Rich Diviney reveals the hidden drivers of optimal performance: attributes. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The crucial difference between skills and attributes 

2) When your “weaknesses” are “strengths” 

3) A neuroscience hack for focus and overcoming stress 

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— ABOUT RICH — 

Rich Diviney developed his expertise in human performance during his over twenty-year career in the US Military, during which he completed more than thirteen deployments overseas and held multiple leadership positions.

While serving as the officer in charge of selection, assessment, and training for a specialized Navy SEAL command, Diviney was intimately involved in an extremely elite SEAL selection process, which required pairing down a group of exceptional candidates to a small cadre of the most elite optimal performers.

He also spearheaded the creation of a mental performance directorate that focused a strong emphasis on physical, mental, and emotional discipline to optimize individual and team performance, allowing operators to perform faster, longer, and more effectively in all environments—especially high-stress ones.

• Assessment: The Attributes Assessment (AYJ listeners get a 15% discount with the code AWESOME15) 

• Website: TheAttributes.com 

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• Book: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 

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Dr. Michael Breus cuts through the noise and discusses the three most important wellness habits: sleeping, drinking, and breathing. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The top habit that leads to better sleep 

2) Just how much water your body needs 

3) What many get wrong about breathing 

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— ABOUT MICHAEL — 

Michael J. Breus, Ph.D.,is a double board-certified Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Sleep Specialist. He is one of only 168 psychologists in the world to have taken and passed the Sleep Medicine Boards without going to Medical School. He is also the founder of sleepdoctor.com.

Dr. Breus is the author of four books with the newest book (2021) Energize! Go from dragging Ass to kicking it in 30 days, adds the concepts of Movement (not exercise), and Intermittent Fasting to his already famous Sleep Chronotypes. And it was recently named one of the top books of 2021 by The Today Show. In his 3rd book (2017) The Power of When, which is a groundbreaking biohacking book proving that there is a perfect time to do everything, based on your biological chronotype (early bird or night owl). Dr. Breus gives the reader the exact time to have sex, run, a mile, eat a cheeseburger, buy, sell, ask your boss for a raise and much more based on over 200 research studies.

He is an expert resource for most major publications doing more than 400 interviews per year (Oprah, Dr. Oz, The Doctors, NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and more). Dr. Breus has been in private practice for 23 years and recently relocated to and was named the Top Sleep Doctor of Los Angeles by Reader’s Digest.

• Book: Sleep Drink Breathe: Simple Daily Habits for Profound Long-Term Health (website) 

• Quiz: ChronoQuiz.com 

• Website: SleepDoctor.com 

• YouTube channel: Sleep Doctor 

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• App: SnoreLab 

• Website: sleeplay.com 

• Tool: Breather 

• Book: Life Gives to the Giver by Joe Polish 

• Book: Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings by Shel Silverstein 

• Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 

• Past episode: 063: The Optimal Time For Everything with Dr. Michael Breus 

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Seth Godin shares insightful stories and perspectives to help us think strategically and create meaningful change in a complex world. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The mindset that makes you indispensable 

2) Why to embrace that you’re an impostor 

3) Three questions to ask with every project 

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— ABOUT SETH — 

Seth Godin is the author of 22 books that have been bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than 35 languages. He’s also the founder of the altMBA and The Akimbo Workshops, online seminars that have transformed the work of thousands of people. 

He writes about the post-industrial revolution, the way ideas spread, marketing, quitting, leadership and most of all, changing everything. You might be familiar with his books Linchpin, Tribes, The Dip and Purple Cow. His book, This Is Marketing, was an instant bestseller around the world. The newest book, The Practice, is out at the end of 2020 and is already a bestseller. His newest project is leading a worldwide group of volunteers creating The Carbon Almanac. 

In addition to his writing and speaking, Seth has founded several companies, including Yoyodyne and Squidoo. His blog (which you can find by typing “seth” into Google) is one of the most popular in the world. His podcast is in the top 1% of all podcasts worldwide. 

In 2018, he was inducted into the Marketing Hall of Fame. More than 20,000 people have taken the powerful Akimbo workshops he founded, including thealtMBA and The Marketing Seminar. 

• Book: This Is Strategy: Make Better Plans (website) 

• Book: The Practice: Shipping Creative Work 

• Website: Seths.blog 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield 

• Book: Dune by Frank Herbert 

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Maria Ross reveals how leaders can drive growth and improve performance without sacrificing empathy. 

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1) How everyone wins with more empathy 

2) Why leaders struggle with accountability—and how to fix it 

3) How to practice empathy without devolving into people-pleasing 

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— ABOUT MARIA — 

Maria Ross is a keynote speaker, author, strategist, and empathy advocate who believes cash flow, creativity and compassion are not mutually exclusive. She is the founder of Red Slice and advises organizations on how to leverage empathy to better engage and connect. Maria has authored multiple books, including her most recent, The Empathy Edge and hosts The Empathy Edge podcast.Maria’s forthcoming book, The Empathy Dilemma: How Successful Leaders Balance Performance, People, and Personal Boundaries arrives on shelves in September 2024. A dynamic speaker, Maria has delighted audiences at leading conferences and organizations such as TEDx, The 3% Conference, The New York Times Small Business Summit, and Salesforce and her insights have appeared in many media outlets, including MSNBC, NPR, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Newsweek, Huffington Post, and Thrive Global. 

• Book: The Empathy Dilemma: How Successful Leaders Balance Performance, People, and Personal Boundaries 

• Book: The Empathy Edge: Harnessing the Value of Compassion as an Engine for Success 

• Podcast: The Empathy Edge 

• Website: Red-Slice.com 

• Instagram: @redslicemaria 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: 2024 State of Workplace Empathy Report 

• Website: DoSomething.org 

• Book: Unlocking Generational CODES: Understanding What Makes the Generations Tick and What Ticks Them OFF by Anna Liotta 

• Book: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink 

• Past episode: 155: Managing Defensiveness for Stronger Collaborations with Jim Tamm 

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