Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast

Ready to achieve the impossible?

In this episode we are talking with Steven Kotler, best-selling author, award-winning journalist and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective, whose mission is to understand the science behind ultimate human performance and use it to train individuals and organizations. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance.While best known for his work on Flow, he also writes about the use of other unique states of consciousness in order to optimize performance. Steven is also the cohost of Flow Research Collective Radio, a top ten iTunes science podcast. 

Steven is the author of nine bestselling books, including The Art of Impossible, The Future is Faster Than You Think, Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, Bold and Abundance. His work has been nominated for two Pulitzer Prizes, translated into over 40 languages, and has appeared in over 100 publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, Wall Street Journal, TIME and the Harvard Business Review.

In today’s episode, we discuss Steven’s new book The Art of Impossible and take a deep dive into its lessons. Some of which include the definition of “impossible”, Intrinsic versus Extrinsic motivation, and the core pillars of peak performance. We also talk about the importance of learning, why to-do lists are a must, and why reading books is the best ‘return on investment’ for your brain! If you want guidance on how to create clear goals and reach your optimal performance in life, keep listening! 

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Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com

Timestamps:

0:30- What is “Flow” According to Steven

1:52- The Art of Impossible and What It’s About

6:15- Steven’s Definition of impossible

10:02- Why Does Motivation Matter?

19:03- Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation

26:12- How Much Autonomy Do We Need?

34:35- Why Mastery is Important

37:04- Why Goal Setting is Important

46:35- Why We Need Grit

50:20- The Importance of Learning

56:37- What Creativity Means to Steven

1:01:21- How Do The Pillars Tie Back to Flow?

1:03:40- Steven’s Secret to Profiting in Life

Mentioned In The Episode:

Steven’s New Book: https://www.stevenkotler.com/book-pages/the-art-of-impossible

Steven’s First Appearance on YAP: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/32-flow-into-the-future-with-steven-kotler/id1368888880?i=1000445189295

Steven’s Website: https://www.stevenkotler.com/

Flow Research Collective: https://www.flowresearchcollective.com/

Is your brain’s health at the forefront of your daily routine?

Today on YAP Snacks, Hala will talk about the importance of brain health while sharing tips and tricks from professionals that we’ve spoken to in previous episodes.

Our brain is the control center of our body. Every thought, sight, and sound is processed by the brain and is the crux of our daily lives. Many assume that their brains are self-sufficient, but if not taken care of properly the brain can start to deteriorate as early as their mid-20s.

If you now find yourself worried about your brain health, don’t worry!

We put together 4 brain health hacks that you can implement right away! These hacks will not only give you a better understanding of your brain’s health but also the tools to improve it and make it better than before!

If you want to learn how to improve your brain health today, give this YAP Snack a listen!

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Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com

Ever wondered how to hack your way to more meaningful relationships?

In this episode, we are talking with Robin Dreeke, best-selling author, professional speaker, former Head of the FBI and master spy recruiter. Robin’s life mission has been breaking down the art of leadership, communication, and relationships, and building them into 5 steps to trust and 6 steps of who you can trust. Robin is also the founder and president of People Formula LLC, an organization that offers Advanced Rapport Building Training and Consultation.

Having made his way through the ranks of the US Marines, Robin quickly realized his path to leadership was going to be a non-linear one. He learned the defining lesson that leadership is more than telling people what to do, but rather using interpersonal skills to inspire action. With this knowledge, he was recruited into the FBI where he became a counterintelligence specialist and recruited Russian spies. His fascination with human behavior eventually led him to run the FBI’s elite Behavioral Analysis Program. He quickly became a Behavioral Analysis Expert, and has written 3 best-selling books and uses his expertise to train others through his online training academy.

In today’s episode, we discuss Robin’s journey to the military and eventually the FBI, how humans are hard-wired socially, and the difference between likability and trust. We’ll also talk about Robin’s 6 signs of predicting human behavior and leadership mantras, how to keep our egos in check, and some of the biggest mistakes we make when trying to build new relationships. If you’re looking for a deep understanding of human behavior and how to hack your way to better relationships, you do not want to miss this episode!

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Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com

Timestamps:

01:05- Robin’s Career Journey and Path to the FBI

5:28- Defining Stempathy and How it Leads to Understanding Behavior

7:27- How Humans are Hard-Wired

8:18- The Difference Between Likability and Trust

10:48- How Predictability and Trust are Related

11:39- Robin’s 6 Signs of Predicting Behavior

12:58- How to Make a Connection with Anyone Through Language

14:08- Being Vulnerable and Having Genuine Conversations

16:06- How to Tell if Someone is Bored or Uncomfortable in Conversation

17:36- Showing Non-Verbal Congruence with Body Language

21:29- Building Rapport with New People

25:46- The Importance of Giving People Choice in Conversations

31:09- Ways to Keep Our Ego in Check

34:02- The Biggest Mistakes People Make When Building Relationships

35:48- How Robin Recruited Spies for the FBI

40:50- Robin’s Leadership Mantras

44:35- Robin’s Book The Code of Trust and His 3 Pillars of Trust

46:52- The Best Books Robin has Read Recently

49:24- Robin’s Secret to Profiting in Life

Mentioned In The Episode:

Robin’s Website: peopleformula.com

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/rdreeke

 Books Robin Recommended:

-Ryan Holiday’s works, Ego is Enemy, Stillness is Key, The Obstacle is the Way

-Steven Pressfield, The Virtues of War, Gates of Fire

-Tasha Eurich, Insight

-Jay Shetty, Think Like a Monk

-Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, Extreme Ownership, The Dichotomy of Leadership

-Jack Schafer, The Truth Detector

-Joe Navarro, Be Exceptional

-Christopher J. Hadnagy and Seth Schulam, Human Hacking

Build and spend your social capital wisely!

Today on YAP, Hala chats with Jordan Harbinger, “The Larry King” of podcasters and social dynamics expert who has been doing his podcasting thing for over 12 years. Jordan started out on “The Art of Charm,” podcast and now he hosts “The Jordan Harbinger Show” which is one of the most popular podcasts in the world, and was awarded the Best Podcast of 2018 by Apple.   

Listen to #57 to learn how to care for your network to make it stronger than ever, and get Jordan’s key practical's to boost your confidence and ace your first impressions. As a bonus, we’ll also dig into podcasting and cover topics like how he studies for his guests to why most podcasts fail.

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Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com

Turn your obstacles into opportunities!

In this episode, we are talking with Stephynie Malik, CEO, business consultant, crisis expert, and podcast host. She is the CEO of SMALIK Enterprises - a global Executive Transformation, Crisis Management, and Business Consulting firm.

In her 25+ year successful career, she’s been an award-winning CEO of a global consulting firm for over a decade, a serial entrepreneur that spearheaded multi-million dollar acquisitions and mergers while working with more than 11 start-ups globally. Stephynie is hailed as an expert negotiator and skilled crisis management consultant in the industry and helps top-notch athletes, executives and businesses take their careers and organizations to the next level while also resolving high conflict and crisis cases for individuals and companies. She is also the host of the Spin It Podcast - where she talks with guests like Claude Silver, Tiffani Bova, and John Lee Dumas on how to turn obstacles into opportunities.

In today’s episode, we discuss Stephynie’s complicated childhood, her journey to emancipation, and what she took from her childhood looking back. We’ll also dive deeper into what the crisis management process looks like, how to have executive presence, and Stephynie’s top tips for scaling a business. We’ve never touched on crisis management on YAP in the past - this is one you won’t want to miss!

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Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com

Timestamps:

01:01 - Stephynie’s Childhood

04:50 - Stephynie’s Relationship with Her Mother and Her Background

07:05 - The Journey Towards Emancipation

13:30 - Stephynie’s First Real Job

15:40 - Biggest Learnings From Her Tough Childhood

18:21 - What is Crisis Management?

19:33 - The Process of Crisis Management

24:53 - Lying vs. Being Good at Lying

30:04 - Stakeholders in Crisis Management

35:07 - How to Prepare Clients For Court Hearings

38:56 - The Way Stephynie Figured Out the Crisis Process

48:27 - What To Do If You Want to Get Into Crisis

50:08 - Tips on How To Have Executive Presence

51:16 - Advice on How To Scale Your Business

53:30 - How Stephynie Started a Podcast (Even Though It Wasn’t Natural)

56:56 - Stephynie’s Secret to Profiting in Life

Mentioned In The Episode:

Stephynie’s Executive Presence Course: https://stephyniemalik.com/elevated

Stephynie’s ScaleOS Course: https://www.stephyniemalik.com/scaleos

Stephynie’s Website: https://www.stephyniemalik.com/

Stephynie’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephyniemalik/

Stephynie’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephyniemalik/

Looking to gain more confidence or ease your worries?

In this episode, we are talking with Marisa Peer, globally acclaimed therapist, best-selling author, and award-winning speaker. Her mission is to spread the message that there are simple, rapid, and effective techniques everyone can use that can truly change lifes.

Having helped her clients, including Hollywood celebrities, CEOs, royalty, and sports stars for over 30 years, she created her multi-award-winning Rapid Transformational Therapy® (RTT®) to make these techniques available to everyone. RTT® now trains thousands of therapists each year, creating a ripple effect of transformation worldwide.

She also dedicates her time to developing powerful self-hypnosis programs designed to release common blocks people face in every area of their life, from self-confidence, weight, relationships, finances, and much more. A best-selling author of five books, she also started the I Am Enough movement.

In today’s episode, we discuss how we can better take compliments from the people around us and how that affects the way we speak to ourselves. We also talk about some of the most dangerous habits that we can fall into in today's world, and how to counteract those habits. Finally we talk about the Marisa's 3 P's and how you can redefine any problem in your life to more easily overcome it!

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Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com

Timestamps:

9:03 - Right and Wrong Ways to Treat Compliments

13:47 - Can We Be Over-Confident?

22:59 - Counteracting Dangerous Habits

35:53 - Reframing Problems and the 3 P’s

38:57 - Why ‘You Are Enough’

42:44 - Marisa’s Secret to Profiting in Life

Mentioned In The Episode:

Marisa’s Website: https://marisapeer.com/

Marisa’s Training Website: https://rtt.com/

I Am Enough: https://iamenough.com/i-am-enough-homepage/

Looking to gain more confidence or ease your worries?

In this episode, we are talking with Marisa Peer, globally acclaimed therapist, best-selling author, and award-winning speaker. Her mission is to spread the message that there are simple, rapid, and effective techniques everyone can use that can truly change lives.

Having helped her clients, including Hollywood celebrities, CEOs, royalty, and sports stars for over 30 years, she created her multi-award-winning Rapid Transformational Therapy® (RTT®) to make these techniques available to everyone. RTT® now trains thousands of therapists each year, creating a ripple effect of transformation worldwide.

She also dedicates her time to developing powerful self-hypnosis programs designed to release common blocks people face in every area of their life, from self-confidence, weight, relationships, finances, and much more. A best-selling author of five books, she also started the I Am Enough movement.

In today’s episode, we discuss Marisa’s upbringing, how to find those who believe in you, and how to self-soothe. We’ll also talk about the importance of loving yourself, the power of hypnotherapy and why statements of truth, also known as affirmations, can change lives. If you’re looking to shift your perspective and the way you talk to yourself, you won’t want to miss this. Be sure to keep an eye out for Part 2!

Sponsored by - 

The Jordan Harbinger Show. Listen to the show here jordanharbinger.com/start

Gusto. Get three months free when you run your first payroll at gusto.com/YAP

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Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com

Timestamps:

00:57 - Marisa’s Childhood and It’s Effects on Her

08:12 - How to Find Those Who Believe in You

11:49 - Stopping Negative Conditioning with Children

17:12 - How To Self-Soothe

21:43 - Why You Need To Love Yourself

27:31 - What is Hypnotherapy?

36:33 - Affirmations and Statements of Truth

43:16 - Implementing Statements of Truth

Mentioned In The Episode:

Marisa’s Website: https://marisapeer.com/

Marisa’s Training Website: https://rtt.com/

I Am Enough: https://iamenough.com/i-am-enough-homepage/

Do you want to be to become a great public speaker? 

Today on YAP Snacks, Hala will talk about how to become a better public speaker while sharing tips and tricks from professionals that we’ve spoken to in previous episodes.

Public speaking is one skill that everyone should master, whether you are speaking as an individual or for your business. But unfortunately, public speaking has made its way to one of the world’s top phobias and can cause anyone to become nervous or unconfident.

If this sounds like you, you are NOT alone and the YAP team is here to help! 

We have put together 5 tools that you can implement before speaking in public to help boost your confidence and make your speech more captivating to your audience. Join us today as we learn to conquer the world’s greatest fear!

This episode is sponsored by the Jordan Harbinger Show and Gusto.

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This week on YAP, we are chatting with Robert Leonard, entrepreneur, investor, and previous motocross athlete. Robert is also the host of the popular podcast, Millennial Investing which he started to reach millennials thirsty for financial knowledge. Millennial Investing guides millennial investors getting into long-term stock market investing, options trading, and more with guests such as Matt Higgins, Tom Bilyeu, Lewis Howes, and Kevin O’Leary.  

In this episode, we talk about Robert’s beginnings in motocross and the life lessons he learned from it, Robert’s experience in college, and how he got started in investing. We’ll also discuss how you can get started in real estate, how you can invest with a couple thousand in the bank, and Robert’s best financial learnings and advice for those looking to get started.

If you’ve been looking to get into real estate investments, this episode with Robert’s step-by-step process is for you! 

Sponsored by - 

Gusto. Get three months free when you run your first payroll at gusto.com/YAP

The Jordan Harbinger Show. Listen to the show here jordanharbinger.com/start

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Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com

Timestamps:

01:10 - Robert’s Background As a Motorcross Racer

04:49 - What Motorcross Instilled in Robert 

09:17 - Robert’s Experience in College

11:38 - How to Look at Stocks

16:54 - Biggest Lessons From Warren Buffett

19:32 - Robert’s Start in Investing

23:24 - How to Get Started in Real Estate

27:25 - Pros and Cons to Renting

30:21 - What to Do with 20K in the Bank 

34:59 - Good vs. Bad Real Estate Investment

38:45 - Robert’s Thoughts on Index Funds

42:30 - Advice on How To Evaluate Speculative Investments 

45:02 - Robert’s Biggest Learnings From Michael Michawitz

48:12 - Robert’s Secret to Profiting in Life

Mentioned In The Episode:

Robert’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rwleonard

Robert’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therobertleonard/?hl=en

Millennial Investing Podcast: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/millennial-investing/

Some of the biggest challenges you face growing your business is finding the right talent and managing to pay your people without overhead getting too high. That's why you need an internship program. And we don't mean some stereotypical program where college students complete mindless tasks. 

In today's conversation with expert Hala Taha, host of the Young and Profiting podcast and founder of YAP media, you'll learn how to build an internship program that makes it easy to find and train the talent you need to grow your business.

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Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com

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