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Phillip Stutts, author of FIRE THEM NOW, is one of the masterminds behind the curtain of political marketing. With more than 20 years of political and marketing experience, Stutts has worked with multiple Fortune 200 companies and has over two decades of experience working on campaigns with billions of dollars in political ad spend and contributed to over 1,000 election victories, including hundreds of U.S. House campaigns, dozens of U.S. Senate campaigns and even three Presidential victories.He founded Go BIG Media in 2015 and has won more than 30 prestigious awards for their work with US Senators, Governors, and Presidential Candidates, including a Pollie Award for Best Digital/Internet Independent Expenditure Presidential Campaign and the Goldie Award for Digital Video Excellence in a Presidential Campaign.Stutts has made more than 200 national TV appearances including Fox News, MSNBC, and CNN. He has also appeared on some of the world’s most downloaded podcasts including Gary Vaynerchuk’s DailyVee, The Adam Corolla Show, The Dr. Drew Podcast, and Jay Abraham’s The Ultimate Entrepreneur.He has been lauded as a “marketing genius” by Fox Business and “the political guru” by ESPN. - https://phillipstutts.com/about/- https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Them-Now-Strategies-Businesses-ebook/dp/B079VRXJS4/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1519047028&sr=8-1Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, Twitter or via email mark@vudream.comHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

You're listening to the 24th episode of the Humans 2.0 podcast, solo-series, FLOW! Today's episode is on the MOST important activity that I partake in other than meditation...and it's sleeping 7-8 hours a day. 1. Sleeping Helps Prevent Diabetes and Heart DiseaseEveryone has problems falling asleep from time to time, but if you are chronically suffering from a lack of sleep, your odds of developing heart disease or type 2 diabetes will significantly increase. With this in mind, individuals who have insomnia, sleep apnea or another complication that makes it difficult to have a restful night should consider talking to their doctor about getting a sleep aid. It is also important to note that regular exercise and following a set bedtime and wake-up routine will help.2. Sleep Makes You Feel GoodWe all know the glorious feeling of waking up after a good night’s sleep. Our minds feel sharper, our bodies have fewer aches, and we’re more physically and emotionally equipped to take on the rest of the day. Unfortunately, getting to this happy stage is very difficult for some people. If you struggle with falling or staying asleep, it is wise to follow some scientifically proven methods for fixing the problem.For example, a post on the science of sleeping suggests cooling your face, dropping the temperature in your bedroom to 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and taking the rather unorthodox seeming approach of trying to force yourself to stay awake while lying in bed. Apparently, those who stare at the ceiling instead of having their eyes closed typically fall asleep more quickly.3. Sleeping Helps with Weight ManagementHave you ever noticed that you feel hungrier when you are sleep deprived? Researchers from Hendrix College studied this phenomenon with college students. They conclusively proved that a lack of sleep leads to an increased daily consumption of approximately 300 calories. This happens because the brain needs sleep to perform its best. When it doesn’t get enough, it burns through glucose, carbs, and other human fuels more quickly than usual in an attempt to keep you alert and fully functional. If you want to lose weight, eight hours of sleep should be part of your nightly routine.4. Naps Boost ProductivityStudies by NASA and Dr. Sara C. Mednick have found that naps serve another vital function in our overall sleep needs. In fact, if you take a nap of at least 26 minutes between 1 and 4 p.m., you’ll experience a productivity boost of up to 34 percent. When you consider the impact that productivity levels can have on everything from your job performance to completing personal tasks, it becomes easy to see why everyone should be given a nap break during the day.You may not be able to get your employer to sanction this idea, but consider using part of your lunch break to help you catch a few extra ZZZs.5. Sleeping Helps Your Immune SystemYour immune system is constantly at work attempting to protect you from a long list of potential illnesses. You can help it have a high rate of success by getting at least seven hours of sleep per night. Sadly, those who are unable to do this will suffer from an impaired immune system that leaves them more prone to catching a cold or the flu.One study even found that sleep deprivation following a vaccination could reduce the effects of the vaccine by as much as 50 percent. Therefore, it is critical to ensure that you get enough sleep if you wish to remain as healthy as possible.6. Sleep Provides A Cognitive BoostIf you have a big test or presentation tomorrow, the absolute best thing you can do for yourself is to get a good night’s sleep. This is because researchers have determined that there is a strong link between sleep and cognitive performance. When you don’t get enough sleep, your brain will experience reduced blood flow. As a result, your cognitive speed,...

David Burkus is a best-selling author, a sought after speaker, and business school professor. In 2017, he was named as one of the world’s top business thought leaders by Thinkers50.His newest book, Friend of a Friend, offers readers a new perspective on how to grow their networks and build key connections—one based on the science of human behavior, not rote networking advice. He is also the author of Under New Management and The Myths of Creativity. David is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review and his work has been featured in Fast Company, the Financial Times, Inc magazine, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and CBS This Morning.David’s innovative views on leadership have earned him invitations to speak to leaders from a variety of organizations. He’s delivered keynote speeches and workshops for Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Stryker and governmental and military leaders at the U.S. Naval Academy and Naval Postgraduate School. His TED talk has been viewed over 1.8 million times.When he’s not speaking or writing, David is in the classroom. He is associate professor of leadership and innovation at Oral Roberts University where he was recently named one of the nation’s “Top 40 Under 40 Professors Who Inspire.”What if the advice we’ve all heard about networking was wrong?What if the best way to grow your network ISN’T by introducing yourself to strangers at cocktail parties, handing out business cards, or signing up for the latest online tool, but by developing a better understanding of the existing network that’s already around you?We know that it’s essential to reach out and build your network. But did you know that it’s actually your weaker or former contacts who will be the most helpful to you? Or that many of our best efforts at meeting new people simply serve up the same old opportunities we already have?In this startling new look at the art and science of networking, business school professor David Burkus digs deep to find the unexpected secrets that reveal the best ways to grow your universe.Based upon entertaining case studies and scientific research, this practical and revelatory guide shares what the best networkers really do…and it looks a lot less like collecting business cards and making random introductions and a lot more like fostering authentic connections and seeking out diverse new voices.Forget the outdated advice you’ve already heard. Learn how to make use of the hidden networks you already have.- davidburkus.comPlease do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, Twitter or via email mark@vudream.comHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

You're listening to the 23rd episode of the Humans 2.0 podcast, solo-series, FLOW! Today's episode is about the actual key to finding your life's purpose...and no you can't find it with a mathematical equation. We are all born with a deep and meaningful purpose that we have to discover. Your purpose is not something you need to make up; it’s already there. You have to uncover it in order to create the life you want. You may ask yourself, “What is my purpose in life?” You can begin to discover your passion or your purpose by exploring two things:What do you love to do? What comes easily to you?Of course, it takes work to develop your talents- even the most gifted musician still has to practice-but it should feel natural, like rowing downstream rather than upstream. I love to teach, to write, to coach, to facilitate, to train, and to develop transformational seminars, workshops, and courses. I love to bring other leaders together for conferences and to co-create new approaches to our work.These things come easy for me. Although I invested many years in learning how to master these skills, I loved every minute of it. In other words, work is required, but suffering is not. If you are struggling and suffering, you are probably not living on purpose.Please let me know how you like these daily FLOW episodes.Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, Twitter or via email mark@vudream.comHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

You're listening to the 22nd episode of the Humans 2.0 podcast, solo-series, FLOW! Today's episode is about a downwards spiral I fell into a few years ago and how I solved it. The year was 2016. I had finished my first year of college and I didn’t gain the freshmen 15, I gained the freshmen 50. I went from 165 to 215 in less than 3 months. This was prompted by binge eating bags of sour patch kids (70+ grams of sugar) every night because I disliked where I was in my life. In addition, I was chugging down 2-3 cans of heavily caffeinated red bull every single day.At first, I was doing it for more energy, but I quickly realized after a week I’d get extremely tired after drinking a can of red bull. Which led me to the discovery of scientifically backed studies that showed diminished performance after 200mg of caffeine. Tired, depressed, and anxious I had completely given up on life and spiraled down even more into binge eating other foods and napping extensively throughout the day. My typical day looked like this:- Wake up at 8 am for class.- Drink a red bull on the way.- Come back from class and nap until noon for my next class.- Wake up, drink another red bull on my way.- Get out of class and eat horrible food at my school’s cafeteria like fried chicken fingers and fries.- Come back from classes for the day and drink another red bull.- Binge on watching TV Shows- Take another nap. - Wake up and eat dinner and continue watching tv shows.- Stay up until 4 am.- Repeat. Needless to say, I was in a detrimental cycle that I wasn’t consciously aware of at that time. It took me about 3 months to realize what was going on and the fact that I needed to break out of this cycle before things got even worse. Desperately looking for answers, I turned to the internet to help. After many hours of googling, I found way too much information about what I should do. I looked into every single diet and potential solution and the wide range of information left me even more confused. Become vegan, eat fat, don’t eat fat, eat only in these hours of the day..blah blah blah! Throughout history, the ability to have more choices and options in front of you was a sign of luxury and prestige. However, with the internet, information has been commoditized and you now have more choices than you will ever become aware of forever. Feeling hopeless and lost I had completely given up and I stopped looking. The following day I was on a website and a google advertisement popped up for this strange thing I’ve never heard of called “Bulletproof Butter Coffee” I can’t find the original ad banner but I remember it had a nice looking coffee cup in the image, and I thought “HEY I like coffee what’s this?”Clicking on the banner led me down the rabbit hole of discovering bulletproof coffee, which is the critically acclaimed, mycotoxin free coffee with grass-fed butter and MCT oil.Huh? What? How is this even a thing, this sounds like the worst idea I’ve ever heard. Luckily, I hit the order now button and went to the grocery store to buy some Kerrygold grass-fed butter. After receiving the shipment, I tried it next morning and it was an interesting experience. It actually tasted awesome and I figured I’d stick with this for a while. In case you happen to live in 1970 and think fat is bad for you…It turns out the creator of this, Dave Asprey also has a Bulletproof diet regiment which calls for eating plenty of good fats and wholesome vegetables. Long story short, I ended up losing over 50 pounds in an extremely short period of around a month. All from simply eating fats and vegetables. My brain felt like it had turned on for the first time in my life and I could think clearly about my life. This diet regiment led me to a serious amount of...

Eric Barker is the creator of the blog and Wall Street Journal bestselling book Barking Up the Wrong Tree, which presents science-based answers and expert insight on how to be awesome at life. Much of the advice we’ve been told about achievement is logical, earnest…and downright wrong. In Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Eric Barker reveals the extraordinary science behind what actually determines success and most importantly, how anyone can achieve it. You’ll learn:- Why valedictorians rarely become millionaires, and how your biggest weakness might actually be your greatest strength.- Whether nice guys finish last and why the best lessons about cooperation come from gang members, pirates, and serial killers.- Why trying to increase confidence fails and how Buddhist philosophy holds a superior solution- The secret ingredient to “grit” that Navy SEALs and disaster survivors leverage to keep going- How to find work-life balance using the strategy of Genghis Khan, the errors of Albert Einstein, and a little lesson from Spider-ManBy looking at what separates the extremely successful from the rest of us, we learn what we can do to be more like them—and find out in some cases why it’s good that we aren’t. Barking Up the Wrong Tree draws on startling statistics and surprising anecdotes to help you understand what works and what doesn’t so you can stop guessing at success and start living the life you want.His work has been mentioned in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic Monthly, TIME magazine, The Week, and Business Insider. He is a former Hollywood screenwriter, having worked on projects for Walt Disney Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, and Revolution Studios. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and holds an MBA from Boston College and a Master of Fine Arts from UCLA.- https://www.bakadesuyo.com/- https://www.amazon.com/Barking-Wrong-Tree-Surprising-Everything/dp/0062416049Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, Twitter or via email mark@vudream.comHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

You're listening to the 21st episode of the Humans 2.0 podcast, solo-series, FLOW! Today's episode is about mindful cooking as a joyous and peaceful meditation."Cooking is meditation. For me, when I cook whether I am playing music or not, I am in the moment with my food. That's why I think food tastes so good sometimes because you are one with the food. Think of cooking as music; you don't race to get to the end of the song to understand it - cooking food is like this for me." - Max La MannaWhy is Cooking Actually Meditation?1. Simple Tasks Encourage PeaceOne of the most basic forms of meditation is finding peace and enjoyment in simple daily tasks. Cooking is a simple daily task. You can also attempt complex recipes to give yourself more practice at both cooking and meditation. Easy soups and casseroles now become a peace-enriched event. Soak up even more peace by trying a more in-depth recipe by extending your experience in the kitchen.2. Silent ReflectionSilent reflection is a great way to get in touch with your emotions and thoughts. If you let your mind wander, there are many realizations and epiphanies that you can allow yourself to acknowledge. Cooking is a great place to let your mind wander as you perform the simple tasks, and be aware of where your thoughts take you.3. Therapeutic Relaxation through RepetitionRepetition is relaxing and therapeutic by focusing only on the task at hand. Cooking is full of repetitive action, from cutting, to peeling, to stirring, to grating, to mixing, and much more.4. MindfulnessMerrium-Webster defines Mindfulness as: 1. the quality or state of being mindful 2. the practice of maintaining a nonjudgmental state of heightened or complete awareness of one’s thoughts, emotions, or experiences on a moment-to-moment basis; also: such a state of awareness. Cooking is a great activity in which to practice Mindfulness. Be present in the moment to take in the sensory information of the food you are cooking. The smells, the colors, the tastes, the feeling of the food, and the sounds are all senses to be aware of. What emotions do these experiences evoke? What thoughts do they bring to mind? Be aware of these emotions and thoughts, and acknowledge them.5. Loving-Kindness MeditationThe Loving-Kindness level of meditation takes the most focus and attention. You may need to work up to this level before you attempt it. You must develop a love for yourself first, and then work toward others. Infuse the food with love and kindness by actively reflecting on yourself or the loved ones you are cooking for as you cook. Love is the secret ingredient of the tastiest dishes, after all! Typically, you would visualize yourself or your loved ones smiling at you, and feeling happy. Visualization is just one form of the Loving-Kindness Meditation. To incorporate this into cooking, visualize yourself or your loved ones smiling and happy as they (or you) eat the food you have prepared.Source: pickthebrain.comPlease let me know how you like these daily FLOW episodes.Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, Twitter or via email mark@vudream.comHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn -

Bobby Umar is one of the most prolific, heart-based leaders in North America. Inc Magazine named him one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers, alongside such noteworthy giants as Richard Branson, Brene Brown, John Maxwell and Robin Sharma. Bobby is a 4x TEDx speaker, and one of the top tweeters in the world, with over 450,000 social media followers. He has been named the 2nd best business coach to follow on Twitter and the 4th best leadership influencer according to Kred. Bobby is an international author of three books, including a #1 best seller, and is a Huffington Post contributor. He hosts a weekly tweetchat called “The Power of Connection” that has reached over 65 million impressions weekly. To date, his social media influence has garnered over 1 billion impressions. Bobby was also named a “2015 Speaker to Watch” by the National Speakers Bureau and Global Speakers Agency. Most recently, he was named a Top 7 Networking Guru to follow.A social media advocate, who champions authentic connection and heart-based leadership, Bobby has appeared on dozens of podcasts, TV & radio shows. With a background in brand marketing (Kraft & Unilever), engineering (Bombardier) and the performing arts (Second City), Bobby has led Raeallan for over a decade and is now a recognized thought leader in Networking, Social Media and Personal Branding. He founded the DYPB – Discover Your Personal Brand conference, the largest event in North America dedicated solely to personal branding, featuring 60 experts and over 300 delegates. 100,000+ people from across the world have experienced Bobby’s high-energy keynotes, interactive teambuilding activities, and engaging workshops.- http://raeallan.com/- https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyumar/?trk=pub-pbmapPlease do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, Twitter or via email mark@vudream.comHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

You're listening to the 20th episode of the Humans 2.0 podcast, solo-series, FLOW! Today's episode is about the current state of virtual reality and where it lies for future human augmentation for self-improvement and development. Please let me know how you like these daily FLOW episodes.- Virtual reality (VR) immerses users in a fully artificial digital environment.- Augmented reality (AR) overlays virtual objects on the real-world environment.- Mixed reality (MR) not just overlays but anchors virtual objects to the real world.The definition of virtual reality comes, naturally, from the definitions of both ‘virtual’ and ‘reality’. The definition of ‘virtual’ is near and reality is what we experience as human beings. So the term ‘virtual reality’ basically means ‘near-reality’. This could, of course, mean anything but it usually refers to a specific type of reality emulation.We know the world through our senses and perception systems.We all learned that we have five senses: taste, touch, smell, sight, and hearing. These are however only our most obvious sense organs. The truth is that humans have many more senses than this, such as a sense of balance for example. These other sensory inputs, plus some special processing of sensory information by our brains ensures that we have a rich flow of information from the environment to our minds.Everything that we know about our reality comes by way of our senses. In other words, our entire experience of reality is simply a combination of sensory information and our brains sense-making mechanisms for that information. It stands to reason then, that if you can present your senses with made-up information, your perception of reality would also change in response to it. You would be presented with a version of reality that isn’t really there, but from your perspective, it would be perceived as real. Something we would refer to as a virtual reality.So, in summary, virtual reality entails presenting our senses with a computer-generated virtual environment that we can explore in some fashion.In technical terms…Answering “what is virtual reality” in technical terms is straight-forward. Virtual reality is the term used to describe a three-dimensional, computer-generated environment which can be explored and interacted with by a person. That person becomes part of this virtual world or is immersed in this environment and whilst there, is able to manipulate objects or perform a series of actions.How is virtual reality achieved?Although we talk about a few historical early forms of virtual reality elsewhere on the site, today virtual reality is usually implemented using computer technology. There is a range of systems that are used for this purpose, such as headsets, omnidirectional treadmills and special gloves. These are used to actually stimulate our senses together in order to create the illusion of reality.This is more difficult than it sounds, since our senses and brains are evolved to provide us with a finely synchronized and mediated experience. If anything is even a little off we can usually tell. This is where you’ll hear terms such as immersiveness and realism enter the conversation. These issues that divide convincing or enjoyable virtual reality experiences from jarring or unpleasant ones are partly technical and partly conceptual. Virtual reality technology needs to take our physiology into account. For example, the human visual field does not look like a video frame. We have (more or less) 180 degrees of vision and although you are not always consciously aware of your peripheral vision, if it were gone you’d notice. Similarly when what your eyes and the vestibular system in your ears tell you are in conflict it can cause motion sickness. Which is what happens to some people on boats or when they read while in a car.If an...

"I was launching it, literally just for fun." - Nathan Chan, Founder of Foundr Magazine.Foundr Magazine is a digital internet-based magazine app on the Apple and Google Play store targeted at young entrepreneurs and early upstarts. Featured hundreds of entrepreneurs like Arianna Huffington, Tony Robbins, Gary Vaynerchuk, Tim Ferriss, Richard Branson, Daymond John, and Seth Godin.Foundr is on a mission to inspire the world of the possibilities of entrepreneurship, and become the ultimate resource and guide for entrepreneurs. Our focus is on delving deep into the world of the entrepreneur focusing on their failures, challenges, processes and really trying to help our readers learn from successful entrepreneurs before them.Nathan started Foundr in March, 2013 with no knowledge about entrepreneurship, publishing, apps, editorial or design and a very small budget. Fast forward to now, Foundr is a top 10 ranked ‘Business & Investing’ magazine in the Appstore sitting alongside publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fortune, Fast Company and HBR. "When I started Foundr, I had no idea that I wanted to build a big startup or service millions of people. It was just like a side hustle project and yeah, it was a big jump going from IT to online marketing. I think more of the big jump though is not knowing anything about publishing a magazine and producing content. That’s been a very steep and big learning curve.We worked it out along the way and made it work purely off the fact that I think I have a pretty good eye on what people are interested in. I know what excites me tends to excite other people. From there, I just followed my gut.Before I started Foundr, I knew that podcasts were hot. I also identified that there wasn’t really a magazine in the space targeting aspiring novice-stage entrepreneurs, early-stage startup founders and also targeting young people. All the business publications out there go with the assumption that you’ve already started a business.I thought that it would be a brilliant idea to launch a digital magazine since I knew that print was, and still is to this day, a dying trade. I also had a lot of questions that I wanted to answer myself as an aspiring entrepreneur. I thought it would just be a ton of fun and a great side hustle project. I was really interested in marketing too and that’s a big passion piece of mine. So, taking all those things into consideration, we launched Foundr."- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanhchan/- foundr.comPlease do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, Twitter or via email mark@vudream.comHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

One of my most favorite guests, Daniel Gefen talks to us about the everyday commonalities that successful people like billionaires have and it's probably not what you were thinking.Daniel Gefen is the Author of The Self Help Addict: Turn an Overdose of Information into a Life of Transformation and Host of Top-Rated Entrepreneur Business Podcast, Can I Pick Your Brain?Daniel Gefen is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Gefen Media Group, a podcast production, and booking agency helping clients build a loyal following through the power of podcasting. He is also the host of the top-rated podcast show called ‘Can I Pick Your Brain?’ which has exceeded over 150,000 downloads and was named top 26 podcasts to listen to by CIO Magazine. He has interviewed over 100 thought leaders, Billionaires, and celebrities.In 2017, he was named one of the top 25 most influential influencers and has been featured in dozens of media publications including Forbes Inc, CIO, Influencive, Success Radio and over 70 leading podcasts.You Can Check Out Episode 27 for the FULL interview and we talk about: - How self-doubt, procrastination, and indecision create a cycle of self-help addiction.- Why people invest in self-help books, courses, events and come out still feeling unaccomplished.How you can make your fears your friend and achieve anything your heart desires.- The importance of always taking responsibility for what happens in your life.- How much abundance there is in this world and that there are enough money, love, and happiness for everyone to have a lifetime supply.- How to go from a consumer to a creator.- The art of taking action, because without action nothing gets done.- How to become accountable so you avoid putting things off.- The power of decisiveness and how to avoid feeling overwhelmedIf you would like more information on Daniel please check out the following links below:Self Help Addict Book (Amazon) - http://amzn.to/2mJI0frDaniel's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/Gefenmedia/Daniel's Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheDanielGefen/Daniel's Site - http://www.danielgefen.com/Can I Pick Your Brain? Entrepreneur Podcast - https://apple.co/2mJG6eQThe Daniel Gefen Show Podcast - https://apple.co/2yixILtHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

You're listening to the 19th episode of the Humans 2.0 podcast, solo-series, FLOW! Today's episode is about the most impactful activity I participate in morning and night. Mindfulness meditation of course! A study from UCLA found that long-term meditators had better-preserved brains than non-meditators as they aged. Participants who’d been meditating for an average of 20 years had more grey matter volume throughout the brain — although older meditators still had some volume loss compared to younger meditators, it wasn’t as pronounced as the non-meditators. "We expected rather small and distinct effects located in some of the regions that had previously been associated with meditating," said study author Florian Kurth. "Instead, what we actually observed was a widespread effect of meditation that encompassed regions throughout the entire brain."One of the most interesting studies in the last few years, carried out at Yale University, found that mindfulness meditation decreases activity in the default mode network (DMN), the brain network responsible for mind-wandering and self-referential thoughts – a.k.a., “monkey mind.” The DMN is “on” or active when we’re not thinking about anything in particular, when our minds are just wandering from thought to thought. Since mind-wandering is typically associated with being less happy, ruminating, and worrying about the past and future, it’s the goal for many people to dial it down. Several studies have shown that meditation, through its quieting effect on the DMN, appears to do just this. And even when the mind does start to wander, because of the new connections that form, meditators are better at snapping back out of it.A review study last year at Johns Hopkins looked at the relationship between mindfulness meditation and its ability to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and pain. Researcher Madhav Goyal and his team found that the effect size of meditation was moderate, at 0.3. If this sounds low, keep in mind that the effect size for antidepressants is also 0.3, which makes the effect of meditation sound pretty good. Meditation is, after all an active form of brain training. “A lot of people have this idea that meditation means sitting down and doing nothing,” says Goyal. “But that’s not true. Meditation is an active training of the mind to increase awareness, and different meditation programs approach this in different ways.” Meditation isn’t a magic bullet for depression, as no treatment is, but it’s one of the tools that may help manage symptoms.In 2011, Sara Lazar and her team at Harvard found that mindfulness meditation can actually change the structure of the brain: Eight weeks of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) was found to increase cortical thickness in the hippocampus, which governs learning and memory, and in certain areas of the brain that play roles in emotion regulation and self-referential processing. There were also decreases in brain cell volume in the amygdala, which is responsible for fear, anxiety, and stress – and these changes matched the participants’ self-reports of their stress levels, indicating that meditation not only changes the brain, but it changes our subjective perception and feelings as well. In fact, a follow-up study by Lazar’s team found that after meditation training, changes in brain areas linked to mood and arousal were also linked to improvements in how participants said they felt — i.e., their psychological well-being. So for anyone who says that activated blobs in the brain don’t necessarily mean anything, our subjective experience – improved mood and well-being – does indeed seem to be shifted through meditation as well.Having problems concentrating isn’t just a kid thing – it affects millions of grown-ups as well, with an ADD diagnosis or not. Interestingly but not surprisingly, one of the central benefits of meditation is that it improves attention and...

Curt Mercadante is an executive coach, host of the Freedom Club Podcast, and Principal at Gravina Public Strategies. Curt and I talk about a variety of interlocking subjects like the state of entitlement in this country and the current status of freedom in the next generation. After founding and scaling a successful public relations/advertising agency, Curt decided to help others overcome the same challenges he faced. He discovered that coaching was his passion — and is committed to helping you discover your purpose, vision, and values — and define an objective so big and so audacious that it makes you feel uncomfortable. The strengths-based development program taught by certified business coach, Mercadante, helps bring out the most in you to give you the confidence you need to succeed in business. You can rely on our advice to help you through issues you may be having and develop a plan to reach your goals. He will work closely with you and find the best ways to take advantage of your skills for optimal performance in any field.- https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtmercadante/- http://www.curtmercadante.com/Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, Twitter or via email mark@vudream.comHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

You're listening to the 18th episode of the Humans 2.0 podcast, solo-series, FLOW! Today's episode is about how I beat and continue to manage my social anxiety as an introvert at social gatherings like parties with many people you don't know. Social anxiety is the fear of social situations that involve interaction with other people. You could say social anxiety is the fear and anxiety of being negatively judged and evaluated by other people. It is a pervasive disorder and causes anxiety and fear in most all areas of a person's life. It is chronic because it does not go away on its own. Only direct cognitive-behavioral therapy can change the brain, and help people overcome social anxiety.People with social anxiety are many times seen by others as being shy, quiet, backward, withdrawn, inhibited, unfriendly, nervous, aloof, and disinterested.Paradoxically, people with social anxiety want to make friends, be included in groups, and be involved and engaged in social interactions. But having social anxiety prevents people from being able to do the things they want to do. Although people with social anxiety want to be friendly, open, and sociable, it is fear (anxiety) that holds them back. The feelings that accompany social anxiety include anxiety, high levels of fear, nervousness, automatic negative emotional cycles, racing heart, blushing, excessive sweating, dry throat and mouth, trembling, and muscle twitches. In severe situations, people can develop a dysmorphia concerning part of their body (usually the face) in which they perceive themselves irrationally and negatively. Lack of professional and knowledgeable therapists is the biggest and most relevant problem to overcoming social anxiety. While it can be done, and a vast amount of clinical and research evidence supports this, overcoming social anxiety is difficult because of the scarcity of treatment facilities for people with this persistent anxiety disorder. Often, we are led to the conclusion that effective therapy -- whether from a psychologist or from a non-licensed person -- comes only from people who have experienced this disorder themselves. Twenty years of experience points to the fact that people who have lived with this disorder and overcome it, make the best group leaders. Please let me know how you like these daily FLOW episodes.Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, Twitter or via email mark@vudream.comHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

Elena L. Botelho is a New York Times & WSJ Bestselling author. She grew up in Azerbaijan and Russia in a family of mathematicians and earned her MBA from Wharton. She has advised more than 200 CEOs and boards over nearly two decades, first as a strategy consultant at McKinsey and currently as a partner at ghSMART. New York Times Bestseller, Wall Street Journal Bestseller.Based on an in-depth analysis of over 2,600 leaders drawn from a database of more than 17,000 CEOs and C-suite executives, as well 13,000 hours of interviews, and two decades of experience advising CEOs and executive boards, Elena L. Botelho and Kim R. Powell overturn the myths about what it takes to get to the top and succeed. Their groundbreaking research was the featured cover story in the May-June 2017 issue of Harvard Business Review. It reveals the common attributes and counterintuitive choices that set apart successful CEOs—lessons that we can apply to our own careers. Much of what we hear about who gets to the top, and how, is wrong. Those who become chief executives set their sights on the C-suite at an early age. In fact, over 70 percent of the CEOs didn’t have designs on the corner office until later in their careers. You must graduate from an elite college. In fact, only 7 percent of CEOs in the dataset are Ivy League graduates--and 8 percent didn't graduate from college at all. To become a CEO you need a flawless résumé. The reality: 45 percent of CEO candidates had at least one major career blowup. What those who reach the top do share are four key behaviors that anyone can master: they are decisive; they are reliable, delivering what they promised when the promise it, without exception; they adapt boldly, and they engage with stakeholders without shying away from conflict. Based on this breakthrough study of the most successful people in business, Botelho and Powell offer career advice for everyone who aspires to get ahead. Based on research insights illustrated by real life stories from CEOs and boardrooms, they tell us how to: - Fast-track our career by deploying the career catapults used by those who get to the top quickly - Overcome the hidden handicaps to getting the job we want. - Avoid the 5 hazards that most commonly derail those promoted into a new role. For everyone who aspires to rise up through the organization and achieve their full potential, The CEO Next Door is an essential guide.- https://www.amazon.com/CEO-Next-Door-Behaviors-World-Class/dp/1101906499- https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-lytkina-botelho-3b72785/- https://twitter.com/elbotelho?lang=enPlease do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, Twitter or via email mark@vudream.comHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/