#135 Nick Santonastasso on How to Get Whole, No Matter How Broken You Are | Impact Theory
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08/20/19
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Nick is giving away a copy of his audiobook for free to Impact Theory viewers. Redeem your copy by texting the word 'Victor' to 474747. Standard messaging rates apply. Nick Santonastasso was born with no legs and one arm. And he absolutely refuses to make excuses. He became a varsity wrestler, a social media sensation, and wrote the book that perfectly describes his mindset, “Victim to Victor.” On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Nick Santonastasso describes how his mindset is his superpower, how he deals with failure, and how he balances ego and confidence. This episode is brought to you by: ButcherBox: ButcherBox. Use the discount code: "TOM" at butcherbox.com to get 20$ off and FREE BACON Audible: Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals are free. Visit https://audible.com/IMPACT or text IMPACT to 500-500 Skillshare: Start learning on Skillshare today with 2 free months at https://skillshare.com/impacttheory Impact Theory University: Visit http://bit.ly/2MMGGX5 today! SHOW NOTES: Nick talks about how his parents raised him [2:52] Nick describes his process for figuring out his body and fitness [4:22] Nick talks about being in full victim-mode in middle and high school [7:24] Nick explains how his mindset became his superpower [14:20] Nick explains how failure and getting beat up helped him out [15:30] Nick talks about how the lessons he learned in wrestling applied to life [20:27] Nick describes why the biggest disability is a bad mindset [24:22] Nick describes how his value system has changed [26:46] Nick explains how he balances ego and confidence [29:37] What is the path to confidence? [32:05] Nick describes what he does when he doesn’t follow through on his commitments [35:24] Nick shares his experience with prosthetics [36:38] Nick shares the impact he wants to have on the world [41:00] QUOTES: “As long as I try my best, as long as I attempt it, that’s not really failing.” [14:55] “If I was gonna lose, I was gonna lose like a champion.” [16:29] “People can see me on the street and be like, ‘Wow, look how disable that guy is.’ And I’m like, pfft. Have you seen your mindset? Have you seen the way you operate? Have you seen the way you react to situations, that you’re pissed off in traffic? You think the world happens TO you. I’m not disabled. You’re handicapped.” [26:03] FOLLOW: INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/33rcg2n TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2Krzle5 FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2MN4I46 BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: “Victim to Victor” https://amzn.to/2KCcriP [2:42]
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#134 Ramit Sethi on How He Will Teach You To Be Rich | Impact Theory
August 13, 2019
•53m
Are you tired of personal finance advice that makes you feel terrible for buying lattes? Well, the “no-BS money man for the new generation”, Ramit Sethi, is tired of bad personal finance advice too. Instead of giving you guilt trips about life’s daily pleasures, he tells you how to negotiate a 25k raise. On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Ramit Sethi, author of “I Will Teach You to be Rich”, does just that. Find out how to negotiate big raises, control your spending, get out of debt, and form positive money habits that will make you financially free. This episode is brought to you by: Impact Theory University. Visit university.impacttheory.com today! Blinkist. Visit www.blinkist.com/IMPACT to try out the premium service completely free for 7 days! Skillshare. Start learning on Skillshare today with 2 free months at https://skl.sh/impacttheory26 SHOW NOTES: Ramit describes the connections between systemic inequality and mindset [2:39] Ramit talks about how 90% of people in debt don’t know how much they owe [4:16] Ramit describes people’s invisible beliefs about money [5:35] Tom and Ramit discuss how to get through to people about making money [8:09] Tom and Ramit discuss spending on what you really love [12:20] Ramit defines a rich life [14:54] Ramit and Tom discuss dark beliefs around money [16:35] Ramit explains how to get a 25k raise [23:15] Ramit advocates that people desperately crave the truth [30:06] Ramit illustrates how people victimize themselves [31:53] What kinds of rules should people have around money? [34:53] Ramit discusses core values and money [38:06] Ramit describes how to have deep conversations in relationships [40:41] Ramit explains what rules new couples should have around money [43:20] How people should think about saving and debt [45:58] Ramit talks about the small minority of people who are obsessed with money [48:17] Ramit shares the impact he wants to have on the world [49:39] QUOTES: “Lattes is a classic example. Everybody tells you not to spend money on lattes. That’s the worst advice ever! Buy as many lattes as you want.” [11:12] “When I ask people what’s a rich life to you, they usually say two things. Freedom, which is a very nice word, but kind of generic. And they say a number, usually a million bucks.“ [14:58] “No matter what, you will get the shit kicked out of you at some point in life. And you can take two routes. You can say, Oh that sucks I’m never gonna do that again. Or you can say, oh, that did suck, what did I learn from that? How can I improve?” [20:33] “I routinely show people how to negotiate 10, 25 thousand dollar raises.” [24:55] FOLLOW: WEBSITE: www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2YMAtNb TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2KsVAiA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2Kuh3ro BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: “I Will Teach You to be Rich” https://amzn.to/2YL7qJV [1:58]
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Paul Saladino is the opposite of the stereotypical doctor promoting the carnivore diet. He sees the diet in physical, mental and even spiritual terms. On this episode of Health Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Paul Saladino goes into nitty-gritty detail on the various levels and types of the carnivore diet. So he starts with the simple steak and eggs diet and ends with hunting, butchering and eating the entire animal. He also describes the philosophy and science behind the diet, and ends up taking Tom on a fascinating intellectual journey where they discuss getting in touch with their animal nature, spirituality, and becoming a better person. This episode is brought to you by: Thrive Market: Get 25% off your first order and a 30-day free trial at thrivemarket.com/health Impact Theory University: Visit http://bit.ly/2MMGGX5 today! SHOW NOTES: Paul explains why he spent so much time exploring, and is so curious [1:38] Paul describes his interest in Buddhism and Eastern philosophy [3:02] Paul and Tom discuss the sense of awe, and how that drove exploration [5:16] Paul shares why he returned to the medicine and what disappointed him about it [7:18] Paul explains why nutrition is so important in preventive medicine [9:11] Tom and Paul attempt to understand the “calories in calories out” viewpoint [10:43] Paul describes anti-nutrients, micro-nutrients and why they matter [13:45] Paul breaks down the carnivore diet [18:33] Paul and Tom discuss how auto-immune diseases may be caused by gut issues [20:58] Paul explains why he thinks we are evolutionarily carnivores [23:40] Paul advocates that eating meat made our earliest ancestors human [26:00] Paul describes the nitty-gritty of how to put the carnivore diet into practice [32:06] Paul explains the basic carnivore diet of meat, eggs and liver [40:40] Paul describes the second level of the carnivore diet, which organs to add next [42:16] Paul and Tom discuss why they wished a vegan diet worked [42:54] Paul and Tom discuss getting in touch with their own animal nature [45:03] Paul shares the most important change people need to make [49:40] FOLLOW Paul: WEBSITE: carnivoremd.com FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2z4yk4X INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2KGxxOk TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2TLQulB
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