#143 Simon Sinek on How to Motivate People, Transform Business, and Be a True Leader | Impact Theory
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10/15/19
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Simon Sinek achieved international fame with the TED Talk “How great leaders inspire action” and his first book “Start With Why.” Now he is expanding his discussion of leadership and delving into the question of what has gone so wrong for businesses and their leaders. In this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Simon Sinek goes deep into the subject of his newest work, “The Infinite Game.” He shares that most leaders don’t understand the infinite game they are in. Simon explains how our current business climate creates poor leaders, how to change that climate, and how to build the clarity and courage necessary to lead with an infinite mindset. This episode is brought to you by: Fearless Motivation. Search Fearless Motivation on pretty much every music platform: Apple Music, Spotify, Google Music, Deezer, iTunes...you name it, and find the perfect soundtrack for your own journey to greatness. HelixSleep. Get up to 125 dollars off ALL mattress orders for our listeners at HelixSleep.com/IMPACT BetterHelp. Special offer for Impact Theory listeners get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/impacttheory Skillshare. Start learning on Skillshare today with 2 free months at https://skillshare.com/impacttheory PoperCloth. Enter gift code IMPACT to save $20 off your first shirt. Go to Propercloth.com Impact Theory University. Check out Impact Theory University at: http://bit.ly/ImpactTheoryUniversity2 SHOW NOTES: Simon defines an infinite game and advocates leading with an infinite mindset [3:27] Simon advocates prioritizing people over revenue and profits [5:29] Simon explains why prioritizing employees ends up leading to higher profits [8:01] Simon describes why psychological safe spaces are necessary [11:03] Simon explains why you can’t incentivize performance [13:02] Simon describes economic history and how businesses became less people-friendly [14:36] Simon advocates that leadership is a lifestyle and that it ought to be ethical [22:01] Simon describes the importance of a just cause and how it differs from your “why” [26:21] Simon explains why we have poor leaders [29:28] Simon explains how to become a good leader [31:03] Simon describes his belief that good leaders need worthy rivals [33:10] Simon advocates the willingness to make profound strategic shifts to advance [36:26] Simon explains how to build the courage to play the infinite game [40:27] Simon advocates exhibiting empathy towards whoever is closest to you [44:45] Simon and Tom discuss finding the language to describe the infinite game [47:12] Simon advocates being the leader you wish you had [49:09] Simon shares the impact he wants his book to have [50:49] QUOTES: “I’m tired of CEO’s telling me that, ‘Millennials these days don’t stick around.’ Well why would they if you don’t offer them any kind of loyalty back?” [18:35] “Business is an infinite game. And when you play with a finite mindset lots of people suffer, including the companies they themselves are trying to build!” [21:00] “Be the leader you wish you had.” [49:16] FOLLOW: WEBSITE: simonsinek.com INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2omV0ew FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2nrOseS TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2mNcoce BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: “Start with Why” https://amzn.to/2p9Ntk1 [2:39] “The Infinite Game” https://amzn.to/2p7LgFE [2:39] “Leaders Eat Last” https://amzn.to/2p8i6pR [2:39]
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#142 Kute Blackson on How to Respond When Life Tests You | Impact Theory
October 8, 2019
•50m
Son of a charismatic miracle-worker, Kute Blackson could have inherited his father’s church. He could also have become the next Oprah Winfrey. But his intuition told him to find his own path. Now he devotes his life to helping other people find out who they really are, and experience true liberation. On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Kute Blackson explains why we need to stop lying to ourselves, why truth is the most fundamental value, and how to reframe your negative feelings as gifts. This episode is brought to you by: Blinkist. Visit www.blinkist.com/IMPACT to try out the premium service completely free for 7 days! Impact Theory University. Check out Impact Theory University at: http://bit.ly/ImpactTheoryUniversity2 BetterHelp. Special offer for Impact Theory listeners get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/impacttheory Skillshare. Start learning on Skillshare today with 2 free months at skillshare.com/impacttheory ProperCloth. Enter gift code IMPACT to save $20 off your first shirt. Go to Propercloth.com SHOW NOTES: Kute explains how to get into a state of flow by getting out of your own way [2:58] Kute believes that there is an intelligence beyond the mind that breathes through us [4:28] Kute advocates that there is a level where we know everything [5:33] Kute explains how to develop your gifts [8:31] Kute describes liberation experiences [11:31] Kute explains why it’s important to embrace death and realize that life is temporary [15:10] Kute advocates that we keep ourselves stuck by lying to ourselves [22:35] Kute describes how your negative feelings are gifts [24:05] Kute shares the story of how he developed the courage to live his own life [26:19] Sometimes the real challenges show up when you find your purpose [27:41] Kute claims that life is actively trying to express itself through us [29:39] Tom discusses intuition and empathy, poetry and logic [31:46] Kute describes the process of unwinding the lies we tell ourselves [35:11] Kute advocates giving everything you have to the moment [36:40] Kute shares his story of how he turned down the best offer he ever got [41:15] Kute shares the impact he wants to have on the world [48:02] QUOTES: “Who are you really? Are you this body? This body, every seven years, changes. Every seven years the cells change, they regenerate. So literally after seven years you have a totally different body. So are you just this body?” [18:00] “If we want to be free we have to be willing to be ruthlessly, compassionately honest with ourselves.” [23:23] “Many times we go to God or whatever we believe and we pray, ‘God help me!’ And God says, ‘Go tell the truth. Don’t come to me. Go tell the truth!” [23:36] FOLLOW: WEBSITE: kuteblackson.com INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/2njmfqh FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/1W4S3IW TWITTER: https://bit.ly/2o0ywA2 BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: “You Are the One” https://amzn.to/2o0KLN6 [2:32]
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Dr. Will Cole on Tips for Better Holistic Health | Health Theory
October 17, 2019
•41m
Dr. Will Cole believes we are living through a crisis of chronic inflammation, and that it affects every aspect of physical and mental health. On this episode of Health Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Will Cole explains the wide range of issues that cause inflammation, from sugar and pesticides to mental baggage and past traumas. He also offers very concrete advice on how to figure out exactly where you are on the inflammation spectrum, improve your diet, and deal with self-sabotaging behavior. This episode is brought to you by: BioOptemizers. When you go to www.p3om.com/tom20 — coupon code TOM20 will automatically be applied to your order, giving you 20% off. So check out P3-OM from BioOptimizers today, and find out just how effective real probiotics can be. Impact Theory University. Check out Impact Theory University at: http://bit.ly/ImpactTheoryUniversity2 SHOW NOTES: Will describes excessive, chronic inflammation as the disease of modernity [1:40] Will explains the difference between genetics and epi-genetics [3:23] Will describes the most common causes of chronic inflammation, especially food [5:03] Will describes the inflammation spectrum, and the 7 areas where inflammation occurs [6:46] Tom talks about his low-grade anxiety, and Will shows his process for helping a client [8:03] Will discusses how inflammation is showing up even in very young people [13:25] Will talks about what to do when you are not resistant to sugar and carbs [16:13] Will explains what makes a ketogenic diet beneficial [17:03] Will describes self-sabotage, how baggage and trauma harms their diet [20:16] “You can’t heal a body that you hate.” [22:16] Will describes the science and the art of functional medicine [24:05] Will explains why he migrated away from being vegan [26:04] Will talks about the most common vegetarian mistakes [28:29] Will and Tom discuss the carnivore diet, which Will is surprisingly supportive of [29:44] Will explains how harmful bacteria can survive much longer than anyone would expect [33:11] Tom and Will discuss whether a carnivore diet can provide all necessary nutrients [35:02] Will describes the benefits of intermittent fasting [36:45] Will advocates cutting sugar out, calling sugar a recreational drug [40:02] FOLLOW Will Cole: WEBSITE: https://drwillcole.com INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/2Mhji39 FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/33B42E2 TWITTER: https://bit.ly/2BcLduT
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