Today I’m joined by one of my personal heroes, Jimmy Nelson. Some may call Jimmy a photographer or an artist, but as we will see over the course of our conversation together, he’s much more a student of life, people and happiness. Jimmy has spent his lifetime seeking out and celebrating the last indigenous cultures as well as extreme experiences around the world, so today we will take a deep dive into what truly means to be human and alive

Max Out Insights:
You only feel when feeling confronted, hitting a wall, falling, bleeding. Those scars that you carry 24 hours are the lessons that push you through this authentic journey.
Every day no matter wind, rain, sunshine, or storm. Make sure “one hair” becomes realigned.
Through small steps with consistency that you can heal your mind and body.
External validation will never be a source of a fulfilling life.

Max Out Quotes:
“The essence and the beauty of being a human being is feeling.”
“Spend every single day, every morning you wake up in that ritual and meditation, choosing one hair and realigning it.”
“Until you truly let go, until you truly form humility, can you find empathy and in that empathy you find contact and in that contact you find out who you truly are, and who the people are around you.”
“From every single conversation, you’ll learn something.”
“One has to go through one’s own pain. It’s extremely important, understand what you feel and only once you understand what you feel you can start leading a life aligned with what you want to do.”
“We all have a little voice inside, something telling us who we are and what we are.”

Connect with Jimmy: You can find his life’s work through www.jimmynelson.com and also other means of contact. There’s also a free app called The Jimmy Nelson on the Appstore and Playstore, don’t forget to follow him on Instagram @jimmy.nelson.official and accompany him on his journeys!

#141: Contentment and Humanity with Jimmy Nelson

I am joined by Srini Rao, a storyteller and host of the Unmistakable Creative podcast, where he has learned from the most creative people alive. He`s the bestselling author of multiple books on reclaiming your creativity, and that`s exactly what we`ll talk about today: How to pursue your own definition of success and make your childhood dreams come true in adulthood.

Max Out Insights:
You can only control your behaviour and your effort.
Passion follows engagement.
Diversity of ideas is a key aspect of providing unique content and not only “echoing” your surroundings.
Anyone can learn and acquire new skills, but you have to balance with the probability of succeeding.
You want the heart of an artist with the mind of a business owner.
It’s a lot easier to stay motivated by measuring the way you’re progressing towards a goal by your behaviour and how far you’ve come and done.
You need systems to make ideas happen.
Creativity comes from creating.
It comes down to: - “Is it meaningful for you?”

Max Out Quotes:
“Get clear on the reasons why you’re doing something.”
“Try before you commit.”
“If you’re not offending someone, you’re doing something wrong.”
“Focus on your behaviour more than the outcome.”
“Even if you accomplish some big goal, you can never rest on your morals. If you stop doing the thing that got you where you’re at, you’re done.”
“Learn how to filter for relevance and for relevance to you.”
“There’s no point to consuming all this knowledge and not doing anything with it.”

Connect with Srinivas:
You can find his work at https://unmistakablecreative.com/ and make sure to follow and connect with him on Instagram @unmistakableceo

#143: Mastering Creativity with Srinivas Rao

Today I am joined by Dr. Barry Schwartz, the best-selling author of The Paradox of Choice whose Ted talks have received over 20mi views to date. He has spent the last 50 years researching and teaching the science of decision making, and so today we`ll talk about why less is more and how to make better choices in life.

Max Out Insights:
•	We can make a good decision and still feel unsatisfied.
•	The well-being of choices is subjective.
•	Worrying about how a decision will make us feel is appropriate since most of the time we are making decisions so we will feel better about our lives and ourselves.
•	The more options there are, the more inclined we are to take responsibility.
•	In an ideal world, we make our own decisions about what our fish ball looks like and then live by them.
•	It’s helpful if we focus on what’s good in a decision Instead of what’s disappointing.

Max Out Quotes:
•	“Instead of being liberated by all the options, people are paralyzed.”
•	“What’s more important: how good the decision we make is objectively or how good we feel about it.”
•	“The secret to happiness is low expectation.”
•	“Sometimes the world sets limits on what’s possible and we have to live within those limits.”
•	“We need something that imposes limits on the possibilities that we face and consider while we make decisions.”
•	“Good enough is almost always good enough.”

Connect with Barry:
You can find all about him at www.swarthmore.edu/profile/barry-schwartz and make sure to follow and connect with him on Twitter @BarrySch

#145: The Paradox of Choice with Dr. Barry Schwartz

“Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself."  -Cicero"

Today we’ll dive deep into 4 tools to develop an indestructible confidence and cultivate it in your day to day life and decisions.

#153: How To Build Indestructible Confidence

We’ll dive deep on dealing with challenging, difficult, painful, and frustrating circumstances in our lives. Change It – Leave It – Love It

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How To Deal With Challenging Times

In my interview with legendary hall-of-fame Diamond Dallas Page, he shared this amazing tool and piece of advice, and that's what we will dive deep and deconstruct today.

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#122: Don`t Think It, Ink It

Focusing on what does not serve you is a sign of mental weakness. We'll dive deep into peak-performance, and learn today how to perform at your best, to actualize your full potential.

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#123: Why You Need a Relentless Success Focus

Let’s discuss mental blind spots, and specifically how to spot, and overcome the self-limiting beliefs stories, and narratives we create in our lives. 

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#124: How To Overcome Your Mental Blind Spots

Today we’ll discuss what it really takes to actually achieve the biggest goals and dreams that you have in your life. 

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#126: What It Really Takes For You To Achieve Your Goals

Joined today by Dr. Eric Maisel, best-selling author of over 50 books and a world-leading expert on creativity, creating meaning, and building better habits. I was blown away by his insights into living a great life and I am incredibly excited to share this with you guys.

Max Out Insights:
•	There’s no finding meaning, it’s a decision we make ourselves to have meaning in our life.
•	Sometimes we don’t feel meaningful serving our meaning in the moment of action.
•	We owe it to ourselves, to live in the moment and be present.
•	Daily practice is essential in your journey of self-discovery and mastery. It’s a path to exercising your meaning and purpose.
•	Align your time with your priorities and make the decisions you make during those times count.

Max Out Quotes:
•	“A daily practice gives your days meaning”.
•	“The only way to get to our life purpose is by knowing what they are and by putting them in our daily practice.”
•	“Meaning is a decision you can make.”
•	“Almost nothing beautiful or brilliant happens unless a person has thought about it a lot.”

Connect with Eric: All the information on books, contact info and posts can be found at www.ericmaisel.com make sure to also check his contribution to the Good Men Project at www.goodmenproject.com/author/eric-maisel/

#141: Contentment and Humanity with Jimmy Nelson

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