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

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

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

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*Show notes link: https://self-publishingschool.com/how-to-write-a-book/

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

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On this episode, I talk with Andy Molinsky about his book, Reach: A New Strategy to Help You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone, Rise to the Challenge and Build Confidence. We discuss some of the barriers in our way to reaching success, how our convictions can help us, keys to look for as we find our calling, and much more. Take a listen here: 

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On this episode, I talk with Neil Pasricha about his book, The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything=Have Everything. We discuss his personal journey to finding happiness, how to sell more books, what success really is, what most people regret at the end of their lives, and much more. You can listen to our discussion here: 

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On this episode, I talk with Amy Morin about the ideas in her book, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success. We discuss her story, how to break bad habits, happiness, living life centered around values, and much more. You can take a listen here: 

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On this episode, I talk with Jake Knapp about his books, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day and Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days. We discuss developing meaningful relationships, distractions, our phones, productivity, and much more. You can listen to our conversation here:

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On this episode, I talk with James Clear about his book, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. We discuss his journey, how developing better habits is the key to success, how to find happiness along the journey, what habit loops consist of, and much more. (You should buy the book and read about habit stacking. That idea alone is worth the $17.)

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In this episode, I talk with Chris Voss about his book, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It. We discuss why empathy is many times misunderstood, how anyone can become a better negotiator, why compromising is rarely the best way forward, using an email template that converts 98% of the time, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below:

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In this episode, I talk with Rob Shallenberger about his book The Transformation Challenge: A New Approach to Winning in Business and Life, his work based on Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders, and much more.

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In this episode, I talk with David Steingard from Laughing Man Coffee. We discuss small business and startups, his life story, working with actor Hugh Jackman, and much more.

My favorite takeaway was when he mentioned how his parents helped create an environment that caused him to become an entrepreneur. This made me think about the creative environment that I am creating at home and at work. Take a listen and let me know your thoughts.

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In this episode, I talk with Skip Prichard about his book, The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future. We also discuss key ways to begin finding purpose in our lives, how to eliminate the excuses we make, how to become more intentional with the people we spend our time with, and much more.

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In this season three opener, I talk with business consultant and author Greg McKeown about his book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. We discuss priorities, time management, what I am currently working on, his advice on how to fix a life that is out of balance, and much more. This interview is packed with tons of value that I know you will benefit from.

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In this season two recap, I talk a bit about this season and also give details about future episodes. You can listen below:

Thank you for your continued support!

What was your favorite episode this season? 

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In this season two finale, I talk with Liz Wiseman about her book, Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter. It is one of my favorite leadership books of all time, so I naturally wanted to bring her on the show to discuss some of its main ideas. We also discuss her journey to becoming a top leadership expert, passion and the correct way to view it, who diminishers are and how to best handle them, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below: 

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In this episode, I talk with Benjamin Hardy about his new book, Willpower Doesn’t Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success. We also discuss environments and how they help people succeed, influence, fear, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below: 

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In this episode, I talk with Alex Banayan about his brand new book, The Third Door: The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World’s Most Successful People Launched Their Careers. Alex gets really vulnerable in this episode and talks about the emotional roller coaster that last year was with finishing his book and the passing of his dad. We also talk about some of the advice he learned from the greats he interviewed for his book, some ideas centered around mentorship, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below: 

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In this episode, I talk with Jonah Berger about his books Contagious: Why Things Catch On and Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior. We also talk about social currency, triggers, emotion, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below:

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In this episode, I talk with Chris Fussell about his book, One Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams. We also talk about competition and how it relates to individuals on the same team, organizational structure, his leadership experience as a Navy SEAL and President of The McChrystal Group, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below:

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In this episode, I talk with Doug McCormick about his book, Family Inc.: Using Business Principles to Maximize Your Family’s Wealth. We also talk about how to build financial wealth, the best way to pick a financial planner, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below:

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In this episode, I talk with Bryan Falchuk about his book, Do a Day: How to Live A Better Life Every Day. We also talk about his story, goal setting, exercise and health, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below:

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In this episode, I talk with Shawn Askinosie of Askinosie Chocolate about his book, Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul. We also discuss his journey to owning a chocolate company, purpose both in life and work, direct trade versus fair trade, and much more. You’ll want to make sure you listen to this episode all the way through to the end, because Shawn says something very profound that I think will benefit a lot of people. 

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In this episode, I talk with Jenny Blake about her book, Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One. We also talk about her journey, actionable steps that people can take the next time they encounter a career change, Jerry Seinfeld, and much more. Here’s our conversation: 

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In this episode, I talk with Cal Newport about his book Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, the overwhelming opportunity to become distracted in the world we live, his view on social media and email, how leaders can keep their teams accountable while allowing them to engage in deep work, and much more.

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*Cal also refers to his other book, So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love, in this episode.

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In this episode, I talk with Susan Peppercorn about her book, Ditch Your Inner Critic At Work: Evidence-Based Strategies To Thrive In Your Career. We also discuss her story, the difference between happiness and satisfaction, the role that failure plays in all of this, and how perfectionism can cripple us.

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In this episode, I talk with Bob Burg about his book, The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea. We also talk about what it means to be influential, what it takes to be a great leader, how to thrive in sales, and much more.

Here’s our conversation:

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In this episode, I talk with Amy Jo Martin about the many facets of social media, “Why Not Now?” stories, her favorite guest as a podcaster, and much more. Here’s our conversation:

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In this episode, I talk with Jeff Haden about his new book, The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win. He has a different perspective on how we can accomplish our goals more often, and I think there are many valuable takeaways here. The ideas from the book challenged me and I hope they do the same for you.

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In this episode, I talk with Eric Barker about his terrific book, Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong. His book is actually one of my new favorites. It’s so good!

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In this episode, I talk with Ron Carucci about his business journey, leadership, his book, Rising to Power: The Journey of Exceptional Executives, and much more. You can also watch his TED Talk, “How to be more powerful than powerless”, by clicking here.

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In this episode, I talk with Anthony Metivier about his Magnetic Memory Method, the power of self-talk, and we even do a memory exercise. This could be a game changer if you feel you have a poor memory. I learned a lot, and I hope you do too. You can take a listen to our conversation below:

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In this episode, I talk with Terry Weaver about what makes Disney great, his experiences with coaching and consulting, and his new book, Making Elephants Fly. I appreciate my friendship with Terry, and enjoyed where our conversation took us. In fact, it’s my longest interview for the show so far.

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In this episode, I talk with Todd Henry about writing books, all things creativity, and his brand new book, Herding Tigers. (One of my favorite books of all time is his book, Die Empty.) I really enjoyed our talk because I have respected his work for years and it’s refreshing to hear how he sees the world and his thoughts on ideas that I care about. You can listen to our conversation below:

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In this episode, I talk with David Burkus about his books, The Myths of Creativity, Under New Management, and Friend of a Friend. We also talk about his TED talk with over 1.8 million views, “Why you should know how much your coworkers get paid“.

Yes, we cover a lot, but I’ve been thinking about talking to him for about ten years now, so I had a lot to ask. You can listen to our conversation below:

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In this episode, I talk with Jeff McManus about his book, Growing Weeders Into Leaders: Leadership Lessons from the Ground Level, the leadership lessons he has learned from leading a team at Ole Miss, and much more. You can listen to our conversation about leadership below:

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In this episode, I talk to Jeffrey Shaw about his upcoming book, LINGO. Jeff is the host of the podcast, Creative Warriors, a keynote speaker, and a business coach for entrepreneurs. (He also put together some terrific free resources, which you can find here.) I really got a lot from this one and I hope you do, too. You can listen to our conversation below:

Did you get any new ideas from this episode? Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comment section.

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On this episode of “Ideas”, I have one of the smartest guys I know, Glenn Brooke, on to talk about leadership, mistakes, writing, and much more. You know him from his published articles on my website, but I wanted to also have him on the show so you could hear his views on leadership. You can listen to our conversation below:

A transcript of our entire conversation can be found here.

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In this episode of “Ideas”, I talk with Dorie Clark about her new book, Entrepreneurial You. We also discuss her journey, which includes stand-up comedy, journalism, working on a Presidential campaign, becoming an author and professional speaker, and building eight different revenue streams along the way. She is someone who knows a lot about diversification and other areas of entrepreneurship, so I wanted her to share some of her insight here on the show, and wow did she deliver. You can listen to our discussion below:

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In this episode, I talk with Tim Sanders about his books, Dealstorming, Today We Are Rich, and Love Is the Killer App. He drops so much value, that this may be my new favorite episode! If you’re an entrepreneur, this one is especially important. Take a listen, and make sure to let me know what you think:

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In this episode, I talk to Jon Acuff about, well, everything. From his new book FINISH to his journey as an entrepreneur to the current state of blogging to reaching huge goals, Jon gives us so much to think about. You can listen to our conversation by clicking the player below:

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I really enjoyed my conversation with Bernadette Jiwa. We talk about her new book “Hunch”, marketing, her consulting work, and the source of groundbreaking ideas. I took away a lot from our talk and I hope you do, too. Take a listen here:

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Welcome to Season 2 of the podcast, Ideas! My first guest is Bob Goff, who I consider to be one of the most generous people I’ve ever met. I wanted to have him on the show, not only because I want you to get to know him better, but because he is one of my favorite storytellers. We had some good laughs and he had some wisdom to share because he has lived life to the full, and now has some awesome stories. I hope you enjoy our conversation and walk away encouraged from Bob’s outlook on life. You can listen by clicking on the player below:

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My new book, The Bravest You, is on sale now! I wrote a book about bravery because fear is the number one obstacle that people need to face in order to accomplish more with their lives, and I have a solution that I’ve repeatedly seen success with. If you are experiencing fear of any kind and need to find success with your ideas, this book is for you.

Here’s what people are saying about The Bravest You:

“Instead of cringing before challenges, those using Smith’s principles should be able to face any situation not only with confidence but with aplomb.”—SUCCESS magazine

“In a world of online criticism, trolls and constant invitations to create a fake social media version of yourself, The Bravest You dares you to live differently. You’re the only you we’ve got, learn how to love that truth with this book.”—Jon Acuff, New York Times bestselling author of Do Over

“Too many of us live in the shadow of fear, letting it steal our happiness and human potential. Adam Smith’s book is a welcome antidote—a practical guide to living courageously that anyone can follow.”—Marshall Goldsmith, executive coach, business educator, and New York Times bestselling author of Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

“Your greatest fears and challenges will lead to your greatest accomplishments and triumphs if you have the courage to keep moving forward. The Bravest You shows you how! Read it and leap towards your destiny.”—Jon Gordon, bestselling author of The Energy Bus and The Carpenter 

“Courage is fundamental to human life and accomplishment, yet it is completely learnable. In this book, Smith gives readers specific action steps they can take to fight fear and make bravery a reality in their lives.”—Sydney Finkelstein, professor, The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and bestselling author of Superbosses

“If you’ve ever held yourself back or played it safe, you know the toll that fear and conformity takes. You owe it to yourself to live a life of meaning and impact. The Bravest You shows you the path forward.”—Dorie Clark, author of Reinventing You and Stand Out, and adjunct professor, Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business

You can order The Bravest You from your favorite retailer below:

U.S.: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Powell’s | Books-A-Million | Hudson | IndieBound | 800-CEO-Read | Target | Walmart | Jet.com

Canada: Amazon

U.K.: Amazon

Australia: MightyApe

Japan: Amazon

Brazil: Amazon

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Derek Lidow is a longtime global CEO, innovator, and startup coach. He is one of the world’s top experts on the electronics industry. And he also built iSuppli, a leading market research firm. Today, he teaches Entrepreneurial Leadership and Creativity, Innovation and Design at Princeton, and has a new book out, entitled, “Startup Leadership.” I loved his book, because it is a step-by-step guide that every entrepreneur should read. Listen to our conversation below and hear his unique perspective on entrepreneurship:

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Bernie Swain started The Washington Speakers Bureau without any clients and it is now the most prominent bureau in the world. He has a terrific new book out entitled, “What Made Me Who I Am,” which is filled with practical lessons from successful people who overcame many obstacles along the way.

Click play below to listen to our conversation and learn from Bernie’s remarkable journey.

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I first saw Simon’s TED video in late 2010, and immediately loved his message of starting with the why. Over the years, he has become known as a leadership expert and continues to inspire people all over the world. He has also written three books, including his latest, “Together is Better.” Click play below to listen to our conversation, and be inspired yourself. Thanks for listening!

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This week’s guest is Jordan Harbinger, the host of The Art of Charm, one of the most popular podcasts on iTunes. Forbes named him one of the 50 best relationship-builders anywhere and Inc. Magazine calls him “the Charlie Rose of Podcasting.” In this episode, I talk to Jordan about his podcast, how to make better first impressions, and how to cultivate deeper relationships. Since Jordan studies communication and people, he gives some great advice on how we can all become better in the area of relationships. Here’s our conversation:

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This week’s guest is John Lee Dumas. He is the founder and host of EOFire, an award winning Podcast where he interviews today’s most successful Entrepreneurs 7-days a week. JLD has interviewed over 1200 Entrepreneurs and EOFire generates over 1 million monthly listens. John’s latest project is The Freedom Journal; a gorgeous leather bound journal that guides you in accomplishing your #1 goal in 100 days.

I love John’s passion for life and his drive to help other people with his work. I hope you gain value from our conversation. You can listen below:

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As talked about in this episode, Trello is a tool that allows you to work more collaboratively and get more done.

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Shama Hyder is an entrepreneur, marketing guru, author, and speaker. Her work has helped a lot of people take their social media presence to the next level, so I wanted to talk to her about her expertise — marketing. My hope is that you listen to our conversation and take something valuable away. You can listen here:

Check out Shama’s websites at marketingzen.com and shamahyder.com for more valuable content.

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When I first saw Larry Smith’s TED talk, I knew he was passionate about helping people. Both his passion for life and his frustration with his students wasting their talents showed in his talk, and I couldn’t help but listen intently to what he had to say. In this conversation, I talk to Larry about passion, creativity, his new book, his TED talk, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below:

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I was first introduced to Drew Dudley through his TED talk video, “Leading with Lollipops,” and instantly loved the way he viewed the world. His work is inspiring, generous, and full of life. I hope you take away as much as I did from our conversation. You can listen to our talk below:

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I have previously talked about Maneesh Sethi on the blog after he hired a girl on Craigslist to slap him in the face every time he tried to get on Facebook. I heard his name come up again when he released his new product, Pavlok. And then recently, I saw him on Shark Tank. After hearing his name repeatedly, I knew I wanted to have him on the show to ask him about his journey. If you are an entrepreneur, you’ll definitely want to hear Maneesh share his insights. You can listen to our discussion below.

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Sydney Finkelstein has published twenty books, is considered a thought leader by many, is the Steven Roth Professor of Management and Faculty Director at the Tuck School of Business and the Center for Leadership at Dartmouth College, and is a wealth of knowledge. So, of course, I wanted to have him on the show to hear his point of view. In this episode, I talk to Sydney about education, his journey to becoming an expert on business management, how he writes books, why patterns are so important, and taking responsibility. My hope is that after listening to our conversation below, you have some actionable items to apply in your own life.

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I wanted to have Chris on the show because he has lived life to the full, and continues to do so. He has traveled to every country in the world, built a large blog community, created The World Domination Summit, and has written amazing books along the way. In other words, there isn’t much he hasn’t done, so he knows what he’s talking about. After you listen to our conversation below, my hope is that you take away many ideas to use in your own life.

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Seth Godin has been one of the most influential voices in my life, through the books he has written, so I thought there was no better guest to have on the very first episode of my new show, Ideas. While I produce so much content every week where you only hear from me, I also want to encourage listening to others who offer value every single time they speak. And that’s exactly what my new show is all about.

In this episode, we talk about Seth’s successes, his fears, what makes him different, and much more. So please have a listen, take away some ideas, and go do something amazing. Enjoy!

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