Let’s talk about manifesting, debunk the BS behind it, and talk about how to really make your dreams come true. I kinda cringe when I hear people talking about manifesting. When they do, I get the impression they’re either trying to sell me something, or have never really achieved anything in their life. BUT behind the strange, woo-woo, pseudoscientific explanations, there is a very real, observable, reliable, repeatable track to success, to being a results maker. This is the gem that the manifestation people are desperately trying to explain with QM. And once we’ve talked about the current ma ..read more

Today, we talk about personality masks. Often our most salient character traits are a facade erected to conceal who we really are behind it. Learn to accurately judge and interpret people, stop taking things personally, create emotional distance, and get ultra-useful intel on yourself and others. Accompanying article ..read more

We have an extraordinary amount of luxury available to us, luxury that our parents and grandparents’ generation couldn’t imagine. And it’s all available very quickly and for very little money. You might think this makes you happy, but it actually slowly ruins your life. You’re being manipulated and exploited by media and marketeers, and it’s making you miserable. Learn how stimulation and comfort are ruining your life, and how to reprogramme yourself to free yourself from their grip. This is a small part of my next episode, which is coming on Friday. Subscribe to be the first to see it ..read more

Today we talk about spiritual abuse: how to see the warning signs in teachers, why it happens, and how to lead a healthy spiritual life. This is based on my personal experiences as a teacher, meeting other teachers, and my 10-year meditation journey ..read more

I explore persistence, failure and success, with no script. I open up and share the challenges I've faced this week, month and year so far. I hope you take away some lessons on success, failure and persistence ..read more

Let’s discuss and practice choiceless awareness, a particular meditation state in which we give up control of our attention. This is also a meditation practice in its own right, and we’ll look at a couple of varieties of it. Skip to 11:30 for the guided meditation! I often see choiceless awareness talked about as a philosophy or doctrine. But to me it’s much more immediate than that. It’s a first-person meditative state. You don’t have to believe that it exists: you just need to experience it for yourself. That said, this work is best suited to people with some experience with meditation, part ..read more

The 8 stages of human development in career. What are they? And how do we embody the highest ones, transforming ourselves and our career lives to the benefit of all? – What Are The Stages of Human Development? Levels of complexity, a series of operating systems, each including the prior one but improving on it in crucial ways. – What Do They Mean For Our Career? The higher the levels we embody in our career, the more selfless we are, and the greater the impact our work has on the world. – What Can We Do To Advance? Integrate earlier levels, encourage later ones to take root, scrutinise career ..read more

Let’s talk about the subjective benefits of vipassana meditation. What I mean is the kind of benefits we can see in our lives, rather than the neurological benefits, although they are really two sides of the same coin. I’ve also met dozens of people who say that meditation has transformed their lives. And there is mounting gold-standard scientific evidence that confirms their reports. After ten years of practicing vipassana and other kinds, I too have experienced dramatic shifts through committed meditation practice, and I share them in this episode. Read more about the benefits of meditation ..read more

Limiting beliefs are disempowering views you have about yourself. You tend to strongly hold on to them, and they persistently prevent you from changing. Holding one is like being hypnotised by yourself, by your own mind. They trip you up, paralyse you, stop you in your tracks, and you don't even realise it. Today we talk about the 5 most common limiting beliefs and how they’re destroying your life. You’ll learn these limiting beliefs, why they’re so sneaky and pernicious, and what you can do about them. Okay, I don’t really know if they’re destroying your life. You’ll have to analyse your situ ..read more

If you want to master skills and reach high levels in your pursuits, you'd do very well to apply the 10,000-hour rule ASAP. What is the 10,000-hour rule? How can we use it to master skills and get really damn good? And what are some the common pitfalls involved with this way of looking at excellence? We cover all these questions in this episode. My article on the 10,000-hour rule ..read more