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016: Get Promoted by Learning How to Think and Ask Questions Like Socrates with Marc Champagne

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Oct 14, 2021

Guest Marc Champagne talks about his personal transformation through powerful questions and mental fitness. He discusses the importance of asking great questions for great answers and shares insights from his book 'Personal Socrates'. They explore the impact of deleting a crucial feature in an app, the power of incorporating practices into daily routines, and the relevance of the Socratic method in various settings. The host expresses gratitude, recommends the book for engineers, and discusses the power of asking questions for clear thinking and positive outcomes.

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Introduction

00:00 • 5min

The Weight of Deleting a Feature

04:33 • 12min

The Power of Practices

16:16 • 10min

Exploring the Socratic Method

26:19 • 15min

Expressing Gratitude and Promoting Personal Development

41:20 • 3min

The Power of Asking Questions

44:29 • 6min

Maximizing Creativity and Connecting Through Strategic Breaks

50:13 • 3min

What questions are shaping your destiny? Do you even believe in destiny? How do you improve your mental fitness (is there a gym for that)?

In this episode, we do more than ask questions. We are going to explore questions themselves like the philosophers of old. Guest Marc Champagne has been living a personal transformation from powerful questions and mental fitness. He recently launched an exceptional new book, “Personal Socrates” you will love.

Questions lead and answers follow. So ask great questions if you want great answers!

Marc has been mastering the power of questions at a whole new level. He unpacks the mental fitness practices and questions being asked by the most influential and brightest thinkers in the world. He has over a decade of research behind him, but more importantly, his own life.

Despite practicing mental fitness for years, Marc hit rock bottom and learned the power of questions and personal introspection the hard way.

So press play and let’s chat… and start asking yourself, “how will this conversation change my life?”

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