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Today’s Topic: Applying adult personal development strategies to your children Today Kim and I are going to discuss creating meditation and gratitude practices for your children, teaching them to change their own state (Tony Robbins style), and how they can use power poses or affirmations to achieve more.   Meditation & Gratitude In addition to cleaning up and a bedtime story, our evening ritual includes a gratitude exercise. Every night our daughter shares three things that she’s grateful for. It’s a small thing, but we can tell she’s getting it. Our intro to meditation was similarly simple: we just started by sitting down with her, crossing our legs, and putting our hands on our knees. Then we slowly started adding additional pieces of a meditation practice, including the Headspace app (both Headspace and Calm have a children’s section that include very short meditations). You don’t need to try getting your kid to sit still for 30 minutes to lay the foundation of a good meditation practice!   Changing Y

Today’s Topic: The paradox of our age At the end of my yoga class the other day, my teacher read some powerful words written by the 14th Dalai Lama that really stuck with me: We have bigger houses, but smaller families More conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees, but less sense More knowledge, but less judgement More experts, but more problems More medicines, but less healthiness. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbour. We built more computers to hold more information to hold more copies than ever, but less communication. We have become long on quantity, but short on quality. These are times of fast foods, but slow digestion Tall men, but short character. Steep profits, but shallow relationships. It is a time where there is much in the window, but nothing in the room. - His Holiness the Dalai Lama   Resources: I’d love your feedback on the show, and to show my thanks I’m raffling away a ticket to Lewis Howes’ next event, every we

Dr. Emily A. Farkas is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon who divides most of her time between performing heart surgeries in the U.S. and performing heart surgeries for free in underserved regions of the world (with a little time for climbing mountains, boxing, and off-roading on the side). Dr. Farkas also holds the distinction of being the first woman to train as a heart surgeon at Yale University, has a day named in her honor in St. Louis (“Dr. Emily Farkas Day,” August 3rd), and was awarded the honorary status of a tribal “Chief” in Nigeria – which all adds up to one of the most interesting people in the world. Words cannot express how long I’ve wanted to sit down and ask Dr. Farkas these questions, or how excited I am to share it with all of you.   In This Conversation We Cover: [2:00] Emily’s dual interests of dance and medicine [3:00] Attending Yale University [5:10] Getting started with Crossroads Africa and humanitarian work [6:50] Delivering a baby in Kenya before graduating medical school [8:00] Removing a s

Today’s Topic: Finding balance in my nutrition & training I’m almost 52-years-old, and my body has gone through a number of stages in my adult life (we’re not talking about puberty… today). I’ve been overweight and a fitness competitor at different points in my life, and today I’ve found a healthy balance. In our 30s, we were living it large – we basically started cheat day on Thursday – and I found myself larger as a result. Then, when I saw the men (some older than me at the time) in a fitness competition, I deconstructed what they were doing and completely transformed my fitness routine and diet. I was walking around with a gallon of water, eating cold chicken and broccoli, and hating life – but I had great freakin’ abs. Ultimately, though, I was exhausted every day… and then we had a baby. Kim, who used to be prepping my meals every weekend, had a lot less time and a lot more to do. Without that preperation, I started gaining weight again. This is when I decided I needed to strike a better balance – I

Today’s Topic: How to choose your goals & achieve them Today you’ll learn what a push goal is, how selecting three 10-minute, daily actions will help you achieve your goal, and the exact system that I use to achieve my goals.   What is a Push Goal? If you accomplish a push goal, it will knock down all of your other goals – like the first domino in a line. For example: If your list of goals includes putting a down payment on a house and buying a new car, your push goal might be making $150,000 in a year because it would allow you to accomplish both of those goals.   What daily actions will help you accomplish your push goal? Start by brainstorming every possible thing you could do to accomplish your goal. Make an exhaustive list of every single thing you can think of, and leave no stones unturned. If you start to get stumped, ask yourself questions: What would this look like if it were easy? Fun? Elegant? Anything you can do, any prompts you can give yourself, to get that data out. After you are done brain

Lori Harder is a self-love expert, transformational speaker, cover model, the host of the Earn Your Happy podcast, and the author of the upcoming book A Tribe Called Bliss: Break Through Superficial Friendships, Create Real Connections, Reach Your Highest Potential. Lori has overcome a number of obstacles that most of us will never have to face, and she’s come out on top every time. She’s an incredible person, and I’m pumped to share her powerful story and belief with all of you.   In This Conversation We Cover: [6:00] How Lori’s unique upbringing affects her perspective on spirituality and the world. [9:30] Struggling with weight as a child (and overcoming it). [11:45] Dealing with anxiety. [17:30] Embracing “freedom” with bad habits. [20:30] The dark night that changed Lori’s life. [27:00] How Lori worked through her trauma. [27:40] Lori’s manifested dreams for the future becoming a reality. [38:10] The powerful belief that Lori has that most people don’t (and how she trained herself to believe it). [40:4

Today’s Topic: Limiting beliefs We all tell ourselves stories. Sometimes those stories drive us to do more than we’ve ever done before, but often they hold us back. Those stories are limiting beliefs. Stories like, “I will never be successful when I grow up because I grew up in the projects of Queens and my dad was a truck driver.” But when you interrupt the pattern of telling yourself that story, and you replace it with something else, you can achieve anything. Call BS on yourself: “The truth is, there are a number of people who came out of Queens, and whose dads were truck drivers, who have grown up to be some of the most successful people in the world.” As you grow, and you shed some of your limiting beliefs, you will always bump up against new challenges and new limiting beliefs – so understand that this is a never-ending cycle. We’re all going through this same journey, and it’s okay to enlist support; seek out personal development training, hire a coach, or find a like-minded community.   Resources: I’

Today’s Topic: How to change any habit   Today I’m going to discuss the 4 stages of the Cycle of Growth: Inception - Think New Year’s Day, you’ve just made a resolution, and you’re excited about changing… but you don’t really know what you’re up against. Deception - A few days in, shit starts to get real. Incorporating your new habit is becoming more difficult, the excitement is waning, and you’re running up against physical or psychological friction. Your unconscious might try to keep you safe by minimizing risks. Transformation - If you power through the stage of deception, you will start to see positive changes. But you also see the reality of your growing habit, and it’s not a habit yet, so you still have to actively think about incorporating this activity into your life. Identity - After you’ve gone through this process for weeks and weeks, you don’t have to think about incorporating this new activity anymore – you just do it.   All change goes through this process. You just have to know where you are

Amanda Bucci is a lifestyle entrepreneur and social media influencer with over half a million Instagram followers and 200,000 YouTube subscribers. Through her posts, podcast, and coaching, she helps others develop their minds, hearts, online businesses, and health. We’re going to learn how Amanda transitioned from educator to influencer, building a social media following through the perfect combination of consistency, transparency, education, and authenticity (the “secret sauce” to her success).   In This Conversation We Cover: [5:15] How Amanda became who she is today [15:00] When Amanda realized she could do more (and what she did to make it happen) [21:15] Tactical strategies for Instagram [33:10] The 5% rule for crafting your CTA on social media [35:00] Being “you” all the time when you’re constantly being recorded [41:40] Using #hashtags as supplements on Instagram [47:10] Amanda’s technology & processes [54:00] Leveraging outsourcing to scale [57:10] How living in front of the camera affects Amanda

Today’s Topic: Avoiding Relationship Groundhog Day by Creating a Dream Line Do you remember Groundhog Day, the hilarious Bill Murray movie about a man who wakes up to live the same day, every day? Too many people are living life just like this – they wake up, brush their teeth, come home, feed the kid, read a story, go to bed, and then wake up and do it all over again. It’s easy to fall into that trap, but it’s not a great place to be.   Kim and I fell into this trap at one point, too, but we were able to climb out of it using one of Tim Ferriss’ tools: The Dream Line. It’s all about finding what you want to have, be, and do over the next six months. Tim Ferriss says, “Dreamlining focuses on activities that will fill the vacuum created when work is removed. Living like a millionaire requires doing interesting things and not just owning enviable things.” Here’s a few tips on how to use this tool in your own life: Come up with what you want to have and what those things realistically cost (e.g. an Aston Martin

Today’s Topic: How to Avoid Divorce John Gottman can predict, with 99.9% accuracy, if a couple will get divorced by spending just two minutes with them.   How does he know? Gottman knows to look for The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Criticism - When you start being critical about your partner. Contempt - Criticism can escalate into contempt; the eye roll personified. Defensiveness - If you don’t repair that contempt, defensiveness will grow. Stonewalling - Finally, you will essentially become numb to your partner’s reactions and when you communicate to them. According to Gottman’s research, if you get to this point, you have a 99.9% chance of divorce in the next two years.   Okay, now that you know what the Four Horsemen are, and knowing is half the battle after all, are you dealing with any of them? If you are, I’ve found that these strategies have really improved my relationship: When you’re in criticism, try to complain without blaming (which isn’t easy to do!) When you feel contempt, you want to bu

As I get older, I’m always looking for ways to create more movement in my body, and today we’re talking to the mobility expert: Jen Esquer (AKA Doc Jen). She is the physical therapist who created The Mobility Method, an incredibly successful program that helps people relieve pain, prevent injury, and optimize movement in just 10 minutes a day. Jen believes that, with the right information, everyone has the power to affect change in their body. Unfortunately, she can only work with so many people in person, so she created The Mobility Method to make optimizing your body more accessible – for anyone, anywhere, with almost any budget.   In This Conversation We Cover: [2:30] Jen’s trip to Guatemala with Pencils of Promise [5:00] Leaving private practice to create something bigger [7:45] How your sphere of influence helps you grow (or holds you back) [9:00] Getting Insta-famous [15:00] The neurological side of breathwork & how to breathe [22:40] How Jen creates & shares her incredibly high-quality Instagr

Kim and I have been working and playing together for 14 years (very long years, she says), and we’ve come up with a few strategies that have helped us not kill each other in the process. At the end of every week, we’ll be sitting down for a short Fri-Date, where we’ll share our tips and tricks with all of you.   Today’s topic: What lights you up, lights me up. Kim and I attended one of Tony Robbins’ Date with Destiny events, and he taught us a few things that we’ve been practicing ever since. To start, you have to understand that there are three levels of relationships: It’s all about me and my needs. You take care of your needs, I’ll take care of my needs, and then maybe we’ll meet up. What lights you up, lights me up. In the third, highest level of relationships, your partner’s needs are your needs – and it’s a totally different way of looking at things. This practice is rooted in The Law of Reciprocity: the idea that when you do something for someone else, they will be more inclined to do something for

Welcome to the first Robb Review! Every Wednesday, I’ll share something that I’m experimenting with in my personal life or my business life, and then I’ll give you the tips, tricks, and strategies that I’ve learned.   Today’s Topic: The Morning Pages Morning Pages is a process created by Julia Cameron. Although it was originally intended to help with writer’s block, the practice can help anyone gain clarity. The process is simple: as soon as you get up (and pour your morning beverage), just grab some paper and start writing. Whatever you’re thinking about – good or bad, silly or serious – write it down, and keep writing until you fill up three pages. The goal is to wipe the slate clean, clear your cache, and generally shake the dust out of the carpet that is your brain. I try to do this Monday through Friday, and when I don’t, I really notice the difference. It’s the best, most reliable way I know to start your day with a clear head. If you get stuck, or you are mulling over a problem, write these three ques

Drew Canole is a rockstar in the world of fitness, nutrition, and mindset. He is the Founder of Organifi, an organic line of superfoods, and the Chief Inspiration Officer of FitLifeTV, a lifestyle brand founded on the principle that demonstration of positive change has the power to start a revolution. What revolution? Well, Drew aims to inspire and motivate others to search deep within themselves to create prosperous, healthy, and enriching lifestyles because he believes that when you improve one life – even your own – you improve the world. I spent a weekend with Drew before we sat down to record this episode, and he absolutely blew my mind – especially with his spiritual mindset. There are a lot of good business people out there, but I don't think I’ve ever met another entrepreneur with such strong spiritual qualities.   In This Conversation We Cover: [2:30] Three questions that Drew asked attendees at the conference we both attended. [5:50] How only drinking Green Drinks for seven days led to a multi-mill

Mike Zeller is a business architect – as in – he interprets people’s motivations and desires to help turn businesses into perfect convergences of their founder’s skill sets, values and ambitions. He helps businesses work on strategy to achieve a model that lets them work hard and play hard! Strategy, ideation, architecting and connection.   In This Conversation We Cover: [2:12] Mike explains his ‘cocktail party’ description of what he does. [4:15] Mike runs through his active businesses, from fashion to real estate and augmented reality. His interests range far and wide. [7:15] Mike explains how he keeps focus with so many different businesses to balance, and he thinks it comes down to being a ‘creator’ who just gets bored with one thing at a time! [9:23] Rob outlines the 5 different personality tests that Mike had him take in one brainstorm session, and Mike explains how a range of tests gives the best picture of a person and their business and ultimately helps founders and entrepreneurs play to their stren

Chris Harder is an entrepreneur, business strategist and philanthropist. He’s also the host of the "For the Love of Money” podcast. He and Rob talk about zero to hero, cultivating a millionaire mindset and running with the right tribe for success.   In This Conversation We Cover: [3:02] Chris starts out by sharing a low point in his life. He and his wife were low, broke and out of shape, so he addressed his habits, priorities and social behavior to get the life he wanted. [5:57] Chris shares the point at which he realised he didn’t have the life he thought or wanted, and started to ask important questions. It began at a Landmark Forum course. He then chose to read 30 books in 30 days and found the focus to take a good situation to great. He also explained how his wife Lori was excelling and how he had to keep up! [9:30] “Good to great” Chris shares how he is stepping up from good to great in every way. [10:48] Chris explains how his wife tricked him into a yoga retreat in Costa Rica, taking him outside h

Rob kicks off the Work Hard Play Hard podcast chatting in the heat of the African sun with an old chiropractic friend about how he turned his passion for wellness into a hundred million dollar company.   Dr. Darren White, CEO of Aduro, Inc. (and Rob’s best friend), talks about how traveling as a shy young man equipped him with the integrity, confidence, and curiosity to do great in business.   Hear how Darren founded a string of chiropractic offices, then transitioned without experience or training, to develop an $80 million company, rated #482 in Inc. Magazine’s fastest-growing private companies in the USA.   Today, Aduro, Inc. is changing the way employees and employers think about health.   Rob and Darren discuss the mistakes, surprises, and adventures that allowed him to explore opportunities that he could not have imagined in private practice, as well as, uncover the hacks and tips that help him make the most of every minute.   In This Conversation We Cover: [03:17] Darren explains the atmosphere that