
Success Systems
Michael Bauman
How do we define success?
And how do we implement repeatable systems to ensure sustained success in every area of our lives?
I'm your host, Michael Bauman, and I interview everyone from multi-millionaire CEOs to world-leading neuroscientists, psychologists, and researchers.
We break down frameworks and systems for creating meaning and impact, optimizing health and mindset, and forming deep, fulfilling relationships both personally and organizationally.
Previous guests include:
Daniel Pink (author of Drive, To Sell is Human)
Lord Richard Layard (co-editor of the World Happiness Report)
Kelly Starrett ( sports performance expert),
Jessica Joelle Alexander (author of Danish Way of Parenting),
Richard Schiff (actor: Toby Zeigler West Wing, Dr. Glassman, The Good Doctor)
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Joe Sanok is the author of Thursday is the New Friday: How to work fewer hours, make more money, and spend time doing what you want. It examines the 4-Day workweek and how it actually boosts creativity and productivity. Joe has been featured on Forbes, GOOD magazine, the Smart Passive Income Podcast and is the host of the popular Practice of the Practice Podcast, which is recognized as on of the top 50 Podcasts worldwide with over 100,000 downloads each month.
We talk about...
1. The history of the 40 hour work week and how it's not based in nature
2. Research on the positive benefits of a 4-Day workweek
3. Discovering your unique productivity sprint type for maximized efficiency
4. How to shape your environment for success
5. Natural neural syncing
And more!
You can get his $59 Internal Inclinations Assessment for FREE by going to internaltest.com and entering the code TITNF to find out what your natural inclinations are and to get recommendations for how to optimize them.
Website:
www.joesanok.com (Use this to get his book Thursday is the New Friday)
If you want to download my contributing chapter to the Amazon International Best-selling book Peak Performance: Mindset Tools for Entrepreneurs you can download it here

Heidi Dugan is a well known TV celebrity here in China. She was actually the first foreign TV host to have her own show " You are the Chef" in China which has actually been running for over 20 years and draws in over 6 million views every day! She is still the only foreigner with a license to live broadcast! She recently sold $2MM worth of products in a 90min live broadcast segment. She uses her decades of experience with China, its culture, and its consumer habits to consult with companies looking to enter the China market to ensure their proper strategic placement along with potential obstacles and opportunities. She is passionate about health and is a out-spoken advocate for empowering women to live with confidence, understand nutrition and healthy lifestyles and to live powerfully along with being a Board Director for the Australian Chamber of Commerce Shanghai, and Council Member for University of Southern Queensland.
She is a wealth of information on everything from strategically entering the Chinese business market, to living a healthy, full, exciting life, to parenting with honesty and empowerment!
Website:
https://www.heididugan.com
Insta: Heidi_dugan
Linkedin:heidi-dugan
Youtube:heididugan

10/03/22 • 60 min
Krista "KSD" Scott-Dixon is the former Precision Nutrition Curriculum Director responsible for the curriculum behind the PN Women’s and Men’s Coaching programs, the PN Level 1 Certification, and the PN Level 2 Certification Master Class.
She is currently the Global Content Manager for Simple app (app focused on intermittent fasting).
She has a Ph.D. from York University and is a trained counselor. She is the author of several books and numerous publications and is my personal coach.
In this episode we cover...
1. Her struggles with disordered eating
2. Deep health: physical, mental, emotional, relational, financial, and spiritual.
3. Roster of restorative mental health habits
4. Somatic vs. Cognitive Processing
5. Independence vs. Interdependence
6. Self-Regulation vs. Co-regulation
7. Isolation and Connection
And so much more!
This is a MUST-LISTEN episode as it is jammed-packed full of practical ideas and actions to improve your mental health immediately!
Download my International Amazon Best-seller Book Peak Performance: mindset Tools for Entrepreneurs chapter on "How to Feel Enough"
Follow me at:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbaumanse/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbaumanse/

Dr. Gino Yu has been in the field of digital entertainment for over 30 years, with the last 10 years focusing on research in consciousness (intersection of phenomenology and neurophysiology). He has his PhD in Electrical Engineering through the University of California at Berkeley and has established multiple multimedia initiatives around the world the Integrated Media Systems Center at USC, the Center for Enhanced Learning Technologies at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Multimedia Innovation Centre at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), a leading edge think tank and research centre on digital entertainment. He is currently an Associate Professor and Director of Digital Entertainment and Game Development in the School of Design at PolyU where he oversees M-lab.
Our conversation spanned everything from developmental psychology, to embodied somatic presence vs. cognition, to mythologies, art, and culture, to epistemology and how we know what we know. Extremely fascinating conversation!
Website:
Gino Yu
Leave a review (especially on Apple podcasts) of the most thought provoking insight from this episode!

Dr. Annie Downs has been a physical therapist for over 40 years, with her Masters in Public Health and her doctorate in Health Promotion and Wellness. She has numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts, has done national presentations, and recently has done a lot of research on resilience as a developable skill.
What I love about Annie is that she is not just an academic. She applies her research to her own life which can be especially seen in recently giving up her tenured job as an Assocaite Professor with no job prospects on the horizon because she had to be true to herself and he values. It is an inspiring story...
Email: [email protected]

Want to know the 6 categories that account for 75% of people's happiness across the world?
John Helliwell is a professor emeritus of Economics at University of British Columbia and distinguished senior fellow at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. He is the editor of the World Happiness Report. A landmark survey of the state of global happiness that ranks 156 countries by how happy their citizens perceive them to be that has been running for the last decade.
So, if anyone should know what actually makes people happy it is him.
In this conversation we cover everything from...
1. The 6 variables that have the most impact on people's happiness...they are probably not what you think...
2. Creating dystopia
3. How COVID has affected world happiness and mental health
4. The pandemic of loneliness...wait, is there one?
5. Pursuing personal happiness vs. happiness of others
6. Why the Nordic countries consistently rank in the Top 10 every year...
And so much more! Incredible conversation! You will not leave the conversation without having at least 1 misconception about happiness and the state of the world disproved...
Here is the link to the World Happiness Report. Check it out! It is truly jaw-dropping in its scope and results...

Sal is a entrepreneur, author, motivational speaker, professional runner and freak athlete! She’s the founder of Fleet Feet Sports Stores which she grew to over 40 locations with a 20MM yearly revenue. After selling the company in 1993, she pivoted to the current company she runs called Heart Zones which provides certifications for HR training, wearable HR technology, and HR training programs for over 1000 health clubs, schools, and rehab facilities across the US and world. She is a best selling author of 24 books including the popular books Be a Better Runner and ZONING, Fitness in a Blink. She has been featured on Oprah along with writing over 600 articles on health and fitness. Her accomplishments as an endurance runner and athlete are mind-blowing!
- 16-time Ironman finisher (former Master's world record holder), member of the Triathlon Hall of Fame,
- Ultramarathoner winning and setting the record for the 100mile Western States Endurance Run.
- In 1997, she was a member of the women's winning Race Across America cycling team finishing the 3,100mile race in 7 days!
- She even set the world record for the Iditashoe 100 mile race (not to be confused with the Iditarod dog sled race)
Her goals are to get America fit one person at a time by motivating minds and engaging hearts and there is not a better suited person to be able to do that.
Websites:
https://heartzones.com

Dr. Michael Gervais work with the top 1/2 of elite performers in the world. This is everything from Olympians and world record holders, to consulting for Red Bull, to acclaimed music artists, to massive corporations. He has developed a psychological framework that helps people thrive in pressure packed situations in partnership with Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll called Finding your Best. It distills decades of research paired with his experience coaching the elite of the elite to optimize their life and performance.
EXCITING GIVEAWAY: For 1 week only (Mar. 22-Mar.29) Dr. Gervais graciously offered to give away one of his Finding your Best Programs ($500 Value) to my audience for free! All you have to do is...
1. Follow @michaelgervais, @findingmastery, and @michaelbaumanse on Instagram, Linkedin, FB, or Twitter
2. Like one of the posts on social media, and tag 3 friends whom you know who love to optimize their performance and life.
I'll announce the winner at the end of the week!
Website:
Finding your Best Course
Social: @michaelgervais, @findingmastery
Non-Profit Organizations he mentioned:
Protect our Winters - created by snowboarders wanting to slow and prevent climate change
Wild Ark - buying land all over the world to protect habitats among other conservation efforts
Ian Walsh Menehune Mayhem Foundation (IWMMF) - promotes surfing, scholarship and environmental awareness for the youth of Maui,
Surfrider Foundation - protection of the world's oceans

S5E6 Happy Valentines Day! My personal thoughts on Love, Relationships and Communication...
Success Systems
02/14/22 • 39 min
Happy Valentines Day!
I know Valentines Day can be an interesting time with some people loving it and using it as an opportunity to share their appreciation and love of their spouses, partners, and relationships while other people dislike the overcommerialization and may feel alone and left out.
Regardless of your views on Valentines Day itself, I thought it would be a good opportunity to share some of my insights and thoughts on love, relationships, and communication that I have gained from 8 years of marriage.
Enjoy!

Best of Season 3!
Success Systems
06/28/21 • 67 min
This episode wraps up Season 3 with teasers of all of the top stories, tips, and habits from everyone from elite sport psychologists, to Broadway Directors and actors, to CEOS of multimillion dollar companies! That way you can check out any that you missed at www.successengineering.org/podcast that sound interesting to you!
Annie Mejia Downs; Physical Therapist and Behavioral Modification Expert - 1:06
Ingrid Boydston: California Teacher of the Year Recipient - 2:48
Wayne Duvall: Hollywood Actor - 5:05
Nicole Rogers: Food Systems and Marketing Expert - 6:02
Margo Fowkes: Executive Coach - 8:37
Renee Mitchell: Award Winning Journalist, Black youth Advocate - 10:14
Carrie Jones: Community Center Shanghai Director, Counselor - 12:38
Steven Weathers: China Travel and Luxury Lifestyle TV host - 13:55
Vivian Kirkfield: Kid Lit author and Skydiver - 15:29
Fionn Wright: Entrepreneurial Consciousness Coach in Shanghai - 16:43
Jeff Calhoun: Broadway Director (Newsies, Bonnie and Clyde) - 18:25
Dr. Michael Gervais: Elite Sports Psychologist and Finding Mastery Host - 20:06
Sal Edwards: Ultra Marathoner and athlete and Serial Entrepreneur - 22:26
Matt Del Negro : Hollywood Actor (Scandal, Sopranos, West Wing) - 25:09
Henry + Will Fraser: Mouth Artist and Former European Rugby Cup Winner - 26:09
Tony Blauer: Self Defense and Fear Expert - 29:00
Richard Schiff:Actor (Toby Zeigler-West Wing, Dr. Glassman-Good Doctor) 31:50
Heidi Dugan: First Foreign TV Host in China, Business Consultant - 34:05
Mark Verstegen: Founder of EXOS, NFL Performance Director - 36:59
Suzanne Gervay: Order of Australia Recipient Kid Lit Author - 39:28
Jay Clouse: Entrepreneur, Community Experience Director SPI - 42:07
Rob Lively: Commander of Elite Special Forces Unit - 43:22
John Berardi: Co-founder of world's largest nutrition coaching company - 45:54
Kelly Starrett: Movement and Human Performance Expert - 48:16
Max Thorpe: World Record Holder for Trans Atlantic Row - 50:43
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How many episodes does Success Systems have?
Success Systems currently has 148 episodes available.
What topics does Success Systems cover?
The podcast is about Success, Neuroscience, Psychology, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Podcasts, Self-Improvement, Education, Relationships and Business.
What is the most popular episode on Success Systems?
The episode title 'S6E13 Lettie Gore: History of Racism, Telling the Whole Story, What Freedom Means...' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Success Systems?
The average episode length on Success Systems is 48 minutes.
How often are episodes of Success Systems released?
Episodes of Success Systems are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Success Systems?
The first episode of Success Systems was released on Dec 30, 2019.
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