The Mindvalley Podcast

Named by the New York Times as “the queen of the self-help memoir”, Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. She draws from cutting-edge science, the wisdom of the ages, lessons from popular culture, and her own experiences to explore how we can make our lives happier, healthier, more productive, and more creative. In this episode, Mindvalley founder, Vishen Lakhiani and Gretchen Rubin talk about how to get your instant passport to happiness.   Gretchen Rubin has authored several books, including the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers, The Four Tendencies, Better Than Before, The Happiness Project, and Happier at Home. She has an enormous readership, both in print and online, and her books have sold 3.5 million copies worldwide, in more than thirty languages. On her popular weekly podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin, she discusses good habits and happiness with her sister Elizabeth Craft. Her new book “Outer Order, Inner Calm” is now available for everyone to read.    Listen out for: - The definition of clutter-blind. - Why cleaning up can be a source of conflict. - The concept of The 4 Tendencies. - How to hack your habits to achieve your aim.  - Live Bonus Q&A Session.   Bonus:                                           - Find Vishen’s notes on the episode here 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/VishenGretchenNotes  - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW   Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This pandemic has unfortunately changed our lives and businesses for the worse. And in this episode, our speaker, global thought-leader Keith Ferrazzi shares his experience and what he has done to not only survive but thrive during the pandemic. In fact, his business was severely affected but he discovered the specific strategies and growth mindset he needed to be successful. Listen in.   Keith Ferrazzi is recognized as the modern-day Dale Carnegie, and his two New York Times bestsellers, Never Eat Alone and Who’s Got Your Back? are widely regarded as the ‘business bibles’ of networking. He went from working as a golf caddy for a mere $20/day to becoming the youngest CMO of a Fortune 500 company. He is now the chairman of Ferrazzi Greenlight where he coaches global organizations and C-Suite executive teams. He is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review, WSJ, Fast Company, Forbes, Inc, Fortune, and other publications.    Listen out for: - How to build the most critical relationships for your success. - The key to building a co-elevating tribe. - A practical tool that helps you build a relationship action plan. - The secret to emerging as a real leader during difficult times.   Bonus:                                           - Click here to learn how to master authentic networking with Keith Ferrazzi  👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/networking   - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW   Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After conquering Bollywood and winning Miss World in 2000, our incredible guest, Priyanka Chopra Jonas moved on to achieve a string of incredible accomplishments in the United States. She was even featured on the cover of Time Magazine's Time 100 issue in 2016 and was recognized as one of the most powerful women in the world by Forbes magazine. In this interview with Vishen Lakhiani, Priyanka shares actionable tips on being successful, talks about the importance of family and education, and discusses her new memoir “Unfinished.”   Priyanka Chopra Jonas is a multi-award-winning actor, producer, and one of the most recognized personalities in the world. A former Miss World, she made her movie debut in 2002 and has appeared in more than sixty films produced in India and the United States. In 2015, she made history as the first Indian-born actor to lead an American TV series when she starred in the ABC drama, Quantico. For her work with UNICEF, Chopra Jonas was awarded the prestigious Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award in 2019. Priyanka Chopra Jonas recently published her own memoir called “Unfinished” which is now available for purchase.    Listen out for: - The challenges Priyanka faced in her life. - Priyanka’s secret for reaching all her goals. - The importance of family in Priyanka’s life. - Priyanka’s surprising self-care routine.   Bonus:                                           - Grab your own copy of Priyanka’s book “Unfinished” here 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/Unfinished    - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW   Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest, Alex Echols was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer at age 29. After doctors detected cancer in his system, he shifted his mindset and adopted new principles that helped him change his health and his life forever. Within 2 years, he was fully recovered and now, he is here to share the 7 practices he used to beat cancer with our founder, Vishen Lakhiani. Listen in.   A lifelong creator at heart, Alex's focus is at the intersection of emotional intelligence-based leadership, mindfulness, and wealth building. He is the best-selling author of The Two-Week Notice, an advisor, and investor for disruptive companies. He is also a certified teacher for Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI) which was incubated at Google. Alex is also cancer survivorship and prevention advocate, lobbying on Capitol Hill for greater support, care, and funding for those directly impacted by cancer.    Listen out for: - The story of how Alex was diagnosed with cancer.  - The 7 habits that helped Alex beat cancer.   Bonus:                                           - Find Vishen’s notes on the episode here 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/CancerVishenNotes     - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW     Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, you’ll learn how your beliefs keep you from having the life you want and all about the power of positive thinking. Our speaker, Shelly Lefkoe, Founder of Empowering the Next Generation is going to show you how to eliminate a belief and how to get rid of negative emotions in the moment.   Shelly Lefkoe is the co-founder and President of the Lefkoe Institute, and the founder of Parenting the Lefkoeway. Using The Lefkoe Method she has helped thousands of individuals eliminate issues as serious as eating disorders, phobias, and depression as well as everyday problems like procrastination, shyness, fear of public speaking, and the inability to form healthy relationships. Shelly is a speaker, workshop leader, and author of Parenting the Lefkoe Way.    Listen out for: - The real definition of belief.  - An exercise to identify your big issue.  - The belief discovery process.  - The Lefkoe Belief Method. - Live Bonus Q&A Session.   Bonus:                                             - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW   Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, our speaker, Paul McKenna explains the different happiness and emotional states. He also demonstrates the hypnosis practices we can use to scientifically increase our levels of confidence and inner joy that will eventually contribute to success in life.   Paul McKenna, PhD., is a widely recognized international bestselling author whose books have sold over 10 million copies and been translated into 32 languages. He is celebrated for his extraordinary ability to ignite dramatic changes in people’s behaviors and lives, through tools and techniques rooted in fields like hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Paul’s long list of clients includes high-profile entrepreneurs, professionals, and celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, David Bowie, Roger Daltrey, Daryl Hannah, and James Corden. McKenna has been long sought-after for his one-on-one hypnotherapy sessions, and is recognized by The Times of London as one of “the world’s most important modern self-help gurus”. He currently holds the title of the United Kingdom’s most successful non-fiction author.    Listen out for: - The definition of success and happiness. - Demonstration of the moment of emotional intensity. - Three different postures to increase people’s confidence.  - The key to overcoming stress and post-traumatic stress.  - The 80/20 rule.  - Live Bonus Q&A Session.   Bonus:                                             - Learn how to master your emotional states with cutting-edge hypnosis, NLP, and psychosensory techniques in this FREE Mindvalley masterclass with Paul McKenna. 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/podcast_bliss  - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW   Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest on this episode is the famous Oscar-winning actor, producer, and now bestselling author Matthew McConaughey. He first gained recognition for his breakout performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused. And after that, the hits followed: A Time To Kill, Contact, Magic Mike, Dallas Buyers Club, The Wolf of Wall Street, We Are Marshall, Interstellar, Serenity, Frailty, and the list goes on. But if you ask him, McConaughey prefers to call himself a storyteller, and he is proving it with his new memoir, 'Greenlights.' Join Vishen Lakhiani and Matthew McConaughey as they talk about the stories and life lessons that fueled  Matthew’s success.   Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey is a husband, a father of three children, a loyal son, and a brother. He considers himself a storyteller by occupation, believes it's okay to have a beer on the way to the temple, feels better with a day’s sweat on him, and is an aspiring orchestral conductor. In 2009, Matthew and his wife, Camila, founded the “Just Keep Livin Foundation”, which helps at-risk high school students make healthier mind, body, and spirit choices. In 2019, McConaughey became a professor of practice at the University of Texas at Austin, as well as Minister of Culture/M.O.C. for the University of Texas and the City of Austin. McConaughey is also the brand ambassador for Lincoln Motor Company, an owner of the Major League Soccer club Austin FC, and co-creator of his favorite bourbon on the planet, Wild Turkey Longbranch.    Listen out for: - A sneak peek into the ideas behind Matthew’s book. - Matthew’s 1992 simple goals list. - The Arrow and the Target concept.  - The story of how Matthew found his partner Camila.  - Matthew’s thoughts on the current education system.  - The Just Keep Livin Foundation. - Live Bonus Q&A Session.   Bonus:                                             - Get your own copy of Matthew’s new bestseller here 👉 https://greenlights.com/   - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW   Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, peak performance expert, Steven Kotler, shares the top 15 things that peak performers know about focus that most people don’t. You’ll discover how to focus, how to improve your focus and concentration spans over time, and how to shortcut your way into paying attention. Steven also clearly describes flow state triggers, goal setting techniques, and other habits you can use to maximize peak performance.   Steven Kotler is one of the world’s leading peak performance experts. He is the New York Times bestselling author of books like Stealing Fire, Abundance, and The Rise of Superman. Kotler is a highly sought-after trainer and speaker with clients including Google, Cisco, Deloitte, a stable of professional athletes, and the US Special Forces. He has also been featured on Ted Talks, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal as well as a plethora of other world-renowned platforms. Steven’s new book, The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Prime, is now available to purchase.    Listen out for: - The 15 things that peak performers do surrounding focus, attention, and flow. - What peak performers do to shortcut their way into attention. - Flow’s most important trigger.   Bonus:                                             - Learn what it takes to create a life that exceeds your expectations with Steven Kotler’s FREE Mindvalley Masterclass here 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/thof_podcast    - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW   Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Verne Harnish, known as the 'Growth Guy' and founder of the Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization, discusses critical strategies for scaling businesses. He shares the three fundamental Rockefeller habits essential for success. Verne also delves into agile scale-up ideas and the seven key principles of winning business strategies, emphasizing the importance of leadership and clear routines. He highlights the mental health challenges entrepreneurs face and the power of networking, showcasing how strong connections drive growth and innovation.

When you're constantly fighting your fears, they actually start preventing you from achieving not just what you want, but also what you need. Our speaker, Kristen Ulmer, thought leader and fear specialist who is also a former professional extreme skier is here to talk about how you can overcome your fear by actually feeling it.   Kristen Ulmer is a thought leader, high-performance facilitator, and fear and anxiety expert. The Hall of Fame named her the most ‘fearless’ female extreme skier in the world for 12 years running. She has been studying Zen for 15 years and has facilitated over ten thousand clients on the subjects of fear, anxiety, and achieving flow states. Her remarkable work has been featured in NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA Today, Tim Ferriss’s Tribe of Mentors, The Robb Report, The Megyn Kelly Show, and over 150 podcasts. Kristen is the author of The Art of Fear: Why Conquering Fear Won’t Work and What to Do Instead, which radically challenges existing norms about what to do about this misunderstood emotion.    Listen out for: - How fear actually manifests in your body.  - 3 reasons why you shouldn’t conquer fear.  - 3 tips on enjoying your fear.   Bonus:                                             - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW    Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices