Sharad Vora, has been in professional pharmaceutical sales for most of his career. Self-proclaimed professional geek, Sharad shares his journey of emotional intelligence through his personal and professional life. Listen up as Sharad takes us through challenges of social awareness, why social validation is important for him, and his valuable tips in calming your mind to better manage negative thought patterns. Sharad is also Paul's brother-in-law. Episode Takeaways:

• There are things in our past that still affect us today.
• People are often misunderstood by their actions.
• Men, unlike women, generally carry lower emotional intelligence skills.
• Relaxation and calming techniques are good ways to divert your your brain from negative thinking.
• Allow your brain to have the rest and fuel it needs so you can think clearly about solutions and not holding onto negative thought patterns.

Mentioned Resources:

• The Heart Asks for Pleasure First by Michael Nyman - Sharad's recommended resource
• Buddha's Brain by Rick Hanson
• The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama

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Nathan Seaward, a human development specialist, pilot, and podcaster/host of The Nathan Seaward Show. Nathan helps his clients discover their own truth through performance and life coaching. Listen as Nathan shares insight to his minimalist lifestyle and why he left a successful career as a pilot living in Japan to pursue his path in personal development and performance coaching during an in-depth talk with Paul about vulnerability and how it can deepen connection. Episode Takeaways:

• Pursue the path that you feel is right for you.
• Start being vulnerable to be able to build a connection with people.
• Your journey with vulnerability doesn't have to be gone through alone.

Mentioned Resources:

• The Big Leap - Nathan's recommended book
• The Nathan Seaward Show - Nathan's podcast

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Mark Sandercock is a certified relationship coach, sports mindset coach, a clinical hypno-psychotherapist who is currently studying life coaching. With his wife, Monica, Mark established their own business Magnificent Mindset. Listen as Mark teaches us various ways on how we can understand our partners better, how listening can help in a relationship, and what intimacy really means. Also, listen to the second half of the show where Mark shares his experiences of the 30 day sex challenge. Episode Takeaways:

• Good relationships take time, work, and effort.
• Start to actively listen to your partner.
• Putting effort in your relationship is valuable.

Mentioned Resources:

• The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts - Book to read about love languages
• Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway and The Way of the Superior Man - Mark's recommended resources

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Josh Mantz is a professional speaker, author, and the founder and CEO of Darker Souls. He's a graduate of West Point Military Academy and led a successful counterinsurgency operation in Baghdad until a sniper attack ended his army career. He was shot, killed, and was brought back to life. His book, The Beauty of a Darker Soul is published on January 1st, 2018. Now, Josh shares his journey of coping with that catastrophic incident, why it took him 10 years to finally find his new life purpose and his tips in dealing with trauma. Episode Takeaways:

• Healing and transformation is a journey, not a one-session process.
• People need to understand and accept the fact that there are things beyond control.
• Trauma differs from one person to another — remember that you have to deal with it for yourself.

Mentioned Resources:

• The Beauty of a Darker Soul - Josh's book
• The Ever-Present Origin, Healing the Shame that Binds You, and Man's Search for Meaning - Books that Josh recommends

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Nick Britton has experience as a preschool teacher with a Master's Degree in Education from the University of Vermont. He's the author of two books, Lessons from the Little Ones and Children Know Success. Do You?. He's an entrepreneur in the real estate industry who has several professional publications, hosts weekly networking events, and has public speaking engagements in multiple areas in the US. Listen as Nick shares his insights into how adults can learn from children and how adults can maximize their time being parents. Episode Takeaways:

• Don't take life too seriously — allow yourself to enjoy the life you have.
• Understand that we cannot fix everything in this world.
• Do the things that you love and be happy.

Mentioned Resources:

• Nick Britton - Nick's website
• Lessons from the Little Ones and Children Know Success. Do You? - Nick's bestselling books
• Rich Dad, Poor Dad and The 10X Rule - Nick's recommended resources

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Guy Macpherson has a doctorate in clinical psychology with a focus on trauma and early psychosis. In 2014, he founded The Trauma Therapist Project with the goals of raising awareness of trauma and creating an educational, supportive, and inspiring community for new trauma therapists. He also developed The Trauma Therapist 2.0, an online membership community dedicated to educating and inspiring new trauma workers. In this episode Paul and Guy dig deep into the definition of trauma, it's impact on the brain and the body, as well as providing some useful tips for anyone wanting to reach out. Episode Takeaways:

• Understand that trauma is something inevitable in every person's life.
• Every person has a different threshold — what is traumatic to one person may not have an impact on another.
• The first step to healing is to admit that there's something wrong.

Mentioned Resources:

• The Trauma Therapist Project - Guy's website
• The Trauma Therapist 2.0 - Guy's community of trauma therapists and workers
• Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World - Guy's recommended resource
• New Trauma Worker - Guy's ebook
• Gabor Mate - The physician Guy referred to in the podcast

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Visit https://themanbits.com/podcast for show notes to every podcast episode. Robert Stocker is an entrepreneur and a performance and life coach. His main focus as a performance coach is life and wellness, creating wealth, happiness, clarity, and direction in people's lives. Listen as Rob Stocker educates us about The 6 Core Human Needs by Tony Robbins and The 5 Love Languages to help us understand our partners better, and how our needs in a relationship can be met. Episode Takeaways:

• Two people in a relationship both have needs to be met.
• Understanding and recognizing love languages can help you better understand your partner.
• There are times that you just need to LISTEN and not do anything else.

Mentioned Resources:

• The 6 Core Human Needs by Tony Robbins
• The 5 Love Languages - Robert's recommended resource

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Michael O'Brien has achieved the top spot for numerous professional accolades and is the bestselling author of the book, Fearing Nothing, that reached the top spot in Amazon's Self-Help and Stress Management categories. He currently generously spends his time in helping bring awareness to people struggling with high levels of stress. Tune in as Michael takes us into his story through anxiety, fear, and panic attacks — how these things took a toll on his life, how it led him to write his book, what the Hoax Tool is about and how it helped him embrace his anxieties and fears. Episode Takeaways:

• Mental health issues are hard to admit but acceptance is the first step in finding peace.
• Your traits and personality plays a role in your mental health.
• Gratitude is important.
• Mindfulness and physical movement are key steps in reducing anxiety and stress

Mentioned Resources:

• Fearing Nothing - Michael's bestselling book
• Howard Liebgold - Known as Dr. Fear and friend of Michael
• The Power of Positive Thinking - Michael's recommended resource

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Chris Poe has served in the US Army for 27 years. His deployments have included combat, humanitarianism, and peacekeeping operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and East Africa. He's a master of resilience trainer and a drill instructor. In 2009, he was selected to attend the Master of Resilience Trainer Course by the US Army at the University of Pennsylvania. Listen as Chris shares how he came to know the true meaning of resilience in his life through experiencing hard transitions and troubled relationships and how learning mindfulness helped him minimize emotional flurries. Episode Takeaways:

• Check yourself and assess the areas where you need to improve on your resilience.
• Be prepared for the worse by equipping yourself with resilience and mindfulness.
• Help and support is always available when you need it but the want and need to change must come from within.

Mentioned Resources:

• Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment and Your Life and The Resilience Factor - Two books that Chris recommends for starting to practice mindfulness and resilience

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Mark Aiston, is a former sports journalist and sports presenter with over 30 years experience in media. He is the owner of the Media Insider, a company that helps people understand how to gain media publicity for their businesses. Mark also hosts The Mental Health Show, which he created to remove the stigma around mental health. Listen as Paul and Mark talk about Mark's journey, mental health and why it is something difficult for men to talk about. Learn the steps that you should take if you're going through something, and the importance of listening completely when a person opens up to you. Episode Takeaways:

• Mental health issues are being suffered by both men and women and it is something that should be addressed.
• Getting your message out to people is one way of letting them know they are not alone.
• When people start opening up, all you have to do is to listen. Never give advice to an unwell person if it's not requested.

Mentioned Resources:

• Media Insider - Mark's media company
• The Mental Health Show - Mark's show on mental health
• Beyond Blue - An organization where Mark is an advocate of
• Grit: Why Passion and Resilience are the Secrets to Success - Mark's recommended book

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