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Feb 12, 2019 • 46min

Ep. 212: The Science And Magic Behind Music And Brain.fm W/ Daniel Clark

Greetings, SuperFriends! This week we are going to explore how you can become SuperHuman simply by putting on a pair of headphones... 😮 No, I'm not talking about some crazy electrode that hacks your brain. I'm talking about music that is specifically designed to help you focus, help you fall asleep, help you calm down, or get you amped up. You see, today I interviewed the CEO of a company called brain.fm, Daniel Clark. Some of you may have heard of them, seeing as they are creating scientifically-backed music that elicits specific states in the brain... So, I wanted to figure out not just how this works, but why it works, and how we can leverage this new technology to improve our lives. This turned out to be a far-ranging conversation. Dan and I really hit it off, and we just went into all the geeky things he and I both do to optimize our performance. I know that you are really going to enjoy this conversation! -Jonathan Levi
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Feb 5, 2019 • 46min

Ep. 211: Viewing The World Through The Eyes Of An Economist W/ Steven Landsburg

Greetings, SuperFriends! Today we are joined by Steven Landsburg. Steven is a professor of economics at the University of Rochester, and he's written a number of books including More Sex is Safer Sex, The Armchair Economist, and, most recently, Can You Outsmart An Economist?. You may be wondering about what economics has to do with Becoming SuperHuman. Well, the reason I wanted to interview Dr. Landsburg is because of the way that he looks at the world. Economists as a whole see the world differently and are able to understand the reasons behind the things that the rest of us don't see, or think are completely random. You'll immediately see this in the examples that he gives. As it turns out, his latest book's subtitle is "100+ puzzles to train your brain", and I think you'll understand why. Through the course of the episode, we go deeper and deeper into the logic, rational thinking, and critical thinking that economics has trained Steven to be an expert in. On top of that, we also learn why even a basic study of these kinds of problems, helps him and anyone who studies this stuff better understand the world around them. It's an absolutely fascinating episode, which I really enjoyed recording, and I know you will enjoy it too! -Jonathan Levi
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Jan 29, 2019 • 57min

Ep. 210: Rock Thomas On Finding Your Voice & Transforming Your Identity

Greetings, SuperFriends! Today we are joined by Rock Thomas. Rock is a coach, author, entrepreneur, who has inspired 72 million people to take action, led 35 people to become millionaires, is the bestselling author of 3 books, is a serial success entrepreneur, is a Tony Robbins mastery level trainer, and a creator of a Global movement - wow! Rock leads the #IAMmovement and a number of high-level MasterMinds, such as M1 and Gobundance. On top of all of that, Rock has actually trained directly with such greats like Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield, and Wayne Dyer. Now, in this episode, as you can imagine, Rock and I really hit it off. We learned all about his story, the struggles he went through early in life and what they taught him, and we just went deeper and deeper from there. We talked about mindset, the power of words, success, money, and the impact and role that each can play in your life. This was a really great episode! I'm not gonna spoil it all for you, but let me tell you that I really enjoyed the episode with Rock, and immediately after the call was over, we made plans to start working together on another exciting piece of content that we want to put out - if you want to learn more about that, make sure you check out https://jle.vi/mastermind, where you'll get the opportunity to discover much more from Rock and me in the very near future. Without any further ado, please enjoy my conversation with my latest SuperFriend, Rock Thomas. -Jonathan Levi
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Jan 22, 2019 • 49min

Ep. 209: How To Use The “Slipstream Technique” To Shortcut Your Career Success & Learn Directly From Industry Transformers — With Brandon Fong

Greetings, SuperFriends! Welcome to a very special episode of the show! You see, this week we are joined by my right-hand man, Brandon Fong. He runs up a lot of our company's efforts and is really the swiss army knife at SuperHuman Enterprises. As a college student, Brandon published a four-category Amazon best-selling book, launched and failed at his first startup venture, acquired tens of thousands of dollars of scholarships, and traveled to 13 different countries while pursuing a double major in entrepreneurship and marketing with a digital marketing emphasis, and a minor in Spanish. His work has also been featured in Fast Company, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Huffington Post, and the School for Startups radio. But, that's not why Brandon is on the show today. Brandon is on the show because, 9 months before graduation, he leveraged his brand and experiences to secure a 100% remote marketing position at his dream company - and yes, that is my company. After joining the company, Brandon became one of the most valuable team members we have, and he's helped me grow the business. Now, what does this have to do with being SuperHuman? Well, it turns out that none of this happened by accident. Brandon had actually spent years developing his own methodology for working his way into the inner circles of some of the most influential and successful people in the world, and then getting them to lovingly mentor him and invest in him and his future efforts. Again, this did not happen by accident. Brandon has worked with people like Kevin Harrington, Noah Kagan, myself, Ben Hardy, and many more, and in this episode, he's going to teach you exactly how he does it. He's going to teach you how to stand out from every other job candidate, whether you're young, old, experienced, or a novice, and he's going to show you a different and better way to make yourself stand out so you can be more competitive and more successful in the job market. And I know that appeals to every single one of us. So, I think you're really going to enjoy this episode - I definitely did. -Jonathan Levi
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Jan 15, 2019 • 48min

Ep. 208: Chris Voss On The Art Of Negotiation And Building Trust With People

Greetings, SuperFriends! Welcome to a very special episode! It is special because... I originally lost it. No, I'm not joking... Out of 200+ episodes, I have never lost a podcast episode, and yet this one I did. To make things even worse, the episode was amazing - in fact, I think it was our best episode recorded in 2018. Anyway, the great news is our guest was so gracious that he was willing to rerecord it! And now, I hear you asking, who is this amazing guest? Well, it is Chris Voss, the CEO of the Black Swan Group and author of the national best-seller "Never Split The Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It", which was named one of the seven best books on negotiation. A 24-year veteran of the FBI, plus former member of a SWAT team, Chris retired as the lead international kidnapping negotiator, and then built his company helping businesses and individuals solve problems based on that exact experience and the accompanying skills. Their negotiation methodology focuses on something different, which is discovering the “Black Swans,” small pieces of information that have a huge effect on an outcome. Chris and his team have helped companies secure and close better deals, save money, and solve internal communication problems. Which is why you've probably seen Chris in TIME, Business Insider, Entrepreneur, Inc., Fast Company, Fortune, The Washington Post, CNN, ABC News and much more... Chris Voss is the negotiation expert. And, if you're not in business and wondering what you're going to learn today that's valuable to you, it turns out that negotiation is a part of all of our lives, every single day, and we often don't even realize it. The skills that Chris teaches to people are not only revolutionalizing their businesses, they're also revolutionalizing their relationships, their families, their personal lives, and much more. In this episode, we go deep in various amazing topics, like: Human psychology How you can better build trust with people How you can deal with incredibly high-stress situations without freaking out Why you need to learn to handle stress to become more effective And, of course, how to better negotiate and have better outcomes both for you and for your partner It's an incredible episode, which I think is almost as good, if not just as good as the first time we recorded it! I'm certain you folks are going to enjoy this! - Jonathan Levi
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Jan 8, 2019 • 43min

Ep. 207: Making The Transition To Becoming An Entrepreneur W/ Steve Glaveski

Greetings, SuperFriends! Today we are joined by Steve Glaveski. Steve is an entrepreneur, an author, and a podcaster, and he is on a mission to unlock the latent potential of organizations and their people so that they can create more impact for humanity and ultimately lead more fulfilling lives. He is also the Co-Founder and CEO of Collective Campus, an innovation accelerator based in Melbourne and Singapore, that works with large organizations around the globe. In fact, Steve’s company has worked with the likes of Telstra, National Australia Bank, Clifford Chance, King & Wood Mallesons, BNP Paribas, Microsoft, and so on. On top of all that, he is the founder of Lemonade Stand, a children's entrepreneurship program that helps kids understand the fundamentals of design thinking and start-up philosophy. And, as if these are not enough, Steve has also authored the forthcoming book Employee to Entrepreneur: How To Earn Your Freedom and Do Work That Matters. And that topic is exactly why I wanted to have Steve on the show - quick note, Steve has a show of his own, Future Squared, which I will be appearing on very shortly. I wanted to meet with Steve and ask him a question that a lot of you have asked me before, which is how to make the transition to becoming an entrepreneur, and what the necessary skills to survive the cutthroat world of entrepreneurship are. It's an incredible episode, especially for anyone who's ever thought of doing their own thing, and I know you guys are going to enjoy this episode a lot! -Jonathan Levi
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Jan 1, 2019 • 41min

Ep. 206: Turning Your Dreams Into Achievable Goals W/ Lucia Giovannini

Today we are joined by Lucia Giovannini, which is a very Italian name - and a wonderful conversation, too! Lucia Giovannini is a former Italian super-model turned a best-selling author, spiritual teacher, transformational coach, environmental & animal activist. Her best-selling book “A Whole New Life”, published by Hay House India, sold thousands of copies around the world, was translated into 8 languages, and will be debuting in the US in March 2019. I sat down with Lucia to talk a little bit about mindset, and a little bit about setting goals and how we achieve them - but also, just to learn what are the skills that she took away from a highly successful career in modeling, and how she transferred those forward. I think you'll get some useful reminders, and some interesting new perspectives in this episode. I certainly enjoyed it, and I'm sure you will do so too! -Jonathan Levi
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Dec 25, 2018 • 43min

Ep. 205: Rand Fishkin On Choosing Your Own Path In Business & Life

Greetings, SuperFriends! Today we are joined by Rand Fishkin. Rand is the founder of SparkToro, but you might know him from his previous company - he was the co-founder of Moz and Inbound.org. Rand has dedicated his professional life to helping people do better marketing through the Whiteboard Friday video series, his blog, and his book, Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World. I was introduced to Rand by a mutual friend, Stephan Spencer, who told me that we "just had to speak" because we would have so many things in common - well, we did. In this conversation, we ranged from entrepreneurship to depression and anxiety, to quality of life. We also covered how you can implement some of the strategies that Rand has used to achieve what I would call is a SuperHuman level of not only success. but quality of life as well. It's a very interesting and far-ranging conversation, so it is my pleasure to present you with this great episode! -Jonathan Levi
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Dec 18, 2018 • 35min

Ep. 204: Jeff Sanders On The Importance Of Carving Free Time For Yourself

Greetings, SuperFriends!   Today we are joined once again by Jeff Sanders. Jeff is a keynote speaker, and the author of The Free-Time Formula and The 5 AM Miracle, which we talked about in our previous episode together. He is also the host of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast, which has ranked #1 in iTunes in the Self-Help and Business categories, been nominated for 6 Podcast Awards, and exceeded 6 million downloads. That is a very impressive number, let me tell you from one podcaster to another. As you guys know, Jeff and I see eye-to-eye on many things, productivity and beyond. Therefore, this episode is a wide-ranging and casual conversation. We talk about Jeff’s latest book, we talk about the anxiety and stress breakdown that led to writing that book, and we get into some philosophical questions about “what the point is” and “why you should free up your time, plus why you shouldn’t”. I really enjoyed the conversation, which is a pretty good indicator that you will do the same. So, without any further ado, go ahead and listen to the episode with my SuperFriend, Mr. Jeff Sanders. -Jonathan Levi
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Dec 11, 2018 • 54min

Ep. 203: The Science & Magic Of Lucid Dreaming W/ Charlie Morley

Greetings, SuperFriends! You should know that I’m really excited because I enjoyed this episode so much! You’re going to see, or I should say understand, why… Well, today we are joined by Charlie Morley. Charlie is a best-selling author and teacher of lucid dreaming and shadow integration. Now, if you don’t know what lucid dreaming is, it is having dreams where you know you’re dreaming, but not just that – in lucid dreaming, you can also control your dreams. As I learned, lucid dreaming is a lot more than flying, skydiving, and doing other fun stuff – it’s actually a deep spiritual practice that you can use for psychological recovery, accelerated learning and for much more. In fact, Charlie was actually “authorized to teach” within the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism by Lama Yeshe Rinpoche in 2008, and has since developed a holistic approach to dream work called “Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep”. He has also written three books which have been translated into 13 languages! He’s spoken at Cambridge University, The Houses of Parliament, and he is a regular expert panelist for The Guardian. In 2018 he was awarded a Churchill Fellowship grant to research “mindfulness-based PTSD treatment”. Charlie also runs workshops, lectures all over the world, and, as you’ll see, he’s an absolutely awesome guy. I so enjoyed this interview and I learned so much about lucid dreaming, which I thought I knew a fair bit about. Well, I didn’t. I’m also very excited because Charlie and I talked after the show, and we actually decided that we are going to do a 30-day challenge around lucid dreaming, where he will coach a select group of listeners into lucid dreaming and how to actually use it to make an impact to their life. If you want to learn more about that and get involved in the challenge, you can go to https://jle.vi/mastermind. Now, without any further ado, let me introduce you to my lucid dreaming SuperFriend, Charlie Morley. -Jonathan Levi

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