The School of Greatness

By Lewis Howes

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Find out what makes the greatest people great and how to apply those lessons to your life. Join NYT bestselling author Lewis Howes as he shares inspiring stories from the most brilliant business minds, world class athletes and influential celebrities on the planet.

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The Power of Your Voice and...

03.30.2020

“Nothing in the world can open up your heart like giving it to someone else.” QUESTIONS What do you really want in life? (1:03) How has love, loss, forgiveness and transformation impacted you in your life? (19:32) Do you feel ...

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03.30.2020 The Power of Your Voice and How It Can Change the World with IN-Q “Nothing in the world can open up your heart like giving it to someone else.” QUESTIONS What do you really want in life? (1:03) How has love, loss, forgiveness and transformation impacted you in your life? (19:32) Do you feel ...
03.29.2020 Wondery presents Even The Rich From Wondery, the team that brought you Dying for Sex and Dirty John, Even The Rich gives you the real inside scoop on the drama that keeps these families in the spotlight. Even the Rich will give you a hilarious, ...
03.27.2020 Dr. Joe Dispenza: How To Hack Your Mind (And Heart) to Change Your Life “We are all faced with great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” QUESTIONS How quickly can we heal trauma that’s been inside of us for decades? (4:33) Is the information trauma we are taking in more damaging than physical trauma? ...
03.25.2020 Dr. Nicole LePera on Relationships, Boundaries, and Childhood Trauma “Consciousness is where we are granted choice.” QUESTIONS How are you growing faster than other therapist brands? (1:28) How do we change a feeling of powerlessness? (7:25) What’s the greatest trauma people face? (17:24) What’s the level a child or ...
03.23.2020 No Limbs, No Limits, No Excuses with Nick Vujicic “You don’t need a miracle to be one.” QUESTIONS How did your parents instill courage in you? (4:16) How do you unchain your fears? (12:30) How do we truly let go of hurt, pain and resentment? (24:05) How do we ...
03.20.2020 3 Ways to Keep Anxiety from Going Viral with Dr. Jud Brewer “It is our duty to spread calm and mental connection rather than infection.” QUESTIONS What is more contagious: a physical virus or an anxiety virus? (5:43) How can we keep good mental hygiene right now? (7:40) What has been your ...
03.18.2020 Esther Perel: The Quality of Your Relationships Determines the Quality of Your Life “You learn to love yourself in the context of relationships with others.” QUESTIONS Can we choose to be in suffering or not? (0:30) Can you learn to suffer less over time? (4:24) When was the last time you suffered the ...
03.16.2020 Daymond John on How to Close any Deal and Achieve Any Outcome “You’re the only one that has a blueprint for yourself.” QUESTIONS How do we negotiate with our mind to achieve something? (5:16) Where do you think you’d be if you weren’t a father? (10:06) Do you think it’s better to ...
03.13.2020 8 Ways to Be Calm and Prepared During Crisis This is a special 5 minute Friday about the 8 ways to be calm and prepared during a crisis, specifically the pandemic we are facing now known as the Coronavirus. We discuss things like how to have compassion for people, ...
03.11.2020 Get Out of Your Own Way with Dave Hollis Are you your own worst enemy? There are going to be hundreds of obstacles that we face when trying to pursue greatness. Some people will tell you that you're not enough. Others will say your ideas are unconventional and crazy ...
03.09.2020 Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt on The Power of Forgiveness Forgiveness is a gift. Forgive and forget. We've all heard this phrase at some point, but it's way easier said than done. We are all hurt at some point in our lives. Maybe a close friend has betrayed your trust, ...
03.06.2020 Let Go of Toxic Relationships “You know energetically if someone is adding to or subtracting from you.” If you’ve never experienced or been a part of a toxic relationship, congratulations! You will still benefit from listening to this episode on The School of Greatness, however. ...
03.04.2020 Get Uncomfortable, Build Your Relationships and Thrive with Dave Sparks “It’s okay to love people more than you might have been taught was okay.”What hard things do you do daily to seek pain? (3:05)What is the biggest fear you have yet to conquer? (13:35)How have you stay focused on your ...
03.02.2020 In Order to Be Successful You Must Do This: James Altucher Want to be successful? You gotta fail first.
02.28.2020 Take Time to Reflect “I would like to live in a world where it’s not the loudest voice that wins, but instead it’s the best idea that wins.” If you enjoyed this episode, show notes and more at http://www.lewishowes.com/921 and follow at instagram.com/lewishowes
02.26.2020 The Medical Medium: Know What’s Wrong So You Can Fix It You can always be healed. So many people struggle with chronic illness or pain. Whether it's back trouble, ringing in the ears, or headaches, we've almost all been in a situation when we know that something is wrong but we ...
02.24.2020 Live Your Passion, Use Your Voice, and Own Your Story with JoJo You have the power to change your story. Have you ever felt like your life story was not your own? There's always the pressure to become someone who you aren't. Maybe you're comparing yourself to the people you see on ...
02.21.2020 Become the Chess Player Don't settle for being a pawn. If you've played chess before, then you'll know there's several different pieces in the game. You have the queen and king, obviously the most important pieces, and then on the other side of the ...
02.19.2020 Make an Impact and Next Level Success with Dean Graziosi “I want to make self-education the new norm.” QUESTIONSWhat’s the greatest lesson you’ve learned about intimate relationships that applies to business relationships? (8:00)What are the keys to constantly deepening your love in a long-term relationship that apply to business? (14:13)How ...
02.17.2020 Build Your Health to Build Your Wealth with Dr. Mark Hyman Wealth without health isn't wealth at all. Let's say you're the richest person in the world. You have anything and everything you could ever want. You've started companies, written books, gone on tours—you name it. But your body isn't in ...
02.14.2020 Everyone Is Important “Remember: everyone is important.” Can you imagine being in charge of 40,000 employees? How about running operations at Disney World? Or traveling the world as a renowned public speaker AFTER you retire? Today’s guest on The School of Greatness has ...
02.12.2020 The Unfiltered Guide to Starting a Successful Podcast So, you want to start a podcast? Well...it's definitely easier said than done. Entrepreneur and podcaster Chris Harder invited me to a special Q&A at his Mastermind where I answered some questions about podcasting. Honestly, I get this question a ...
02.10.2020 Greatness Redefined with Mel Robbins, Esther Perel, Maria Sharapova and Najwa Zebian Don't let anyone stop you from becoming your best self. For this episode of The School of Greatness, I wanted to revisit the wisdom of some amazing women from our Summit of Greatness conference in 2017. These women are so ...
02.07.2020 Clear Your Headspace “Accountability is a huge thing with changing lifestyle practices.” I interviewed my friend Rich Roll years ago about the incredible lifestyle and health transformation he went through in his 40s. I pulled out a clip from our conversation where we ...
02.05.2020 10 “Happy Habits” Successful People Do Differently “Happy people create healthy relationships.”Habit 1: Have a vision and life-fulfilling goals (1:45)Habit 2: Create healthy relationships with boundaries (4:16)Habit 3: Express gratitude and appreciation (7:02)Habit 4: Have a positive attitude when things go bad (9:10)Habit 5: Volunteer your time, ...
02.03.2020 The Wim Hof Experience: Mindset Training, Power Breathing and Brotherhood “The breath is the carrier of consciousness.” If anyone has mastered their mind, it's extreme athlete Wim Hof. Wim Hof got his nickname “The Iceman” by breaking a number of records related to cold exposure. His feats include climbing Mount ...
01.31.2020 Work It Out, Write It Out “Exercise allows you to diversify your identity.” Tim Ferriss is a stand out entrepreneur, author, consultant, athlete, bio-hacker, and life-hacker. If you haven’t heard of him yet, who knows where you’ve been. But in this past episode of the show, ...
01.29.2020 Kobe Bryant on Life, Love and Legacy “If you’re going to have a story, have a big story.” - Joseph Campbell I was heartbroken to hear the news of the fatal helicopter crash that caused the death of legendary Kobe Bryant, along with his oldest daughter Gigi ...
01.27.2020 Randy Jackson on Mastery, Health, and Success “It’s not who you think you want to be, it’s who you actually are that’s going to lead you out of the darkness into the forever light.” If you had seen Justin Bieber on American Idol, do you think he ...
01.24.2020 Put People First Leaders value their people. Dale Partridge is an incredibly successful serial entrepreneur who has not only made several fortunes, but has spoken on stages like Facebook HQ, created a massive social media following, and is a well-known author. But what ...
01.22.2020 Grant Cardone: Overcome Insecurities and Build Your Billion Dollar Brand Even the most successful people are insecure. There is one guest I keep having on the podcast who is unlike any other. He always says exactly what he thinks. He talks about money in a real, relatable way. And when ...
01.20.2020 Live a Longer Life and Reverse Aging with Dr. David Sinclair Aging is a disease. Everyone gets old. But did you ever think of the symptoms of aging as a disease that can be cured? I'd heard about Dr. David Sinclair and his ground-breaking longevity research, and I knew he would ...
01.17.2020 Build From the Ground Up Entrepreneurs need vision. If you could interview 200 of the top entrepreneurs in the country, do you think you’d find some similarities? Amy Wilkinson guessed that she would. And she did. Over 5 years of research later, she wrote a ...
01.15.2020 Master the Art of Negotiating in Business and Life with Former FBI Agent Chris Voss There's a way to always get what you want. And it doesn't mean you need to be a tyrant. The art of negotiating is what each of us can learn in order to consistently and confidently get people on our ...
01.13.2020 Rob Dyrdek: From Small Town Skateboarder to Media Mogul Empire I KNOW I ALWAYS SAY I'M EXCITED ABOUT EACH EPISODE OF THE SCHOOL OF GREATNESS. But I’m REALLY excited about this episode. And not just because the guest is another Ohio boy! (But I wore one of my best Ohio ...
01.10.2020 Aim for Wonder Over Success “I didn’t ask for success, I asked for wonder.” - Abraham Joshua Heschel We talk a lot about building businesses, physical health, and a champion’s mindset on The School of Greatness. What we don’t talk about as often is the ...
01.08.2020 Brene Brown: Create True Belonging and Heal the World THIS ONE IS WORTH A REPEAT. Yes, one of the MOST requested guests on the show (since I launched it), has been this incredible woman. She has one of the most watched TED talks of all time. She is a ...
01.06.2020 Change Yourself in Order to Change the World with Dhar Mann Dhar Mann tells his full story of falling from shallow success to rock bottom and rebuilding his life back to the top.
01.03.2020 Dream and Do I am channeling my inner motivational powerhouse today on The School of Greatness. For this 5 Minute Friday, I’m speaking straight from the heart. lewishowes.com/897
01.01.2020 The Science of Sleep for Ultimate Success with Shawn Stevenson NEW DECADE, NEW SLEEP GOALS. So often we glorify not getting enough sleep. We brag about pulling an all-nighter. We “grind” or wake up at the crack of dawn. Some of us think that staying up is helping us achieve ...
12.30.2019 Upgrade Your Mental Health with Dr. Margaret Rutherford THERE ARE FEW PEOPLE I TRUST WHO HAVEN’T BEEN THROUGH SOME SORT OF ADVERSITY. Many people feel that holding their shame hostage will make them a stronger person. This just isn’t true. It has become very clear to me: If ...
12.27.2019 How to Fascinate DOMINATE YOUR COMPETITION. Most of us don’t have unlimited budgets to market ourselves. So how can we compete with people who do? The answer is simple: we have to fascinate. Utilize whatever you have that is unique to capture people’s ...
12.25.2019 Sara Blakely: SPANX CEO on Writing Your Billion Dollar Story NOTHING SHOULD STAND IN THE WAY OF YOUR STORY. We've had some pretty amazing women on The School of Greatness. I've learned a lot from each of them. In fact, I learn a lot from all the women around me ...
12.23.2019 Felicia Day on Unleashing Creativity and Loving Yourself Unconditionally CREATIVITY IS HARD WORK. Have you wanted to complete a project but stopped? You might have expected it to be perfect. Or maybe you thought you weren’t qualified enough to make it. You might have finished it but didn’t take ...
12.20.2019 The Power of Rest OVERWORKING ISN’T THE GOAL. So often, we get a pat on the back when we run ourselves into the ground. We get recognition for always staying late at work. We answer emails at night and on the weekend. People ask ...
12.18.2019 Finding Happiness Through Fame with Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons YOU HAVE TO LET GO. So many of us make decisions because we feel like we have to do something. Whether it’s the religion we grew up in, what our parents want, or what we feel is culturally acceptable, we ...
12.16.2019 Nico Rosberg on Becoming a Formula One World Champion CHAMPIONS AREN’T SUPER-HUMAN, THEY’RE SUPER-INTENTIONAL. I’ve noticed that there are two types of champions. One of them wins and says, “I am the greatest that ever lived.” The other says, “All of the glory goes to God.” Both of these ...
12.13.2019 Your Health Is Not Shameful YOU NEED TO TALK TO SOMEBODY. So many of us (especially men) are afraid to open up about what we’re going through. We often don’t even tell the people who are closest to us. For whatever reason, we think we ...
12.11.2019 The 5 Second Rule To Change Your Life with Mel Robbins OUR THOUGHTS ARE DREAM KILLERS. The bigger the dream, the more fear you’re going to have. But to grow, you have to take on new challenges. It’s a real catch-22. I’m very curious about fear and self-doubt. In fact, I’m ...
12.09.2019 Lewis’ Biggest Lessons and Regrets of 2019 DECLARE YOUR VISION. The end of the year is time to reflect on where you’ve been and where you’re going. I’m using this episode to share my biggest lessons and regrets from 2019. One of the most significant changes for ...

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