Future Squared with Steve Glaveski

Melissa Ambrosini is the bestselling author of Mastering Your Mean Girl and Open Wide, a keynote speaker, entrepreneur and self-love teacher. In her signature straight-talking style, Melissa teaches women how to master their inner Mean Girl, smash through limiting beliefs, and ditch the self-doubt so they can start living the life of their dreams. Named a 'self-help guru' by Elle Magazine her mission is to inspire women across the globe to create a heart-centred life one that’s wildly wealthy, fabulously healthy and bursting with love. We discussed a number of topics, including: 1 - Why being a dancer at Paris’ Moulin Rouge and an actress, among other things, ultimately left Melissa unfulfilled and depressed - and how in life, oftentimes reaching the proverbial goalposts doesn’t bring us joy 2 - How Melissa overcome her fight with depression and an eating disorder to become a top podcaster and best-selling author 3 - Melissa’s strategy for silencing her inner critic We covered a whole lot more ground in this conversation so strap yourselves in for a conversation with Melissa Ambrosini. Topics discussed: How to silence your inner critic Feeding your intuition Finding your purpose The arrival fallacy and why reaching the proverbial goal posts might not leave you feeling fulfilled Melissa’s struggles with depression, an eating disorder and how she bounced back from it Shaping your reality by being intentional about what goes into your mind How to keep the fire burning when it comes to a venture or a lover Melissa’s notion of responding to adversity with grace and calm Melissa’s three set strategy for silencing her inner critic Self-love Mindfulness and meditation Showing gratitude Authors and books that most inspired Melissa Her podcast Show Notes: Podcast: The Melissa Ambrosini Show Melissambrosini.com Twitter: Mel_Ambrosini ‏ Instagram: @melissaambrosini Facebook: MelissaAmbrosiniTribe Pinterest: mel_amrbosini YouTube: MelissaAmbrosini Get Melissa’s books:  Open Wide: https://amzn.to/2o8aQ9F Mastering Your Mean Girl: https://amzn.to/2MWs349 I hope you enjoyed this episode. If you’d like to receive a weekly email from me, complete with reflections, books I’ve been reading, words of wisdom and access to blogs, ebooks and more that I’m publishing on a regular basis, just leave your details at www.futuresquared.xyz/subscribe and you’ll receive the very next one. Listen on Apple Podcasts @ goo.gl/sMnEa0 Also available on: Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher and Soundcloud Follow Steve on Instagram: @thesteveglaveski GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/custom-stack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you’re anything like me then you have a thirst for knowledge and consume a lot of content, whether it be through books, audiobooks, podcasts, blog posts, keynotes, conversations or a combination of all of the aforementioned. And if you’re anything like me you wish you retained more of what you actually consumed so that you could easily recall it later, either to support your work or a conversation you are having. I have previously published an article on learning how to learn in which I detailed some of the different methods I use to retain more of what I consume which included techniques like typing out the notes I highlight in a book, incorporating what I’ve learned into a blog post, otherwise teaching others what I’ve learned and best of all, applying what I’ve learned. However, while the aforementioned techniques all work really well for remembering bits and pieces of a book for example, it didn’t help me to retain all of the key points. So I’ve decided to start writing book summaries, not only to aid my own learning and retention of key pieces of information, but also to help you accelerate your learning. While I am definitely not at the level of some autodidacts I know, during a typical year I read about 40 books, listen to about 20 audiobooks, listen to at least 500 podcast episodes, read countless blog posts and have over 100 conversations on my podcast with thought leaders in their field. As such, I hope to bring you a lot of value by doing these books summaries, which will also be available on my podcast. I’ve decided to kick things off with neuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky’s 2017 book, Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst, which has been the best book I’ve read this year by far. I distilled the 680 page book into 40 Google Doc pages of notes and now aim to further distill some of the key points into this blog post for your consumption. The one thing I absolutely loved about this book is that it clearly demonstrates how taking sides in life is fraught with folly. Time and time again throughout this book Sapolsky will point to various studies and arguments that convince you of one position, only to pull the rug out from underneath your feet with an equally compelling counterargument. Becoming more comfortable with the notion of ‘strong opinions, weakly held’ and seeking out information not only to prove or validate your view but also to discredit and invalidate it, will lead to the ‘more right’ solution. However, when it comes to almost anything, we can almost never say we are absolutely right because there are so many potential variables and bits of information that we’re just not taking into account. We can only ever make the ‘most right’ decision in the moment based on the information that we have at our disposal, how we choose to interpret that information, what our goals are and over what period of time we wish to achieve them. Author: Robert Morris Sapolsky (born April 6, 1957) is an American neuroendocrinologist and author. He is currently a professor of biology, and professor of neurology and neurological sciences and, by courtesy, neurosurgery, at Stanford University. He has appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience. Length: 680 pages Premise: The book aims to answer, or at least help us to better understand the possible answers to the question, “why did the chicken cross the road?” The chicken of course is proverbial for us, human beings. Rating: 11/10 (this goes up to eleven!) Get the book: https://amzn.to/2NgxCXY --- I hope you enjoyed this episode. If you’d like to receive a weekly email from me, complete with reflections, books I’ve been reading, words of wisdom and access to blogs, ebooks and more that I’m publishing on a regular basis, just leave your details at www.futuresquared.xyz/subscribe and you’ll receive the very next one. Listen on iTunes @ goo.gl/sMnEa0  Listen on Spotify @ spoti.fi/2G2QsxV  Listen on Stitcher @ www.stitcher.com/podcast/future  Listen on Google Play @ bit.ly/FSGoog  If you've got any questions on this podcast feel free to send an email to steve@collectivecamp.us or tweet me on Twitter @steveglaveski  Follow me on Instagram: @thesteveglaveski If you’re picking up what I’m putting down, please take a minute to like, share or subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher or Google Play. It goes a long way to giving the podcast the exposure it needs so I can continue bringing you guests and conversations of the highest calibre. GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/custom-stack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In poker, your bankroll represents how much money you’ve set aside exclusively to play. Former World Series of Poker champion, author and decision strategist Annie Duke says that you should always play withinyour bankroll. If you have $2,000 in your pocket but have bills and outgoings totalling $1,500 then you don’t have $2,000 to play with, you have $500, and you should not play beyond that. By playing within your bankroll you’re less likely to fall victim to the sunk cost bias - our tendency to chase our losses - or to bet more than you can afford to lose. How much are you willing to lose? --- Join Steve's mailing list at futuresquared.xyz/subscribe ‍ Listen on iTunes @ goo.gl/sMnEa0  Listen on Spotify @ spoti.fi/2G2QsxV  Listen on Stitcher @ www.stitcher.com/podcast/future  Listen on Google Play @ bit.ly/FSGoog  If you've got any questions on this podcast feel free to send an email to steve@collectivecamp.us or tweet me on Twitter @steveglaveski or @future_squared  Like us? It'd make our day if you took 1 minute to show some love on iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud by subscribing, sharing and giving us a 5 star rating. For more information on Collective Campus, our innovation hub, school and consultancy based in Australia and Singapore check out www.collectivecampus.io GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/custom-stack   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben Greenfield is a biohacker, human body and brain performance coach, ex-bodybuilder, Ironman triathlete, professional Spartan athlete, anti-aging consultant, speaker and author of the New York Times Bestseller “Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health and Life”. In 2008, Ben was voted as NSCA’s Personal Trainer of the year, in 2013 and 2014 was named by Greatest as one of the top 100 Most Influential People In Health And Fitness, and Ben's articles, podcast and videos reach over a million unique views each month. With nearly two decades of experience working as a strength and conditioning coach, exercise physiologist and biomechanist, Ben is also the man responsible for maximizing performance, recovery, fat loss, digestion, brain, sleep and hormone optimization for CEO’s, ultra-endurance competitors, and a wide variety of professional athletes, including poker champions, tennis players, motocross competitors, the NFL, the NHL, the UFC and beyond. Using his vast knowledge of science and research, in-the-trenches experience, and unique set of cutting-edge brain and body biohacking techniques, Ben cuts through the clutter, confusion and snake oil and instead delivers total human optimization in the fastest, cleanest and safest way possible. We managed to pack some vital take-aways into this short conversation which will help you to: Get your day off to the right start and avoid the afternoon crash Get a better night’s rest Improve your general health markers and longevity Also, find out the one metric you should be measuring to stay on top of your game. With that, please welcome to the show, the one and only Ben Greenfield. Topics Discussed: Staying active throughout your day Why short bursts of intense exercise won’t offset your risk of various diseases if it’s followed by long periods of sedentary states How to stay sufficiently active throughout your day, even if you work in an office Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Sleep Hacks Diet and Nutrition Show Notes: Website: bengreenfieldfitness.com Connect with Ben on Twitter: @bengreenfield Ben’s Instagram: @bengreenfieldfitness Get Ben's books: Beyond Training: https://amzn.to/2BLpXiR The Low-Carb Athlete: https://amzn.to/2o9LS9S 30 Ways to Reboot Your Body: https://amzn.to/2BMkBUH Weight Training for Triathlon: https://amzn.to/2MLpvFT Get-Fit Guy's Guide to Achieving Your Ideal Body: https://amzn.to/2NhzbEV 100 Ways To Boost Your Metabolism: https://amzn.to/2P6RvkF 10 WAYS TO GROW TINY SUPERHUMANS: https://amzn.to/2P6JBIe SECRETS OF THE SUPERHUMAN FOOD PYRAMID: https://amzn.to/2oaqeT3 HOW TO BIOHACK THE ULTIMATE HEALTHY HOME: https://amzn.to/2MOXDQV IT BAND FRICTION FIX!: https://amzn.to/2MQFRgg   Join Steve's mailing list at futuresquared.xyz/subscribe ‍Listen on iTunes @ goo.gl/sMnEa0 Listen on Spotify @ spoti.fi/2G2QsxV Listen on Stitcher @ www.stitcher.com/podcast/future Listen on Google Play @ bit.ly/FSGoog If you've got any questions on this podcast feel free to send an email to steve@collectivecamp.us or tweet me on Twitter @steveglaveski Follow me on Instagram: @thesteveglaveski Like us? It'd make our day if you took 1 minute to show some love on iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud by subscribing, sharing and giving us a 5 star rating. For more information on Collective Campus, our innovation hub, school and consultancy based in Australia and Singapore check out www.collectivecampus.io GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/custom-stack   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this instalment of Fast Fix Friday I bust three innovation myths.   --- Find out more about Konkrete at www.konkrete.io  Join my mailing list at futuresquared.xyz/subscribe  Listen on iTunes @ goo.gl/sMnEa0  Listen on Spotify @ spoti.fi/2G2QsxV  Listen on Stitcher @ www.stitcher.com/podcast/future  Listen on Google Play @ bit.ly/FSGoog ‍ If you've got any questions on this podcast feel free to send an email to steve@collectivecamp.us or tweet me on Twitter @steveglaveski or @future_squared  Like us? ‍It'd make our day if you took 1 minute to show some love on iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud by subscribing, sharing and giving us a 5 star rating. ‍ For more information on Collective Campus, our innovation hub, school and consultancy based in Australia and Singapore check out www.collectivecampus.io GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/custom-stack   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex is an entrepreneur, speaker and business model innovator. He is co-founder of Strategyzer, a SaaS company that helps organizations develop new growth engines, better value propositions and powerful business models via online applications and facilitated online courses. In 2015 Alex won the strategy award by Thinkers50, called the “Oscars of Management Thinking” by the FT, and ranks #15 among the leading business thinkers of the world. In 2013 he won the inaugural Innovation Luminary Award by the European Union. Alex is lead author of Business Model Generation and Value Proposition Design, which sold over a million copies in 37 languages. USA Today named Business Model Generation among the 12 best business books of all times. The German edition was named Management Book of the Year 2011. Fast Company Magazine named it one of the Best Books for Business Owners in 2010. Alex invented the Business Model Canvas, a strategic management tool to visualize, challenge and (re-) invent business models. Leading organizations and start-ups around the world use it. Previous start-ups include netfinance.ch and Arvetica. Alexander holds a PhD from HEC Lausanne, Switzerland, and he is a founding member of The Constellation, a global not-for-profit organization aiming to make HIV/AIDS and Malaria history. We explored a number of topics in this episode, including: How much of R&D corporations should invest into disruptive innovation Why what got you here won’t get you there and how disruptive innovation requires different methods and behaviours The value of taking a portfolio approach to corporate innovation investments You’ll learn this and a lot more in this conversation with the one and only, Alex Osterwalder. Topics discussed: How much of R&D corporations should invest into disruptive innovation Why what got you here won’t get you there and how disruptive innovation requires different methods and behaviours The value of taking a portfolio approach to corporate innovation investments Setting up an innovation team Empowering people to make and act on decisions The different types of innovation Why it’s much riskier not to innovate Why early stage innovation isn’t expensive Why receiving large bags of funding up-front can inhibit innovation Show notes: Alex’s website: http://www.alexosterwalder.com Strategyzer: http://www.strategyzer.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/alexosterwalder (@AlexOsterwalder) Get his books: Business Model Generation: https://amzn.to/2Ni7zQ9 Value Proposition Design: https://amzn.to/2NirVJ9 The Big Pad of 50 Blank, Extra-Large Business Model Canvases and 50 Blank, Extra-Large Value Proposition Canvases: https://amzn.to/2P2TTZC Business Model You: https://amzn.to/2BKEMlP Join Steve's mailing list at futuresquared.xyz/subscribe  Listen on iTunes @ goo.gl/sMnEa0  Listen on Spotify @ spoti.fi/2G2QsxV  Listen on Stitcher @ www.stitcher.com/podcast/future  Listen on Google Play @ bit.ly/FSGoog ‍ If you've got any questions on this podcast feel free to send an email to steve@collectivecamp.us or tweet me on Twitter @steveglaveski or @future_squared  Follow me on Instagram: @thesteveglaveski Like us? ‍It'd make our day if you took 1 minute to show some love on iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud by subscribing, sharing and giving us a 5 star rating. ‍ For more information on Collective Campus, our innovation hub, school and consultancy based in Australia and Singapore check out www.collectivecampus.io GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/custom-stack   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this instalment of Fast Fix Friday I explore how the real reason traditional large companies struggle to innovate could be physiological.   --- Join Steve's mailing list at futuresquared.xyz/subscribe  Listen on iTunes @ goo.gl/sMnEa0  Listen on Spotify @ spoti.fi/2G2QsxV  Listen on Stitcher @ www.stitcher.com/podcast/future  Listen on Google Play @ bit.ly/FSGoog ‍ If you've got any questions on this podcast feel free to send an email to steve@collectivecamp.us or tweet me on Twitter @steveglaveski or @future_squared  Follow me on Instagram: @thesteveglaveski Like us? ‍It'd make our day if you took 1 minute to show some love on iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud by subscribing, sharing and giving us a 5 star rating. ‍ For more information on Collective Campus, our innovation hub, school and consultancy based in Australia and Singapore check out www.collectivecampus.io GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/custom-stack   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  Rand Fishkin is the founder of SparkToro and was previously cofounder of Moz and Inbound.org. He’s dedicated his professional life to helping people do better marketing through the Whiteboard Friday video series and his blog. If you feed him great pasta or great whisky, he’ll give you the cheat code to rank #1 on Google. Long time listeners of Future Squared might remember Rand from episode #22, when we discussed content marketing for large organisations as well as more importantly perhaps, Australia's Sullivan’s Cove whisky. One thing we also touched on in that conversation was Rand’s tussle with depression and how he ultimately had to step down as the CEO of the company he founded. While Rand has gone on to start another company, he hasn’t done so without coming to a number of confronting realisations about building a company that he has captured in his brand new book, Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World. This book will form the basis of today’s conversation and with so much “Rah rah overnight success stories” out there, arguably polluting the public’s perception of startup life, it’s refreshing to read the take of a respected founder like Rand on the truth about building a company and how it’s not all unicorns and ping pong tables. Having read the book and found it very informative, I couldn’t wait to get linked up with Rand again, after more than 2 years, to dive in, so with that, I bring you the one and only Rand Fishkin!   In this episode we discussed: Why startups don’t need venture capital to get going Why founding a top 5% startup won’t necessarily make you rich The benefits of starting with a service based business before building a product The importance of values alignment in hiring and firing How to keep your energy and enthusiasm levels high Radical transparency Hiring for diversity of what you can’t see, not just what you can SparkToro   Show Notes: Twitter: @randfish Get his books on Amazon: Lost and Founder: https://amzn.to/2BSOSRA The Art of SEO: https://amzn.to/2PAGt8m Rand’s new company: Sparktoro.com   Open source funding document: sparktoro.com/blog/raised-a-very-unusual-round-of-funding-were-open-sourcing-our-docs/ Show Notes: www.linkedin.com/in/steveglaveski  Join Steve's mailing list at futuresquared.xyz/subscribe  Listen on iTunes @ goo.gl/sMnEa0  Listen on Spotify @ spoti.fi/2G2QsxV  Listen on Stitcher @ www.stitcher.com/podcast/future  Listen on Google Play @ bit.ly/FSGoog ‍ If you've got any questions on this podcast feel free to send an email to steve@collectivecamp.us or tweet me on Twitter @steveglaveski or @future_squared  Follow me on Instagram: @thesteveglaveski Like us? ‍It'd make our day if you took 1 minute to show some love on iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud by subscribing, sharing and giving us a 5 star rating. ‍ For more information on Collective Campus, our innovation hub, school and consultancy based in Australia and Singapore check out www.collectivecampus.io GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/custom-stack   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oftentimes when we first embark upon something, be it a new romantic relationship, or a new business, our dopamine receptors are super-active. However, over time, they get blunted and require a higher frequency or intensity of exposure to that thing that got us buzzing in the first place. So many entrepreneurs get excited when they start something but their investment and energy tapers off once that initial buzz wears off.  With that in mind, How might you maintain the enthusiasm and energy required to maintain your investment and effort in X?  In this episode of Fast Fix Friday, I explore 12 tools and techniques that can help you to stay focused long after the initial buzz o the honeymoon period wears off.  Show Notes: www.linkedin.com/in/steveglaveski --- Join the conversation on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/where you can discuss episodes, request guests, propose questions for forthcoming guests and access exclusive content and special offers! Listen on iTunes @ goo.gl/sMnEa0 Listen on Spotify @ spoti.fi/2G2QsxV Listen on Stitcher @ www.stitcher.com/podcast/future Listen on Google Play @ bit.ly/FSGoog ‍ If you've got any questions on this podcast feel free to send an email to steve@collectivecamp.us or tweet me on Twitter @steveglaveski or @future_squared Follow me on Instagram: @thesteveglaveski Like us? ‍ It'd make our day if you took 1 minute to show some love on iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud by subscribing, sharing and giving us a 5 star rating. ‍ To sign up to our mailing list head to www.futuresquared.xyz For more information on Collective Campus, our innovation hub, school and consultancy based in Australia and Singapore check out www.collectivecampus.io GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/custom-stack   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Nguyen is the co-founder and managing partner of Anti-Hero Capital, the first investment fund exclusively dedicated to investing in blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies using evolutionary science. He previously founded the global app agency M5859 Apps, is a contributing writer at Forbes and is somebody that I would consider deeply introspective and curious, as you’ll discover in today’s episode. Having known James for a few years, we decided to record a podcast episode together after catching up for brunch on a relatively cold Melbourne morning. Our gameplan? Talk about life. And talk about life we did, getting into flow and exploring a number of topics in our two hour conversation, breaking a Future Squared record in the process previously. We discussed: The Critical Importance of Finding Purpose and Meaning How to Break Out of Moulds of Societal Convention How to Stay the Path When Giving Up is Easier Decision Making and How to Avoid Paralysis Analysis First Principles Evaluating Orders of Consequence Imposter Syndrome Values Alignment and Personal and Professional Relationships Biological Evolution and Neuroscience Getting into Flow The Intimacy Vacuum How to Maintain Your Enthusiasm for Things Once the Initial Shine Wears Off Show Notes: James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-nguyen-b3a41aa2/ Anti-Hero Capital: www.antiherocapital.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesnguyenahc  --- Join Steve's mailing list at futuresquared.xyz/subscribe  Listen on iTunes @ goo.gl/sMnEa0  Listen on Spotify @ spoti.fi/2G2QsxV  Listen on Stitcher @ www.stitcher.com/podcast/future  Listen on Google Play @ bit.ly/FSGoog ‍ If you've got any questions on this podcast feel free to send an email to steve@collectivecamp.us or tweet me on Twitter @steveglaveski or @future_squared  Like us? ‍It'd make our day if you took 1 minute to show some love on iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud by subscribing, sharing and giving us a 5 star rating. ‍ For more information on Collective Campus, our innovation hub, school and consultancy based in Australia and Singapore check out www.collectivecampus.io GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/custom-stack   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.