The Science Of Success

Do you feel like your life is on auto-pilot? Do you want to take control and build a better and deeper understanding of reality? In this episode we discuss mental models, cognitive biases, go deep on decision-making and how to improve and build a smarter decision-making framework and we look at a number of key mental models that you can add to your mental toolbox.    If you want to dramatically improve your decision making with a few short steps - listen to this episode!     Shane Parrish is the founder and author of the Farnam Street blog, which has been featured in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and much more, its one of my personal favorite blogs and an incredible resource dedicated to making you smarter every day by mastering the best of what other’s have already figured out.    We discuss the following topics:  -Why you should focus on mastering things that change slowly or don’t change at all  -Why reading “pop” books and news doesn’t make you smarter  -How to pattern interrupt yo

You may be oblivious to the secret relationship rules around you - and in this episode with Art of Charm host Jordan Harbinger we dig into what you can do to avoid the biggest mistakes and pitfalls when building relationships with influential people, looking at many different examples and stories. If you want to take your relationships to the next level - listen to this episode!    Jordan is the co-founder and host of The Art of Charm - one of the top 50 podcasts on iTunes with more than two million downloads per month, he was named by Forbes as one of the 50 best relationship builders anywhere, and Inc Magazine called him the "Charlie Rose of Podcasting.”    We discuss the following topics:  -How you might be oblivious to the secret game being played around you  -The major networking mistakes you’re making  -How to build relationships with influential people  -How you might be sabotaging your relationships  -Why you should focus on providing value to others first  -How to create a scalable way to provide val

In this episode - we dig into the truth about time management, uncover the reason that most time management thinking is wrong, and learn how we can give ourselves permission to multiply our time with our guest Rory Vaden.    If you feel like you never have enough time and your todo-list just keeps growing, listen to this episode!   Rory is the best-selling author of Take The Stairs and Procrastinate On Purpose, an award winning entrepreneur and business leader, a self discipline strategist, and co-founder of Southwestern Consulting.    We discuss the following topics:  -Why everything you’ve heard about time management is wrong   -The one calculation that changes everything in your time managemnet  -How to do things today to create more time tomorrow  -How to tell people “no” in a kind way  -How to create "compound interest" for your time  -How to overcome the fear of delegation  -How to overcome the emotional barriers preventing you from multiplying your time  -Why time is NOT money  -And more!  Learn more a

In this episode we dive into how to activate your brain, create and sustain momentum to make your goals a reality, how goals can often be self-sabotaging, and the neurochemistry behind how and why all of this happens with our guest Scott Halford.   If you are feeling stuck or want to make progress on a goal but can’t figure out why you’re not – listen to this episode!   Scott is an Emmy Award winning writer and producer, acclaimed public speaker, and the author of Activate Your Brain. Scott is also a long-time educator of Fortune 500 executive teams on topics including achievement psychology, brain-based behavioral science, and more.   We cover some incredible topics including:  -How long term goals can self sabotage by triggering a “disgust” response in your brain (and what to do about it)  -The ways to “erase” cortisol and other stress inducing neurochemicals  -How to create momentum towards your goals and put yourself in an achievement state  -Simple strategies to “activate” your brain  -The “three brains”

In this episode we explore the fascinating enigma of human memory – how memories are created and stored, why we remember certain things but not others, and how to improve your memory long term – as well as an incredible tool to “hack” your short-term memory used by national memory champions:    You will learn about:The weird trick that national memory champions use to memorize decks of cards, huge strings of numbers, and much moreWhy your memories aren’t accurate representations of realityThe science behind how your memories can be manipulatedThe positive memory benefits of playing video gamesHow memories are created and stored in your brainWhat you need to do to protect and preserve your memory for the long term And much more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we will talk about the incredible neuroscience behind the biggest breakthroughs of some of the world’s smartest minds, how those same principles apply to a world champion’s "daily architecture," and how you can design your day the same way to harness this powerful strategy.    This episode goes deep on:  -The neuroscience behind Einstein and Isaac Newton’s biggest breakthroughs  -How one world champion structures his entire day around this one key principle  -Simple steps to structuring your day in the same way to harness the untapped power of your subconscious mind  -How to harness the subconscious mind for huge creative insights  -How to break through challenging questions and problems  -The 4 Phases of the Creative Process  -What the science says about cultivating creativity and creative incubation  -And much more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode you’re going to learn how a few tiny leaps can help you achieve your goals, how to optimize your day around your biorhythms, the truth about the difference between night owls and early birds, how to invest in improving your sleep, practical steps to increase your creativity, and much more with our guest Gregg Clunis. Gregg is the creator and host of Tiny Leaps, Big Changes - a rapidly growing podcast that shares simple research backed strategies to get more out of your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode you’re going to learn the surprising data-backed truth about achievement, the one personality test that can predict success in the real world, the incredible importance of willpower, the ultimate indicators for personal growth, and much more with our incredible guest Peter Shallard.   Known as “The Shrink for Entrepreneurs” - Peter is a renowned business psychology expert and therapist gone renegade, he works with entrepreneurs from around the globe to help them master the psychology of reaching their goals of success faster, better, and with a bigger impact.   You will also discover:  -What Peter Learned from More Than 10,000 1on1 Phone Calls with High Achievers  -Why A Select Few Have Advantages In Achieving Their Goals  -The Amazing Finding of the “Marshmallow Experiment"  -How to Refuel Your Willpower  -And more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we will talk about the myriad benefits of meditation, look at a few different ways to meditate, and discuss a simple and easy way to get started on meditation that finally got me into a daily meditation practice, as well as:How meditation increases the size of your brain, your focus, attention, and creativityThe incredible power of gratitudeThe simplest and easiest way to start meditatingClear up the clutter around different kinds of meditationThe right kind of meditation environmentHow e=mc2 plays an important part in my meditation frameworkAnd much more!Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Science of Success we dig deep into how to uncover the software running in the back of your mind and how to re-wire  your brain by understanding your neural pathways. You will get a helpful  definition of the term “peak state”, learn how to create a better Alter Ego of  yourself, and much more with our guest Andy Murphy. Andy Murphy is a performance coach who has worked with VIP clients including Saudi Arabian Royalty, TV producers, and world-champions,  he’s a master practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming or as it’s commonly  known “NLP” - and he's also the host of the podcast Mindset by Design where he  talks about NLP, Self-Improvement, and World-Class Mind-Hacks for Peak  Performance. In this episode you will also learn:All about NLP (and what it is if you've never heard of it)How the concept of "peak state" works and why it’s so  importantHow the patterns in your mind can shape your realityHow to change and interrupt those patternsAnd much more!    Learn more about your ad cho

In this episode of The Science of Success we dive into what it’s like to have breakfast with the Dalai Lama, the difference between compassion and empathy (and why it's important), and how you can harness compassion to achieve more and be a better version of yourself with Dr. Chris Kukk.   Dr. Kukk is a former counter-intelligence agent, the founding Director of the Center for Compassion, Creativity, and Innovation, a professor of Political Science at Western Connecticut State University, and author of the upcoming book The Compassionate Achiever.   In this episode you will learn:The physical and chemical differences between compassion and empathy (and why that matters)How compassion can help you achieve your goalsHow to avoid emotional quicksandHow compassion fuels creativityHow to cultivate emotional resilienceWhat we can do to widen our circle of compassionAnd much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the FINAL episode in a six-part series on "The Science of Success" titled WEAPONS of INFLUENCE, based on the best-selling book “Influence” by Robert Cialdini. Each of these weapons of influence are deeply rooted and verified by experimental psychology research (of which you'll get a ton of amazing examples).     Today you’re going to learn about Scarcity Bias, and what happens when you take people’s cookies away; how changing a single phrase drove six times more sales; and why open outcry auctions turn your brain into mush. Like many of the weapons of influence, this is something we intuitively know and understand, but often don’t realize how powerful it is or how much it impacts our decisions at a subconscious level through daily life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the FIFTH episode in a six-part series on "The Science of Success" titled WEAPONS of INFLUENCE and based on the best selling book “Influence” by Robert Cialdini. Each of these weapons of influence are deeply rooted and verified by experimental psychology research (which you will get a ton of amazing examples of).     This week we're going to talk about the Authority Bias. This bias can create some astounding affects in the real world, such as: Why con artists wear lifts in their shoes; how a normal person can administer lethal shocks to an innocent research subject; why 95% nurses were willing to give deadly doses of a dangerous drug to their patients; and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are continuing our new miniseries within "The Science of Success" called "Weapons of Influence". This is the fourth episode in a six-part series based on the best selling book Influence by Robert Cialdini. If you loved the book, this will be a great refresher on the core concepts. And if you haven't yet read it, some of this stuff is gonna blow your mind. So what are the 6 weapons of influence? -Reciprocation -Consistency and Commitment -Social Proof -Liking Bias -Authority -Scarcity   Each one of these weapons can be a powerful tool in your belt - and something to watch out for when others try to wield them against you. Alone, each of them can create crazy outcomes in our lives and in social situations, but together they can have huge impacts.   Today’s episode covers the fourth weapon of influence: Liking Bias. In it, we'll cover what made Joe Girard the greatest car salesman of all time; how Tupperware grew their sales to 2.5 million per day; and why uglier criminals are more than TWICE as

Based on the bestselling book “Influence” by Robert Cialdini, this is the third week of our six-part "Weapons of Influence" miniseries within "The Science of Success". If you loved the book, this will be a great refresher on the core concepts. And if you haven't yet read it, some of this stuff is gonna blow your mind.      So what are the 6 weapons of influence?     Reciprocation Consistency & commitment Social Proof Liking Authority Scarcity      Each one of these weapons can be a powerful tool in your toolbelt - and something to watch out for when others try to wield them against you. Alone, each of them can create crazy outcomes in our lives and in social situations - but together - or combined - they can create huge impacts.       Today’s episode covers the third weapon of influence - Social Proof.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Based on the bestselling book Influence by Robert Cialdini, this is the second part of a new six-part miniseries within "The Science of Success" called "Weapons of Influence". If you loved Cialdini's book, this will be a great refresher on the core concepts in it. And if you haven't yet read it, some of this stuff is gonna blow your mind.    So what are the 6 weapons of influence?       Reciprocation Consistency & Commitment Social Proof Liking Authority Scarcity      Each one of these weapons can be a powerful tool in your belt - and something to watch out for when others try to wield them against you. Alone, each of them can create crazy outcomes in our lives and in social situations, but together they can have huge impacts.       Today’s episode covers the second weapon of influence: Consistency & Commitment Bias. We'll cover:       The powerful application of the “foot in the door” technique Why hard won commitments are the most powerful The dangers of seemingly innocuous commitments How commitment buil

This week we are kicking off a new miniseries within "The Science of Success" called "Weapons of Influence". This is the first in a six-part series based on the best selling book Influence by Robert Cialdini. If you loved that book, this will be a great refresher on the core concepts. And if you haven't yet read it, some of this stuff is gonna blow your mind.      So what are the 6 weapons of influence? Reciprocation Consistency & commitment Social Proof Liking Authority Scarcity  Each one of these weapons can be a powerful tool in your belt - and something to watch out for when others try to wield them against you. Alone, each of them can create crazy outcomes in our lives and in social situations, but together they can create huge impacts.     Today’s episode covers the first weapon of influence - Reciprocation Bias - and you'll learn: How reciprocation creates unequal exchanges, and in one experiment by a factor of more than 500% Why reciprocation is powerful regardless of how much someone likes you How

 Improve your decisions, hack your mind, and master the psychology of persuasion with "The Science of Success".  This podcast will teach you the tactics and strategies to understand how psychology rules the world around us and what you can do to use that information to make yourself smarter and achieve your goals.      We're very excited about the guest we have this week on "The Science of Success": Steve Kamb, the "Rebel Leader" and founder of NerdFitness.com. He's also the author of the new book Level Up Your Life.    In this episode, you'll learn:   -How Steve's Epic Quest of Awesome changed his life -How to achieve your New Year's resolutions    -Using game mechanics to create accountability -Overcoming the fear of changeHow to preserve willpower to make the best decisions    -How to turn your life into a video game (using science and research!)   -Why its a good idea to floss a single tooth -How to create your own batcave (like Bruce Wayne)   -The importance of the "progress principle" in

On this week's episode of "The Science of Success", we speak with Columbia Ph.D. Josh Davis, who is currently the director of research for the NeuroLeadership Institute, a NeuroCoach and Master Practitioner of NLP. Josh is also the author of the recent international bestseller Two Awesome Hours, in which he shares science-based strategies to get your most important work done.     In today's episode you will learn:Why working all the time means you actually get LESS done.How to conquer overwhelm (using scientific findings, not advice)How to snap out of auto-pilot and make effective use of your timeHow to leverage negative emotion to be more productive A surprising finding about how music impacts your work flowAnd much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of "The Science of Success", Matt explores the subconscious' role in our ability to be successful. Looking at powerful core beliefs--beliefs that could be holding you back from your true potential--he walks us through ways of re-drawing everything we think we know about ourselves.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices