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How to Fast for Fat Loss, Hormones, and Better Sex | Dr. Mindy Pelz
Every diet you've ever tried has failed you for one reason: it never told you when to eat.
Your body runs on two energy systems. One burns sugar. The other burns fat. Most people never spend a single day in the second one.
Around eight to ten hours without food, the switch flips. Ketones flood your brain. Hunger quiets. Mental clarity hits. Healing turns on. This is what fasting expert Dr. Mindy Pelz has been teaching for over 25 years, and what her book Fast Like a Girl made impossible to ignore.
For women, timing is everything. Day 1 to 10, fast longer and lift heavier. Day 11 to 15, testosterone surges and libido climbs. Day 16 to 19 is for deeper fasts. After day 20, progesterone needs you to back off and rest. Fast like a man during the back half of your cycle and you'll tank the very hormones keeping you calm and regular.
Underneath all of it sits the hormonal hierarchy. Oxytocin at the top. Cortisol below it. Then insulin. Then sex hormones. When you feel safe and connected, the whole stack works. When you don't, nothing else matters. Connection isn't optional for women. It's biology.
Dr. Mindy?s books:
Age Like a Girl How Menopause Rewires Your Brain for Mental Clarity, Increased Confidence, and Renewed Energy Eat Like a Girl: 100+ Delicious Recipes to Balance Hormones, Boost Energy, and Burn Fat Fast Like a Girl: A Woman's Guide to Using the Healing Power of Fasting to Burn Fat, Boost Energy, and Balance Hormones The Menopause Reset: Get Rid of Your Symptoms and Feel Like Your Younger Self Again The Reset Factor Kitchen: 101 Tasty Recipes to Eat Your Way to Wellness,Burn Belly Fat, and Maximize Your Energy The Reset Factor: 45 Days to TransformingYour Health by Repairing Your GutIn this episode you will:
Learn the fasting cycle for women, Dr. Mindy's day-by-day framework that syncs your fasting window, workout intensity, and food choices to your menstrual cycle Uncover why your menstrual cycle is a monthly detox rather than a burden, and what an irregular or absent cycle is actually telling you about your body Discover why timing your eating matters more than what you eat, and how the ketogenic energy system unlocks fat burning, mental clarity, and steady energy Understand the hormonal hierarchy, how oxytocin, cortisol, insulin, and sex hormones stack on each other, and why female community and connection function as biological medicine Find out what long-term birth control does to the gut microbiome and the brain-ovary connection, and why so many women struggle with hormonal imbalances after coming off the pillFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1928
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Dr. Mindy Pelz, intermittent fasting, ketogenic energy system, fasting cycle for women, hormonal hierarchy, menstrual cycle nutrition, cortisol and stress, birth control and microbiome, oxytocin and women's health, Fast Like a Girl
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The Real Reason You're Broke (It Has Nothing to Do With Lattes) | Mrs. Dow Jones
Your money beliefs were locked in by the time you were seven years old. The patterns showing up in your bank account right now started somewhere in your childhood. And most of the financial advice you have been given is aimed at the wrong target.
Financial educator Haley Sacks, a.k.a. Mrs. Dow Jones, author of Future Rich Person: The New Rules for Building Wealth, breaks down why obsessing over lattes and pre-chopped vegetables is a waste of your financial energy. Negotiating your salary, understanding compound interest, learning to earn more. That is what actually moves the needle.
There's a real difference between looking rich and being rich. Looking rich is the designer logo, the signal, the illusion. Being rich is driving a Jeep, buying back your time, and not needing anyone to notice. Haley shares how she blew her first $3,000 windfall on an oversized fake Louis Vuitton bag on eBay and couldn't make rent that month. The bag is still on her shelf as a reminder.
Haley calls it learned financial helplessness. When you feel like the system is completely stacked against you and there is no real path to win, you stop trying and start looking for shortcuts. Faking rich becomes the move. But once you name what is working against you, you take back some of the power. That is where her IBIZA money mindset program (Identify, Blame, Interrupt, Z, Action) comes in.
You do not need a high salary to build wealth. A janitor named Ronald died with $8 million because he always kept action money, the money left after expenses, and put it to work in low-cost index funds consistently over time. The billionaires are investing in the same vehicles available to you right now. The only question is whether you start.
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In this episode you will:
Discover the three rules to becoming a Future Rich Person and why money mindset has to come first before any financial strategy will stick Learn the difference between action money and the rest of your budget, and why understanding this gap is the key to actually building wealth Understand learned financial helplessness and how to use the IBIZA framework (Identify, Blame, Interrupt, Z, Action) to shift your money self-identity Break down the real difference between looking rich and being rich, and what your spending patterns reveal about your deeper beliefs around value and self-worth Find out what to teach your kids about money early, including how to talk from abundance instead of scarcity, how to tie chores to pay, and how to introduce taxes through an allowance systemFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1927
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Haley Sacks, Future Rich Person book, action money, learned financial helplessness, value-based spending, financial energy, IBIZA money mindset framework, frictionless finance, compound interest, money shame
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Stop Living by Your Preferences and Start Living Your Vision | Brendon Burchard
Most people don't realize they have a ceiling on their success. Not a skill ceiling. A preference ceiling. Brendon Burchard calls it the complexity ceiling, and it's the invisible line where your comfort wins over your vision.
The highest performers in the world share one non-negotiable: their preferences never outrank their aspirational self. They don't wait to feel ready. They generate the feeling they need and act from that place.
Brendon introduces his FREE framework (Feeling, Responsibility, Expression, Expansion), a four-part system for creating your internal state on purpose, every day, regardless of what's hitting you from the outside. It's the methodology he breaks down fully in High Performance Habits.
Lewis and Brendon also go deep on what happens when you succeed beyond what you believed was possible, and why that moment can trigger imposter syndrome or total emptiness if your belief never caught up to your achievement.
This one is about becoming the person your future self already is. It starts with one question: does your preference win today, or does your vision?
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Brendon's books:
The Millionaire Messenger: Make a Difference and a Fortune Sharing Your Advice The Charge: Activating the 10 Human Drives That Make You Feel Alive The Motivation Manifesto: 9 Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power Life's Golden Ticket: A Story About Second Chances High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way The High Performance PlannerIn this episode you will:
Learn Brendon's FREE framework (Feeling, Responsibility, Expression, Expansion) for clarifying exactly what you want to feel, do, and become Discover the "complexity ceiling" and why your preferences, not your circumstances, are the real limit on your success Understand why succeeding beyond your belief system leads to imposter syndrome and how to close that gap before it derails you Shift from being stuck in stimulus-response mode to actively generating the energy and focus high performance requires Build a dialogue with your future self that turns long-term vision into decisions you can act on todayTopics: high performance habits, complexity ceiling, FREE framework, imposter syndrome, future self visualization, mindset, personal development, Brendon Burchard
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How to Build a Million-Dollar Portfolio Starting From Nothing | Graham Stephan
Graham Stephan was relentless about one thing before he had anything else: not spending money he did not have to spend. He calculated the gas cost of visiting a friend and decided it was not worth it. Most people would call that extreme. He calls it the foundation.
The habits he built early, consistency, focus, and ruthless saving, did not feel heroic in the moment. They felt boring. But boring done every single day is what compounded into real estate commissions, YouTube income, and an investment portfolio split evenly between property, index funds, and cash.
What he did not do was wait until he felt ready. He held off on starting his YouTube channel for years because he did not have a Lamborghini like the other guys. When he finally started, none of that mattered.
The deeper conversation here is about what money actually means once you have enough of it. Graham is not chasing a bigger number. He wants to buy back his time, to read a book on a Tuesday if he feels like it. That shift from accumulation to freedom is where this episode gets genuinely interesting.
In this episode you will:
Discover the three specific habits Graham used to go from nothing to his first million and why saving was the most underrated one Learn how he structures his investments today across real estate, index funds, and cash, and the simple daily routine he uses to stay consistent Understand why waiting until you feel credible is the trap that keeps most people from ever starting Rethink what you believe about renting versus buying a home and when each choice actually makes financial sense Shift how you think about the end goal of building wealth, from hitting a number to designing a life that gives you your time backFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1925
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How Fear Almost Killed Her (And What Saved Her Life) | Anita Moorjani
Anita Moorjani did everything right. She ate organic, avoided sugar, studied cancer prevention obsessively. She still got lymphoma. That contradiction is the entire point.
Growing up as an Indian woman in Hong Kong, caught between British culture and a community that valued sons over daughters, Anita learned one thing above all else: make yourself small and keep everyone happy. That lesson followed her for 40 years, through a canceled arranged marriage, a cancer diagnosis, and a four-year deterioration that ended with her in a coma, 85 pounds, and organs failing.
Then she left her body. In that expanded state, she saw clearly for the first time: it wasn't the cancer that had been killing her. It was the fear.
When she came back, every trace of cancer was gone within three weeks. Doctors flew in from the US just to study her case. None of them could explain it.
What Anita brought back is a message she's been sharing for 20 years: you don't need to earn your place in the world, you already are what you've been spending your life trying to become.
Anita?s books:
Dying to Be Me Sensitive Is the New Strong: The Power of Empaths in an Increasingly Harsh World What If This Is Heaven?: How Our Cultural Myths Prevent Us from Experiencing Heaven on EarthAnita's Sedona Healing Retreat
In this episode you will:
Understand why living in constant fear can manifest as serious physical illness - and how shifting from fear-based choices to love-based ones changes everything Discover what Anita experienced during her 30-hour coma, including what she saw, heard, and understood outside her physical body Learn the mirror exercise that helped Anita rebuild self-worth from scratch after coming back from the edge of death Recognize how people-pleasing and self-repression show up in the body, and why your authentic self will keep demanding to be heard Apply Anita's framework for replacing fear of what you don't want with a focused attention on what you actually want to createFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1924
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Why Winning Didn't Fix Me: The Truth About Pain | Kevin Love
Kevin Love has an NBA championship ring, five All-Star selections, and an Olympic gold medal. He also had a panic attack that changed everything.
In this conversation, he gets radically honest about what it means to carry anxiety, rage, and childhood wounds into a life that looks like success from the outside. He talks about nine years of estrangement from his parents, the reconciliation that came just before his father died, and what becoming a father himself has taught him about what it means to finally become a man.
What comes through most is this: the things you don't say will find a way out. Kevin built a career on channeling pain into performance, and now he's doing the harder thing; learning to actually heal. His Kevin Love Fund is bringing emotional language into classrooms so the next generation of kids doesn't have to wait until their 30s to learn what they're feeling.
This is a conversation about athletic mortality, grief, fatherhood, and what it looks like to build a life that matches the work you've done inside.
The Greatness Playbook: The Mental Resilience Edition
In this episode you will:
Learn how to create boundaries with family that are rooted in growth, not punishment, and why subtraction is sometimes the path to finding yourself Understand what it means to face athletic mortality and how to hold your identity when the thing you've chased your whole life starts letting go of you Discover how unprocessed childhood anger can become both the fuel for elite performance and the thing that quietly destroys your relationships Explore why reconciliation and forgiveness can exist alongside pain, and how two completely opposite truths can be real at the same time Find out why the things we don't say are the most dangerous things we carry, and what it looks like to build a life that is relentlessly curious without fearFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1923
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The Auschwitz Survivor Who Chose Freedom | Dr. Edith Eger
Dr. Edith Eger was 16 years old when she danced for Josef Mengele at Auschwitz the same night her mother was sent to the gas chamber. She survived. And then she spent decades running from what happened until she finally turned around and walked straight back into it.
What she found there changed everything.
Edith teaches that freedom is not something that happens to you. It is something you choose. Again and again. By becoming your own good parent, facing what you have been carrying, and giving yourself permission to let go.
Anger is not the primary emotion, she says. Underneath it is always fear. And underneath fear is a little child who just needs someone to show up.
This conversation will rearrange something inside you. It is not about forgetting. It is not about overcoming. It is about learning to cherish the wound, and using it to become more alive.
Dr. Edith?s books:
The Choice: Embrace the Possible The Gift: 14 Lessons to Save Your Life The Ballerina of Auschwitz: Young Adult Edition of The ChoiceIn this episode you will:
Discover why the key to your freedom is already in your pocket, even if you have been in your own mental prison for years Learn how to turn depression into expression by facing the rage you have been running from instead of medicating or analyzing it Understand the critical difference between being a victim and being victimized, and why one destroys your potential while the other leaves your power intact Find out how to stop living for other people's approval by becoming the loving parent to yourself that you may have never had Reclaim the joy and passion you thought you lost by asking one simple question about everything you doFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1922
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How to Perform Under Pressure Without Losing Yourself | Chloe Kim
Chloe Kim won her first Olympic gold at 17, became the most dominant athlete in her sport, and then quietly started questioning whether any of it made her feel the way she expected it to.
She reveals that the greatest pressure she ever felt came not from the crowd or the competition but from internalizing the belief that first place was simply where she was supposed to be, making every win feel expected and every loss feel like failure. That belief quietly ate at her for over a decade, and unpacking it took therapy, an ADHD diagnosis at 26, and the brutal test of entering her third Olympics on eight days of snow training after a serious shoulder injury.
What she discovered is something any high achiever will recognize: the version of yourself that performs at the highest level and the version that knows how to rest, feel, and connect are often two very different people, and you have to build the second one on purpose.
This conversation gives you a real look at what it takes to stop measuring your worth by your results, start celebrating smaller wins, and build a life that feels as good as it looks from the outside.
In this episode you will:
Learn how she competed in the 2026 Olympics with only eight days on snow after shoulder surgery, and what genuine grit actually looks like when the outcome is uncertain. Discover how Chloe reframed outside expectations as a crowd of believers instead of a wall of pressure, and use that same mental shift when performance stakes feel crushing. Understand why you cannot eliminate self-doubt and what she does instead to quiet the noise enough to trust muscle memory and show up anyway. Recognize the trap of tying your identity to your results, and follow the perspective shift that helped Chloe finally feel genuine happiness when competitors she loves beat her. Apply Chloe's three personal truths to your own life: keep learning at any age, take care of yourself first, and give yourself real permission to have fun and celebrate the small wins you keep skipping.For more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1921
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How to Stop Reacting and Start Winning with Difficult People | Ryan Leak
Ryan Leak spent the last day of his twenties at a speaking event where a woman told him his documentary had pulled a young man off the floor of a crack house and back into life, and that single moment changed how he decided to spend the next decade of his career.
What makes this conversation surprising is how openly Ryan admits he is still working through his own lies, like the belief that the only value he brings to the world is what people see on a stage or a screen.
He talks directly to anyone who has ever burned energy on relationships that were never really friendships, anyone who has reacted to a difficult person and become someone they did not recognize in the process, and anyone who keeps saying yes when everything inside them is asking them to pause.
Ryan lays out a practical case for why becoming proactive instead of reactive is the only real solution to handling difficult people, and why the most generous thing you can give someone is not money but a path to make their own.
The episode closes with a question every listener deserves to sit with: if you stayed on the exact same path for another decade, would you look back knowing you truly went for it, or would you realize you were playing it safe inside something that felt comfortable?
The Greatness Playbook: The Self-Trust Edition
Ryan?s books:
How to Work with Complicated People: Strategies for Effective Collaboration with (Nearly) Anyone How to Work with Complicated People: A Survival Guide Leveling Up: 12 Questions to Elevate Your Personal and Professional Development UnOffendable Chasing Failure: How Falling Short Sets You Up for SuccessIn this episode you will:
Discover why reacting to difficult people is the one habit guaranteed to turn you into someone you do not want to be, and what to do instead Learn how to identify the difference between a good opportunity and the right one, using a simple prayer practice that cuts through the noise Uncover the lies you have been telling yourself about your potential and why the story that starts with "I can't" is the one costing you the most Recognize which relationships in your life are real friendships and which ones are draining you with the illusion of closeness Understand why generosity at its highest level has nothing to do with money and everything to do with putting people in a position to growFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1920
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Why Your Past Trauma Is Costing You Real Love | Pastor Michael Todd
Pastor Michael Todd reveals something most high achievers refuse to admit: the drive fueling their rise is often rooted in a wound they have never faced.
He shares the moment he realized his obsession with greatness traced back to a 12-year-old boy sitting on a maroon chair, told he wasn't good enough to play drums in the big church, and how that single unprocessed moment shaped decades of his life.
That pattern lives in so many of us: we build careers, relationships, and whole identities on top of old damage without ever treating the root. Michael breaks down why people struggle to love and be loved, how unhealed trauma quietly transfers to the people closest to you, and what it actually means to bring your full self to a relationship instead of a defended version.
Whether you're healing inside a committed relationship or doing the work alone, this conversation gives you language and tools to start going to the root. So what you build from here can actually last.
Michael?s books:
Damaged but Not Destroyed Crazy Faith Relationship GoalsIn this episode you will:
Discover why your relationships reflect the level of love you have for yourself and how to raise that floor Learn how to identify the root wound beneath your most self-destructive patterns before it costs you everything you've built Understand how to heal inside a committed relationship rather than waiting until you feel ready on your own Recognize the moment your drive for success stops serving you and starts threatening your legacy Gain a framework for choosing the right partner by getting clear on purpose before chasing chemistryFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1919
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The Mindset That Turned Losing Both Legs Into a Paralympic Medal | Amy Purdy
Amy Purdy walked into an operating room at 19 about to lose both legs, and instead of collapsing into fear, she gave herself three goals before the anesthesia took hold.
You know that feeling when life pulls the ground out from under you and every identity you had disappears overnight? Amy has lived that more than once, and what she discovered is that the challenges you most want to escape are actually moving you closer to your purpose, not away from it.
The key is learning to lean into problems rather than run, to find the smallest sliver of possibility and let it grow.
In this conversation, you will walk away with practical tools for building a new identity after loss, understanding why your struggles are not obstacles but doorways, and discovering how staying present transforms the way you compete, create, and connect.
Amy?s books:
Bounce Forward: 21 Tools to Live a Life Beyond Limits On My Own Two FeetIn this episode you will:
Learn how to set a north star in the middle of crisis so fear does not get to make your decisions Discover why leaning into your problems instead of avoiding them is the only way to find real strength Understand how to step into a new identity after loss without pretending the old one did not matter Recognize the hidden reason so many high achievers crash after reaching their biggest goals Find out how shifting your focus from outcome to contribution changes everything about why you show upFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1918
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The Science of Healing Your Body with Your Mind | Dr Joe Dispenza
Dr Joe Dispenza drops a finding that most people are not ready for: a seven-day meditation retreat produces measurably greater healing than most pharmaceutical drugs, with 80% of participants expressing the same healing genes by the end.
If you have ever tried to think positive and felt nothing shift, Dr Joe explains why that happens and what your body is actually doing instead. Most of us are unknowingly running 95% of our lives from subconscious programs rooted in the past, and our bodies quite literally cannot accept thoughts that contradict what they have already been conditioned to feel.
The path forward is not more willpower or better affirmations. It is learning to match your thoughts with a new feeling so completely that your biology has no choice but to change.
The Greatness Playbook: The Future Self Edition
Dr Joe?s books:
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself Becoming Supernatural You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your MindIn this episode you will:
Understand why positive thinking alone fails and what your body actually needs to accept a new belief as real Learn how your brain's default mode network traps you in predictable patterns and what seven days of focused practice can do to rewire it Discover how advanced meditators are producing factors in their blood that stop cancer cells from multiplying and moving Explore the quantum field science behind how focused intention can influence healing in people who are not in the same room or even the same country Identify the one emotional shift required to move from survival mode into the kind of creative energy that makes transformation possibleFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1917
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Why Your "Healthy" Foods Are Making You Sick | Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan cuts through nutrition confusion and exposes the uncomfortable truth: ultra processed foods now make up more than 60% of the American diet, and they're engineered to manipulate your body and brain.
Most foods you think are healthy, like plant-based burgers with 21 synthetic ingredients and diet sodas that trick your metabolism, are actually sabotaging your health and creating cravings that trap you in a cycle of poor eating. Your gut microbiome holds the key to everything from your weight to your mental health, and it's starving without the 30 different plants per week it needs to thrive.
By understanding how food companies exploit your evolutionary instincts for sweetness and fat, you can reclaim control and use Pollan's seven-word mantra to make choices that honor both pleasure and nutrition. The transformation begins when you stop lying to your body about what you're eating and start thinking of food as medicine rather than entertainment.
Michael?s books:
This Is Your Mind on Plants How to Change Your Mind Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation Food Rules: An Eater's Manual In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto The Omnivore's Dilemma The Botany of DesireIn this episode you will:
Identify the hidden ingredients in "healthy" foods that are actually toxic to your body Learn why diet sodas sabotage weight loss faster than regular soda Discover the 10 trillion organisms in your gut that control your mood and metabolism Master Michael Pollan's seven-word mantra for eating real food Understand how to retrain your appetite signals to stop overeating at every mealFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1916
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Why Your Past Doesn't Determine Your Future | Dan Martell
WARNING: This episode includes sensitive discussions that may be distressing for some listeners. If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available anytime by calling or texting the number 988.
Most people see Dan Martell's highlight reel: the private jet, the millions, the AI mastery. But they don't know about the angry, ashamed teenager who felt worthless and unlovable, who attempted suicide and spent time in jail.
In this episode, Lewis goes deep into Dan's journey from rock bottom to extraordinary success, unpacking the exact moment he decided not to take his own life and what shifted in his mind to make him believe he deserved love and greatness.
You'll discover that redemption isn't about forgetting your past, it's about extracting the lesson and becoming someone new. Dan shares his journey of transformation, explaining that his foundation is built on faith and how he moved from repeating errors to making new ones. He emphasizes the core principle that the pain one endures ultimately shapes the purpose they are meant to serve.
If you're stuck in shame or fighting to believe in yourself again, this conversation will prove that your past does not determine your future.
Dan?s books:
Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire Software as a Science: Unlock Limitless Recurring Revenue Without Losing ControlIn this episode you will:
Understand the exact moment that pulled Dan back from suicide and gave him a reason to choose life Learn why making new mistakes instead of repeating old ones is the secret to actual growth and transformation Discover how to separate your identity from your past and stop believing the shame narrative you've been told Uncover the specific conversation with God that became the turning point in Dan's entire life trajectory Explore how vulnerability, faith, and the willingness to do the hard work on yourself unlocks the life you're actually meant to liveFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1915
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Start With Yourself: The Mindset That Built an Empire | Emma Grede
Emma Grede's most surprising confession is that she never saw her childhood in East London as a disadvantage.
While raising her younger sisters, skipping school, and watching Oprah to find her blueprint for life, she was quietly building the belief that she was more capable than anyone around her. That unshakable self-trust is the thread running through everything she has built, from Good American to SKIMS to the Obama Foundation board.
For anyone who has ever let fear, self-doubt, or the weight of other people's opinions keep them stuck, Emma's story is a direct challenge to reconsider what is actually holding you back.
This conversation will show you how to stop measuring yourself against everyone else's standards, put money at the center of your plan without shame, manage your emotions like a skill rather than a sentence, and build a life that is entirely your own design.
The Greatness Playbook: The Self-Led Success Edition
Emma?s book: Start With Yourself: A New Vision for Work & Life
In this episode you will:
Discover how to reframe your hardest life experiences as the very thing that makes you exceptional rather than the thing that holds you back. Learn why putting money at the center of your goals is not greed but the clearest path to freedom, and how to stop apologizing for it. Understand the practical steps Emma used to manage anger and emotional reactivity starting at age nineteen, and how that discipline became one of her greatest competitive advantages. Break free from the trap of other people's opinions by building a personal scorecard rooted in your own values, not what the world expects of you. See how to think in seasons so you can go all in when it counts, protect what matters most, and make tradeoffs without guilt.For more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1914
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How to Protect Your Brain and Live Longer | Dr. Andrew Weil
Dr. Andrew Weil drops a counterintuitive truth right out of the gate: avoiding head trauma and quitting smoking are the two most powerful things you can do to prevent cognitive decline, yet almost no one talks about them in the brain health conversation.
Most of us are chasing the latest supplement or biohack while ignoring the chronic stress quietly flooding our brains with cortisol and damaging the very region responsible for memory and emotion.
Dr. Weil connects the dots between what you eat, how you breathe, who you spend time with, and how long your brain stays sharp. His 4-7-8 breathing technique alone has generated millions of views worldwide and outperforms anxiety medication in his clinical experience.
More than any single protocol, though, he returns again and again to one root cause behind poor relationships, chronic illness, and unfulfilled potential: not yet learning how to genuinely love yourself.
Dr. Weil?s books:
Mind Over Meds Fast Food, Good Food True Food Spontaneous Happiness Why Our Health Matters Healthy Aging The Healthy Kitchen Eating Well for Optimum Health Eight Weeks to Optimum Health Spontaneous Healing Natural Health, Natural Medicine From Chocolate To Morphine Health and HealingIn this episode you will:
Discover the two most overlooked factors driving cognitive decline and what to cut from your life immediately to protect your brain Learn the free, 60-second breathing technique Dr. Weil calls the most powerful anti-anxiety method he has ever found Understand how your gut microbiome connects to your brain health and which fermented foods rebuild it most effectively Identify the foods and environmental toxins doing the most damage to your long-term cognitive function Explore why loving yourself is not a soft idea but the actual foundation of healthy relationships, emotional resilience, and lasting well-beingFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1913
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The Real Reason You Keep Stopping Before You Succeed | Dean Graziosi
Dean Graziosi, New York Times bestselling author and business partner of Tony Robbins, reveals the one thing he believes most people get backwards: confidence does not come first, courage does, and until you get in the game, you will never feel ready.
So many people are paralyzed right now by the speed of change, whether that is AI, the economy, or shifting opportunity, and Dean lays out exactly why that paralysis is costing them more than any risk ever would.
He breaks down how to find what truly drives you, build an unstoppable inner operating system, and stop tying your self-worth to your bank account. You will also hear how Dean thinks about raising driven kids in an age of abundance, what Tony Robbins taught him about effective versus efficient leadership, and how to use AI not as a tech trend but as a tool to buy back your time.
This conversation will challenge how you define readiness and push you to take the one courageous step you have been putting off.
Dean?s books:
Millionaire Success Habits The Underdog Advantage 30 Days to Real Estate Cash Profit From Real Estate Right Now! Be a Real Estate Millionaire: Secret Strategies To Lifetime WealthIn this episode you will:
Discover why courage is the precursor to confidence and how to start building your courage muscle this week Learn how to create a compelling future even when the world feels uncertain and the odds feel stacked against you Understand how to stop letting your self-worth get tangled up with your net worth and finally break that cycle Gain a practical framework for using AI to buy back your time without needing to become a tech expert Identify what truly drives you, whether it is the carrot or the stick, and use that knowledge to push through your hardest momentsFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1912
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Why You're Still Broke (And It Has Nothing to Do With Money) | Myron Golden
Myron Golden drops a revelation early in this conversation that stops you in your tracks: if you are broke, you are not spiritually bankrupt, you are spiritually deceived.
Most people carry a hidden belief that money is evil and that having it requires doing something wrong, a lie so deeply embedded that it quietly sabotages every financial decision they make.
Myron connects that deception to universal struggles around worthiness, fear of success, and the painful tension between faith and financial ambition. He then lays out the practical path forward: awareness is the first move, because you cannot change what you cannot see, and most people are blind to the abundance already surrounding them.
Whether you are stuck at your first dollar or trying to break from six figures to seven, Myron shows you that the ceiling is never a money problem, it is always an identity problem, and the shift starts with how you complete the sentence "I am..."
The Greatness Playbook: The Value Creation Edition
Myron?s books:
From The Trash Man To The Cash Man B.O.S.S. Moves: Business Optimization Success Secrets from a Million Dollar Round Table by Myron GoldenMyron's Make More Offers Challenge
In this episode you will:
Discover the spiritual deception behind financial struggle and why poverty is never a sign of piety Shift your entire sales approach by understanding the difference between convincing and persuading Identify the three sources of value that make it nearly impossible for people to say no to your offer Break the "I am not" identity trap that keeps you locked out of the abundance already available to you Learn the four stages of child development that will shape how your kids relate to money, authority, and their own potentialFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1911
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How to Develop Unbreakable Self-Discipline | Shi Heng Yi
Shi Heng Yi has spent nearly four decades studying and teaching the Shaolin philosophy of self-mastery, and his core insight may be the most honest thing you hear all year: the reason you are not where you want to be is not bad luck, bad timing, or lack of talent.
It is one of five ancient hindrances operating in your mind right now, without your awareness.
So many people feel the pull of desire for things that do not serve them, carry ill will they cannot explain, move through the day in a fog of restlessness, or quietly doubt whether any of it is even possible for them.
These are not character flaws or signs of weakness. They are predictable mental states that have been mapped and studied for thousands of years, and you can learn to see them clearly.
In this conversation, Shi Heng Yi teaches you his four-step RAIN method for catching a hindrance in the moment and moving through it with discipline rather than reaction. Whether you are building something, healing something, or simply trying to show up fully in your own life, this episode gives you the internal tools to stop being ruled by your mind and start leading it.
Shi Heng Yi?s book Shaolin Spirit: The Way to Self-Mastery
In this episode you will:
Identify the five mental hindrances that silently block your goals and learn why every human being faces all five of them Understand why your intention behind a goal determines whether you will sustain it or abandon it when things get hard Apply the four-step RAIN method to recognize and move through disruptive mental states in real time Discover why gratitude is not optional when it comes to building a life worth living Learn how to calibrate your vision so it is large enough to pull you forward and grounded enough to act on todayFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1910
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The Real Reason You Can't Stop Self-Sabotage | Dr. K
Dr. K, the Harvard-trained psychiatrist known for his work with gamers and high performers, drops a truth that reframes everything: your negative identity isn't a flaw ? it's your mind's attempt to protect you from failure.
Most people go through life trying to upgrade from a loser identity to a winner identity, never realizing that both are traps that warp how you see reality.
If you've ever wondered why motivation disappears the moment a goal feels out of reach, or why doing everything right still leaves you feeling empty, this conversation answers it in a way that actually makes sense. Dr. K breaks down the neuroscience of why you can't control your thoughts, why goals can secretly fuel procrastination, and why the most powerful thing you can do happens entirely inside your head.
By the end, you'll see that the path to real change isn't about believing harder or wanting it more, it's about understanding how your mind actually works and learning to respond differently to what it generates.
In this episode you will:
Discover why your negative identity is protecting you and why trying to eliminate it is the wrong move Understand the critical difference between being capable of something and believing you can do it, and why confusing the two keeps people stuck Learn why goals can actually kill your motivation and what to focus on instead Recognize that you can't control your thoughts, only how you respond to them, and why that distinction changes everything Apply Dr. K's framework for processing setbacks without letting them collapse your sense of selfFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1909
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How Faith, Neuroscience, and Meaning Work Together | Arthur Brooks
Arthur Brooks opens with a startling truth: most of us are living inside a simulation, sacrificing meaning for dopamine hits from our devices. He explains that your brain has two operating systems, the ME self and the I self, and technology has hijacked the wrong one.
Through neuroscience and ancient wisdom, Brooks maps the exact pathway from phone-enslaved to fully present, showing how boredom is not the enemy but the gateway to transcendence.
The conversation moves from digital detox protocols to the four-stage neurochemistry of falling in love, then lands on something deeper: why success never delivers the happiness it promises. Brooks shares the specific daily rituals that transform relationships, the surprising intimacy of praying with your partner, and why your smartphone on the dinner table literally blocks your ability to bond with others.
This is not another self-help conversation. This is the operating manual for being human in an age designed to keep you distracted.
The Greatness Playbook: The Happiness Blueprint Edition
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Break free from phone addiction using three science-backed protocols that reprogram your neural pathways without going cold turkey Recognize when your brain is operating from the me self versus the I self, and why one destroys meaning while the other creates it Navigate the four neurochemical stages of falling in love so you move at the right speed instead of crashing from dopamine to oxytocin Apply the four-part algorithm that saves struggling relationships through eye contact, touch, fun, and spiritual practice Understand why chasing money and success before happiness guarantees misery, and how to reverse the order to find bothFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1908
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The Hidden Cost of Success Nobody Talks About | Rainn Wilson
Rainn Wilson built one of the most beloved characters in television history and still woke up most days feeling like he was not enough.
He opens up about the painful truth that becoming famous on The Office only amplified the emptiness he already carried, moving from a three on his inner peace scale before the show to barely a four or five during its peak seasons.
Rainn traces how unprocessed grief, ego, addiction, and a relentless hunger for more kept him stuck in a cycle of dissatisfaction no amount of success could break. He shares how it was not until his late forties that he genuinely began to believe the words he had been saying for a decade, that he was enough, and how the death of his father, deep therapy work, and a committed spiritual practice finally gave him the foundation he had been chasing through achievement.
This conversation is a permission slip to stop measuring your inner life by outer results and start tending the garden inside yourself that no one can take from you.
Rainn?s books:
Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution Soul Boom Workbook: Spiritual Tools for Modern LivingIn this episode you will:
Discover why fame, money, and success made Rainn equally as unhappy as being broke, and what that reveals about the real source of contentment. Understand how ungrieved pain silently drives the ambition, addiction, and comparison that keep you stuck in cycles of dissatisfaction. Learn the spiritual framework Rainn uses, drawn from Buddhism, the Baha'i Faith, and positive psychology, to move through disappointment without carrying it forward. Recognize the difference between saying an affirmation and actually beginning to believe it, and what consistent inner work looks like over years, not weeks. Explore how reparenting your inner child and building a daily gratitude and contemplation practice can shift your baseline from chronic discontent to genuine peace.For more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1907
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Everything You Want In Life Comes When You Let Go | Lewis Howes
Lewis opens with a confession: he built a successful business, a massive audience, and a full life on paper and still couldn't enjoy any of it because he was building from fear, not freedom.
That same trap is what keeps so many driven people stuck, running faster on a treadmill that leads nowhere. When you tie your identity to outcomes and try to control every result, every person's opinion, and every timeline, you cut yourself off from the very abundance you're chasing.
In this solo episode, Lewis walks you through five specific things to release, from the outcome obsession to the timeline pressure society puts on you, so you can finally stop suffering through your own story.
The shift is not about working less; it is about moving with more peace, more clarity, and more faith than you have ever allowed yourself to have.
Make Money Easy: Create Financial Freedom and Live a Richer Life
The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today
The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy
In this episode you will:
Recognize the hidden ways control is showing up in your life and what it is actually costing you Release your obsession with outcomes so you can stop blocking what is actually meant for you Break free from other people's opinions by getting clear on whose voice truly deserves space in your head Shed the old version of yourself that kept you safe but is now keeping you stuck Let go of society's timeline so you can stop suffering and start trusting the season you are inFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1906
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Your Body Already Knows How to Heal You | Dr. Sue Morter
Dr. Sue Morter discovered something most people spend their lives ignoring: the body is not just a physical object but an energetic system carrying the suppressed emotions, unresolved wounds, and hidden beliefs that quietly shape every area of your life.
She found this out the hard way when, as a trained bioenergetic doctor helping patients heal their chronic conditions, she developed debilitating headaches she could not heal in herself. That personal crisis became the doorway to a practice that has since helped thousands of people worldwide break free from pain, disease, burnout, and stuck patterns.
The key is learning to shift from living in your head, reacting to the world, to living from a grounded, integrated presence in your whole body.
When you do this work, your energy stops leaking into old stories and starts powering the life you were meant to live.
The Greatness Playbook: The Nervous System Reset Edition
Dr. Sue?s books:
The Energy Codes: The 7-Step System to Awaken Your Spirit, Heal Your Body, and Live Your Best Life The Anatomy of Awakening: The 5 Hidden Codes to Activate Self-Healing, Unlock Your Higher Consciousness, and Live Your Divine DestinyFree meditation gift with book purchase
In this episode you will:
Understand why suppressed emotions create real physical symptoms and how to locate where blocked energy lives in your body Discover the five quantum codes Dr. Sue uses to unlock higher levels of consciousness and sustained personal presence Learn the single most powerful shift you can make to stop running on a stress and reaction cycle and start creating from flow Break free from the victim story loop that quietly limits your healing, your relationships, and how far you can go Apply a body-based practice for releasing the charge of difficult emotions so they stop cycling through your nervous systemFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1905
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How Generational Trauma Is Secretly Running Your Life | Dr. Mariel Buqué
Dr. Mariel Buqué opens with a revelation that stops you in your tracks: trauma isn't just something that happened to you, it is something that was passed down to you at the genetic level, beginning at conception.
Most people move through life in a low-grade survival state, reacting to triggers they cannot explain, carrying the emotional weight of ancestors who never got the chance to heal. This is why depression, anxiety, and a persistent sense of not being enough feel so impossible to shake, they were wired in long before you had any say.
Dr. Buqué walks you through how to regulate your nervous system daily, how to challenge the limiting beliefs that run your life, and why healing your body first unlocks your ability to think, create, and finally thrive.
The work is hard and it bends you into uncomfortable shapes, but today is always a good day to start breaking the cycle.
Dr. Buqué?s book Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma
Dr. Buqué's website and newsletter
Dr. Buqué's course BTC? Generational Trauma Therapy Training
In this episode you will:
Understand how generational trauma is passed down biologically and why you may be carrying wounds that were never yours to begin with Learn three accessible nervous system regulation practices you can use anywhere to interrupt stress responses in real time Recognize the difference between managing mental health symptoms and actually healing the trauma underneath them Discover how to challenge limiting beliefs about yourself by tracing them back to their root and doing the body-centered work alongside the mental work Shift from survival mode into a state where creativity, abundance, and meaningful connection become genuinely possibleFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1904
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7 Manifestation Secrets That Will Transform Your Reality in 2026 | Lewis Howes
Lewis brings together seven of the world's leading voices in neuroscience, psychology, and human potential to reveal the hidden mechanics of manifestation.
You'll hear from Gregg Braden on why your emotional environment is your most powerful tool, Dr. Joe Dispenza on the neuroscience of believing before seeing, and Rhonda Byrne on why talking about what you don't want keeps it locked in place. Dr. Tara Swart breaks down the brain science of visualization, while Dr. James Doty explains the physiology of intention and how synchronicities actually work. Gary Zukav illuminates the two fundamental laws that govern every result you create, and Tabitha Brown shares how walking in your truth is the only way to attract what's truly meant for you.
These aren't abstract concepts. Every insight is grounded in science, backed by research, and proven in the real lives of people who've transformed everything from their health to their relationships to their bank accounts.
The common thread is clear: your inner world creates your outer reality, and you have far more control than you've been taught to believe.
Make Money Easy: Create Financial Freedom and Live a Richer Life
The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today
The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy
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Understand why your story about yourself determines every relationship, opportunity, and outcome you'll ever experience Discover the exact process for reprogramming your subconscious mind to believe you're worthy of what you want Learn why speaking about what you don't want attracts more of it, and how to shift your language to manifest abundance Master the neuroscience of making your brain believe your future has already happened so opportunities flow to you effortlessly Recognize the two universal laws that govern all manifestation and how to work with them instead of against themFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1903
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Why 2026 Is Your Last Chance to Build Wealth Fast (Before AI Changes Everything) | Jaspreet Singh
Jaspreet Singh drops a warning most people aren't ready to hear: we're entering the fifth industrial revolution, and AI will demand every worker do the job of ten people within five years.
He explains why the traditional path of getting a good job, investing in a 401k, and buying a house is no longer enough to retire comfortably when you need $1.5 million just for a basic retirement.
The conversation cuts through the financial education you never received in school, revealing why your bank account isn't paying you interest but charging you for the privilege of holding your money. Jaspreet breaks down his three-phase wealth system: getting money through smart financial foundations, growing money by investing where wealth is moving in the economy, and protecting money through legal tax strategies and asset protection.
Most importantly, he challenges the toxic belief that money is evil or that wanting wealth makes you a bad person, reframing financial success as a tool for serving others and creating the freedom to live life on your terms.
The Greatness Playbook: The Wealth Building Edition
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Jaspreet?s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MinorityMindset
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Recognize why AI will require you to perform the work of ten people within the next three years or risk losing your job to someone who can Implement the 75-15-10 money system that automatically builds wealth by limiting spending to 75% of income while investing and saving the rest Identify how your bank is actually charging you interest through inflation while claiming to pay you returns on your savings Transform your tax burden by understanding the three income categories and using business structures to legally reduce what you owe Shift from the scarcity mindset that keeps you broke to the abundance belief that money is unlimited and you deserve to build wealthFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1902
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Transform Your Anxiety Into Your Greatest Strength | Dr. Wendy Suzuki
Dr. Wendy Suzuki reveals that 90% of people suffer from anxiety, but most are approaching it completely wrong. Instead of fighting or suppressing anxious feelings, she explains how anxiety is actually a protective mechanism that can be harnessed as fuel for action, courage, and personal transformation.
Through her own journey of loss, she discovered that our greatest pain often leads to our deepest wisdom. From the neuroscience of love and social connection to practical tools like joy conditioning and micro flow, this episode offers a roadmap for turning your most uncomfortable emotions into superpowers.
You'll learn how anxiety can build empathy, resilience, and flow states when you shift your relationship with it. This isn't about eliminating anxiety but about using its energy to propel you toward the life you want.
Dr. Suzuki?s books:
Healthy Brain, Happy Life Good AnxietyIn this episode you will:
Learn the exact breathing technique and morning rituals that rewire your brain for peace and decrease chronic stress Discover how to transform everyday anxiety into actionable energy that drives you forward instead of holding you back Understand why social connection is the number one predictor of longevity and how to build meaningful relationships that heal anxiety Master the concept of joy conditioning to create positive neural pathways that counteract fear and worry Recognize the six superpowers hidden within your anxiety including resilience, empathy, and the ability to access flow statesFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1901
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The $0 to $1M Blueprint | Lewis Howes
Lewis opens with a truth most people avoid: you will never make the money you want until you believe you deserve it.
Through his own journey from couch-surfing ex-football player to eight-figure media entrepreneur, he walks through the five steps that transformed not just his income but his entire relationship with money.
The painful part most people skip is not the strategy, it is the internal work of recognizing your own value when everything around you tells you that you have none. Lewis also tackles the "work harder" myth head-on, explaining why grinding alone will never get you to the next level and what wealthy people actually do differently.
Whether you are just starting out or you have hit a plateau you cannot seem to break through, this episode gives you a concrete, actionable path forward.
Make Money Easy: Create Financial Freedom and Live a Richer Life
The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today
The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy
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Hear Lewis's exact 30-day game plan for going from zero to $1 million using only skills and relationships Discover how to identify the skills and strengths you already have that you are overlooking right now Learn the "What's the Chance?" framework that rewires how boldly you ask for what you want Understand why your financial thermostat is capping your income and how to raise it Build a personal brand and packaging strategy that makes your value visible to the worldFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1900
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The Hidden Way Your Diet Programs Your Baby's Health | Jessie Inchauspé
Jessie Inchauspé drops a truth bomb most moms never hear: what you eat during pregnancy doesn't just affect you. It rewires your baby's metabolism, nervous system, and disease risk for life.
She shares groundbreaking research showing how glucose spikes during pregnancy can double a child's diabetes risk decades later, and why the old "bun in the oven" metaphor does actual harm to expecting mothers.
This isn't about restriction or perfection. It's about understanding that you're not passive during pregnancy, you're soil nourishing a seed. The simple shifts Jessie teaches can protect your child from chronic inflammation, strengthen their immune system, and give them a metabolic advantage from day one.
Whether you're planning pregnancy, currently expecting, or supporting someone who is, this conversation will change how you think about prenatal nutrition forever.
The Greatness Playbook: The Cravings Control Edition
Jesse?s books:
Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar The Glucose Goddess Method: The 4-Week Guide to Cutting Cravings, Getting Your Energy Back, and Feeling Amazing 9 Months That Count Forever: How Your Pregnancy Diet Shapes Your Baby's FutureIn this episode you will:
Learn why the timing of what you eat matters more than obsessing over which foods to completely eliminate Understand how a mother's nutrition directly impacts her baby's brain development, neuron formation, and future mental health Discover how glucose spikes during pregnancy program your baby's metabolism and disease risk for their entire lifetime Recognize the hidden inflammation triggers in your diet that most pregnancy advice completely ignores Master simple meal sequencing strategies that stabilize blood sugar without restrictive dieting or constant deprivationFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1899
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Simon Sinek: The Dangerous Myth of Online Vulnerability & Rethinking Capitalism
Simon Sinek drops a truth early that most people are not prepared to hear: income inequality is a greater social threat than AI or another pandemic, and history shows exactly where that kind of imbalance leads.
He connects that global tension directly to what is happening inside your own relationships, because the same failure to listen, the same refusal to co-create, shows up at the kitchen table and in the boardroom.
Simon challenges the idea that vulnerability means broadcasting your emotions online, arguing that true safety comes only when you sit across from someone you trust and say the hard thing out loud. He lays out a simple reframe for capitalism itself, one built around purpose first, people second, and profit third, and shows how that same hierarchy applies to how you show up at work and at home.
Walk away from this conversation with a clearer picture of who you actually work for and why getting that answer right changes everything.
Simon?s books:
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't Together Is Better: A Little Book of Inspiration Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team The Infinite Game Start with Why 15th Anniversary Edition: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take ActionIn this episode you will:
Learn why broadcasting vulnerability online gives you likes but not the safety you are actually looking for, and what real vulnerability requires. Discover why the metrics you use to measure a good day, productivity, followers, titles, are actively working against your sense of worth and what to track instead. Understand how to co-create boundaries in relationships and at work so both sides feel heard rather than managed. Recognize the social ripples that fear creates around AI and economic inequality so you can respond thoughtfully rather than react from panic. Reframe what it means to live a life of service, whether you lead a company, a team, or just show up daily for the people around you.For more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1898
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End Suffering by Changing This One Thing | Eckhart Tolle
Eckhart Tolle shares what may be the most counterintuitive truth about human suffering: the pain you feel is almost never caused by your circumstances - it comes from the mental narrative you attach to them.
So many people carry a heavy identity built from past wounds, failures, and stories they've been repeating for years, never realizing they are not the story.
Eckhart walks through why the ego is so deeply ingrained that even enormous suffering isn't always enough to break its hold - and why the present moment is the only place where that grip can finally loosen. He breaks down the law of attraction with unusual clarity, showing why manifesting from neediness pushes what you want further away, and why true abundance starts with appreciating what already exists around you.
By the end, you'll understand why the journey itself - not the destination - is where life actually happens, and how shifting your state of consciousness right now changes everything that comes next.
Eckhart?s books:
The Power of Now Practicing the Power of Now Stillness Speaks A New EarthIn this episode you will:
Discover why your psychological suffering is almost always caused by mental narratives, not by your actual circumstances, and how to separate the two in real time. Learn a simple practice for experiencing the present moment without the weight of interpretation, so you can find peace even in frustrating situations. Understand why the ego can never be satisfied by achievement or money, and what actually creates lasting fulfillment. Recognize the difference between manifesting from lack versus manifesting from fullness - and how one quietly destroys what you're trying to create. Explore what it means to know yourself beyond your personal story, so you can access the deeper dimension of consciousness that is already whole and complete.For more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1897
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Stop Limiting Yourself: How Your Beliefs Become Your Biology | Nir Eyal
Nir Eyal spent six years researching why brilliant, talented people consistently fall short of their potential, and what he found will surprise you: it's not a lack of knowledge, resources, or intelligence holding most people back. It's the invisible belief system running silently in the background, shaping every decision you make without your awareness.
Most of us are walking around with beliefs forged in survival mode, and we're using them long after they've stopped serving us. The good news is that beliefs, unlike facts, are tools you can examine, update, and swap out.
In this conversation, Nir walks you through the motivation triangle that explains why willpower and information alone never work, and the exact four-step turnaround process that rewrites the beliefs costing you peace, progress, and connection.
Whether you're struggling with a goal that keeps stalling, a relationship that stays stuck, or a quiet voice telling you that you're not enough, this episode gives you a practical way out.
The Greatness Playbook: The Belief Breakthrough Edition
Nir?s books:
Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products Indistractable, Updated Edition: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way to Stop Limiting Yourself and Achieve Breakthrough ResultsIn this episode you will:
Learn the exact four-question turnaround process Nir uses daily to dissolve limiting beliefs about people, including the one about his own mother that changed everything Discover why being "too smart" can actually work against you and how liberating beliefs outperform facts when it comes to achieving what you want Understand the motivation triangle and why you'll never stay consistent on behavior and benefit alone without the third element most people skip entirely Find out why positive visualization and manifesting can actually decrease your chances of success and what athletes do instead that works Understand why the words you say out loud about yourself become your biology, and how to use secular prayer as a tool for pain tolerance and inner peaceFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1896
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How to Reignite a Dream After You've Lost Everything | Shaun White
Shaun White admits that losing at the 2014 Sochi Olympics had nothing to do with his body and everything to do with his heart not being in it. That honest reckoning launched a years-long process of rebuilding from the inside out, patching broken relationships, ditching a fake social media persona, and assembling a team that actually shared his vision.
Then a training crash in New Zealand left him with 62 stitches and lungs full of blood just months before the 2018 Olympics, forcing a gut-check question: how badly do you really want this?
His answer carried him to a third gold medal and the most emotionally charged finish of his career. Whether you are chasing a world record or a business breakthrough, Shaun's approach to mental resilience, goal-setting, and self-discovery applies directly to your life.
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Discover why raw talent is never enough to win when your heart is not fully committed to the goal Learn how resolving personal and relational friction off the field can unlock peak performance on it Understand why pairing a massive goal with small, specific, even playful sub-goals keeps motivation alive Recognize the trap of delayed happiness and how to find fulfillment along the path rather than only at the finish line Build a mental framework for separating your self-worth from outcomes so loss stops defining youFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1895
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Narcissism Experts Reveal How To SPOT, Handle & Heal From Trauma | Lewis Howes
Most people think narcissism looks like a loud ego, but the truth is it often disguises itself as care, protection, or even victimhood.
This episode brings together six of the world's leading experts to walk you through every layer of the problem, from learning to spot the patterns to understanding why you keep attracting them to finally healing the wound underneath it all.
You'll discover that the real danger isn't just the narcissist in front of you, it's the unexamined programming from your family of origin that keeps pulling you back into the same cycles. Whether you're navigating a toxic relationship, recovering from one, or realizing for the first time that something in your childhood wasn't as normal as you thought, this is your roadmap to reclaiming your self-trust and building relationships that actually fuel you.
Make Money Easy: Create Financial Freedom and Live a Richer Life
The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today
The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy
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Learn the six types of narcissists so you can finally name the dynamic that's been draining you Spot the body language "danger zone" cues that manipulative people leak without realizing it Recognize how covert narcissism controls you from underneath through guilt, victimhood, and passive aggression Identify whether your self-criticism is actually your family of origin still running the show inside your head Shift from "me over us" thinking to the kind of connected, whole relationships you actually wantFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1894
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Why You're Afraid to Share (And What It's Costing You) | Leslie John
Leslie John drops a finding that stops most people cold: couples married an average of 12 years guessed what their partner was thinking and feeling correctly only 20% of the time. That gap between how well you think you know someone and how well you actually know them is where relationships quietly break down.
It's the same dynamic playing out in friendships, at work, and in families everywhere. You think you're saving people discomfort by holding back, but what you're actually doing is building a wall you can't see.
Leslie walks through the science of "disclosure decisions," the hundreds of small choices you make each day about what to say and what to swallow, and what it costs you over time when the scales tip too far toward silence.
Learning to share with the right people, at the right moments, with the right context isn't just good communication. It's how you build the kind of relationships that actually hold.
The Greatness Playbook: The Communication Mastery Edition
Leslie?s book Revealing: The Underrated Power of Oversharing
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Discover why undersharing, not oversharing, is quietly destroying your closest relationships and what the research says about the real cost of silence. Understand how "mind reading expectations" create a hidden trap in romantic relationships and learn the simple shift that breaks the cycle before resentment builds. Learn the one question that can open any conversation with a guarded partner and why leading with your own vulnerability is more powerful than finding the perfect words. Recognize how the things you leave unsaid pile up into a weight that erodes your self-respect over time and what it takes to start speaking your truth again. Apply the science of the feedback sandwich, including what the research actually found about which part matters most, so you can deliver hard truths in a way people can actually hear.For more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1893
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The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy
Amy Purdy was a 19-year-old with big dreams when meningococcal meningitis put her in a coma within 24 hours of her first symptom, leaving her a double-leg amputee fighting her way back from 83 pounds and kidney failure.
Her story isn't just about survival; it's about a near-death experience that gave her a quiet certainty that everything would make sense in the end, and how that faith became the foundation for everything she built next.
Most people let obstacles define the outer edges of their lives, but Amy turned hers into a launchpad, spending 12 years innovating her own prosthetic feet to compete at the 2014 Sochi Paralympics. You'll hear how she stopped competing for medals and started competing for the girl in an Italian mountain village who drove four hours just to ask how it's done.
The real lesson here is that your limitations aren't walls, they're the very thing you push off of to go somewhere new.
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Understand why setting a specific, audacious goal during your darkest moment creates the momentum to recover See how embracing limitation as creative fuel, rather than a ceiling, opens possibilities you couldn't have planned Find out what it really means to live an inspired life and why it's more contagious than you think Discover how a near-death experience at 19 can reframe everything you think you know about fear and purpose Learn how to shift from survival mode into a life that's bigger than what you lostFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1892
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Stop Attracting The Wrong Relationships. Do This To Find Lasting Love! | Lewis Howes
If you keep attracting the wrong people or sabotaging good relationships, this masterclass reveals why.
Lewis brings together the most powerful insights from Esther Perel, Jillian Turecki, Matthew Hussey, Baya Voce, and Mel Robbins to show you how your unhealed wounds are running your love life.
You'll learn why you chase what hurts you, how your nervous system sabotages connection, and what it actually takes to stop repeating the same painful cycles. The path to lasting love starts with understanding yourself first, learning to regulate your emotions, and choosing partners who can help you heal rather than partners who keep you broken.
Make Money Easy: Create Financial Freedom and Live a Richer Life
The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today
The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy
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Identify what role you played in past relationship failures instead of only blaming your exRecognize when your childhood wounds are triggering fights about cardboard boxes or daily frustrationsUnderstand why depending on your partner for happiness creates catastrophic disappointmentDiscover how play and humor keep relationships alive when everything else feels deadTransform conflict into healing by learning to tolerate uncomfortable emotions in your bodyFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1891
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The Danger Line: Why 84% Never Reach Their Potential | Dr. Michael Gervais
Dr. Michael Gervais opens up about surviving a head-on car collision at 70 miles per hour and how decades of psychological training shaped his response in that split second.
The high performance psychologist, who has spent 14 years inside NFL locker rooms and coached athletes through four Olympic Games, shares why he believes humans don't rise to moments but fall to the level of their training.
He breaks down what he calls "the danger line," that messy emotional edge where growth actually happens, and explains why most people never practice getting there in their careers, relationships, or conversations with loved ones. Gervais also delivers a pointed warning about youth sports in America, revealing how untrained coaches are shaping the psychological development of children in a system where 99.95% won't achieve their athletic dreams.
Whether you're navigating a career setback, building mental resilience, or raising kids who can thrive without tying their worth to performance, this conversation offers a framework for training your psychology the same way elite athletes train their bodies.
The Greatness Playbook: The Psychological Strength Edition
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Recognize why performance-based identity fuels achievement but never delivers freedom, and what to build insteadDiscover why negative self-talk is actually a protective mechanism borrowed from childhood and how to replace it with what Dr. Gervais calls "the epic thought list"Learn the difference between optimism, agency, and efficacy and why every world-class performer Dr. Gervais has met shares one of these traitsUnderstand how "fight, flight, freeze, and submit" plays out in boardrooms and relationships, not just physical dangerApply the "support then challenge" framework that the best coaches and parents use to unlock potential without causing psychological harmFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1890
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The Hidden Cost of Winning Too Much | Mikaela Shiffrin
Mikaela Shiffrin was throwing up before almost every race, drowning in performance anxiety no one could see.
The world's winningest alpine skier reveals why thinking about winning made her lose, how her mom taught her to master the mental game, and why she didn't want to break the all-time wins record.
She won a race by three seconds after an injury and the world called her slow for only winning the next one by seven tenths. Shiffrin opens up about the choking sensation that triggered her gag reflex, the sports psychologists who helped her reframe fear, and why she hopes people debate the greatest of all time forever.
This is about the gap between external success and internal struggle and what it takes to stay human under superhuman pressure.
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Recognize why refusing a title can be more powerful than claiming itDiscover why focusing on outcomes sabotages performanceLearn how to transform crippling anxiety into competitive fuelUnderstand the difference between pressure you create and pressure others imposeMaster the art of staying present when the stakes are highestFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1889
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5 Powerful Manifestations You Need To Say Every Day | Lewis Howes
Lewis shares how the main thing stopping you from manifesting isn't that you don't want it enough, but that you haven't gotten your inner self sorted out first.
He breaks down the internal blocks keeping you from believing you deserve good things and shows you how your inner critic has been building a prison brick by brick.
You'll learn why confidence comes from keeping promises to yourself, not from positive thinking, and how courage isn't a personality trait but a daily decision. This episode teaches you how to step into the identity of your future self through consistent action, trust the process even when it doesn't make sense, and open yourself to receive support instead of carrying everything alone.
Make Money Easy: Create Financial Freedom and Live a Richer Life
The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today
The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy
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Learn to trust that everything is working in your favor even during challenging timesBuild anti-fragile confidence by choosing courage over comfort in every area of your lifeDiscover why you'll never outgrow the level of worthiness you believe you deserveTransform your identity through the power of I am statements and daily practiceUnderstand how to surrender the need to control the method, and allow what is intended for you to enter your lifeFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1888
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This Hidden Belief May Be Sabotaging Your Abundance | Brendon Burchard
Brendon Burchard shares a powerful truth most high performers miss: creating significant life changes is more dependent on an understanding of sociology than psychology.
While personal discipline and habits matter, the real breakthroughs happen when you surround yourself with people who see possibilities in you that you don't yet see in yourself. You're likely stuck not because something is wrong with you, but because you're an A player performing on a B field.
The path forward isn't about working harder or gaining more information. It's about investing in the right rooms, whether that's a mastermind, a volunteer group, or a team that elevates your thinking and challenges your timeline for what's possible.
The Greatness Playbook: The Network is Net Worth Edition
Brendon?s books:
The Millionaire Messenger: Make a Difference and a Fortune Sharing Your AdviceThe Charge: Activating the 10 Human Drives That Make You Feel AliveThe Motivation Manifesto: 9 Declarations to Claim Your Personal PowerLife's Golden Ticket: A Story About Second ChancesHigh Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That WayThe High Performance PlannerIn this episode you will:
Unlock the proximity audit framework to identify which relationships expand you and which ones drain your potentialDiscover why sociology is more powerful than psychology when creating breakthrough moments in your business and lifeTransform from showing up as your minimal self to consistently embodying your aspirational self in every areaBreak through the plateau that comes from relying solely on personal discipline and self-improvement tacticsMaster the art of making strategic bets on yourself by investing in rooms where excellence is the standardFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1887
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The Lonely Price of Olympic Gold | Lindsey Vonn
Lindsey Vonn reveals the hidden cost of becoming the greatest downhill skier of all time: devastating loneliness, crippling depression, and an exhausting pattern of people-pleasing that nearly broke her.
You've probably felt that same pressure to make everyone else happy while your own needs get pushed aside, or wondered how to come back after life knocks you down repeatedly. She shares the exact mental shifts that helped her process trauma without storing it in her body, the journaling practice that kept her grounded through 20 years of crashes and comebacks, and why working on yourself isn't selfish.
You'll learn how to stop abandoning yourself in relationships and career decisions, and discover that your greatest moments come not from perfect performances, but from pushing past your absolute limits when everything seems impossible.
Lindsey?s books:
Strong is the New BeautifulRise: My StoryIn this episode you will:
Discover how to turn every crash and failure into fuel for your next breakthrough instead of emotional baggageLearn the brain spotting technique that releases years of stored trauma in a single sessionBreak through the exhausting pattern of people-pleasing that drains your energy and authenticityMaster the art of staying completely present under extreme pressure without fear taking overUnlock the daily journaling practice that builds unshakeable confidence and helps you find your way back when you're lostFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1886
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You Need To Be Single. Here's Why. | Lewis Howes
Lewis gets brutally honest about the relationship patterns that kept him stuck for years and why being single became the most transformative season of his life.
He breaks down the difference between chemistry and compatibility, revealing how most people confuse fleeting feelings for genuine alignment.
You'll learn why confidence that comes from being chosen disappears the moment you're rejected, and how to build the kind of inner strength that makes you ready for real partnership. Lewis shares the exact exercise he did with Martha before committing that created alignment on values, vision, and lifestyle.
This isn't about staying single forever - it's about using this season to heal your wounds, raise your standards, and become the person who's ready for the relationship you actually want.
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The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today
The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy
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Transform the wounds you've been carrying into past relationships before they bleed on someone newBuild confidence from within instead of depending on someone choosing you to feel worthyDiscover who you are without distractions so you stop using relationships to avoid yourselfRaise your standards through alignment rather than settling out of fear of being alonePrepare yourself for healthy lasting love by doing the inner work now that creates conscious partnership laterFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1885
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Why Most People Will Never Build Wealth (And How to Be Different) | Vivian Tu
Vivian Tu reveals the brutal truth about prediction markets that are really just gambling in disguise, and why most people will stay stuck in a comfortable but unfulfilling B+ life.
She shares the powerful mindset shift that separates people who build wealth from those who stay trapped in scarcity, explaining why getting comfortable with discomfort is essential for growth.
Vivian breaks down the buy borrow die strategy wealthy people use to never pay taxes, and why generational wealth is really about generational knowledge.
She opens up about being the generation in her family tree who had to plant the seeds even though she may never taste all the fruit, and how her immigrant parents' sacrifices shaped her relentless work ethic and unshakeable belief that only good things happen to girls like her.
The Greatness Playbook: The Financial Freedom Edition
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Rich AFWell EndowedIn this episode you will:
Understand how wealthy people use the buy borrow die strategy to build assets instead of buying stuff and why this knowledge gap keeps generational wealth in the hands of the fewBreak free from the myth that you're bad with money and reframe your relationship as being on a money journey that you controlTransform your approach to relationships by recognizing that your partner is the single most important financial decision you'll ever make and why love alone will never be enoughDiscover why embracing discomfort is the only way to escape the dangerous trap of a B+ life where you tread water for years without ever reaching your full potentialMaster the three step plan that separates people who create financial abundance from those who stay stuck in the same place for decadesFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1884
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Why I Cried Myself to Sleep Running a Billion-Dollar Brand
Kendra Scott reveals the shocking truth about 2020: while the world saw a billion-dollar brand thriving, she was sobbing herself to sleep every night, feeling like a complete fraud.
From dropping out of college to build a hat company that failed, to becoming a single mom starting over with $500 worth of jewelry supplies, Kendra's path to building one of America's most beloved jewelry brands was anything but glamorous.
She opens up about the moment she closed her first business in the pouring rain, saw a sign that said "Yes, We're Open," and realized failure was simply the bridge to her next breakthrough.
Whether you're struggling to start, scared to pivot, or exhausted from trying to be perfect for everyone else, this conversation will show you how vulnerability becomes your greatest competitive advantage and why your mess is actually your message.
Buy a copy of Kendra?s book: Born to Shine: Do Good, Find Your Joy, and Build a Life You Love
In this episode you will:
Break through the dangerous myth of balance and perfection that keeps you playing small and burning outUncover the power of making genuine connections before transactions, and why cupcakes and champagne might be your secret weaponDiscover why treating failure as a gift instead of a death sentence unlocks exponential growth in business and lifeTransform your relationship with vulnerability and learn how being authentic attracts the right people, opportunities, and successMaster the art of pivoting when life shakes your snow globe, turning recessions and setbacks into rocket fuel for your next levelFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1883
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Why You Need to Be Broke (Before You Get Rich)
Lewis reveals a truth most people run from: being broke isn't your failure, it's your education.
He shares his own season sleeping on his sister's couch with no income, no savings, and no clear path forward, feeling trapped and questioning his worth.
You'll learn why the lessons you gain when money is scarce teach you more about wealth than any amount in your bank account ever could.
Lewis walks you through five specific reasons why financial struggle forces critical growth around resourcefulness, self-worth, and your relationship with money itself. This isn't about romanticizing poverty or staying broke, it's about extracting wisdom from hard seasons so that when money does come, you're actually ready to keep it.
Make Money Easy: Create Financial Freedom and Live a Richer Life
The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today
The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy
In this episode you will:
Uncover what truly matters in your life by letting financial scarcity strip away the noise and reveal your real prioritiesDiscover why your money beliefs surface most clearly when your bank account is lowest and how to rewrite the stories keeping you stuckTransform your understanding of resourcefulness by learning why skills built without money last longer than any paycheckBreak through the dangerous belief that your worth equals your wallet and separate your identity from your incomeMaster the discipline of respecting money through intentional spending, delayed gratification, and creating a healthy relationship with what you have nowFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1882
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Why Healing Your Past Won't Change Your Life
Katherine Woodward Thomas reveals why decades of therapy and personal development work can still leave you stuck in the same patterns.
She exposes the 22 core beliefs that act as invisible glass ceilings on your potential, with "I'm not good enough" and "I'm alone" leading the pack.
But here's what most people miss: healing your past will save your life, but it won't change it. The real breakthrough comes when you stop analyzing why you are the way you are and start living from the future you're meant to create.
Whether you're struggling in relationships, feeling like an imposter in your career, or exhausted from overcompensating, Katherine shows you how to break free from the identity that's been running your life since childhood and step into the truth of who you really are.
The Greatness Playbook: Identity Healing Edition
Katherine?s books:
Conscious UncouplingCalling in "The One": 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your LifeWhat's True About You: 7 Steps to Move Beyond Your Painful Past and Manifest Your Brightest FutureIn this episode you will:
Identify the source fracture story that's been sabotaging your relationships, career, and self-worth since childhoodBreak free from victimization without dismissing your pain so you can finally access your creative powerDistinguish between trauma and truth so you stop letting a wounded 5-year-old drive your adult decisionsShift from healing mode to transformation mode by claiming a positive possible future that pulls you forwardOvercome imposter syndrome by recognizing where you're centered at the level of identity and consciously choosing your true selfFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1881
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Tabitha Brown: What Happens When You Finally Stop Pretending
Tabitha Brown reveals the prayer that changed everything: "God, if you heal me, you can have me."
After battling chronic illness for a year and seven months, she made a choice that terrified her, to stop pretending and start living as her authentic self. The transformation didn't just heal her body. It cost her friendships, tested her marriage, and forced her to walk away from the version of herself she'd spent decades creating.
On the other side of that bathroom prayer, she found something more valuable than any acting role or endorsement deal: freedom. Her journey from conforming in corporate America and Hollywood to building a multimedia empire on authenticity proves that when you finally stop performing for approval, abundance finds you. The path forward starts with one question you need to ask yourself today: What mask are you wearing, and what would happen if you took it off?
Tabitha?s books:
Cooking from the SpiritFeeding the Soul (Because It's My Business)Seen, Loved and Heard: A Guided Journal for Feeding the SoulI Did a New ThingHello There, SunshineIn this episode you will:
Learn the signs of confirmation that keep appearing in your life and what they're trying to tell you about your purposeBreak through the fear of losing relationships when you step into your truth and understand why some people can't come with youDiscover why habitual prayer kept you stuck and how to shift into true connection that transforms your realityUncover the difference between dreams deposited inside you and goals you create, and why only one will let you restMaster the practice of obedience over sacrifice and why choosing the harder path now creates the easier life laterFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1880
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9 Things You Rarely Do For Yourself (But Should Do Every Day)
A neuroscientist and brain surgeon told Lewis that emotional regulation is the single most important skill every human being should master, yet most of us were never taught how to do it.
You know that feeling of waking up already exhausted, scrolling your phone before your feet hit the floor, and saying yes to things that drain you just to avoid conflict. Most people are burned out not because they are doing too much, but because they are doing too much of what does not actually matter to them and too little of what brings them joy.
These nine practices are not about overhauling your life overnight. They are small, stackable habits like protecting your first ten minutes each morning, naming your emotions without judgment, and creating mental closure before bed so tomorrow gets the best version of you.
Make Money Easy: Create Financial Freedom and Live a Richer Life
The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today
The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy
In this episode you will:
Discover why your attention is your most valuable resource and how giving it away first thing in the morning sets you up for a reactive, stressful dayMaster the art of setting boundaries that protect your energy without pushing people away so you can stop resenting the people you said yes toUncover the hidden cost of avoiding hard conversations and how tackling one uncomfortable thing each day compounds faster than motivation ever willUnderstand why consistency beats intensity when it comes to movement and how even ten minutes of daily exercise builds unshakeable self-respectLearn the simple shutdown ritual that will help you stop carrying today's stress into tomorrow and finally wake up feeling restedFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1879
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