Dreams Around The World with Dan Johnston

Have you ever known someone who is a chronic liar, always making up incredible stories to the point it's ridiculous? Now you may not be that person, but if you thought: " I never lie, I don't need to listen to this!", this episode is a must. In this one I'm addressing 5 ways lying kills your dreams and sets you up for failure. Words have power and if you make your word mean something and try to speak radical truth, you will find your life gets a lot easier.

Recently I watched Bill Burr live and gained some major insights on business and life from his experience. How do you become the BEST at what you do? Should you focus more on the business side of things, looking at the graphs and numbers, or should you focus on what you enjoy doing and honing your skills? I want to celebrate this milestone podcast episode #200 and share those insights with you.

The idea of good and bad luck is, well, BS in many ways. I want to share one of my favorite studies on luck and what the researchers discovered about people's mindsets and perceptions and how they relate to good and bad luck (and the outcomes people have). Learn why some people are lucky and why some people are unlikely so.

Sofia from Estonia asks: "I’ve noticed something strange lately concerning 3 of my friends, who all turned out to be ENFPs. It seems that they don’t get along very well, I’ve talked to each of them and they all have some kind of negative opinion about the other two. It was always like that and lately I learned that they all are ENFPs. Well, I may be mistaken, maybe I’m just failing to understand them since I’m an INFP. My question is, why don’t ENFPs get along?"

ENFJs are one of the four Idealist personality types (with ENFPs, INFPs, and INFJs). Learn 3 awesome things about ENFJs, whether you are an ENFJ yourself or have a friend or partner who is. The 3 themes of this episode are ENFJ strengths. I discuss ENFJ relationships and friendships (and their love to party), a sense of design and knowledge, and the ENFJ determination to reach their goals.

I've made a few episodes on ENFP superpowers and if you're a subscriber you know that using your strengths is a key part of designing and living an epic life. In this 4th episode in my 2019 series I share 3 powerful questions you can use to transform HOW you achieve in 2019. How can you have more fun while getting things done? How can you use your superpowers (whatever your personality type) to get things done so you achieve more while having a good time and feeling fulfilled?

If you're an Idealist Personality Type (ENFP, INFP, INFJ, ENFJ) you may just love this alternative approach to setting goals and looking forward to the year. As an ENFP I've had mediocre success using traditional goal setting techniques but I've found this intention approach to periods of my life to be enjoyable and effective. I explain it all, as well as my intentions for 2019 in this episode.

If you're an Idealist Personality Type (ENFP, INFP, INFJ, ENFJ) you live for the future. We love to create and move forward. This episode is about making a little sacrifice today so you can give a great gift to your future 2019 self to make life a bit easier. It may be quitting a job or ending a relationship...or it may just be tidying up a room or organizing yourself better for the next year.

A fellow ENFP shared this exercise with me and I just had to share it. Try this out and give yourself permission to do what you enjoy - and what works, and set yourself up for success in 2019!

Dan responds to questions about: Novelty and facing fear of the unknown about becoming an entrepreneur, positively presenting a wide variety of jobs on a resume, and a question from a young ENFP who wants to travel without excessive financial stress.

Dan responds to questions: From an INFJ wondering about ADHD and from a traveller wondering how to figure out which country to choose so she can finally feel at home.

In this episode I share some advice for ENFP and ENTP types, which also applies to INFPs and INTPs as well. We'll talk about our desire for freedom and a lack of limits, and how that may actually be causing a lot of anxiety and overthinking...and some solutions to make it all better.

Dan responds to questions on: How to learn copywriting, making connections as an ENFP, and about getting thrown off by distractions that can derail your day.

How can you be more attractive? I'm going to skip the eye-liner tutorials today, simply because I haven't mastered my technique, and focus on 3 things anyone can do to be more attractive. Yes, I'm talking about being seen as attractive, maybe even sexy, to people you'd like to date...but it doesn't just end there. If you follow these 3 tips for making yourself more attractive you're going to find yourself being admired by almost everyone, friends, and, well, "friends".

Dan responds to questions: From an INFP dancer about the definition of success and facing competitiveness; establishing a home-based business as a creative and if working as a crisis hotline operator would be a good fit for an ENFP.