Human Evolution Project

Show Notes:

• (00:46): Cultivating curiosity and wonder
• (05:40): Experiencing pain for your growth
• (08:31): Turning negative things into positive motivation
• (14:19): Effects of using drugs and supplements on your health
• (20:28): Understanding Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
• (22:01): Microdosing your health and life
• (25:55): Value of simple things
• (29:03): Learning to make change

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Show Notes:

• (01:24): Finding connection through podcasting
• ( 11:30): “Iron never lies”
• (16:24): Introvert vs. extrovert: Differences and misconceptions
• (25:35): Build positive attachment
• (34:58): How to develop a positive perception
• (43:06): Doing disruptive change
• (48:35): Rubber band theory: Be gently disruptive

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In this episode, Bryce and Misbah talk to Alice Shikina. She’s a negotiation coach & mediator. She is very comfortable in high conflict situations. She keep your logical/reasoning mind engaged, while keeping your emotions as calm as possible. Her calm and gentle, yet firm demeanor truly pulls parties toward a mutually agreeable solution.
She has several years of experience mediating landlord/tenant disputes and neighborly disputes, divorcing couples to get to a resolution around their children, money and property. Finally, family disputes can be about taking care of aging parents, strained relationships between adult siblings or children. She mediates both litigated cases, such as probate, conservatorship and unlawful detainers as well as conflicts which are not in litigation. She help parties get beyond the emotional blocks and move them to a place where they can come to agreement.
We talk about mediation/negotiation, how to stay neutral, managing emotion during mediation, and much more.
Show Notes:

• (00:00): What is mediation or negotiation?
• (04:37): Staying neutral in a mediation
• (11:35): Amygdala: Definition and function
• (16:40): Managing emotion during a mediation
• (22:06): Therapy vs. mediation
• (28:00): Asking the right questions in a mediation
• (35:28): Don’t ask “WHY” questions
• (40:16): Encouraging people to think
• (43:06): Win-win negotiation
• (46:14): How to deal with the third-party in a mediation
• (50:13): Managing mediation while dealing with your personal problem
• (58:49): Advantages of active listening

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Show Notes:

• (01:50): Advantages and disadvantages of social media
• (09:45): API: Assume Positive Intent
• (17:01): Character vs. reputation
• (26:25): Ask better questions
• (32:57): Understanding complexity
• (37:25): How does failure affect your life?
• (46:22): How to figure out what you want in life

Quotes:

“You are not defined by your job title, you're not defined by your function, you're defined as a human.” - Bryce ‘

“We're human beings, we're exploring, we're navigating on this floating rock inside some sort of universe.” - Bryce

“API: Assume Positive Intent.” - Bryce

“Wonder leads to better conversation.” - Bryce

“Deal with failure and stick it all the way through.” -Misbah

“There are takers and givers in the world.” - Bryce

“Don't allow your memories to be bigger than your dreams.” - Bryce

“We can adapt so easily to different lifestyles.” - Misbah

“Try a lot of things.” - Misbah

“Know when to quit certain thoughts or a certain mindset.” - Misbah
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Show Notes:

• (01:41): How to manage stress
• (08:24): Courage to be disliked
• (11:04): How to be productive
• (18:54): “Give someone the green light”
• (29:58): Calendar anorexia concept
• (32:17): Bad effects of lack of sleep
• (40:15): How to sleep better
• (48:07): Value of time

Quotes:

“And if everything is important, nothing is important.”- Bryce

“Do the right thing when nobody's watching.” - Bryce

“If you get better sleep, everything else is better.”- Bryce

“No matter what you're doing, no matter what your field is, what you do. It's like, that is the one thing we all have to do.” - Misbah

"It's hard to be productive when you're constantly trying to live up to other peoples' expectations.” - Bryce

“You can learn a lot about yourself if you just audit your time.”

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Show Notes:

• (01:25): Three main pillars of change
• (09:08): Showing genuine care and connection
• (21:16): Documenting your experiences
• (25:54): Love and sacrifice for your country
• (29:25): Murph workout

Quote Notes:

Change is painfully slow - Misbah

Everybody has a gift inside - Bryce

The consistency element helps you understand how change is created over time - Bryce

When you ask better questions, you're gathering data - Bryce

Always do your best - Misbah

When you show up, you start to notice, you build some momentum. - Bryce

Not every day is going to be your best. But by showing up and consistently practicing the craft, what happens is you build momentum, you get good reps. - Bryce

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Show Notes:

• (00:21): Facing different changes in your life
• (09:35): Value of your time
• (15:59): Setting priorities
• (19:48): Developing consistency in life
• (25:31): Describing the game within the game
• (35:21): Preparing for your next step

Quote Notes:

If you're doing things consistently, over time, it's going to become closer to your default - Bryce

We all go through a different set of challenges - Misbah

Starts shifting more towards, “how do I start to monetize some of the things that I'm doing?” - Bryce

Fear is a great motivator. - Bryce

The answer comes through the journey, comes through the pursuit, comes through going through it. - Bryce

When the pressure is up, we can step on the pedal. - Misbah

Focus on high priority items - Misbah

I think in order to get things to stick, they have to be long-term manageable in order to create consistency. - Bryce

We're monetizing based on time. And I don't know that time is necessarily the indicator of monetization and productivity. - Bryce

Good things are gonna happen - Bryce

If you ask a good question, you'll get a good answer. - Misbah

Pick something that enables you to get a little bit excited. Bryce

Show Notes:

• (05:42): Curiosity creates uniqueness
• (09:20): How do people influence and shape you?
• (12:19): Writing, public speaking, and communication
• (25:06): Would you like to visit the past or the future?
• (32:02): Individual uniqueness
• (41:49): Reflecting on your past, present, and future
• (50:27): Describing questions behind questions

In this episode, we talk to Jackie Bebenroth. She is the CEO and Brand Advisor of Muse - a change agency. Muse is a branding and content marketing agency that supports visionary leaders in the food and wellness industries.

We talk about what Jackie learned from investing $17k into her own research study, content strategy for 2022, the five change stage frameworks, prospect vs client experiences, and so much more.

Show Notes:

• (02:47): Change and transformation
• (12:29): Five change stage framework
• (17:27): How to market your business in 2022
• (22:15): Adding value to your brand
• (30:35): Role of process communication in your business
• (42:45): Prospect experience vs. client experience
• (50:34): Digital marketing of your business
• (1:07:37): Foundation of content strategy

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Show Notes:

• (00:46): Chasing the vibe
• (02:45): Finding your level 10 to scale
• (06:26): Knowing what you want
• (15:51): How do you describe home?
• (19:27): Finding vibe in different places
• (23:26): How to get into the zone

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