The Switch

In this episode, Chase & Alex talk with returning guest Dr. Mike Simpson. Simpson is an emergency medicine physician with an impressive resume - Army Ranger, Doctor, Green Beret, EM Physician, SWAT Medic, and more! In this episode, Doc returns to talk about his new book, 'Honed', which focuses on optimizing performance AND longevity, especially after 40. We cover topics like how to find a baseline for various pillars of health, what constitutes a good balance between performance and longevity, the genesis of the book, and whether we should give amphetamines to octogenarians! It was great having Dr. Simpson back on the podcast, and 'Honed' hits the public on August 24, 2021!

"Be definite in everything you do and never leave unfinished thoughts in the mind. Form the habit of reaching definite decisions on all subjects."

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“Napoleon Hill wrote this book in 1938, just after publication of his all-time bestseller, Think and Grow Rich. This powerful tale had never been published (until 2010 — 72 years later!), considered too controversial by his family and friends. Using his legendary ability to get to the root of human potential, Napoleon Hill digs deep to identify the greatest obstacles we face in reaching personal goals: fear, procrastination, anger, and jealousy, as tools of the Devil. These hidden methods of control can lead us to ruin, and Hill reveals the seven principles of good that will allow us to triumph over them and succeed.”

The topics we will cover over these 11 weeks:

"Do your own thinking on all occasions. The fact that human beings are given complete control over nothing save the power to think their own thoughts is laden with significance."

"Decide definitely what you want from life; then create a plan for attaining it and be willing to sacrifice everything else, if necessary, rather than accept permanent defeat."

"Analyze temporary defeat, no matter of what nature or cause, and extract from it the seed of an equivalent advantage."

"Be willing to render useful service equivalent to the value of all material things you demand of life, and render the service first."

"Recognize that your brain is a receiving set that can be attuned to receive communications from the universal storehouse of Infinite Intelligence, to help you transmute your desires into their physical equivalent."

"Recognize that your greatest asset is time, the only thing which you own outright, and the one thing which can be shaped into whatever material things you want. Budget your time so none of it is wasted."

"Recognize the truth that fear generally is a filler with which the Devil occupies the unused portion of your mind. It is only a state of mind which you can control by filling the space it occupies with faith in your ability to make life provide you with whatever you demand of it."

"When you pray, do not beg! Demand what you want and insist upon getting exactly that, with no substitutes."

"Recognize that life is a cruel taskmaster and that either you matter or it masters you. There is no half-way or compromising point. Never accept from life anything you do not want. If that which you do not want is temporarily forced upon you, you can refuse, in your own mind, to accept it and it will make way for the thing you do want."

"Remember that your dominating thoughts attract, through a definite law of nature, by the shortest and most convenient route, their physical counterpart. Be careful what your thoughts dwell upon."

Final: "Be definite in everything you do and never leave unfinished thoughts in the mind. Form the habit of reaching definite decisions on all subjects."

"Recognize that life is a cruel taskmaster and that either you master it or it masters you. There is no half-way or compromising point. Never accept from life anything you do not want. If that which you do not want is temporarily forced upon you, you can refuse, in your own mind, to accept it and it will make way for the thing you do want."

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“Napoleon Hill wrote this book in 1938, just after publication of his all-time bestseller, Think and Grow Rich. This powerful tale had never been published (until 2010 — 72 years later!), considered too controversial by his family and friends. Using his legendary ability to get to the root of human potential, Napoleon Hill digs deep to identify the greatest obstacles we face in reaching personal goals: fear, procrastination, anger, and jealousy, as tools of the Devil. These hidden methods of control can lead us to ruin, and Hill reveals the seven principles of good that will allow us to triumph over them and succeed.”

The topics we will cover over these 11 weeks:

"Do your own thinking on all occasions. The fact that human beings are given complete control over nothing save the power to think their own thoughts is laden with significance."

"Decide definitely what you want from life; then create a plan for attaining it and be willing to sacrifice everything else, if necessary, rather than accept permanent defeat."

"Analyze temporary defeat, no matter of what nature or cause, and extract from it the seed of an equivalent advantage."

"Be willing to render useful service equivalent to the value of all material things you demand of life, and render the service first."

"Recognize that your brain is a receiving set that can be attuned to receive communications from the universal storehouse of Infinite Intelligence, to help you transmute your desires into their physical equivalent."

"Recognize that your greatest asset is time, the only thing which you own outright, and the one thing which can be shaped into whatever material things you want. Budget your time so none of it is wasted."

"Recognize the truth that fear generally is a filler with which the Devil occupies the unused portion of your mind. It is only a state of mind which you can control by filling the space it occupies with faith in your ability to make life provide you with whatever you demand of it."

"When you pray, do not beg! Demand what you want and insist upon getting exactly that, with no substitutes."

"Recognize that life is a cruel taskmaster and that either you matter or it masters you. There is no half-way or compromising point. Never accept from life anything you do not want. If that which you do not want is temporarily forced upon you, you can refuse, in your own mind, to accept it and it will make way for the thing you do want."

"Remember that your dominating thoughts attract, through a definite law of nature, by the shortest and most convenient route, their physical counterpart. Be careful what your thoughts dwell upon."

Final: "Be definite in everything you do and never leave unfinished thoughts in the mind. Form the habit of reaching definite decisions on all subjects."

"When you pray, do not beg! Demand what you want and insist upon getting exactly that, with no substitutes."

-

“Napoleon Hill wrote this book in 1938, just after publication of his all-time bestseller, Think and Grow Rich. This powerful tale had never been published (until 2010 — 72 years later!), considered too controversial by his family and friends. Using his legendary ability to get to the root of human potential, Napoleon Hill digs deep to identify the greatest obstacles we face in reaching personal goals: fear, procrastination, anger, and jealousy, as tools of the Devil. These hidden methods of control can lead us to ruin, and Hill reveals the seven principles of good that will allow us to triumph over them and succeed.”

The topics we will cover over these 11 weeks:

"Do your own thinking on all occasions. The fact that human beings are given complete control over nothing save the power to think their own thoughts is laden with significance."

"Decide definitely what you want from life; then create a plan for attaining it and be willing to sacrifice everything else, if necessary, rather than accept permanent defeat."

"Analyze temporary defeat, no matter of what nature or cause, and extract from it the seed of an equivalent advantage."

"Be willing to render useful service equivalent to the value of all material things you demand of life, and render the service first."

"Recognize that your brain is a receiving set that can be attuned to receive communications from the universal storehouse of Infinite Intelligence, to help you transmute your desires into their physical equivalent."

"Recognize that your greatest asset is time, the only thing which you own outright, and the one thing which can be shaped into whatever material things you want. Budget your time so none of it is wasted."

"Recognize the truth that fear generally is a filler with which the Devil occupies the unused portion of your mind. It is only a state of mind which you can control by filling the space it occupies with faith in your ability to make life provide you with whatever you demand of it."

"When you pray, do not beg! Demand what you want and insist upon getting exactly that, with no substitutes."

"Recognize that life is a cruel taskmaster and that either you matter or it masters you. There is no half-way or compromising point. Never accept from life anything you do not want. If that which you do not want is temporarily forced upon you, you can refuse, in your own mind, to accept it and it will make way for the thing you do want."

"Remember that your dominating thoughts attract, through a definite law of nature, by the shortest and most convenient route, their physical counterpart. Be careful what your thoughts dwell upon."

Final: "Be definite in everything you do and never leave unfinished thoughts in the mind. Form the habit of reaching definite decisions on all subjects."

"Recognize the truth that fear generally is a filler with which the Devil occupies the unused portion of your mind. It is only a state of mind which you can control by filling the space it occupies with faith in your ability to make life provide you with whatever you demand of it."

Fear. Everyone experiences it. What divides the successful from the unsuccessful is how we handle it. In this episode, we talk about where fear comes from, how we handle it, and how we might improve our relationship with fear. How do we train ourselves to believe, on a deep level, that we can get what we want from life in spite of fear?

This week's exercise:

Find something meaningful, that you would like to do, that gives you a fear response. Look for something that gives you about a 4/10 or less, so nothing TOO scary to start.

Identify the thought patterns that lead to and reinforce your fear response. Write out some counter-thoughts or actions you can take to mitigate them.

Systematically expose yourself to your fear. Make a plan, and do it.

Debrief on what happened. How much fear did you actually feel? How much do you feel now that you're done? What could you have done differently?

"Recognize that your greatest asset is time, the only thing which you own outright, and the one thing which can be shaped into whatever material things you want. Budget your time so none of it is wasted."

This week is all about time: How to best use your time to get what you want out of life. Waste less time, be more efficient, and cultivate your mindful awareness of time so you can use it deliberately. Here's this week's exercise:

Take a typical day in your week, or stretch of days, and keep a diligent log of how you actually use your time. The interval for this could be every 15 minutes or an hour, whatever works for you. Analyze some things for every block of time:

1. Did I move closer to my goals during this block of time?

2. If no, what could I have done differently?

3. Why might I have become distracted?

“Napoleon Hill wrote this book in 1938, just after publication of his all-time bestseller, Think and Grow Rich. This powerful tale had never been published (until 2010 — 72 years later!), considered too controversial by his family and friends. Using his legendary ability to get to the root of human potential, Napoleon Hill digs deep to identify the greatest obstacles we face in reaching personal goals: fear, procrastination, anger, and jealousy, as tools of the Devil. These hidden methods of control can lead us to ruin, and Hill reveals the seven principles of good that will allow us to triumph over them and succeed.”

The topics we will cover over these 11 weeks:

"Do your own thinking on all occasions. The fact that human beings are given complete control over nothing save the power to think their own thoughts is laden with significance."

"Decide definitely what you want from life; then create a plan for attaining it and be willing to sacrifice everything else, if necessary, rather than accept permanent defeat."

"Analyze temporary defeat, no matter of what nature or cause, and extract from it the seed of an equivalent advantage."

"Be willing to render useful service equivalent to the value of all material things you demand of life, and render the service first."

"Recognize that your brain is a receiving set that can be attuned to receive communications from the universal storehouse of Infinite Intelligence, to help you transmute your desires into their physical equivalent."

"Recognize that your greatest asset is time, the only thing which you own outright, and the one thing which can be shaped into whatever material things you want. Budget your time so none of it is wasted."

"Recognize the truth that fear generally is a filler with which the Devil occupies the unused portion of your mind. It is only a state of mind which you can control by filling the space it occupies with faith in your ability to make life provide you with whatever you demand of it."

"When you pray, do not beg! Demand what you want and insist upon getting exactly that, with no substitutes."

"Recognize that life is a cruel taskmaster and that either you matter or it masters you. There is no half-way or compromising point. Never accept from life anything you do not want. If that which you do not want is temporarily forced upon you, you can refuse, in your own mind, to accept it and it will make way for the thing you do want."

"Remember that your dominating thoughts attract, through a definite law of nature, by the shortest and most convenient route, their physical counterpart. Be careful what your thoughts dwell upon."

Final: "Be definite in everything you do and never leave unfinished thoughts in the mind. Form the habit of reaching definite decisions on all subjects."

"Recognize that your brain is a receiving set that can be attuned to receive communications from the universal storehouse of Infinite Intelligence, to help you transmute your desires into their physical equivalent."

This week is about continuing down the path toward our ideal future selves. It may sound trivial, but it's worth recognizing that tool you have for turning your desires into reality is your brain! Let's put it to good use. This week's exercise:

Go back to your description of your ideal future self from principle #2 (Week 3). Identify one of the gaps between you now and your ideal future self, especially one that remains mysterious. Go and figure out what it takes to close that gap, and incorporate that research into your plan for yourself.

“Napoleon Hill wrote this book in 1938, just after publication of his all-time bestseller, Think and Grow Rich. This powerful tale had never been published (until 2010 — 72 years later!), considered too controversial by his family and friends. Using his legendary ability to get to the root of human potential, Napoleon Hill digs deep to identify the greatest obstacles we face in reaching personal goals: fear, procrastination, anger, and jealousy, as tools of the Devil. These hidden methods of control can lead us to ruin, and Hill reveals the seven principles of good that will allow us to triumph over them and succeed.”

The topics we will cover over these 11 weeks:

"Do your own thinking on all occasions. The fact that human beings are given complete control over nothing save the power to think their own thoughts is laden with significance."

"Decide definitely what you want from life; then create a plan for attaining it and be willing to sacrifice everything else, if necessary, rather than accept permanent defeat."

"Analyze temporary defeat, no matter of what nature or cause, and extract from it the seed of an equivalent advantage."

"Be willing to render useful service equivalent to the value of all material things you demand of life, and render the service first."

"Recognize that your brain is a receiving set that can be attuned to receive communications from the universal storehouse of Infinite Intelligence, to help you transmute your desires into their physical equivalent."

"Recognize that your greatest asset is time, the only thing which you own outright, and the one thing which can be shaped into whatever material things you want. Budget your time so none of it is wasted."

"Recognize the truth that fear generally is a filler with which the Devil occupies the unused portion of your mind. It is only a state of mind which you can control by filling the space it occupies with faith in your ability to make life provide you with whatever you demand of it."

"When you pray, do not beg! Demand what you want and insist upon getting exactly that, with no substitutes."

"Recognize that life is a cruel taskmaster and that either you matter or it masters you. There is no half-way or compromising point. Never accept from life anything you do not want. If that which you do not want is temporarily forced upon you, you can refuse, in your own mind, to accept it and it will make way for the thing you do want."

"Remember that your dominating thoughts attract, through a definite law of nature, by the shortest and most convenient route, their physical counterpart. Be careful what your thoughts dwell upon."

Final: "Be definite in everything you do and never leave unfinished thoughts in the mind. Form the habit of reaching definite decisions on all subjects."

"Be willing to render useful service equivalent to the value of all material things you demand of life, and render the service first."

This week is about rendering useful service before expecting your demands of life to be met. We talk about how this idea relates to Karma, productivity, business strategy, and more. This week's exercise:

Identify what “useful service” may be equivalent to the material things you demand of life. Identify the smallest first step you know you can commit to. Take that step this week. Or right now.

“Napoleon Hill wrote this book in 1938, just after publication of his all-time bestseller, Think and Grow Rich. This powerful tale had never been published (until 2010 — 72 years later!), considered too controversial by his family and friends. Using his legendary ability to get to the root of human potential, Napoleon Hill digs deep to identify the greatest obstacles we face in reaching personal goals: fear, procrastination, anger, and jealousy, as tools of the Devil. These hidden methods of control can lead us to ruin, and Hill reveals the seven principles of good that will allow us to triumph over them and succeed.”

The topics we will cover over these 11 weeks:

"Do your own thinking on all occasions. The fact that human beings are given complete control over nothing save the power to think their own thoughts is laden with significance."

"Decide definitely what you want from life; then create a plan for attaining it and be willing to sacrifice everything else, if necessary, rather than accept permanent defeat."

"Analyze temporary defeat, no matter of what nature or cause, and extract from it the seed of an equivalent advantage."

"Be willing to render useful service equivalent to the value of all material things you demand of life, and render the service first."

"Recognize that your brain is a receiving set that can be attuned to receive communications from the universal storehouse of Infinite Intelligence, to help you transmute your desires into their physical equivalent."

"Recognize that your greatest asset is time, the only thing which you own outright, and the one thing which can be shaped into whatever material things you want. Budget your time so none of it is wasted."

"Recognize the truth that fear generally is a filler with which the Devil occupies the unused portion of your mind. It is only a state of mind which you can control by filling the space it occupies with faith in your ability to make life provide you with whatever you demand of it."

"When you pray, do not beg! Demand what you want and insist upon getting exactly that, with no substitutes."

"Recognize that life is a cruel taskmaster and that either you matter or it masters you. There is no half-way or compromising point. Never accept from life anything you do not want. If that which you do not want is temporarily forced upon you, you can refuse, in your own mind, to accept it and it will make way for the thing you do want."

"Remember that your dominating thoughts attract, through a definite law of nature, by the shortest and most convenient route, their physical counterpart. Be careful what your thoughts dwell upon."

Final: "Be definite in everything you do and never leave unfinished thoughts in the mind. Form the habit of reaching definite decisions on all subjects."

"Analyze temporary defeat, no matter of what nature or cause, and extract from it the seed of an equivalent advantage."

In episode 4, we review the exercise from last week (a picture of your ideal future self) and dive into a discussion on the third of our 11-principle series. We discuss defeat/failure/adversity, what our psychological response is, and the role of others in helping us extract equivalent advantage.

Exercise:

Find an example of defeat or failure from your life. Analyze it using one or both of the following systems and identify the “seed of equivalent advantage”:

Post-mortem method:

-Why did I get the result that I did?

—Go down 5 levels of “why?”

-What could I have done differently?

-What could I commit to in light of this? (Action Steps)

3-piles method:

1. What did I do that helped me?

2. What did I do that hurt me?

3. What did I do that didn’t help me, but that I will continue to do? (Often contingency plans fall in this category)

“Napoleon Hill wrote this book in 1938, just after publication of his all-time bestseller, Think and Grow Rich. This powerful tale had never been published (until 2010 — 72 years later!), considered too controversial by his family and friends. Using his legendary ability to get to the root of human potential, Napoleon Hill digs deep to identify the greatest obstacles we face in reaching personal goals: fear, procrastination, anger, and jealousy, as tools of the Devil. These hidden methods of control can lead us to ruin, and Hill reveals the seven principles of good that will allow us to triumph over them and succeed.”

The topics we will cover over these 11 weeks:

"Do your own thinking on all occasions. The fact that human beings are given complete control over nothing save the power to think their own thoughts is laden with significance."

"Decide definitely what you want from life; then create a plan for attaining it and be willing to sacrifice everything else, if necessary, rather than accept permanent defeat."

"Analyze temporary defeat, no matter of what nature or cause, and extract from it the seed of an equivalent advantage."

"Be willing to render useful service equivalent to the value of all material things you demand of life, and render the service first."

"Recognize that your brain is a receiving set that can be attuned to receive communications from the universal storehouse of Infinite Intelligence, to help you transmute your desires into their physical equivalent."

"Recognize that your greatest asset is time, the only thing which you own outright, and the one thing which can be shaped into whatever material things you want. Budget your time so none of it is wasted."

"Recognize the truth that fear generally is a filler with which the Devil occupies the unused portion of your mind. It is only a state of mind which you can control by filling the space it occupies with faith in your ability to make life provide you with whatever you demand of it."

"When you pray, do not beg! Demand what you want and insist upon getting exactly that, with no substitutes."

"Recognize that life is a cruel taskmaster and that either you matter or it masters you. There is no half-way or compromising point. Never accept from life anything you do not want. If that which you do not want is temporarily forced upon you, you can refuse, in your own mind, to accept it and it will make way for the thing you do want."

"Remember that your dominating thoughts attract, through a definite law of nature, by the shortest and most convenient route, their physical counterpart. Be careful what your thoughts dwell upon."

Final: "Be definite in everything you do and never leave unfinished thoughts in the mind. Form the habit of reaching definite decisions on all subjects."

"Decide definitely what you want from life; then create a plan for attaining it and be willing to sacrifice everything else, if necessary, rather than accept permanent defeat."

In episode 3, we review the exercise from last week (4-criteria thought/belief analysis) and dive into a discussion on the second in our 11-principle series. We discuss what it means to want something from life, and what it means to sacrifice to get it. For young people especially, it can be hard to define your ideal future self. So that's this week's exercise. We go over some strategies for the exercise and walk through a 5-minute primer.

Exercise:

1. Describe, in detail, your ideal future self.

2. Identify the gap between you and that person.

3. Identify the steps that you would need to take to close that gap and what you might need to sacrifice in order to achieve your ideal self.

“Napoleon Hill wrote this book in 1938, just after publication of his all-time bestseller, Think and Grow Rich. This powerful tale had never been published (until 2010 — 72 years later!), considered too controversial by his family and friends. Using his legendary ability to get to the root of human potential, Napoleon Hill digs deep to identify the greatest obstacles we face in reaching personal goals: fear, procrastination, anger, and jealousy, as tools of the Devil. These hidden methods of control can lead us to ruin, and Hill reveals the seven principles of good that will allow us to triumph over them and succeed.”

The topics we will cover over these 11 weeks:

"Do your own thinking on all occasions. The fact that human beings are given complete control over nothing save the power to think their own thoughts is laden with significance."

"Decide definitely what you want from life; then create a plan for attaining it and be willing to sacrifice everything else, if necessary, rather than accept permanent defeat."

"Analyze temporary defeat, no matter of what nature or cause, and extract from it the seed of an equivalent advantage."

"Be willing to render useful service equivalent to the value of all material things you demand of life, and render the service first."

"Recognize that your brain is a receiving set that can be attuned to receive communications from the universal storehouse of Infinite Intelligence, to help you transmute your desires into their physical equivalent."

"Recognize that your greatest asset is time, the only thing which you own outright, and the one thing which can be shaped into whatever material things you want. Budget your time so none of it is wasted."

"Recognize the truth that fear generally is a filler with which the Devil occupies the unused portion of your mind. It is only a state of mind which you can control by filling the space it occupies with faith in your ability to make life provide you with whatever you demand of it."

"When you pray, do not beg! Demand what you want and insist upon getting exactly that, with no substitutes."

"Recognize that life is a cruel taskmaster and that either you matter or it masters you. There is no half-way or compromising point. Never accept from life anything you do not want. If that which you do not want is temporarily forced upon you, you can refuse, in your own mind, to accept it and it will make way for the thing you do want."

"Remember that your dominating thoughts attract, through a definite law of nature, by the shortest and most convenient route, their physical counterpart. Be careful what your thoughts dwell upon."

Final: "Be definite in everything you do and never leave unfinished thoughts in the mind. Form the habit of reaching definite decisions on all subjects."