Dean Bokhari's Meaningful Show | Self-improvement And Motivation

MeaningfulHQ.com • EP116: Cal Newport - Deep Work: Rules For Focused Success in a Distracted World BOOKS MENTIONED: "Deep Work" by Cal Newport Get book: https://www.getflashnotes.com/portfolio/deep_work/

MeaningfulHQ.com/massed-practice.html • EP115: The Science of Successful Learning: Massed Practice vs Interleaved Practice Wanna get your self-improvement questions answered on the podcast? Submit them here: MeaningfulHQ.com/contact.html or email them to me here: questions@deanbokhari.com WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE: Today's episode is inspired by the book, "Make It Stick" (getflashnotes.com/make_it_stick), where the authors explain the science of successful learning. The big idea we'll focus on in this episode, is about the difference between "Massed Practice" and "Interleaved Practice" (Hint: one contributes to improved memory, long-term learning, and mastery of skills; the other contributes to worse memory, faster forgetting, and zero mastery). Get the full book summary for "Make It Stick" here: getflashnotes.com/make-it-stick Get the transcript/article/notes for this episode at: MeaningfulHQ.com/massed-practice.html Topics Covered: Massed Practice vs Interleaved Practice The art of learning

MeaningfulHQ.com • EP114: Simplifying Success: "How Do I Get Motivated and Achieve My New Year's Resolutions With Simplicity?" Wanna get your self development questions answered on the podcast? Submit them here: MeaningfulHQ.com/contact.html or email them to me here: questions@deanbokhari.com ABOUT THIS EPISODE:  Q/A EPISODE:  “Hello Dean, I’ve been binge-listening to your podcast for a few days and I’m loving your insights on productivity and meaningful work. My self-development question for you is on simplifying my way to success in the coming year. I want to adopt a simple yet effective system for achieving my goals and maintain my motivation to stay focused every day. But what I struggle with most is, that I can’t get myself to follow or stick with a complicated system like GTD. I know GTD works, but I really just want something simple. My question: If there was one single productivity tool you would recommend to get myself in order this coming year, what would it be?” —(Question submitted by: Eileen

MeaningfulHQ.com/public-speaking-anxiety.html • EP113: 9 Tips To Overcome Public Speaking Anxiety   Wanna get your self development questions answered on the podcast? Submit them here: MeaningfulHQ.com/contact.html or email them to me here: questions@deanbokhari.com ABOUT THIS EPISODE:  “There are two types of speakers: those that are nervous and those that are liars.” —Mark Twain People ask me this question all the time: “How do I overcome public speaking anxiety?” Today, I’m going to give you nine tips to help you overcome that nervous, pee-your-pants feeling that most people tend to feel prior to stepping on stage to speak to a group of people...   KEEP READING/LISTENING AT:  http://www.meaningfulhq.com/public-speaking-anxiety.html   SELECTED LINKS + RESOURCES: Topics Covered: Overcome Public Speaking Anxiety Fear of Public Speaking Public Speaking Social Anxiety Success Goals Get the show notes: http://www.meaningfulhq.com/public-speaking-anxiety.html Want more motivation + inspiration? Visit t

Today I’m super-excited to introduce a new content line-up to the mix—and we’ll be calling it the FlashClass — Big ideas from popular books, condensed into actionable audio lessons, about 5-minutes in length. Each FlashClass is … designed to help you get more knowledge in less time focuses on a single big idea from a popular business or self-help book from the getflashnotes.com library made to make hard-to-grasp ideas easy and actionable FlashClass: Protein Powder, The China Study, and Turning Cancer Off Book: The China Study Category: Health Today’s FlashClass is inspired by The China Study, and it’s all about protein consumption… In case you’ve never heard about the book, The China Study is the largest epidemiological study ever conducted. In a nutshell: 650,000 researchers catalogued and analyzed the death rates for 880 million Chinese citizens—96% of China’s population. Dr. Colin Campbell then, took the findings from the study, and wrote this book so that people everywhere could benefit from the fin

MeaningfulHQ.com/dont-think-outside-the-box.html • EP111: The Boxed Life   Wanna get your self development questions answered on the podcast? Submit them here: MeaningfulHQ.com/contact.html or email them to me here: questions@deanbokhari.com ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Almost every day, for four excruciating years, I was living in a box… I woke up to a little  digital box sitting next to my bed stand… After slamming the snooze button on my little box, I’d finally rise, get ready, and head downstairs to eat a box breakfast. Then I’d climb into my box car. Sit in traffic for 3 hours with a bunch of otherboxes. Drive to a big box building. And walk into my box of a cubicle. Then I’d work within that box for a few hours; breaking every now and then forbox-related activities of various kinds—like the bathroom box, or the break roombox—until it was time to eat my box lunch in a box cafeteria with my co-workers who were also eating out of their very own boxes. After lunch, I’d head back to my cubicle box to do more unexci

MeaningfulHQ.com | EP110 - Changing Personality, Reducing Social Anxiety, and Defeating Depression  Wanna get your self-improvement questions answered on the podcast? Submit them here: MeaningfulHQ.com/contact.html or email them to me here: questions@deanbokhari.com In this episode, we'll chat about some of the big ideas behind a book called "The Happiness Hypothesis" by Jonathan Haidt (get book: http://amzn.to/1TM22OP)   HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE:   - 3 science-backed methods to enhance (even change) your personality - How to reduce social anxiety and defeat depression - Why depression, negative emotions, and other sucky disorders may simply be the cards you were dealt by nature... And the new science that might be the key to turning your life around (if you want to) SELECTED LINKS + RESOURCES: Get the show notes: MeaningfulHQ.com/ Want more motivation + inspiration? Visit the blog: MeaningfulHQ.com/self-improvement-blog.html Books Mentioned: "The Happiness Hypothesis" by Jonath

MeaningfulHQ.com |EP109: Risk Taking - 7 Secrets To Succeeding As A Risk Taker   Wanna get your self-improvement questions answered on the podcast? Submit them here: MeaningfulHQ.com/contact.html or email them to me here: questions@deanbokhari.com SELECTED LINKS + RESOURCES: Get the show notes: MeaningfulHQ.com/ Want more motivation + inspiration? Visit the blog: MeaningfulHQ.com/self-improvement-blog.html Books Mentioned: "Mindset" by Carol Dweck Get the book: getflashnotes.com/portfolio/mindset Get the book summary: getflashnotes.com/join Learn how to get unlimited self-help + business book summaries for $1: getflashnotes.com/join Wanna know how to read this book in 15 minutes flat? Join FlashBooks and get best-selling self-improvement + business book summaries you can read (or listen to) anytime, anywhere... Join for just $1 at https://getflashnotes.com/join Topics Covered: Risk Taking Becoming a Successful Risk Taker Meaningful work Fear of Failure Who to take advice from (and who NOT

MeaningfulHQ.com | EP108: Jenny Santi - The Giving Way To Happiness  Wanna get your self-improvement questions answered on the podcast? Submit them here: MeaningfulHQ.com/contact.html or email them to me here: questions@deanbokhari.com SELECTED LINKS + RESOURCES: Get the show notes: MeaningfulHQ.com/jenny-santi.html Want more motivation + inspiration? Visit the blog: MeaningfulHQ.com/self-improvement-blog.html Books Mentioned: "The Giving Way To Happiness" by Jenny Santi Get the book: http://amzn.to/1llnQF2 Learn how to get unlimited self-help + business book summaries for $1: getflashnotes.com/join Wanna know how to read this book in 15 minutes flat? Join FlashBooks and get best-selling self-improvement + business book summaries you can read (or listen to) anytime, anywhere... Join for just $1 at https://getflashnotes.com/join Topics Covered: The Giving Way To Happiness Fulfillment Meaningful work Success Goals

MeaningfulHQ.com | EP107: Greatness Isn't Born, It's Grown | Book Summary on "The Talent Code" by Daniel Coyle Struggle Is Not An Option--It's A Biological Requirement

Meaningfulhq.com/get-comfortable-being-uncomfortable.html | EP106: Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable Wanna get your self-improvement questions answered on the podcast? Submit them here: MeaningfulHQ.com/contact.html or email them to me here: questions@deanbokhari.com SELECTED LINKS + RESOURCES: Get the show notes: http://www.meaningfulhq.com/get-comfortable-being-uncomfortable.html Want more motivation + inspiration? Visit the blog: MeaningfulHQ.com/self-improvement-blog.html Books Mentioned: Are You Fully Charged? by Tom Rath  Get book: getflashnotes.com/are_you_fully_charged/ Get the book summary: getflashnotes.com/join Learn how to get unlimited self-help + business book summaries for $1: getflashnotes.com/join Wanna know how to read this book in 15 minutes flat? Join FlashBooks and get best-selling self-improvement + business book summaries you can read (or listen to) anytime, anywhere... Join for just $1 at https://getflashnotes.com/join Topics Covered: Grit Success Goals Su

MeaningfulHQ.com | EP105: Be Unreasonable (In pursuit of your passions, dreams, and doing meaningful work) Wanna get your self-improvement questions answered on the podcast? Submit them here: MeaningfulHQ.com/contact.html or email them to me here: questions@deanbokhari.com SELECTED LINKS + RESOURCES: Get the show notes: EP105: Be Unreasonable (In Pursuit of Your Passions, Dreams, and Doing Meaningful Work) MeaningfulHQ.com/ Want more motivation + inspiration? Visit the blog: MeaningfulHQ.com/self-improvement-blog.html Books Mentioned: "The Best Advice I Ever Got" by Katie Couric Get book: http://amzn.to/1WX0Vfl Get the book summary: getflashnotes.com/join Learn how to get unlimited self-help + business book summaries for $1: getflashnotes.com/join Wanna know how to read this book in 15 minutes flat? Join FlashBooks and get best-selling self-improvement + business book summaries you can read (or listen to) anytime, anywhere... Join for just $1 at https://getflashnotes.com/join Topics Cov

MeaningfiulHQ.com | EP104: Tom Rath - Fully Charged Wanna get your self-improvement questions answered on the podcast? Submit them here: MeaningfulHQ.com/contact.html or email them to me here: questions@deanbokhari.com SELECTED LINKS + RESOURCES: Get the show notes: EP104: Tom Rath - Fully Charged  MeaningfulHQ.com/fully-charged.html Want more motivation + inspiration? Visit the blog: MeaningfulHQ.com/self-improvement-blog.html Books Mentioned: Are You Fully Charged? by Tom Rath  Get book: getflashnotes.com/are_you_fully_charged/ Get the book summary: getflashnotes.com/join Learn how to get unlimited self-help + business book summaries for $1: getflashnotes.com/join Wanna know how to read this book in 15 minutes flat? Join FlashBooks and get best-selling self-improvement + business book summaries you can read (or listen to) anytime, anywhere... Join for just $1 at https://getflashnotes.com/join Topics Covered: Energy - How to increase energy naturally Meaningful work Sleep Success Goal

MeaningfulHQ.com | EP103: Muhammad Ali's Real Secret To Success--The "Growth Mindset" Wanna get your self-improvement questions answered on the podcast? Submit them here: MeaningfulHQ.com/contact.html or email them to me here: questions@deanbokhari.com SELECTED LINKS + RESOURCES: Get the show notes: EP103: Muhammad Ali's Real Secret To Success---The "Growth Mindset" MeaningfulHQ.com/growth-mindset.html Want more motivation + inspiration? Visit the blog: MeaningfulHQ.com/self-improvement-blog.html Books Mentioned: Mindset by Carol Dweck Get book: http://amzn.to/1XTNTl1 Get the book summary: getflashnotes.com/mindset/ Learn how to get unlimited self-help + business book summaries for $1: getflashnotes.com/join Wanna know how to read this book in 15 minutes flat? Join FlashBooks and get best-selling self-improvement + business book summaries you can read (or listen to) anytime, anywhere... Join for just $1 at https://getflashnotes.com/join Topics Covered: Mindset: The New Psychology of S

MeaningfulHQ.com/jesse-itzler.html | EP102: Jesse Itzler - Living With a SEAL: 31 Days Training With The Toughest Man on The Planet Wanna get your self-improvement questions answered on the podcast? Submit them here: MeaningfulHQ.com/contact.html or email them to me here: questions@deanbokhari.com WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE: Jesse Itzler is an interesting dude who's done a lot (a lot!) of interesting things. To give you an idea of what I’m talking about, here’s just a quick list of things he’s doing (or done): Ultra-endurance athlete Hip-hop artist/rapper on MTV Co-owner of the NBA basketball team, the Atlanta Hawks Partner at the coconut water company, Zico (pronounced: ZEEKO) And as of more recently, he’s adding “author” to the mix with his upcoming book, Living With a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet. SELECTED LINKS + RESOURCES: Get the show notes: EP102: Jesse Itzler - Living With a SEAL MeaningfulHQ.com/jesse-itzler.html Want more motivation + inspiration?

MeaningfulHQ.com | EP101: I'm Overwhelmed With Ideas and Find it Hard To Focus. What Do I Do? [Q/A Episode] Wanna get your self-improvement questions answered on the podcast? Submit them here: MeaningfulHQ.com/contact.html or email them to me here: questions@deanbokhari.com WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE: Today I'm taking a question submitted by one of our listeners about finding focus when you're overwhelmed with ideas. SELECTED LINKS + RESOURCES: Get the show notes: MeaningfulHQ.com | EP101: I'm Overwhelmed With Ideas and Find it Hard To Focus. What Do I Do? [Q/A Episode] Want more motivation + inspiration? Visit the blog: MeaningfulHQ.com/self-improvement-blog.html Books Mentioned: The ONE Thing Getting Things Done Willpower Get the books + book summaries for all of these at getflashnotes.com/join Topics Covered: Focus Getting Things Done Productivity Success Goals Subscribe / View Previous Episodes: Subscribe on iTunes itunes.deanbokhari.com Subscribe on Stitcher http:/

MeaningfulHQ.com | EP100: Stressed Out? Use These 4 Daily Practices To Pull It Together Wanna get your self-improvement questions answered on the podcast? Submit them here: MeaningfulHQ.com/contact.html or email them to me here: questions@deanbokhari.com WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE: Below I've listed the top causes of stress in the US according to Statistic Brain (verification below). Look them over and see if they resonate... If they do, then today we're going to talk about 4 simple practices to help you get a handle on it so you can live your live with more energy, intensity, and clarity of consciousness.  Get the show notes: MeaningfulHQ.com EP099: You've Got 86,400 Seconds Today. What Will You Do With Them? Get more on the blog: MeaningfulHQ.com/self-improvement-blog.html   Top Causes of Stress in the U.S. Factors   Job Pressure Co-Worker Tension, Bosses, Work Overload   Money Loss of Job, Reduced Retirement, Medical Expenses   Health Health Crisis, Terminal or Chronic Il

MeaningfulHQ.com | EP099: 86,400 Ticks of The Clock--That's How Many Seconds You've Got Today and Every Day--What Are You Doing With Them? Wanna get your self-improvement questions answered on the podcast? Submit them here: MeaningfulHQ.com/contact.html or email them to me here: questions@deanbokhari.com WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE: There are 86,400 seconds in each day... These ticks on the clock are one of the few things that every single human being on the planet has in common. 24 hours. 1,440 minutes. 86,400 ticks on the clock of your LIFE. People often waste away these precious ticks, minutes, and hours of the day doing things that don't move them closer to the life they deserve and desire. QUICK QUESTION: How are *you* doing with *your* minutes and moments each day? Wanna make a positive change in life?--Do yourself a favor: start taking advantage of every tick. Get the show notes: MeaningfulHQ.com | EP099: You've Got 86,400 Seconds Today. What Will You Do With Them? Get more on the blog: Me

MeaningfulHQ.com/80-20-principle.html | EP098: Idea Juicing: Using The 80/20 Principle To Uncover Your Best Ideas (In Life and Business) Wanna get your self-improvement questions answered on the podcast? Submit them here: MeaningfulHQ.com/contact.html or email them to me here: questions@deanbokhari.com WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE: In this episode/article, you'll learn how super successful people use the 80/20 Principle to find the best ideas in life and business (and how you can do it too) Get the show notes: MeaningfulHQ.com/80-20-principle.html | EP098: Idea Juicing: Using The 80/20 Principle To Uncover Your Best Ideas (In Life and Business) Get more on the blog: MeaningfulHQ.com/self-improvement-blog.html SELECTED LINKS + RESOURCES: Books Mentioned: The 80/20 Principle: The Secret of Achieving More with Less by Richard Koch Get book: http://amzn.to/1kJ1pK4 Get book summary: getflashnotes.com/join Topics Covered: Idea Juicing The 80/20 Principle Creativity Success Goals Subscribe /

MeaningfulHQ.com | Episode 097: Big Thinkers vs. Petty Thinkers Wanna get your self-improvement questions answered on the podcast? Submit them here: MeaningfulHQ.com/contact.html or email them to me here: questions@deanbokhari.com WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE: In this episode, we talk about a big idea from a classic self-help book called, "The Magic of Thinking BIG" by David J. Schwartz SELECTED LINKS + RESOURCES: Get the Show Notes: MeaningfulHQ.com/self-improvement-blog.html Books Mentioned: The Magic of Thinking BIG by David J. Schwartz Get the book here: http://amzn.to/1LMuiPy Get the book summary here: getflashnotes.com/join Topics Covered: The Magic of Thinking Big Mindset Success Goals Subscribe / View Previous Episodes: Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Episode archives SPECIAL PROMOS: (Flash)Books Too Busy To Read? Get top Business + Self-help Book Summaries you can read or listen to in under 20 minutes. Hundreds of titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android