The Doctor & The Nurse

Peter Crone, a mindset architect, and Dr. Daniel Amen, a brain health specialist, dive into the transformative power of our thoughts. They discuss how the stories we tell ourselves shape our identities and influence our suffering. The duo emphasizes finding flow states for peak performance, debunking the myth that positive thinking is always beneficial. They also explore the impact of discipline on overcoming challenges, and the balance between striving for success and maintaining mental well-being. It's a journey into mastering the mind!

Welcome to a very special series of The David Nurse Show: The Dr. & The Nurse! For this series of episodes, David is joined by Dr. Daniel Amen—renowned psychologist and mental health expert—to help break down how to perform at your highest level. Dr. Amen will be taking a look at the brain science behind the topics covered in this series, while David sits down with experts in the field to discuss the actionable tools we can all implement to make our lives better. So let’s dive in!For this first episode of The Dr. & The Nurse, David is joined by health and science journalist Max Lugavere. Taking a cue from Max’s New York Times bestseller, Genius Foods, David and Max break down all things nutrition optimization. Together the two hit on why ultra-processed foods are damaging your cognitive function, how to get more protein into your diet, what Max eats in a day to perform at his best, and some of the common misconceptions behind consuming whole foods.Dr. Amen joins David for the second part of the episode, where they sit down to discuss the psychological impacts of nutrition optimization. Dr. Amen offers practical tools for eating healthier, outlines some of the foods that lead to improved cognitive performance (and the foods that do not), and discusses why sugar—not fat—is the leading cause of so many health problems.Don’t miss an episode of The Dr. & The Nurse—subscribe to the show here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-art-of-w-david-nurse/id1226281669.Find out more about Dr. Amen and his practice here:https://danielamenmd.com/.Check out Max’s documentary on dementia prevention, Little Empty Boxes:https://littleemptyboxes.com/.Learn more about Max and his work on his website:https://www.maxlugavere.com/.CHAPTERS00:00 Introduction to Nutrition and Brain Health03:00 The Impact of Processed Foods on Cognitive Performance05:53 Building High-Performance Meals09:11 Protein's Role in Muscle Building and Brain Health12:00 Strategies for Managing Evening Cravings14:51 Psychological Tools for Healthy Eating17:47 Debunking Diet Myths and Misconceptions20:59 The Importance of Whole Foods24:03 Max Lugavere's Documentary and Closing Thoughts0jY1UZPSlLtFCqNSejB1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Confidence Hack #101: The majority of people think ‘connecting’ is about the initial connection. Most people are wrong.Ask yourself the question – how many people have you met that you didn’t end up staying connected to? You forgot to follow up or you just didn’t know how to cultivate the relationship? In today’s episode, I am going to share with you the three fail-proof ways to cultivate a connection and turn the connection into a lifelong relationship!1. Set a rhythm for reaching out.2. How can you serve this person?3. Creating connecting opportunities for the person you connected with.Check out today’s to gain confidence in knowing that you are able to cultivate every new connection from here on out! And where most people drop the ball, you score a connection touchdown!🔥 Ready to unleash your inner confidence and leadership potential? Share this show with your loved ones! It's the ultimate way to spread knowledge and empower others to grow into the most CONFIDENT LEADERS imaginable! Don't forget to leave us a glowing 5-star review—it fuels our mission to uplift and inspire!But wait, there's more! Elevate your inbox with exclusive hacks and mind-blowing insights. Head over to davidnurse.com now and sign up for our FREE newsletter! Let's embark on this transformational journey together. 💥Join us: linktr.ee/davidnurse5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Confidence Hack #100: Email can work at scale! Have you heard ‘email is dead?’ Well, that’s partially true. It’s dead if you don’t know how to correctly write an email. But if you do know how, then it’s an asset you can utilize when others are swinging and missing. Here is how not to write a connecting email.  1. Make it a novel. Shorter and to the point is better. 2. Run-on sentences and bad grammar. Whether you like it or not, you are being judged by the recipient of the email 3. Making an ask in the first email. 4. Insinuating that you want the recipient's time. Asking ‘can I pick your brain’ is a surefire way to not receive an email reply. Here is how to write the perfect connecting email: 1. Edify the person you are writing the email to. Why do you admire them? Point out something specific they do that is impactful to you. 2. Keep the email no longer than 3 small sections (a section is 2 sentences). Always make sure there is a space after each section. Also, make sure the spacing is equal, the font is the same, and the font size is the same. 3. Briefly state what you do but in a very humble, grateful way. 4. Finish the email by letting the recipient know that you are there to serve them if there is anything you can ever do to help. Not ask, an offer for free service. Gain confidence today knowing that you are an extension of the email you write! And through the perfect email, you can connect with anyone! 🔥 Ready to unleash your inner confidence and leadership potential? Share this show with your loved ones! It's the ultimate way to spread knowledge and empower others to grow into the most CONFIDENT LEADERS imaginable! Don't forget to leave us a glowing 5-star review—it fuels our mission to uplift and inspire! But wait, there's more! Elevate your inbox with exclusive hacks and mind-blowing insights. Head over to davidnurse.com now and sign up for our FREE newsletter! Let's embark on this transformational journey together. 💥 Join us: linktr.ee/davidnurse5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Confidence Hack #99: Have you ever wondered about the actual average time the most successful people in the world wake up? Rise and Grind. I’m sure you have heard it before. But have you ever wondered about the actual average time the most successful people in the world wake up? Look at some of the most successful people in the world’s morning rise time. Warren Buffet: 6:45am Jeff Bezos: 5:00am Mark Zuckerberg: 8:00am Elon Musk: 7:00am  Oprah Winfrey: 6:00am Of the 21 most successful people in the world surveyed (all billionaires), the average amount of sleep was just shy of 6 ½ hours. And the average time they woke up was… 6:01am. Gain confidence today knowing that 6:01am can be the time you wake up to take on the world, but also gain confidence knowing that all the uber-successful people that you and I look up to have the same amount of time in the day as you do. 🔥 Ready to unleash your inner confidence and leadership potential? Share this show with your loved ones! It’s the ultimate way to spread knowledge and empower others to grow into the most CONFIDENT LEADERS imaginable! Don’t forget to leave us a glowing 5-star review—it fuels our mission to uplift and inspire! But wait, there’s more! Elevate your inbox with exclusive hacks and mind-blowing insights. Head over to davidnurse.com now and sign up for our FREE newsletter! Let’s embark on this transformational journey together. 💥 Join us: linktr.ee/davidnurse5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Confidence Hack #98: We are often told, ‘negative thoughts are a bad thing. Don’t think negative thoughts.’ That’s precisely the opposite of what you want to do. If you don’t allow yourself to think negative thoughts, your body will suppress the thoughts, and ultimately, it will lead to a downhill spiral of increased stress, anxiety, and depression. Research has shown that our brain is hardwired for negative thinking.  Here are 3 ways you can embrace your negative thoughts today and live a more positive, fulfilling life tomorrow.  Write out how you are feeling—write out on a piece of paper or in your journal all of your current negative thoughts, your thoughts about others and yourself. This is a subconscious way of ‘throwing out the trash.’  Talk to someone about your negative thoughts—a good friend, a parent, your spouse, someone who will not judge you.  After you have written and talked about your negative thoughts, replace them with a positive one. What is the ‘swap’ you can make? Ex: You work with a narcissist in your job and then suck the energy out of your day. Swap the time you give to the narcissist to the people who you do love being around. No one can steal your mental energy unless you open the door and allow them to.  Gain confidence today, knowing that embracing negative thoughts is actually a good thing! Acknowledging your negative thoughts will only lead to a much more positive life! 🔥 Ready to unleash your inner confidence and leadership potential? Share this show with your loved ones! It's the ultimate way to spread knowledge and empower others to grow into the most CONFIDENT LEADERS imaginable! Don't forget to leave us a glowing 5-star review—it fuels our mission to uplift and inspire! But wait, there's more! Elevate your inbox with exclusive hacks and mind-blowing insights. Head over to davidnurse.com now and sign up for our FREE newsletter! Let's embark on this transformational journey together. 💥 Join us: linktr.ee/davidnurse5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Confidence Hack #97: Is there anything worse than making a cold call? You know it will be painful, and you have been putting it off for months. Today is the day.  When the mind is able to release something that it has been holding onto—a strained relationship, a tedious task that needs to be taken care of, or even a cold call that needs to be made—the release will free the mind of ‘what-if’ thinking and ultimately lower stress and anxiety levels. The confidence comes from the peace of knowing that the burden is off your chest and you can free yourself of the stress build-up. Who is someone that you’ve been putting off calling?  Is there someone you need to ask for forgiveness? Have you not made any sales because you are trying to avoid making a cold call?  Today’s confidence boost comes from picking up the phone and making a tough call. Trust me, you will be thankful you did! 🔥 Ready to unleash your inner confidence and leadership potential? Share this show with your loved ones! It’s the ultimate way to spread knowledge and empower others to grow into the most CONFIDENT LEADERS imaginable! Don’t forget to leave us a glowing 5-star review—it fuels our mission to uplift and inspire! But wait, there’s more! Elevate your inbox with exclusive hacks and mind-blowing insights. Head over to davidnurse.com now and sign up for our FREE newsletter! Let’s embark on this transformational journey together. 💥 Join us: linktr.ee/davidnurse5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Confidence Hack # 96: Most people let life happen to them. Life without a plan for success is planning a life void of success. Do you go to the island without a map and just ‘wing it?’ No, of course not. Gain confidence today, knowing that if you are tired of letting life ‘happen to you,’ you can take control of your future. Create your ‘strategic action plan’ today and start creating your life by design! 🔥 Ready to unleash your inner confidence and leadership potential? Share this show with your loved ones! It’s the ultimate way to spread knowledge and empower others to grow into the most CONFIDENT LEADERS imaginable! Don’t forget to leave us a glowing 5-star review—it fuels our mission to uplift and inspire! But wait, there’s more! Elevate your inbox with exclusive hacks and mind-blowing insights. Head over to davidnurse.com now and sign up for our FREE newsletter! Let’s embark on this transformational journey together. 💥 Join us: linktr.ee/davidnurse5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Confidence Hack #95: Comparison is the thief in the night who robs you of your joy for tomorrow. Facts: there is someone you wish you could be more like. Someone you see on social media who appears to have it all together, success comes easy for them, they have the best marriage, their kids never misbehave, and they are living the ‘dream life.’ Facts: You have no idea what is going on behind the curtains in that person’s life. The edited highlight of a tiny snapshot of a moment in their life, likely ‘based on true events,’ is what you see, but it is far from the truth. There is the strained marriage, the kids who rebel, the family member who is sick, the stress and anxiety of maintaining an image, and many more. But there is someone you should compare yourself to—you from yesterday. Research shows that when people focus on their own personal improvement, they experience a greater sense of intrinsic motivation, which leads to increased success. This approach also helps people develop a long-term growth mindset. The confidence boost today comes from comparing yourself to your best comparison partner, you from yesterday. Of course, you don’t have to see drastic improvement every day, but if you continue to take steps forward with a growth mindset, you will see great personal growth. 🔥 Ready to unleash your inner confidence and leadership potential? Share this show with your loved ones! It's the ultimate way to spread knowledge and empower others to grow into the most CONFIDENT LEADERS imaginable! Don't forget to leave us a glowing 5-star review—it fuels our mission to uplift and inspire! But wait, there's more! Elevate your inbox with exclusive hacks and mind-blowing insights. Head over to davidnurse.com now and sign up for our FREE newsletter! Let's embark on this transformational journey together. 💥 Join us: linktr.ee/davidnurse5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Confidence Hack #94: But what if I also told you, according to a BBC study, 40% of self-made millionaires are dyslexic? Dyslexia is a learning difficulty that primarily affects the skills involved in accurate and fluent word reading and spelling. Children who possess this quote-on-quote’ flaw’ often will be ridiculed throughout their childhood. People with dyslexia score far higher on people skills aptitude tests than those who are not dyslexic. Is dyslexia actually a learning disability? I would attest it isn’t.  Richard Branson, Tom Cruise, Muhammad Ali, Albert Einstein, and Pablo Piccaso probably would attest it isn’t as well. Dyslexia is often ostracized through the word disability and can lower confidence through a ruling the public school system haphazardly put into place in the 1970s based on a discrepancy in standardized testing. Gain confidence today knowing that if you are dyslexic, or if you have an impairment of any kind (most of us do), it doesn’t have to be seen as a societal or learning detriment, it can actually be a superpower! 🔥 Ready to unleash your inner confidence and leadership potential? Share this show with your loved ones! It’s the ultimate way to spread knowledge and empower others to grow into the most CONFIDENT LEADERS imaginable! Don’t forget to leave us a glowing 5-star review—it fuels our mission to uplift and inspire! But wait, there’s more! Elevate your inbox with exclusive hacks and mind-blowing insights. Head over to davidnurse.com now and sign up for our FREE newsletter! Let’s embark on this transformational journey together. 💥 Join us: linktr.ee/davidnurse5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices