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EP.22: HOW TO THINK IN BETS: ANNIE DUKE ON POKER, PROBABILITIES AND BETTER DECISIONS

March 14, 2018 by Larry Weeks 1 Comment

EP.22: HOW TO THINK IN BETS: ANNIE DUKE ON POKER, PROBABILITIES AND BETTER DECISIONS

All decisions have tradeoffs, risk vs. reward. We have to make choices that have costs yet many factors involved are often hidden. So how do you make good decisions in the face of uncertainty? These are challenges inherent in the game of poker and in poker, as in life, there is a difference between a good decision and a good outcome. For two decades Annie Duke was one of the top poker players in the world. … Read More

Filed Under: Personal Growth

EP.21: MEDITATION FOR FIDGETY SKEPTICS: JEFF WARREN ON A DIFFERENT WAY OF BEING

March 5, 2018 by Larry Weeks 1 Comment

EP.21: MEDITATION FOR FIDGETY SKEPTICS: JEFF WARREN ON A DIFFERENT WAY OF BEING

This is a podcast about training how you want to exist in the world. Your training how to do this everyday. If you’re existing in a consistently negative state  – angry, fearful, stressful – that’s the habit you’re unconsciously training. My guest on this podcast says a (meditation) practice “is an opportunity to train something different, to explore a different way of being. ​​”… Read More

Filed Under: Personal Growth

EP. 20: CHOICE ARCHITECTURE: RORY SUTHERLAND ON THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ADVERTISING

February 6, 2018 by Larry Weeks Leave a Comment

EP. 20: CHOICE ARCHITECTURE: RORY SUTHERLAND ON THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ADVERTISING

Rory Sutherland is one of the most admired and influential intellects in advertising. He is also one of the most interesting and witty people I’ve had the privilege talking to. Rory is Vice Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather and co-founder of Ogilvy Change, a behavioral science practice were he co-heads a team of psychology graduates who look for “butterfly effects” in consumer behavior – these are the very small contextual changes which can have enormous effects on the decisions people make…. Read More

Filed Under: Personal Growth

NOT IMPOSSIBLE: SUSANNAH MEADOWS ON MEDICINE, MINDSET AND MOTIVATION

January 27, 2018 by Larry Weeks Leave a Comment

NOT IMPOSSIBLE: SUSANNAH MEADOWS ON MEDICINE, MINDSET AND MOTIVATION

What would you do if your child was diagnosed with a debilitating autoimmune disease and every treatment protocol was not working? The medications prescribed are not only ineffective but come with even worse negative physical side effects. What do you do? What’s possible, medically, mentally and physically, is the topic of this podcast.

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Filed Under: Personal Growth

EP. 18: HOW TO TALK TO YOURSELF: MARISA PEER ON RAPID TRANSFORMATION

January 25, 2018 by Larry Weeks Leave a Comment

EP. 18: HOW TO TALK TO YOURSELF: MARISA PEER ON RAPID TRANSFORMATION

My guest on this episode is Marisa Peer. Marisa is a best selling author, motivational speaker and a pioneering therapist in the UK. Marissa was named best British therapist by Men’s Health magazine and is featured in Tatler guide to Britain’s 250 best doctors. Over the last 25 years Marissa has spent time with an extensive client list that includes rock stars, actors, royalty, professional and Olympic athletes, CEO’s, and a variety of media personalities…. Read More

Filed Under: Personal Growth

SURVIVING ASSHOLES: ROBERT SUTTON ON OUTWITTING JERKS IN YOUR LIFE

October 28, 2017 by Larry Weeks Leave a Comment

SURVIVING ASSHOLES: ROBERT SUTTON ON OUTWITTING JERKS IN YOUR LIFE

I’m sure everybody listening to this podcast has dealt with or is currently dealing with a jerk, and it’s likely some work situation as you can’t always choose who you work with. But it could be someone you have to live with or interact with like family or a friend. If you have anyone in your life like that who is driving you crazy I would listen to this podcast and take notes because it’s gold…. Read More

Filed Under: Personal Growth

HOW TO GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY: TASHA EURICH ON SELF AWARENESS

October 10, 2017 by Larry Weeks Leave a Comment

HOW TO GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY: TASHA EURICH ON SELF AWARENESS

Unfortunately in the coming year some of you will be fired, divorced, passed over for promotion, out of business, kicked out by a board, you name it, because you never knew what you were getting wrong – or how you were perceived in the marketplace, at work or at home…. Read More

Filed Under: Business, Business Intelligence, Career, Happiness, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Growth

EP. 15: ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HARD THINGS: CAROLINE MILLER

September 14, 2017 by Larry Weeks Leave a Comment

EP. 15: ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HARD THINGS: CAROLINE MILLER

Caroline is the author of the best selling book Getting Grit (2017) For almost three decades has been a pioneer with her ground-breaking work in the areas of goal setting, accomplishment, grit, happiness and success. She is recognized as one of the world’s leading positive psychology experts on this research and how it can be applied to one’s life for maximum transformation and growth. In 2015 she was named “one of the ten positive psychology coaches to follow.”… Read More

Filed Under: Business, Career, Happiness, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Growth

EP. 14: ON FAILURE PART 2, FAILING WELL: ASHLEY GOOD

September 8, 2017 by Larry Weeks Leave a Comment

EP. 14: ON FAILURE PART 2, FAILING WELL: ASHLEY GOOD

How can a company “fail well” and use failure as a catalyst for innovation? Ashley Good is the CEO and Founder of Fail Forward – the world’s first failure consultancy – that supports people and organizations to acknowledge and adapt to failure in pursuit of innovation.  They do this by offering clients a set of tools and best practices to deal with failure intelligently…. Read More

Filed Under: Business, Business Intelligence, Career, Happiness, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Growth, Team building

EP 13: FAILURE PART 1 : FAIL FAST, FAIL OFTEN: RYAN BABINEAUX

August 28, 2017 by Larry Weeks Leave a Comment

EP 13: FAILURE PART 1 : FAIL FAST, FAIL OFTEN: RYAN BABINEAUX

Ryan Babineaux has Ph.D in Educational Psychology from Stanford and an M.Ed in Psychology from Harvard. He is the co-creator of the popular Stanford course “Fail Fast, Fail Often,” and in his best selling book of the same name, discovered after working with thousands of people, that those who were successful seemed to have had less fear of mistakes.They spent less time planning and more time acting.
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Filed Under: Business, Career, Happiness, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Growth, Team building

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Podcast Archive

  • EP. 32: A FRAMEWORK FOR HUMAN EFFORT: J.J. SUTHERLAND
  • EP. 31: THE TECH FALLACY: GERALD KANE ON WHY PEOPLE ARE THE KEY TO DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
  • EP. 30: Learning To Live With Learning Machines: Kartik Hosanagar On Algorithms and Agency:
  • EP.29: WORKING WITH A.I. : ROB MAY ON THE HYPE AND REALITY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
  • EP: 28. MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN: SETH GODIN ON MODERN MARKETING
  • EP. 27: THE WISDOM ASSET: CHIP CONLEY ON AIRBNB, AGE, REINVENTION AND RELEVANCE
  • EP. 26: SECOND CHANCES: CATHERINE HOKE ON REDEMPTIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
  • EP.25: MELTDOWNS: CHRIS CLEARFIELD ON PREVENTING SYSTEM FAILURES
  • EP.24: MEANING AND WORK: FRED KOFMAN ON THE ROI OF PURPOSE
  • EP 23: MOTIVATION MYTHS: JEFF HADEN ON PROCESS VS. PASSION
  • EP.22: HOW TO THINK IN BETS: ANNIE DUKE ON POKER, PROBABILITIES AND BETTER DECISIONS
  • EP.21: MEDITATION FOR FIDGETY SKEPTICS: JEFF WARREN ON A DIFFERENT WAY OF BEING
  • EP. 20: CHOICE ARCHITECTURE: RORY SUTHERLAND ON THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ADVERTISING
  • NOT IMPOSSIBLE: SUSANNAH MEADOWS ON MEDICINE, MINDSET AND MOTIVATION
  • EP. 18: HOW TO TALK TO YOURSELF: MARISA PEER ON RAPID TRANSFORMATION
  • SURVIVING ASSHOLES: ROBERT SUTTON ON OUTWITTING JERKS IN YOUR LIFE
  • HOW TO GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY: TASHA EURICH ON SELF AWARENESS
  • EP. 15: ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HARD THINGS: CAROLINE MILLER
  • EP. 14: ON FAILURE PART 2, FAILING WELL: ASHLEY GOOD
  • EP 13: FAILURE PART 1 : FAIL FAST, FAIL OFTEN: RYAN BABINEAUX
  • EP. 12: HOW TO BOUNCE BACK OVER AND OVER AGAIN: A TALK WITH JAMES ALTUCHER
  • EP.11: HAPPINESS AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE DIGITAL ERA: AMY BLANKSON
  • EP.10: AFTER CANCER: DR. WENDY HARPHAM, HAPPY IN A STORM
  • EP. 9: A PHILOSOPHY FOR HARD TIMES: MASSIMO PIGLIUCCI
  • Ep. 8: SUCCESS, FACTS & FICTIONS: ERIC BARKER
  • EP.7: RESILIENT GRIEVING: DR. LUCY HONE TALKS ABOUT LIVING WITH LOSS
  • EP. 6: WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU: A TALK WITH SCOTT CARNEY
  • EP. 5: FEELING GOOD, OVERCOMING DEPRESSION AND DISTORTED THINKING: DR DAVID BURNS
  • EP. 4: HOW GOING BLIND HELPED ME SEE: ISAAC LIDSKY
  • EP.3: WHY THINGS BOUNCE BACK: ANDREW ZOLLI
  • EP. 2: ON CREATING AN UNDEFEATABLE MIND: DR. ALEX LICKERMAN
  • EP. 1: NO ARMS, NO LEGS, NO EXCUSES: KYLE MAYNARD

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