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Nobody likes feeling stupid, but stupid questions are often really important. Learn about five good reasons why in this episode of the Growth Philosophy podcast. Stay tuned to learn more. Here's a snapshot of what you will learn in today's episode: Why we worry about asking stupid questions  What the fear of public speaking and not asking questions has in common Five important reasons why it is good to ask the stupid questions Have questions or comments? Submit them here, or on twitter. Additional resources: All past episodes The 3 C's of Good Health Eight Weeks to Optimum Health: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body's Natural Healing Power (listen free with Audible trial) Topics: Questions, Health, Good health, Wellbeing, Physical health, Mental health, Happiness, Success, Peak performance, Unlocking your potential, Working out, Exercise, Physical activity, Health is wealth, Healthy habits, How to live longer --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

You've heard about work-life balance - but why is that important?  And how can having downtime help you? Find out more about that in this episode.  Listen to the podcast to learn more. ----------- Have questions or comments? Submit them here, or on twitter. Additional resources: All past episodes The 3 C's of Good Health Radical Productivity: Master Your Time, Eliminate Procrastination, and Radically Improve Your Productivity Topics: Health, Good health, Wellbeing, Physical health, Mental health, Happiness, Success, Peak performance, Unlocking your potential, Productivity, Work Life balance, Health is wealth, Healthy habits, How to live longer, Stress, Anxiety --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

Learn about 5 simple and effective practices you can adopt to improve your life, and positively impact the lives of others too. Listen to the podcast to learn more. Here's a snapshot of what you will learn: The practice that can help you be more positive Why self care is not selfish What the movie "Pay it forward" can teach you about living a good life The best way to deal with setbacks What you can do to have a positive impact on the world How to get started Have questions or comments? Submit them here, or on twitter. Additional resources: All past episodes You Are Luckier Than You Think You Are. Here's Why The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life  Topics: Personal growth, Self awareness, Self care, Self empowerment, New Year's resolutions, 2021, Helping others, Pay it forward, Happiness, Mindset, Growth mindset, Positive psyschology, Positivity, Mindfulness, Life tips, Success, Self improvement, Self help, Personal development, Mental health. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

Learn how the fear of the COVID-19 virus can (and is) impacting our lives negatively, and what you can do about it in this episode. Listen to the podcast to learn more.  Here's a snapshot of what you will learn in this episode: Why fear is not inherently bad (and when it is) Example of the COVID fear factor in action Why connection is a big part of our wellbeing and happiness And more... Have questions or comments? Submit them here, or on twitter. Additional resources: All past episodes The Five Major Symptoms of Coronavirus You Need to Watch Out For (CFRST) Eight Weeks to Optimum Health: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body's Natural Healing Power (listen free with Audible trial) Topics: Coronavirus self care, COVID-19 self care, Health, Good health, Wellbeing, Mental health, Happiness, Stress tips, Anxiety tips, Dealing with fear, Mental health, Self care --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

Learn about five of the most important symptoms of the COVID-19 virus you need to know about in this episode of the Growth Philosophy podcast. Listen to the podcast to find out more. Here's a snapshot of what you will learn in this episode: How lack of information or confusion is one of the biggest problems of the current pandemic The 5 major symptoms of COVID-19 virus you need to know about What to do if you are worried about being infected by the virus Have questions or comments? Submit them here, or on twitter. Additional resources: All past episodes The 3 C's of Good Health Eight Weeks to Optimum Health: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body's Natural Healing Power (listen free with Audible trial) Topics: Coronavirus symptoms, COVID-19 symptoms, Health, Good health, Wellbeing, Physical health, Mental health, Happiness, Stress tips, Mental health, Self care --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

In today's episode learn about the 2 foods you need to reduce (if not completely cut out) from your diet, why it is important for your health (and lifespan), as well as how you can easily get started. Here's a snapshot of what you will learn in today's episode: The current problem with junk-snacks How a simple step of cutting down on just two things from your diet can not just improve your health, but can also help you live longer How you can easily get started Have questions or comments? Submit them here, or on twitter. Additional resources: All past episodes The 3 C's of Good Health Eight Weeks to Optimum Health: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body's Natural Healing Power (listen free with Audible trial) Topics: Health, Good health, Wellbeing, Physical health, Mental health, Happiness, Success, Peak performance, Unlocking your potential, Working out, Exercise, Physical activity, Health is wealth, Healthy habits, How to live longer --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

Learn about the 3 C's of good health, and the importance of conscious effort in this episode of the Growth Philosophy podcast. Here's a snapshot of what you will learn in today's episode: How physical health can impact every area of your life The 3 C's you need to keep in mind to improve your health Why health really is wealth, and good health is crucial if you want to be happy Have questions or comments? Submit them here, or on twitter. Additional resources: All past episodes Why You Need To Free Yourself From the Trap of Perfection The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life Topics: Health, Good health, Wellbeing, Physical health, Mental health, Happiness, Success, Peak performance, Unlocking your potential, Working out, Exercise, Physical activity, Health is wealth --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

Find out about "Positive Capitalism" and how money can be a great resource in this episode of the Growth Philosophy podcast. Listen to the episode to learn more. Here's a snapshot of what you will learn in today's episode: Why Capitalism is not the culprit that it is made out to be The biggest reason why Capitalism becomes a problem The positives of money, and why it is important What money, the internet and a hammer has in common Why we need to practice Positive capitalism (and how) Have questions or comments? Submit them here, or on twitter. Additional resources: All past episodes Why You Need To Free Yourself From the Trap of Perfection The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life Topics: Capitalism, Money, Greed, Personal growth, Self care, Happiness, Prosperity, Poverty, Entrepreneurship, Social good, Collective good, Doing good, Paying it forward, Humanism, Helping others, Stress, Anxiety, Mental health --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

Learn about some important things you need to know about having a perfect life, as well as the major challenges people face right now when it comes to having a good life in today's episode of the Growth Philosophy podcast. Listen to this episode to learn more. Here's a snapshot of what you will learn in today's episode: The biggest problem with our current definition of the perfect life What influences this interpretation of the perfect life and why that is problematic How long it takes a pro to take a great social media photo How the perfect life is a mirage What NOT to do if you want to have a good life Have questions or comments? Submit them here, or on twitter. Additional resources: All past episodes You Are Luckier Than You Think You Are. Here's Why The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life Topics: Happiness, Mindset, Growth mindset, Positive psyschology, Positivity, Mindfulness, Life tips, Success, Self improvement, Self help, Personal growth, Personal development, Mental health, Comparison, Self care --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

Learn how perfection can become a trap, and what you can do about it. Here's a snapshot of what you will learn in today's episode: How perfection can become a trap The biggest problem with perfection Five Ways in which perfection can do you more harm than good What Shakespeare, Leonardo Da Vinci and Picasso can teach you about perfection Five tips on how you can avoid falling into the perfection trap Have questions or comments? Submit them here, or on twitter. Additional resources: All past episodes Prioritising Perseverance - The Story of the Ant and the Grasshopper The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life Topics: Perfection, Mastery, Mindset, Growth mindset, Peak performance, Career tips, Success, Self improvement, Personal growth, Personal development, Happiness --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

Would you like to learn one of the key secrets to becoming good at something?  Then stay tuned because that's what today's talk is all about. Here's a snapshot of what you will learn in today's episode: The secret to becoming good at anything What basketball legends can teach you about becoming really good at something What it takes to develop speed and skill What you need to avoid doing How to enjoy the benefit of muscle memory Have questions or comments? Submit them here, or on twitter. Additional resources: All past episodes Here's What You Need to Know About Self Discipline Never Give Up: Motivational Stories of Determination, Perseverance and Success Topics: Mastery, Mindset, Growth mindset, Peak performance, Career tips, Success, Self improvement, Personal growth, Personal development --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

Learn what essential lesson the story about the ant and the grasshopper can teach you about life, and success, in today's talk. Knowing (and practising) this is crucial for doing well in any and every area of life. What you'll learn: The story of the ant and the grasshopper and what you can learn from it What you need to prioritise over short term gain and why What Muhammad Ali can teach you about perseverance Why perseverance matters in your personal life What is perseverance and how to practice it And more... Have questions or comments? Submit them here, or on twitter. Additional resources: All past episodes How to stop your insecurities from weighing you down Never Give Up: Motivational Stories of Determination, Perseverance and Success Topics: Fable, story, personal growth, growth mindset, success mindset, happiness, impact, making a dent in the universe, make a dent in the universe, short term pain, cost benefit, Muhammad Ali, Mother Teresa, James Dyson, J.K.Rowling, Abraham Lincoln, persistence, mindset, self help, self improvement, self awareness --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

We are all lucky, each and every one of us. But it's easy to forget that. Learn about just how incredibly lucky you are, about the importance of getting perspective on that very important part of your life and about the importance of counting your blessings (and how you can get started) in this talk. What you'll learn: Why being able to listen to this talk makes you extremely lucky How many people die every day How you are luckier than 466 million What 1 in 3 people cannot do (but you can) What is essential for 94 percent of your ability to taste anything What you can't live without but take for granted 9 reasons why you need to count your blessings regularly What happens when you focus on what you don't have (7 problems) Easy way to get started with developing an attitude of gratitude Have questions &/or comments? Submit them here, and/or on twitter. Additional resources: This Is Crucial for Happiness, No Matter Who You Are Here's What You Need to Know About Self Discipline What a Mosquito Bite Can Teach You About Dealing With Your Past How to stop your insecurities from weighing you down Book > How to Think Better in 7 Days - Learn How to Think Better, Be Happier and More Positive, in Just 7 Days         Details of the references are available on my blog - at mhasalek.com  Topics: Attitude of gratitude, Luck, Lucky, Self care, Mental health, Mental strength, Optimism, Pragmatism, Stoicism, Statistics, Facts, Trivia, Anosmia, Mortality, Death rate, Count your blessings, Happiness, Positive thinking, Negative thinking, Mindset, Growth mindset, Self help, Self awareness, Personal development, Personal growth --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

Having to deal with toxic people is one of the worst things that can happen to someone. But unfortunately, toxic people are very common, which makes knowing how to deal with toxic behaviour an essential skill. Learn how you can deal with toxic people and their behaviour in this episode of the Growth Philosophy podcast. Stay tuned to learn more. What you'll learn: What the most effective way for dealing with toxic people is 10 tips tips and strategies how to deal with toxic behaviour What happens when you don't deal with toxic people, and why you need to do something And more... Have questions &/or comments? Submit them here, and/or on twitter. Additional resources: How to Identify Toxic People - 13 Signs a Person Is Toxic Negative Trigger List - What It Is, and Why You Need One What a Mosquito Bite Can Teach You About Dealing With Your Past How to stop your insecurities from weighing you down Book > How to Think Better in 7 Days - Learn How to Think Better, Be Happier and More Positive, in Just 7 Days         Topics: Toxic relationships, Toxic people, Toxic behaviour, Happiness, Connection, Relationship, Toxic workplace, Toxic colleagues, Toxic friends, Manipulators, Narcissists, Emotional wellbeing, Mental health, Wellbeing, Wellness, Self care, Negativity, Positivity, Positive thinking, Negative thinking, Mindset, Growth mindset, Self help, Self awareness, Personal development, Personal growth --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

Toxic people are bad for you, but identifying them can be challenging. Learn how to identify them, as well as how you can get started with dealing with them in today's talk. What you'll learn: How toxic people can affect your mental health and wellbeing How they can affect your physical health 13 ways to identify toxic people How to get started dealing with toxic people How awareness can be one of the best ways to help others Have questions &/or comments? Submit them here, and/or on twitter. Additional resources: Research about impact of negative relationships on health The importance of connections What a Mosquito Bite Can Teach You About Dealing With Your Past How to stop your insecurities from weighing you down Book > How to Think Better in 7 Days - Learn How to Think Better, Be Happier and More Positive, in Just 7 Days       Topics: Toxic relationships, Toxic people, Toxic behviour, Happiness, Connection, Relationship, Bonding, Research, Emotional wellbeing, Mental health, Wellbeing, Wellness, Self care, Toxic people, Harvard, Orkney, Networking, Negativity, Positivity, Positive thinking, Negative thinking, Mindset, Growth mindset, Self help, Self awareness, Personal development, Personal growth --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

Find out what the key to happiness is according to Harvard scientists in today's talk. Stay tuned to learn more.  What you'll learn: What Harvard researchers view as the secret to a happy life Superficial vs deep connections Forming deep connections virtually Why Orkney is one of my all-time-favorite travel destinations What NOT to do at a networking event The mindset that sabotages genuine connections Tips on getting started creating genuine and deep connections The people you need to avoid The most important thing you need to remember when it comes to connecting with others Have questions &/or comments? Submit them here, and/or on twitter. Additional resources: Can relationships boost longevity and wellbeing (Harvard)?  What a Mosquito Bite Can Teach You About Dealing With Your Past Your Essential Guide to Doomsurfing - What You Need to Know How to stop your insecurities from weighing you down  Book > How to Think Better in 7 Days - Learn How to Think Better, Be Happier and More Positive, in Just 7 Days     Topics: Happiness, Connection, Relationship, Bonding, Harvard research, Emotional wellbeing, Mental health, Wellbeing, Wellness, Self care, Toxic people, Harvard, Orkney, Networking, Negativity, Positivity, Positive thinking, Negative thinking, Mindset, Growth mindset, Self help, Self awareness, Personal development, Personal growth --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

Would you like to learn how to deal with your insecurities?  Then stay tuned because that's what today's talk is all about. What you'll learn: Why insecurities are a major cause for unhappiness The origin of insecurities How different people have different insecurities 3 strategies for dealing with insecurities What your insecurities have in common with cockroaches The only time you should address your insecurities What you need to do next Have questions &/or comments? Submit them here, and/or on twitter. Additional resources: What a Mosquito Bite Can Teach You About Dealing With Your Past Your Essential Guide to Doomsurfing - What You Need to Know Negative trigger list - What it is and why you need one 5 essential things you should know about the growth mindset Book > How to Think Better in 7 Days - Learn How to Think Better, Be Happier and More Positive, in Just 7 Days   Topics: Negativity, Positivity, Positive thinking, Negative thinking, Mindset, Growth mindset, Depression, Anxiety, Mental health, Self care, Self help, Self awareness, Personal development, Personal growth, Insecurities, Mental strength, Wellbeing, Happiness --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

Find out what digital minimalism is, why it is important, and how adopting it can help you improve your life in today's episode of the Growth Philosophy podcast. Here are some of the things you will learn in today's episode:  What is digital minimalism How technological advances can be a double-edged sword How you are using up your mental energy without even realising What your energy level has in common with a car How many apps people have on their phone on average, and how many they actually use (the answer will shock you) How your energy level affects your mental health How your physical energy level is connected to your mental energy level 4 things you can do to get started with digital minimalism today Have questions? Post them here, and/or on twitter. Additional resources: Learn how to make self-discipline easy Mindset hack for dealing with failure 5 essential things you should know about the growth mindset Book: Deep Work - Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Book: How to Think Better in 7 Days - Learn How to Think Better, Be Happier and More Positive, in Just 7 Days  Coming next week:  How to declutter your mind.  Subscribe to get notified! Topics: Minimalism, Digital minimalism, mental health, self care, self discipline, inner strength, mental strength, personal power, resilience, tenacity, habits, routine, self help, personal growth, mindset, growth mindset, success, happiness, life advice, better life, social media, smartphone, information overload.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

Turns out a mosquito bite can teach you something very valuable about life, namely about dealing with your past.  Find out more about it in today's episode. What you will learn:  What a mosquito bite can teach you about your past experiences How you might be deliberately choosing unhappiness What happens when you focus on negative memories What does not change no matter how hard you try What our perspective has to do with our experiences, and which perspective leads to a better life What you can do about negative experiences you can't put a positive spin on What our focus has in common with a parking space Why you need to let bygones be bygones What you need to do to move forward and create a good life Have questions &/or comments? Submit them here, and/or on twitter. Additional resources: Your Essential Guide to Doomsurfing - What You Need to Know Negative trigger list - What it is and why you need one 5 reasons why you need to try mindfulness 5 essential things you should know about the growth mindset How to Think Better in 7 Days - Learn How to Think Better, Be Happier and More Positive, in Just 7 Days Topics: Negativity, Positivity, Positive thinking, Negative thinking, Mindset, Growth mindset, Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, Mental health, Self care, Self help, Self awareness, Personal development, Personal growth --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message

Learn about the most common misconception about success in today's episode of the Growth Philosophy podcast.  Learning this is not just important, it is essential in order for you to have a better and happier life.  Stay tuned to learn more. What will you learn in today's talk: The most common myth about success The problem with the incorrect definition of success The reality about happiness Why money is not everything What money is, and is not The question you need to ask yourself to have a good life Have questions? Post them here, and/or on twitter. Additional resources: Learn how to make self-discipline easy The key reasons why people give up Mindset hack for dealing with failure 5 essential things you should know about the growth mindset How to Think Better in 7 Days - Learn How to Think Better, Be Happier and More Positive, in Just 7 Days Topics: Self discipline, inner strength, mental strength, personal power, resilience, tenacity, habits, routine, self help, personal growth, mindset, growth mindset, success, happiness, life advice, better life --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-philosophy/message