Episode #705: Dr. Martin Seligman – Positive Psychology, Learned Optimism, Grit, PERMA, Agency, Resilience, and Predicting the Future

My new book, The Price of Becoming, is a USA Today, LA Times, Success Magazine, and Publishers Weekly Best-Seller! I think you'll find it useful. Dr. Martin Seligman is one of the most influential [...]

By |2026-09-10T09:42:01-04:00September 10th, 2026|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #704: Strauss Zelnick – The Leader Who Greenlit Dirty Dancing, Owns Grand Theft Auto, Loves Being Coached, and Might be the Fittest CEO Alive

My new book, The Price of Becoming, is a USA Today, LA Times, Success Magazine, and Publishers Weekly Best-Seller! I think you'll find it useful. Strauss Zelnick is the Chairman and CEO of Take-Two [...]

By |2026-09-06T06:08:48-04:00September 6th, 2026|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #703: Angela Duckworth – Why Grit Isn’t Enough, Situation Over Willpower, How Belief Gets Borrowed, John Wooden’s Socks, and How the Right People and Places Bring Out Your Best

My new book, The Price of Becoming, is a USA Today, LA Times, Success Magazine, and Publishers Weekly Best-Seller! I think you'll find it useful. Angela Duckworth is a psychologist and professor at the [...]

By |2026-08-28T08:48:31-04:00August 28th, 2026|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #702: Blake Mycoskie (Founder of TOMS) – Hitting Every Goal & Still Feeling Worthless… Gratitude, Mantras, and Hiring Like a Champion

My new book, The Price of Becoming, is a USA Today, LA Times, and Publishers Weekly Best-Seller! I think you'll find it useful. Blake Mycoskie founded TOMS Shoes in 2006 after a trip to [...]

By |2026-08-23T06:21:58-04:00August 23rd, 2026|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #701: Mark Pincus (Founder of Zynga) – Why We All Need a Coach, Maintaining High Standards, The Book of Life, Aggressive Ambition, and Why Your Instincts Are Almost Always Right

My new book, The Price of Becoming, is a USA Today and LA Times Best-Seller! I think you'll find it useful. Mark Pincus is the founder of Zynga, the social gaming company he built [...]

By |2026-08-16T06:15:09-04:00August 16th, 2026|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #700: Keith & AJ Hawk – Conscious Competence, Delusional Confidence, Stacking Days, After-Action Reviews, Taking Big Risks, The Power of Compounding, and Modeling High-Standards

My new book, The Price of Becoming, is a USA Today and LA Times Best-Seller! I think you'll find it useful. Every 100th episode, I record with my dad and my brother. Today, we [...]

By |2026-08-08T05:35:27-04:00August 7th, 2026|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #699: Jack Raines – How to Build Your Career, Increase Your Surface Area For Luck, and Find Your Purpose | Why Memories Compound Faster Than Money

My new book, The Price of Becoming, is a USA Today AND LA Times Best-Seller! I think you'll find it useful. Jack Raines is a writer and investor. At 24, he quit his corporate [...]

By |2026-07-31T12:04:25-04:00July 31st, 2026|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #698: Joanna Stern – How to Think for Yourself in the Age of AI, Why Deep Work Still Matters, Making Career Decisions With ChatGPT, and How to Stay Human on Purpose

My new book, The Price of Becoming, is now available! I think you'll find it useful. Joanna Stern is an Emmy Award-winning technology journalist, chief technology analyst for NBC News, and founder of the [...]

By |2026-07-25T19:58:02-04:00July 25th, 2026|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #697: The Price of Becoming – The Compounding Practices of High Performance (My New Book is Now Available!). “Have a Plan. Work the Plan. Plan for the Unexpected.”

My new book, The Price of Becoming, is now available! I think you'll find it useful. This is a conversation with my research assistant, editor, friend, and all-around good dude, Dan Smith. We focused [...]

By |2026-07-18T07:03:04-04:00July 18th, 2026|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #696: Dr. Zeke Emanuel – The Six Rules for Health & Longevity, The Harvard Study on Happiness, The Truth About Biohacking, Social Connection, and How to Avoid Being a Schmuck

My new book, The Price of Becoming, is now available for pre-order. To learn more about all of the pre-order bonuses (it's worth it), CLICK HERE. Ezekiel J. "Zeke" Emanuel, MD, PhD, is a prominent [...]

By |2026-07-12T22:29:00-04:00July 10th, 2026|Podcast Episode|0 Comments