On this episode, I talk with Erik Weihenmayer about his books Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man’s Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See: My Story and No Barriers: A Blind Man’s Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon. We discuss his journey to reaching the seven summits, fear, where inspiration comes from, leadership, and much more. I really enjoyed my conversation with Erik, and I know you will be inspired by his story as well.

On this episode of Ideas, I talk with Annie Duke about her book, Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts. We discuss her story, what luck really is, risk management, decision making, and much more. Annie is one of the smartest people I’ve had the privilege of talking to. Take a listen and be challenged in your work by her ideas.







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On this episode, I talk with Chandler Bolt about his book, Published.: The Proven Path From Blank Page To Published Author. We discuss his story, how to self-publish a book the right way, when to choose self-publishing over a traditional publisher, and much more. If you are thinking of writing a book, you’ll want to listen to this episode. 







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On this episode of Ideas, I talk with Amy Edmondson about her books, ‘Teaming‘, ‘Teaming to Innovate‘, and ‘Building the Future‘. She also has a new book out, ‘The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth‘. We discuss the art of practice as it relates to teams, what playful chaos is exactly, the future of work, and much more. Take a listen and begin collaborating more effectively to create your very best work. 



 



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On this episode, I talk with Andy Molinsky about his book, Reach: A New Strategy to Help You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone, Rise to the Challenge and Build Confidence. We discuss some of the barriers in our way to reaching success, how our convictions can help us, keys to look for as we find our calling, and much more. Take a listen here: 
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On this episode, I talk with Neil Pasricha about his book, The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything=Have Everything. We discuss his personal journey to finding happiness, how to sell more books, what success really is, what most people regret at the end of their lives, and much more. You can listen to our discussion here: 
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On this episode, I talk with Amy Morin about the ideas in her book, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success. We discuss her story, how to break bad habits, happiness, living life centered around values, and much more. You can take a listen here: 
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On this episode, I talk with Jake Knapp about his books, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day and Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days. We discuss developing meaningful relationships, distractions, our phones, productivity, and much more. You can listen to our conversation here:
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On this episode, I talk with James Clear about his book, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. We discuss his journey, how developing better habits is the key to success, how to find happiness along the journey, what habit loops consist of, and much more. (You should buy the book and read about habit stacking. That idea alone is worth the $17.)
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In this episode, I talk with Chris Voss about his book, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It. We discuss why empathy is many times misunderstood, how anyone can become a better negotiator, why compromising is rarely the best way forward, using an email template that converts 98% of the time, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below:
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In this episode, I talk with Rob Shallenberger about his book The Transformation Challenge: A New Approach to Winning in Business and Life, his work based on Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders, and much more.
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In this episode, I talk with David Steingard from Laughing Man Coffee. We discuss small business and startups, his life story, working with actor Hugh Jackman, and much more.
My favorite takeaway was when he mentioned how his parents helped create an environment that caused him to become an entrepreneur. This made me think about the creative environment that I am creating at home and at work. Take a listen and let me know your thoughts.
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In this episode, I talk with Skip Prichard about his book, The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future. We also discuss key ways to begin finding purpose in our lives, how to eliminate the excuses we make, how to become more intentional with the people we spend our time with, and much more.
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In this season three opener, I talk with business consultant and author Greg McKeown about his book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. We discuss priorities, time management, what I am currently working on, his advice on how to fix a life that is out of balance, and much more. This interview is packed with tons of value that I know you will benefit from.
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In this season two recap, I talk a bit about this season and also give details about future episodes. You can listen below:
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In this season two finale, I talk with Liz Wiseman about her book, Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter. It is one of my favorite leadership books of all time, so I naturally wanted to bring her on the show to discuss some of its main ideas. We also discuss her journey to becoming a top leadership expert, passion and the correct way to view it, who diminishers are and how to best handle them, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below: 
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In this episode, I talk with Benjamin Hardy about his new book, Willpower Doesn’t Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success. We also discuss environments and how they help people succeed, influence, fear, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below: 
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In this episode, I talk with Alex Banayan about his brand new book, The Third Door: The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World’s Most Successful People Launched Their Careers. Alex gets really vulnerable in this episode and talks about the emotional roller coaster that last year was with finishing his book and the passing of his dad. We also talk about some of the advice he learned from the greats he interviewed for his book, some ideas centered around mentorship, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below: 
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In this episode, I talk with Jonah Berger about his books Contagious: Why Things Catch On and Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior. We also talk about social currency, triggers, emotion, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below:
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In this episode, I talk with Chris Fussell about his book, One Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams. We also talk about competition and how it relates to individuals on the same team, organizational structure, his leadership experience as a Navy SEAL and President of The McChrystal Group, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below:
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