Start with small line impossibles to progress to capital line possibles.
Align intrinsic motivation and goal setting for optimal performance and success.
Deep dives
The Heart of Impossible: Tackling Capital I and Small I Impossibles
The podcast discusses the concept of tackling impossible challenges, both big and small. The speaker highlights the importance of starting with small line possibles in order to progress to capital line possibles. Examples of small line impossibles mentioned include overcoming deep trauma, rising out of poverty, and pursuing passions. The speaker emphasizes the significance of aligning intrinsic motivation, goal setting, and grit. The goal is to achieve flow, which leads to optimal performance and boosts productivity, creativity, and resilience.
The Importance of Setting Proper Goals and Getting Motivated
The podcast explores the significance of goal setting and intrinsic motivation in achieving success. Different types of goals are mentioned, including mission level goals, high-hard goals, and clear goals. Properly setting these goals is shown to provide a significant boost in motivation. The speaker also highlights the importance of aligning intrinsic motivators and setting goals in the specific order designed by the brain's system. This alignment leads to the development of the habit of philosophy, where individuals instinctively lean into challenges. Proper goal setting and motivation also contribute to increased flow and turbo-boosted performance.
The Human Potential for Going Beyond Limits
The podcast argues that humans are capable of going beyond what they currently believe is possible. The speaker presents examples of individuals who have overcome limitations and achieved extraordinary things. The importance of aligning work with curiosity, passion, purpose, and autonomy is discussed, along with the impact on mental well-being. Lack of meaningful work is highlighted as one of the major causes of depression and anxiety. By understanding and working with the brain's natural wiring, individuals can tap into their potential and achieve remarkable results. The speaker emphasizes the need to challenge societal limitations and embrace the possibility of greatness.
If you're looking to push the limits of your capacity to do what others perceive to be impossible, then this one is for you.
I'm thrilled to welcome back our exceptional guest, Steven Kotler, to the show to discuss his new book, The Art of Impossible. Steven is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and the leading expert on peak performance.
After 30 years of researching the moments when the impossible became possible, Steven reveals that there is truly a syntax to success.
In this episode, he also shares the peak performance is nothing more than getting our biology to work in our favor.
Tune in as Steven shares the "proof that we are hard-wired to go big" and the necessary steps for achieving the impossible.
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