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Jan 20, 2020 • 47min

85: Ending Aging - Aubrey De Grey

Meet Aubrey De Grey – Chief Science Officer at SENS Research Foundation, VP of New Technology Discovery at AgeX Therapeutics, and editor-in-chief of Rejuvenation Research, the highest-impact peer-reviewed academic journal focused on postponing aging. He works on the development of medical innovations that can postpone all forms of age-related ill-health with an undivided focus is on rejuvenation: that is, the active repair of the various types of molecular and cellular damage which eventually cause age-related disease and disability, as opposed to the mere retardation of the accumulation of such damage.Our guest tells his story of how he came to be a biologist from being destined to be a pianist according to his mother in the beginning and later choosing programming out of a wish to make more of a contribution to the progress of mankind. InsightsSwitching fields and how it helped Aubrey find fulfilment in his work. Understanding the process of aging – how it happens and what is the rational, sustainable, and effective way to combat it. Why public awareness on the topic is important, and how Aubrey has been striving to raise awareness. What makes us age faster is not just the unhealthy habits of ours, but also the mechanisms like breathing that are essential to our life. Whether fasting helps you combat the aging process or not. A revolutionary view in gerontology and how it became mainstream, thanks to Aubrey's untiring efforts. Where we hope to be in the coming decades in terms of defeating the process of aging altogether or even partially. Why individual contributions are important in the field of gerontology. Aubrey and his foundationsConnect on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aubrey-de-grey-24260b/ - SENS Research Foundation - https://www.sens.org/ The Methuselah Foundation - https://www.mfoundation.org/ ABOUT THE HOSTMy name is Sam Harris. I am a British entrepreneur, investor and explorer. From hitchhiking across Kazakstan to programming AI doctors I am always pushing myself in the spirit of curiosity and Growth. My background is in Biology and Psychology with a passion for improving the world and human behaviour. I have built and sold companies from an early age and love coming up with unique ways to make life more enjoyable and meaningful.Sam:Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/samjamsnaps/)Quora (https://www.quora.com/profile/Sam-Harris-58)Twitter (https://twitter.com/samharristweets)LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharris48/)Sam's blog - SamWebsterHarris.com (https://samwebsterharris.com/)Support the Show - Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/growthmindset)Sponsor - Feals (https://feals.com/growth)Feals has me feeling my best every day and it can help you too.  Become a member today by going to Feals dot com slash growth and you'll get 50% off your first order with free shipping.  That’s F-E-A-L-S dot com slash growth to become a member and get 50% automatically taken off your first order with free shipping.  Feals dot com slash growth.SummaryAubrey's Career Path"I wanted to be a scientist, but ultimately, I wanted to make a difference to the world. And I recognized that scientists, in the long run, make the most difference.”Having chosen programming at the age of 15 and for the purpose of making more of a difference to the world, Aubrey continued in that career till he got exposed to something much more demanding."I started programming, and I thought that one of the biggest problems the world faces is that people have to spend so much of their time doing stuff that they wouldn’t do unless they were being paid for it – I’ll stop that by helping in artificial intelligence research to create more automation. ”Learn why Aubrey chose to switch fields back in 1990 and pursue a career that could ultimately fulfil his desire of being able to make as big of a difference to the world as possible. "Having found out that nobody was working on trying to keep people healthy late in life – not properly, anyway – I thought, what? I better switch fields, really? And that’s what led to my moving into the biology of aging back in the early 1990s. ”https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1566669437687-7040a6926753?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=667&q=80Raising Awareness and Concern about the Process of AgingOur guest is the person who played a key role in the introduction and spreading of this revolutionary idea in the field of gerontology – a switch from making efforts for the prevention of ‘aging’ to making efforts for the remediation of the process called ‘aging.’"I was fortunate enough to have a few ideas in the late 90s that were quite well received, so I rose to great prominence in gerontology very quickly. In the year 2000, I had the idea that comprehensive damage repair is the most promising and practical way to keep people healthy late in life. ”"My goal is and has always been to grow this movement to a point that I become unnecessary, that there are people in the field who are better than me. And then I will retreat into glorious obscurity. ”https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1519171920866-a020bf47357b?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=750&q=80A New Concept in GerontologyIt took him much and more to make people realize that not only do they want to live, but they also want to live long and live healthy – that eventually leads to the idea that they want to defeat the biologically deteriorative process called aging."If it’s all about simple health care and if one recognizes that longevity is simply a side effect of not getting sick, then the argument becomes a great deal easier to make. ”Learn why defeating aging is more about reducing the combined effect of time on biological systems than trying to prevent that effect from occurring at all. "The most common sense and most practical approach to keeping people healthy late in life was simply to repair the damage that the body does to itself throughout life, not necessarily perfectly, but well enough so that the overall amount of damage that remains in the body is within the capacity of the body to tolerate. ”https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1505682614136-0a12f9f7beea?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&w=751&q=80Striving for the CauseAubrey has contributed much and more to the spreading of awareness about all these concepts because that is how the scientists can motivate people from all domains to donate and contribute to the progress of research that eventually benefits the whole of mankind. "If you’re working on something that is interesting and important, it’s not such a problem to get people to come and work for you.”https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1522211988038-6fcbb8c12c7e?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=750&q=80Having an Understanding in Multiple FieldsLearn how switching fields is one of the most innovative and productive things that can happen in one’s career. It opened a whole new dimension for Aubrey, and it also allows for a profitable transfer of skill sets from one domain to another. "It’s quite clear that when people switch fields, they very often do really good things in the new field because they’ve got the skill set to work on really hard problems because of their transferable skill, but they’re not encumbered by the conventional wisdom that everybody else in the field have.”https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1546188994-07c34f6e5e1b?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=751&q=80Hope for the FutureAubrey has high hopes for the future of gerontology and welcomes any feedback or help that people have to offer him on his way to the achievement of these universal goals. "I think within the next 10 years, we will have reached the threshold of research that I historically have called robust master rejuvenation. It’s only a matter of time before we can bring aging under comprehensive medical control.”He also believes that only a collective effort can uproot the problem altogether. "I believe that at the end of the day, this problem of aging will not be solved by one person or one organization. It will be a collective effort because it should divide and conquer approach.”https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1478796415026-3c85ee65975e?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=750&q=80Moving ForwardAubrey is trying to get people to move past all the obstacles that are stopping them from being concerned about aging. Any contribution to the movement that he has initiated is much appreciated. "It’s all about past people’s fear of getting their hopes up and knowing that people have been wrong about the defeat of aging right through the history of civilization.”Subscribe!If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guest: Aubrey De Grey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 13, 2020 • 1h 21min

84: Being a Worthy Human - Tracy Litt, Success coach

Tracy Litt, a Certified Mindset Coach, and Rapid Transformational Therapist is the author of the best seller book, Worthy Human. Tracy has much motivation and valuable insights based on her life experiences to share with her audience. Understand what helped Tracy become who she is today, and how her own decisions changed the outcome of what she faced throughout her life. Through gaining mastery over herself to become the best version of herself, learn how Tracy discovered her own importance as a mindset coach, met success on her way to it, and what creates scope for mindset mastery.“Investing in yourself will give you the biggest ROI of anything in your life.”Tracy and The Litt FactorConnect with Tracy - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracylittlester/)Tracy's Coaching - The Litt Factor (https://www.thelittfactor.com/)Tracy's Book - Worthy Human (https://worthyhuman.com/)ABOUT THE HOSTMy name is Sam Harris. I am a British entrepreneur, investor and explorer. From hitchhiking across Kazakstan to programming AI doctors I am always pushing myself in the spirit of curiosity and Growth. My background is in Biology and Psychology with a passion for improving the world and human behaviour. I have built and sold companies from an early age and love coming up with unique ways to make life more enjoyable and meaningful.Sam:Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/samjamsnaps/)Quora (https://www.quora.com/profile/Sam-Harris-58)Twitter (https://twitter.com/samharristweets)LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharris48/)Sam's blog - SamWebsterHarris.com (https://samwebsterharris.com/)Support the Show - Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/growthmindset)SummaryMeet Tracy Litt, a certified mindset coach, best-selling author, rapid transformational therapist, and awe-inspiring speaker. She is the founder of a personal growth and coaching company called the Litt Factor, and Worthy Human, an inspirational and empowering book.Tracy's WorkTracy helps to remind people of their potential, teach the power of their mind, and support them in nurturing an amazing relationship with one’s self."One of the things that inspires me to teach and coach people, because you can either be a victim or a warrior no matter what external circumstances coming your way. And you can live your life based on what happens outside of you and be a total powerless entity to what that is."Where Beliefs FormTracy has much motivation and valuable insights based on her life experiences to share with her audience. Learn how – as kids – we develop certain beliefs that we hold throughout our lives. "Anything that’s ever happened to you that has influenced your ability to fully own your inherent worth is a lie. It’s not true. It doesn’t influence it that way. But when we’re kids, we don’t know that we hold our belief systems and then we end up as adults with a 7-year-old controlling our lives, basically thinking that we’re not enough."Rapid Transformation TherapyOur guest also talks about how she coaches her clients and other people who are in need of a coach with the help of Energy Assessment and Rapid Transformational Therapy. How we show up in life and experience it is determined by our thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and behaviors."Ultimately, I’m here to impact people. I am a vessel of healing and growth and inspiration. And I also just do what feels good to me. And I think that’s probably the biggest part of who I am. There’s always someone out there in the world who is waiting for you to show up and share what you know and teach."ChoicesTracy indicates that the most important thing you have is your power to choose what you believe and think. Everything in your life comes out of you, therefore doing the work of you is non-negotiable if you want to reach your potential and make your dreams a reality."You get to choose. Everything is based on your power of choice. There is not one thing going on in your life, business, relationships, that isn’t based on your ability to choose. You have a choice; you either take the lesson or keep the pain."Energy HealingTracy enlightened us that some energy has a catabolic effect on us, which means that our energy levels drop and limit our sense of options. Other energies have an anabolic effect in which our energy levels are elevated and lead us to a state of freedom, choice, power, and fulfillment. Each thought we entertain has an energetic consequence. Over time, catabolic energy injures us while anabolic energy heals or builds us up."Catabolic energy is you’re a low-level kind of destructive energy and anabolic energy is growth-oriented, productive when higher energy on the energetic scale. It was another tool for me to help a client with self-discovery and understanding where they are energetically and then through the course of shifting certain behaviours."AcceptanceIt is important to allow yourself to simply feel and be yourself – we must accept our human emotions and responses with open arms without being influenced badly by them."Getting comfortable feeling all your feelings is a paramount component of living your best life."Subscribe!If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guest: Tracy Litt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 9, 2020 • 1h 8min

83: Question Everything. Let's start with Gender - Noam Kostucki

Meet Noam Kostuki – a life artist and business coach with a diverse professional portfolio, the author of “You Are Your Brand” and “Seek to Keep: How to Find the Best Mentors and Keep Them,” and also the pioneer of a jungle culinary adventure called HiR Fine Dining in Costa Rica.Having delivered two TED talks, delivered programs at Harvard and Yale, and spoken at over 80 international conferences, mostly on subjects related to “making money from doing good” and “creating masterpieces,” Noam is now an experienced teacher, consultor, coach and guide for business owners, entrepreneurs, creators, and investors.NoamHiR Dining (http://hiradventure.com/)Instagram ("https://www.instagram.com/noamkostucki/) Connect on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/noamkos/)Youtube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/noamkos)Twitter (https://twitter.com/noamkos)ABOUT THE HOSTMy name is Sam Harris. I am a British entrepreneur, investor and explorer. From hitchhiking across Kazakstan to programming AI doctors I am always pushing myself in the spirit of curiosity and Growth. My background is in Biology and Psychology with a passion for improving the world and human behaviour. I have built and sold companies from an early age and love coming up with unique ways to make life more enjoyable and meaningful.Sam:Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/samjamsnaps/)Quora (https://www.quora.com/profile/Sam-Harris-58)Twitter (https://twitter.com/samharristweets)LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharris48/)Sam's blog - SamWebsterHarris.com (https://samwebsterharris.com/)Support the Show - Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/growthmindset)SummaryLearn why it is important to Noam to be adding value to the world and enjoying himself at the same time. *Parts of us are always wanting different things and living in different matrices. We all want things that don’t make much sense when viewed from a broader perspective. The only way to create something magical is to start with something impossible. *Noam shares his radical and influential views about environmental change and other issues that need people’s attention or interest – how their points of view can be manipulated to make them directly link carbon emissions or other harmful substances to the damage they cause and try to be less negligent about such things. Do I need to be constantly producing and always getting better every single second of my hour? Probably no. I could be hanging out and just having a nice time with the people here on the course and observing.Our guest discusses how school teaches us the black and white reality, but it does not teach us how to deal with it. Whether we should maximize our time and stay productive and busy all the time or we should do nothing at all for at least some fixed time periods. Why, sometimes, finishing things that we start or sticking to them is not as important as we think it is? How gender roles are not fixed and how different errors can also make a business unique and successful. *I think that the state of gender is definitely changing a lot. I think that the world is going through a new openness. I think that we’re going through a crisis of masculinity and I think we’re going to see a lot of changes around that. I think that the gender question is definitely going to be a big topic. *Noam has an open, innovative, radical, and revolutionary approach to the topics of gender identity, diversity, roles, expression, sexuality, and much more. He believes that the focus is soon going to shift from the stronger or more masculine side of women to the softer or more feminine side of men.*I love the feeling that as much as the last hundred years have been about empowering women and about elevating women. I’ve got a feeling that this next phase now and the next five years might be the beginning of reconnecting men with both masculinity and femininity. I can see the response to what I’m doing is so surprising. I mean, for metrosexual men and women in Costa Rica, in the US and the Philippines, young and old, it’s really amazing to see how people are responding. *Noam discusses how being on a privileged side of the society in any way makes you unable to complain or be unhappy about anything – especially as a kid – when you keep getting told that there are people who are in a much worse condition. As a young guy, when you are frustrated, you are not allowed to cry because that is sissy, but you are not allowed to shout either. That creates bottled up emotions.A moment that something becomes a routine. It’s time for me to change.Subscribe!If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guest: Noam Kostucki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dec 30, 2019 • 1h 11min

82: The Ultimate Answers to Everything - Noam Kostucki

Noam Kostuki is one of the most fascinating humans on the planet. He is a Ted speaker, successful author, coach and runs one of the top-rated restaurants in Costa Rica.Noam is a deep thinker and observer of life and lives for the moment whilst transcending meaningless baggage that gets in the way of the true self. An endless experimenter he has lived several lives over and enjoys reinventing himself and whatever he is doing in the name of curiosity and adventure.This is possibly the most thought-provoking and life-changing piece of audio I might ever create. It profoundly impacted me and several people who listened to this prior to release so I am confident you will enjoy it too.Be prepared to reconsider: What the point of life is What success really means What are the weird preconceptions you have that are dictating your life and if you really need them.NoamHiR Dining (http://hiradventure.com/)Instagram ("https://www.instagram.com/noamkostucki/) Connect on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/noamkos/)Youtube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/noamkos)Twitter (https://twitter.com/noamkos)ABOUT THE HOSTMy name is Sam Harris. I am a British entrepreneur, investor and explorer. From hitchhiking across Kazakstan to programming AI doctors I am always pushing myself in the spirit of curiosity and Growth. My background is in Biology and Psychology with a passion for improving the world and human behaviour. I have built and sold companies from an early age and love coming up with unique ways to make life more enjoyable and meaningful.Sam:Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/samjamsnaps/)Quora (https://www.quora.com/profile/Sam-Harris-58)Twitter (https://twitter.com/samharristweets)LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharris48/)Sam's blog - SamWebsterHarris.com (https://samwebsterharris.com/)Support the Show - Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/growthmindset)Subscribe!If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guest: Noam Kostucki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dec 12, 2019 • 57min

78: 'Know Thyself' - Gene and Microbiome Sequencing - Sergey Musienko, CEO - Atlas Biomed

Sergey Musienko is the founder and CEO of Atlas Biomed. They provide genetic sequencing and microbiome tests to monitor your health.Sergey is a graduate of the singularity university ran by Ray Kurzweil where he first started working on the idea for Atlas Biomed. They are now one of the leading sources of data and insights into health for the curious and health-conscious human.I have used their tests myself and can highly recommend the insights and the user interface of the website is simply fantastic. There is a tonne of complicated data that they boil down into a really accessible and interesting format. They provide all the key information for how to actively increase your health and life-span with cutting edge science.Insights The importance of genetics in getting to know an individual’s health. How efforts are being made to make medicine proactive rather than reactive. How genotyping can be used to find out the disease risks that individuals face due to genetic mutations? Multi-factorial traits and diseases – how genetic only partially affects them. Combining genetic information with personal data and health records to develop a holistic idea about one’s health. Gut bacteria – their importance, functions, effects, diversity, and even transplants. A diverse diet is essential to maintain one’s health for a long period of time. How Sergey’s company aims to push science Sergey and Atlas BiomedConnect on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergeymusienko/)Atlas Biomed (https://atlasbiomed.com/)ABOUT THE HOSTMy name is Sam Harris. I am a British entrepreneur, investor and explorer. From hitchhiking across Kazakstan to programming AI doctors I am always pushing myself in the spirit of curiosity and Growth. My background is in Biology and Psychology with a passion for improving the world and human behaviour. I have built and sold companies from an early age and love coming up with unique ways to make life more enjoyable and meaningful.Sam:Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/samjamsnaps/)Quora (https://www.quora.com/profile/Sam-Harris-58)Twitter (https://twitter.com/samharristweets)LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharris48/)Sam's blog - SamWebsterHarris.com (https://samwebsterharris.com/)Support the Show - Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/growthmindset)Subscribe!If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guest: Sergey Musienko. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dec 9, 2019 • 56min

77: The Future is What You Build - Colin Billings, CEO - Orro, First employee - Stitcher

Colin Billings is a forward-thinking human and change-maker.He first worked on Stitcher which changed the podcasting world we love today. After selling it he thought about what else he wanted to change and ended up with his home and launched "Orro" by securing investment from Yahoo CEO "Jerry Yang"."Orro" is a responsive lighting system for home automation. It adapts to your presence and your habits to bring natural lighting and mood-setting without you ever thinking about it.We discuss a lot of fun stuff on the podcast, some key insights include: How the Orro switch was invented The importance of and need for automated light switches How to explain radical ideas to people and get traction Why people would take the risk to switch from a stable job in a corporation to work for a startup. Raising money in San Francisco What makes a good boss and a great leader? The history of podcasting – Colin’s career with the podcast network called Stitcher.ColinConnect with Colin on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinbilings/)Get your new home lighting sorted (https://getorro.com/)ABOUT THE HOSTMy name is Sam Harris. I am a British entrepreneur, investor and explorer. From hitchhiking across Kazakstan to programming AI doctors I am always pushing myself in the spirit of curiosity and Growth. My background is in Biology and Psychology with a passion for improving the world and human behaviour. I have built and sold companies from an early age and love coming up with unique ways to make life more enjoyable and meaningful.Sam:Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/samjamsnaps/)Quora (https://www.quora.com/profile/Sam-Harris-58)Twitter (https://twitter.com/samharristweets)LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharris48/)Sam's blog - SamWebsterHarris.com (https://samwebsterharris.com/)Support the Show - Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/growthmindset)Subscribe!If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guest: Colin Billings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dec 5, 2019 • 44min

76: Rethinking Education & Your Life - Grant Aldrich, CEO - OnlineDegree.com

Grant Aldrich founded OnlineDegree.com with a purpose-driven mission: make higher education more accessible and affordable for everyone.After graduating college with an overwhelming amount of debt, he was determined to change how students embark on their college education. Grant has spent his entire career working in startups with nearly 15 years of experience. He has been a board member and donor to a number of non-profits, an advisor to many publicly traded companies.Insights What stops people from going back to school in their professional career. How a college degree can improve one’s career path or increase options in the future. Why a dynamic business model is needed for the establishment of a successful business. Your job should fit you – It should be something you want and like to do. Before choosing a career path, “know thyself.” Having children or having a family can make one more discerning about what they do. Grant AldrichGet an affordable degree (https://www.onlinedegree.com)Connect on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-aldrich-56721b31/)ABOUT THE HOSTMy name is Sam Harris. I am a British entrepreneur, investor and explorer. From hitchhiking across Kazakstan to programming AI doctors I am always pushing myself in the spirit of curiosity and Growth. My background is in Biology and Psychology with a passion for improving the world and human behaviour. I have built and sold companies from an early age and love coming up with unique ways to make life more enjoyable and meaningful.Sam: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/samjamsnaps/)LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharris48/)Support the Show - Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/growthmindset) Special Guest: Grant Aldrich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Nov 30, 2019 • 1h 9min

74: Bringing People and Ideas Together - Cynthia Samanian

Meet Cynthia Samarian, a Persian entrepreneur - the Founder and CEO of an experiential event organizing agency for food companies.Find out how many times she had to switch course to find a professional career that suited her best – that, according to her, not only was she good at but also enjoyed. She has early childhood memories of having wanted to make her own money through something she made – but she never knew the answer was entrepreneurship.Insights:The importance of being happy in your job, in addition to being good at it.Deciding what major you want to choose, and which career will keep you happy.Entrepreneurship – opportunities, risk, benefits, and approach.Experiential events – importance, profits to be gained, and key points to be kept in mind.The amount of money is not important; the engagement provided to people is important.CynthiaExperiential Marketing agency (https://www.hiddenrhythm.com/) (check out their free resources!)Twitter (https://twitter.com/cynthia)Connect on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiasamanian/)ABOUT THE HOSTMy name is Sam Harris. I am a British entrepreneur, investor and explorer. From hitchhiking across Kazakstan to programming AI doctors I am always pushing myself in the spirit of curiosity and Growth. My background is in Biology and Psychology with a passion for improving the world and human behaviour. I have built and sold companies from an early age and love coming up with unique ways to make life more enjoyable and meaningful.Sam:Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/samjamsnaps/)Quora (https://www.quora.com/profile/Sam-Harris-58)Twitter (https://twitter.com/samharristweets)LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharris48/)Sam's blog - SamWebsterHarris.com (https://samwebsterharris.com/)Support the Show - Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/growthmindset) Sponsor - Better Help Life is hard and it helps to talk. You can meet online with a qualified therapist tailored to your needs.Specific help for exactly your problems often doesn't exist nearby or requires you to meet someone at awkward times. You can meet the perfect therapist for you at the most convenient times online through the app on video, phone call or text chat.To get 10% off your first-month membership sign up now with the code 'GROWTHMINDSET'https://BetterHelp.com/GrowthMindsetSubscribe!If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guest: Cynthia Samanian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Nov 27, 2019 • 1h 2min

73: Highly Sensitive Entrepreneurs and their Strengths - Heather Dominick

Heather Dominick is a coach of what she refers to as Highly Sensitive Entrepreneurs (HSE), interestingly; she is the only coach in this angle of life on the planet. She is the founder of the HSE program which is targeted at improving and encouraging the lives of sensitive people to go into business and actually excel. She is a survivor of the 9/11 attack.Heather is the winner of the 2015 Best of Manhattan Coaching Award and creator of the 2014 Stevie Award winning virtual event 'A Course In Business Miracles®: 21-Day Discovery Series' that attracted close to 6,000 official registrants from all around the world including: Iceland, Nigeria, Russia, Asia, South America, Australia, Europe and the U.S.She has appeared on Lifetime Television and has been published in numerous books including Stepping Stones to Success alongside Deepak Chopra.This is a fascinating and equally highly educative conversation into the life of a survivor, trainer, coach and successful entrepreneur. We explored, learned and covered a whole lot about Heather Dominick and of course some intelligent lessons which are noted below;Being creative instead of complainingHow to work differently for those with highly sensitive nervous systemsHow to transform the highly sensitive traits to strengthsSurviving 9/11Not being a perfectionistBeing productiveHeather Dominick and her projectsConnect on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/businessmiracles/)Twitter (www.twitter.com/ACIBMs)Website (www.businessmiracles.com) ABOUT THE HOSTMy name is Sam Harris. I am a British entrepreneur, investor and explorer. From hitchhiking across Kazakstan to programming AI doctors I am always pushing myself in the spirit of curiosity and Growth. My background is in Biology and Psychology with a passion for improving the world and human behaviour. I have built and sold companies from an early age and love coming up with unique ways to make life more enjoyable and meaningful.Sam:Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/samjamsnaps/)Quora (https://www.quora.com/profile/Sam-Harris-58)Twitter (https://twitter.com/samharristweets)LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharris48/)Sam's blog - SamWebsterHarris.com (https://samwebsterharris.com/)Support the Show - Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/growthmindset)SHOW NOTES** 2:00 - Life story**Grew up in New YorkGraduated from NYUFirst career was a high school drama teacherSurvived 9/11Started first business two years after 9/11First business was a nutrition and wellness coachMarried for 13 years 3:01- First Business as a nutrition and wellness coachBuilt first business to full capacity in nine months time. *4:45- Childhood *She was a quiet and shy child, as a matter of fact, she was an only child. 6:09- Growing upAs a teenager, she was different ** 7:35- Work **What she does is to teach a lot of highly sensitive people to be creative and not just cope. *8:52- HSE shadows and strengths *One of the greatest strengths of highly sensitive people is that they are deep listeners. 9:15- The stranger incident Strangers from subways, stores, parties feel comfortable divulging their inner deepest secrets to you and just are on their way. 11:36- HSE definition According to research, HSE’s have a sensitive nervous system designed to take stimulations at a higher level or degree.** 20:52- 9/11 effect** It had a major effect (traumatic) but it also moved to her to being self employed. 24:59- Teaching job It’s a natural talent and she enjoyed and loved her students the system not so much. 29:05- Mother’s death It caused embarrassment because she wanted to remain in her shell. 30:36- First business idea The energy of9/11 and the feeling of frustration was a major factor. 34:55- Process, building and changing things She works with operate with creative solutions over perfection 42:27- Highly sensitive people and climate change Learn to access the strength of empathy and choose an action 45:50- Feelings as an HSE Because you feel it doesn’t mean you are responsible for it 50:01- Early memories Trying to reach out to the sun, apartment moving backwards, curtains and windows. Subscribe!If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guest: Heather Dominick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Nov 25, 2019 • 1h 16min

72: Lessons in Being Extraordinary - Mario Nawfal

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1351847570612641794/Y7I5eDCY_400x400.jpgMario Nawfal is crazy. But also stupidly successful, intelligent and charming (...and young).At only 30 years old he has several million-dollar businesses and runs the Athena business conglomerate across 40 countries. He is also a serial investor and business coach.Mario lives a nomad lifestyle and somehow finds the time for getting serious with his hobbies. In general, he knows a lot about making the most of life and what it has to offer.We discuss how Mario made his first break and the path to his numerous successes (and failures). We also cover the important life lessons and principles he's learnt along the way as he continuously breaks the mould in the pursuit of an extraordinary life.Mario Website (www.marionawfal.com)Connect on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-nawfal/)ABOUT THE HOSTMy name is Sam Harris. I am a British entrepreneur, investor and explorer. From hitchhiking across Kazakstan to programming AI doctors I am always pushing myself in the spirit of curiosity and Growth. My background is in Biology and Psychology with a passion for improving the world and human behaviour. I have built and sold companies from an early age and love coming up with unique ways to make life more enjoyable and meaningful.Sam:Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/samjamsnaps/)Quora (https://www.quora.com/profile/Sam-Harris-58)Twitter (https://twitter.com/samharristweets)LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharris48/)Sam's blog - SamWebsterHarris.com (https://samwebsterharris.com/)Support the Show - Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/growthmindset)Sponsor - Better HelpLife is hard and it helps to talk. You can meet online with a qualified therapist tailored to your needs.Specific help for exactly your problems often doesn't exist nearby or requires you to meet someone at awkward times. You can meet the perfect therapist for you at the most convenient times online through the app on video, phone call or text chat.To get 10% off your first-month membership sign up now with the code 'GROWTHMINDSET'https://BetterHelp.com/GrowthMindset Subscribe!If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guest: Mario Nawfal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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