
Win the Day
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Hosted by 3x bestselling author, James Whittaker, the Win the Day podcast was created to reveal how the world’s best performers Win the Day … and how YOU can, too.
Featuring exclusive interviews with:
• Billion-dollar founders
• #1 NY Times bestselling authors
• Medical experts
• World champion athletes
• Special forces operators
• And more...
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Latest episodes

Apr 16, 2024 • 54min
182. Why the Modern World is Killing You – and What to Do About It with Dr. Gabor Maté (NY Times bestselling author; physician) 💌
Dr. Gabor Maté, renowned physician, delves into why medical systems keep us sick, schools impact children, trauma unites society, and how to prioritize healing and happiness daily. He discusses the overlooked mind-body connection in healthcare, parental stress effects on kids, trauma normalization, building resilience in today's generation, and the healing process from trauma. Maté advocates for compassionate rehabilitation in the justice system and shares insights on mindfulness, inner peace, and swimming for success.

Apr 10, 2024 • 12min
181. The Best Way to Get is to Give 💞
Explore the power of giving over taking in relationships. Learn the rewards of generosity and kindness. Prioritize self-care for personal growth and productivity.

Apr 2, 2024 • 58min
180. The Science of Trust & Connection with Jon Levy (behavioral scientist) 🤝
“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” — Maya Angelou
Only one relationship — one person — stands in the way of the opportunity that could change everything for you.
Your job is to find and connect with that person…
This episode will show you how.
Our guest Jon Levy is a behavioral scientist and NY Times bestselling author known for his work in human connection, trust, and influence.
Jon has worked with startups right through to global brands (e.g. Microsoft, Google, and Samsung) to transform the way they approach sales, consumer engagement, and culture.
Jon is also founder of The Influencers Dinner, a secret dining experience for industry leaders ranging from Nobel laureates and Olympians to musicians and executives. With thousands of members, Influencers is the largest community of its type worldwide.
Jon’s second book, You’re Invited: The Art and Science of Connection, Trust and Belonging, was released to critical acclaim.
In this episode:
How to become a master at building trust and influence.
How to identify and secure the most important opportunities in your life.
What you can do to start making better decisions right now.
How your social circle impacts self-belief and success.
Let’s WIN THE DAY with Jon Levy!
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🎬 4K video version: https://youtu.be/wVUkX9g4Qc0
🎙️ Episode website (including full transcript): https://jameswhitt.com/180-win-the-day-podcast-jon-levy
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⚡ Jon Levy website
🌎 Influencers website
📚 ‘You're Invited: The Art and Science of Connection, Trust, and Belonging’ by Jon Levy
🎤 TEDx Talk ‘What makes us influential?’ by Jon Levy
📷 Jon Levy Instagram
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Timemarkers:
0:16 Who is Jon Levy
1:50 Interview starts
3:29 The danger of working in isolation
4:16 Why social integration is the greatest predictor of longevity
6:40 How Jon Levy became interested in behavioral science
8:40 How your friends influence your future (obesity, divorce, politics, etc.)
11:29 How to find a mentor or positive role model – even if you’re in a toxic environment
15:50 How to connect with influential people (billionaires, CEOs, etc.)
19:46 The right way to connect with people on LinkedIn
25:18 The Influencers Dinner
27:46 How to use vulnerability loops to build trust
31:01 How to build trust and connection within teams
33:04 Who can attend The Influencers Dinner
35:36 The elephant, the rider, and the path
40:07 How Jon Levy sets goals
41:34 How to become a New York Times bestselling author
43:15 How to get your spouse to change
45:34 Why “authenticity” is a scam
50:48 Affirmation
51:22 Rocket Round
54:47 Cold plunge in Antarctica
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PS — In case you missed it: The Mindful Body with Dr. Ellen Langer (Harvard psychologist): Ep 178

Mar 27, 2024 • 9min
179. Stop Trying (Start Doing) 🚀
“Do or do not, there is no try.” – Yoda
In this minisode, we're going to talk about the problem with trying and how that language broadcasts a lack of commitment to all those around you.
It's one of my pet hates. You're about to see why!
If you've got something big on your to-do list that you really want to achieve, this one's for you...
Onward and upward always,
James
PS - Tickets are now available for the 2024 Win the Day Mastermind and I'm bringing in the big guns! The event is strictly limited to 40 people and will sell out so, if you'd like to join, get in fast:
👉 https://jameswhitt.com/events
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🚀 Register for the 2024 Win the Day Mastermind
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PS — In case you missed it: The Mindful Body with Dr. Ellen Langer (Harvard psychologist): Ep 178

Mar 19, 2024 • 1h 7min
178. The Mindful Body with Dr. Ellen Langer (Harvard psychologist) 🧠
“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
You have much more power over your own fate than you believe 💡
When you understand that, you can bend reality to your will and create favorable outcomes, in all areas of your life.
Today, we sit down with Harvard psychologist, Dr. Ellen Langer, known as the mother of mindfulness. Through her 13 bestselling books and 200+ research articles, Dr. Langer’s research has significantly advanced the literature on positive psychology, health, and human performance — and appeared in everything from The New York Times to The Simpsons.
Her new book The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health has just been released.
If you’d like to know how to harness the power of your own mind to dramatically increase your health, happiness, and performance, this one’s for you…
In this episode:
How labels, positive or negative, can alter your destiny;
Proven psychological tips to upgrade your daily routine;
How to adjust the behavior of someone important to you;
Thinking your way out of chronic stress and anxiety; and
How to harness the power of your own mind to dramatically increase your health, happiness, and performance.
Let’s WIN THE DAY with Dr. Ellen Langer!
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🎬 4K video version: https://youtu.be/9VOyas7SJl8
📖 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/health-healing-happiness-dr-david-rabin
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🎯 Take the Win the Day Quiz and get your FREE personalized action plan
📚 ‘The Mindful Body: Thinking our way to chronic health’ by Ellen Langer
⚡ Ellen Langer website
📝 Ellen Langer Facebook
📷 Ellen Langer Instagram
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Timemarkers:
0:17 Who is Ellen Langer
1:51 Interview starts
3:10 What does it mean to be “mindful” vs “mindless”?
4:23 How to become more mindful
7:45 Everything you know can be wrong
9:19 Facts are just probabilities
11:24 How Ellen Langer comes up with a research study
12:01 What is the counterclockwise study
15:40 Mind-body unity
17:52 How Ellen Langer sets goals
20:29 The Mindful Body by Dr. Ellen Langer
22:09 Our expectations tend to be fulfilled (do instead of try)
25:19 Behavior makes sense from the actor’s perspective
27:11 How to turn a bad habit into a good habit
30:46 Where mindfulness meets high performance
32:17 How to change someone’s behavior
37:20 Why the medical system is failing us
40:21 Stress is psychological
43:44 Why we trust pills, prescriptions, and professionals
49:38 Instant gratification
52:39 The unknown power of the human mind
56:54 How to make decisions (make the decision right)
1:01:43 Affirmation
1:03:25 Rocket Round
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PS — In case you missed it: Your Path to Health, Healing, and Happiness with Dr. David Rabin 💗 (neuroscientist; psychiatrist; founder, Apollo Neuro): Ep 176

Mar 13, 2024 • 6min
177. Do Hard Things 💪
“Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
In this minisode, we're going to talk about the source of infinite energy and how to sustain it. If you're in a slump or feeling a little too comfortable, this one's for you...
Onward and upward always,
James
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PS — In case you missed it: Enjoy the Climb with Jenn Drummond (record-breaking mountaineer): Ep 174

Mar 5, 2024 • 1h 12min
176. Your Path to Health, Healing, and Happiness with Dr. David Rabin 💗 (neuroscientist; psychiatrist; founder, Apollo Neuro)
“If you are not your own doctor, you are a fool.” — Hippocrates
Dr. David Rabin has built a career out of curing the incurable – and now he’s on a mission to revolutionize health and medicine.
I sat down with Dr. Dave to learn more about his work as a neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and health tech entrepreneur, and to discover just how much power we have to heal ourselves from injury and illness.
For some background, Dr. Dave is a neuroscientist, board-certified psychiatrist, and health tech entrepreneur. His company Apollo Neuroscience has developed the first wearable scientifically-verified technology that actively improves energy, focus, and relaxation.
Dr. Dave has specifically focused his research on the clinical translation of non-invasive therapies for patients with treatment-resistant illnesses like PTSD and substance use disorders, as well as chronic stress.
He is also the co-founder and executive director of the Board of Medicine, a nonprofit organization of physicians and scientists establishing the first peer-reviewed, evidence-based clinical guidelines for the production and safe use of currently unregulated alternative medicines, including plant medicines.
If you’re ready to kickstart your own health, healing, and happiness, this one’s for you 💪
In this episode:
The impact of chronic stress in how we live today
What role you should play in your own health journey
Why safety is the root of all healing
The #1 skill you should be teaching your children; and
How to kickstart your own health, healing, and happiness.
Let’s WIN THE DAY with Dave Rabin!
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🎬 4K video version: https://youtu.be/9VOyas7SJl8
📖 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/health-healing-happiness-dr-david-rabin
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🎯 Take the Win the Day Quiz and get your FREE personalized action plan
⚡ Dr. David Rabin website
⚡ Apollo Neuro website
📝 Dr. David Rabin LinkedIn
📷 Dr. David Rabin Instagram
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Timemarkers:
0:25 Who is Dr. David Rabin?
1:48 Interview starts
4:20 Growing up in a culture of questioning everything
6:31 How to raise independent children who can think for themselves
9:35 Never judge your emotions (and why kids need to learn how to breathe)
13:12 The problem with growing up Jewish in America
16:55 How to manage the transition from childhood to adulthood (and the gift of gratitude)
20:57 How your thoughts create your reality
26:02 How to stop passing trauma to your children
30:40 Safety is at the root of healing – and how to heal anyone
33:30 Should pharmaceutical companies be allowed to advertise
35:51 Placebo vs Nocebo
38:34 How much of our brain do we use – and how to live to your potential
41:30 How to help someone change their mindset
45:37 How to heal from painful memories
48:50 What you need to know and understand to overcome anxiety
52:09 Apollo Neuro wearable
1:00:04 What are the most important parenting skills
1:04:30 Affirmation
1:07:03 Rocket Round
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PS — In case you missed it: Enjoy the Climb with Jenn Drummond (record-breaking mountaineer): Ep 174

Feb 28, 2024 • 11min
175. How to Crush Your Neverending To-Do List 🏎️
“I have two kinds of problems, the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent.”— Dwight D. Eisenhower
In this minisode, we're going to tackle one of the great mysteries of success: how you raise the urgency of what you know needs to be done but that you're naturally resistant to doing.
Onward and upward always,
James
PS - Take the Win the Day Quiz and download your FREE personalized action plan:
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PS — In case you missed it: Enjoy the Climb with Jenn Drummond (record-breaking mountaineer): Ep 174

Feb 20, 2024 • 36min
174. Enjoy the Climb with Jenn Drummond (record-breaking mountaineer) 🏔️
“You’re off to great places. Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!” – Dr. Seuss
In 2018, a horrific car accident brought Jenn Drummond just inches from death...
The authorities and experts couldn’t figure out how she had managed to survive against such impossible odds. But for Jenn, it was an important realization that while we cannot control when we leave this life, we can choose how we live it.
Since then, Jenn has become the first woman to climb the World's Seven Second Summits – the second tallest mountains on every continent. That includes K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth, widely considered the toughest and most dangerous mountain to climb.
In this episode:
The fateful night that changed Jenn’s life forever
How to stay positive when it feels like everything is against you
The most interesting moments from her mountaineering adventures; and
How to reach the summit of your greatest challenge.
Let’s WIN THE DAY with Jenn Drummond!
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🎬 4K video version: https://youtu.be/IpZWhaUXd2g
📖 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/enjoy-the-climb-jenn-drummond
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Show links:
🎯 Take the Win the Day Quiz and get your FREE personalized action plan
⚡ Jenn Drummond website
📝 Jenn Drummond Facebook
📷 Jenn Drummond Instagram
📚 ‘Breakproof: 7 Strategies to Build Resilience and Achieve Your Life Goals’ by Jenn Drummond
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Timemarkers:
0:31 Who is Jenn Drummond
2:02 Interview starts
3:03 What life was like for Jenn Drummond before her accident
5:23 What happened to Jenn Drummond (car accident)
8:53 What car was Jenn Drummond driving
9:44 Mindset change after the accident
12:25 Learn how to slow down and be present
15:10 Becoming the first woman to climb the world’s seven second summits
18:54 Put people over peaks in whatever you do
21:59 What it’s like at to reach the summit of K2
23:15 Climbing the world’s deadliest mountains
27:48 When confidence can kill you
28:44 Climbing over dead bodies on Mt Everest
29:59 “BreakProof” by Jenn Drummond
31:00 Big goals require big teams
33:17 Rocket Round
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PS — In case you missed it: Dare to Dream with Marianne Williamson (2024 US Presidential candidate and 4x #1 NY Times bestselling author): Ep 170

Feb 14, 2024 • 16min
173. Add These 3 Things to Your Daily Routine ⚡️
“The First Law of Holes: When you're in one, stop digging.” ― Denis Healey
In this minisode, I'll walk you through the 3 most important things you need to add to your daily routine so you can create more momentum and opportunity in your life.
If there's a question you'd like me to answer on an upcoming episode, post it in the Win the Day Facebook group.
Onward and upward always,
James
PS - Take the Win the Day Quiz and download your FREE personalized action plan:
👉 http://WinTheDayQuiz.com
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