How to Build More Memories Instead of More To-Dos - w/ Jodi Wellman
Positive Psychology applied to the shortness of life. This episode is a repeat of a masterclass from last year on living wider and deeper with psychologist and author Jodi Wellman. We cover: The walking dead vs astonishingly alive Overcoming habits and autopilot living Regret avoidance and controlling your life Useful positivity vs toxic positivity As they say "Get busy living, or get busy dying". Jodi has a morbid fascination with positive ideas from existential psychology to help brighten your day. Jodi Wellman Book - You Only Die Once Website - Four Thousand Mondays Quiz - How dead or alive are you? Insta - @FourThousandMondays NEW SHOW - How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation Learn about the evolving story of the human species and our ideas told in chronological order. The podcast is full of fun facts, surprising stories and philosophical insights. Found on all major podcast players: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast RSS feed - https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8 --- UPGRADE to Premium: 🏖️ Ad-free listening 🤘 Support the show 🔓 Exclusive AMAs and bonus content 💬 Community Discord GrowthMindset.Supercast.com Get in Touch 👋 Free Call - Schedule Link - https://cal.com/samwebster/mindset 📧 Email - GrowthMindsetPodcast (@) gmail,com Growth Mindset Psychology: Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. 📺 Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset) 🛜 Website - Growth Mindset Chapters 00:00 Grab life 01:18 Defining a Growth Mindset 02:22 Preventing Regrets and Shaping Your Life 04:36 Exploring the Regret Avoidance Bucket List 10:08 Prioritizing Adventure and Novelty 15:07 Overcoming Habits and Autopilot Living 19:12 The Power of Positivity and Potential 24:33 The Astonishingly Alive Model 28:51 Creating Conscious Routines and Rituals 39:47 Honoring Life's Fragility and Impermanence 42:33 Shaking Up the Snow Globe of Everyday Life 49:23 Abandoning What No Longer Serves You 49:23 Consistent Reminders and Psychological Tricks 49:23 Overcoming the Illusion of Personal Specialness 49:26 Earliest Memory 50:40 Kindest Thing 51:37 Send Off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 Syys 56min
What is Actually Important? How to stop reacting to news and non-events
Have you ever wondered how important something really is, yet lacked a reference point to put it into context? These days news, apps, jobs or neighbours comments all seem to be infinitely important and it's somewhat distracting. If you want to actually do stuff you need to know what is important and screen out the rest. Sam shares a framework for working out the impact of any idea or event that adds context to anything around you. From an idea in the shower to nuclear weapons everything has it's place NEW SHOW - How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation Learn about the evolving story of the human species and our ideas told in chronological order. The podcast is full of fun facts, surprising stories and philosophical insights. Found on all major podcast players: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast RSS feed - https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8 --- UPGRADE to Premium: 🏖️ Ad-free listening 🤘 Support the show 🔓 Exclusive AMAs and bonus content 💬 Community Discord GrowthMindset.Supercast.com Get in Touch 👋 Free Call - Schedule Link - https://cal.com/samwebster/mindset 📧 Email - GrowthMindsetPodcast (@) gmail,com Growth Mindset Psychology: Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. 📺 Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset) 🛜 Website - Growth Mindset Chapters 00:00 Why is everything important??? 01:53 Innovation Richter Scale 03:40 Why create a Scale? 05:59 Earthquake Metaphor 08:22 Invention, Innovation, Technology 08:22 Ranking Magnitude not Morality 09:29 The innovation richter Scale - Level 1 - 10 09:31 Level 1 - Shower thoughts 09:50 Level 2 - Actioned Idea (In private) 10:09 Level 3 - Public ideas (Not popular) 11:38 Level 4 - Popular and commercial ideas 12:29 Level 5 - Defining Brand 13:59 Level 6 - Innovation of the year 17:20 Level 7 - Innovation of the Decade 19:40 Level 8 - Innovation of the Century 22:55 Level 9 - Innovation of the Era 25:20 Level 10 - Species Epoch 29:57 Outro - Using the scale 32:00 What is really important? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2 Syys 36min
The Top 3 Fitness Mistakes and How to 20:80 your Health - w/ Coach Jake Parker, Beyond Fitness
We think fitness is about the body. But in truth, it begins in the story we tell ourselves. In this conversation with Jake Parker, we explore fitness not as a battle of discipline, but as a shifting of identity. Humans evolved in a world of scarcity where every calorie mattered. Now, in a world of abundance, that same wiring works against us. The magic, Jake suggests, is in designing new defaults. Defaults where exercise becomes an act of self-kindness, food choices become votes for the person you want to be, and consistency becomes less a grind and more a groove. Fitness then stops being a task and starts becoming a story of who you are becoming. Learn: The differences between female and male beliefs around exercise How environments shape habits more than willpower does The top 3 mistakes people make when getting fit TRY BEYOND FITNESS FOR FREE Online fitness coaching from anywhere in the world. One month trial - https://beyondfitnesstraining.coach/fitness-strategy-call-podcast --- NEW SHOW - How to Change the World: The History & Future of Innovation Learn about the evolving story of the human species and our ideas told in chronological order. The podcast is full of fun facts, surprising stories and philosophical insights. Found on all major podcast players: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast RSS feed - https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8 --- UPGRADE to Premium: 🏖️ Ad-free listening 🤘 Support the show 🔓 Exclusive AMAs and bonus content 💬 Community Discord GrowthMindset.Supercast.com Get in Touch 👋 Free Call - Schedule Link - https://cal.com/samwebster/mindset 📧 Email - GrowthMindsetPodcast (@) gmail,com Growth Mindset Psychology: Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. 📺 Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset) 🛜 Website - Growth Mindset Chapters 00:00 Jake Parker - Psychology of fitness 02:23 Fitness and Nutrition Philosophy 03:28 Genetics and Fitness Challenges 04:48 Overcoming Obesogenic Environment 06:54 Building a Sustainable Diet 12:50 Approaching diet flexibly and pragmatically 15:32 Shifting Identity and Embracing Fitness 21:40 Common Fitness Mistakes 23:38 Forming Healthy Habits 25:25 Overcoming Lack of Motivation 25:52 Reward and Punishment Systems in Fitness 27:53 Designing Your Environment for Success 30:48 Personalized Fitness Approaches 31:23 Strength Training and Muscle Maintenance 33:56 Womens vs Mens approach to fitness 35:56 Handling Injuries and Setbacks 39:42 Online Coaching vs. In-Person Training 42:05 Avoiding the All-or-Nothing Mentality 43:11 Practical Tips for Getting Unstuck 46:30 Claim a free month of coaching 48:00 Wrap up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
29 Elo 53min
Where To Spend Your Life Energy: A 3-step framework for brilliance
It's not just what you do, it's how you do it. We are increasingly bombarded with demands and equally confused by how important everything seems. Growing up every year the next exam will make or break the rest of your life... The reality is some things don't matter and other things matter much more than you will ever know. Saying hi to that stranger that becomes your wife, helping a friend start that stupid idea, putting way too much effort into a dinner party. We only have so much time and energy and many parts of life we can do more than get away with the minimum but actively seek to do as little as possible. In other parts we should raise hell to bring our full brilliance into play. --- COMPETITION - 2 months of free coaching Get mindset or business coaching from Sam. Enter the draw by simple subscribing to the new show and sending him an email growthmindsetpocast (@) gmail.com NEW SHOW - How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation Learn about the evolving story of the human species and our ideas told in chronological order. The podcast is full of fun facts, surprising stories and philosophical insights. Found on all major podcast players: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast RSS feed - https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8 --- UPGRADE to Premium: 🏖️ Ad-free listening 🤘 Support the show 🔓 Exclusive AMAs and bonus content 💬 Community Discord GrowthMindset.Supercast.com Get in Touch 👋 Free Call - Schedule Link - https://cal.com/samwebster/mindset 📧 Email - GrowthMindsetPodcast (@) gmail,com Growth Mindset Psychology: Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. 📺 Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset) 🛜 Website - Growth Mindset Chapters 00:00 The 90% Trap 01:46 Being "Done" vs Incomplete 02:16 The Struggle for Perfection 04:59 When Average is Enough 08:03 The Fisherman's Wisdom 10:11 Striving for the Extraordinary 12:51 Finding Your Balance 13:51 Send Off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
26 Elo 17min
The Evolutionary Psychology of Gender Roles, Male Violence & Food - How Fire Transformed Us
Ever felt like you were wrestling with more than just a campfire? Me too. Turns out, controlling fire is a bit like trying to control your own mind; tricky, unpredictable, and full of surprises. In this episode, we have an episode drop from Sam's new show "How to Change the World; The History and Future of Innovation". We dive into the wild story of how humanity’s obsession with fire set us on the path to becoming who we are today. We’ll talk about global wildfires and backyard barbecues, and how both are woven into our DNA and even impact things like gender roles and male aggression. If you’ve ever wondered why you crave campfire chats or why your brain loves new ideas, this one’s for you. Takeaways: Fire literally rewired our bodies and minds Our social lives, from dinner with friends to group self-improvement, started around the fire. Rethinking what you fear could be the key to your next breakthrough. ---- NEW SHOW - How to Change the World: The History & Future of Innovation Learn about the evolving story of the human species and our ideas told in chronological order. The podcast is full of fun facts, surprising stories and philosophical insights. Found on all major podcast players: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast RSS feed - https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8 ---- COMPETITION - 2 months of free coaching Get mindset or business coaching from Sam. Enter the draw by simple subscribing to the new show and sending him an email. UPGRADE to Premium: 🏖️ Ad-free listening 🤘 Support the show 🔓 Exclusive AMAs and bonus content 💬 Community Discord GrowthMindset.Supercast.com Get in Touch 👋 Free Call - Schedule Link - https://cal.com/samwebster/mindset 📧 Email - GrowthMindsetPodcast (@) gmail,com Growth Mindset Psychology: Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. 📺 Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset) 🛜 Website - Growth Mindset Chapters 00:00 Intro to the episode drop 03:57 The Role of Fire in Civilization 04:38 Fire's Impact on Predators and Prey 06:40 First Fire - 500 million years ago 10:05 Humans and fire - ~2 million years ago 12:17 The Discovery of Fire 13:48 When did we discover Fire 14:29 Stadium of Grandmothers 15:32 Fire's Influence on Human Biology 18:03 Fire and Human Digestion 20:52 Light and Campfires 23:02 Mealtimes 24:09 Fire's Role in Human Birth and Survival 26:00 Why Only Humans Mastered Fire 28:32 Fire, Social Structures & Gender Roles 33:52 Role Change in the Information Age 35:54 Fire's Role in Human Expansion - 70,000 years ago 36:21 Find the second half of the episode on the new show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
23 Elo 40min
Defining Your Own Success in a World Full of Self-Appointed Experts - w/ Mike Winnet (Worlds #1 Demotivational Coach)
What if success isn’t about working harder or even more achievement, but about how we feel day to day? In this episode, Mike Winnet invites us to reconsider the very stories we tell about ambition and achievement. The culture around entrepreneurship often creates illusions; mirages shimmering in a desert of social media noise. Mike challenges us to step beyond these distractions and ask: What if the real path is serene, sane, and sustainable? This episode reveals how transforming our metrics for success can free us from the endless hustle, empowering us to craft meaningful, autonomous lives. Recognize the paradigm shift from chasing fame to finding clarity. Choose values and success metrics that reflect your true self. Embrace responsibility as a gateway to freedom, not burden. --- COMPETITION - 2 months of free coaching Get mindset or business coaching from Sam. Enter the draw by simple subscribing to the new show and sending him an email growthmindsetpocast (@) gmail.com NEW SHOW - How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation Learn about the evolving story of the human species and our ideas told in chronological order. The podcast is full of fun facts, surprising stories and philosophical insights. Found on all major podcast players: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast RSS feed - https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8 --- UPGRADE to Premium: 🏖️ Ad-free listening 🤘 Support the show 🔓 Exclusive AMAs and bonus content 💬 Community Discord GrowthMindset.Supercast.com Get in Touch 👋 Free Call - Schedule Link - https://cal.com/samwebster/mindset 📧 Email - GrowthMindsetPodcast (@) gmail,com Growth Mindset Psychology: Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. 📺 Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset) 🛜 Website - Growth Mindset Chapters 00:00 The success story we're sold 02:39 Introduction to Mike Winnet: The UK's Number One Demotivational Speaker 03:10 The Harsh Realities of Entrepreneurship 04:03 The Illusion of Social Media Success 06:33 The Problem with Business Gurus and Influencers 07:25 The Importance of Realistic Goals and Self-Awareness 16:36 How to give advice 17:45 The Pitfalls of Following Trends Blindly 19:52 Entering Competitive Markets with Unique Offerings 21:46 Biggest Risks Taken 22:32 The Kindest Act Received 25:09 Dealing with Demotivation 26:52 The Impact of Social Media 32:48 Favorite Books and Financial Wisdom 33:48 Concluding Thoughts on Entrepreneurship 34:23 Take homes 37:45 Wrap up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
22 Elo 41min
Why Taking Life Less Seriously Could Be the Productivity Boost You Need
The art of making work not suck; how playing helps you stress less (and achieve more). In today’s episode, we challenge the architecture of adulthood, built brick by brick with “shoulds”. Using stories of ancient ancestors and modern cubicles, we’ll ask: Why do we surrender to seriousness, and at what cost? You’ll learn how the prison of comparison, the tyranny of the checklist, and our fear of imperfection rob us of the very autonomy we crave: Build tiny rituals that make work feel less like war, more like wonder. Experiment boldly and let imperfection be your guide, not your judge. Infect your workplace with micro-moments of fun (and make it contagious). It’s your move—why not choose to play? ---- COMPETITION - 2 months of free coaching Get mindset or business coaching from Sam. Enter the draw by simple subscribing to the new show and sending him an email growthmindsetpocast (@) gmail.com NEW SHOW - How to Change the World: The History & Future of Innovation Learn about the evolving story of the human species and our ideas told in chronological order. The podcast is full of fun facts, surprising stories and philosophical insights. Found on all major podcast players: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast RSS feed - https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8 --- UPGRADE to Premium: 🏖️ Ad-free listening 🤘 Support the show 🔓 Exclusive AMAs and bonus content 💬 Community Discord GrowthMindset.Supercast.com Get in Touch 👋 Free Call - Schedule Link - https://cal.com/samwebster/mindset 📧 Email - GrowthMindsetPodcast (@) gmail,com Growth Mindset Psychology: Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. 📺 Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset) 🛜 Website - Growth Mindset Chapters 00:00 What's wrong with us? 05:20 Modern Metaphors for Work 08:02 Psychology of Doom feelings 12:24 Mindset Shifts 14:32 Technology Breaks 16:36 Mindset shifts and habits 19:13 Conclusions 21:09 Sign off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
19 Elo 25min
How to Stay MOTIVATED When You Keep LOSING - w/ Gold Medal Olympian Sir Ben Hunt-Davis
Imagine training every day for a decade… and still losing. Then figuring out one question that changes everything. Olympic gold medallist Ben Hunt-Davis didn’t win because he trained harder, he’d been doing that for years and kept losing. He won because he and his crew started asking one question before every decision: Will it make the boat go faster? In this conversation, Ben shares the messy reality of chasing big dreams. We talk about missing teams by one place, eating 7,000 calories a day, and why sacrifice isn’t always sacrifice if you’re doing what you love. Then we jump into how that gold medal shaped his career as a performance coach, why bounce-back ability matters more than talent, and how to apply “filters” to shut out distractions in business and life. 3 Actionable Takeaways: Ask better questions to unlock better results - ruthlessly align your decisions with your real goal Build resilience by treating failures as fuel - treat setbacks as data, not drama Identify and repeat your successes consciously - Start every review by shining a light on what worked. Listen in and steal the mental frameworks that took Ben from last place… to Olympic champion. ---- COMPETITION - 2 months of free coaching Get mindset or business coaching from Sam. Enter the draw by simple subscribing to the new show and sending him an email growthmindsetpocast (@) gmail.com NEW SHOW - How to Change the World: The History & Future of Innovation Learn about the evolving story of the human species and our ideas told in chronological order. The podcast is full of fun facts, surprising stories and philosophical insights. Found on all major podcast players: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast RSS feed - https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8 --- UPGRADE to Premium: 🏖️ Ad-free listening 🤘 Support the show 🔓 Exclusive AMAs and bonus content 💬 Community Discord GrowthMindset.Supercast.com Get in Touch 👋 Free Call - Schedule Link - https://cal.com/samwebster/mindset 📧 Email - GrowthMindsetPodcast (@) gmail,com Growth Mindset Psychology: Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. 📺 Watch - YouTube (Growth Mindset) 🛜 Website - Growth Mindset Chapters 00:00 Sir Ben Hunt-Davis 02:20 How did he get to the Olympics? 04:18 Work and being an olympian 06:33 Training regime 10:17 Making sacrifices? 11:50 Working with your peak 13:45 10,000 hour rule 15:43 Losing before becoming the best 16:09 Continuous growth = common sense 17:37 Will it make the boat go faster? 18:09 Have you ever applied your philosophy to your relationships 19:34 Did Ben feel that they deserved to win? 21:53 What if Ben and his team did not win 24:01 What was next for Ben after rowing 27:57 Biggest lessons as a coach? 29:25 Future of coaching 32:14 Bullshit filters 34:29 Biggest mistakes 38:00 Take Homes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
15 Elo 44min
