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Dr. Anthony Youn, author of, ‘The Age Fix: A Leading Plastic Surgeon Reveals How to Really Look 10 Years Younger’ Dr. Anthony Youn a board-certified plastic surgeon, author, and anti-aging expert. Dr. Youn has performed tens of thousands of successful cosmetic procedures, wrote the phenomenal book, The Age Fix: A Leading Plastic Surgeon Reveals How to Really Look 10 Years Younger, and hosts The Holistic Plastic Surgery Show podcast. Learn more about the Dr. Anthony Youn at dryoun.com. We discuss: What is holistic plastic surgery and what does it mean to you?What is the best way to figure out an at-home skincare routine?What should we be aware of when deciding what sunscreen to use? Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: Rothy’s – Check out all the amazing styles available right now at Rothys.com/smart. Wix –Get started today for free at wix.com/smart and apply code SMART at checkout to get 10% off when upgrading to a premium plan. Audible – Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals are free. Visit audible.com/smart or text SMART to 500-500. Donate: Donate here to support the show! The post 325 – Dr. Anthony Youn – Plastic Surgeon Reveals All appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness, authors of, ‘The Passion Paradox: A Guide to Going All In, Finding Success, and Discovering the Benefits of an Unbalanced Life’ Brad Stulberg researches, writes, speaks, and coaches on health and human performance. His coaching practice includes working with athletes, entrepreneurs, and executives on their mental skills and overall wellbeing. Steve Magness writes, speaks, and coaches on  health and human performance. He is a coach to some of the top distance runners in the world. He consults with executives and athletes on performance, culture, and mental skills development. In addition to Peak Performance and The Passion Paradox, their writing and opinions have been featured in national outlets including The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, Wired, CNN, NPR, The BBC, Forbes, ESPN, Outside Magazine, and The Huffington Post. Their newest book, The Passion Paradox: A Guide to Going All In, Finding Success, and Discovering the Benefits of an Unbalanced Life is out now! Learn more about the Brad, Steve, and the book at https://www.passionparadoxbook.com. We discuss: How did you decide to write a book about passion?How do we differentiate passions that are going to bring us “success”?How do we separate our value from our passion? Become a Patron! Help us grown and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: BetterHelp – Get 10% off your first month – https://betterhelp.com/smart Skillshare – Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this episode. Listeners get 2 months of S

Laura Tierney, Founder and CEO of The Social Institute Laura Tierney is the founder and CEO of The Social Institute. Prior to being the founder, Laura served as Social Media Director at the award-winning advertising agency McKinney. Laura was a student-athlete at Duke University, majoring in sociology and journalism, and became a 4-time Duke All-American, 2-time team captain, and Duke Athlete of the Decade for field hockey. During her time at Duke, she played with the U.S. Women’s Junior National Field Hockey Team, representing the United States at home and abroad. Learn more at https://thesocialinstitute.com or by following @soLaur on Twitter! We discuss: What are the positive things students are utilizing social media to accomplish?How do kids see digital and social interact within their world?How much should we be ‘watching’ our kids when it comes to their social media involvement? Become a Patron! Help us grown and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: Wix – Get started today for free at Wix.com/SMART and apply code SMART at checkout to get 10% when upgrading to premium! Skillshare – Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this episode. Listeners get 2 months of Skillshare for FREE by signing up here: https://skillshare.com/spp Donate: Donate here to support the show! The post 323- Laura Tierney – Parenting in the Age of Social Media appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Lori Gottlieb, author of, ‘Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed’ Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author who writes the weekly “Dear Therapist” advice column for The Atlantic. She has written hundreds of articles related to psychology and culture, many of which have become viral sensations all over the world. A contributing editor for the Atlantic, she also writes for The New York Times Magazine, and appears as a frequent expert on relationships, parenting, and hot-button mental health topics in media such as The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, Dr. Phil, CNN, and NPR. Learn more at LoriGottlieb.com or by following @LoriGottlieb1 on Twitter! Lori’s book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed is available now! We discuss: How difficult was it to write about your relationship and how vulnerable did you feel?How do you handle self-doubt and how do you handle it with patients?What are the recommendations for helping someone that “just wants to be heard”? Become a Patron! Help us grown and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: Wix – Get started today for free at Wix.com/SMART and apply code SMART at checkout to get 10% when upgrading to premium! BetterHelp – Get 10% off your first month – https://betterhelp.com/smart Donate: Donate here to support the show! The post 322 – Lori Gottlieb – We Need to Talk appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Sandy Rogers, author of, ‘Leading Loyalty: Cracking the Code to Customer Devotion’ Sandy Rogers is the leader of FranklinCovey’s Loyalty Practice, a FranklinCovey offering which helps organizations increase customer and employee loyalty. Prior to FranklinCovey, he was a senior vice president at Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Before making his way to Enterprise, Sandy worked in marketing at Apple and brand management at P&G. Sandy has a bachelor’s degree from Duke and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Sandy’s book, Leading Loyalty: Cracking the Code to Customer Devotion is available on April 16th. You can pre-order it now! We discuss: What are the three pillars of loyalty and how was it built into the culture at Apple?What is it about a customer that ‘proves’ loyalty? How is customer loyalty defined?What is your favorite example of a company that embodies loyalty and has created loyal customers? Sponsor: BetterHelp – Get 10% off your first month – https://betterhelp.com/smart Donate: Donate here to support the show! The post 321 – Sandy Rogers – Invest in Building Loyalty appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Safi Bahcall, author of, ‘Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries’ Safi is a physicist, a biotech entrepreneur, and an author… just to name a few! Safi has presented at approximately 130 banking conferences, investor events, and medical meetings around the world, as well as at leading academic institutions. He was a Miller Fellow in physics at UC Berkeley AND in 2011, he worked with President Obama’s council of science advisors (PCAST) on the future of national research. Safi’s book, Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries is available now. Pick it up today! Learn more about Safi: https://www.bahcall.com. We discuss: Why did you leave you profession in Physics to “start over?”How do you marry the idea of learning new things, with your employers desire for you to be a specialist?What is the difference between focusing on culture versus structure? Sponsor: BetterHelp – Get 10% off your first month – https://betterhelp.com/smart Donate: Donate here to support the show! The post 320 – Safi Bahcall – Nurture Crazy Ideas appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, author of, ‘Stop Talking, Start Influencing: 12 Insights From Brain Science to Make Your Message Stick’ Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath has a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Melbourne and an MEd in Mind, Brain, and Education from Harvard University. He has worked as a teacher, curriculum developer, brain researcher, and is currently an educational researcher at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. Jared’s new book, Stop Talking, Start Influencing: 12 Insights From Brain Science to Make Your Message Stick is available on March 12th. Check it out! To learn more about Jared and his work, visit: https://www.scienceoflearning.com.au. Check out Jared’s amazing TEDx talk, “Your Brain, Your Life.” We discuss: What are our “dozens of mini-brains?” What exactly are they?Are we limiting our experience because of the mental maps we create?How do you identify a story to determine if it’s serving us or not serving us? Recommended shows on Himalaya: Context with Brad Harris Download the Himalaya App! The post 319 – Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath – How Your Stories Change Your Reality appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Dave Birss, author of, ‘How to Get to Great Ideas: A system for smart, extraordinary thinking’ Dave Birss is a creative at heart and he’s one of our favorite creatives to have on the show. Dave is the author of the bestselling book, A User Guide to the Creative Mind: Understanding Where Ideas Come From and Helping You Have More of Them. In addition to writing, Dave’s credits are many. He runs RIGHT Thinking, which shows organizations a more effective way to generate more effective ideas.  Dave was also the founder and editor of Open for Ideas; an online magazine that focused on creativity. Before that, he spent the majority of his career in the world of advertising, both as a copywriter and an art director. Dave’s newest book, How to Get to Great Ideas: A system for smart, extraordinary thinking is phenomenal. You need to go get it and read it! To learn more about Dave, visit his website at: davebirss.com We discuss: How do we embrace diversity more in the creative process?Why do we need to put a definition on creativity?How do we go about being creative and adding value to the world? This episode is sponsored by: Blinkist – To start a 7 day trial, head to blinkist.com/smart The post 318 – Dave Birss – Great Ideas, You’ve Got Them appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Annie McKee, author of, ‘How to Be Happy at Work: The Power of Purpose, Hope, and Friendship’ Annie McKee is is a best-selling author, PhD, speaker and advisor. She is a coach to executives in Fortune 500 companies and organizations all over the world. She is also a Senior Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania and teaches the PennCLO Executive Doctoral program and the MedEd Master’s program. Annie’s book, How to Be Happy at Work: The Power of Purpose, Hope, and Friendship is a must read and is available now! To learn more about Annie, visit her website at: www.anniemckee.com. We discuss: Why does executive coaching exist? Why do so many executives need coaching?What are the “happiness traps?” How do they weigh on us at work?How can we offer “purpose” to everyone across all jobs? This episode is sponsored by: Blinkist – To start a 7 day trial, head to blinkist.com/smart The post 317 – Annie McKee – Find Happiness at Work appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Sean McFate, author of, ‘The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder’ Sean McFate is an author, novelist, and foreign policy expert. To expand on his already awesome background, Sean is a professor of strategy at the National Defense University and Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He is also an Advisor to Oxford University’s Centre for Technology and Global Affairs. Sean’s book, The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder is available now! To learn more about Sean, head over to: www.seanmcfate.com. We discuss: When it comes to the topic of war, why can’t we all just get along? What or who is the biggest threat to our civilization? What is an example of someone yielding wealth and taking power for their individual gain? How is America doing when it comes to the ‘future of war’? This episode is sponsored by: Blinkist – To start a 7 day trial, head to blinkist.com/smart The post 316 – Sean McFate – The Future of War appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Cheryl Heller, author of, ‘The Intergalactic Design Guide: Harnessing the Creative Potential of Social Design’ Cheryl Heller is a strategist and designer, who has had an amazing career. She is the Founding Chair of the first MFA program in Design for Social Innovation at the School of Visual Arts. She was awarded a Practitioner Fellowship in the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Program. This only scratches the surface! Cheryl’s most recent book is The Intergalactic Design Guide: Harnessing the Creative Potential of Social Design. To learn more about Cheryl, head over to: heller.commonwise.design. We discuss: What is social design? How does social design help put structure to complexity? What is the most foundational aspect of social design? Links mentioned: https://workingnarratives.org/article/public-narrative http://marshallganz.usmblogs.com/files/2012/08/Public-Narrative-Worksheet-Fall-2013-.pdf This episode is sponsored by: Professor Dave Explains YouTube Channel – professordaveexplains.com Blinkist – To start a 7 day trial, head to blinkist.com/smart The post 315 – Cheryl Heller – Higher Purpose Through Social Design appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

2018 is over and we sit down to reminisce about the year that has passed… and drink a little whiskey while doing it! We have a whiskey tasting (listen to the end of the episode!), answer some listener questions, and take some time to reflect. Enjoy! Don’t worry! We return to your regularly scheduled interview next week. The post 2018 End of Year Special appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Mark Manson, author of, ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life’ This week, we speak with Mark Manson. Mark is a New York Times bestselling author, a blogger, and internet entrepreneur. He often writes about what he considers to be life’s most important topics: happiness, self-knowledge, habits, and relationships. Mark’s book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life is a must read! To learn more about Mark, check out his website: markmanson.net. We discuss: How did you make your transformation into the self-help genre? How do I figure out what I want to do with my life? Where is Mark now in his life (this was 2 years ago!)? What would you tell a 21 year old to figure out what will work for them? The post 314 – Mark Manson – Experience Growth and Fulfillment appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Karen Wickre, author of, ‘Taking the Work Out of Networking: An Introvert’s Guide to Making Connections That Count’ This week, we speak with Karen Wickre. Karen is a Silicon Valley veteran. She worked at Google for a decade and moved to Twitter as the Editorial Director. She is a member of the Board of Visitors for the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University, and serves on the boards of the International Center for Journalists, the News Literacy Project, and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. She has also been a featured columnist for Wired. Karen’s new book is, Taking the Work Out of Networking: An Introvert’s Guide to Making Connections That Count. To learn more about Karen, follow her on Twitter @kvox. We discuss: As a former twitter executive, what are the best practices to grow a brand on social media? What were the early days of Google like? How do I network if I don’t really like being around strangers? What’s the point of making so many connections on places like LinkedIn? Is email dead? The post 313 – Karen Wickre – Networking Tips From a Silicon Valley Pro appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Todd Rose, author of, ‘Dark Horse: Achieving Success Through the Pursuit of Fulfillment’ This week, we speak with Todd Rose. Todd is the co-founder of Populace, a social impact organization that focuses on our understanding of individuality. Todd dropped out of high school, obtained his GED, went to Weber State University. He received his Doctorate in Human Development from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Todd’s most recent book is, Dark Horse: Achieving Success Through the Pursuit of Fulfillment. To learn more about Todd, head over to toddrose.com. We discuss: What is a Dark Horse? Who are examples of Dark Horses? What shocked Todd when studying about success? Is there a common theme that Dark Horses displayed? This week’s episode is brought to you by the Smart People Podcast Amazon Link. Support Smart People Podcast when doing your Amazon shopping: http://smartpeoplepodcast.com/amazon. The post 312 – Todd Rose – Success Through Individuality appeared first on Smart People Podcast.