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Tony Robbins on How to Resolve Internal Conflict

“You can’t be grateful and angry simultaneously.” – Tony Robbins

The last time Tony Robbins (@tonyrobbins) was on the show, so many listeners found one of his exercises so helpful that they suggested I feature it on its own.

This guided meditation from Tony is designed to help you overcome stress in a way that’s backed with quantifiable neuroscience. If you’ve been worrying about unfinished business without resolution, this is a powerful tool to help you resolve the situation.

This is very short and very powerful. Enjoy!

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Want to hear my most recent podcast with Tony Robbins? — Listen to this episode. In this podcast, you’ll learn about success, fulfillment, and some of the worst advice Tony has ever heard (stream below or right-click here to download):

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QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

Scroll below for links and show notes…

Selected Links from the Episode

Connect with Tony Robbins:

Website | Twitter | Facebook

Tony Robbins On Achievement Versus Fulfillment
Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru (official trailer)
Tony Robbins on Morning Routines, Peak Performance, and Mastering Money
Tony Robbins and Peter Diamandis (XPRIZE) on the Magic of Thinking BIG

Show Notes

You can resolve internal conflicts when your heart and head — unconscious mind and conscious mind — are in alignment. [01:13]
“Your mind’s great for strategy, but it’ll never make you enjoy your life.” This exercise is designed to give your unconscious mind control. [02:30]
Reflect on what your heart has guided you to do for which you’re proud or grateful. [04:25]
Think of one exceptional moment in your life for which you could feel so grateful. [05:23]
Gratitude derails anger and fear (the two emotions that “mess us up most”). [06:20]

Practicing What You Preach

“Prove your words by your deeds.” – Seneca the Younger

My job is usually to deconstruct world-class performers and tease out their routines and habits you can use.

But in this in-betweenisode, I’m going to present some short nuggets of practical, tactical philosophy about practicing what you preach.

This is a letter from Stoic heavyweight Seneca the Younger — who lived a mere 2,000 years or so ago — to his friend Lucilius. It’s from a collection of letters that comprise, effectively, my favorite book of all time. I’ve read it dozens of times, and I loved it so much that I turned it into The Tao of Seneca, a three-volume set of audiobooks.

This is a letter you’ve not heard on the podcast before; it’s worth the listen just for the definition of wisdom alone. Then you have some incredible quotes from Epicurus, and it also discusses how you can have riches without riches having you.

Enjoy!

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Want to hear another segment from The Tao of Seneca? — Listen to How to Avoid the Busy Trap. In this episode, I dig deeper into useful philosophy and how we think of riches (stream below or right-click here to download):

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QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

Scroll below for links and show notes…

Selected Links from the Episode

The Tao of Seneca: Practical Letters from a Stoic Master
The Moral Letters to Lucilius

Show Notes

Letter 20: On Practicing What You Preach [04:11]
Prove your words by your deeds. [04:32]
Philosophy teaches us to act, not to speak. [05:04]
The highest duty and the highest proof of wisdom. [05:21]
The philosopher may not always be able to keep the same pace, but he can always travel the same path. [05:46]
Are your words and deeds in accord? Here are ways to tell (and why it matters). [05:54]
What is wisdom? [06:56]
What can be learned by the bounty of poverty? [07:44]
It means much not to be spoiled by intimacy with riches. [09:29]
The mark of a noble spirit. [10:35]
The merits of practicing poverty. [11:01]

People Mentioned

Seneca the Younger
Lucilius Junior
Epicurus
Demetrius the Cynic

Shep Gordon – The King Maker on His Best PR Stunts, Hugest Failures, and Practical Philosophies

“My philosophy was that you didn’t have to wait for history; you could create history.” – Shep Gordon

Shep Gordon (@SupermenschShep) has been named one of the “100 most influential people” by Rolling Stone magazine. He is the man behind some of the biggest names you’ve ever heard.

If you like the storytelling and lessons of Cal Fussman, you’re going to love this one.

Shep has worked with, and befriended, some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, from Alice Cooper to Bette Davis, Raquel Welch to Groucho Marx, Blondie to Jimi Hendrix, Sylvester Stallone to Salvador Dali, Luther Vandross to Teddy Pendergrass. He is also credited with inventing the “celebrity chef” phenomenon, which revolutionized the food industry and turned the culinary arts into the multi-billion dollar industry it is today. He has worked with Nobu Matsuhisa, Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, Roger Vergé (and many others, including his holiness, the Dalai Lama.)

In this episode, we discuss how he made clients famous, and some of his biggest PR stunts (and flops).

Anthony Bourdain, who is a huge fan of Shep’s, released a memoir detailing Shep’s life and adventures, titled They Call Me Supermensch: A Backstage Pass to The Amazing Worlds Of Film, Food, and Rock ‘N’ Roll.

I’ve been reading it, and it’s fantastic. Imagine it like Animal House meets Harvard MBA.

If you only have 5 minutes, listen to Shep’s thoughts on the dangers of fame, and who is most vulnerable.

Enjoy!

Listen to it on iTunes.
Stream by clicking here.
Download as an MP3 by right-clicking here and choosing “save as.”

Want to hear another episode with a brilliant storyteller? — Listen to this episode with Cal Fussman. In it, we discuss Cal’s interviews with the most influential people in history, how he made himself a guinea pig (Cal boxed against world champion Julio Cesar Chavez), and his best life lessons (stream below or right-click here to download):

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QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

Scroll below for links and show notes…

Selected Links from the Episode

Connect with Shep Gordon:

Twitter | Instagram

They Call Me Supermensch: A Backstage Pass to The Amazing Worlds Of Film, Food, and Rock ‘N’ Roll by Shep Gordon
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (a film by Mike Meyers)
Keawakapu Beach on Maui
Janis Joplin’s Hotel Room via Atlas Obscura
Alice Cooper: ‘Rock music was looking for a villain’ by Simon Reynolds, The Guardian
Ladies and gentlemen, you’ve seen him electrocuted, you’ve seen him hung, and now you’re about to see him fired from a cannon. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Alice Cooper! by Roy Hollingworth, Melody Maker
Teddy Pendergrass gives ladies only concerts by Peter J. Boyer, Associated Press
L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food by Roy Choi
Anne Murray performing Snowbird on television in 1973
Inside John Lennon, Keith Moon and Alice Cooper’s Legendary Hollywood Drinking Club by Barry Nicolson, NME (featuring the famous Anne Murray photo)
Commander’s Palace Restaurant, New Orleans
Emeril’s, New Orleans
Sonos Connect Wireless Receiver
Teddy Pendergrass Radio on Pandora
Books by Joseph Campbell
Books by the Dalai Lama
Even This I Get to Experience by Norman Lear
Life by Keith Richards and James Fox
something to food about: Exploring Creativity with Innovative Chefs by Questlove and Ben Greenman
The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) (not to be confused with The Central Intelligence Agency)
LocoL Revolutionary Fast Food
Yak Butter Tea Is a Traditional Tibetan Drink With a Practical Purpose by Clarissa Wei, Eater

Show Notes

How did Shep Gordon end up in Hawaii? [06:14]
How Shep Gordon went from being a probation officer to a manager in the music industry. [07:51]
Shep recalls some of his favorite stunts and what it sometimes takes to capture an audience. [10:44]
When you’re the face of rebellion like Alice Cooper, there’s no such thing as bad press if it gets parents to hate everything about you. [21:10]
Shep on the role of a good manager in the entertainment industry. [23:02]
Shep on how he beat the competition to manage Teddy Pendergrass. [25:56]
Selling Teddy Pendergrass as The Black Elvis. [30:33]
Rookie management mistake: putting greed before service. [33:47]
How Shep has maintained his life-long orientation toward service. [36:25]
Why did it take nearly a decade for Shep to agree to let Mike Meyers make a documentary about him? [39:07]
How initial embarrassment over attention from the documentary gave way to an opportunity to connect with and inspire others. [43:16]
Roy Choi and Anthony Bourdain talk Shep into writing a book. [45:12]
What you should take away from Shep’s book. [46:04]
How did Shep prepare girl-next-door Anne Murray for stardom with the help of some Hollywood Vampires? [47:48]
On meeting Emeril Lagasse and helping create the celebrity chef phenomenon. [51:08]
Shep’s practice for appreciating life’s miracles. [54:06]
What separates those who get consumed by fame and those who are able to thrive with it? [56:08]
Books Shep has gifted most often to others. [1:03:52]
What would Shep’s billboard say? [1:05:54]
Inspirational quotes. [1:06:41]
Best or most worthwhile investment of money, time, or energy. [1:07:20]
Shep’s advice to new parents. [1:10:03]
Shep’s most significant life lessons. [1:12:02]
On the rhythms of nature. [1:18:12]
Should you try Tibetan yak butter tea? [1:18:47]

People Mentioned

Colonel Tom Parker
Elvis Presley
Janis Joplin
Jimi Hendrix
Jim Morrison
Lester Chambers
Alice Cooper
P.T. Barnum
Derek Taylor
Rick Rubin
Teddy Pendergrass
Groucho Marx
Goddard Lieberson
Sid Seidenberg
B.B. King
Luther Vandross
Lily Meola
Roger Vergé
Mike Myers
Roy Choi
Anthony Bourdain
Anne Murray
John Lennon
Harry Nilsson
Micky Dolenz
Yoko Ono
Emeril Lagasse
Wolfgang Puck
Nobu Matsuhisa
Paul Prudhomme
Joseph Campbell
Michael Douglas
Johnny Appleseed
Amelia Boone
Seth Godin
Daniel Boulud
David Bouley
Alain Ducasse
Hubert Keller
The Dalai Lama
Sylvester Stallone
Jack Nicholson
Danny DeVito
Anthony Quinn
Alex Rodriguez (AROD)
Derek Jeter
Steve Jang
Daniel Patterson
Jamie Oliver
Jon Favreau

My Favorite “Smart Drugs”

I’m often asked which “smart drugs” I use to improve mental performance and productivity.

I’ve tried everything imaginable, whether over-the-counter, prescription, or otherwise. For 90% of the options, the short-term benefits are not worth the long-term side-effects.

This video describes a few options that I’ve found to be sustainable and reliably effective.  Note that I will still “cycle” off of these at least one week out of every eight weeks.

Enjoy!

Cal Fussman – The Master Storyteller Returns

Cal (@calfussman) is a New York Times bestselling author and a writer-at-large for Esquire magazine, where he is best known for being a primary writer of the “What I Learned” feature.

The Austin Chronicle has described Cal’s interviewing skills as “peerless.”

He has transformed oral history into an art form, conducting probing interviews with the icons who’ve shaped the last 50 years of world history: Mikhail Gorbachev, Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Jack Welch, Robert DeNiro, Clint Eastwood, Al Pacino, George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Bruce Springsteen, Dr. Dre, Quincy Jones, Woody Allen, Barbara Walters, Pelé, Yao Ming, Serena Williams, John Wooden, Muhammad Ali, and countless others.

When I asked listeners for questions to present to Cal during this return appearance, about 70 percent of you replied with some version of: “He is my favorite storyteller of all time. Please just let him talk for another four hours!”

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. I never get tired of talking to Cal. He’s such an incredible storyteller.

If you only have 5 minutes, you’ll want to hear Cal’s favorite interview questions that usually get a great response. 

Enjoy!

Listen to it on iTunes.
Stream by clicking here.
Download as an MP3 by right-clicking here and choosing “save as.”

Want to hear my first episode with Cal Fussman? — In this episode, we discuss Cal’s interviews with the most influential people in history, how he made himself a guinea pig (Cal boxed against world champion Julio Cesar Chavez), and his best life lessons (stream below or right-click here to download):

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QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

Scroll below for links and show notes…

Selected Links from the Episode

Connect with Cal Fussman:

Twitter | Website | Kevin “The Manager”

The Interview Master: Cal Fussman and the Power of Listening (Cal’s last appearance on this show)
The Piano Has Been Drinking [Not Me] by Tom Waits
Did Muhammad Ali Throw His Olympic Gold Medal into the Ohio River? Sports Detectives, Smithsonian Channel
“Just Take Me to Jail:” Remembering Muhammad Ali’s Refusal to Fight in Vietnam by Democracy Now! (video)
Social Confrontation: The Battle of Michigan Ave — 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention footage via Chicago Film Archives (video)
The Rumble in the Jungle (George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali, 1974)
Muhammad Ali’s Astounding Bursts of Physical Brilliance by Cal Fussman, Esquire
What is Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinson’s Disease Foundation
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier: A brutal trilogy by Greg Logan, Newsday
Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes by Frans de Waal
Muhammad Ali: Robert Lipsyte on the Life of the Greatest, Time
Drinking at 1,300 Ft: A 9/11 Story About Wine and Wisdom by Cal Fussman, Esquire
Wynn’s Bartolotta Becomes Costa Di Mare by Andy Wang, Las Vegas Weekly
Barrel saunas
A Distasteful Encounter with William F. Buckley Jr. by Gore Vidal, Esquire
300 Things We Didn’t Know About Gerard Butler by Cal Fussman
The 75 Movies Every Man Should See, Esquire
Inside the Actors Studio
What I’m like when I drink Yogi Soothing Caramel Bedtime Tea

Show Notes

Cal Fussman prescribes Tom Waits for Molly. [08:16]
To Cal, Muhammad Ali’s death was “like having your childhood end when you’re in your fifties.” [08:55]
Cal talks about what made Ali unique — especially in the context of the ’60s. [10:04]
Cal talks about getting to know Ali. [17:29]
Ali was a hero for heroes. [21:34]
Contrasting Ali’s childhood training regimen with that of rival Joe Frazier. [26:38]
The teamwork of Ali and cornerman Drew Bundini Brown. [31:07]
The best time for an interviewer to ask the toughest questions. [32:41]
Muhammad Ali vs. Cal Fussman [32:50]
Is there a Muhammad Ali for millennials? [40:47]
What kind of ice cream did Ali share with Cal? [47:54]
When you’re writing an obituary for your hero and dear friend, too many words still aren’t enough. [48:09]
Ali’s definition of evil. [51:33]
Cal is lucky enough to have breakfast with another one of his heroes almost every morning. [54:33]
Cal tells us about the time his friend saved his life by making a camera under his shirt look like a gun to fake out troublemakers in Brazil. [56:14]
An interesting story from the James Beard Foundation awards. [1:08:12]
Cal’s worst interview — and the aftermath. [1:15:51]
How Cal’s writing style makes it impossible for an interview subject to lie to him. [1:27:04]
How Larry King’s casual, conversational interviewing style differs from Cal’s. [1:27:43]
Cal interviews a guy named “Gerry” for an Esquire cover story. [1:28:28]
How Fidel Castro deals with difficult reporters. [1:39:10]
What I learned from James Lipton’s interviewing style. [1:41:06]
Interviewers Cal greatly admires. [1:42:03]
Interview questions that get consistently good results (and a few that would likely get bad results). [1:46:01]
How a dinner party game, Jackie Gleason, and Frank Sinatra helped Larry King in the beginning of his broadcasting career. [1:51:35]
Developing friendships vs. getting “good tape” from interviews. [1:56:21]
Cal’s “jukebox” style of preparing for an interview. [1:59:04]
Best strategies to get to the heart while interviewing? [2:04:12]

People Mentioned

Molly
Tom Waits
Muhammad Ali
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy
Joe Frazier
George Foreman
Lonnie Ali
Howard Bingham
Nelson Mandela
Rudy Clay (aka Rahman Ali)
Frank Sinatra
Drew Bundini Brown
Julio César Chávez
Bernie Sanders
Cus D’Amato
Mike Tyson
Elon Musk
Robert Lipsyte
Larry King
Ted Allen
Paul Bartolotta
Kevin “The Manager” Hekmat
William F. Buckley, Jr.
Jorge Ramos
Donald Trump
Gerard Butler
Megan Fox
Fidel Castro
James Lipton
Barbara Walters
Charlie Rose
Matt Lauer
Jackie Gleason
Neil Strauss
Oprah Winfrey
Edward Norton
Jon Snow
Jocko Willink
Leonardo DiCaprio
Laird Hamilton
Rick Rubin

Jason Nemer – Inside the Magic of AcroYoga

“If I had to prescribe two things to improve health and happiness in the world, it’s movement and play.” – Jason Nemer

My guest on this episode of the podcast is Jason Nemer (@jasonnemer), co-founder of AcroYoga.

Jason is an incredible character, who travels the world with next to nothing. He introduced me to my latest obsession — AcroYoga.

Along with Gymnastic Strength Training, I’ve been doing AcroYoga — and I think about doing it all the time. AcroYoga is closer to partner acrobatics: Cirque du Soleil routine meets sensual-but-not-sexual contact.

Even if you have no interest in doing AcroYoga yourself, there are many takeaways and recommendations in this episode that can benefit your life. And for those of you that are interested, we even do a couple of video demos, which can be found here. But don’t feel like you need to step away from the purely audio experience of this podcast to follow along.

Incidentally, the video was recorded at Creative Live, my favorite place to learn online. I’ve taken hundreds of courses there, but the one I’ll recommend is Six Months to Six Figures by Peter Voogd.

Enjoy the show!

Listen to it on iTunes.
Stream by clicking here.
Download as an MP3 by right-clicking here and choosing “save as.”

Want to hear another podcast on fitness and training from a world-class coach? — Listen to my conversation with Pavel Tsatsouline. In this episode, we discuss the science of strength and the art of physical performance (stream below or right-click here to download):

This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks. I have two to recommend:

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Vagabonding by Rolf Potts

All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audible.com/Tim. Choose one of the above books, or choose any of the endless options they offer. That could be a book, a newspaper, a magazine, or even a class. It’s that easy. Go to Audible.com/Tim and get started today. Enjoy.

This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5 billion under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams.

Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll show you for free exactly the portfolio they’d put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim.

QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

Scroll below for links and show notes…

Selected Links from the Episode

Connect with Jason Nemer:

AcroYoga International | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Website

Full video of this episode
Classic KONG Dog Toy
Six Months to Six Figures by Peter Voogd at Creative Live
Duck Shit Oolong Tea
AcroYoga
Reverse Bat Position (Instagram documenting my first AcroYoga experience with Jason.)
Sport Acrobatics (aka Acrobatic Gymnastics)
Yoga
Thai Massage
Happy Baby Pose
Hand to Hand Handstand
Folded Leaf, Front Bird, and Throne
Cirque du Soleil
Gymnastic Strength Training
Bizarre: A Circus Story trailer — a film about Lu Yi
Circus Center in San Francisco
Sciatica
Ayurveda
Shadow Yoga
Metta (Loving Kindness)
Bharatanatyam Performance by Savitha Sastry
Tai Chi
Beginner Acro Yoga Class: Bone Stacking and Tightness by Daniel Scott Yoga
Raw or Boiled Egg Experiment by HooplaKidzLab
Athletic Playground in Emeryville
Are Psychedelic Drugs the Next Medical Breakthrough?
Hitachi Magic Wand “Massager”
Master Chart of 908 Postures by Sri Yogi Dharma Mittra
Marcelo Garcia Academy for Jiu-Jitsu
Does partnering with Kiplinn Sagmiller make AcroYoga too easy?
Making a Dream Machine by Michael Traynor at GymnasticBodies
Ravel – Bolero by London Symphony Orchestra (Kyril Kondraschin)
10 with Dudley Moore and Bo Derek
Caveman with Ringo Starr
Unified Field Theory
Searching for Bobby Fischer
The Art of Learning Project
The 4-Hour Chef
Hatha Yoga
The Princess Bride
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) by Richard P. Feynman and Ralph Leighton
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
AY.LAB with Julia & Pascal Weis
Wild Sports in Sacramento (for all your gun, bait, and throwing knife needs)
Frisbee Golf (aka Disc Golf)
Roc Discs
Thunderbird Distance Driver Golf Discs
The concept of Svaha

Show Notes

What are we drinking? [06:52]
How Jason and I met, and my first exposure to AcroYoga. [07:30]
The origins of AcroYoga (and some of its benefits I’ve enjoyed so far). [09:34]
The categories of sport acrobatics. [13:43]
The dark side of competitive acrobatics. [17:01]
The surrender component. [18:41]
Beginner AcroYoga basics. [21:26]
Freakish hip mobility in action. [29:28]
Alleviating lower back pain. [30:36]
Why you don’t see a lot of 100-year-old gymnasts. [31:39]
Jason talks about people who have trained and inspired him. [32:16]
The meeting of two masters. [34:11]
What is the handstand approach? [38:44]
The cross-pollination of different physical disciplines. [40:34]
What is Shadow Yoga? [41:55]
Bone stacking and handstand ATB: Alignment, Tightness, and Balance. [45:29]
How Japanese gymnasts dominated the ’70s. [50:00]
ATB demonstration. [52:03]
Some of the most common AcroYoga mistakes. [56:11]
Other teachers and mentors who have had an impact on Jason. [59:35]
Things about the modern yoga world that drive Jason crazy. [1:03:45]
Acrobatic flying demonstration. [1:08:42]
The challenges of connecting through microangles. [1:12:42]
About handstand rigs, dream machines, and power levers. [1:14:38]
Jason tells us how Maurice Ravel’s Bolero and the life of Albert Einstein inspire his attempts to arrive at a Unified Field Theory of AcroYoga. [1:20:33]
The drawbacks of competitive athletics vs. the benefits of recreational athletics. [1:23:10]
One of Jason’s definitions of an advanced practitioner. [1:27:27]
How the meta learning section of The 4-Hour Chef can help you develop skills to transfer to other skills. [1:28:22]
How participating in every role leads to understanding and compassion in AcroYoga. [1:29:38]
The benefits of combining acrobatic flying with therapeutic flying. [1:31:03]
How Hatha Yoga aims for a 50/50 balance between feminine and masculine energy. [1:32:13]
The Princess Bride method turns out to be inconceivable. [1:33:21]
Who Jason thinks of when hearing the word “successful.” [1:35:06]
Books Jason has gifted most. [1:37:34]
Jason is constantly traveling. What does he bring with him? [1:39:00]
That time Jason smuggled throwing knives into Bali. [1:41:40]
Is frisbee golf a real sport? [1:42:12]
Purchase of $100 or less that has had the biggest positive impact on Jason’s life. [1:44:03]
How Jason practices the philosophy of Svaha. [1:44:16]
What does Jason believe that other people think is insane? [1:45:17]
Why Jason calls losing everything he owned (including the van where he was living) “really amazing.” [1:46:45]
Jason tells a story I’ve never heard before. [1:48:03]
What Jason’s billboard would say. [1:50:20]

People Mentioned

Molly
Peter Voogd
Travis Brewer
Jenny Sauer-Klein
Andrii Bondarenko
Jerzy Gregorek
Coach Christopher Sommer
Master Lu Yi
Scott Blossom
Ra’s al Ghul
Batman
Zhander Remete
B.K.S. Iyengar
Tirumalai Krishnamacharya
Kesuke Miyagi
Sam Luckey
Dharma Mittra
Yogi Gupta
Marcelo Garcia
Sebastian Junger
Kiplinn Sagmiller
Maurice Ravel
Dudley Moore
Bo Derek
Albert Einstein
Josh Waitzkin
Justin Bench
Daniel Scott
Kelly Starrett
Mahatma Gandhi
Richard P. Feynman
Julia Weis
Pascal Weis

How to ‘Waste Money’ To Improve the Quality of Your Life

This episode is not going to deconstruct a world-class performer, per usual. This is a short, but very actionable and practical episode about the inner workings of my business.

I was asked recently how I choose my projects. I’ve riffed on this topic, and shared many thoughts on delegating tasks, future projects, and my current approach to start-ups.

I realized that the real question at the root of many of my decisions is: “How can I waste money to improve my quality of life?” This seems like a bad thing, but it is not. It is trading pennies for dollars.

I delve into this topic and much more. Please enjoy!

Listen to it on iTunes.
Stream by clicking here.
Download as an MP3 by right-clicking here and choosing “save as.”

Want to hear another podcast packed full of actionable tips that I use in my own life? — Listen to this short episode on the magic of mindfulness. In this episode, I discuss how to complain less, appreciate more, and live a better life (stream below or right-click here to download):

This podcast is brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams.

Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll show you — for free — exactly the portfolio they’d put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim.

This podcast is also brought to you by Four Sigmatic. I reached out to these Finnish entrepreneurs after a very talented acrobat introduced me to one of their products, which blew my mind (in the best way possible). It is mushroom coffee featuring chaga. It tastes like coffee, but there are only 40 milligrams of caffeine, so it has less than half of what you would find in a regular cup of coffee. I do not get any jitters, acid reflux, or any type of stomach burn. It put me on fire for an entire day, and I only had half of the packet.

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QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

Scroll below for links and show notes…

Selected Links from the Episode

The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering by Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.
Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule by Paul Graham
The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done by Peter F. Drucker
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Show Notes

How do I determine what to delegate versus what to do on my own? [06:02]
How do I know what is the most important task on my to-do list? [09:46]
Why I focus more on writing than investing. [11:02]
Time is a valuable — but also variable — currency. Can you afford distractions? [13:06]
Are you letting unnecessary tasks overwhelm you? Pare down and eliminate. [16:26]
I share the story about a time I wish I’d “wasted” $2,000. [17:09]
You can always make more money. You can’t create more time. [19:31]
The journaling exercise I use to dream up ways to “waste” income in order to improve my quality of life. [20:12]

People Mentioned

Bill Gates
Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.
Paul Graham
Peter F. Drucker
Abraham Maslow

The Secrets of Gymnastic Strength Training, Part Two — Home Equipment, Weighted Stretches, and Muscle-Ups

“Achieving the extraordinary is not a linear process.” – Christopher Sommer

This is another jam-packed episode with Coach Chris Sommer (GymnasticBodies on Instagram/Facebook), the former US national team gymnastics coach and founder of GymnasticBodies.  As a world-renowned Olympic coach, Sommer is known for building his students into some of the strongest, most powerful athletes in the world. While this is a stand-alone episode, you can (and should!) check out his last appearance, which is one of the most popular episodes ever on the podcast.

We cover a lot in this episode, including:

What home equipment should someone invest in first (for $100 or less)?
What are Coach Sommer’s thoughts on weighted stretches?
What does lower-body GST look like for a 40-year old former athlete?
The best distinction between “mobility” and “flexibility.”
Exercise progressions for bar muscle-ups and most common mistakes in training for muscle-ups.
Foam rolling or mobility tools: Do they have a place in GST? If so, favorite uses?
How should taller people (say, over six feet tall) adjust GST?
How should women adjust GST?
And much, much more.

If you only have 5 minutes, here’s the equipment Coach Sommer recommends if you want to get started with Gymnastic Strength Training.

Enjoy!

Listen to it on iTunes.
Stream by clicking here.
Download as an MP3 by right-clicking here and choosing “save as.”

Want to hear another podcast on fitness and training from a world-class coach? — Listen to my conversation with Pavel Tsatsouline. In this episode, we discuss the science of strength and the art of physical performance (stream below or right-click here to download):

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This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams.

Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll show you — for free — exactly the portfolio they’d put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim.

QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

Scroll below for links and show notes…

Selected Links from the Episode

Connect with Christopher Sommer:

GymnasticBodies.com | Instagram | YouTube | Coach Sommer at Facebook | GymnasticBodies at Facebook

GymnasticBodies landing page for Tim Ferriss Show listeners
The Secrets of Gymnastic Strength Training (Coach Sommer’s last appearance on this show.)
Gymnastic Strength Training Illustrated – Tim Ferriss & Christopher Sommer (Modern Frontier’s video demonstrations of exercises discussed during Coach Sommer’s last appearance.)
Learn How to Use Gymnastics Rings – Iron Cross, GymnasticBodies
Making a Dream Machine by Michael Traynor at GymnasticBodies
Sever’s Disease
Hollow Body Position demonstration (with dowel) by Andreas Lund Hessner
Arch Body Position demonstration (with dowel) by Andreas Lund Hessner
Karate chopping filmed by high-speed camera
Mats Trane at Instagram (who began Gymnastic Strength Training at age 48)
Stretch Straps
Yoga Blocks
Straddle Lifts (Pulse) by RoutineFit
Hurdler Stretch by PeakEnergyPerformancePT
The Benefits of Weighted Mobility by GymnasticBodies
The Legend of Tarzan trailer
Jefferson Curls: Weighted Mobility for the Posterior Chain by GymnasticBodies
Weighted Pike Stretch by GymnasticBodies
How To Do Bar Muscle Ups by Barbell Shrugged
Seinfeld – Newman!
Obliques: The Missing Link in Your Core by GymnasticBodies
Mobility for Desk Workers: Table Rocks by GymnasticBodies
Are YOU Training Shoulder Extension? by GymnasticBodies
Russian Dips: Build Strength for Muscle-Ups by GymnasticBodies
Foam Rollers
A Patient’s Guide to Adult Kyphosis by University of Maryland Medical Center
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Lon Chaney, 1923)
CrossFit Training
What is a Straddle Planche? by GymnasticBodies
Learn How to Increase Your Flexibility – Lat Flys by GymnasticBodies

Show Notes

Coach Sommer talks me through a speedier recovery for an injury I recently sustained. [07:50]
Coach Sommer explains contrast baths (and how Michael Jordan used them to score 40 points on an injured ankle). [14:14]
Home equipment for getting started with Gymnastic Strength Training. [16:21]
The importance of overcoming damage from “desk patrol” and increasing mobility before getting into advanced exercises (e.g., dislocates, flexion work, shoulder extensions). [17:53]
Explaining the hollow body position vs. the arch body position and how the dowel comes into play. [20:34]
What a high-speed karate chop in slow motion demonstrates about the purpose of the skeletal system. [25:08]
Inspiration from a 53-year-old for people who feel like they’re too old to get in shape. [27:53]
How Coach Sommer changed his mind about the efficacy of stretch straps and yoga blocks. [29:45]
The consequences of immobility. [32:46]
What’s the benefit of elevating the heel of the straight leg on a block when doing a hurdler stretch? [34:38]
Why are weighted stretches crucial for Gymnastic Strength Training (especially in adults)? [35:46]
Other exercises Coach Sommer finds particularly effective. [39:17]
Mobility vs. flexibility. [43:44]
What does lower body Gymnastic Strength Training look like (and why do people who consider themselves fit usually get injured)? [44:35]
Recommendations for preventing common running injuries. [50:26]
Why connective tissue (like the Achilles tendon) thrives on high-rep work. [56:24]
Coach Sommer tells us about going from gymnastics to elite running in high school to chase a girl. [59:26]
What are the prerequisites for a safe back tuck? [1:00:27]
What are the prerequisites for a bar muscle-up? [1:01:39]
The main strength and mobility issues for inactive adults. [1:02:57]
Building strength with Russian Dips. [1:04:58]
Foam rolling — yea or nay? [1:07:32]
Pursuing health and pursuing performance are not diametrically opposed concepts. [1:08:38]
How can you avoid getting a Kyphotic hump (aka hunchback)? [1:09:47]
Does Gymnastic Strength Training differ for taller people? [1:11:21]
Does Gymnastic Strength Training differ between men and women? [1:12:24]
What is the most effective way to handle gymnastics coaches when they get cocky and condescending? [1:14:28]
How can you keep morale high as a beginner? [1:15:15]
Is a sudden leap in progress after seemingly endless stagnation in training common? [1:19:24]
Coach Sommer’s email about dealing with the temporary frustration of not making progress. [1:22:59]

People Mentioned

Tim Grover
Michael Jordan
Ryan Bailey
Mats Trane
Douglas Wadle
Rumen the Bulgarian
Jerry Seinfeld
Wayne Knight
Allan Bower

What’s Important to You?

“If you don’t know how much you need, the default easily becomes ‘more.'” – Ryan Holiday

My job is usually to deconstruct world-class performers from business, military, entertainment, politics, or athletics, and then to tease out the routines and habits you can use.

But in this in-betweenisode, Ryan Holiday, author of the book Ego Is the Enemy, shares a chapter called What’s Important to You? This chapter alone is worth the price of the book, and it contains many fundamental truths that can be applied to business and life. (The book is also the newest addition to my book club, which can be found at audible.com/timsbooks.)

If you like what Ryan has to say, check out the recent conversation we had, which dives deeper into what he’s all about.

If you only have 5 minutes, listen to this segment on why most people have trouble appreciating their own successes.

Please enjoy!

Listen to it on iTunes.
Stream by clicking here.
Download as an MP3 by right-clicking here and choosing “save as.”

Want to hear another podcast with Ryan Holiday? — In this episode, we discuss the “big three” Stoics, how Stoicism applies to the modern world, and how to improve your decision-making when stakes are high (stream below or right-click here to download):

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This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams.

Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll show you — for free — exactly the portfolio they’d put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim.

QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

Scroll below for links and show notes…

Selected Links from the Episode

Connect with Ryan Holiday:

Website | Twitter

Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday (also on Audible)
The Ulysses S. Grant Administration: 1869-1877, Authentic History
After the War from the memoirs of William T. Sherman
Explaining the idiom “Keeping up with the Joneses“
The Concept of Euthymia, Giovanni A.Fava and Per Bech, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
Disgraced Journalist Jonah Lehrer Talks About His Misdeeds; Wants to Earn Trust by Paul Raeburn, The Huffington Post
Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Show Notes

Two Civil War heroes take very different paths following the war. [06:06]
Why do we covet what others have instead of being happy with our own successes? [08:07]
The consequences of saying “yes” when we fear saying “no.” [09:04]
The more we accomplish, the more often we meet people who have accomplished more — and the smaller we feel in comparison. [10:12]
We pick up the pace to keep up with others — but what if there’s more than one race going on? [10:41]
Competitiveness isn’t the enemy. [11:07]
“If you don’t know how much you need, the default easily becomes ‘more.'” [12:34]
Disgraced plagiarist Jonah Lehrer on combining insecurity and ambition. [13:08]
What’s your motivation? [13:49]
The emptiness of the “if I only had that” illusion. [14:49]
What is independence? [15:18]

People Mentioned

Robert Louis Stevenson
Ulysses S. Grant
William Tecumseh Sherman
Ferdinand Ward
Seneca
Jonah Lehrer
Captain Ahab

Tony Robbins – On Achievement Versus Fulfillment

“I love quotes…but, in the end, knowledge has to be converted to action or it’s worthless.” – Tony Robbins

I’m very pleased to welcome Tony Robbins (@tonyrobbins) back to the show. (You can check out our previous in-depth conversations here: Part 1 and Part 2).

For those of you that aren’t familiar, Tony Robbins is the world’s most famous performance coach. He’s advised everyone from Bill Clinton to Mikhail Gorbachev to Serena Williams, and Leonardo DiCaprio to Oprah (who calls him “superhuman”).

This time around, we discussed a number of topics we didn’t cover in our previous interviews. I also hit him with some new rapid-fire questions. Some of the highlights of our conversation include:

Tony’s best investment ever
Quotes he lives by (and how he puts them into action)
The worst advice he regularly hears
Why he changed his diet for the first time since age 17
And much, much more

If you only have 5 minutes, listen to this segment where Tony explains “The 90-second rule.”

Without further ado, please enjoy this follow-up conversation with Tony Robbins.

Listen to it on iTunes.
Stream by clicking here.
Download as an MP3 by right-clicking here and choosing “save as.”

Want to hear another podcast with Tony Robbins? — Listen to my conversation with Tony and Peter Diamandis, the CEO of the XPRIZE Foundation. In this podcast, you’ll learn from two successful businessmen who regularly advise everyone from Serena Williams to Bill Clinton, from NASA to the world’s fastest growing companies (stream below or right-click here to download):

This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks. I have two to recommend:

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Vagabonding by Rolf Potts

All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audible.com/Tim. Choose one of the above books, or choose any of the endless options they offer. That could be a book, a newspaper, a magazine, or even a class. It’s that easy. Go to Audible.com/Tim and get started today. Enjoy.

This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams.

Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll show you — for free — exactly the portfolio they’d put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim.

QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

Scroll below for links and show notes…

Selected Links from the Episode

Connect with Tony Robbins:

Website | Twitter | Facebook

Tony Robbins on Morning Routines, Peak Performance, and Mastering Money
Tony Robbins and Peter Diamandis (XPRIZE) on the Magic of Thinking BIG
Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru – Official Trailer
Tiny trampolines
Date with Destiny
Dissociative identity disorder
The Exorcist Trailer (1973)
The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide — Risks, Micro-Dosing, Ibogaine, and More
MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom by Tony Robbins
Feeding America
Creative Planning
Is My Financial Advisor a Fiduciary or a Stockbroker? by Ethan S. Braid, HighPass Asset Management
What Is Sleep Apnea?, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
The 10 Most Expensive Artworks of 2015 (includes Mark Rothko, No. 10, 1958)
Mork & Mindy
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff and It’s All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things From Taking Over Your Life by Richard Carlson
Tony Robbins Sets the Record Straight About Fire Walk ‘Controversy’ by Marianne Schnall, The Huffington Post
Unleash the Power Within
Metallica — Some Kind of Monster
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
Maggie Siff on ‘Billions’: ‘I Might Leave Marks’ by Kathryn Shattuck, The New York Times
Traverse City Film Festival
Safety and Efficacy of Repetitive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy In Patients with Lumber Spinal Stenosis by Miyako Suzuki, et al., Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University and Kitasato University School of Medicine
Dr. Chris Shade on Mercury Toxicity, Revolution Health Radio with Chris Kresser
Quicksilver Scientific: The Mercury Speciation Detoxification Company

Show Notes

When you face a deadline and your brain won’t connect, sometimes you have to ask: What would Tony Robbins do? [06:42]
How does a small trampoline fit into Tony’s daily routine? [09:56]
Tony recalls a particularly difficult intervention and how he handled it. [11:04]
Tony touches on circumstances surrounding interventions he’s done with historical figures. [17:40]
Tony demonstrates how he unearths what motivates people in order to help them. [18:18]
Tony’s best investment of money, time, or energy. (Hint: it amounted to $35.) [27:42]
Tony on the power of decisions, the hunt for excellence, and quotes to live by. [31:28]
The worst advice Tony hears most often. [34:30]
“Life is always happening for us, not to us…” [41:20]
Tony talks about the art (not science) of fulfillment. [44:57]
Tony tells us the biggest lie on the planet. [49:33]
Suffering comes from these three thought patterns. [51:26]
Tony explains the 90-second rule. [55:35]
What’s the most important decision you can make? [58:56]
Why self-preservation isn’t selfish. [59:48]
Tony explains how the 90-second rule helped him cope with some recent trouble in Dallas. [1:04:41]
Tony demonstrates the 90-second rule process. [1:07:17]
How has Tony’s Date with Destiny program evolved over the past decade? [1:17:17]
Tony tells us how the I Am Not Your Guru documentary came to life. [1:18:55]
Tony talks about the possibility of pain without suffering. [1:26:33]

People Mentioned

John Denver
Diane Sawyer
Marc Benioff
William J. Clinton
Princess Diana
Mikhail Gorbachev
George H. W. Bush
Margaret Thatcher
Amelia Boone
Jim Rohn
Warren Buffett
Dale Carnegie
Peter Mallouk
Steve Wynn
Mark Rothko
Robin Williams
Paul Tudor Jones II
Arianna Huffington
Joe Berlinger
Maggie Siff
Brian Koppelman
Michael Moore
Christopher Shade