The Mark Drager Show

Dr. Emily Balcetis is an Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University and the author of the book, Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World. In today's episode, Dr. Balcetis explains how to best break down, visualize and overcome the challenges we face as we work towards hitting our goals.

We all face big decisions. And when we do it's hard to sort through all the pros and cons to think out what decision is right for you. The problem with all this thinking is that we tend to make emotional decisions with our brains, and then find ourselves unhappy. Rarely do we listen to the one guide who knows our deepest secrets, desires, and what we should probably do - our bodies. In today's episode, Casey Berglund helps us better understand how, and why our bodies can help us make bolder, more purposeful decisions.

You've got a great idea, a great heart, a desire to serve, and the ability to go and learn the skills to execute your idea . . . but you're not doing it. Meanwhile, other people are now winning off of "your" idea. They have less of a mission, less of a desire to serve, less of a passion for the idea . . . The only difference is, they got started. They took the first step. They stopped stopping, and now they're winning. In this episode, Evan Carmichael shares his mind-bending wisdom as to why Momentum is the thing that's missing from your life and keeping you from hitting your goals.

No matter your role — entrepreneur, creative, manager, just starting your career — the past few years have been a real trip. Forced to reflect on your work, you're questioning what you do and how you spend your days. I know this because it's something we're all working through. And the ultimate question? Whether everything we thought we wanted is still worth pursuing. And that's why today's guest, Jenn Lim brings the thinking and lessons we need to hear. Jenn's the cofounder of Delivering Happiness, a workplace culture consultancy that she launched with the late Tony Hsieh (CEO of Zappos and author of the book with the same name).

We've all heard it; hell, you've probably had the same thought yourself. "If you work hard enough, you will succeed." And while every successful person had to work hard to get where they are, hard work is never enough. You've got to work hard in the areas that excite you most. Today's guest learned this truth the hard way. Vishen Lakhiani is the founder of Mindvalley, the award-winning education movement with millions of students worldwide, he's the author of the New York Times Business Best Seller The Code of the Extraordinary Mind and The Buddha and the Badass: The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work, and is a speaker and activist.

Why do most startups fail? And what can you do to avoid the traps that slow many startup entrepreneurs? On today's show, Steven Hoffman, AKA Captain Hoff shares wisdom from his decades of experience as a venture-backed entrepreneur and Silicon Valley startup incubator/accelerator CEO.

There's no other way to say it: today's guest has one of the coolest jobs there is. He gets paid to fly around the world, attend massive parties, and interview Hollywood A-Listers like The Rock, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, John Cena, and more. On today's episode, Mark Drager talks with Chris Van Vliet about his job, the sacrifices he had to make to get to where he is today, and the lessons learned going from a Canadian university student majoring in communications, to a 4-time Emmy award-winning TV Host, Entertainment Reporter and YouTuber based out of Los Angeles.

For those of us who are searching for a better, happier life, we may be surprised to find that today's guest contradicts traditional teachings (and at times, even logic). Today's guest is Dan Millman, the bestselling author and spiritual teacher who has spent 40+ years working to inspire others to find peace while pursuing their passions.

On today's show, how and why A.J. Jacobs decided to dedicate years of his life to what some would call absurd experiments...and then turn them into four New York Times best-selling books!

Growing up, Lisa was told that she would be nothing more than a housewife - which drove her crazy because she had bigger plans than that. Leaving the UK for Hollywood with the dream of making movies, she was surprised to find herself spending most of her 20's "stuck" at home...as a housewife. Unhappy, her turning point came when she finally admitted to her husband she couldn't carry on. That moment kicked off the build of Quest Nutrition with her partners, which they turned into a billion-dollar company. Today, Lisa is the host of Women of Impact, Co-founder and President of Impact Theory, and the author of the brand new book, Radical Confidence.