The Principles Podcast

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If you look deeply into something for long enough, with an enquiring mind and well thought out questions, you start to notice things. You notice patterns in the thing you are observing, be it behaviours, thoughts, or events; that create results, these may be good, bad, or indifferent. This is part one: pattern recognition.When you find results that are pleasing to you, you can work out many of the elements of the patterns. If you repeat the same pattern in the same way (with the same mindset and beliefs, i.e. the ingredients), you should be able to consistently achieve similar results. Sure, it may take some trial and error as you get it all down pat, but you will get results. It’s similar to making a cake, playing the piano, learning to draw, or driving a car… you get the picture. We learn most things by first observing them, and then copying or mimicking them. This is part two: pattern implementation.Once you’ve gained some level of competency then you can start to mix it up a little, or a lot. Starting to create your own patterns, your own recipes, your own music. Creating your own combinations can get some very exciting results, all by trial and error (and fun). This is part three: pattern creation.Success leaves cluesI’m going to define success here as: getting what you want, when you want it, and enjoying the process. To get the results you want you can try, try, and try again until you get it (this is admirable but it can be exhausting, frustrating, and exhilarating all at the same time)… OR you can use a much faster approach, one that can compress time.Simply study the best men and women in the subject that you want to become competent/a master in. Immerse yourself in the subject, and get into their mindset deeply. Try to tease out the core organising principles that guide them and their behaviours. Discover the strategies that they developed as they created their own patterns to achieve success. Learn their patterns, copy them precisely, and you can’t help but get similar results.Reading their books can be a powerful way of doing this. Another is interviewing them and asking questions, which is where I come in.So, what does this have to do with you?Our mission is to bring you people, products, and services that help to enrich and improve your life in two primary areas:Your health – both mental and physical, since they are intertwinedYour relationships – with others AND yourself (something that is often neglected)As part of this, we will be reaching out to people who I think have great principles and strategies to share. People who are real masters of their craft. I will invite them onto the podcast so we can discuss their core principles and strategies which have shaped their decisions and lives. Some of them will be well known, but others may not be… I’ve learned some truly valuable things from some very humble and private people, as I’m sure you will have as well.I know that the things we will discover along this journey will serve me. Massively. I hope you will join me in this experience so that they can serve you as well.

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How Do you Know That? | Dr Jordan Grant

Mar 9th, 2026 6:00 PM

Send us Fan MailMost of us were never taught how to evaluate a claim properly. We were taught to trust the source. My guest today is Dr. Jordan Grant — a former board-certified urologist who spent years inside conventional medicine before leaving to think and practise on his own terms. In this conversation we get into the reasoning errors that shape what we're told and what we believe, and the practical tools anyone can use the next time an expert — in any field — makes a claim they expect you to accept without question.Support the show

Hollywood Insider Exposes Big Tech's Real Business Model

Mar 2nd, 2026 6:00 PM

Send us Fan MailWhat if the business model of the world's most powerful companies could be summarised in five words? Steal your life. Sell it.That's not a metaphor. That's what happens every time you open Instagram, scroll TikTok, or double-tap your way through another hour of your existence.In this episode, I sit down with Steve Puri — a man with a genuinely unusual vantage point. Former senior executive at DreamWorks and Fox. Part of the visual effects team on Independence Day, which won the Academy Award. Three startups, $20 million raised, and one successful exit. He has seen Hollywood from the inside, Silicon Valley from the inside, and he is not pulling any punches.We get into what the shareholder calls actually say versus what Mark Zuckerberg tells Congress. We talk about the neurochemistry of endless scrolling and why the best behavioural economists and casino designers in the world have been hired specifically to keep you on the app longer. And we talk about what you can do instead — including the science of flow state and Steve's own platform built to help people do their best work and get their lives back.This one has a lot in it.🔗 Find Steve and his flow state platform here: https://www.thesukha.co/If this episode made you think, share it with someone who needs to hear it. That's how we grow — no algorithm games, just good information passing between people who care about truth.Support the show

The Simple Practice That Ends Societal Division | Mark Gober

Jan 14th, 2026 5:00 PM

Send us Fan MailMark Gober argues that the societal belief in separateness is the root cause of political conflict, greed, and societal division. He outlines the path from an individual realization of interconnected consciousness to tangible political and social shifts. Discover the powerful, simple voluntarist practice you can embody daily to break free from external control and contribute to a positive global evolution, starting with your own 'inner work.’You can get Mark's books at: https://www.markgober.com/Support the show

UFOs, NDEs, and the Intelligence Connecting Them | Mark Gober

Dec 31st, 2025 5:00 PM

Send us Fan MailMark Gober connects seemingly disparate phenomena—UFOs, near-death experiences, and psychedelics—to reveal a common thread: non-physical intelligence interacting with human consciousness. He shares his personal struggle to reconcile skepticism with the evidence and explains "The Veil of Forgetting." Learn how this knowledge of a broader, intelligent reality can fundamentally transform your understanding of your own creative and spiritual potential.You can get Mark's books at: https://www.markgober.com/Support the show

The Biggest Mistake Modern Medicine Makes | Mark Gober

Dec 24th, 2025 5:00 PM

Send us Fan MailMark Gober challenges the foundational assumptions of conventional health, arguing that understanding consciousness is paramount to achieving true wellness. This short, powerful segment explores the compelling evidence that the body is inherently self-healing and that symptoms can be an intelligent clean-up effort. Discover the single most powerful mental practice you can adopt today to consciously support your body's return to health and override old, fear-based programming.You can get Mark's books at: https://www.markgober.com/Support the show

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