Do you ever remember someone telling you to “give it some thought” or “think things through?” That’s because critical thinking leads to better decisions.

And if you never make time to think, you’ll always depend on snap judgments and reactions. A cluttered brain makes decisions with more stress and less time. 

When you give yourself time to think, you draw connections you’ve never noticed before. Your perspective changes and you feel focused. When you make better decisions, you live a better life.

In this episode, you’ll discover why critical thinking leads to your most joyous life yet.

Show Highlights Include:

• How to make better decisions, free up your time, and feel less stress with Malcolm Gladwell’s art of thinking. ([1:52])
• Why you only need 15 minutes to improve concentration and make deliberate action towards your goals.  ([3:44])
• The five things you need for becoming more efficient with your time. ([7:49])
• Using the 45/15 Method to consistently expand and improve your thinking. ([9:24])
• How to get rid of any life limits with Catherine Sanderson’s suitcase story. ([12:54])

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It’s easy to respond with negativity in a negative world. But what if one negative thought leads to a day of bad action? Would you think different?

Some believe it is your attitude that determines your altitude. And choosing to think with positivity only leads to a better day.

If we dwell on the things that are bad, we never make space for the things that are good.

In this episode, you’ll discover the power of positive thinking (and how it helps you avoid a bad day).

Show Highlights Include:

• Bob the Pessimist’s most powerful advice about prospering in an imperfect world. ([1:23])
• How to fix your mind with Apostle Paul’s four major ideas. ([3:06])
• Why you’ll have a more positive day if you wake up in ‘pilot mode.’ ([4:44])
• The John Maxwell way to avoid blowing things out of proportion and limit your potential. ([7:01])
• Why the ‘Positive Shift’ adds 7 and a half years to your life, improves conversations, and revitalizes your spirit. ([7:40])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

When everything goes wrong in life, it’s easy to think about throwing in the towel. The obstacles seem too great and it feels like everyone is against you. 

But every successful person has ups and downs. The difference is whether you stand (or let it tear you down). 

Winning is a process, not a destination. And perseverance is what leads you closer or further from everything you want.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to never give up and always stand in your purpose (no matter what). 

Show Highlights Include:

• Using the Winston Churchill philosophy to work through your goals with confidence. ([1:41])
• The Eli Jones way to live through your purpose (when the whole world is against you).  ([3:37])
• How to avoid the temptations of quitting and overcome all obstacles. ([6:21])
• Why Zig Ziglar’s ‘PC Model’ is your biggest key to success. ([7:16])
• How to avoid throwing in the towel and hold on to all hope with two words. ([8:13])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

With everything happening in the world, mental health is on the brink of a disaster. You want to ‘stay informed’ but end up anxious and afraid every time you turn on the TV. 

Bad news breaks down the most uplifting spirits. It traumatizes the mind and turns everything else toxic (even if you don’t realize it).

Having a safe space is about more than stepping out of the world for a moment. It makes you happier, feel more at peace, and ready to take on the rest of the day. 

In this episode, you’ll learn how to tune out the notifications and news for a soul-enriching safe space.

Show Highlights Include:

• How to avoid mental pollution from the everyday news cycle and find a safe space for your spirit. ([0:52])
• The ‘Emergency Room’ perspective on seeking relief (when there is none left in the world). ([4:16])
• Your Cloud Nine checklist in stepping out of the world for a moment. ([7:17])
• The soul-fulfilling things you can do to tune out the noise and find peace in the world. ([8:51])
• The Philippians Way to give your mind a break and be completely at one with yourself. ([11:06])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

Having friends is a blast. You enjoy the good times and feel loved. You might even think you have a lot of them. 

And then life goes south… You might need a helping hand or someone to talk to. Those “friends” are nowhere near. They leave at the drop of a dime and you’ve got no support. 

Having true friends is about more than the good times. If you only focus on your friends in the good, you’ll never have people around for the bad. 

In this episode, you’ll discover the meaning of true friendship in life (and the people you always want by your side).

Show Highlights Include:

• How to avoid shallow acquaintances and find genuine friendship that lasts a lifetime. ([0:40])
• How to tell if you have a “blessing” of a best friend (or someone who’ll leave at the drop of a dime). ([4:12])
• Why having a ‘Haywood’ friendship gets you through your most difficult times. ([6:30])
• The perspective of true friendship from a funeral home. ([9:46])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

In the coming weeks, we’ll be re-airing 5 of our most popular episodes so far. Hope you enjoy this look back at some of our best episodes.

Have you ever felt stuck? Like your life was filled with chaos and randomness, preventing you from moving forward? 

Imagine if there was a simple shift you could make to break out of that rut. In this episode, Dr. Rick discusses how to have an active mind and why continuous learning is the key to sustained growth in your business and life.

Show Highlights Include:

• Why passive minds are destroying society ([2:58])
• The simple way to develop an active mind ([3:05])
• The common device that is making you dumber by the minute ([4:42])
• If you’re making this leadership mistake, you are killing your business ([10:30])
• The single most important question great people ask themselves every day ([11:29])
• How having a foe can force you to level up ([14:39])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

In the coming weeks, we’ll be re-airing 5 of our most popular episodes so far. Hope you enjoy this look back at some of our best episodes.

What if I told you that all the success you desire is within your reach? All it takes to get it is one simple step. There is one decision you can make today to immediately improve your life.

That decision is to embrace a growth mindset. A growth mindset allows you to take everything life throws at you… And come out stronger.

In this episode, I discuss the importance of mindset and how to develop the growth mindset that will help you achieve all your goals.

Show Highlights Include:

• Why unsuccessful people have so much trouble improving their situation and what they can do to fix it immediately ([2:46])
• The Michael Jordan secret of greatness and how you can harness it to improve your own life ([7:26])
• The Growth Mindset secret you can use to overcome any obstacle in your life ([8:21])
• Why you should welcome failure with open arms if you want to break free of mediocrity ([9:54])
• What “genius-level performers” can teach you about the irrelevance of talent (and what you should focus on instead) ([13:29])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

In the coming weeks, we’ll be re-airing 5 of our most popular episodes so far. Hope you enjoy this look back at some of our best episodes.

Acts of violence. Protests. Riots. It’s easy to lose hope when you look at the stories that make up the news today. If you are feeling like things couldn’t get any worse, you’re not alone. But it’s during these times that you can make the choice to overcome hate and division.

You can be an agent of hope.

In this episode, Dr Rick discusses how you should respond in times of tragedy, the specific choices you can make to regain lost hope, and the small but profound difference between fear and courage.

Show Highlights Include:

• The dramatic difference between the right and wrong way to protest ([2:19])
• How to respond to tragedy in a way that is effective and productive ([3:46])
• When the world seems to be falling apart, look here to regain your hope ([4:36])
• The profound choice you must make in challenging times ([6:48])
• The misunderstood difference between fear and courage ([7:35])
• You should pay close attention to these specific signs in the news ([8:52])
• The amazingly good news about unbelievably bad times ([12:32])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

In the coming weeks, we’ll be re-airing 5 of our most popular episodes so far. Hope you enjoy this look back at some of our best episodes.

Do you ever feel like you’re not living up to your potential? That you know you have the skills and talents, but there’s still something lacking?

In today’s podcast episode, Dr. Rick will tell you the most important ability you can develop and give you the first step to making it happen. 

Show Highlights Include:

• How a famous chocolate company used willpower to dominate their industry ([2:37])
• Why TRYING to do things is making you a failure ([4:49])
• The shocking way that today’s culture is leaving you an empty shell of a person ([8:43])
• Why relying on talent alone is killing your business ([11:48])
• Want to develop bulletproof willpower? Start by doing this… ([14:00])
• The 2 roadblocks you must demolish to succeed in life ([16:10])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

In the coming weeks, we’ll be re-airing 5 of our most popular episodes so far. Hope you enjoy this look back at some of our best episodes.

Many people think they know what hope is, but if you’ve ever been in a truly desperate situation you may understand that it can be more complicated and difficult than you once thought to have hope.

In this episode, Dr. Rick explains how the language you use can destroy your hope, how to restore hope in your darkest time, and the one action you absolutely must take to achieve what you hope for most.

Show Highlights Include:

• How the language you use cheapens the power of hope ([2:38])
• A definition that will help you understand hope better than ever before ([5:09])
• Without this, your hopes will continue to go unfulfilled ([7:59])
• These common misconceptions about hope can destroy your life ([2:29])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.