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We are a team with over 40 years of experience in coaching, educating, and supporting others to become better learners. Our passion is to freely support our fellow humans in discovering and expressing their best qualities to the highest degree. We are not looking for donations, sales, or any other outside form of support. We are simply doing our best to get people to participate in recognizing all that is possible for them to learn and sharing with them in ways to bring that about. Our belief is that the best way to do that is to give people the tools, perspectives, and motivation to learn how to more effectively learn in each and every area of their life.
Anxiety has a different signature in each of us. And understanding our own signature, our own pattern and being able to name it gives us the power to begin to change it.
Stepping into the feeling of success before beginning can make focus easier and results feel inevitable.
Anxiety is an invisible tax on almost everything we do. We have a limited amount of working memory and cognitive function in any given moment. Anxiety taxes that and diminishes our capacity. We Begin exploring how this works and how to overcome it.
What anxiety actually is and what it is not and why is it that your brain isn't actually broken if you have anxiety. We get to the heart of all this.
Top performers often imagine a boundary around themselves that blocks out distractions and sharpens attention.
This episode highlights the highest and most undervalued use of AI: as a simulator to build judgment, which is the ability to choose the right move in messy situations with incomplete information. Since judgment comes from experience and 'reps,' AI can function as an 'experience generator' by running realistic scenarios and providing feedback. The goal is to train 'moves'-transferable patterns like naming the tension or asking a diagnostic question-to improve adaptability and performance under pressure.
This episode argues against letting AI write from scratch, because writing is a primary way human beings discover what they actually believe, and outsourcing it can lead to losing contact with your own cognitive voice. To gain the benefits, the best method is to draft your own version first, then use AI as an editor to pressure-test and refine the thinking's structure, rather than just the prose.
This episode focuses on using AI as a tutor, which is one of the most powerful learning technologies for gaining a competitive advantage. The key is to avoid the mistake of confusing consuming a clear explanation with actual learning, which only happens when you can produce the skill.
The position of your internal voice isn’t random—it influences your emotional state and ability to focus.
This episode cuts through the noise about AI to address the urgent question of how to use it to increase capacity rather than replacing it. It introduces the critical distinction between using AI as Autopilot—which produces the finished thing but outsources core thinking—and using it as an Amplifier, which forces you to think sharper and compounds your ability over time.
Your inner voice has a “location”—and understanding where it sits can change how it affects you.
Most people hit a wall because of the limiting beliefs they hold about their own ability to learn. This episode provides four practical, actionable techniques to help you identify those mental roadblocks and change them for good. Turn self-doubt into a powerful engine for lifelong mastery.
Internal chatter and self-criticism are one of the biggest barriers to entering a flow state.
Can simply changing what you imagine actually change your learning results? We share real-world evidence and listener stories proving that transforming your internal world leads to immediate, measurable external success. Get the proof you need that your imagination is the key to unlocking new learning outcomes.
Flow requires focus. Trying to juggle multiple tasks at once makes it nearly impossible to fully engage.
Why tasks need to be just the right level of difficulty – challenging enough to engage you, but not so hard that they overwhelm you.
Every single piece of information you take in is filtered through the invisible lens of your imagination. This episode dives into the powerful, hidden ways your mind processes and decides what knowledge to keep. Learn how to consciously tune this filter to make every learning moment effortless and stickier.
Are you tired of reading things that just don't stick? Meet Sarah, a smart manager who couldn't grasp blockchain until one simple question reframed her entire way of learning. Discover the foundational question that unlocks immediate understanding and transforms your imagination into the ultimate learning tool.
For some people, music enhances flow. For others, it’s a distraction. The difference comes down to how your brain responds.
Flow gets easier when you reduce mental clutter and work during your peak energy hours.
There is a question that the best learners through history ask and continue to ask. This sets them up to understand the underlying patterns that our world is based in. And with that it sets us up to so much more easily learn and see into the nature of things.
We delve into how to take your learning goals and turn them into a lifelong learning practice. This is essential for our long-term success in so many ways.
The most important step to getting into flow: protecting your attention and eliminating external interruptions.
Why the most meaningful and enjoyable moments in life come from being deeply challenged and fully engaged.
Today we're going to take the goals that we have discovered for ourselves and turn them into reality. We are going to create a personal learning system that works for you.
Even if you don’t think you’ve experienced flow, chances are you have, you just didn’t label it at the time.
We take this exploration of goals further. We want to discover and uncover your authentic learning goals so that you get the most alignment with what is most important to you. This leads to motivation and success.
We begin this series with understanding the three levels of goals and how to align them.
The key to accessing flow again is recognizing when you’ve already experienced it, and learning from those moments.
Neuroscience has discovered that actually writing things by hand dramatically changes and improves how we learn and how our brain develops. We explore here how to make that work for you.
Flow isn’t just productivity. I’s one of the most energizing and fulfilling states you can experience.
What it really means to be “in the zone,” a state where focus is effortless, time disappears, and you’re fully absorbed in what you’re doing.
Some of the best insights we have into learning have been discovered accidentally. Find out about what we now know about this simple yet very powerful method and its basis in science.
Neuroscience has dug into what are the best learning strategies. What they have found are six approaches that consistently work best. We cover those here and how to use them. This will make learning so much easier.
Giving money or time is the easy part of generosity. The harder version requires seeing value in people actively opposing you, especially when the culture around you is screaming that they're the enemy. This episode challenges the polarized view dominating most conversations right now and asks what happens when you look past someone's terrible behavior to something deeper. It's not about excusing harm or pretending differences don't matter. It's about whether you can hold onto the belief that goodness exists at the core, even when everything visible suggests otherwise.
Powerful ways to use reading to actually build new capacities and actual pathways in our brain.
Successful people keep circling back to gratitude, not as a feel-good exercise but as a strategic practice that literally rewires how their brains work. Studies confirm what they've discovered through experience: thankfulness for what actually shows up changes your capacity to see possibilities in every situation, even terrible ones. This episode explores why gratitude isn't just positive thinking but a neurological shift that helps you chart a path forward when circumstances look bleak. Combined with the other attitudes worth cultivating, it becomes the foundation for everything else.
Becoming an active reader is one of the most powerful ways to literally develop our brain.
Fear of getting hurt in a relationship seems protective until you realize holding back guarantees the very pain you're trying to avoid. The relationship sours from your distance, and you end up more wounded than if you'd risked everything from the start. This episode examines the paradox of self-protection and why the alternative to bravery isn't safety but a slow drift into disappointment. When you make your sense of self dependent on specific outcomes, devastation becomes inevitable. But there's another way to step into uncertainty, one that doesn't require pretending hurt won't happen.
One of the fundamental marks of a great leader is someone who develops others as leaders.
Bravery isn't about pretending you can't be hurt or that failure doesn't sting. You absolutely can be damaged, disappointed, and set back hard. But there's a perspective that sits above all of that, one that recognizes something in you persists regardless of outcome. This episode explores what it means to be invincible in the truest sense: not immune to pain, but bigger than any single experience. Without this attitude, generosity becomes impossible and the polarized world wins. With it, you can walk into uncertain situations knowing that whatever happens, you'll find a way forward.
How do we make decisions when we're dealing with uncertainty. This is one of the Crux points for a real leader.
Hoping things can get better sounds naïve until you watch what happens over time. People who maintain optimism don't win every hand, and they face plenty of disappointments. But something about that forward-looking stance changes the entire game. This episode explores why believing improvement is possible matters more than whether you can prove it in advance. Optimism isn't about denying reality or pretending failure doesn't happen. It's about whether you're willing to see a path forward, even when you can't map it yet.
If we want to lead we have to build trust and through that influence. We dive deeply into the hows....
You can get through most situations with a polished performance, saying the right things and showing the acceptable face. It works, technically. But something essential gets lost in that transaction, something about connection that runs deeper than social success. This episode examines the attitude of sincerity and why showing up genuinely matters more than most people admit. Beneath the rugged individualist stance, beneath the claim that you don't need anyone, there's usually something else asking to be recognized. What happens when you stop performing and start connecting?
Learn how to develop and communicate our vision at the heart of our leadership. How to take your dream and make it real with others.
Most people think forgiveness is about letting someone off the hook or being noble. But the word itself reveals something different when you break it apart. Forgiving has two pieces, and the first one has nothing to do with anyone else. This episode explores what you're actually giving when you forgive, especially when you direct it at yourself after a failure. The teacher might have written a terrible test, but staying stuck in that judgment traps you more than it punishes them. So what's the alternative?
That phrase runs through your head constantly when things go wrong. The test was unfair, the situation was impossible, life dealt you a bad hand. It feels righteous to think this way, like you're standing up for yourself. But what if that attitude is the very thing locking you in place? This episode starts with the most fundamental attitude shift required for anything else to work: accepting what actually is, not what should be. From failed tests to life's bigger disappointments, the pattern is the same. You can't move forward while arguing with reality.
We learn to have more emotional intelligence in our leadership and in our learning. We develop the sophisticated set of capabilities needed to navigate The complex human dynamics that are at the heart of leadership.
Explore with us the intimate relationship between being a leader and being a learner. Together we become better at both.
You've watched someone else breeze through what broke you. You've handled the same situation differently after some years passed. By now, the point is clear: attitude changes everything, and you get to choose it. But choice without options is meaningless. This episode shifts from why attitude matters to which specific attitudes deserve space in your mental toolkit. Not every outlook serves you equally, and some are worth having ready before the next crisis hits. So which ones make the cut?
Your memory holds the evidence you need, sorted into two distinct categories. The moments when everything fell apart and the moments when everything clicked. This episode guides you through a specific excavation of both, asking you to notice not just what happened but what you were thinking in the background before, during, and after. The patterns hiding in those memories reveal something crucial about how attitude doesn't just color your experience but actively shapes the outcomes themselves.
We share here the four cycles of mastering motivation that keep us moving forward when the initial excitement wears off. This is essential for long-term success.
How do we maintain and develop further the inspiration that keeps us moving forward in fulfilling our goals. How do we overcome the things that so often hold us back.
Changing your attitude sounds like a quick mental flip, but the reality is messier. That defeating outlook didn't appear overnight, and it won't disappear with a single decision. This episode confronts the repetition required to overwrite deeply grooved patterns and asks a pointed question: if you've already done the work to cement a negative attitude through countless repetitions, why not use that same mechanism in reverse? What happens when you treat attitude change like building a new habit rather than finding sudden enlightenment?
You might handle a challenge confidently in the moment while a quiet voice whispers that eventual defeat is inevitable. That contradiction matters more than most people realize. This episode explores the difference between your immediate reaction and the deeper attitude running silently beneath it, the one that shapes everything without announcing itself. Noticing these hidden patterns is step one. Recognizing you can actually rewrite them is step two. But what happens when the old soundtrack keeps trying to play itself again?
To set effective goals, we have to uncover and discover what are essential and most important yearnings and goals actually are. We take the time here to help you develop that capacity.
Failure, shortcomings, and things going wrong aren't optional in life. They show up whether you invite them or not. What is optional is the rabbit hole you choose afterward. One path spirals into defeat and self-judgment, while the other transforms setbacks into fuel for what comes next. This episode reveals why the difference between these two paths isn't about positive thinking or motivation, but about a specific shift in how you frame what just happened and what it means about where you're headed.
Here we begin a new series delving into how to fundamentally master developing and setting our goals in ways that ensure success.
We continue our exploration of the fundamental importance of reading in building and organizing our brains and our mind in ways that ensure success.
Once you know the two constants you can control, the obvious next question emerges: how do you actually choose them? Selecting where to focus and what attitude to bring sounds deceptively simple, almost too obvious to matter. But there's a massive gap between understanding this principle and consistently living it. This episode examines why some attitudes are worth adopting while others sabotage everything, and why knowing what to do is infinitely easier than actually doing it when life gets complicated.
Most people believe they control dozens of aspects of their daily lives, from wake-up times to task lists. But what happens when an accident blocks the road or plans fall apart? This episode strips away the illusion of control to reveal just two things that remain constant no matter what chaos erupts around you. Once you understand what they are and how they work together, everything else about learning and moving forward starts to make sense.
We explore why reading regularly actually builds and organizes our brains in the most beneficial way.
We finish up this series with learning how to transform our setbacks into amplifiers for our future success. Not one to be missed.
What do toddlers, songwriters, and the cosmos have in common? They refuse to stand still. This episode challenges the idea that comfort and stability are the ultimate goals, proposing instead that the recovery phase is just preparation for the next leap forward. If everything around us is expanding and evolving, what happens when we decide we've grown enough?
Smooth sailing sounds nice, but it won't get you anywhere. In this episode, we flip the script on adversity entirely by revealing why challenges are actually on your side, helping you build the problem-solving arsenal that makes you unstoppable. Learn how every roadblock becomes a new tool in your toolkit, and why the most successful people rarely take a straight line from point A to point B. Discover the mindset shift that transforms you from someone who fears obstacles to someone who welcomes them as opportunities to expand your capabilities. When you start seeing yourself as a force of nature who can find a way around any challenge, something powerful happens: you begin looking forward to whatever life throws at you, confident that there's always a path to where you want to go.
Do you want to know how to structure your goals to create an unstoppable momentum. We show you how in this podcast.
What if your biggest struggles were actually your greatest qualifications for future success? In this episode, discover the power of creating a "hardship resume" by looking back at all the challenges you've already overcome. Learn why writing down things you're grateful for isn't just feel-good advice, but brain training that develops neural circuits to spot opportunities you might otherwise walk right past. We explore how practicing gratitude literally rewires your brain to notice what's working in your favor, while reviewing your past victories reminds you of the strength you already possess. When you start viewing adversity as strength training rather than punishment, every challenge becomes an opportunity to build the muscles you'll need for your next breakthrough.
Critics are inevitable, but letting them derail your dreams is optional. In this episode, learn the powerful visualization technique of making critics appear smaller and further away while you stay big in your own world. Discover why reading biographies of successful people who faced adversity can be one of your most valuable tools for breakthrough insights. But here's the game-changer: building a support team of people who see your potential and have your back. Learn the step-by-step approach to letting supportive people into your life gradually, testing their commitment with small steps before taking bigger ones. Since we're social animals, the people around us make all the difference between struggling alone and having a team that believes in your vision.
Let's explore why your past wins are the key to your future goals. We learn how to build on the past to create the vision for the future.
Your brain believes whatever you tell it, and if you've been feeding it negative self-talk for years, it's become an expert at playing that out. In this episode, learn how to become a detective of your own thoughts, catching yourself in the moment when the mental spiral begins with "I can't do this" or "this is too much." Discover the simple but powerful technique of mental erasure and replacement that can rewire your internal dialogue. We also explore why setbacks aren't signs you should quit, but rather the world's way of showing you you're slightly off track. Master the art of using obstacles as course corrections instead of reasons to give up, and watch how quickly your outcomes change when your self-talk supports your success instead of sabotaging it.
Is there an actual formula for overcoming adversity? Can we create a roadmap for breaking through the ceilings that limit us? In this episode, we break down the essential steps that separate those who push through from those who give up. It starts with defining your life's purpose, the fuel that motivates you when everything goes wrong. Then comes creating a vision so compelling it pulls you forward even in dark moments. But here's where most people get stuck: they have the vision but their beliefs are secretly sabotaging them. Learn how to identify those sneaky "yeah, but" thoughts that claim your future can't really happen, and discover the systematic approach to aligning your beliefs with your biggest dreams.
Before she became one of the most influential women in the world, Oprah Winfrey was a lonely child beaten so severely she had bleeding welts on her back, then punished again for staining her dress with blood. Raised in extreme poverty and neglect, she could have easily become another statistic. Instead, she discovered something powerful at age three that changed everything: the validation that came from reciting Bible verses. In this episode, we trace how Oprah transformed her deepest wounds into her greatest strengths, using years of feeling unwanted to build the empathy that would connect her to millions. Learn why she credits living in poverty as the foundation of her success and how the very adversity that could have destroyed her became the bedrock of her empire.
Are learning can be enhanced or restricted by how fully we're able to develop rapport with the people around us. Through engaging more completely with others and with ourselves are learning can be dramatically enhanced.
The Invisible Architects - How We Unconsciously Create the Meanings That Shape Our Lives
The man voted Britain's greatest of all time started as a struggling, distracted student who felt "completely outclassed and left behind." Winston Churchill battled what he called "the Black Dog" his entire life, severe depression that brought crushing mood swings and dark periods. Yet this same man led England to victory in World War II and became an international hero. In this episode, we explore how Churchill's personal battles with his own "dark forces" gave him the deep understanding of human struggle that allowed him to inspire an entire nation. Discover why his famous words "never give in, never, never, never" weren't just political rhetoric, but hard-won wisdom from someone who learned to overcome his own overwhelming internal enemies first.
The communities that we engage in are one of our greatest sources sparking creativity. We often have people and ideas around us that when we recognize them and make use of them can dramatically enhance our own creativity and our own learning. How to make better use of that you ask? This is the podcast for you.
Ever since you were a kid, there's been a quiet voice inside telling you there's more out there for you. No matter what your circumstances look like, that sense persists. In this episode, we face the critical question that determines your entire life trajectory: will you keep going for that "more" or will you eventually give in? Learn how to use the outcomes you see around you as a spectrum to consciously choose where you want to land. Discover the practical steps to ensure your life and sense of yourself actually match the dreams you've been carrying since childhood, and why honoring that inner voice is the difference between a life of regret and a life of fulfillment.
This is very fun podcast exploring how to enhance creativity bringing together many different perspectives on a topic. Throughout history some of the greatest breakthroughs have been in creative interplay between different perspectives and disciplines. Join us as we explore how to do this yourself.
What if the difference between thriving communities and struggling ones isn't just circumstances, but collective mindset? In this episode, we explore the hidden epidemic of settling that affects entire neighborhoods and towns when people decide "that's just how things are." While real barriers exist, there's often untapped potential waiting to be unleashed with the right encouragement, support, and know-how. Discover how to recognize the early signs of settling in your own life and learn why refusing to acquiesce to your ceiling isn't just personal growth, it's community transformation. Your breakthrough could be the spark that changes everything around you.
Just like lounging around at the gym won't make you stronger, avoiding life's challenges won't build your capacity to succeed. In this episode, we explore why deliberately taking on things you're not quite sure you can do is the secret to proving to yourself what you're really capable of. Learn how to reframe obstacles as strength training sessions and discover the mindset shift that makes you say "I'm ready" when difficulties arise. When you start seeing challenges as inevitable stepping stones to your vision rather than roadblocks, your future success becomes not just possible, but inevitable.
Yes. Success becomes so much easier when we learn to get in the best learning state whenever we want. We finish laying out all the steps to make this so easy for you.
What happens when you don't just envision your dream, but actually step into the moment it comes true? In this episode, we dive deeper into the power of experiential visualization by imagining not just achieving your goals, but experiencing the recognition and applause from others when you do. Since we naturally get our sense of self from how others see us, why not use that tendency to fuel our motivation? Learn how to create a mental "refueling station" by vividly experiencing your future success and bringing that feeling back to energize your present moments, creating a renewable source of motivation you can tap into whenever you need it.
Let's go much further with how to set up yourself for success in engaging in learning or any preparation . Can we make procrastination a thing of the past?
What's the real difference between people who break through adversity and those who get stuck? It's not willpower or luck, it's having the courage to envision a future that feels impossible. In this episode, we explore why creating a clear vision of what you want is the most critical factor in overcoming hard times, even when your entire experience tells you it can't happen. Learn the simple mental trick of imagining your best friend in your situation and discover how the seed of your biggest dreams is already planted inside you, waiting to grow.
How often do you struggle with getting in the mood to learn? Do you distract yourself with anything else? We share with you here how to get in the mood and get the learning done.
What if the biggest barriers to your success aren't external circumstances, but the mental limits you've accepted for yourself? In this powerful mini-series, we explore how to move past the 'I'm just a C student' or 'this is as far as I can go' mindset. Each bite-sized episode delivers practical insights on rejecting the 'if only' story and discovering that where you begin doesn't determine where you finish - no matter your background, circumstances, or perceived disadvantages.
Find out how to rewrite your story and learn the whole process for achieving freedom from failure.
Breaking the failure freeze and how to rewire your brain's response to setbacks. This can be simple once you know these secrets. The answers are right here for you.
The greatest lie that you've been told. Why failure doesn't exist. We explore here how to expose this myth of failure in our own lives. And then how to dispense with it.
Can focusing on something as simple as your hand improve your attention span? Research shows that training kids to focus on a fixed object for just one minute a week over 12 weeks significantly enhanced their ability to concentrate across multiple dimensions. This practice strengthens the brain’s ability to override distractions by developing key areas like the prefrontal cortex. In this episode, we explore how this straightforward yet powerful technique can improve focus for both kids and adults, and how you can try it yourself to boost your attention span!
Creating your success ritual - The complete system for starting every day right. Everything you need is right here.
What you eat directly impacts your ability to focus, think clearly, and feel energized. In this episode, we discuss how cutting back on sugar—one of the biggest offenders in modern diets—can reduce inflammation, boost energy, and improve mental clarity. We also explore the hidden junk in processed foods and why quality nutrition is essential for optimal brain function. Tune in to learn how small changes in your diet can lead to big improvements in your focus and overall well-being!
How do we make our goals feel inevitable? When we do this everything else falls in place. This makes our days so much easier. And it takes so little effort to set everything up correctly.
Cold showers might sound like torture at first, but they’re a powerful tool to kickstart your body and mind. In this episode, we explore how ending your shower with a blast of cold water can increase adrenaline, norepinephrine, and dopamine, leaving you more alert and focused for the day ahead. While it may feel uncomfortable at first, many find themselves craving this practice over time for its long-lasting benefits. Tune in to learn how this simple habit can transform your energy and mental clarity!
Exercise isn’t just good for your body—it’s a game-changer for your brain. In this episode, we explore how physical activity boosts blood flow, enhances neurochemistry, and increases dopamine and acetylcholine levels to improve focus and cognitive performance. Discover why even a short workout before a mentally demanding task can sharpen your attention for hours and how regular exercise supports long-term brain health. Tune in for actionable tips to harness the power of movement for better focus and productivity!
How did you start your day today? The answer to this can change your whole day. Together let's find the best ways to get the outcomes that you want. Knowing how will make all the difference.
We look into the latest research an innovation regarding how to use movement to get our brains to work better and learn more effectively.
What’s happening in your brain when you pay attention? In this episode, we break down the fascinating neurochemistry behind focus and engagement, exploring key players like acetylcholine and dopamine. Learn how these chemicals influence your ability to concentrate, why they’re crucial for long-term attention, and how simple strategies can boost their effectiveness. Whether you’re looking to improve focus or just curious about how your brain works, this episode keeps it straightforward and actionable.
This is a powerful and very interesting topic. Much of our learning during the day is consolidated and organized as we sleep. How do we make use of this process?
Imagine a moment when everything feels overwhelming, and the world seems too heavy to face. What if you had a hidden message—crafted by your own hand—that could quietly reach out to you in those darkest times? A letter waiting patiently for the stormiest days, ready to remind you of your strength, hope, and the light that still exists within. This isn’t just any letter; it’s a personal lifeline, a secret source of comfort and clarity designed to guide you back to yourself when you need it most. Intrigued? This is the power of a rainy-day letter—an intimate, heartfelt tool that transforms your toughest moments into opportunities for resilience and renewal.
Discover how writing down your purpose and long-term vision can transform your motivation and goal-setting. Learn to vividly imagine your future success, use that clarity to guide daily actions, and create a powerful roadmap for both short- and long-term achievements. This episode offers practical steps to keep your focus aligned with the life you want to build and maintain momentum through consistent reflection.
We come back again from a different angle to this very important interaction between curiosity and our learning. The more we can turn up our curiosity the more it enhances our drive to learn.
Differing cultures have very different approaches to learning. Understanding and incorporating those differences can go a long way towards enhancing our own learning.
When we look for and engage the interplay between different areas of learning, our capacity to recognize patterns and to engage creatively increases dramatically.
What’s the real cost of constant scrolling? In this episode, we unpack how social media trains your brain to crave short bursts of dopamine, leaving your attention span fragmented and your long-term goals out of reach. Using a powerful personal story and relatable metaphors, we explore the difference between chasing fleeting highs and building lasting focus. This is not an anti-social media rant, it’s an invitation to choose wisely. What are you really feeding your mind? And is it helping you become who you want to be?
In this powerful episode, we share why developing your attention may be the single most important thing you can do to improve every part of your life. The ability to place your focus, when and where you want it, with the attitude you choose, is at the root of everything human beings strive to do well. Whether it’s achieving goals, deepening relationships, or handling challenges, attention is the foundation. Think of it like a muscle: it gets stronger with intentional use. We’ll introduce core ideas and practices to help you build this essential skill and explain why mastering your attention is the key to mastering your life.
Emotions provide the energy to drive our learning and to move us forward in our success. Learn how to engage your emotions in a way that leads to this success.
This is an episode that uncovers simple, powerful tools to rebuild your attention span from the ground up. Today, we’ll dive into one unforgettable story: a journey from total spaciness to laser-sharp focus, all starting with a daily practice as simple as staring at a wall. Discover how to train your attention like a muscle, using techniques as straightforward as focused visual meditation or intentional reading. Whether you're feeling scatterbrained or just want to level up your mental discipline, this bite-sized episode offers the blueprint to reclaim your attention, 10 minutes at a time.
When we get others to engage in curiosity and question answering with us, our success in so many ways is enhanced. Being connected to others in this way can become one of our superpowers.
Being curious about the parallels between diverse areas of engagement in learning brings about great insight. Solving that curiosity leads to much greater creativity.
In this episode, we unpack the power of attention in shaping which of your beliefs take root, especially when they conflict. Most of us carry both empowering and limiting beliefs: “I can do anything” vs. “I’ll probably fail.” The question is, which one do you feed? Using the classic story of the two wolves, we explore how attention acts as fuel—strengthening the beliefs we focus on and filtering how we interpret our experiences. When you learn to consciously direct your attention toward the beliefs that empower you, you create the internal conditions to grow, succeed, and thrive.
Solving the big questions is engaging. It is often the micro questions, the questions about the small things that lead us to the big breakthroughs. Here's how to engage that more.
In this episode, we explore how the quality of our attention can determine the quality of our experiences—especially in high-pressure situations like tests, work, or social interactions. When our attention fixates on what could go wrong, it pulls us into anxiety and past failures. But when we train our attention to anticipate positive outcomes, we create the mental conditions for success. Learn how to shift your focus from fear to possibility, and discover why disciplined attention is the key to unlocking the results you truly want.
Far too often we get overly comfortable with what we think we know. Curiosity breaks this out of this and expands our world.
In this episode, we dig deeper into how attention shapes not only what we focus on, but also how we experience stress, performance, and even self-worth. Whether you're anxious about an upcoming class, a work task, a social interaction, or a date, your attention often pulls you toward worry, self-doubt, and imagined failure. And when that happens, your brain spirals –panicking, shutting down, or distracting itself. The key? Learning how to steer your attention toward what you want to experience instead of what you fear.
The process of learning and curiosity begins with asking questions. The better quality of our questions, the better the quality of our answers and the more that we learn. This is essential.
We begin a series on curiosity and the importance of curiosity in enhancing learning. It begins with the quality of wonder and how we expand that.
In this micro episode, we explore how developing your attention can unlock greater learning, success, and focus. Learn why attention is the fuel that powers everything, from your mindset to your outcomes, and how where you place it shapes the life you create.
In this episode, we explore the transformative force of imagination—how it can shape our reality, fuel innovation, and expand our sense of possibility. You'll learn how imagination can both limit and liberate us, and gain practical tools to develop this essential skill. Drawing from the rich world of children's imaginative play, we reveal how engaging your imagination can rewire your brain and boost cognitive flexibility. Together, we'll confront the distractions of the digital age and rediscover the lost art of imaginative thinking, equipping you to reignite creativity in your daily life.
Let's make success easy. Let's recognize and remove the barriers. Isn't this what we all want?
In this episode, we dive into the all-too-common habit of reacting to life’s challenges by withdrawing or doubting ourselves. Discover how practicing gratitude as a discipline can help rewire your brain, build resilience, and uplift your life. By shifting your focus to what benefits and inspires you, you can create new neural pathways that lead to greater happiness and fulfillment. Join us as we explore how gratitude can be a powerful tool for overcoming setbacks and embracing the life you deserve.
More of this essential understanding to get to the fulfillment and the success that we are in for.
In this episode, we explore the habit of shrinking back after setbacks and how it impacts our sense of self. By cultivating gratitude as a disciplined practice, we can rewire our brains to focus on what uplifts and empowers us. Discover how to reconnect with your inner strength, shift your perspective, and build resilience to create a more fulfilling and confident life. Learn how gratitude can be a transformative force for self-worth and happiness.
There are always little failures along the way. These are the very basis for our learning and our success. How do we use them that way and not get stuck in them? Essential knowledge.
In this episode, we explore the crucial role of sleep in resetting the brain and body, especially after a challenging day. Learn practical techniques for setting yourself up for a deep, restorative night’s sleep, including reviewing your day with a fresh perspective, the science-backed method of reverse replay, and progressive relaxation to release tension. Discover how these simple yet powerful strategies can help you de-stress, process emotions, and wake up refreshed and ready to take on the day.
This is the key to real success. If we're only motivated for the short-term we only get short-term fulfillment. How do we get to those deeply held goals that require a longer commitment?
Why do we fall into the habit of shrinking back, reacting, and doubting ourselves? In this powerful episode, we explore how gratitude, as a daily discipline, can lift us out of negativity and help us create the life we truly want. Discover how focusing on what uplifts and benefits us rewires the brain to seek positivity, build resilience, and unlock happiness. It’s not always easy, but it’s always worth it. So, given the choice, what will you do? Tune in and start transforming your life today!
It's just like the title says. It's also easy to fall into procrastination. We certainly need brakes and down time but procrastination is a whole different beast.
There are many potential detours and scenic bypasses on the way to what we want. If we can recognize the pitfalls we can avoid them and get the most out of our life.
What happens when our sensitivity is dialed way up, but our strength doesn’t match it? In this episode, we tackle the common experience of feeling overwhelmed by life’s challenges and explore how basic physical habits—like sleep, nutrition, and exercise—lay the groundwork for resilience. Learn how taking care of these essentials can help you regain balance, reduce overwhelm, and build the capacity to thrive. Paired with the discipline of gratitude, these small but impactful shifts can transform your life.
What does it take to be more successful in our lives. We explore here how to recognize how we limit ourselves and how to go beyond that. We show you how to set yourself up for the success that you've been wanting.
How can we thrive in a world that overwhelms us with constant demands and challenges? In this episode, we explore the balance between sensitivity and strength, uncovering the keys to creating a fulfilling and successful life. From understanding the factors that amplify or diminish sensitivity to addressing the trauma that can result from heightened emotions, we’ll uncover strategies to help your brain function optimally. Learn how to navigate life’s complexities, pursue your goals with ease, and cultivate gratitude as a powerful tool for growth and resilience. The choice is yours—what will you choose?
Why do we so often shrink back, react, or play ourselves down when life doesn’t go our way? In this episode, we explore how gratitude can be a powerful discipline to break free from these habits and rewire our minds for growth and happiness. Learn how to shift your focus to what uplifts you, build new neural pathways, and create a life filled with appreciation and resilience. It’s a choice we make every day—so, what’s your choice? Tune in and take the first step toward transformation.
This is an essential skill in order to get to the outcomes we want. If we're not focused on the target that we actually want we won't be happy with our outcomes. How do we set goals and how do we get those goals?
In this episode, we delve into the delicate balance between sensitivity and strength, inspired by the wisdom of Chinese medicine. Using the metaphor of a teeter-totter, we explore what happens when sensitivity overwhelms strength, leaving us reactive and unsteady. How can we regain balance and build resilience in the face of challenges? Through gratitude as a daily discipline, we uncover practical ways to rewire our minds, lift ourselves up, and find strength amid life’s uncertainties. It’s a choice we make every day—so, what’s your choice?
What does it take to have a motivator be meaningful? How do we find them and how do we put them in action?
How do we navigate a world that often feels overwhelming, triggering, and unsupportive? In this episode, we explore the impact of sensitivity on learning and growth, while offering practical strategies to rise above it. Discover how to stop shrinking in the face of challenges and instead bring your full self to every situation. Through the power of gratitude and intentional engagement, we’ll uncover how to build resilience and create a life where you thrive, no matter what the world throws your way. What choice will you make today?
Motivation drives its most fundamental fires from connecting with our deepest motivations. How do we recognize those? How do we align with those? And then how do we put those in action.
In this episode, we dive into the transformative power of gratitude and its role in lifting us out of self-doubt and negativity. Learn how shifting your focus to the things you appreciate—and the people who uplift you—can rewire your brain for happiness and fulfillment. It’s not always easy, but it’s worth it. Tune in for an inspiring exploration of how gratitude, as a daily discipline, can reshape your life. What choice will you make today?
There are so many ideas being pushed on the internet about how to get motivated. Many of those are just myths and we'll waste your time and energy. Learn to see through those and get on track to the outcomes you want.
Do you have a clear sense of purpose, or are you still exploring what fulfills you? In this micro-series episode, we delve into the importance of understanding your purpose and how it evolves over time. Whether you're refining your vision or just starting to explore, discover why finding your purpose is essential for lasting happiness and fulfillment.
This begins a multi-part series exploring what motivation is, how to enhance it and how to get the outcomes we desire. Get on board and get your life invigorated.
Here we bring together everything that we've been learning in this series about how to recognize the questions that define the core of our being. This gives us the power to change them and redefine our lives.
Explore how gratitude can shift your perspective, even during life’s most difficult moments. In this micro-series episode, we discuss the transformative power of choosing gratitude over negativity and how it can elevate your outlook and experiences. Learn practical ways to infuse gratitude into challenging times, lighten your burdens, and create a more fulfilling and positive life.
One of the more important keys to learning and success is being able to recognize patterns in ourselves and in our world. Those people that are best at this commonly asked.... What is this like? This question leads to Great insights and power.
Imagine yourself as the extraordinary leader you aspire to be. In this micro-series episode, we guide you through an exercise to step into that future version of yourself, explore what it feels like, and see how others experience you as a transformational leader. Learn to set aside doubts, connect with your future self, and uncover the steps that will lead you there.
What does your vision of the most extraordinary leader look like? In this micro-series episode, we explore how to assess your current leadership capacity and identify the qualities, talents, and attributes you need to grow into your ideal leader. Through guided reflection and practical steps, learn how to measure your progress and chart a path toward impactful and inspiring leadership. Listen now to unlock the leader within and take meaningful strides toward your fullest potential.
One of the more powerful questions we can ask is... What if? This question moves us beyond our restrictive conditioning and let's just go beyond the limits we've held ourselves to.
In our world today, each and every one of us can be a leader in our own arena. And this podcast we begin setting up the understandings of how to become more influential and contribute more to the world around you.
If you enjoy this podcast, we recommend going back and listening to Learn to Be a Leader - Part 2 and Learn to Be a Leader - Part 3.
Podcast #71 - Learn to Be a Leader - Part 2
Building on what we developed in the last podcast, we take further the development of those skills and perspectives necessary to have a much greater impact in your life. These are skills that each of us needs.
Podcast #72 - Learn to Be a Leader - Part 3
Each of us has potentially important perspectives and contributions to bring to our world. This is the third part in showing you how to develop the capacity to be an influential leader in your community and in your world.
We go even further here to get to the root of the lenses that we see and experience our world through. This gives us the leverage to make our learning, our careers and all of our engagements work for us.
Uncover the key to living a fulfilling life by aligning with your purpose and persevering through challenges. In this micro-series episode, we explore the importance of stepping into your vision, tapping into motivation, and staying committed to the action plan that turns your dreams into reality. Learn how to keep moving forward with purpose and determination, finding joy and fulfillment in every step of the journey.
We each view and experience and engage our world through filters that we hardly notice. We go more deeply into how to tease out what those filters are and make them work for us.
Discover simple yet powerful ways to cultivate gratitude in your daily life. From keeping a gratitude journal to practicing mindfulness and meditation, this micro-series episode dives into actionable techniques to build your capacity for appreciation and positivity. Learn how to reflect on the moments, people, and experiences that bring joy—even finding gratitude in challenging times.
In this micro-series episode, we talk about the research behind the physical benefits to gratitude. Listen now to learn more about all of the incredible ways that gratitude impacts our physical well-being!
For each of us, there are a few core questions that were typically unaware of, but they rule our lives. What are they, and how do we change them for our betterment.
Based on social psychology research, we can see how gratitude relates to how we are able to view our sense of belonging and see our social network in the world. This feeling can be incredibly powerful as we recognize that we aren’t alone. This micro-series episode talks more about the impact of gratitude on our perceptions of social standing – take a listen to see how gratitude can help improve our sense of belonging and help build social bonds.
Asking questions is at the root of being human. It is one of the first things that humans do. The questions that we hold in our subconscious shape our perception, shape our lives. How do we recognize those and how do we address them.
If we want to be good at learning we have to be good at reading. Reading develops our brain by making us have our own internal movie theater. To improve your chances of success, improve your reading comprehension.
Using the thought experiment of having a limited amount of time to live can be extremely powerful to help us figure out what is important to us and to help us figure out how we want to live our lives. Listen to this micro-series episode to hear more about this thought experiment and a similar thought experiment that you can use to help determine your sense of purpose in life.
Often we judge ourselves, others and our experiences without even noticing. Those judgments shrink us and lead to unhealthy beliefs. What do we do about that? Listen in and we will share all of that with you.
In this micro-series episode, we talk about the physical, chemical reaction that our bodies experience when we practice gratitude. Over time as we build gratitude into our daily routines, we can increase the level of impact that gratitude has on our wellbeing, happiness, and state of life. Listen to gain a better understanding of how practicing gratitude can influence your happiness and your life.
Expressing gratitude does more than foster positivity; it strengthens our relationships and even reshapes our brains. Studies reveal that couples who regularly share gratitude experience deeper trust and loyalty, and similar benefits extend to friendships and work relationships. Fascinating research also shows that gratitude activates and enhances brain regions tied to empathy and social connection. Learn how gratitude can be a powerful tool to enrich both your relationships and your brain's potential.
The title says it all. We share with you again, other easy ways to make revising beliefs simple and powerful.
Here we explore together another very easy way to quickly and powerfully update our beliefs and to supercharge our learning and our success.
Often, a sense of purpose emerges from overcoming life’s toughest challenges, inspiring a desire to help others and make a positive impact. This episode explores how hardships can deepen our clarity and commitment to meaningful work, helping us transform difficulties into a purposeful direction. Tune in to discover how to view challenges as opportunities that shape who we are and what we aim to contribute to the world.
Research reveals that practicing gratitude can significantly boost happiness, reduce stress, and improve overall well-being. This episode dives into how cultivating gratitude—even for small things—can help rewire our brains to focus on the positive, creating a foundation for resilience and contentment in everyday life. Discover simple ways to bring more gratitude into your routine and transform your perspective.
So by now, it's very clear to us that we need to recognize our limiting beliefs so that we can use what we've learned to change them. We share with you easy ways to spotlight those beliefs that are holding us back.
Gratitude is one of the most powerful attitudes and tools that we know of to make sure that we are in the best state possible to learn and to do well in the workplace. Gratitude is a skill that we can easily develop and assures us that we can achieve our goals.
There's so many things that we do to inadvertently make ourselves smaller. And when we make ourselves small, our world shrinks. Our ability to learn and succeed is diminished. Now we can overcome this.
In this episode, we explore how our beliefs can narrow our perspective, obscuring the full picture of our lives. Hear the story of a friend who, caught up in recent hardships, began to believe that life just "doesn't work out" for them—until a reminder of their past achievements helped them break free from that limiting view.
Discover the profound impact of practicing gratitude on our physical and emotional well-being. This micro-series episode explores how gratitude can reduce stress, improve sleep, boost enthusiasm, and deepen relationships, providing us with a well of strength to draw from during challenging times. Whether directed inward or shared with others, gratitude fosters happiness, satisfaction, and resilience that enriches both our lives and our connections.
We go much further into the realm of exactly how do we easily change our beliefs. We change our beliefs and we change our world.
In this micro-series episode, we explore how our thinking habits shape our perceptions and experiences. When we fall into a pattern of negative thinking, it can seep into other areas of our lives, coloring our outlook. However, by consciously practicing gratitude, we can shift our perspective and create a more positive mindset.
So often we judge ourselves and our experienced negatively. This undermines Us in so many ways. Gratitude, on the other hand, expands us and expands our outcomes and options.
Limiting beliefs about our identity can hinder our ability to find a sense of purpose. If we view ourselves as incapable or believe that life is against us, it becomes nearly impossible to envision a fulfilling path forward. In this micro-series episode, we discuss the importance of recognizing and challenging these restrictive beliefs to open up new possibilities for purpose and growth.
Beliefs are the foundation for what we assume. And what we assume becomes the foundation for our experience. Learn how to develop the assumptions that produce the success that we want.
In this podcast we go further with understanding how our beliefs affect our learning and our success. We develop more approaches for how to update those beliefs and get the outcomes we're desiring.
While a clear purpose can be comforting, our sense of meaning must evolve alongside our personal growth and shifting circumstances. By giving ourselves the flexibility to adapt and trust our instincts, we can cultivate a dynamic sense of purpose that aligns with who we are today and guides us into the future.
Kick your drive into high gear. Here are the techniques that you need to get up and get going when your motor just isn't turning over. We share the approaches that the most successful people use to accomplish so much. Now these can be yours.
Yes, our worldview determines how we engage in the world. What do we do when that worldview is not working for us. How do we turn it around.
In this episode, learn how gratitude can help break free from feeling stuck, especially when tackling overwhelming tasks. By focusing on something we're thankful for, even unrelated to the task at hand, we can shift our mindset and bring fresh energy to our work.
In this micro-series episode, we explore the profound impact of having someone come through for us when we need it most. These moments can brighten our outlook, change how we see our lives, and even shift our sense of self.
Many of our beliefs are based on the role models that we have had. Some of those role models were really helpful and some were not. How do we update those role models and the subsequent beliefs to get the outcomes we want.
In this micro-series episode, we explore how gratitude can create a powerful shift when we feel stuck or discouraged. Whether it's during work or study, finding appreciation for something in our life—big or small—can transform our mindset and re-energize us. Tune in to learn how deeply experiencing gratitude can change our brain chemistry and help us break free from negative states.
This is the first in a multi-part series on beliefs. Here we explore how we initially generate beliefs and how they affect us from then on.
In this micro-series episode, we explore the idea that true leadership is rooted in service. History’s greatest leaders often find their deepest fulfillment not in what they acquire, but in the difference they make. How can we meet our own needs while contributing to the greater good? We dive into how fulfillment comes not from what we acquire, but from the impact we can have through service.
We have just our last time together explored how to choose our perspective. That then leads to how do we develop this states that we need to be in in order to get the most out of our learning and the most out of our lives. Let's take that up together.
And some senses, perspective is everything. The way that we look at our lives and at ourselves and the challenges that we encounter either blocks our success or leads to our success. How do we manage perspective so that we win every time.
As concerns about the environment, climate change, politics, and the future weigh heavily on the minds of young people, many are left questioning the value of their education and their ability to make a difference. In this micro-series episode, we address these pressing issues and explore how education can inspire students to become who drive positive change in the world. We discuss the importance of finding purpose and envisioning a future worth striving for, even in the face of global challenges. Join us as we delve into how fostering this sense of purpose can transform uncertainty into opportunity and inspire the next generation of leaders.
What happens when education focuses on meaning and purpose? In this micro-series episode, we explore the findings of a remarkable decade-long study involving 88 diverse college campuses, as reported by William Sullivan and the Oxford University Press. These programs, centered on the exploration of vocation and its theological foundations, have demonstrated that when students are connected to a sense of purpose, their engagement, learning, and success skyrocket. Discover how a focus on meaning can transform the educational experience into a powerful catalyst for personal and intellectual growth.
We've explored in some depth the importance of optimism. Let's explore together how to develop a clear purpose and how that drives our optimism forward and puts the success we want in our hands.
Inspired by Socrates' wisdom, "If you want to move the world, first move yourself," this micro-series episode delves into the journey of self-transformation as a pathway to leadership and influence. We discuss how becoming a better learner and developing personal character are essential steps in moving ourselves toward greater success. But, just as important, we explore the limiting self-concepts that can hinder this growth. By recognizing and correcting these deep-seated beliefs, we can break free from patterns that hold us back, allowing us to contribute more fully to the world and inspire others to follow. Join us as we uncover the keys to moving yourself so you can, in turn, move the world.
We find conflict throughout our world. We need to be able to resolve it readily in our interactions in the workplace and at school so that it doesn't distract us from doing what we need to in order to get the outcomes we want.
Active listening and empathy are powerful tools to carry with his head all times. These directly improve our capacity to learn and to engage with others. If we want success, these are required.
In a world where our teachers, professors, and workplaces often fall short in connecting us to a deeper sense of purpose, how do we find meaning in our lives? In this micro-series episode, we explore the challenges and opportunities that arise when we take the initiative to generate purpose for ourselves. We discuss the power of becoming self-motivated, the benefits of finding meaning in even the most mundane tasks, and how strengthening this "purpose muscle" can transform not only our work but our entire approach to life. Discover how embracing this challenge can lead to a more fulfilling and impactful existence.
We've heard from numbers of people concerning how being depressed gets in the way of their learning. Depression can mean a lot of things. We explore here how to get beyond that state and to the learning and success that you want.
In this micro-series episode we discuss research on the importance of purpose and learning. We find this research to be very interesting and highlights the benefits of finding a purpose in learning that we’ve laid out in other podcast episodes.
We pick up our conversation again about how emotional coefficient or capacity can be enhanced, in this case, specifically through self-awareness. There are many games to be made in our learning and in our workplace through this approach.
We all know those extraordinary individuals who radiate passion and commitment, changing the world and inspiring others with their clarity and drive. What sets them apart is their deep connection to their purpose. You can have that too.
Gratitude is somewhat of a magic ticket to where we want to go. Here we explore the whys, the hows and the outcomes that gratitude brings in so many ways.
Now we go more in depth into the methods and processes through which using optimism creates success in all areas. The research shows us what the outcomes are and we explore more of how to get there.
This micro-series episode addresses the critical role of purpose in education and personal growth. A powerful sense of purpose is often missing in traditional educational settings, where the focus is on rote learning and teaching to the test. This extinguishes students’ sense of purpose and therefore joy and appreciation of learning.
In this micro-series episode, we discuss how developing integrity, trustworthiness, and the ability to engage well with others creates leaders that people naturally follow and respect. Drawing insights from Lao Tzu and Socrates, we discuss how the most effective leaders are those who lead by example and foster collective success.
There are very distinct and specific strategies that we can employ to help us develop this power. Optimists succeed much more readily and much more easily. Something that we all want.
In this micro-series episode, we dive into what makes up a great leader. Beyond charisma, extroversion, or dynamic speaking abilities, the most enduring and impactful leaders are those who have developed strong character and self-awareness. Join us as we explore the importance of leaders addressing their own shortcomings and blind spots.
Optimism is actually a power. Optimism is a power that we ourselves can develop and has been shown to make a huge difference in our lives. This starts a series that we are offering to bring you these benefits.
How do we develop emotional intelligence so that we can get the full benefit of all that it provides? We explore concrete methods for increasing this capacity. Join in and get the games for yourself.
Without a sense of purpose, our lives fall flat and we lose a sense of what we’re doing and why. This episode delves into how a lack of purpose can extinguish our inner fire and hinder our success in life. Can we reconnect with a sense of purpose to reignite that fire?
Human beings are inherently purpose-driven. Every action, everything we do, stems from a sense of purpose. In this episode we touch on how our actions are driven by purpose and why that’s important.
Emotional intelligence is proving to be essential for people that want to succeed at higher levels in school and in the workplace. Let's explore this together and see what we can do.
We take another step into understanding how incredibly powerful are subjective imaging is. We go further into how to access and transform those internal images in ways that can make such a difference in your life.
In this micro-series episode, we explore the essence of leadership: serving the group, the organization, and achieving the best outcomes for everyone involved. Leadership isn’t about putting yourself first or prioritizing your interests and we must recognize when we’re acting from a ‘me-first’ perspective.
One of the greatest limiters in our life and in our learning comes about when we decide that we have failed. How do we honestly go beyond that sense of failure and the disappointment we bring with it? How do we step into a much greater success of our own capacity to learn and succeed when things have not gone well?
We have explored how incredibly powerful are self-image is. Our self concept either lock us down or free us to accomplish what we want. Here we explore the underpinnings of self-concept and how to change it directly.
In this micro-series episode, we talk about how we’ve been exposed to leaders across a wide range of levels, from Fortune 100 CEOs to founders of private companies. The strategies we’ve learned and taught about leadership can be applied to top CEOs and leadership teams, but can also be applied in your daily life.
Common sense and research show the the more optimistic we are without sacrificing realism, the more able we are to succeed academically and in all aspects of life. Here's how to become more optimistic.
In this episode, we explore the pivotal moments when everything falls into place. We discuss how we can choose to define ourselves not by our failures, but by our vision and aspirations. By envisioning our future accomplishments, we begin to see ourselves as the person we aim to become, even if we aren't there yet. This perspective empowers us to build resilience, develop our strengths, and stay motivated. We talk about the importance of mental and physical exercises that engage our growth circuits, reinforcing positive habits that benefit us both in the short term and in the long term. Join us to learn how to harness your potential and step confidently into your future self.
In this episode, we delve into the art of reimagining obstacles, turning daunting mountains into manageable bumps in the road. By changing our perspective, we can reduce the power these challenges hold over us and approach them with confidence and ease. We'll explore techniques to mentally rehearse overcoming these obstacles, building neural pathways that prepare us for success. Join us as we practice viewing hurdles not as towering threats, but as small, surmountable steps on our journey to personal growth and achievement.
When people get stuck in a single fixed perspective, wisdom is lost. But when we can develop multiple perspectives on the same thing, we begin to have real wisdom. Let's get smarter and wiser.
Being able to look at anything from multiple perspectives enhances our understanding and fires up our ability to learn. We explore here how to do that effectively.
We continue to explore the incredible power of our internal images and how to transform our learning and our lives in simple and yet powerful ways.
In this episode, we delve into the inspiring journey of a martial arts sensei, a man who grew up in the tough streets of the Bronx, NYC. Starting as a 97-pound weakling, he faced daily threats and violence. Determined to change his fate, he committed to rigorous daily workouts and dedicated himself to studying martial arts. His persistence paid off, transforming him into a confident, well-built high-level black. Join us as we explore his remarkable story of resilience, growth, and empowerment, and reflect on the universal power of persistence and self-belief.
Image streaming is a powerful way to develop the interconnectivity between important aspects of our brain. This has been shown to effectively enhance IQ.
We continue here, to explore the power that our imagery has and how we can use it to enhance our intelligence itself.
How can you harness the power of your imagination to create the future? In this micro-series episode we talk about how you can use your imagination to think about your future and get you to imagine what is possible in your life. We also talk about another strategy that you can embody to enliven your imagination even further.
Many of us actually pull back when we face new challenges. We feel pushed beyond our limit and often overwhelmed. What if we can turn those challenges into the very thing that propels us forward? We show you here exactly how to do that.
Go for a walk! Read a book! These seem like simple suggestions, but they are research-backed solutions. In this micro-series episode we talk about a number of ways to engage your imagination at a more in depth level and why they work. Listen now and enjoy the benefits you get from your enlivened sense of imagination.
Our beliefs run our lives and our learning. Our beliefs are rooted in our images. Recognize your images, change them and you change your life. This takes the limits off our learning and our greater success.
Our lives, our perceptions, our actions, our memories are all rooted in our beliefs. When we learn to recognize the beliefs that run Us and how to change them, we gain control of our lives. Here's how.
In this micro-series podcast episode, we explore the transformative power of reshaping our perspective on obstacles. We can learn to view challenges not as towering mountains, but as simple bumps in the road. By embracing this shift in mindset, we discover the profound impact this simple shift in our perspective and the benefits it brings to the rest of our life.
We have choice about the identity we live from. If we view ourselves as small, we get small results. How do we move into living from a large presence?
Just as consistent workouts strengthen physical muscles, regular engagement with educational opportunities enhances our capacity to learn. However, societal messages often discourage this mindset, leading many to abandon their potential. Drawing parallels between the gym and the classroom, we encourages you to embrace the transformative power of continuous learning and self-improvement. Join us as we unravel the myth of fixed learning.
We have to consistently apply ourselves to get the outcomes that we so want. How do we develop that consistency? Dive in with us and explore how to make consistency dynamic.
When we have a vision that always extends beyond where we are, we are hugely drawn into that future. This is an essential component that we need to move ourselves forward.
In this episode, we delve into the profound significance of imagination and its transformative potential in our lives. Discover how imagination can either confine us or liberate us and explore practical strategies for nurturing and expanding this vital tool. Drawing insights from the immersive world of children's imaginative play, we uncover the key to unlocking new neural pathways and enhancing cognitive flexibility. Join us as we navigate through the distractions of modern technology and reclaim the lost art of active imagination, empowering ourselves to cultivate creativity and innovation in every aspect of our lives.
What do we need to do to be able to persevere. We know that if we can just stick to what we're doing, our chances of success in learning and life become so much greater.
In this micro-series episode, we explore the transformative potential of imagination through a real-life example of an athlete striving for Olympic success. By guiding them through a vivid imaginative exercise, envisioning themselves winning the gold medal, their performance drastically improved, leading to Olympic qualification. This powerful demonstration highlights how our imaginative experiences can shape our reality and self-perception. By shifting our mindset and assumptions through imagination, we can overcome challenges and unlock our full potential in various aspects of life, from athletics to academic endeavors. Join us as we delve into the profound impact of harnessing imagination for achieving success and personal growth.
Discovering what we are fundamentally passionate about is a key to developing tenacity. The more we recognize what drives us, the more we unleash that, the more likely we are to succeed.
This micro-series episode explores how our imagination shapes our experiences, particularly in social interactions. Whether meeting a friend, colleague, or stranger, our preconceived notions and anticipations heavily influence the outcome. The power of imagination is always at play, setting the stage for either positive or negative experiences. We discuss how the imagination can either liberate us from constraints or further entrench us within them, depending on how we engage with it. Understanding and harnessing the power of imagination becomes crucial in navigating various social situations effectively. Join us as we delve into the intricacies of imagination's role in shaping our interactions and experiences.
Like working out at the gym, the secret to success in learning or anywhere in life is being tenacious. But how do we develop that?
Developing clear thinking is one of the most important outcomes of school and most of the learning that we engage in. How do we achieve clearer thinking more easily?
In this micro-series episode, we explore how our imagination influences our perception and experience, even in seemingly mundane situations like a math class. Our interpretation of concepts like addition and our self-concept as math learners is rooted in imagination. Through examples, we learn how to shift our mindset from negative to positive by harnessing the power of imagination. By understanding the role of imagination in shaping our experiences, we gain greater control over our perceptions and increase our chances of success. Join us as we unravel the intricate connection between imagination, perception, and achievement.
These days, many of us have heard something about the importance of dopamine in our brain. We explore with you here, simple but powerful ways to trigger the dopamine we need to get to the outcomes we so want.
Yes, we can actually train our brain to produce more success in so many areas of our lives. How do we do it? Listen up...
In this micro-series episode, we delve into the profound role imagination plays in shaping our lived experiences. Whether envisioning a trip to the beach or any other scenario, our minds construct vivid images laden with emotions and meanings. These mental simulations influence our responses and motivations, guiding our actions and decisions. Through our imagination, we interpret and imbue significance into our encounters, ultimately shaping our subjective realities. Join us as we explore the intricate interplay between imagination, perception, and experience, revealing the profound impact of our inner worlds on our outer lives.
In this micro-series episode, we challenge the negative perception surrounding imagination. From a young age, we're often urged to stifle our daydreams and focus on reality. However, dismissing imagination as a mere distraction overlooks its immense potential. While grounding children is important for practical tasks, there's a loss in the widespread suppression of imagination. Rather than viewing imagination and willpower as opposing forces, we discover how they can harmonize to enrich our lives. Join us as we uncover the untapped potential of our imagination and its role in shaping our reality.
Straight out of the research, we learn how important it is to pause in the midst of our day for just minutes in a way that let's just get so much more out of what we're doing. Such a small thing for such big results.
While imagination is often thought of as a negative or a distraction, we explain the power and importance of not only allowing yourself to use your imagination, but to actually foster its development. We go much more in-depth into how to develop your imagination in our full 3-part episodes, “Your Imagination is Transformational.”
So many of us think we can outrun our need for sleep. Or we assume that we're getting enough and suffer because of it. How do we get deeper sleep and enough of it? With a little understanding, we can get so much more out of our sleep and out of our lives.
Learning to manage our time effectively is essential to doing well in school, our work and the whole of our lives. Good time management skills is one of the top predictors of success. Here we explore those tools and make sure that we have the know how that we need to use our time to our advantage.
In this micro-series episode, we explore the incredible magnitude of daily decisions we make and why they matter more than we think. Join us as we uncover the profound impact of these seemingly small choices on our lives and our learning and how they shape our futures. We go much more in-depth into this topic in our full episode (“Podcast #40 - How Decisions Rule Our Lives”).
For some of us, our won't power and our I can't power is what we try and live our lives on. Our willpower when aligned with what we want lights up our lives.
Active learning is an incredibly powerful tool that can help us develop empathy and so much more. In this micro-series episode, we explain the benefits of active listening. In our full episode (“Podcast #57 – Become a Powerful Listener”) we talk in more depth about how to develop those listening skills.
The meaning that we derive from what we do is all important. Whether it's in our studies or in our work, a life without meaning is empty. How do we build meaning into our lives?
In this micro-series episode, we walk through an example of working through negative beliefs. These can hold us back from our full potential and have a strong impact on our perceived self-ability to succeed in life. You can listen to the full interview in podcasts #60 and #61 where we help Jessie work through some limiting beliefs.
We're told all kinds of things about what it takes to develop useful habits. Yes, habits can be very helpful if we set them up correctly. Contrary to popular opinion, there are ways to easily develop the habits that we need to succeed.
There's so many ways to get stuck on our way to the outcomes we want. We lead you through ways here to get unstuck and to get the results that you want. This will help.
It is important to give your body and your brain the best-quality fuel if you want to see the best performance. We explain why this is important in this micro-series episode and provide a much more detailed discussion in our full episode, “Podcast #64 - Amplify Memory to be Better at Learning and at Life.”
As we develop our ability to better visualize, everything lights up for us. We're better able to learn. We're better able to live passionately the life we want.
When you’re studying, it might seem like the way to learn best is to study straight through without any breaks so you have more time with the material. In this micro-series episode, we propose an alternative way of studying that has been shown to increase your ability to retain information.
Too often we've shut down in some way. As we open back up to learning and engaging, are intelligence actually increases. Here's how to do it.
While we might not think of distractions as significant hindrances to our learning, they have a massive impact on our ability to actively listen and absorb the information given to us. In this micro-series episode, we address why this is important to recognize and find ways to improve when you’re in the classroom.
Feeling stuck? Here are the perspectives and the actions needed to move forward in a more satisfying way.
Why do we need to actively engage with the material we’re trying to learn? In this micro-series episode, we look at why engaging actively as you learn is important rather than passively skimming through material. We also provide strategies on how to actively go through the material to enhance your learning and memory.
The title says it all. Find the meaning in what you're learning, and what you're doing and we come so much more alive. Here's exactly how to do that.
Humans are fundamentally meaning makers. When anything significant happens, we give it meaning and then we live from within the cage of meaning that we created. We can do a much better job of this and here's how.
In this micro-series episode, we explain why connecting the material we learn to its application in the future is important and how doing so will improve our memory.
As we find a clear sense of purpose it's like shifting up to the next higher gear. If you need more passion and what you're doing, this is a sure fire way to get it.
Many of us have sat in classes that seem dull or boring. We have no motivation to pay attention and engage with the material. In this micro-series episode, we talk about the importance of finding the proper motivation to engage with all classes, even when they seem dull, and how to find that motivation.
Discovering and clarifying your purpose and learning and life can be fun. Break out of our ruts by exploring the possibilities that life has to offer.
What if there was a way to become even better and more successful at what you're already doing and with your learning. In this podcast we cover the how-to's of getting exactly those even better outcomes.
Whether we believe we’re stupid or smart will dictate how we behave. Oftentimes, we have beliefs that tell us we’re stupid, and so we believe that, and we see that play out in our lives. But we can change those incorrect beliefs. In this micro-series episode, we share the story of a student we worked with as a powerful example of what can happen when you change your beliefs.
By knowing and aligning your values you set your purpose on fire. Do this and you can make a giant leap forward.
In this micro-series episode, we address the two types of listening that we engage in and why they’re different. In our full episode on listening (“Podcast #57 - Become A Powerful Listener”), we talk about ways to improve both types of listening.
Responding to popular requests, we start a four-part series on how to find your purpose. You don't want to miss out on this one.
Developing our purpose for learning something, understanding something, being better at something is the fire that ignites our passion. Without this little happens. With it there's little that we can't do. Learn how to activate that purpose with us.
In this micro-series episode, we highlight a key clip from Jessie, a student who used the Learn-to-Learn podcast to improve her test-taking ability for finals. Through the tools we provide in the podcast, she was able to do better than she thought she would on her exams. For the full interview, listen to podcasts #60 and #61.
Professor Feynman was one of the greatest physicists of the last century. We explore here together his breakthrough technique that led him to his insights. Now you can do the same.
The brain naturally forgets things quite easily and rapidly. In this micro-series episode, we talk about how often the brain forgets new information. In our full episode related to memory (“Amplify Memory to Be Better at Learning and at Life”), we cover strategies to change the brain’s pattern to make it better at remembering information for longer.
Yes, we need to be able to delve deeply into something to understand it. We also need to be able to step back to be able to see the greater context and the greater dimension of insight that that brings. Here's how.
We’re bring back another popular podcast for a Bonus Repost!
The story that we tell ourselves about who we are and what has happened in our life has a huge impact on what happens in our life today. We explore here how to rewrite that life script and then how to get a different result today. This is easy and well worth doing.
All of us know the feeling of forgetting where we placed our keys or, even worse, forgetting something on a test or some other piece of important information. That’s actually natural and something our brain does automatically if we don’t properly store information. In this micro-series episode, we discuss the differences between short and long-term memory, and in our full episode related to memory (“Amplify Memory to Be Better at Learning and at Life”), we talk about how you can develop your memory to properly store information as you’re learning.
So often we're told that if we want to succeed we just have to work harder and harder. We also need to develop and utilize our capacity to recover. This is one of those magic keys.
For us, understanding the challenges of learning is fundamental to helping students and lifelong learners better engage with their world. In this micro-series episode, we explain a bit about why we feel the need to explore and better understand these challenges, as well as explain why many of us have internalized and experience challenges with learning to begin with.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
If we can only see one perspective on something it is though we live in a one-dimensional world. If we want our world to come alive, if we want to live in a three or four dimensional world, we have to learn how to have a multitude of perspectives. Find out how to enrich your world!
Active listening is an incredible way to engage in active learning. When we’re actively trying to engage with the material, it helps us to pay attention, enjoy our time more fully, and make connections from the topic to our world. In this micro-series episode, we explore some of what it means to actively listen and how that can help us. To hear more about learning and listening, take a look at our full episode titled “Become a Powerful Listener.”
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
Attention is our number one superpower. To be able to do anything else, to be able to remember something, to be able to visualize something, to be able to accomplish something, we first have to be able to pay attention. How do we do this better? Join us and we'll explore that together.
A student we interviewed explains how finding her ‘why,’ her drive and motivation for doing what she’s doing, impacted her ability to succeed in school and on her tests. You can listen to the full interview about her experience with the Learn-To-Learn Podcast in the episode titled “An Interview with Jessie Who Used Our System.”
Without memory, there is no learning. With memory anything is possible. Hear the tips you need.
In this micro-series episode, we explore the questions relevant to why our memory is related to and important for learning. We answer these questions in our full episode about memory, titled “Amplify Memory to Be Better at Learning and at Life.”
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
You know this is what you've been looking for. Jump on this podcast with us and find out just how easy you can make it.
Depending on what we’re trying to learn, we may need to rely more heavily on different senses. In our episode “Become a Powerful Listener,” we explore how learning is particularly impacted by listening, and we talk about that briefly in this micro-series episode.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
Our perspective is one of the most powerful attributes that any of us have and yet most of us don't know how to use this attribute. Here are the answers you need.
When faced with challenges in life or in our learning, we all must decide to either give up or overcome that challenge. We explain in this micro-series episode why it’s important to work towards overcoming those obstacles to engage more fully with our world and to be more successful in school or anything else we’re trying to accomplish.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
By this time we all know how important visualization is. Is there a way to take it further and make it even more effective?
In this clip from an interview we did with a student (listen to the full interview in our episode, “An Interview with Jessie Who Used Our System”), Jessie explains how the Learn-To-Learn Podcast was able to help her develop a deeper sense of motivation for her finals. The specific episode she mentions is called “Motivation for Success,” but we also have other episodes that touch on motivation if you search on our website.
If we don't aim high, we don't exceed. This is the podcast for those of you that want more and want to know how to get there now. Get on board.
Metacognition is how we think about thinking. This gives us the insights to past hour performing now and to reach so much further. This is fundamental to learning how to learn.
There are many things in our life that we can’t control, however much we may want to. What we can control, however, is our attitude. How we direct and where we place our attitude is crucial for our ability to stay focused on our goals and to be successful in many areas of our lives. We touch more on this briefly in our episode titled “Amplify Memory to Be Better at Learning and at Life,” and we have a few other full episodes dedicated to exploring attitudes about learning.
Discover the essence of pattern recognition in just minutes. Our micro-series episode explores how our brains decipher patterns in the world. Tune in to unravel the cognitive magic behind everyday perceptions and learn even more in our full episode, “Pattern Recognition Is At The Root of Intelligence - Part 1.”
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
All of us get stuck at times. When we do, we're often without the resources to figure out how to get out of it. This podcast gives us those answers that we need to free ourselves once again.
The root of discipline is not enforcing ourselves to do things but using our imagination to hold our goals clearly in front of us so that we know exactly where we're going and how to get there. Outer success is a result of using our imagination well. It's easier than you might think.
Many people find school to be boring, uninteresting, and uninspiring. As a result, it can be difficult to find meaning and motivation to study and learn. In this micro-episode we talk about why it’s important to develop a greater sense of meaning for learning beyond school, and we go much further into this in our full episode: “Meaning Makes Learning Like Magic.”
To get real success we have to make the best decisions. Most of us don't know the strategies to use in ourselves to make the best decisions. We delve into how the best decision makers make those great decisions. You can learn to do the same.
As we explain more deeply in our full episode “Long Term Goals Versus Short Term Goals,” it is absolutely crucial to have both. In this micro-series episode, we give an example of why both are so important.
Note-taking can be a way to do well on a test or get an attaboy from your professor, but it can do so much more. Developing the proper attitude around note-taking and learning how to approach it properly can help you gain a deeper, more profound learning experience. This can impact your life in school, in the board room, anywhere you take notes. We dive much deeper into this in our full podcast episode, “Note Taking Develops Intelligence.”
One of the easier ways to experience happiness is to be successful in our learning and in our living. That requires thinking clearly so that we get our outcomes. Dive into this podcast with us and get more of the happiness that you want.
In the second part of this micro-series episode, we expand upon an example of how our self-concept impacts our ability to be popular. In our full episode titled “Learn to Be More Popular” we go much deeper into how being popular can impact our ability to learn and be successful.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
So much of our unhappiness comes because our thinking has been unclear and results in our learning and our living being distorted. Let's learn together to think more clearly and get more of the outcomes that we want.
In the first part of this micro-series episode, we give an example of how our self-concept impacts our ability to be popular. In our full episode titled “Learn to Be More Popular” we go much deeper into how being popular can impact our ability to learn and be successful.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
Too often, sometimes without even knowing it, we put limits on ourselves that are unnecessary. We jammed the brakes on and wonder why we're stopped. Explore with this how to go beyond those limits and create the learning and the life that we want.
In the previous micro-series episode, we talked about why it’s important to recognize the massive impact that our attitudes have on our life. We go further in this episode to share an illustrative example of how this works.
What does it take to be more successful in our lives. We explore here how to recognize how we limit ourselves and how to go beyond that. We show you how to set yourself up for the success that you've been wanting.
Attitude impacts every aspect of our life, whether we recognize it or not. In this micro-series episode we talk about why it’s important to recognize this and how it can impact our success moving forward. Our full episode, “Attitudes to Make Learning Easy” explores ways to change our attitudes in a way that will benefit us and make learning easier.
Our brain believes in ax on everything that we tell it. Self talk, when we do it badly, is like jamming on the brakes. When we do it well it is like having full access to our accelerator. Change your self-talk and free yourself.
How do we use short, medium, and long-term goals to best manage our time? In this micro-series episode we briefly touch on why these are important. We go much further into how to manage time and how to utilize goals to that effect in our full episode, “Get Time On Your Side.”
We all know that we're the only ones that hold ourselves back ultimately. Here we delve into how we limit ourselves and how to free ourselves. Our success is in our own hands.
Einstein was able to change the world because of his capacity to recognize patterns and use that to predict and understand how the world works. When we ratchet up our own capacity to recognize patterns we become more successful in every area of our life.
In this micro-series episode, we talk about a time where the techniques we cover in our full episode–“You Can Overcome Stagefright and Performance Anxiety”–helped a group overcome their performance anxiety.
Our ability to recognize patterns and act on those recognitions is essential for us to operate at the highest levels anywhere in our life. This let's us at the simplest levels engage with our environment, makes sense of our world and envision and create a future. Understanding pattern recognition and how to enhance is essential in every area of our life.
How can managing time well impact our success in school and in life? What happens when we can’t manage our time well? We touch on these questions briefly in this micro-series episode and go into much more depth in our full episode, “Get Time On Your Side.”
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
If you want to have better connections to other people, if you want to be more popular or if you want to be more engaged with other people, this is the podcast for you. Charisma is not something that people are mysteriously born with. It is actually something that can be learned and that affects everything in our life.
What is the difference between how a child engages with the world, the joy they get from learning and being curious, and how we often engage with the world now? We usually stop engaging from a place of curiosity, but that drive doesn’t go away deep down. We believe that learning and being curious are innate qualities of humans, and we just have to remember and unlock that instinctual drive to be curious.
One of the most powerful ways that we humans learn, whether in school, in relationship or in the workplace is through the role models that we have. If you're wanting to learn how to change the role models that we've internalized or find better role models for better success, you've come to the right place. Internalize better role models and get a better life.
So often, we have a fear of failure that keeps us from reaching our goals or even allowing ourselves to imagine big goals for our future. If the idea of “failure” doesn’t exist, what are we afraid of? In this micro-series episode, we look at how we imagine the idea of failure and what that causes us to feel. In our episode “Failure Doesn’t Exist,” we go even further to explain how to overcome the fear of failure and set yourself up for the dynamic, successful life that you want.
The story that we tell ourselves about who we are and what has happened in our life has a huge impact on what happens in our life today. We explore here how to rewrite that life script and then how to get a different result today. This is easy and well worth doing.
What does shame feel like? Or entitlement? These are two big issues that can impact learning. Let’s take a look at what these feelings look like and how they influence our ability to learn and be successful. We cover strategies on how to mitigate shame and entitlement to be more successful and engage more fully with life in our full podcast, “Trapped by Shame and Entitlement.”
A lot of people we’ve worked with struggle to get out of bed or get started in the morning – the day just seems to drag by, and it’s hard to get going. There are many ways to address this. In this micro-series episode, we touch on just one simple way. We go much further into this strategy and cover a number of others in our full episode, “Start Your Day Right.”
Today we’re doing something a little different and reposting our most popular and highly requested podcast; “Overcoming Overwhelm in Our Learning and Our Lives”.
Feeling overwhelmed too often stops us from getting done what we need to in our lives. It very often stops students from getting their assignments done and doing well on tests. We share here very specific methods for eliminating that experience of being overwhelmed.
Most of us can remember what it was like to be curious as a child, asking tons of questions to try and better understand the world around us. Unfortunately, school often doesn’t encourage curiosity within us and can actually discourage us from it.
In this micro-series episode, we touch on what it’s like to re-engage with that child-like sense of curiosity. We go much deeper into this in our full episode, “Curiosity Accelerates Learning.”
Most of us have heard of flow states and that they're supposed to be so beneficial to us. But most of us don't know how to access those flow states and how to use them to our advantage. Join us here and exploring that in depth so that you have this advantage.
Reading more has a significant impact on our ability to be successful in life.
Not only does reading increase our ability to learn, but it can also help reduce stress, help develop emotional intelligence, further integrate neuro pathways, increase overall intelligence... and the list goes on.
We often turn to screens for other forms of entertainment rather than reading, but that doesn't allow our imagination to engage, helping us to be more creative in our life. In this mini-series episode, we talk more about why it's important and so valuable to engage more heavily in reading.
While typically stress is seen as bad, something to be avoided, we introduce here the idea that certain types of stress can be beneficial to our learning and our development. We unpack this in much more depth, and provide strategies for managing bad stress and nurturing good types of stress in our full podcast episode “Put Stress Behind You.”
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
It's pretty obvious if our attitude sucks so do our results. If we're in a negative state, it's like driving with the brakes on. Let's explore together how to manage our attitude so our foot is on the gas and that we get the outcomes that we want.
If our attention is jumping from place to place, if we're easily distracted, the results are pretty obvious. Our attention is one of the few things that we can learn to control fully and that becomes the leverage that we need to change everything else in our life. Let's explore together how to do that.
In this micro-series episode, we talk about the success story of a woman who was discouraged by her teachers and how we were able to help her overcome that limiting belief and recognize that she could learn how to learn quite successfully. Come take a listen and see what we’re capable of without imposing self-limiting beliefs.
We humans are capable of such amazing greatness but we're so often bound and held back from what we can sense are possibilities are. We know it's in us. We just don't know how to get there. We give here tangible steps to step into and live that greatness.
If you notice your life isn’t going the way you want it to, you are in full control to change it. No one can keep you from creating the life you want. Change is also essential for success – we need to adapt and grow from what doesn’t work in our lives to reach our goals. In this micro-series episode we discuss what really is change, and why it’s important for our success.
You can find more on this in our full podcast episode titled “Steps to Bring About the Change We Want.”
Many of us are very sensitive to this crazy world that we live in and don't know what to do about that. Maybe we end up being overly sensitive to our teachers, our peers or just the energies around us. Here we explore how to overcome that and make that sensitivity a tremendous gift.
Asking the right questions of ourselves can help us reach a higher level of success in our lives. We have to put in the work to look deeply at our answers and really seek to understand where we’re coming from and what we want; but with that attitude, these questions can give you a huge boost forward into the successful life that you want.
In our full episode titled “Asking the Right Questions Ensures Success,” we dive much deeper into each question and why it’s important. We also provide suggestions for how to engage with the questions on a more fundamental level and get the most out of your exploration with them.
Intelligence is not a static component of our being. In this mini-series episode, we discuss new research out of the University of Illinois in which the researchers examine various theories about the brain’s role and function with regard to intelligence.
If you’re interested, you can find the research article here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/p...
We have full podcasts and other mini-series episodes, which you can find here on our website: http://howyoulearn.org/
Get out from under those chains of limiting views of yourself and live who you're meant to be. We delve deeply here into how concepts limit our learning and limit our success. Then we go on to share with you how to easily and powerfully change those images that we live through.
Oftentimes we can feel overwhelmed by the possibilities we see for our future. In this micro-series episode, we discuss why we feel that way and how we can overcome this feeling. We go over our rationale and strategies in much more depth in our full-length episodes, which you can find by searching for “overwhelm” on our website (learn-to-learn.org).
This is a podcast you have to listen to. Many people subconsciously represent time in a way that works against them. We share the secrets here of how to picture time in a way that for many people removes obstacles that they couldn't quite name. This one is a real treat.
As we approach 100 podcast episodes, we wanted to circle back to why we do this and what’s important to us here at Learn-To-Learn. In this micro-series episode, we touch briefly on what inspires us to do this podcast.
In this micro-series episode, we touch on why learning is important, even when we might already be good learners, great learners, even. Continuing to evolve and develop our ability to learn and engage with the world around us is crucial for our happiness and our sense of fulfillment in our life.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
Gratitude is one of the most powerful attitudes and tools that we know of to make sure that we are in the best state possible to learn and to do well in the workplace. Gratitude is a skill that we can easily develop and assures us that we can achieve our goals.
Do you want to be sure that your going to successfully get the outcomes at school and work that you want? This podcast provides easy and powerful ways to ask the questions that keep us on track and make sure that we win at what we are doing.
In this micro-series episode, we talk about beliefs and their importance for our foundation in learning. Get a taste of why they’re important, and then listen to our more recent full episodes to dive further into how to change your beliefs to set yourself up for the future you want.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
Do you still have a child-like curiosity about learning where everything is fun and exciting? We asked college students this question, and here is one answer we got.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
Having a clear sense of purpose is like a tractor beam that locks us in on our desired outcomes and pulls us to the success we want. We can do nearly everything if we have this kind of focus.
If you ever have days where you just don't feel like getting up, finishing your homework, doing the finishing touches on a project, or anything, this mini-series episode is for you. We talk about some of the reasons why you might feel this way and some strategies to help you overcome the feeling that you just don't want to do it.
If this was helpful, we have a huge range of other topics covered on our website. Come listen to our full and mini episodes here: http://howyoulearn.org/
Struggling with anxiety because of school is not uncommon. We asked students what their biggest challenges are with learning, and this is one response we had.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
Our sense of purpose is what keeps our focus on the bullseye. Our sense of purpose gives us meaning and direction. This is one of the most fundamental things we need to be able to succeed in life.
If you want to dramatically change your capacity to learn and succeed in life, this series on changing beliefs is just what the doctor ordered. This will give you the insight and the tools necessary to go beyond the box that you've been living in.
We believe that being an auditory or hands-on learner is just a limiting way to think about it. You can learn to learn in so many ways to develop your curiosity and help you do better in school.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
Beliefs are one of the fundamental underpinnings of how we're put together and what limits us or enhances our ability to engage and succeed in life. We go further with understanding the nature of beliefs and how to go beyond the limits that we have.
Want to become a better leader? This short episode looks at a quote from Lao Tzu on how he viewed leadership, but our full episode takes this idea much further and provides actionable strategies for enhancing your leadership skills.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
What does your imagination do for you? Want to take it even further? This short episode touches on one small area of this, but we have a full podcast on enhancing your imagination that takes this much further.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
With this podcast, we begin a much more in-depth series on how to recognize and transform beliefs. This change in beliefs leads to greater freedom and more capacity in all areas of our lives.
If you're someone who's struggled with anxiety, this video is for you. In this follow-up episode of our mini-series on anxiety, we talk about the physiological side of anxiety and what you can do physically to reduce your level of anxious feelings and keep your anxiety under control.
You can find more mini-series episodes and full-podcast episodes on a wide range of topics on our website: http://howyoulearn.org/
Our imaginations are one of the most powerful tools that we have to learn and create our lives. The most creative and successful people have the best imaginations. But we don’t have to limit that to those people. We can develop amazing imaginations for ourselves.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
Developing multiple ways to learn makes learning so much more interesting and enjoyable. It increases our confidence and lessens are anxiety and overwhelm. It feels great to be able to learn a lot of different ways.
What is your purpose? What is the reason that we’re here? Sometimes our life can feel empty if we don’t have the answers to these questions. In this short episode, we discuss the importance of figuring out our purpose.
Too often we get stuck in one mode of learning. We know how to do something a particular way but we get fixated. The more approaches to learning and implementation that we have the more likely our success. We share the hows of leading to that flexibility.
All of us have had the experience. We're trying to learn something or accomplish something and a mood takes over. Our emotions override what we're trying to focus on.
We share the tools and approaches to put you back in the driver's seat.
Each of us has potentially important perspectives and contributions to bring to our world. This is the third part in showing you how to develop the capacity to be an influential leader in your community and in your world.
We don't have to keep doing things the way that we've always been doing them. The things from our past DO NOT define us and it is up to us to define who we want to be in the future. In this short episode, we talk about why it's important to do just that.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
If you're someone who's struggled with anxiety, this video is for you. In this follow-up episode of our mini-series on anxiety, we talk about how underlying beliefs can change our self-perceptions and cause anxiety. We'll also discuss ways to identify and change those beliefs as they relate to our anxious feelings.
You can find more mini-series episodes and full-podcast episodes on a wide range of topics on our website: http://howyoulearn.org/
Goals are what breathe life into your life. We often have a bunch of goals ranging from small things we want to big life goals, but we don't often have conscious goals that give our life a sense of purpose. In this short episode, we talk about the importance of setting these clear goals and how that can change your life.
Building on what we developed in the last podcast, we take further the development of those skills and perspectives necessary to have a much greater impact in your life. These are skills that each of us needs.
We are very familiar with the feeling of "I don't want to be here," especially when things are difficult for us. In this short episode, we talk about the benefit of changing that perspective and share why being here is so, so worth it.
In our world today, each and every one of us can be a leader in our own arena. And this podcast we begin setting up the understandings of how to become more influential and contribute more to the world around you.
This podcast takes us even further into how to use the incredibly powerful tool of our imagination. When we learn to use our imagination to its fullest, anything becomes possible. Join us in exploring your imaginations fullest potential.
This does not replace talking with your healthcare provider.
Struggling with depression can make it really difficult to function in the world.
In this short, we walk through one of the most common reasons for feeling depressed, and a way to get out of that.
From before we are born our brains begin to take on conditioning from the world around us. In this short episode, we talk about the importance of freeing ourselves from the grip of conditioning to regain full control of our lives.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
As we've said before, your imagination may be the most powerful tool that you have. With a lackluster imagination, we get a lackluster life. With a well-developed imagination, we live in a world without limits. Anyone can enhance their imagination tremendously and our world can reflect that.
Do you often find yourself wondering what could go wrong, or talking down to yourself?
This has a huge impact on our ability to learn and to create the life we want (and to be successful in that life).
We walk you through an easy way to adjust what we say to ourselves, which can have a great impact on not only the way we see ourselves, but how we're able to be successful.
Our imaginations are one of the most powerful tools that we have to learn and create our lives. The most creative and successful people have the best imaginations. But we don't have to limit that to those people. We can develop amazing imaginations for ourselves.
If you're someone who's struggled with anxiety, this video is for you. In this follow-up episode of our mini-series on anxiety, we talk about two main reasons that people struggle with anxiety and discuss strategies to help you overcome that feeling.
You can find more mini-series episodes and full-podcast episodes on a wide range of topics on our website: http://howyoulearn.org/
You are capable of doing anything. We've given strategies to help you recognize and capitalize on this in other podcast episodes, but in this short episode, we talk about one particular strategy and encourage you to try it now. You can always say you'll do it later, but why not take action and see how it changes your life?
In this podcast, we first taken overview of how to make clear the changes that we want. Then we dig deeply into the specifics of how to we bring about the changes that we want so that we get the success that we're yearning for.
In so many ways, questions are at the root of our learning. We are trying to figure out, how does this work? What else is possible? Who can I be and what can I do? Questions motivate our learning. Learn how to ask better questions and get better outcomes.
What makes you really, truly happy? We explore this idea in this short, and give a suggestion on how to figure out what drives your happiness on a deeper, more fundamental level.
How do we keep our dreams alive? We all know the feeling of getting really excited for a goal or dream, only to let it fade away. We talk about that challenge in this short, and some strategies to not let our dreams die.
Memory obviously is at the core of all learning. The better our memory, the better we become at learning. We share in this podcast a number of ways to enhance your memory and with this you're learning.
You may think you want a good grade, a new boyfriend or girlfriend, a new car, etc., but what is the reasoning behind that? What is the experience you're hoping to have by getting something new?
Let's explore that in this short and see how we can identify what we really want.
To become better learners, it is very helpful to understand that there are very different levels of learning. We explore those in this podcast and show you how to use those to enhance your learning.
When we're learning without obstruction, without limitation, it creates a very pleasurable response in us. Watch a young child learning new things. They are so enthused and happy. With our approach it can be the same for you.
In this mini-series episode, we discuss how brain development impacts our learning evolution. How can you further evolve your way of thinking? We start to address this question in this episode.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and similar topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
How do you define success?
There are traditional measures of "success" such as making lots of money, having an attractive partner, getting good grades, etc. but do those really define success?
We would say they do not define success.
Instead, we take a different approach, and we talk about that here.
In part two of our interview, we help Jasmine see and understand even further ways to apply the technologies that we have been presenting. This may help you to much more fully understand what you can do with our approach.
What is your purpose in life? Do you know?
We believe that understanding your purpose in life is what leads to that feeling of fulfillment that we all search for.
Without understanding your purpose, how can you be truly fulfilled?
We talk about this here and why it's so important to deeply know and understand your own sense of purpose.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and similar topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
This is part one in an interview with a very delightful college student who used our system to achieve greater success in her learning. This is a very fascinating interview.
What does it mean to live your life big?
We know what it feels like to feel small, and we see people that are confidently living life as their true self, but how do we do that?
That's a question we talk about in this video; we'll walk through a strategy to engage with life as the person that you want to be, that you've always wanted to be.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and similar topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
Many of us actually pull back when we face new challenges. We feel pushed beyond our limit and often overwhelmed. What if we can turn those challenges into the very thing that propels us forward? We show you here exactly how to do that.
Based on research and clinical experience we share with you ways to go beyond your brain's current capacity. This extends our ability to learn, to be happy and to readily succeed, rather than be held back by our current limits.
In this mini-series episode, we share a research article that just came out in March. The research shows experimental validation for one of the techniques we shared at the beginning of the podcast, and wanted to share the results with you.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and similar topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
Our ability to listen and clearly understand is the foundation of a great deal of learning and certainly impacts our ability to be successful. In this podcast, we explore easy and readily useful ways to dramatically shift our capacity to listen and comprehend and make use of our interactions in school and work and beyond.
What happens when we completely take over the responsibility for our learning and our success. We can be so tempted to blame somebody else and in that lose all our power to enhance our learning, success and our lives.
We continue the interview with this insightful and dynamic student. We go further with insights into how to amplify anyone's learning.
Do you know what your core values are?
Without knowing what we truly value, we're just left making decisions based on impulses and random inputs we get.
We explore here the impact and uses of learn to learn with another college student. We explore also another approach to enhancing learning and how to apply it. Great interview.
Fear can control our lives and make it much more difficult to get where we want to be.
We've discussed a number of ways to address fear in other podcasts, but we take a bit of a different approach in this mini-series episode. Try it out and let us know what you think!
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and similar topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
Finding the meaning in our learning makes our learning accelerate learning accelerate like few other things do. Let's explore exactly how to do that and light your learning on fire.
Do you feel stressed by school?
Stress can feel all-consuming and make us feel completely overwhelmed. We understand how challenging it can be to step out of that state of being, and how difficult it can make doing even the most simple things.
We walk through a quick and simple way to change your perspective on things that stress you out in this video to help you regain some control over how you feel.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and similar topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
We've heard from numbers of people concerning how being depressed gets in the way of their learning. Depression can mean a lot of things. We explore here how to get beyond that state and to the learning and success that you want.
Join our interview with a college student and her experience using our learn to learn approaches. We include an example of applying those understandings so you can see how to use them better.
Do you want to make your goals come more fully into fruition? Are you wanting to find more of a sense of purpose in life?
In this mini series video, we look at some of the reasons why we aren't getting the results we want in our life, and some ways to get better results.
Note taking done correctly actually enhances and develops our intelligence. This is a powerful podcast on very practical ways to enhance your capacity to learn and achieve outcomes. This has so many benefits.
How do we understand the relationship between our long-term goals and our short-term goals? How do we align our goals seamlessly to get the outcomes and successes that we've been yearning for? We have that right here for you.
So many students have told us how they struggle to engage with their learning in school because there are bigger, seemingly more pressing things going on in the world.
We address this concern and more here.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and similar topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
We have the opportunity to continue to share in the insights and tremendous success that has come out of this woman's experience using specifically the techniques that we advocate here. This is a powerful excursion into the world of enhanced learning and success.
We had the great privilege to spend an hour with someone that has been very actively incorporating the approaches and methodologies that we share with you here. Listen in to see what an amazing difference this has made for her.
Having a clear understanding of our goals makes the difference in our lives to help us feel fulfilled and deeply happy.
Without a clear vision of where we want to go, decisions we make are more random and we can struggle to feel motivated to work towards our future.
We talk about the importance of finding what's truly important to you in this video, and about how to set those goals.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and similar topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
The better that we can focus the better that we can learn. Success is dependent on our ability to focus on outcomes and not be distracted. Here's your chance to learn how.
All of us want to be smarter. All of us want our cognitive capacity to be at maximum. Join us in this podcast to engage methods that will bring this about for you.
Running into problems and challenges doesn't have to work against us. We can actually use those problems to grow and to learn.
In this mini series we walk through a strategy to harness the power of working through challenges to fundamentally change how we are able to think about problems.
If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and similar topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/
Humans are fundamentally meaning makers. When anything significant happens, we give it meaning and then we live from within the cage of meaning that we created. We can do a much better job of this and here's how.
How much time would it save you if you could read even twice as fast as you currently do. We cover the most usable techniques for increasing our reading speed and with that often dramatically increasing our comprehension.
Even deeper than beliefs are the core questions that operate out of our subconscious. We spend our lives trying to answer these questions even though we're often unaware of what they are. Here is the primer for how to recognize and take charge of these questions.
Far too often we live in fear of what could go wrong. That fear rules too much of our lives. Those fears very often are rooted in false perceptions. It's time to change them .
This is not medical advice.
In the 40+ years we’ve spent working with people, we’ve found that one of the most common reasons for people feeling down and depressed is their inability to see a future (or a way to that future) that they genuinely would be happy in.
In this mini episode, we talk about a couple of ways to bridge the gap between where we are now and the future we want, one in which we can be happy, fulfilled, and genuinely engaged in.
We have a full podcast coming out on this same topic in a few months, so if this is helpful be sure to let us know and we can let you know when the full episode is available.
Keep an eye out for the full podcast and try out our other podcasts here: https://www.learn-to-learn.org/podcasts
We often make decisions about who we are and what has meaning in our lives without even noticing. These very decisions rule our perception and our outcomes. It's time we take charge of these decisions.
We can often wonder, "what's the point?"
There are a lot of things going wrong in the world right now - climate change, wars, etc. - and school asks students to do math homework? It can feel trivial and pointless at times.
We understand how that can feel, and want to offer a perspective that we hope will help you feel motivated and create meaning in the world despite, even because of everything going on.
Behind the scenes, our lives are orchestrated by the very questions that we're asking ourselves. These questions are often almost subliminal and yet focus our attention and determine our outcomes.
What if there was a way to become even better and more successful at what you're already doing and with your learning. In this podcast we cover the how-to's of getting exactly those even better outcomes.
Having the ability to recognize patterns in school, life, and anything we learn gives us a higher level of intelligence and has a huge impact on the way we view the world.
Developing the ability to recognize patterns on a more refined level can help us be successful, and lets us see the world with a deeper understanding.
When it comes to learning, pattern recognition helps us learn more thoroughly, but it also makes learning easier.
In this mini-series episode we walk through several ways to develop this skill and help you become better at recognizing patterns.
We'd love to know what you think and what connections you make through the exercise we walk you through! Let us know in the comments or send us a message on our website!
https://www.learn-to-learn.org
We all talk about how stressed we are. But most of us don't really understand what stress is nor how to fundamentally change it. Here we explore the roots of stress and how to move beyond it. You can live stress free.
Learning and success are intimately intertwined. Our sense of our identity is what sets all learning and success in motion. The most common limiter for us is false and poorly defined identifications. Here we explore exactly how to recognize and change these limits.
In this podcast we take the positive habits that we have developed and explore how we can refine them much further to move our goals and outcomes forward even more. How do we take what we already do well and make it great.
Why have we created the Learn-To-Learn podcast the way the have?
We fundamentally believe in giving actionable how-to's instead of simply providing fleeting inspiration. Without understanding how to do something, the inspiration ultimately fades, while we want to help you create lasting results.
In this mini-series episode we walk you through why we've created this podcast, and we hope you'll join us and try out our other podcast episodes!
You can find the episodes and mini-series episodes on our website here https://learn-to-learn.org
We come back to Habits once again because if we can get our habits to work for us, it changes everything in our life. Habits are at the root of getting anything and everything done. Overcoming limiting habits and developing good habits are one of the fundamental secrets to success.
We have already explored some in prior podcasts about how to recognize negative and limiting habits. In this podcast we show you how to develop positive habits, habits that move you forward in your learning and in your day-to-day life. These are the habits that get you where you want to go.
In this part of the series on habits, we explore specifically how to recognize and change limiting and negative habits. These often go unnoticed and yet limit or delays many times a day. Explore with us how to get free of these.
We embark here on a series of podcasts that explore what habits are and how to recognize them and upgrade our habits. This gives us the leverage to get this success that we work so hard for more easily.
Habits are crucial to how we engage with the world, and they ultimately dictate how easily and successfully we'll be able to reach our goals.
Do you find it difficult to work through challenging projects? Or procrastinate studying? Or do you stop for a moment after finishing a successful project to recognize how that's helping you reach your goals?
Every single one of our habits, both external and even the habits of how we think about things, can help us reach our goals if they are aligned.
In this mini episode we go over some strategies to help identify existing internal and external habits, which is the first step in creating habits that will help us.
Gratitude has the power to completely change how we view the world, and can actually be used to get us out of feeling stuck.
Have you ever felt incredibly grateful for someone or something that happened? We can help you use that feeling to actually advance your capability to learn and to help you get back in the groove when you feel off.
Come learn how to use gratitude to create the life you want.
A lot of our friends and listeners have struggled to learn chemistry. With so many formulas, it became a tedious process trying to memorize them all. Chemistry can be so much more than that - it can be easy and actually fun and engaging to learn.
We'll walk you through the method that the best chemists in the world use to learn chemistry. Try it out and see how it affects your learning!
What if there were a way to nearly magically turn around our outlook on whatever our problems of the moment are? This powerful technique gives us the leverage to do just that.
Developing clear thinking is one of the most important outcomes of school and most of the learning that we engage in. How do we achieve clearer thinking more easily?
In this podcast we explore together how to be more popular. Studies indicate that being more popular activates the brain in ways that can enhance learning. It's certainly also makes success easier.
Goals drive all of life. To get the best results with our learning we not only need to know our immediate outcome but we need to know what the long-term goals are that that fits into. We need to make clear what's important to us and how what we do today links to that.
We explore together how to start our day in a way that results in being happy with our day at the end of our day. How do we set our day up for success? Join us for this important podcast.
Is intelligence something just measured by IQ or is it something much greater and more dynamic? How do we develop real intelligence? How much can it be increased? Learn the secrets of intelligence and see your life take off.
We are often taught that we are visual learners, or auditory learners, maybe kinesthetic learners. While we may have preferences, that's just another way to limit our ability to learn.
Here at Learn-to-Learn we believe that everyone has the capacity to learn, and learn well. In this mini series episode we cover some strategies to help you feel confident in your ability to be an amazing learner.
Shame and entitlement are two sides of the same coin. One makes us diminished and one makes us arrogant. How do we free ourselves from these incumbencies in a way that increases all of our capacities.
We explore here how to take care of our bodies through exercise and the food we eat so that our body can take care of us. I healthy body supports a highly functioning mind. We need these tools if we want to learn and succeed.
Did you recently not do as well on a test, work presentation, job interview as you wanted to? Failure can seem overwhelming and make it hard to progress sometimes.
There are lots of perspectives on failure, and while can are helpful, we like to go about it a different way, to help you overcome the sense of failure and feel confident in your self concept.
We have a number of other podcasts that can be helpful in this, and you can find them on our website at
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https://howyoulearn.org
The mood we're in changes how we perceive, how we engage and how we learn. Is it possible to pick our mood and make our mood work for us. Here's how to pick the attitude that we live from.
One of the greatest limiters in our life and in our learning comes about when we decide that we have failed. How do we honestly go beyond that sense of failure and the disappointment we bring with it? How do we step into a much greater success of our own capacity to learn and succeed when things have not gone well?
Are learning can be enhanced or restricted by how fully we're able to develop rapport with the people around us. Through engaging more completely with others and with ourselves are learning can be dramatically enhanced.
In this interview, we continue to delve even more deeply into the strategies and approaches that have made the woman that we're interviewing so capable in school and in the business place. We delve even further into the secrets of her success in a way that will let you borrow from her experience what you need to be successful as well.
We live in challenging times and wanted to provide some encouragement as you go through it all.
We talk in this interview with a woman who has proven herself to be an extremely successful learner. We delve into the viewpoints and the beliefs that have been the cornerstone for her ease in learning a wide variety of subjects.
In this second podcast on building confidence we go even further in how to remove the obstacles to our confidence. We cover how to overcome our past conditioning and the limits it imposes. This is one of the important keys to learning and success in life.
Confidence is what gives us the conviction to go forward and do what we need to do true confidence is essential for consistent success. Confidence makes us attractive and it also makes us active. We show you in this podcast in the next how to build the confidence that you need for the outcomes you want.
Curiosity is the engine that drives learning. We cover in this podcast how to reignite curiosity and how to apply that curiosity to enhance your learning. Curiosity is what gets every child to learn all that they learn and it can be re-engaged in each of us at a higher level.
Many of us suffer from some degree of stage fright or performance anxiety. In this podcast we lay out for you, well researched and easily implemented solutions to this problem. With decades of research and experience we can assure you that this is something that you can overcome.
Do you hate math? We can help you love it, which can help you improve and could even help you become the best in your class. Do you love math? We can help you use that love to get better at other skills that you don't like and don't feel you're as good at.
In this mini episode we'll teach you the no BS way to learn to love math. We've worked with a number of students who hate math, and we've been able to help them not only learn to love math, but ultimately become much better learners of math.
It is often said that without health the rest of our lives are diminished. Lets make sure that we are eating, exercising and doing what we need that recover or maintain our optimal health. If our brain and body is not at its best, our performance will lag. This podcast covers the essentials.
Learning to manage our time effectively is essential to doing well in school, our work and the whole of our lives. Good time management skills is one of the top predictors of success. Here we explore those tools and make sure that we have the know how that we need to use our time to our advantage.
If you're someone who's struggled with anxiety, this video is for you. In this episode of our mini series, we go over some tools and strategies to overcome anxiety and help you become the person you want to be.
Goals drive our progression in learning and in the whole of our lives. The clearer the goal the more likely that we will hit our target. Those goals have to be aligned with our values and long term outcomes. Let's go through the steps needed to get our goals clearly in our sights.
Procrastination is something we all struggle with. It keeps us from doing homework, studying for a test, preparing for an interview, even from starting a big project at work. All of these problems are easily addressable and we'll show you how to not only alleviate your procrastination, but actually turn it into motivation.
Here at Learn-to-Learn we want to support you in your life by providing no BS, actionable strategies to learning how to learn. These are helpful if you're a student wanting to improve how you study for a test, an executive wanting to improve memory recall in meetings, or truly anyone wanting to learn how to be happier in their life.
Studying for a big test? Preparing for an important interview? Getting ready for that hot date? The techniques we go over in this mini series on test preparation can help you not only ace the test, crush the interview, or hit it out of the park with your date, but can help you feel motivated and confident in creating whatever future you want for yourself.
How do I overcome the fear of public speaking? How to be confident while giving a presentation? These are some of the commonly asked questions for those of us who have stage fright. The good news is that we have some no BS, easy to understand tools to help you become a more confident public speaker, whether that's giving a presentation to a class, presenting research in a job interview, or speaking to a conference of 10,000 people.
Without a firm foundation, learning becomes very difficult. How do we build a strong foundation? What are the steps that we need to take to insure that we can achieve our goals and aspirations? This podcast helps us to put those pieces in place.
Attitude is not just a stance we can take. Attitude is one of the most powerful creative forces that we can have. Attitude is one of the few things that we ultimately have choice over. Learn how to use this tool to get where you want with your life and your learning.
Forgiveness is a gift that we give ourselves. This is a way to free ourselves from the dark and limiting spaces that we sometimes get stuck in. Together we go beyond the rote ways that we often approach forgiveness and with deeper understanding, we turn it into the powerful tool that it is. “For Giving to Myself” what I need. This is not one to miss.
For many of us tests turn us off. We explore well studied ways of making testing work for you. Make tests your friend. We show you how. It's true. Testing can work for you.
Kick your drive into high gear. Here are the techniques that you need to get up and get going when your motor just isn't turning over. We share the approaches that the most successful people use to accomplish so much. Now these can be yours.
Over 80% of our sensory input is through vision. Our ability to visualize is at the heart of much of our memory and our capacity to understand our world. Learning gets better as we learn to visualize more clearly and accurately. We explore how each of us can develop this ability to a much greater degree.
Beliefs tell our brains what to do and how to operate. Beliefs are the filters that we see our selves and our world through. Our beliefs can limit our learning and can enhance our learning. Explore more ways with us to change these fundamental filters to improve our outcomes.
Beliefs are the basic programs that guide our mental functioning. They are the lens that
we view our world and ourselves through. We share with you how those beliefs are
formed and easy ways to change them. By doing this, learning becomes
much easier.
In our first podcast, we explore why we've taken on this project and why it will benefit you and increase your ability to learn. We want to support your ability to succeed in all the areas of your life that are important to you, and will give you these tools to success throughout our podcast.
Our brains are programmed by our experience and conditioning. We share ways to go beyond our current limits and explore how to deliberately reprogram our brains to function at a much higher level of learning and success.