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#236 - Dr Robert Glover - Everything You’ve Been Told About Attraction Is Wrong

Dr Robert Glover is a therapist, coach and an author.Why do so many men struggle to be authentic in relationships? Why does “being a nice guy” often backfire? And how can men live in a way that attracts love, purpose, and connection without chasing status or approval?Expect to learn why women often find “nice guy” behavior unattractive, the three traits that make men genuinely magnetic, why hiding your true self comes across as creepy or even predatory, the cultural lessons Glover discovered from life in Mexico, how therapy and releasing shame can transform your relationships, why social media and AI are disconnecting us from real life, the importance of men finding brotherhood and safe spaces to open up, how to stop over-pathologizing everything as trauma, and why embracing life’s struggles makes you more fulfilled, attractive, and resilient—and much more.00:00 - Why Nice Guys Finish Last in Relationships04:12 - Dr. Glover’s Love Story in Mexico09:45 - The Three Traits That Make Men Magnetic15:18 - How Shame and Secrets Keep Men Stuck20:54 - Why Looks, Status & Money Aren’t the Answer27:32 - The Pitfalls of Over-Pathologizing Trauma33:41 - Social Media, AI, and Disconnection40:05 - Why Men Must Reconnect with Other Men46:50 - The Rise of the Global Men’s Movement52:17 - Masculinity, the Manosphere & Doing Better58:30 - How to Embrace Struggle Without Fear01:03:44 - Dr. Glover’s Advice to Young MenTry my app:Get 20% of MindStrong Sport app subscriptions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindstrongsport.com/checkout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Use code mindstrongpodcast)Get in Touch:⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lewishatchett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lewis_hatchett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To sponsor or contact the show visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lewishatchett.com/podcast⁠⁠

#235 - Laura Vanderkam - Stop Lying to Yourself About Productivity

Laura Vanderkam is a time management expert and bestselling author.Why do so many people feel time-starved—even when they technically have more freedom than ever? Are we really as busy as we think? And how can we design a week that actually reflects what matters most?Expect to learn why most people overestimate how busy they are, how tracking your time reveals hidden patterns of fulfilment or frustration, what high performers do differently with their 168 hours, how to stop reacting to life and start designing it, the myth of balance and what to aim for instead, why “core competencies” matter more than routines, how to build a sustainable schedule without burning out, and how small changes in how we spend time can change everything—and much more.00:00 - Why Most People Feel Time-Starved03:12 - The Truth About How Busy You Really Are06:25 - What Happens When You Track Your Time for a Week09:44 - The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything12:56 - Why Time Management Isn’t About Being Efficient15:40 - “Core Competencies” and How They Reshape Your Schedule18:18 - How to Make Time for What Actually Matters21:06 - The Most Common Time Traps We Fall Into24:22 - Designing Your Week Like a High Performer27:00 - The Myth of Balance and What to Aim for Instead30:10 - The Hidden Emotional Side of Time Management33:27 - Micro Habits That Make a Macro Difference36:42 - How to Stop Feeling Guilty About Time Off39:58 - Why Structure Creates Freedom43:15 - The Power of Anchoring Rituals in Your Day46:23 - What Successful People Do with Their Mornings49:32 - Saying No: The Most Underrated Time Skill52:11 - Time Management for Parents & Caregivers55:25 - Can You Really Do It All?58:49 - Laura’s Advice to Anyone Who Feels OverwhelmedTry my app:Get 20% of MindStrong Sport app subscriptions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindstrongsport.com/checkout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Use code mindstrongpodcast)Get in Touch:⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lewishatchett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lewis_hatchett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To sponsor or contact the show visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lewishatchett.com/podcast⁠

#234 - LifeLikeCharlie - Why Going Outside Could Save Your Mental Health

LifeLikeCharlie is a singer-songer writer and content creator with his dogs, Nala and Monkey.In a world moving too fast, are we losing the very things that keep us grounded? What if getting outside, feeling grief, and choosing presence over performance were more powerful than any mindset hack or morning routine?Expect to learn why getting a dog can help your health, how addiction to distraction creeps into our mental health, why social media fame doesn’t guarantee fulfilment, why turning off his comments can protect your peace, what mental strength looks like, how to show up with honesty online, what it means to suffer well, and much more...0:00 - Why Charlie Left the UK for Spain3:30 - The Hardest Part of Living Abroad Alone5:20 - What Getting a Dog in Your 20s Teaches You8:15 - How Talking to Dogs Went Viral10:10 - The Cost of Upholding an Image Online13:45 - Why Going Viral Nearly Broke Charlie17:00 - Turning Off Comments to Protect Mental Health20:40 - Finding Purpose Through Music and Dogs24:00 - How Grief Reshaped Charlie’s Mindset28:30 - The Wellness Trap: Why Routines Might Be Hurting You32:00 - Why Nature Was the Only Thing That Worked35:15 - Advice for Anyone Struggling With Grief38:30 - The Real Cure for Male Loneliness41:10 - The Friends You Need During Hard Times43:00 - Why Presence Is the Ultimate Mental Strength45:10 - What Sam Harris Taught Me About Time47:20 - How to Be Vulnerable as a Man50:20 - Music as Therapy and Creative Vulnerability53:10 - Advice for Anyone Scared to Post Online56:00 - What People Misunderstand About Charlie58:45 - The One Mental Health Myth You Need to DitchTry my app:Get 20% of MindStrong Sport app subscriptions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindstrongsport.com/checkout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Use code mindstrongpodcast)Get in Touch:⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lewishatchett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lewis_hatchett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠To sponsor or contact the show visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠lewishatchett.com/podcast

#233 - Anne-Laure Le Cunff - How To Beat Your Anxiety With Curiosity

Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a neuroscientist, writer, and founder of Ness Labs.So why do we consume so much self-help and apply so little of it? Why do we expect mindset change to be instant? And how can tiny personal experiments actually transform the way we live, learn, and grow?Expect to learn what self-anthropology really is, how curiosity and anxiety compete in the brain, why we’re addicted to information but resist action, how to escape the illusion of control, the 3 mindset traps holding most people back, why cynicism is a coping mechanism, how to shift from a linear to experimental mindset, the science of tiny experiments, how to build a tolerance for uncertainty, why internal signals of success matter more than external ones, and how to change your life one experiment at a time.00:00 What Is Self-Anthropology?01:18 The Neuroscience of Curiosity vs. Anxiety03:27 Info Obesity and the Illusion of Control05:32 Why Most People Don’t Apply What They Learn08:21 The 3 Mindsets That Hold You Back10:11 Why Cynicism Is a Coping Mechanism15:36 Environment vs. Willpower in Changing Your Mindset19:01 Why We Think Mindset Change Should Be Instant22:48 The 7% Rule of Success23:48 Linear vs. Experimental Mindset28:23 How to Build a Tolerance to Uncertainty29:48 The Science of Tiny Experiments31:05 Escaping the “Maximalist Brain”33:21 Human Doing vs. Human Being36:50 Praise That Actually Builds Confidence39:39 How to Build Consistency with Tiny Experiments42:08 Why One Experiment at a Time Is Enough47:16 How to Know If Your Experiment Is Working51:44 Internal vs. External Signals of Success53:51 What If You Love It But It’s Not “Working”?57:25 The Power of Learning in Public1:00:19 Where to Start With Your First Experiment1:04:39 What Anne-Laure Is Experimenting On NowTry my app:Get 20% of MindStrong Sport app subscriptions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindstrongsport.com/checkout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Use code mindstrongpodcast)Get in Touch:⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lewishatchett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lewis_hatchett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠To sponsor or contact the show visit: ⁠⁠⁠lewishatchett.com/podcast

#232 - Gabe Wyner - How to Learn Any Language Faster

Gabe Wyner is the author of Fluent Forever and a polygot.So why do most people fail to learn a language—even after years of study? What role do emotion, memory, and even embarrassment play in mastering a language? And how is AI changing everything?Expect to learn why most language learning methods fail, how pronunciation affects your memory, what it really means to “dream in a language,” why learning vocabulary out of context doesn’t work, the power of meaningful, personal connections to words, what “building islands” of fluency means and why it works, why traditional flashcards suck and what works better, how immersion only helps if you’re engaged, the role of AI and spaced repetition in modern learning, and why learning a language is also about learning to learn.Try my app:Get 20% of MindStrong Sport app subscriptions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindstrongsport.com/checkout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Use code mindstrongpodcast)Get in Touch:⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lewishatchett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lewis_hatchett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠To sponsor or contact the show visit: ⁠⁠lewishatchett.com/podcast