Claire Booth is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker. She’s the founder and CEO of the market research firm Lux Insights with two decades of experience serving some of the worlds most recognized brands. In this episode, Eric and Claire discuss her book, The Achiever Fever Cure: How I Learned to Stop Striving Myself Crazy.Need help with completing your goals in 2019? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Claire Booth and I Discuss…Her book, The Achiever Fever Cure: How I Learned to Stop Striving Myself CrazyHer experience of learning to love her bad wolfKeeping her inner house cleanThe anxiety, depression, and insomnia that came with her constant achievingThe difference between achiever fever and achievingI’ll be happy when…The craving mindset of achievingHow every leader in her business has a coachThe importance of a coachThe questions we ask ourselves, the stories we tell ourselves – that we need someone to poke holes in themHer inner critic – the judgeThe left brain interpreter Checking your thoughts for truthAsking if your thought could be defended 100% in a court of lawAsking yourself, who would I be without that thought?Cognitive BiasAsking yourself “Would my life be better if I wasn’t drinking?”The feeling of worryHow she is able to let go of worryClaire Booth Links:www.clairebooth.comTwitterFacebookGoodreadsCalm app – Reduce your anxiety and stress and help you sleep better. Meditations for anxiety, adult bedtime stories, soothing music, calm masterclasses with many One You Feed Guests. Visit www.calm.com/wolf for 25% off a Calm Premium Subscription.Peloton – Looking for a new way to get your cardio in? The Peloton bike will make you rethink the way you look at cycling classes!  Visit onepeloton.com and enter Promo code “WOLF” to get $100 off of accessories with purchase of a bike.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adyashanti is an American born spiritual teacher devoted to serving the awakening of all beings. His teachings are an open invitation to stop, inquire and recognize what is true and liberating at the core of all existence. Adyashanti also runs the Omega retreat which Eric has taken part in many times. In this episode, part 2 of a 2 part interview, Eric and Adya continue their conversation about his latest book, The Most Important Thing: Discovering Truth at the Heart of Life.Need help with completing your goals in 2019? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Adyashanti and I Discuss…How his relationship to his wife has become more of a mystery over their 23 years togetherThe role of play and being sillyHow our spiritual striving can get in the way – in meditation, specificallyHow meditation is the relinquishing of an agendaThe way we engage with the mystery of beingThe curiosity that was sparked when he realized he was a mystery unto himselfThat spirituality is an experiential encounter with the unknownThe paradox we’re embracing with meditationStart meditation by listening to the quiet spaces inside, let go of trying to control what’s happening in your mindWhen you realize you’re lost in thought during meditation, kindly and gently encourage your attention back to your meditation anchor or listeningObserve your relationship with failure – or things going some other way than the way you want them to – during meditationGratitude for popping out of the dream or trance state Encountering life attitudes during meditationSpiritual insight during real life – what do you value at any given moment?Chasing a spiritual highAsking “what am I in service to?”Not having to have the feeling in order to engage in right actionAdyshanti Links:adyashanti.orgTwitterFacebookInstagramThe Upper Room – a global ministry where you can join a worldwide community of Christian believers in daily prayer and devotional practice. Go to www.upperroom.org/welcome to get a free 30-day trialTalkSpace – the online therapy company that lets you message a licensed therapist from anywhere at any time. Therapy on demand. Non-judgemental, practical help when you need it at a fraction of the cost of traditional therapy. Visit www.talkspace.com and enter Promo Code: WOLF to get your first week free!If you liked this episode, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Adyashanti (Part 1) 2018Adyashanti (Part 2) 2018Adyashanti (2017)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adyashanti is an American born spiritual teacher devoted to serving the awakening of all beings. His teachings are an open invitation to stop, inquire and recognize what is true and liberating at the core of all existence. Adyashanti also runs the Omega retreat which Eric has taken part in many times. In this episode, Eric and Adya talk about his latest book, The Most Important Thing: Discovering Truth at the Heart of Life.Need help with completing your goals in 2019? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Adyashanti and I Discuss…His book, The Most Important Thing: Discovering Truth at the Heart of LifeAttention and IntentionThe inquiry at any given time: Where are we giving our attention to?Considering the question: What is worthwhile orienting your life around?The limitations that come with aging How the definition of happiness changes as we ageWholeness of beingLife as it is rather than the image of lifeTwo interpretations of the fact that sometimes those who are the most unhappy tend to be seeking happiness the mostShooting for meaning rather than happinessHow meaning is an experience of beingThe inquiry: What am I in service to?That we don’t seem to do well as human beings when we live exclusively for ourselvesWhat does it mean to really serve what you realize (rather than trying to realize more and more)The mistaken thinking that an act of service must be grand in scale or scope or must be visible to really count or matterHow it’s easy to be noble when you are noticed but in most of our lives that’s not what’s taking placeThat giving time and attention when someone needs it can make for transformative momentsSeeing the importance of the things you do in your life now that are in serviceThat you can’t make yourself awaken but what you do DOES have an impact – it’s just indirectThe yearning itself comes from the very thing we’re yearning for (in terms of awakening)Adyshanti Links:adyashanti.orgTwitterFacebookInstagramDaily Harvest – they deliver absolutely delicious organic, carefully sourced, chef-created fruit and veggie smoothies, soups, overnight oats, bowls and more! To get 3 cups free in your first box, visit www.daily-harvest.com and enter promo code: FEEDFabFitFun is a seasonal subscription box delivered 4 times a year with full-sized beauty, fashion, home, fitness, and wellness products for just $49.99 a box – though the box is valued at more than $200. The summer box is valued at over $400! Eric’s girlfriend absolutely loved the box they sent and has already signed up to receive their fall box. Use the code FEED to get $10 off your first box at www.fabfitfun.comPhlur makes stunning, non-toxic perfumes, listing every ingredient and why it’s there. Visit www.phlur.com and enter promo code WOLF to get 20% off first custom sampler setIf you liked this episode, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Adyashanti (Part 1) 2018Adyashanti (Part 2) 2018See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Donna Hylton is a women’s rights activist and criminal justice reform advocate. Donna speaks publicly about the issues facing incarcerated women and girls and the significant impact the significant increase in the female prison population is having on families, children and our communities.  Her book,  “A Little Piece of Light: A Memoir of Hope, Prison, and a Life Unbound” tells the story of the childhood abuse she endured, the spiral of events that lead to her incarceration and how she learned to live, love and trust all over again. In this episode, Donna shares some deeply personal stories of her traumatic past and how she found her voice to help other victims of violence and abuse.   Need help with completing your goals in 2019? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Donna Hylton and I Discuss…Her book, “A Little Piece of Light: A Memoir of Hope, Prison, and a Life Unbound”Navigating the good times and bad times of her early childhood.Finding the courage to ask for help.How she ran track in high school as a way to “run away”How we must talk about these painful stories to get to the root causes.How dealing with trauma does something to our psyche. Believing we don’t have value can be reinforced by those around you.Dealing with the difficult relationship with her daughter, who was the result of rape Years of therapy and healing helped find that place of light inside herself. How talking about the trauma releases the pain instead of holding on to it.  How we need to face the trauma, try to understand it and then try to stop it.When you’re young, you believe that what happens around you is your fault and therefore often make the same mistakes because you don’t know how to rationalize what is happening.   How she became a wounded healer.How she started healing and forgiving herself when she went to prison.  How she became an advocate for the sick women in prison after losing a close friend.Realizing she could no longer stand by or stay silent when something bad happened to others.How she helped bring counseling, educational and other care programs into the prison system.Saying goodbye to the little girl inside who was silentEmbracing the little girl inside who found her voiceWe are not the worst moment in our lives, we’re not our mistakesWe are human beings who have been through somethingBeing part of the newly passed Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA) which considers alternative sentencing or intervention for those convicted who have been victims of severe abuse.When a body is put under pressure, it’s going to react and do whatever it takes to surviveHer source of unconditional love and truth, Sister Mary, who helped her to become the activist she is today.How “we can connect deeply with humanity if we look through the eyes of love and compassion”We were created in love and beauty is all around us if we can just recognize it.  Peloton – Looking for a new way to get in your cardio? The Peloton bike will make you rethink the way you look at cycling classes!  Visit onepeloton.com and enter Promo code “WOLF” to get $100 off of accessories with purchase of a bike!The Upper Room – a global ministry where you can join a worldwide community of Christian believers in daily prayer and devotional practice. Go to www.upperroom.org/welcome to get a free 30-day trial.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Kadavy is a best selling author, blogger, podcaster and speaker. Through his blogging and podcasting, he helps people find satisfaction through following their crafts even if it takes them down an unconventional path. His book, The Heart to Start: Stop Procrastinating and Start Creating, is what he and Eric discuss in this episode. If you ever struggle with procrastination, you’ll find this episode helpful, informative, inspiring and empowering. There’s some real, practical wisdom here that will enable you to get started with whatever it is that you want to do in your life.Need help with completing your goals in 2019? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, David Kadavy and I Discuss…His book, The Heart to Start: Stop Procrastinating and Start CreatingHow to get startedThe things that stand in the way of us startingWhat it means to be creative, or to createThe resistance that comes from the ego surrounding getting startedMotivational JudoTricks to get yourself to just get startedGive yourself permission to suckYou can’t do good work without doing bad work firstPerfection paralysisWhat happens when the scale of a creative project is too bigFortress fallacyThe role of curiosity in getting startedBalancing exploitation and explorationFollowing your curiositiesDavid Kadavy Links:davidkadavy.netFacebookTwitterCalm app – Reduce your anxiety and stress and help you sleep better. Meditations for anxiety, adult bedtime stories, soothing music, calm masterclasses with may One You Feed Guests. Visit www.calm.com/wolf for 25% off a Calm Premium SubscriptionCapterra – find the right software for your business – read thousands of real software reviews. Capterra is the leading free online resource to find the tools to make an informed software decision for your business. Software selection simplified. Go to www.capterra.com/wolf for free todayQuip – looking for a gift for a dad or a grad? Give them the gift of good oral hygiene made automatic, affordable and easy. Go to www.getquip.com/wolf and get your refill pack for freeIf you liked this episode, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Tim PychylTim UrbanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alan Castel, Ph.D. is a professor in the Department of Psychology at The University of California Los Angeles. His research focuses on how cognition changes with age and how people selectively remember important events. His work has been supported by the National Institute on Aging and has been featured in The New York Times and Time Magazine. In this episode, Eric and Alan discuss his book, Better with Age: The Psychology of Successful Aging.Need help with completing your goals in 2019? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Alan Castel, Ph.D. and I Discuss…His book, Better with Age: The Psychology of Successful AgingHow mindset matters in agingRole models in successful agingThat life can get better with ageSocio-Emotional Selectivity TheoryThe realization that time is finiteThe ways that life can get better the older we getWhat helps prevent cognitive declineThat older adults often have less regret than younger adultHow we’re better at focusing on what’s important as we ageWalking or getting physical exercise (getting blood flow to the brain) is key in preventing cognitive declineThe importance of balance training when it comes to healthy agingHow illuminating it is to test your balanceHow helpful it is to be around people who do the things that we’re looking to do in our livesThe challenges that come with retirement – and how to overcome themThe middle way as it applies to retirementThe two most important things in lifeAlan Castel, Ph.D. Links:memory & lifespan cognition labgoogle scholarNetsuite by Oracle – the business software that handles every aspect of your business in an easy to use cloud platform. Get Netsuite’s free guide, 7 Key Strategies to Grow Your Profits, by going to www.netsuite.com/wolfPhlur makes stunning, non-toxic perfumes, listing every ingredient and why it’s there. Visit www.phlur.com and enter promo code WOLF to get 20% off first custom sampler setThe Upper Room – a global ministry where you can join a worldwide community of Christian believers in daily prayer and devotional practice. Go to www.upperroom.org/welcome to get a free 30-day trial.If you liked this episode, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Jonathan RauchParker J. PalmerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mary O’Malley is an author, teacher, and counselor whose work awakens others to the joy of being fully alive. Her inspired and transformative approach to compulsions offers a way to replace fear, hopelessness, and struggle with ease, well-being, and joy. Through her individual counseling and coaching, books, classes, retreats, and ongoing groups, Mary invites people to experience the miracle of awakening.Acknowledged as a leader in the field of Awakening by many Mary clearly sees both the big picture and the details of human patterns and conditioning. She possesses an extraordinary ability to understand and connect with people. And she is skilled in empowering people to work with difficult mind states resulting in greater inner awareness and presence and a greater capacity for joy.  Eckhart Tolle says, “Thank you, Mary, for your contribution to the evolution of human consciousness.”Her latest book is called What’s In the Way, Is the Way: A Practical Guide to Awakening.Need help with completing your goals in 2019? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Mary O’Malley and I Discuss…The intertwining of good and bad, the yin and yangDealing with eating problemsHow what we fight, we empowerCreating a relationship with the dark sideThe impact of the early years of our livesThe conditioned selfHow we are addicted to struggleBeing present to life instead of thinking our way through lifeThe “low-grade suffering” that permeates our livesThe storyteller in our mindsThe Four LetsLearning to not listen so closely to the storyteller in our mindThe difference between being here for life and being in a conversation about lifeThe power of curiosityThe 8 core spells that we tell ourselvesLook to UnhookThe power of human attention to healSticking with these practices even when it seems to be going slowWatching for tightness in yourself as a trigger to let goLearning to be here for whatever life presentsThe gift of our compulsionsHaving a set of beliefs that empower us versus take our power awayLife is set up to bring up what is bound up so we can open up to be freed up so can show up for lifeNot being the victim of lifeHaving the ability to come back to the heartMary O’Malley Links:maryomalley.comtwitterfacebookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ruth Whippman is a regular contributor to radio shows, television, and podcasts, having made appearances on shows including NPR’s Brian Lehrer Show, To the Point, CBS news and Morning Edition amongst many others. She is also a regular speaker and has given talks at Google, Princeton University and UC Berkeley as well as many other venues. Her book is, America the Anxious: How Our Pursuit of Happiness is Creating a Nation of Nervous Wrecks and it is this – along with the flaws of the self help that she and Eric talk about in this episode.Need help with completing your goals in 2019? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Ruth Whippman and I Discuss...Her book, America the Anxious: How Our Pursuit of Happiness is Creating a Nation of Nervous WrecksHow many people in the self-help industry are trying to sell easy answers and life is incredibly complexSitting with a certain amount of complexity in lifeThe flaws with studiesThe one thing consistent across all research and people’s experience about happinessThe American tradition of self-relianceThe victim blaming myth that we’re completely responsible for how we feelThat circumstances absolutely play a role in our degree of happinessWhat’s behind the positive psychology movementHow we need to think of well being as a shared responsibilityThat it’s easy to lose compassion when you go too far down the road of “your happiness is completely within your control and completely your responsibility”The flaws in The Law of Attraction theoryHow to cope with the anxiety-producing stuff going on in the newsThe importance of social support, community, and connectionThe challenges of social mediaRuth Whippman Links:ruthwhippman.comtwitterfacebookinstagramThe Great Courses Plus – learn more about virtually any topic – beyond the basics and even master a subject if you want to. Get a free trial with access to their entire library at www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/wolfNetsuite by Oracle – the business software that handles every aspect of your business in an easy to use cloud platform. Get Netsuite’s free guide, 7 Key Strategies to Grow Your Profits, by going to www.netsuite.com/wolfIf you liked this episode, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Jonathan RauchPaul DolanMichelle GielanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Skip Prichard is the fifth president of OCLC, a global library cooperative that supports thousands of libraries in making information more accessible and more useful to people around the world. Among Skip’s many passions is his leadership insights blog where he interviews authors and thought leaders and shares his views on a number of topics. His new book is The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future.Need help with completing your goals in 2019? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Skip Prichard and I Discuss…His book, The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful FutureHow what you focus on growsThat he looks at everybody as a teacherThe riddle that’s perplexed him throughout his lifeSuccess is when you’re filled with ambition and peace in equal measure at the same timeThe mistake of accepting excusesBuilt-in personal accountabilityHow nobody but you can work on your healingOk, that happened – what are you going to do about itThe microphone in our mindAllowing temporary setbacks to become permanent failuresHaving GritThe very real pain of failureHow do you keep going through despair, failure, depression – it’s resilienceAre you showing up to the people in the room intentionally?Skip Prichard Links:www.skipprichard.comtwitterfacebookCalm app – Reduce your anxiety and stress and help you sleep better. Meditations for anxiety, adult bedtime stories, soothing music, calm masterclasses with may One You Feed Guests. Visit www.calm.com/wolf for 25% off a Calm Premium SubscriptionThe Great Courses Plus – learn more about virtually any topic – beyond the basics and even master a subject if you want to. Get a free trial with access to their entire library at www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/wolfQuip – Check out the new kid’s Quip! Now the whole family can brush using an affordable and effective Quip toothbrush Go to www.getquip.com/wolf to get your refill pack for freeIf you liked this episode, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Sam WeinmanEmma SeppalaCarol DweckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.