27 - 04:34

• "Yeah, and it's super hard because I think for me, I've always been someone who's curious."

08:44 - 08:53

• "I think of that as like the most profound mindfulness practice in my lexicon. I call that street meditation or street opening."

13:27 - 13:36

• "It's such an awareness and that tilt towards awareness is such an advantage the older we get if we execute, if we actually do something with it."

13:56 - 14:01

• "And one of the assumptions of that conversation is that like, longer is always better."

20:11 - 20:18

• "Your life begins at the edge of your comfort zone. That is it. And I think that's true of our mind and our life in general."

34:04 - 34:10

• "We can play with the restraint side. That's super powerful. But the indulgence side I think is super interesting too."

For more about Nate: https://www.nateklemp.com/

In the ever-changing world of business, demand for great leadership skills is at an all-time high! I recently had an interview with Amanda Goodall, and it got me thinking about leadership... What actually determines a good leader? How does leadership need to adjust from generation to generation? Here are my thoughts!

In this week's episode, I am joined by Justin Roethlingshoefer!

Justin centres his performance-enhancing programs on a holistically integrated approach to health and performance. His core philosophy is that performance is realized when health is optimized and we cannot separate physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health.

He is the co-founder of Own It Coaching, a multiple seven-figure coaching company that applies this health and performance philosophy to clients ranging from NHL stars, to Fortune 500 executives, to entrepreneurs looking to take that next step and level up.

He's also the creator of the Own It App, which provides simple data collection, meaningful insights, and personalized plans to help users OWN their habits and improve recovery, health, and performance.

Justin has spoken at dozens of events, including the TEDx stage. He's the host of the Sports Science and Recovery Podcast and The Own It Show.

Additionally, Justin is the author of three books (Amazon bestsellers), including Intent: A Practical Approach to Applied Sports Science for Athletic Development and Own It, and his brand new book: The Power of Ownership.

Justin is well-regarded for his ability to take complex scientific topics and distill them into practical, applicable action steps. He has a rare combination of the ability to understand the science of sports performance, sleep, and recovery on a deep level, while being able to translate and distill the complex topics into a form others can actually use. Key Points

• HRV: Body's language for adapting stress

• Essential habits to boost your HRV

• Importance of customizing health strategies

• The powerful link between data and wellness

• Tips for increasing longevity and life quality

Best Quotes

06:03 - 06:10

• "It's the language of your body that's communicating with you. How it's adapting to stress and strain."

07:28 - 07:33

• "Real perceived, positive, negative stressors. The body doesn't know the difference."

09:23 - 09:28

• "The higher the number, the better, the lower the number. It's an alert saying, Hey, we're not adapting as well."

14:52 - 15:00

• "The mission of Own IT is to redeem the health of the world through educating, empowering, and equipping people to take ownership of their health in a personalized way."

39:08 - 39:16

• "Chronic stress creates chronic deficiency, creates chronic symptoms. Chronic symptoms like brain fog, chronic symptoms like weight gain."

In this week's episode, I am joined by Adam Lane Smith! Adam Lane Smith is The Attachment Specialist with over 450,000 followers across his social media platforms. He consults internationally with CEOs, investors, entrepreneurs, executives, military veterans, and engineers to solve their attachment issues and improve their relationships.

He has also appeared on numerous podcasts discussing generational attachment issues, recovering from trauma, and raising global awareness of attachment.

With his revolutionary Attachment Bootcamp video course, a repertoire of diverse relationship resources, and his signature one-on-one coaching, Adam guides his clients on a transformative journey to unearth and bravely confront deep-rooted patterns and beliefs, sparking a journey of self-discovery and authentic connection. Key Points

• 30-minutes to enrich marriage

• Six pillars of a good marriage

• The Value of Emotional Intimacy

• The Four Points to Increase Emotional Intimacy

• The Importance of Depth in Relationships

• Generational Differences in Relationships

Best Quotes

02:51 - 02:56

• "They want the same things, but they have no idea. They actually think they're in competition with each other." 03:44 - 03:50

• "You must be able to sustain it. Otherwise it will fall apart under you. And you will check out at age 45 or 50."

24:47 - 24:52

• "You are opening up emotionally to her. Women are designed to love this biochemically and socially."

47:44 - 47:49

• "People love to be treated like a human being. People love to be treated with respect." 49:57 - 50:10

• "I think what happens a lot of times is you play a role in a relationship and sometimes you play that role so well, that you have to, you have to realize that it's like an actor who has to come out of that role."

55:33 - 55:40

• "The ability to be who you actually are and to build love and loyalty with those around you because of who you are."

For more about Adam: https://adamlanesmith.com/

To learn more about Adam's Attachment Bootcamp, click here: https://adam-smith.mykajabi.com/affiliate_users/sign_up

In this week's episode, I am joined by Bishop Mariann Budde!

Mariann Edgar Budde serves as spiritual leader for 86 Episcopal congregations and ten Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties.

The first woman elected to this position, she also serves as the chair and president of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools.

Bishop Budde is committed to the spiritual and numerical growth of congregations and developing new expressions of Christian community.

She believes that Jesus calls all who follow him to strive for justice and peace, and to respect the dignity of every human being.

Bishop Budde was consecrated as the ninth bishop of Washington in November 2011. Prior to her election, she served for 18 years as rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Minneapolis.

Key Points

• Love as a lifelong quest

• Faith's roots in a rocky life

• Embracing the sacrament of imperfection

• Recognizing our flawed kinship

• The refreshing resurgence of faith

Best Quotes

02:41 - 02:48

• "My conscious journey of faith began when I was an adolescent, which I don't think is an uncommon experience."

03:33 - 03:38

• "As soon as he said, invite Jesus into my heart, I just felt this loneliness inmy heart."

04:37 - 04:44

• "There was a part of me that was struggling with the confinement of the worldview."

39:13 - 39:20

• "My job is to love people as Jesus loves, and that's it."

For more about Mariann: https://edow.org/about/bishop-mariann/

Today marks the 1 year anniversary of The High Performance LIFE podcast! I wanted to take the time to share 15 of my favorite takeaways from my first 56 episodes! I also want to thank everyone for their support thus far, and I hope that our new and upcoming episodes will continue to serve you well! Enjoy!

In this week's episode, I am joined by Amanda Goodall!

Based on her experience working with two university leaders, Amanda started a PhD at Warwick Business School in 2004. Her research was published into a monograph by Princeton University Press – Socrates in the Boardroom: Why Research Universities Should be Led by Top Scholars.

She has been an ESRC post-doctoral fellow, a Leverhulme fellow, and worked in Germany for two years as a senior researcher at IZA Institute of Labor Economics in Bonn. She has held visiting research positions at Cornell University, University of Zurich, and Yale University.

Amanda is married to economist Andrew Oswald and together they live between London and South Wales, in beautiful Pembrokeshire.

She is a committed environmentalist, an ambassador for 'Save Wild Tigers', and a founder, with Jacki Sime, of the Pembrokeshire Seal Research Trust to be established in 2022. Key Points:

• Debunking one-size-fits-all leadership

• Data-driven insights vs. anecdotal lore

• Younger generation's workplace expectations

• Power of proximity for leadership efficacy

• Inter-generational dialogue & learning

Best Quotes: 05:43 - 05:52

• "Your boss matters to your job satisfaction, which matters more to your productivity than anything else. Double the amount that of your pay." 09:07 - 09:14

• "But what they don't realize is that that's actually really harming their career. And there is evidence to show that it is really harming their career."

23:49 - 23:56

• "It's not to say that I'm closed down to outside. 'cause a lot of people say to me, oh, you know, how can an insider know what's going outside on outside?"

38:35 - 38:42

• "When everything's a task, there's no emotion attached to it. And then everybody feels like they're just working for nothing."

43:40 - 43:44

• "So it's like not surprising that they haven't got those skills, but we are giving them those skills."

For more about Amanda: https://amandagoodall.com/

Is the education system truly preparing our youth for the future? I recently had Matt Beaudreau on the podcast, and that conversation got me thinking... What skills do we need to instill in today's youth to prepare them for the rest of their life? The school system teaches them how to get a grade on a paper or test, but when it comes to "real life" it doesn't teach them how to excel. Here are my thoughts, enjoy!

In this week's episode, I am joined by Matt Beaudreau!

As a Keynote Speaker, Consultant, and Coach to organizations around the world, Matt's clients have ranged from Wells Fargo, Honeywell, and Lockheed Martin to American Eagle, Cedars-Sinai and the United States Air Force.

He is a two-time featured TEDx speaker and was named Corporate Trainer of the Year at Stanford University, having spoken to over 250,000 people across the world.

In 2017, Matt Beaudreau Founded Acton Academy Placer Schools; schools that utilize the Socratic method, with an emphasis on self-direction and cultivating confident, independent young people with a strong sense of character and personal responsibility.

Matt then co founded Apogee Strong with Tim Kennedy, a mentorship program designed for young men from 12 to 22 to take on challenges presented by men who have come before them, in order to learn to lead. This has blossomed into a mission to bring back classic masculinity in the home, and 2023 will be the launch of the Apogee Strong Dads Program, as well.

Matt is also the founder of the Apogee Strong Foundation that provides scholarships for school, experience, and leadership opportunities for young men around the world.

Key Points

• Curiosity: Born trait or taught away?

• Apogee Strong: Raising tomorrow's leaders.

• Life skills over grades: a real-world application.

• Socio-educational shifts post-COVID.

• Meta skills: tools for lifelong relevance.

Best Quotes

01:46 - 01:49

• "I don't think curiosity is just important for young people. I think it's important for people."

03:00 - 03:08

• "I never support a system that was intentionally designed to strip that curiosity out to make people apathetic."

05:06 - 05:21

• "It's not repeating school, it's around education. It's an educational experience, educational opportunities that allows them to build their own background, their brand, their identity, their, you know, experiences."

10:38 - 10:43

• "And it doesn't, it's not a predictor of what you're gonna do in life. That's a problem. We should use those years wisely.

16:18 - 16:22

• "What are the meta skills? What are the things that are always gonna matter no matter what, right?"

For more about the Apogee programs: https://apogeestrong.com/

This week, I am joined by Rusty Shelton!

Rusty first spoke at Harvard on the changing world of marketing and PR at the age of 23.

He is a bestselling author, dynamic keynote speaker and successful entrepreneur who has focused his career on helping leaders build thought leadership focused on impact, not ego, writing three acclaimed books and speaking around the world to a variety of audiences, from YPO to SXSW Interactive to Forbes.

He is Chairman of Zilker Media, an award-winning agency based in Austin, TX that builds people-driven brands and Senior Marketing Strategist at Forbes Books.

Rusty's keynotes blend humor and targeted examples to challenge assumptions about personal branding, showing audiences how to build authentic thought leadership focused on impact, not ego. He's known for a mix of story-telling, candor and practical, put-it-into- action-next-week guidance – showing leaders how to make an impact and build trust in an increasingly skeptical world – and have a lot of fun along the way.

He has shared the stage with Steve Forbes and Alan Mulally, spoken for YPO, EO, SXSW Interactive, the University of Texas, numerous Fortune 1000 companies and served on the faculty at more than 20 Harvard Medical School CME courses. Key Points

• Building trust in today's skeptical world

• The 'Authority Advantage' unveiled

• Impact over ego in thought leadership

• Crafting your message to build trust

• Sharing personal stories for connection

Best Quotes

02:09 - 02:17

• "But what I've found is that for many of those servant leaders, when I would encourage them, Hey, there's a lot of people that could benefit from your message."

03:12 - 03:20

• "You could take these ideas that you're sharing behind the scenes. You could do it at scale and in the process make a bigger impact."

05:37 - 05:48

• "So whether you like it or not, the first impression they're getting is, is online. And so my encouragement for your audience, like, all right, if it's happening, whether you like it or not, number one, don't you wanna own that first impression?"

07:33 - 07:43

• "I really believe that everything in life, from business to to just family, to anything that we do is about building quality relationships."