Mihaly Csikszentmihaly observes that: “Most jobs and many leisure activities – especially those involving passive consumption of mass media – are not designed to make us happy and strong. Their purpose is to make money for someone else. If we allow them to, they can suck out the marrow of our lives, leaving only feeble husks.”  Denis Waitley agrees. “You are not only what you eat, but you become what you watch, read, listen to and internalize through repetition,” he says. “We do become that to which we are most exposed.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow: If you’ve felt hours fly by like moments or marvelled at a sunrise you’ve experienced flow. In fact, it’s a state we experience surprisingly often, at work, at home and at play. Mihaly’s Flow  explores how we can experience enjoyment in our lives by controlling our attention and strengthening our resolve. This is achieved by being immersed in an activity or subject that makes us neither anxious, nor bored. In this “flow state” we lose our self-consciousness, selfishness and sense of time. 

Using goal-setting and immediate feedback, we can achieve a state of flow that improves our relationship with work, increases our self-worth and gives our lives meaning.

“The best moments in our lives occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult or worthwhile.” Mihaly

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow

Simon Sinek is fast becoming a leading thinker of our time. He motivates his audience by thinking differently about how we behave and how we lead companies. His books and videos top their respective lists and our first profile of Sinek was well received by our listeners. That's why we've dedicated 5 shows to each of his books. 

So settle in for a deep dive into the world of Simon Sinek. Let’s start this journey with his first book Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action.

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Cal Newport is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University and the author of six self-improvement books. He also writes the Study Hacks blog focused on academic and career success. This series we will deep dive into his work starting with his book Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World.

Deep Work is a book about the science of productivity. Cal argues the best way to get more meaningful work done is by working deeply – working in a state of high concentration without distractions on a single task.

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Cal Newport - Deep Work

Join Mike and special guest Mark Pearson-Freeland as they listen to some of Michelle Obama's incredible speeches, and apply Michelle's greatest insights to their own experiences.

Michelle Obama is a lawyer and writer. She is the wife of the 44th U.S. president, Barack Obama, and was the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. As first lady, Michelle focused her attention on social issues such as poverty, healthy living, and education. Her 2018 memoir, Becoming, discusses the experiences that shaped her, from her childhood in Chicago to her years living in the White House.

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Michelle Obama - Becoming, featuring Mark Pearson-Freeland

Continuing their 'Women In Innovation' series, Mike and Mark learn lessons from Melinda Gates as they listen to some of her most inspiring talks in Episode 70.

For the last twenty years, Melinda Gates has been on a mission to find solutions for people with the most urgent needs, wherever they live. Throughout this journey, one thing has become increasingly clear to her: If you want to lift a society up, you need to stop keeping women down. Melinda's debut book - "The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World" - was published in 2019.

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Melinda Gates - The Moment of Lift

Completing our current 'Women In Innovation' series, Arianna Huffington is the innovator of Episode 71. Mike and Mark discuss some of Arianna's biggest advice from her amazing career.

Arianna Huffington is a prolific author and international media mogul who started the award-winning news platform The Huffington Post.  In 2011, Huffington sold the site to AOL for more than $300 million, and she subsequently became president and editor-in-chief of the company's Huffington Post Media Group. Arianna's 14th book, "Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder" was published in 2014, debuting at number one on the New York Times Bestseller list. In August 2016, Huffington announced that she would be leaving The Huffington Post after 11 years to launch Thrive Global, a start-up company and digital platform dedicated to health and wellness.

Arianna Huffington - Thrive

The Moonshots podcast goes behind the scenes of the world's greatest innovators to discover the secrets to their success. Each episode deconstructs the skills and behaviors that define their breakthrough business ideas. From Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos to emerging talents from across the globe. 

Join Mike Parsons and Chad Owen as they take you on a deep dive to discover why innovation matters and how you can do it too. 

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