In this episode of, It’s Not What It Seems podcast, I’ll share an audio article titled, The Problem with Star Wars. This article will help you detach from your ideas, beliefs, and opinions in the moment. In my opinion, learning to cultivate detachment is one of society’s most under-discussed and under-developed skills. In the article, I’ll share one of the root causes that makes detachment difficult and of course, I’ll offer up a little piece of advice for you to move forward…

In this episode of the, It’s Not What It Seems podcast, my brother Darron and I discuss March 2019’s book of the month, Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong by Eric Barker…

In this episode of the, It’s Not What It Seems podcast, my brother Darron interviews me about my new book, The Gap: The Little Space Between What You Know and Don’t Know. This episode is the first of two from our conversation and you’ll get a foundational understanding of what the book is all about. In the part two, which will come out closer to the book’s release on June 11, 2019, we’ll dive deeper into specific concepts inside The Gap…

In this episode of the, It’s Not What It Seems podcast, I share an audio article titled, One Bad Habit You Can’t Run From. I want this episode to challenge you to get outside yourself and see the world from somebody else’s perspective. In the article, you’ll hear about two different phenomena that form a bad habit that affects almost everyone, almost all the time. My intention is to help you recognize this unconscious habit in your life, and I’ll offer up a small piece of advice to help you conquer it…

In this episode of It’s Not What It Seems, I have a really important conversation with Bob Roth. Bob is the author of Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation. Bob is one of the most experienced and sought after meditation teachers in America. Over the past 45 years, Bob has taught Transcendental Meditation to many thousands of people. His book Strength in Stillness was a 2018 New York Times Bestseller…

In this episode of It’s Not What It Seems, my brother Darron and I discuss February 2019’s book of the month, Factfulness: 10 Reasons We’re Wrong About the World–and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling…

In this episode of It’s Not What It Seems, I have a nice conversation with Chip Conley. Chip is the New York Times best selling author of five books, including Peak, Emotional Equations, and the one in discussion today, Wisdom At Work: The Making of a Modern Elder. He served as AirBnB’s head of global hospitality and strategy for four years, and today acts as the company’s strategic advisor for hospitality and leadership. Prior to that, he spent much of his time as a hospitality entrepreneur…

In this episode of It’s Not What It Seems—the first Book Club episode of 2019—my brother Darron and I discuss January 2019’s book of the month, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, by Yuval Noah Harari…

In this episode of It’s Not What It Seems, I have an entertaining conversation with Jay Acunzo. Jay is the author of the brand new book, Break the Wheel: Question Best Practices, Hone Your Intuition, and Do Your Best Work. He’s served as a digital media strategist at Google and held multiple leadership positions at high-growth technology companies, including HubSpot. He spent three years as VP of Brand for the venture capital firm NextView before founding Unthinkable Media, which creates original series with B2B brands. He’s been named to Boston’s “50 on Fire” list and has been cited in the New York Times, The Washington Post, FastCompany, Fortune, Entrepreneur, and more. Jay currently writes the weekly newsletter “Damn the Best Practices,” hosts his narrative-style podcast Unthinkable, and travels the world as a keynote speaker…

In this episode of the It’s Not What It Seems podcast, I’ll talk about the noisy environment our culture has come to accept. An environment that’s inundated with cheap, mass-produced, and fabricated content. An environment we’ve willingly created and participate in daily. Our biological desires and technological preferences have not made this easy on us. Now we’re not only ceasing to question the noise, but worse, we’re contributing it. So I’ll offer up a small piece of advice and hopefully provide a little direction. In the end, I’ll ask you to consider a key question. A question that might help you silence the noise.​..

In this special episode of It’s Not What It Seems, I wrap up 2018 with a highlight reel of this year’s guests. Specifically, I’m sharing the rapid fire section at the end of each episode where guests answer the same three or four questions…