If you don’t read regularly, you’re missing out on an immense sense of joy. Yes, even if you don’t like reading. 

Why?

Because science proves that reading helps you live longer, lowers your stress, prevents mental decline, and boosts your mental health. 

In this episode, you’ll discover all the benefits of reading and simple ways to start reading again. 

Listen now and fall back in love with reading — your body and mind will thank you. 

Show highlights include: 

• How reading tanks your stress levels, blood pressure, heart rate, and even depression ([0:56]) 
• The weird scientifically-proven reason that reading makes you live longer ([1:11]) 
• Why devouring one autobiography a month helps you mimic and duplicate their success onto your life ([4:06]) 
• How reading as slow as molasses actually transports your mind to another world ([4:49]) 
• The “gut a book” secret taught in graduate schools for rapidly reading and applying what you learn ([6:28]) 
• Why reading to your kids every night is the single best way to pass your love of reading onto them ([8:19]) 

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.

What does Warren Buffet, Oprah, Jeff Bezos, Kobe Bryant, and Tiger Woods have in common? 

Each one mastered the easy in their respective fields. And mastering the easy is something you can do today to begin your journey to greatness no matter your endeavor. 

Whether you’re peeling a potato, waking up in the morning, or improving yourself, the only way to develop mastery is by mastering the basics. 

Mastering the basics isn’t as fun, but it unlocks your full potential in no time at all. And you can carry this mastery to everything else you attempt. 

In this episode, you’ll discover how mastering the easy unlocks an unlimited amount of opportunities in anything you try. 

Listen now and begin your journey to mastery. 

Show highlights include: 

• The “Mastering Easy” secret for achieving excellence in everything you do ([2:09]) 
• Why hand washing and waxing your car unleashes pure bliss throughout every bone in your body ([3:15]) 
• The “Every Single Detail” method for boosting your memory and unlocking your true potential ([8:07]) 
• Why using an alarm clock in the morning prevents you from attaining greatness ([9:47]) 
• How reading for 30 minutes every day can make you the wealthiest person in your neighborhood ([10:43]) 
• The “Train Hard, Fight Easy” mindset responsible for Tiger Woods’s success (and how to apply this to everything you do) ([15:25]) 

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.

There’s one common characteristic shared between football coaching legend Nick Saban, legendary golfer Tiger Woods, and Jesus himself. 

This characteristic isn’t easy to gain. It costs everything to develop it. But it’s the one thing which enables you to change the world one person at a time. 

More:

While it costs you everything to gain, it unlocks a relentless sense of happiness you can carry throughout your life. 

What’s this characteristic? 

Humility.

In this episode, you’ll discover why humility is the key ingredient for impact. And how you can become more humble starting today. 

Listen now.

Show highlights include: 

• The counterintuitive way achieving greatness in your life can make you miserable ([2:16]) 
• Why humility is a cheat code for unbelievable success in your career ([2:38]) 
• How humility unlocks an unparalleled sense of joy in your body (no matter how many obstacles pop up in your life) ([4:19]) 
• 4 questions which instantly reveal how humble you are ([4:36]) 
• Why humility magnetizes opportunities to you like honey does bees ([8:17]) 
• Jesus’s secret for impacting millions of lives thousands of years after his death (and how to create a similar level of impact inn those around you) ([10:47]) 

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.

Technology killed handwritten letters like TV killed the radio star. This is unfortunate because handwritten letters convey what technology cannot. 

In particular, letters show gratitude, love, personality, and presence which technology will never be able to match. Not to mention, letters become cherished treasures to whomever you send them to. 

In this episode, you’ll discover why reviving the lost-art of letter writing will help you feel more joy, gratitude, and love than anything else you do. 

Listen now. 

Show highlights include: 

• This forgotten and archaic childhood activity can give you an endless sense of nostalgic joy today ([0:31]) 
• How to show someone you love that you care about them in 10 minutes or less ([5:38]) 
• Why handwriting a personal note to your family, friends, and clients is the best way to spend your time ([6:04]) 
• How rediscovering the lost-art of letting writing gives your loved ones a precious treasure they’ll cherish for as long as they live ([12:01]) 

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.

We accumulate an almost unlimited amount of treasures throughout our life. But most of these treasures are material. 

While material treasures have their place in your life, your kids and grandkids will never cherish them like you did. But there are 4 types of treasures that your family cherishes even more than you did. 

Not only do these treasures help them remember you, but they also carry on your legacy for generations after you’ve passed away. 

Best part?

These sentimental treasures don’t cost you a penny! 

In this episode, you’ll discover what these 4 types of treasures are so you can pass them down to your family. 

Listen now. 

Show highlights include: 

• How to leave your children and grandchildren with priceless treasures which make you impossible to forget (even if you’re not loaded) ([2:41]) 
• Why family recipes with one missing ingredient is the most fun legacy you can leave your family ([3:52]) 
• Judy Garland’s simple formula for passing down family treasures your kids and grandkids will cherish decades later ([7:23]) 
• The single most impactful treasure to leave to your family which helps them reach their full potential even after you’re gone ([9:56]) 
• The “Dying Empty” secret for having no regrets when you pass away ([11:26]) 

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.

It’s easy to get upset at others when they’re ignorant, annoying or insulting. But when you get upset, you’ll only feel more disconnected. 

The best way to repair your relationships and connect with others is through compassion. 

When you understand everyone is going through something, you’ll feel closer to the people around you—whether they agree with you or not. 

In this episode, you’ll discover how compassion can transform your relationships—and how to be more compassionate every day of your life. 

Ready to experience deeper connections with others? Listen now!

Show highlights include: 

• How compassion can improve your mental health, make you happier and even save your life. ([2:53])
• Why a single compassionate sentence can turn a rebellious troublemaker into a disciplined student (and how to use this power to change anyone for the better). ([4:28])
• How to show compassion to bad bosses, annoying neighbors and people you disagree with. ([9:11])
• Why emotional intelligence isn’t soft, but a core part of being successful (no matter your job) ([12:38])

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.

All of us can get stuck in a rut. We feel defeated, worried, and overwhelmed at everything. There is no forward momentum and life feels full of excuses.

Being in a rut is a breeding ground for entropy. And that’s when you start to feel stuck indefinitely. Pulling yourself out of a rut requires nurturing, love, and feelings of joy. 

You can’t pull yourself out of a rut when you’re stuck in your own head.

In this episode, you’ll discover how to experience more joy in any environment and win the day.

Show Highlights Include:

• Using NPR’s Pandemic Research to find joy and inspiration (when you’ve got yourself stuck in a rut). ([1:36])
• Apostle Paul’s advice for calling on your most powerful emotions to create the future you want. ([3:42])
• The ‘Why’ Theory for replacing your most negative feelings with drive and purpose.  ([7:30]) 
• How to create opportunity anywhere in life using a wizard, chicken sandwich, and mouse.  ([8:43])
• How to unleash your imagination and win the day using Martin Luther King Jr’s measurement of time.  ([10:20])

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.

While February is a time to reflect on the accomplishments of Black History, it is also a time to speak on the future. America feels more divided than ever these days. But where there is hope, there is faith.

Hope brings together battered societies for a better tomorrow. It is the peace and unity when everything seems divided. Hope is more than a belief, it is a way of life.

In this episode, you’ll discover how to honor the past and build a better future through the power of hope.

Show Highlights Include:

• How to unlock MLK’s powerhouse of hope for unlimited potential in your future. ([1:16])
• A homicide investigator’s advice on living with peace and unity (no matter what comes your way). ([4:17])
• Using the ‘Hope’ lens to bring divisive societies together for a better tomorrow.  ([6:27]) 
• How to lead your life with freedom and hope (while inspiring others to do the same).  ([8:50])

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.

Focusing often holds a negative connotation. Most people feel that they have to force themselves to focus. And when you draw all your attention on one thing, it can feel like a burden.

You struggle with the pressure of accomplishment. And everything seems to be on the line for this one thing. How do people enjoy the process when they have to focus? 

Focusing is a required part of your journey (but shouldn’t ruin the moment). When you use your focus as a strength, there is more enjoyment and fulfillment in reaching your goals. And when you dedicate yourself to the process, winning is not the only accomplishment.

In this episode, you’ll discover how to focus with more intention and enjoyment (instead of stress).

Show Highlights Include:

• How to transform a ‘Forced Focus’ mindset into embracing your goals. ([2:22])
• The Vince Lombardi way to relentlessly pursue perfection and enjoy the process. ([4:35])
• A figure skater’s theory on establishing a winning mindset (with the most fulfillment).  ([5:23]) 
• How to strengthen your focus and become more present through the Mamba Mentality.  ([7:42])
• How to stop burdening yourself with accomplishment and appreciate the journey.  ([10:03])

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 you think about good communicators, you might think about charismatic salespeople, eloquent writers or creative artists. 

If you think that way, it’s hard to think you could become great at communication–you can’t copy a skill someone built over decades, right? 

But the most important listening skill is available to you right now. It’s something you can do every second of every conversation. 

If you listen well, you pay more attention to the people around you and treat them with more kindness, respect and awareness. 

And when you treat people well, your relationships improve. You could even advance your career because you understand your colleagues more. 

Want to find out how listening can transform your life? Listen now!

Show highlights include:

• Why one of the world’s foremost business experts considers listening the most important communication skill. ([1:50])
• How technology is sabotaging your ability to pay attention, listen and concentrate (and how to reverse its harmful impact) ([2:55])
• The “Talking is King” mistake that makes you talk too much and listen too little. ([5:22])
• The toxic communication habit that makes us pay less attention to others (even if you’re listening to every word) ([7:37])

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.