#155 Brendon Burchard on Changing Your Life by Changing Your Thought Process | Impact Theory
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01/21/20
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Life coach to billionaire and one of the greatest influencers of all time, Brendon Burchard knows exactly how to make an impact. So, on this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Brendon details precisely how to achieve impossibly high performance, evaluate yourself and your goals, and deal with failure and stress. And he does it all while still bringing his trademark joy and revealing the qualities that have allowed him to build and maintain exceptional relationships and a vibrant community. Oh, and he still repels all the jerks!
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SHOW NOTES:
Brendon shares the story of being suicidal, then being in a nearly fatal accident [3:03]
Brendon describes becoming obsessive about learning leadership and psychology [4:53]
Your life is determined by each decision you make, every day [7:20]
Brendon describes his self-evaluation and visualization process [10:33]
How to observe your life dispassionately [17:55]
Brendon explains how to deal with failures and feeling bad [21:04]
Going through the motions is the death of high performance [24:29]
Tom and Brendon discuss leveraging guilt and pain, courage and contemplation [25:56]
Brendon strongly advocates the need for community [29:48]
Tom advocates learning to endure hardship, failure and stress [31:50]
Brendon advocates allowing joy and deep pleasure [34:45]
Brendon explains how he came to value relationships so deeply [39:05]
What one change could people make to have more of an impact [43:27]
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This episode is brought to you by: Check out Impact Theory University at: http://bit.ly/ImpactTheoryUniversity2 SHOW NOTES: Jolene shares her battles with chronic illness and bullying [0:50] Jolene talks about growing up in an abusive and controlling household [5:25] We can choose to re-write our narratives [7:00] One tactic Jolene always uses is to carve out time to just think [10:41] Jolene talks about how her negative experiences contributed to her chronic illness [11:43] Jolene shares a story of when she publicly called herself on her own BS [14:21] Tom talks about the connection between mind and body, nutrition and emotions [18:25] Jolene strongly advocates that food is medicine, and that food is communication [20:13] Jolene explains the benefits of turmeric [22:27] Inflammation is not always bad--you need a little bit of it [23:25] “I don’t want to focus on what NOT to eat.” [24:27] Jolene is not a fan of products that have been dramatically genetically engineered [27:29] Jolene discusses the connection between soy and estrogen [30:00] Jolene describes good ways to get proteins and fats [31:50] Jolene talks about the difficulty of making recommendations when evidence is limited [34:09] Jolene explains the real effects of the birth control pill [36:00] A woman may find a different man attractive when she’s using birth control [39:55] Jolene advocates for a more balanced view of hormonal birth control [43:00] Unapologetically love yourself fiercely, set and hold your boundaries [47:35] FOLLOW JOLENE: WEBSITE: https://drbrighten.com INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/2RkdSpH FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/2QTn3OB TWITTER: https://bit.ly/3a9yv0o Are You Ready for EXTRA Impact? 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Their discussion travels into fascinating and often hilarious territory as they talk about everything from raising children with love and logic to optimizing sex and the unexpected consequences of fecal transplants. SHOW NOTES: Ben describes stealing a bottle of bourbon from his father’s office [0:45] “In our house, there are no rules.” Ben describes love and logic. [2:35] Ben recommends Cyrax laboratories for functional medicine testing [14:02] Ben discusses how autoimmune conditions are caused by all sorts of things [15:09] Tom and Ben discuss Lisa’s chronic illness and peptides [15:44] Tom and Ben discuss treatments to clear brain fog and increase energy [20:11] Ben talks about an app that improves memory [23:37] Ben goes into depth on the LL37 peptide and talks gut health [28:32] Ben talks about which exercises improve longevity the most [46:28] Ben and Tom discuss world records for things like push-ups [50:51] Ben talks about his ideal physique and diet [52:58] Ben and his family love cooking and their dinners are a big production [57:43] Ben finds confidence and comfort in spirituality, and having hope [58:53] Tom wonders what Ben imagines when he talks about soul and spirit [1:02:42] Ben discusses eye-gazing [1:07:17] Tom talks about why he does not connect with spirituality [1:08:37] Tom and Ben discuss how physical changes cause mental and spiritual shifts [1:13:03] Ben believes there is a divine purpose to life, to love as deeply as possible [1:16:31] Ben talks about fecal transplants and their surprising range of effects [1:28:03] Ben explains his “bastardized” version of the carnivore diet [1:32:42] Health food companies need to make healthy versions of comfort foods [1:38:04] Ben describes the methods he uses to create boundless energy [1:39:44] How to optimize sex. [1:41:37] Ben and Tom talk about the spiritual side of sex [1:47:27] Ben explains how we can detect electrical fields produced by others [1:55:00] Ben and Tom discuss that sharks detect electricity and humans see light [1:59:12] Ben had to cut out of Boundless advice on mitigating the effect of partying [2:03:29] Ben talks about how he weaves science and survivalism into his fiction [2:05:08] Tom tells the story of how Impact Theory came about [2:07:54] FOLLOW BEN: WEBSITE: https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/2RcaQDR FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BGFitness/ TWITTER: https://bit.ly/2RdZRty Are You Ready for EXTRA Impact? If you’re ready to find true fulfillment, strengthen your focus, and ignite your true potential, the Impact Theory subscription was created just for you. This is not for the faint of heart. This is for those who dare to learn obsessively, every day, day after day. Subscription Benefits: PromotedPrevious Episode
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