Self Improvement Daily
Self Improvement Daily is the most consistent and value-packed podcast in the space. Every episode is specifically created to help busy, purpose-driven leaders acquire the ideas, structure, clarity, and perspective they need to maximize their potential and impact. Featuring a new 3-5 minute tip every weekday, biweekly expert interviews, never missing a day for the last 7.5 years, and having earned 21.4 million downloads to date - This is your path toward becoming the successful, impactful, and influential person you've always known you're meant to be.
First Principles Thinking
Dissect a problem down to it's rawest elements, founded on truth and not opinion, to craft the right simple solution.
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Weekend Recap 3/9 - 3/13
This Week's Episodes:Timing And Tone The Peaceful Sound Of A Blender Cutting My Workout Short Was The Disciplined Thing To Do My System For Keeping Microcommitments Changing Plans Through Disruption New To The Podcast? If so then you need to check out the 7 Fundamentals Of Self Improvement which features short summaries of the most popular and impactful episodes from the past 7 years.And… I share the one episode where I talk about the biggest, all encompassing insight from 2300+ episodes of the podcast and 21+ million listens!
Changing Plans Through Disruption
When life gets in the way of your plans, you can throw it all out the window or you can accommodate by designing what happens next.
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My System For Keeping Microcommitments
How you do one thing is how you do anything, so it's critical to have a system to keep from betraying the small commitments you make in passing.
Interested to see my systems for holding myself to a higher standard? Watch the video here
Cutting My Workout Short Was The Disciplined Thing To Do
Self-discipline is misunderstood as 'doing what you said you were going to do'... Because it's truly about having the humility to follow through on doing the thing that most serves you overall.
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The Peaceful Sound Of A Blender
We're in control of the meaning we assign to every event, so much so that the crunching sound of a blender can turn into a deeper sense of peace.
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Timing And Tone
In communication, what matters as much as what you say is when and how you say it.
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Weekend Recap 3/2 - 3/6
This Week's EpisodesHow To Know If What You’re Doing Is Actually Working Treating Life Like A GPS Shifting From Sacrifice To Investment One Question To Discover Your Impact And Legacy They're Not Just People In Seats... New To The Podcast? If so then you need to check out the 7 Fundamentals Of Self Improvement which features short summaries of the most popular and impactful episodes from the past 7 years.And… I share the one episode where I talk about the biggest, all encompassing insight from 2300+ episodes of the podcast and 21+ million listens!
They're Not Just People In Seats
Each person we interact with has a story, struggles, triumph, and dreams that we'd get to hear about if only we chose to get to know them.
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One Question To Discover Your Impact And Legacy
If you've ever wondered what cause you're most passionate about... Ask yourself this question.
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Shifting From Sacrifice To Investment
We know that it's hard to delay gratification, but reframing the short-term cost from 'a sacrifice' to 'an investment' helps you make good choices more consistently.
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Treating Life Like A GPS
What if when you go off track in life, you viewed it like a GPS and simply recalculated to the best available path forward?
Inspired by Gregory Benedikt! Check out his Newsletter here!
How To Know If What You're Doing Is Actually Working
Clarify the conditions of the experiment you're running to determine if the results you're getting are significant (and trending the right direction).
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SISD #77 - Radical Self Honesty with Karen Eldad
Sharing an interview with Coach Keren Eldad, a deeply insightful thinker. We talked about the 3 eras of her adult life, overcoming our hardwiring for achievement, and many hard learned lessons from studying her own life and seeing patterns with her clients.Check out Coach K's work here:Her book "Gilded"Her podcast "Coached"Her Instagram
Weekend Recap 2/23 - 2/27
This Week's EpisodesThe Mind’s Greater Capacity My Take On Intentionality Change Your Life, Change The World What's Your Fruit In The World? It’s Too Easy To Be Busy New To The Podcast? If so then you need to check out the 7 Fundamentals Of Self Improvement which features short summaries of the most popular and impactful episodes from the past 7 years.And… I share the one episode where I talk about the biggest, all encompassing insight from 2300+ episodes of the podcast and 21+ million listens!
It's Too Easy To Be Busy
We unconsciously fill empty space in our lives with more things to do, and it causes us to be overbusy at all times.
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What's Your Fruit In The World?
We create unfakeable fruits that indicate how we're really showing up in the world... Not just what we want to believe to be true about ourselves.
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Change Your Life, Change The World
Our purpose is to maximize our potential and use our gifts and talents in service of the world.
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My Take On Intentionality
Living with intentionality involves maximizing your awareness to know what you want and following through with discipline even when you don't feel like it.
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The Mind's Greater Capacity
Your brain processes and remembers more than you know is possible - it just needs to be in the right conditions to be used more fully.
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Weekend Recap 2/16 - 2/20
This Week's EpisodesThe Epigenetics Of BeliefsIt Hurts To Be Honest With Ourselves I Had An Unmotivated Week Behavior Change Leveraging The Difference Between Goals And Intentions New To The Podcast? If so then you need to check out the 7 Fundamentals Of Self Improvement which features short summaries of the most popular and impactful episodes from the past 7 years.And… I share the one episode where I talk about the biggest, all encompassing insight from 2300+ episodes of the podcast and 21+ million listens!
The Difference Between Goals And Intentions
Goals are measurable outcomes that are only valuable when they're aligned in the right direction - with out intentions.
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Behavior Change Leveraging
You can implement behavior change faster and more effectively when you have a foundation measurement, time management, and feedback loops to support it.
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I Had An Unmotivated Week
When you're not feeling like yourself, give yourself space to find it - it'll help you get back on track.
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It Hurts To Be Honest With Ourselves
The mind naturally wants to avoid any suggestion that we fell short of expectations, but those who can honestly look at themselves have gained an incredible edge to improving performance.
Here's my tool for being honest with myself, my Self Improvement Scorecard!
The Epigenetics Of Beliefs
Different beliefs get expressed in different conditions - with your social context, physiological state, and felt urgency that most significant factors.
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SISD #76 - How To Have More Hope with Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe
In this conversation with Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe we go deep on:Why hope is the most important and overlooked element of resiliency The one journaling exercise she's been doing for years that might be one of the best recommendations ever made on the podcastBehavior change and how to be less judgmental of the things you wish you didn't do
You can get to know Dr. Robyne in all of these great ways:Get a copy of her new book "I Hope So"Follow her on Instagram @dr_robynehdHer podcast "Life By Design with Dr. Robyne"
Weekend Recap 2/9 - 2/13
This Week's EpisodesOverlooking Commitments In Your Calendar It’s Not Selfish To Put Yourself First My Issue With Non-Negotiables A Reason To Take Up With Gratitude Cognitive Load Vs Cognitive DistributionNew To The Podcast? If so then you need to check out the 7 Fundamentals Of Self Improvement which features short summaries of the most popular and impactful episodes from the past 7 years.And… I share the one episode where I talk about the biggest, all encompassing insight from 2300+ episodes of the podcast and 21+ million listens!
Cognitive Load Vs Cognitive Distribution
When you space out decisions, commitments, and big activities throughout the day, you operate with more sustainability than trying to do them back to back.
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A Reason To Wake Up With Gratitude
Every day you wake up with freedoms, abilities, and comforts that is someone else's dream.
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My Issue With Non-Negotiables
I find it hard to believe that there's never an acceptable reason to reconsider a decision.Life has nuance - click here to see my system for navigating it
It's Not Selfish To Put Yourself First
Just like anyone else, you are deserving of your own care, attention, and investment.
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Overlooking Commitments In Your Calendar
Having the time set aside to do something means nothing if you don't honor the commitment in your calendar.
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Weekend Recap 2/2 - 2/6
This Week's Episodes:There’s No Finish Line To Purpose More Improvement With Better Measurement Be An Overcomer When You Don’t Have The Time To Do It All Flipping Humility On Its Head New To The Podcast? If so then you need to check out the 7 Fundamentals Of Self Improvement which features short summaries of the most popular and impactful episodes from the past 7 years.And… I share the one episode where I talk about the biggest, all encompassing insight from 2300+ episodes of the podcast and 21+ million listens!
Flipping Humility On Its Head
Wouldn't the world be more abundant if people who have a lot to give asked for help, and those who have less offered what they could?
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When You Don't Have The Time To Do It All
In a busy world, we need to improve our ability to discern what's actually worth our time and contributes to our goals.
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Be An Overcomer
An overcomer: Someone who perseveres and steps up in the face of challenge.
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More Improvement With Better Measurement
Everything has a default measuring system - when we upgrade how we measure we get the insight we need to drive improvement.
Want to see how I measure my life and make fast progress toward my goals? Click here to check out my Self Improvement Scorecard
There's No Finish Line To Purpose
Living your purpose is a evolving, never-ending process that involves maximizing your potential and impact on the world.
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SISD #75 - Brave In The Face Of Fear with Jill Schulman
I have the great pleasure of interviewing my good friend, former Marine Corps Officer and renowned expert in the science of bravery... Jill Schulman.We talk about fear, cognitive psychology, creating your brave tribe, and other practical tips that you can use to stop being so timid and start stepping into your bigger future. Want to follow Jill and her work?Connect with Jill on LinkedInGet Jill's book - "The Bravery Effect"Visit Jill's website to request a workshop for your organization