Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gawdat

I&aposve been looking forward to this conversation ever since I first met today&aposs guest over a year ago. Maya Raichoora is an expert on visualization and co-founder of Remap, a self-help programme that is aimed at helping people to live their best life. Maya is not just another person talking about healing. I believe she has the right credentials because she has lived experience in successfully using a specific technique of visualization.Maya Raichoora was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at just 16 years old. It is a painful life-changing incurable disease. The condition meant Maya was unable to do things a normal person would be able to do without having to consider how the disease would impact her everyday decisions. Lying in her hospital bed she began to dream of a different life, one where she could learn to live with the challenges that she has been presented with. This is how she discovered the power of visualization. Listen as we discuss:04:00 -  Win it in your mind before winning it in reality06:30 - Why top athletes use visualization09:30  - Outcome visualization11:00 - Incurable diagnosis14:00 - Shame and loneliness16:00 - Discovering visualization20:30 - Changing the brain, changing your life25:00 - Process vs outcome28:15 - Live in your mind first then live in reality30:30 - Travelling32:00 - Technique34: 50 - The end of the movie40;30 - What makes you feel alive43:30 - Entrepreneurship45:00 - So much potential50:00 - Controlling your feelings56:00 - Why me?01:02: - Accountability01:08: - From victim to victor01:10 - Happiness is not a destinationConnect with Maya Raichoora on Instagram @mayaraichooraYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Around 2 months ago a friend of mine in London wanted to introduce me to a start-up, that he said was making big changes in the well-being space. I reluctantly agreed to meet the team and to my surprise, the idea they pitched blew me away. In fact, as cheesy as it sounds, they got me at &aposHello!&aposFor full disclosure, I ended up investing in the organisation because they have one free component. I&aposm on the board of directors and also offering tech advice. JAAQ, an online mental well-being platform was founded by Danny Gray. He&aposs well known in the UK for having one of the most successful &aposDragons Den&apos pitches for &aposWar Paint&apos his men&aposs make-up brand. He&aposs very passionate about protecting others from going through the same mental health challenges as him. Danny Gray is the founder of men&aposs make-up brand &aposWar Paint&apos and more recently an online mental well-being platform, JAAQ. He lives with body dysmorphic disorder, a mental health condition that inspired him to launch both of his companies. Part of Danny&aposs mission is to provide better access to support, for anyone concerned about their mental health.Trigger warning - This episode includes mention of suicide Listen as we discuss:04:30 - The personal story08:00 - The breakdown?09:13: - Body dysmorphic disorder14:00 - Reaching out for help18:00 - War Paint21:00 - Everyone is struggling with something25:00 - JAAQ: The mission and the purpose30:00 - Making the World Better32:00 - Suicide and depression35:00 - Tick box organisations38:00 - Where next for JAAQ?41:30 - Mental health crisis in the corporate world44.30 - Get to know the challenge early46:00 - Eating disorders48:30 - The avengers of healthcare50:30 - Breaking down barriers of what people think mental health is52:30 - Depression Vs unhappiness53:30 - Artificial intelligence and mental health58:00 - The right people in your life can make you happyConnect with Danny Gray on Instagram @danny.h.grayYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

You know that saying when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Well, I have a dear friend Sara Sadik and when life gives her challenges she makes books! Her firstborn child arrived with challenging circumstances of her own and as a result, Sara wrote a best-selling book about motherhood, Finding the Magic in Mommyhood. When lockdown hit a couple of years ago she wrote a book for children, The Extraordinary Pause. When life turns left, Sara writes. She is on a journey to find what truly matters in life. She is a remarkable woman and that is because of what she has come through on that journey.Sara Sadik is a best-selling author and communication strategist based in Dubai. She has worked for the United Nations Human Rights and UNICEF offices. She has also been employed by the UAE Prime Minister&aposs Office leading major projects. Some of her latest work involves mentoring other writers and working on her next book.Join us as we discuss:04:00 - The beginning of the road - Adriana&aposs diagnosis06:00 - There is no magic - you create your own07:25 - Sweet and sour09:28 - Angry Mothers14:30 - The Love Story20:30 - Beauty in the scars21:45 - Coping mechanism24:00 - Committed acceptance29:00 - Voice it out32:20 - Finding the magic in the mess36:00 - Slowing down38:30 - Meditation40:00 - Is this an intervention?42:25 -  Pivoting43:30 - Storytelling46:00 - Reason for being48:00 - Picnic at the mountain50:00 - Secret to happinessConnect with Sara on Instagram @bysarasadik YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today I continue my conversation with remarkable women of the Middle East. I would like to remind you that remarkable is not just about the impact these women have had on the region, but also about how far they have come through their own challenges in life. Remarkable truly is about the journey, not the destination and my guest today is a perfect example of that. Aalia Thobani is a Canadian who grew up in Kenya and moved to Dubai to live a life in line with her passion. Her interests in cognitive science and learning and development led her to earn a dual master&aposs in the US, where she worked for a while before returning to Dubai. Her work began with helping children with learning disabilities and providing speech therapy. Aalia has helped thousands of children and has now expanded that help to adults.Aalia Thobani is an experienced life coach whose career began with helping children with learning difficulties over a decade ago. Since then she has expanded her work to help adults by offering the Stanford Design pioneered Designing Your Life programme which presents a tailor-made workshop package for each client.Listen as we discuss:05:45 - Save the world and change the world07:00 - Losing Dad and the Sacred Wound10:00 - Grieving 16 years later11:49 - What is a Sacred Wound14:05 - Healing together16:20 - Unlocking potential18:46 - Stigma and empowerment20:30 - Giving up eating or speaking21:30 - Stutter26:00 - The Kings Speech27:20 - Vessel for God&aposs work29:30 - The most important person in the room34:00 - Crunchmums36:00 - Connecting on humanity38:10 - We are all the same39:45 - Communication, connection and coaching40:51 - Early intervention45:00 - Designing Your Life47:00 - Finding alignment, finding happiness48:40 - Choose happy!50:15 - Follow your curiosityConnect with Aalia Thobani on Instagram @aaliathobani and find out more about her work on her websiteYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

My guest today is talking about a topic I have wanted to discuss on Slo-Mo for a very long time. Dr. Michelle Jasmin Dimasi is a PhD holder in Philosophy, she&aposs lived in 5 countries but our focus today is on her work as a refugee and women&aposs rights advocate. She&aposs recently released a book, Hope, Solidarity and Death at the Australian Border. Her objective is to raise awareness about the Australian government&aposs policies toward asylum seekers who flee their countries because of war or fear of persecution. She is currently involved in researching what matters most to refugees to help them feel settled and welcomed in their new homes. Dr. Michelle Jasmin Dimasi has more than a decade of experience in working on refugee-related issues, empowerment of women and unaccompanied asylum seeker minors and human rights. Michelle holds a Doctorate of Philosophy and held Adjunct Associate Research positions at Swinburne University of Technology and Curtin University’s Centre for Human Rights Education and has published extensively on asylum seeker issues, Afghanistan, and women’s rights. Her work today involves campaigning for the rights of refugees and women whilst raising awareness for the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Listen as we discuss:Christmas IslandMigration and apartheidUN refugee conventionPeople smugglersGetting on the boatSurrendering to GodFear of the &aposother&aposThe Human StoryBack to the beginningDetention and Human RightsBoats arriving and children locked upHopeThree weeks to liveSurviving at seaLost all hopeOffshore islandLove and compassionWe are all the sameDangers and ThreatsGuest of GodGod only gives us the challenges we can handleThe language of spiritualityHope, Solidarity and DeathDocumenting my deathFinding gratitudeConnect with Dr Michelle Jasmin Dimasi on Instagram @michelledimasi or find out more about her on her website. Her book Hope, Solidarity and Death at the Australian Border is available on AmazonYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

I find it funny when people outside of the Middle East ask about what it is like to live here. Questions like, &aposDo the camels have a speed limit?&apos I have to admit the Middle East is one of the jewels of the World. So I wanted to bring a bit of this region to you by sharing some of the stories featuring remarkable women who live here.Maryam Fattahi Salaam is Persian in origin, born and raised in Dubai and is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in fitness in the region. She is a coffee fan and a mother of three. She has dealt with many challenges in life in her professional and personal life. Maryam also shares with me a much deeper connection with those we love. Listen as we discussEarly education - killing creativity Fitness therapyEntrepreneurship Introducing NeginPrognosisPurpose in lifeGratitudeSuffering is a choiceFinding joy in painBlessingsMy strengthLife shows youWe are not life&aposs victimsWhole-hearted presenceGame of LifeWhat is happiness?Test of hardship/Test of easeGrief awakeningFacing realityHeart conversationConnect with Maryam  on Instagram @mfsmaryamYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This episode is the first in a series looking at remarkable women of the Middle East.A remarkable guest is someone who has come a long way after hardships, and my guest Rahaf Kobeissi is remarkable because of her journey from a very difficult beginning to who she is now. Her name translates to something delicate but she is far from that in a way. She stands big in front of CEO&aposs in the Middle East, coaching them directly. She also works with women giving them the tools they need to excel. Her impact has been massive but may have been unlikely because of her journey.Rahaf Kobeissi is a well-being coach and host of the podcast "Don&apost be a Man About It"  and founder of Rays of Your Mental Health, after the sudden suicide of her father.Listen as we discuss03:00 What&aposs in a name?04:25 Roots and Anchors 06:50 Culture Shock08:28 The Mother of Anchor points10:30 Relationship with Mum 12:30 Drug addict brother 14:10 Losing Dad and blaming myself17:00 The last conversation19:00 Serious self-sabotage - suicide attempts22:00 Sitting with grief - cultural challenges in getting help25:45  The Mother wound27:15: Depression Monster29:15 Choices and showing up32:00 If your cup is not full...33:45: Forgiving yourself35:45 Changing the narrative39:29 Why it&aposs easier to blame yourself41:10 Know your worth - what the Qur&aposan says43:20 Don&apost be a Man About It47:37 Men&aposs rights49:07 Why men suffer alone51:00 What do women have to do with it?53:42 Boys don&apost cry01:15 Find a pace01:01 Gratitude01:04 Happy Ray Ray Jar01:05 Messages from Dad01:07 Frank Sinatra01:09 The Universal hug01:10 No secret to happinessConnect with Rahaf Kobeissi on Twitter @RayKobeissi and her podcast Don&apost be a Man About ItYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

I spoke to April Rinne at the Shahjah Entrepreneurship Festival late last year, where I was invited to speak about happiness in these uncertain times. April and I got in touch through LinkedIn, and I was blown away by her work. Her writing is not instructive but more reflective and allows readers to choose from whatever superpower they think will help them through uncertainty.April Rinne is the author of &aposFlux: 8 Super Powers for Thriving in Change.&apos She is also a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and ranked one of the “50 Leading Female Futurists” in the world by Forbes.  She is also a mental health advocate and has devoted her career to advising individuals and organizations on how to navigate a world of constant change. Listen as we discuss:05:32 An unexpected connection through food12:03 Healthy eating habits13:40 The importance of detox14:44 Listening to your body15:20 Opening up about the loss17:10 No recipe for grief20:47 State of Humanity21:30 9 beasts of grief/ loneliness of grief26:00 The heart gets stronger28:58 6 stages of grief - finding gratitude in the loss31: 30 Reactions to change and uncertainty37:20 Everyone has a different experience with change - The flux mindset40:00 Introducing eight flux superpowers49:00  Change. Flux. Not knowing - How to manage the unknown53:00 Running slower54: 00 See what&aposs invisible57:10 To get lost01:08 Trust is the Super Super Power01:16 Know you &aposre/your enough01:23 Your portfolio career01:30 Be all the more human01:32 Let go of the future01:36 Happiness of letting go Connect with April Rinne on Instagram @aprilrinne , Twitter @aprilrinne and her website Fluxmindset.comYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Almost a year ago around this time, I was still on my Scary Smart book tour. A podcast interview, one of dozens at the time,  popped up in my calendar called Saturn Returns. I dialed in expecting to talk about AI, yet there was Caggie Dunlop wearing a pink Floyd T-shirt - peaceful, calm and spiritual. I could only ask, “Who are you?” Since then I’ve learned who Caggie is, and we’ve been chatting ever since about everything from life to spirituality. Naturally, I had to have her on the show to share her wisdom.Caggie Dunlop was an original cast member of the award-winning UK-based reality show Made in Chelsea. She is also a singer/songwriter, poet, entrepreneur and now author. Her new book Saturn Returns explores the relationship between planetary movements and the ups and downs of life. In it, she describes how astrology helped her find her identity and a sense of belonging, and how it can help you too.Listen as we discuss:05:50: Why Saturn?07:40: Who is Caggie Dunlop behind the celebrity?09:00: Rescue and return - seeking belonging13:15: Reality TV - bursting the bubble21:29: Leaving Made in Chelsea - losing yourself25:30: Battle of self - key to my heart29:00: Finding your tribe - the grief of losing friendship31:08: How does it work?  Astronomy and Palmistry - life changes35:45: Things fall apart so better things can come40:20: Astral bodies45:26: Where does the soul go?49:15: Shaped by pain57:00: Perfectionism, vulnerability and toxic love01:06: The non negotiables of love01:11: Love in between - closing poemConnect with Caggie Dunlop on Instagram @caggiesworldYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

In observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, Slo Mo presents what is possibly the most powerful episode we ever aired. If you&aposve listened to Slo Mo across the years, you&aposve surely heard me reference my chat with Dr. Edith Eger more than any other. At the age of sixteen, Dr. Edith Eger, a trained ballet dancer and gymnast, was sent to Auschwitz. Hours after her parents were sent to the gas chamber, the “Angel of Death,” Nazi officer Dr. Josef Mengele forced Edith to dance for his amusement and her survival. He rewarded her with a loaf of bread that she shared with her fellow prisoners, an act of generosity that would later save her life.On May 4, 1945 a young American soldier noticed Edith&aposs hand moving slightly amongst a number of dead bodies. He quickly summoned medical help and brought her back from the brink of death. Today, Edith is a prolific author, a clinical psychologist, and holds a faculty appointment at the University of California, San Diego.Every story I&aposve heard on Slo Mo has left an impact me, but Edith&aposs was the first to make me openly cry while recording. It hit me like a spiritual experience.Listen as we discuss:How taking care of her mom as a child gave Edith immense patience.Revisiting our childhoods and healing the pain.How she forgave the Nazis who joked about her mother&aposs burning.We are not born with hate. We learn it.Question authority, don&apost blindly adhere to itHow we do everything with feelings except feel them!The healing power of crying.The effects of telling a lie and repeating it.How she danced for the Angel of Death shared the reward, saving her life.The biggest concentration camp is in your own mind.Why she decided to go back to Auschwitz.Feeling pity and sympathy for the Nazis that imprisoned her.Make peace with your parents and your past, or stay a prisoner of itThe positive side of trauma: "You realize you&aposre here now, and no longer there"Conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, and my own Middle Eastern upbringing."There is a Hitler in all of us"How her daughter teamed up with the grandson of a Nazi to spread peace."People killed my parents, not God. He had nothing to do with it."Edith&aposs series of questions for me, which opened me up too.Her advice to young women: become financially and emotionally independent.Her suicidal thoughts after being liberated.Her time spent with Martin Luther King and the Mamas and the Papas.Discussing the passing of my son Ali: "There is no loss. It&aposs just about celebrating what you have while you have it."Connect with Dr. Edith Eger on Facebook @dreditheger, Twitter @dreditheger1, Instagram @dr.editheger, and her website, dreditheger.comYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

The first new guest of 2023 on Slo Mo is Chris Voss, who I met at the Global Citizen Forum in Ras Al Khamiah. What a way to start to the year.Chris is the world&aposs top negotiation coach, the former lead negotiator for the FBI, and the bestselling author of Never Split The Difference, which has sold millions of copies. He has used his many years of experience in international crises and high-stakes negotiations to develop a unique program that that helps individuals and businesses get what they want from other people. Chris&apos collaborative approach to negotiation emphasizes understanding and connection rather than contention as the optimal path to settling a negotiation.Listen as we discuss:What&aposs it like to have someone&aposs life depend on your negotiation skills?Looking back on his career and saying, "Wow, I can&apost believe I did that."The ripple effect of a negotiation and why kidnappers honor their ask.Al Qaeda and how terrorism is a form of PR.Understanding the endgame of your negotiation is key.How culture plays a role in negotiating styles across the world.Are we negotiating all the time? Is that being selfish?Win/Lose thinking never beats cooperation.Time and information are the commodities being negotiated in a relationship.The 3 core types of negotiation: fight, flight, or make friends.Chris&apos top secret for happiness? Adopting a family practice for gratitude.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

In this third rewind, I revisit my talk with Nir Eyal, my sensei of time management. Start the New Year with confidence by becoming indistractable.Nir teaches the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. He previously taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. Nir co-founded and sold two tech companies since 2003 and was dubbed by The M.I.T. Technology Review as, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.”He is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Indistractable received critical acclaim, winning the Outstanding Works of Literature Award as well as being named one of the Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year by Amazon and one of the Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible. The Globe and Mail called Indistractable, “the best business book of 2019.”Listen as we discuss:Hooked, which teaches how to apply habit forming design to good habits.Indistractable, which is about empowering people to break bad habits.Social media and tech is not mind control, and we are not helpless against it.The tendency to do things against our better interest is an age-old phenomenon.What is distraction? And what is its opposite?The Four Steps to Becoming Indistractable: Master Internal Triggers; Make Time for Traction; Hack Back External Triggers; Prevent Distraction with Pacts."The time you plan to waste is not wasted time." - Dorothy ParkerHow Nir wrote the books for himself and his own distracted life.The main reason for distraction? Uncomfortable emotional states.The 10 Minute Rule: Instead of saying "no", say "not yet!" (this is magical)Uncomfortable sensations are like a wave, but you can surf the urge until it goes away.Why To-Do Lists are actually toxic: they convince you of your own inadequacy.Why making a time box calendar is the optimal time management strategy.Aligning your schedule with your values and relationships, first and foremost.Reactive Work vs. Reflective WorkSchedule syncing, or how to get your boss to worship the ground you walk on.Communicate your time boundaries clearly, and everyone wins.Indistractable people are reliable to their word and therefore easy to back.The #1 reason people call meetings? To hear themselves think out loud.Brainstorming in groups is a terrible idea, according to studies.Meetings should have one purpose: to gain consensus after doing pre-work.Make a Ulysses Pact by making plans in advance to prevent distraction.Effort Pacts allow you to keep your word by creating a barrier to breaking it.Nir&aposs transition from obese to fit, and how he used his techniques to get there.Consistency over intensity is the best way to keep a haYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

In the second Slo Mo Rewind, I revisit my life changing chat with one of my heroes, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. She is a Harvard-trained and published neuroscientist. In 1996 she experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain causing her to lose the ability to walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. Her memoir, My Stroke of Insight, documenting her experience with stroke and eight-year recovery, spent 63 weeks on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list and is still routinely the #1 book about strokes on Amazon.In 2008 she gave the first TED talk that ever went viral on the Internet, which now has well over 26 million views. Also in 2008, Dr. Jill was chosen as one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” and was the premiere guest on Oprah Winfrey’s “Soul Series” webcast.In her newest book, Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life, Dr. Jill debunks the myths that we use only 10% of our brain as well as the idea that our right brain hemisphere is our emotional brain, while our left brain houses our rational thinking.Listen as we discuss:What is &aposWhole Brain Living&apos?What she&aposs learned since her hit TED talk.The four characters of the brain:Character 1: Left thinking tissue is the rational brain that defines the boundaries of ourselves as individuals, has language, and seeks material gain.Character 2: Left emotional tissue that sounds the alarm to protect us against the unfamiliar.Character 3: Right emotional tissue that lives to only experience in the present moment without comparison or time. No conflict can be solved by two Character 2&aposs, and the present moment is perfect.Character 4: Right thinking tissue that embodies the thinking consciousness of the universe, knows no boundaries, and exists only to love, be grateful, and experience blissful euphoria. Purely in awe and blissful euphoria.Is love a thought or an emotion?Our first job as human beings is to love one another. Period.The left brain should not be the boss.The B.R.A.I.N. HuddleHow Jill gave her TED talk because she wanted us to love and revere each other, not her.Character 4 is who we are. The others are so noisy.Her new book, Whole Brain Living, is her roadmap to accomplish her life&aposs work - the reason why she recovered from her stroke.Psychedelics can induce similar states that bring us to Character 4.Character 2 is the one that needs to go into rehab in order to break addictions.Is there a masculine and feminine divide, or is just a cultural construct?Life knows that the present moment is fabulous.Connect with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor and her book, Whole Brain Living, here.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

For the next few weeks over the Holiday break, we&aposll be revisiting a few of the most impactful episodes of Slo Mo from 2021. Appropriately for Christmas, I wanted to again feature Dr. Stephen C. Meyer, who made a compelling case for the existence of God. For this holiday season, I can&apost imagine a more important contrast to the commercialization that has come to define this time.Dr. Stephen C. Meyer received his Ph.D. in the philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge. A former geophysicist and college professor, he now directs Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture in Seattle.He has authored the New York Times best seller Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design and Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design, which was named a Book of the Year by the Times of London Literary Supplement in 2009. Stephen’s books and research address the deepest mystery surrounding the origin of human and animal life, particularly the origin of biological information necessary to produce it.In his latest book, The Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen presents groundbreaking scientific evidence of the existence of God, based on breakthroughs in physics, cosmology, and biology.It’s no secret that I too used a bit of math, physics and cosmology to try and show that our universe and everything in it is not the result of randomness but rather the product of intricate design. (Chapter 14 of Solve for Happy)Give us a chance today to take you through the possibility of the existence of a divine designer. This surely is a topic that, regardless of how busy you are today, is worth taking a little bit of time to slow down.Listen as we discuss:Political correctness in science.What led Stephen to dive into his work?The highly unlikely probability for evolution to generate new species in such time.The bike lock analogy.DNA is literally like software code, and therefore someone must have programmed it.Information is the hallmark of intelligent activity and inference to the best explanation.Darwin’s Doubt and the Cambrian Explosion.What did Darwin get right?The return of the God hypothesis: who is the designer?Connect with Stephen Meyer on Facebook @drstephencmeyer, Twitter @stephencmeyer, Instagram @discoverycsc, and his website, stephencmeyer.org.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Katie Brindle lives for one purpose: to make people well. She is an encyclopedia of effective, holistic healing, and one of those forces for good on this planet.She is a Chinese medicine practitioner, healer, empath, teacher, influencer, women’s wellness commentator and mentor with over 20 clinical years under her belt. She is founder of the multi award-winning 360° lifestyle brand Hayo’u, the UKs leading qigong platform Hayo’uFit, a thriving virtual clinic and best-selling author of Yang Sheng: The Art of Chinese self-healing.Katie’s mission is to empower people to master their health, covering an extensive range of issues from aging to beauty, insomnia to anxiety, and menopause to the meaning of life. Her tools and techniques teach people to heal efficiently and effectively and, above all, by themselves.With her pioneering brand Hayo’u, Katie identified the unmet need for self-care tools, initiating  the huge explosion in gua sha crystals and gaining her global recognition as an expert in her field, endorsed by journalists, influencers, celebrities and of course a rapidly expanding community.Her qigong classes have touched the lives of thousands offering transformation in both health and body shape, energy levels and appetite for life.Listen as we discuss:The preventative paradigm shift of Traditional Chinese Medicine.Two reasons why people do what they do: inspiration or desperation.How a car accident ended her singing career but started her healing career.What are the Immortal Healers?The difference between sexuality and sensuality and the taboo of body work.Awakening from an era of lies.How manifestation is like the Spotify algorithm.Your organs are like five empires of the body.Once you&aposve transcended your deepest suffering, what else can hurt you?The female healing lineage that Katie is following.In this Age of Information, our choices can be incredibly influential.Tech mirrors ancient wisdom.Connect with Katie Brindle on Instagram @katie_brindle and katiebrindle.comYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today I speak with a couple that embodies the millennial dream: the husband and wife influencers and partners, Vex King and Kaushal.Vex King is the author of the Sunday Times #1 bestsellers Good Vibes, Good Life and Healing is the New High.  His first books alone has sold a million+ copies and spent two years in the Sunday Times top ten. His new book, Closer to Love, is releasing in February. Vex has a following of over 1.4m followers across his platforms. Kaushal is one of the world’s biggest beauty influencers with a following of over 3.6m across her channels. Together they founded wellness and meditation community The Rising Circle.Their first project together is The Greatest Self-Help Book (Is the One Written By You), an illustrated, interactive journal that will help you become the best version of yourself.Listen as we discuss:The romantic story of how they got together.The process of learning the entire humanity of your partner.How Vex went to extreme lengths to propose to Kaushal.How do you find a partner right for you? Know your worth.Rising in love rather than falling in love.Love is not created but found. It&aposs not only about relationships.Resisting the urge to post shallow photos for likes.Don&apost try and coach your partner!Is it healthy to be attracted to "bad boys" and "bad girls"?Why is beauty more popular than self-help on Instagram?Mastering social media while staying sane and authentic.The monumentally important day you decide to go to therapy.Why was Good Vibes, Good Life so successful?Don&apost do it if it doesn&apost spark any joy.How the new journal came together.Connect on Instagram with Vex King @vexking and Kaushal @kaushalYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Hal Elrod, who I interviewed in Austin, Texas. Meeting someone like Hal leads me to sick back in immense gratitude that I get to do this podcast and meet people like him.  (Thanks to Brandon Fong, who interviewed me on 7-Figure Millenials, for introducing us.)First and foremost, Hal Elrod is a family man. He is a loyal husband to his wife of 13 years, and a dedicated father to their two children. His mission in life is to fulfill his potential while inspiring those he loves, and those he leads, to do the same. When he’s not with his family, he is sharing his message as an author and keynote speaker. After surviving multiple near-death experiences and impacting millions of people through his books and speeches, Hal is also on a mission to elevate the consciousness of humanity, one morning at a time.As the author of 12 books, most notably, The Miracle Morning — which is translated into 37 languages and has sold over 2.5 million copies—he is doing exactly that. His latest project is The Miracle Morning Movie – a documentary that shows how millions of people are transforming their lives, by simply changing how they start their day.In this episode, Hal is going to show you how you can do the same and so much more.Listen as we discuss:Why Hal&aposs bio starts with "I&aposm a family man, first and foremost."The effects of his first near-death experience.The 5 Minute Rule, the most valuable strategy he ever learned.All emotional pain is created by resisting reality, so accept life before it happens.If battling cancer, don&apost put your health only in the hands of a doctor.Unwavering faith that you will heal can lead to miracles.The line between "can&apost change" and "can change".How the 2008 crisis led to the Miracle Morning.Does he ever have off mornings? Yes, this morning.SAVERS: Silence, Affirmations, Visualization, Exercise, Reading, ScribingThe Miracle Equation = unwavering faith + extraordinary effort until it happensHal&aposs secret to happiness? Choose it unconditionally and selflessly add value.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Hal Elrod on Instagram @hal_elrod and halelrod.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This week, I speak to singer and star, Tallia Storm, on the realities of navigating fame as a woman in her 20&aposs.Tallia was just 13 years old when she handed her demo CD to Sir Elton&aposs partner David Furnish in a hotel restaurant. Sir Elton called her 24 hours later and invited her to open his UK concert to 17,000 people to great critical acclaim. She now lives in an Instagram world that has enabled her to do what she wants and deliver the kind of music she wants. She has been featured on multiple TV shows and has a huge social media following.What struck me about Tallia was her genuine modesty. This conversation paints a portrait of exactly what it looks like to get famous by simply believing you can do it and saying "yes" when the opportunities come your way.Listen as we discuss:How Tallia got her big break at age 13 thanks to Elton John.The advantage of having 10 years of experience by age 23.When even famous artists can&apost afford to pay their rent.Taking the tube to the Brit Awards.The big break in the USA that almost was.The culture of bullying she encountered in Scotland.Her first heartbreak and the joy of being able to cry.A sit down I had with my mom at age 40.Dating, love, the usual.The "Year of Yes" and how she ended up writing with Nile Rodgers.Tallia&aposs secret to happiness? Relinquishing control and enjoying the moment.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Tallia Storm on Instagram @talliastorm and her website talliastorm.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This week, I bring back one of your most popular guests of the past, my good friend Bruce Daisley. (see episode 59 for our past conversation). Bruce is a best selling author and technology leader from the UK.  He is one the most respected thought leaders on the subject of workplace culture and the future of work. After 12 years running Twitter in Europe and previously YouTube in the UK, his book on improving workplace culture, The Joy of Work, became a Sunday Times number one business bestseller in 2019. His new book, Fortitude: How to Unlock Your Inner Strength, is already repeating this success. In Fortitude, Bruce disproves the myth that only extraordinary people are successful, showing how we can achieve a sense of control through simple mind exercises, and, above all, how we can draw on those around us to empower ourselves and build our inner-strength. The book, and this conversation, set out a practical path to greater self-confidence and courage, not just for the elite few, but for us all.Listen as we discuss:All of the bad information on resilience floating around.How the explosion in Beirut triggered his pursuit of understanding resilience.Why do some less fortunate kids do better than others?Gen Z is far more willing to express and address their emotions.We are not predetermined to end up as a victim of our experiences.The most elite athletes have had moments of trauma.We should speak about resilience as the strength we draw from each other.People naturally come together in disasters, despite what Hollywood shows.When people own their identities, they live healthier lives.How does control improve resilience?The lack decision making power in our jobs, despite our liabilities, hurts us.Bruce&aposs secret for happiness at work? Laugh!YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Bruce Daisley on Twitter @brucedaisley, Instagram @brucedaisley, LinkedIn @brucedaisley, and his website, findfortitude.netThe Unstressables membership is part of Mo Gawdat and Alice Law&aposs initiative to take 1 million people out of stress every year. It offers a training video library, a community space to share with other like minded individuals, a monthly webinar with Alice and Mo, frequent expert guest webinars, as well as practice exercises toYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

I met today&aposs guest, Clover Hogan, at a panel where we both spoke. She was prompted to respond by the moderator, and her response, as a 23 year old, totally blew me away. She is a fighter for what is undeniably the most pressing cause of our time, a reluctant warrior of the generation we&aposve long known will inherit our reckless treatment of the planet.Clover Hogan is a climate activist, researcher on eco-anxiety and founding CEO of Force of Nature: a youth nonprofit mobilizing mindsets for climate action. Clover Hogan&aposs team at Force of Nature is tackling the climate and mental health crisis by empowering the next generation of leaders. In her decade of activism, she has worked alongside the world’s leading authorities on sustainability, consulted within the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies and supported students in more than 50 countries to realize their power as changemakers. At just 22, she has taken the stage with corporate giants alongside global changemakers such as Dr. Jane Goodall and Dr. Vandana Shiva and interviewed the 14th Dalai Lama.Listen as we discuss:How did she become an activist at such a young age?The deep entrenchment of our denial of climate change.Is it too late to solve the climate crisis?Doom and gloom isn&apost the point. The facts are just gloomy.How we can transition to proper, ethical business and consider the future.Eco-anxiety and embracing the lessons in the heartbreak of our situation.Being uncompromising in building the world we want to see and save.Does Clover find time to have fun?Sharing stories about the Dalai Lama.Clover&aposs biggest secret? Her [honest] inconsistency.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Clover Hogan on Instagram @cloverhogan and her website, cloverhogan.comThe Unstressables membership is part of Mo Gawdat and Alice Law&aposs initiative to take 1 million people out of stress every year. It offers a training video library, a community space to share with other like minded individuals, a monthly webinar with Alice and Mo, frequent expert guest webinars, as well as practice exercises to help you find your path to a stress free life. This week&aposs gift code for two months of free membership for the first 50 redeemers is ILOVESLOMO. Redeem at unstressable.com. Because living stressed is not living.Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

On this week&aposs episode, I am in Greystones, Ireland. Before coming, I asked my Instagram followers if they could recommend anyone in Ireland that I could bring on Slo Mo. Pretty much every other message was for The Happy Pear, David and Stephen Flynn, and now I know why. These  brothers, identical twins, are two of the kindest, most positive, and most hospitable people I&aposve met in my life. They took me to their farm, store, and restaurant, force-feeding me on levels I&aposve only experienced in the Middle East. After an early life of adventure trying to find their identity, they started  an organic store that became a full fledged venture, and now also a podcast, around making healthy choices. They are what we all try to embody when we aim to live our purpose and spread love in the process.I wanted to get serious with this conversation, and sure, we did. But in reality, the biggest benefit of this episode, one that has made it among my favorites ever, is that it&aposs just pure fun.Listen as we discuss:What it&aposs like growing up as twins, with unconditional love from the start.Their trajectory from searching for identity to building a food revolution.The need for rites of passage and the value of uncertainty in travel.What we can learn from the whirling and wandering dervishes.Veganism and how to incorporate it without being radical.When you grow your own food, you savor every piece.Food is the center of every economy.How can you get involved in the food revolution?Manifesting, spirituality, and blah blah blah, let&aposs just enjoy this moment.Their secret to happiness: look at life through childlike wonder.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with The Happy Pear on Instagram @thehappypear and her website, thehappypear.ieThe Unstressables membership is part of Mo Gawdat and Alice Law&aposs initiative to take 1 million people out of stress every year. It offers a training video library, a community space to share with other like minded individuals, a monthly webinar with Alice and Mo, frequent expert guest webinars, as well as practice exercises to help you find your path to a stress free life. This week&aposs gift code for two months of free membership for the first 50 redeemers is INEEDTOSLOWDOWN. Redeem at unstressable.com. Because living stressed is not living.Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

In this week&aposs episode, I speak to someone close to my heart, Holly Tucker. I met Holly when she invited me on her podcast, Conversations of Inspiration, and I immediately felt I was talking to a friend. It&aposs no wonder Holly is a beloved mentor to so many.Holly Tucker is the founder of notonthehighstreet and Holly & Co and is the UK Ambassador to Creative Small Businesses. She believes that following your passion and building a business doing what you love is the key to a happy and fulfilled life. Through Holly & Co, a creative content company, Holly is working to positively influence this creative movement by redefining what it means to be a ‘small business’, encouraging more women to start their own businesses, as well as empowering our young with the skills to thrive in the new working world they are entering.Bringing colour and creativity to the business world, Holly seeks to advise and inspire anyone who is dreaming of starting or is already on their business journey through her podcast Conversations of Inspiration, events, her inspiration and advice hub, and now, Do What You Love, Love What You Do, a Sunday Times Bestseller business book.Listen as we discuss:How Holly and I immediately connected.Why she was "Holly Hurricane", working from age 7 and unstoppable.An ode to her parents, a model for partnership, and their secret to lasting love.Why settling in a relationship can actually be a good thing.Holly&aposs journey as a successful pioneer of female entrepreneurs..Women are already the CEO&aposs of their households and easily cut it in business.Her top business tip? Find your diamond and shine it.Emotional Commerce and the benefits of an &aposemotional workplace&apos.Recovering from the crushing grind of a failed business, like a phoenix.Holly&aposs top tip for happiness? Understand and embrace your mortality.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Holly Tucker on Instagram @hollytucker and her website, holly.coThe Unstressables membership is part of Mo Gawdat and Alice Law&aposs initiative to take 1 million people out of stress every year. It offers a training video library, a community space to share with other like minded individuals, a monthly webinar with Alice and Mo, frequent expert guest webinars, as well as practice exercises to help you find your path to a stress free life. This week&aposs gift code for two months of free membership for the first 50 redeemers is SLOWISGOOD. Redeem at YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This week, I am joined by an incredible couple that makes me straight up insecure because they&aposre so fit. Lucy Davis and Ben Haldon, also known as the Not So Fit Couple, are all about no BS fitness. In addition to being social media influencers and trainers, they host the Not So Fit Couple Podcast, an off centre spin on everything health and fitness, relationships and business, with some epic guests along the way to help you transform your mind and body.I wanted to know more about keeps them thriving in health, wealth, life, and work, especially as a couple who does everything together. I learned just how much they had to go through to become the role models they are today.Listen as we discuss:How Ben proposed to Lucy on a hot air balloon and dealing with the stress.Working together as a couple, all the time, and loving every minute.Who&aposs the boss?Communication is the secret of a healthy relationship, and occasionally, secrets.Ben and Lucy&aposs individual experiences through eating disorders and therapy.Can we all get six pack abs?Lucy&aposs drunken sign-up for an ultramarathon and how she get through it.The changing idea of body image and what it means to fit.How to deal with negative comments and why you&aposll always anger someone.Top fitness tip? It&aposs not race. Enjoy it. Consistency is key.Lucy&aposs top happiness tip? The physical act of smiling more :)Ben&aposs top happiness tip? Revisit your childhood as much as you can.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Lucy Davis Fit on Instagram @lucydavis_fit and Ben Haldon on Instagram @mycoachbenjiThe Unstressables membership is part of Mo Gawdat and Alice Law&aposs initiative to take 1 million people out of stress every year. It offers a training video library, a community space to share with other like minded individuals, a monthly webinar with Alice and Mo, frequent expert guest webinars, as well as practice exercises to help you find your path to a stress free life. This week&aposs gift code for two months of free membership for the first 50 redeemers is SLOWMEDOWN. Redeem at unstressable.com. Because living stressed is not living.Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This week&aposs guest is the inspiring Carly Meyers, a woman who learned to do it all except the things that make her unhappy.Carly was a professional dancer performing in prestigious West End Musicals and arenas around the world. At the height of her success, her career was cut short when an injury meant she could no longer dance and was forced to completely start again. She believes this injury is the best thing to have happened to her as it threw her in the direction of entrepreneurship and her true purpose.Over the last 9 years she has built 2 hugely successful online business’s and reached the top 1% of leaders in the social marketing industry worldwide and is now the CEO of Girls Building Empires. She has coached hundreds of others to build their own online business and has a relentless passion for helping women reach places in their own personal and business growth that they never even thought possible.She is the host of the female entrepreneur podcast Made For More, on which I was a guest the same day we recorded this (check it out). Running her businesses around her 2 kids under the age of 3, she has figured out how to work smart and is obsessed with helping people earn more while working less.Listen as we discuss:The truth about being a West End musical dancer (it&aposs not glamorous).The fateful injury that ended her dancing career.Advice for aspiring artists on juggling passion and career.Why she left a job at Apple (it involves lunch).Experiencing extreme success wrapped around profound unhappiness.Learingn to celebrate achievements rather than continually striving.The hustle should only be towards the most fulfilled version of you.How she is leaning more into motherhood and away from her masculine.Women and mothers can do it all, but only if they want.Carly&aposs top tip for happiness: accept who you are.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Carly Meyers on Instagram @carlymeyerslife and her website, carlymeyers.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

I met today&aposs guest briefly when he walked by while I was having dinner with a mutual friend. He is one of the most special people,  a perfect example of a person who has done the work. Growing up a" brown, gay, small, and muslim" man in a  post-9/11 North America, he has not only arrived at the very top of one of the world&aposs most prestigious industries, but also at the height of knowing and embracing his true identity. And I promise you, it&aposs a wonderful one.Imran Amed is one of fashion’s leading writers, thinkers and commentators, and is founder, CEO and editor-in-chief of The Business of Fashion (BoF), a modern media company and the authoritative voice of the $2.5 trillion global fashion and luxury industries.Imran began his career as a management consultant and started writing about the fashion business from his sofa in London in 2007.BoF sparked a new kind of fashion dialogue, exploring the key drivers of an industry  undergoing unprecedented change and rapid growth. Imran’s writing filled a void in fashion media and soon his analysis garnered tens of thousands of readers who would wake each morning to The Daily Digest email newsletter.  In 2017, ten years after founding BoF, he was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II as Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the fashion industry. In 2018, Imran was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. He has also been named in Fast Company’s annual list of the Most Creative People in Business, British GQ’s list of the 100 Most Influential Men in Britain, Indian GQ’s list of the 50 Most Influential Global Indians, and Wired’s list of the 100 most influential figures in Britain’s digital economy.As you can tell, this episode is longer than normal. As a result, the last 15 minutes were only recorded on a back-up device. You will notice a shift in audio quality that may be bothersome at first, but stick it out and your ears will soon adapt. It&aposs worth it. I am a one-man traveling podcast studio, and I don&apost always get the tech right. But we&aposre doing our best for you and thank you for your patience as we perfect this craft.Listen as we discuss:We&aposre all "fashion people", the most democratic form of expression.Why do wealthy people tend to dress extravagantly?The reason I wear a black t-shirt everyday (and my soft spot for cars).Imran&aposs childhood and his journey to becoming who he is.A broad, general, multifaceted education beats - and often leads to - specializing.You don&apost have to fit into life. You can fit life into who you are.How we can find gratitude for our pain.A defining moment: confronting anti-Islamic abuse at Harvard after 9/11.What it&aposs like to be an openly gay muslim man.The origins of his massively popular company, The Business of Fashion.Align your talent, skills, and passion, and you&aposll find your purpose.Why it&aposs refreshing to be asked personal questions.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This week&aposs episode is focused on healing. We spend a lot of episodes discussing mental health, but anyone who&aposs ever been afflicted with chronic pain or disease knows hard it is to stay happy in that state.A former investment banker turned naturopathic nutritionist, Yalda Alaoui is the CEO & founder of Eat Burn Sleep,  an acclaimed &aposno-nonsense&apos science-backed nutrition platform focusing on anti-inflammation and promoting gut health. Yalda is disrupting the industries formally dominated by men. She is a London-based entrepreneur, inflammation pioneer, mother and creator who is giving people a second chance at life with her Eat Burn Sleep lifestyle. After suffering from an array of illnesses and getting no help in the medical field, Yalda looked inwards to cure herself. She now helps treat many conditions, some of which are only recently coming to the forefront of the broader wellness discussion.Listen as we discuss:Yalda&aposs upbringing in Morocco and career trajectory.Why she stopped working after motherhood.The hardwired guilt of a mother.Her diagnosis with multiple autoimmune diseases and the dangers of inflammation.Food, movement, and mental wellness: the pillars of healing.The body sees extremes as a shock, even healthy ones.Eat: Avoid processed foods. Feed your gut bacteria.Burn: Do the right kind of exercise for your body. The wrong kind can make you worse.Sleep: Tell yourself you&aposre going to sleep well tonight, over and over.Why Yalda&apos doesn&apost like the term "single mother."What is Yalda&aposs top tip for happiness? Think happy to be happy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Yalda Alaoui on Instagram @eatburnsleep and her website, eatburnsleep.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

For the last episode in my tour of Holland, I&aposm back in one of my favorite spots in Amsterdam with my wonderful friend Jimmy Nelson and accompanied by Prince Constantijn. We three met in September 2021 in the Netherlands at Jimmy&aposs exhibition, The Last Sentinels, which was absolutely breathtaking. I sat down with Jimmy and Constantijn to discuss the value in preserving heritage, the disappearing Dutch culture, the bliss of finding an adopted home, and Jimmy&aposs newest projects. The video of this episode, linked below, is simply the better way to consume this conversation. In his latest book, Between the Sea and the Sky, Jimmy Nelson presents portraits of twenty Dutch communities wearing regional traditional dress and the environment that shaped them. It is his most personal book ever. During the recent pandemic, which restricted travel across the world, Jimmy Nelson realized he didn&apost need to travel to the ends of the Earth to discover outstanding human beauty. This insight gave rise to a new project much closer to home, a stunning art book and ode to the Netherlands, his adopted fatherland.Listen as we discuss:Jimmy&aposs adopted Dutchhood and the root of his love for the Netherlands.His loving process of photographing 20 traditional Dutch villages.Why the Dutch don&apost brag about being Dutch and dealing with their colonial past.Between the Sea and SkyWhy does Jimmy carry a cumbersome old camera with limited film?Delayed gratification and the beauty of the process.Some features of Dutch culture with the "Definitive Dutch Man", Prince Constantijn.Is the metaverse the next step of modernization?Slow down and be interested in people, and life will give its fruits.Visit Jimmy&aposs exhibition on October 14. More details at jimmynelson.com/exhibitionsYouTube: @mogawdatofficial  (link to this episode: youtu.be/_FBN49O4I38)Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Jimmy Nelson on Facebook @jimmy.nelson.official, on Instagram @jimmy.nelson.official , on Twitter @jimmy_p_nelson, and jimmynelson.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

In this episode, I speak to the legendary Karin Bloemen at her home in Broek in Waterland, The Netherlands. My dear friend Sonja Dippel, who runs One Billion Happy out of The Netherlands, arranged this meeting, and right away I knew I was in the presence of someone possessing extraordinary wisdom. Sonja, in her message to me, defined Karin in one word:  "Karin is color." After our conversation, I realized just how true that is, and just how many colors there really are, from the darkest to the brightest, that have come together to form a true human being.Karin is a force of overcoming incredible adversity and finding a path to your personal peace. She is an actress, a singer, an Instagram sensation, and the author of two books. In all arts, and particularly the art of living, I have rarely encountered someone who can do it as well as she has.Unfortunately, this week&aposs episode discusses repeated incidents of sexual abuse that she and women around her have suffered. The goal of that aspect of this discussion is to inform and discuss how we can put an end to this heinously ugly side of humanity once and for all and support all victims, past and present. Remember, you are not alone, and help is out there and very willing to engage with you.Listen as we discuss:Why fame isn&apost a big deal after all.What&aposs the secret to a happy marriage? (Karin is married 30 years to her best friend.)How Karin raised the son of her sister, who died in a fire with two of her children.The extraordinary challenge of being a mother as a sexual assault victim.Karin&aposs top parenting tip? Let teenagers be teenagers, but have zero tolerance for lying.The story of Karin&aposs sexual abuse at the hands of her stepfather.How can we stop sexual abuse and support the victims?What is the dynamic that leads men to sexually assault a child?Understanding intimacy versus perversion.Living for moments, not targets, and taking on the ego.When are you actually being you?Incorporating fire, water, air, and earth into performance.Karin&aposs top tip for happiness: cherish what is and stay out of the waiting room.YouTube: @mogawdatofficial  (link to this episode: youtu.be/KdVNYZhktYM)Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Karin Bloemen on Instagram @karin_bloemen, Facebook @BloemenKarin, and Twitter @bloemenkarinDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

I am once again in Amsterdam on this endless quest for wisdom to talk to you about a little history and little future with one of my great friends, Carlo van Lienden. Before we begin, consider watching this podcast on YouTube instead (or as well). It heavily complements the experience with additional photos and footage. Link is below.When I wrote Solve for Happy, my agent told me to write an evergreen,  not a big hit that quickly burns away. That has been achieved successfully by all accounts, with the book selling more copies each year than the year prior. There were two major media appearances that kicked things off. The first was my Channel 4 interview in the UK, which went viral. The second was my appearance on RTL Late Night in the Netherlands. Behind the camera of the latter was Carlo, who discovered me and brought me to the public eye in a country that has embraced me and the One Billion Happy mission without parallel.Possessing a phenomenal work ethic and having worked in media through many pivots, Carlo can best be described in one phrase: a spotter of the truth.Listen as we discuss:How Carlo played a major role in jumpstarting our mission.Carlo&aposs former life as a cyclist for the National Team and a resulting eating disorder.How he became a cameraman instead, and why it was a very fair trade.The real reason why I think I became Chief Business Officer at Google X.Stoicism, and revisiting my talk with Donald Robertson (Slo Mo episodes 67 & 68)How a sports psychiatrist changed his life.The sheer bliss of altitude training in the Sierra Nevada and the effects on the ego.Stress + Rest = Growth"Embrace the suck."Why Slo Mo hasn&apost been very slow lately.The impending merge of the virtual and real worlds.How do we know what&aposs real and what&aposs fake anymore?Can we even handle the truth anymore?Whatever comes our way, we need to find our place at the top of the mountain.YouTube: @mogawdatofficial  (link to this episode: youtu.be/vcx3lOrzajM)Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Carlo van Lienden on Instagram @carlo_van_liendenDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Sometimes, while traveling around the Netherlands, you end up seated in front of a prince and princess of the Dutch Royal House. And sometimes, you realize, they couldn&apost be any more different than what you&aposd expect from a royal. In fact,  they are two of the kindest, humblest, and most authentic people I&aposve met yet.Prince Constantijn & Princess Laurentien were kind enough to host me in The Hague at their Number Five foundation, where we recorded (and filmed) this episode. I felt a deep admiration for their efforts breaking through the restrictions of royal life to show a truly human face. When I published Scary Smart last October, I met with the Prince (thanks to the efforts of our tireless head of the One Billion Happy foundation, Sonja Dippel) to talk about AI. After our chat, he left, got into a very normal car, and drove himself to his next destination. I thought to myself, "This is a prince?". After later meeting Princess Laurentien, and learning of her own tireless efforts to make the world a better place by empowering women, expanding literacy, caring for the environment, among other pursuits, I became a fanboy of these two.Ego is the cause of human suffering. Being a royal was exactly the test the Buddha faced in combatting his own ego. Here, we have two more examples of people in power recognizing the true nature of royalty and flipping the script for good.When humanity shines more than royalty.Listen as we discuss:How I met the Prince and Princess.The genius of a wet grass carpet, and how they work for their son.Establishing boundaries when it comes to social media.Princess Laurentien&aposs evolution to feeling like a kid again.The strange request of asking to be treated normally.How this prince and princess fell in love.Dealing with scandal in the Netherlands and the greater role of government.It is crucial to look for wisdom from people that aren&apost at the top.Defensiveness is one of the top red flags for development.The exponential value of admitting ignorance.What is listening?Enabling the development of tech for good.Princess Laurentien&aposs top tip for happiness?  Alignment with your values and imagining.Prince Constantijn&aposs top tip for happiness? Analyzing the self and finding patience.YouTube: @mogawdatofficial (full episodes on video here)Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comLearn more at numberfive.communityDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

It is episodes like this that make me feel like the luckiest man in the world.In this week&aposs conversation, I speak with Astrid Holleeder, the brave woman who risked her own life and freedom to put her brother, the most notorious criminal gangster in the modern history of the Netherlands, behind bars. Astrid is now unable to appear in public and lives in oscillation between freedom and fear, but with no regrets. You won&apost see her face if you decide to watch the video on YouTube (highly recommended), but her voice says it all.Joining me along with Astrid is her daughter Miljuschka, an iconic Dutch model, actress, and TV chef in the Netherlands who rose to fame advocating for living free and emotionally, mentally, and phyiscally healthy. Miljuschka is a beloved figure with millions of fans and a beacon of strength herself.Speaking to these two women together, mother and daughter, makes it clear that courage can run in the family. You will see that most of this conversation is with Astrid as Miljuschka humbly gives her mother the rare chance to express herself publicly. We focus less on the unbelievable story that led to her bestselling book, Judas, and more on the storm of emotions and experiences that led her to a sense of peace despite an incredibly difficult childhood and adulthood.This episode contains explicit language and themes. We felt it appropriate to leave this episode unaltered.Listen as we discuss:How Astrid got the strength to completely upend her life for the sake of what&aposs right.The horror of living in fear of her criminal brother and his threats and murders.The worst ultimatum: blind loyalty or death to your loved ones.Astrid living in survival mode and going to therapy to learn right from wrong.The moment she learned that not all father&aposs are abusive and finally stood up to her&aposs.Why Astrid never followed through on her plan to kill her own brother.How the internet and discovering psychology has rewired her brain to a place of peace.The one beautiful gift her brother gave her when he took away her freedom.What does Miljuschka wish for her mother?Astrid&aposs last moments with her mother showed her more than a lifetime together.A discussion on death and its purpose.What does the universe have planned from this seemingly horrible story?Other episodes referenced in this conversation:Edith Eger: bit.ly/3pUojlePin Van Lommel: bit.ly/3pO9HUJYouTube: @mogawdatofficial (full episodes on video here)Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Miljuschka on Instagram @miljuschka and her website, YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Just in time for back to school, I speak with my friend Nadim Saad on educating children and parents in ways that will truly transform the world.Nadim is a best-selling author, speaker and coach, and entrepreneur. He founded The Happy Confident Company to help children thrive by offering them the insights and tools they need to face life’s challenges and become the best version of themselves. Nadim spent the last decade working with renowned therapists and teachers, drawing from the latest research in child psychology and neuroscience to develop wellbeing products and programs that have impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of families.This is a marvelous overview of becoming masters of perhaps the most influential domain of our lives: parenting and educating children. It is so chock full of nuggets of wisdom that you’ll notice more notes below than normal.Listen as we discuss:How Nadim became the best straight male dancer I’ve ever seen.It begins and ends with connecting to your emotions.When you shout at kids, they physically cannot listen to your orders.Teaching kids to deal with sadness and disappointment is just as important as learning to be happy.Disagreements between partners on how to parent are normally about how to discipline.Three keys: Meta-cognition, emotional intelligence and mindfulness.Be the parent you wish you had, first to your inner child.Parenting is just leadership but for children.A throwback to my chat with Zoe Blaskey in episodes 148/149.The 10 powers we need to teach kids.The Happy Confident MovementWhy the school history program is so harmful. Aya says: The power distribution is the remarkable part. There’s no big boss.Nadim’s daughters Father’s Day card that made him cry.Nadim’s top tips to raise happy children: sense of agency, allowing feelings, and feeling like a team.YouTube: @mogawdatofficial (full episodes on video here)Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Nadim Saad at his website happyconfident.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This week, I speak with Rose Hood, co-founder of perhaps the most Instagrammed cafe in London, Farm Girl. I sat down with her at Farm Girl for a chat as light and pleasant as the brilliant coffee they serve. As a mother and entrepreneur who is in business with her husband, Rose is a success story on all fronts. The secret? A loving and loyal support system.Listen as we discuss:How I ended up recording Slo Mo at Farm Girl.Why Rose moved from Melbourne to London.The story of Farm Girl, her phenomenal cafe and business.Surviving lockdown as a business.London as an amazing city for women entrepreneurs.How Rose learned to make a great coffee.What constitutes a healthy diet?The challenges of doing business with your husband.Evolving a business through failure.My pipe dream of running a strictly pie and coffee shop (or being a farmer).Rose&aposs top tip for happiness? A loving, loyal support network.YouTube: @mogawdatofficial (full episodes on video here)Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Rose Hood and Farm Girl on Instagram @farmgirlcafe and their website, thefarmgirl.co.ukDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

We are recording again out of Farm Girl, this time with Alya Mooro (and my daughter Aya present). Alya approached me on Instagram with a thank you from one Egyptian to another. I read a bit about her and realized the great value she’s bringing into the world.The fact is, history has been unfair to women and that continues to this day. As a Middle Easterner, I want to dive into that fact from a cultural perspective familiar to me.Alya Mooro is an Egyptian born, London raised writer and author of the bestselling 2019 book The Greater Freedom: Life as a Middle Eastern Woman Outside the Stereotypes. Alya has written for New York Magazine, The Telegraph, Refinery29 and maintains a monthly newsletter titled The Greater Conversation, continuing the themes of her bestseller. She is also host and producer of the podcast Talk of Shame, where she speaks with groundbreaking fellow Middle Eastern women to explore the meaning and impact shame has on our lives, attempting to decipher how we can best stop letting it run our lives and start living our most authentic selves. Listen as we discuss:Alya’s multicultural upbringing.The theme of being othered.In the Middle East, your friends are your family.The immense value of open dialogue between parents and kids.At a point in time, you need to stop parenting.Middle Eastern stereotypes of women and how they influence the women too.What is a feminist?The shame around sex  and rebranding it.These days, whoever cares less, wins.You are what you eat on social media.Lean into your femininity.The difference between childless and child-free.Why marriage doesn’t feel worth it for Alya.The failure of second wave feminism.Alya’s definition of happiness:  when what you do and what you want are in harmony.YouTube: @mogawdatofficial (full video episodes here)Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Alya Mooro on Instagram @alyamooro, Twitter @alyamooro, and her website, alyamooro.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

For the next few weeks, we&aposll be coming to you with conversations I had at one of my favorite cafes, Farm Girl in South Kensington, London. This week&aposs guest is Vicki Anstey, an almost overwhelmingly inspiring woman. Vicki is a world record holder, adventurer, award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, coach, and athlete. After 20 years in a relationship that limited and stifled her and a successful career as an advertising professional, Vicki became a fitness pioneer and later one of the first ever women to participate (at age 41) in Channel 4’s SAS Who Dares Wins, reaching the final stages after 11 days in extreme conditions at an altitude of 3,000ft in Chile. In 2021, exactly a year before this episode was published,  she and 2 other women, the Girls Who Dare, set a new World Record for rowing unaided across the Pacific Ocean, confronting her fear of deep, open water to do so. It took 60 days, 17 hours and 6 minutes. Her latest endeavor was a 5 day race in the Arctic, covering a distance of over 230km in temperatures of -35 degrees, carrying everything she needed to survive In 2023, she plans to participate in the World’s Toughest Bike Race, the Race Across America (RAAM), covering 3,000 miles across 17 states in just 7 days. Listen as we discuss:How Vicki realized her extraordinary potential at age 40.Her memories from SAS Who Dares Wins (video here) and surviving interrogation.Pushing your limits and learning how to get through them is the only way to evolve.Why Women adapt better to calorie and sleep deprivation.How her ongoing divorce became a useful comparison for tolerating present suffering.Rowing the Pacific Ocean dealing with fear, storms, and talking to the moon.When you&aposre already in the arena, fear becomes less of a concern.Vicki was in her past life.What should you do if you&aposre not reaching your potential? Start in 5, 4, 3...Some of her techniques for moving toward your potential.Her next journey racing across America.Vicky&aposs top secret for happiness? Discover your capabilities.YouTube: @mogawdatofficial (full episodes on video here)Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Vicki Anstey on Instagram @vickianstey and her website, vickianstey.co.ukDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

I spent a month in the Netherlands and spoke with some of the wisest minds in the country. For the next several weeks, we&aposll be bringing you episodes from my Tour of Holland.Baptist de Pape, is a spiritual explorer, author, and filmmaker. After graduating from Tilburg University Law School in The Netherlands, he traveled the globe to interview the world’s greatest teachers for the film and book, The Power of the Heart. I cannot express how profoundly important this work is to me because it exposes what we&aposve known all along: that our heart is our compass, our guide to exactly who we are meant to be.Listen as we discuss:Communication from heart to heart is simply different.Why humanity has become like zombies.Studies show that the heart knows what&aposs happening before the eyes do.The story of Anita Moorjani.When you are yourself, everything falls into place.Your soul sabotages you when you ignore it.Why does life exist as it is? Why not?How playing Halo was the first flow moment I can remember.Fear is what we are not.Living from the heart is courage.The incredible power of forgiveness.Case studies we can learn from.YouTube: @mogawdatofficial (full episodes on video here)Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Baptist de Pape on Instagram @baptistdepapeofficial, Facebook @BaptistdePape  and his website, thepoweroftheheart.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

I spent a month in the Netherlands and spoke with some of the wisest minds in the country. For the next several weeks, we&aposll be bringing you episodes from my Tour of Holland.Dr. Juriaan Galavazi is a trendsetting doctor with a new vision on health and vitality. He is the author of Van klacht naar kans and Jij bent de Liefde. Years ago, Juriaan completely changed course in his general practice after experiencing burnout himself. The key takeaway: the body and mind are inextricably linked.  As he has noticed in his years of practice, stress and a head full of thoughts can make you physically sick. Where you can no longer say no with your head, your body will do it for you.What is the price you&aposre willing to pay?  Listen as we discuss:Why pain is a good thing for us.We may not know where to go, but we do know when we&aposre going wrong.You&aposre not obligated to give value to the lives of others.Being 100% yourself is the foolproof way to happiness.We all have the opportunity to be in charge of our lives.Do not make your wellbeing dependent on the outcome of your achievements.What is the price you&aposre willing to pay?Dokter Juriaan&aposs top tip: build a kind relationship with yourself.YouTube: @mogawdatofficial (full episodes on video here)Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Dr. Juriaan Galavazi on Instagram @dokterjuriaan, Facebook @dokterjuriaan.nl,  and his website, dokterjuriaan.nlDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This week, I chat with Yasmine Ouirhrane on a topic that&aposs close to my heart: that of being "othered", even in your home country, and what it means to belong. My son Ali lived this identity crisis and often wrote and spoke of it. Discovering that there are incredible young women out there like Yasmine who are fighting for social inclusion has made my heart happy, and this is a message we all urgently need to heed.Yasmine is the co-founder of We Belong, a platform and podcast that amplifies the voice of the New Daughters of Europe. She has been an advocate for Social and Gender Justice in Europe, working with the oppressed and underprivileged, since the age of 16. Yasmine has served as an expert on Peace & Security for the European Union, African Union,  and some of the top supranational institutions and social justice foundations around the globe. She was named Young European of the Year 2019 by the Schwarzkopf Foundation and EDD Young Leader by the European Commission.Listen as we discuss:My son Ali&aposs identity crisis.What does it take to become Young European of the Year?Micro-aggressions and the feeling of being othered.How Yasmine got a seat at the table. Spirituality and how it made Yasmine a better student.Why she chose to wear a headscarf and why she eventually removed it.Whatever and wherever you want to be, you belong.How a fear of a standing out leads to a [tragic] desire for anonymity. Freedom comes on both sides: the choice to wear or not wear.Why she sued Marine Le Pen, who used her image to spread hate.Europe is a project, not a blood.What is We Belong Europe?My personal experience as the only non-white, non-American top executive at Google.Yasmine&aposs secret to happiness? Knowing why you do what you do.YouTube: @mogawdatofficial (full episodes on video here)Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Yasmine Ouirhrane on Instagram @yasmineouir, Twitter @yasmineouir, and webelongeurope.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs episode (number 200, can you believe it?) is part of a mini-series of interviews done in the context of the topics of my new book, That Little Voice in Your Head, available now: mogawdat.com/littlevoiceShahroo Izadi is an award-winning Behavioral Change Specialist.  She proposes evidence-based strategies for habit-change and personal development inspired by her experience of working across the UK addiction treatment sector. Her work empowers people to create entire lifestyles to accommodate their healthier habits and build the fundamental self-compassion, self-belief and self-awareness required to make lasting and meaningful changes over and over again independently. Shahroo is the bestselling author of The Kindness Method and The Last Diet. Listen as we discuss:How Shahroo lost 60kg and was actually able to keep it off.Why we mistreat ourselves, and how to start being kind instead.The value of a Personal Development CV.Closing the gap between how you treat those you love and yourself.The origin of addictions and why they persist.It&aposs okay to respect what you actually want and do it your way (forget tough love)The dangers of diet thinking.The value of rebellion and how to do it right.The Kindness MethodYouTube: @mogawdatofficial (full episodes on video here)Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Shahroo Izadi on Instagram @shahroo_izadi and her website, shahrooizadi.co.ukDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs episode is part of a mini-series of interviews done in the context of the topics of my new book, That Little Voice in Your Head, available now: mogawdat.com/littlevoiceThis week I talk to Lola Jaye. Lola is a registered psychotherapist author of historical novels which feature characters tackling race, mental health and, simply, life. A member of the Black Writers&apos Guild and the author of five previous novels,  her most recent is The Attic Child , a hauntingly powerful, emotionally charged and unique dual-narrative novel about family secrets, love and loss, identity and belonging, seen through the lens of Black British History. I have learned so much from Lola&aposs work about the value of pain, and so much from her personal story succeeding as a black woman about the value of authenticity.Listen as we discuss:The heartbreaking backstory of The Attic Child.Modern racism and how it is strictly a product of conditioning.Why having a "bestselling" book is mostly a marketing job.Life isn&apost short. It&aposs long, when you&aposre present.Lola&aposs writing process and the internal voice of an eight year old boy.There has to be something in everything, or there&aposs no point to all this.My only-recent understanding of fiction writing (engineer brain problems)Fortune telling, and why you shouldn&apost do it.Lola&aposs top tip for happiness: be in the moment.How did Lola succeed as a black woman? By staying authentic.YouTube: @mogawdatofficial (full episodes on video here)Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Lola Jaye on Twitter @lolajaye, Instagram @lola.jaye, and her website, lolajaye.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs episode is part of a mini-series of interviews done in the context of the topics of my new book, That Little Voice in Your Head, available now: mogawdat.com/littlevoiceThis week, I speak with my good friend Owen O&aposKane for a second time on Slo Mo. (Check out episode 120 for our first chat if you missed it).  Owen is a psychotherapist and author of Ten Times Happier and the globally acclaimed and Sunday Times bestselling book, Ten to Zen..His latest book, How to Be Your Own Therapist, is out on June 23rd. Owen has over 25 years’ experience in physical and mental health and is a former NHS Mental Health Clinical Lead. He now runs a successful private practice in London.Listen as we discuss:The healing power and intuition of dogs.Combating the stigma and hurdles of getting therapy.Owen&aposs new book, How to Be Your Own Therapist, and writing himself out of a job.Getting attached to the familiarity of your own issues.Learning to attribute our problems to how we approach life, not on external factors.The importance of understanding your story.Owen&aposs shame as a young gay man was his brain feeding him inaccurate information.The pressure to be happy all the time when you&aposre a "happiness teacher."All you need to do is be truthful.PPSD, or post-pandemic stress order.What&aposs one thing you can do immediately to make life happier?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatYouTube: @mogawdatofficialWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Owen O&aposKane on Instagram @owenokaneten and his website, owenokane.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs episode is part of a mini-series of interviews done in the context of the topics of my new book, That Little Voice in Your Head, available now: mogawdat.com/littlevoiceI speak with Nadia Gilani, a writer, yoga teacher, and in my designation, a yoga activist. Nadia has noticed not only yoga&aposs rising popularity, but also how its modern incarnation no longer serves people of color, working class people, or many other groups who originally pioneered its creation. The Yoga Manifesto is her first book. Combining her own memories of how the practice has helped her with an account of its history and transformation in the modern west, she creates a love letter to yoga and a passionate critique of the billion-dollar industry whose cost and inaccessibility has shut out many of those it should be helping.Listen as we discuss:My personal experiences with yoga (not great).Nadia&aposs new book The Yoga Manifesto and why it&aposs not [only] an angry book.Nonviolence is an action.What yoga truly is and how it applies to modern life.Even the prophets wandered and asked questions about their faith.The eight limbs of yoga and what it means to be a yogi.What is samadhi (enlightenment)?The dark side of modern yoga and why I call Nadia a yoga activist.The effects of yoga on the little voice in your head.What is happiness for Nadia?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatYouTube: @mogawdatofficialWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Nadia Gilani on Instagram @theyogadissident and her website, nadiagilani.co.ukDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This week, I speak with John Butler in what may be the most genuinely Slo Mo episode to date. Recorded in Bakewell Parish Church, a place filled with prayers of the hopeful going back over a thousand years, this conversation is an honest perspective and retrospective on the purpose of our existence, and nothing less.John Butler has been practicing meditation for nearly 60 years. Now in his eighties - a self-proclaimed &aposlittle boy with a grey beard&apos and humbled back into innocence, he shares his insights with the world on a YouTube channel that now has over 200,000 subscribers. He has also published 8 books, to describe his amazing life in search of spiritual perfection - details on his website. "Who am I, but just one more of those who, since time began, have walked the hills and gazed upon the stars? When we, with heart outstretched, feel close to God, it&aposs safer to be humble than to think we know. Experience, however, is given to be shared. While others receive otherwise, each part unique, though incomplete, contributes to the whole."Listen as we discuss:Why John doesn&apost consider himself wise or a teacher, and thus avoids a slippery slope.How defining meditation has deterred us from its aims.Two things in the world that have no limit.Silence is a good practical approach to the infinite.How the journey inward often begins when life shakes us up.John&aposs story from farmer to reluctant YouTube sensation.Everything in the world works under perfect law.Looking back on life as an old person.Why we feel ourselves divided.Why the word "happy" feels too small.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatYouTube: @mogawdatofficialWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with John Butler on Instagram @spiritualunfoldment, YouTube @SpiritualUnfoldment, and his website, spiritualunfoldment.co.ukMy new book, That Little Voice in Your Head, is now available: mogawdat.com/littlevoiceDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This week&aposs guest is Ali Abdaal, who is surely a familiar face to anyone who has spent any time on YouTube in the last several years. Ali and his content machine is nothing short of a phenomenon with millions of subscribers. The secret to his success? He&aposs extremely likeable.Ali started his YouTube channel in 2017 as a final-year medical student at Cambridge, making videos about productivity, effective study tips, and his university experience. Since then his audience has grown dramatically, and in 2021 he quit his career as an NHS doctor to be a full-time internet creator/entrepreneur, focused on health, wealth, love, happiness, and impact.He now runs a multi-million pound content-creation business with 20 full-time employees, hosts a weekly podcast, Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal, interviewing inspiring people, and continues to make videos on how to lead a happier, more fulfilled life. He’s also writing a book themed around meaningful and sustainable productivity, aiming to be published in 2024. Listen as we discuss:Where does Ali get his huge variety of ideas?How to figure out what to do with your life using the Gravestone Technique.If you won the lottery, would you continue doing what you&aposre doing?The three motives of a founder.Ali&aposs new book about productivity (still untitled)Monetizing your passion and slowly building it, even if you have a day job.How to integrate prioritize health into your life.Ali&aposs dating life and the novel experience of maintaining a serious relationship.Effective altruism, and how to optimally approach your impact on the world.What&aposs been most meaningful in Ali&aposs life?Ali&aposs definition of happiness: Contentment, and a choice.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatYouTube: @mogawdatofficialWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Ali Abdaal on YouTube @aliabdaal, Instagram @aliabdaal, and his website, aliabdaal.comMy new book, That Little Voice in Your Head, is now available: mogawdat.com/littlevoiceDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is ubiquitous. He is widely considered one of Europe’s most talented and accomplished young entrepreneurs and philosophical thinkers. He&aposs also a dear friend.Steven Bartlett is the 29-year-old Founder of Social Chain. A university drop-out, he built one of the world’s most influential social media companies from his bedroom when he was just 21 years old, with a current market valuation of over $600M. His debut book, ironically titled Happy Sexy Millionaire, is a Sunday Times best seller. He recently joined BBC’s Dragon’s Den as the youngest ever Dragon in the show’s history.Steven interviewed me on his popular podcast, The Diary of a CEO,  last September. The interview went viral and reached millions. He graciously invited me back on for a second chat, which you can listen to now. Beyond the great joy I feel talking to this man, I&aposve only realized more and more just how absolutely brilliant he is. I&aposm honored to turn the tables and interview him on Slo Mo from his studio. I can honestly say it&aposs my favorite Slo Mo episode yet. Watch this episode on YouTube to get the full experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrgXSfcE2OUListen as we discuss:My appearance on The Diary of a CEO and the start of my friendship with Steven.Steven&aposs childhood story that shaped his driving forces (and insecurities).The criteria for knowing when to be ruthless pursuing what you feel is right.How Steven was as happy when he was living in poverty as he is now.The excitement of documenting your suffering as if it will be made into a movie one day.How Steven can be so open with his insecurities and challenging his ego.The bizarre sense of emptiness when you get rich and start buying luxury items.The reality of giving advice from a place of privilege.What is money?The dueling narratives in all of us.Being unattached to your failures is the the key ingredient to success.Why very few of the most successful people in the world are the best at any one thing.Using social media while remaining genuine.Is there anything bigger than this life? Maybe there doesn&apost need to be.The casino of life, and how to play your chips according to your values and boundaries.The value of commitment is in the sacrifice.Finding a sustainable way to live and making the journey back to human.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatYouTube: @mogawdatofficialWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Steven Bartlett on Instagram @steven and Twitter YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This week&aposs episode is one of Slo Mo&aposs first ever face-to-face interviews, filmed and recorded on my portable studio in a little Airbnb in London. Slo Mo is hitting the road, so expect a lot more of these in the coming weeks.In this episode, I speak with John Vincent, whose guiding principle in life and business is a commitment to help make things better.  John co-founded the fast-food chain, Leon, in 2004 with the mission to create "Naturally Fast Food": food that tastes good, does you good and is kind to the planet. He has lead projects such as the UK government’s School Food Plan and chairs the Council for Sustainable Business. John recently founded The Longhouse, a home to positively disruptive people, brands and companies that protect and improve life on earth. He is also the author of Winning Not Fighting: Why you need to rethink success and how you achieve it with the Ancient Art of Wing Tsun . If you think this episode is going to be about the restaurant business, you will be disappointed. This is nothing short of an exploration of how we can tap back into the universal purpose of life.Listen as we discuss:How I met John through our mutual friend, Danny Donachie (see ep. 169)Doing business for good vs. maintaining an image of good to do more business.Instead of seeing life as a journey, we should see it as an opportunity to play.Rerouting ourselves back to the present is the fundamental goal. John’s story of founding Leon.A primer on taoism and the difference between morality, goodness, and truth.The role of ritual in all spiritual disciplines, and the dangers of "pop spirituality".The truth about CEO&aposs: they are the number one slave to the company.A call for more Natural Capital Accounting, and why bribes were once tax deductible.What’s the first step we can take to increase business for good?The importance of rhythm on human longevity and how to truly dance.What we can learning from the Time Gods.What’s John’s biggest achievement in life?How does John define happiness? Rediscovering yourself.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatYouTube: @mogawdatofficialWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with John Vincent on Twitter @johnv_leonDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

I met Jonathan Garner at an event in Saudi Arabia on a panel discussing digital wellbeing. It became clear to me that Jonathan has dedicated a massive amount of time to figuring out how we can not only combat our often unhealthy reliance on technology but actually turn it into an opportunity for serious self-development. We discuss exactly that in this week&aposs episode.In 2016, Jonathan was working as a digital educator and noticing that while tech is really powerful, bad digital habits often end up blocking our human potential by reducing our happiness, productivity, effectiveness and diversity. In response, he founded Mind over Tech in 2018, a company that helps develop habits and mindsets to unlock the human potential of hybrid teams. They recently published the  Digital Habit Lab—a physical toolkit of 50 experiments to help anyone take back control of their tech.Listen as we discuss:Does technology control us or do we control it?The technologies that changed history and what was gained and lost from them.Why I’m proud to have worked at early Google.How Jonathan’s company Mind Over Tech was born.Why reliance on technology is actually a starting place for self-development.Swiping and liking - the dangerous habits.A few powerful experiments from Jonathan’s Digital Habit Lab.Embrace boredom!Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatYouTube: @mogawdatofficialWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Jonathan Garner on Twitter @mindovertech and get the deck over at  mindovertech.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This week, I speak with a highly requested neurologist and neuroscience, Dr. Steven Laureys.Steven Laureys is an award-winning, world-renowned neurologist, brain science popularizer, and bestselling author. He has conducted groundbreaking research into the human mind for more than 25 years using the latest brain imaging technologies and wearables assessing consciousness in coma, near-death experiences, concussion, anesthesia, hypnosis, meditation, trance, and dreamlike states.Steven has authored no less than 500+ peer-reviewed scientific papers and published several books, including The Neurology of Consciousness and the international bestseller, The No-Nonsense Meditation Book, in collaboration with Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard. If you haven&apost listened already, don&apost miss my interview with Matthieu Ricard on Slo Mo episode #42.And remember: we&aposre now on YouTube in full HD video! Steven discusses showing some photos and videos. Check them out in the video on YouTube @mogawdatofficialListen as we discuss:The personal crisis that led Steven, a neurologist, to study and write about meditation.His friendship with Matthieu Ricard, who became his guinea pig.Meditation is the art of appreciating what&aposs going on between your ears.Do we need to go through a painful journey to start  paying attention to mental health?Machines have no feelings of remorse for the way they might hurt us.The Matthieu Ricard study: what does 60,000 hours of meditation to your brain? We can all learn to calm our minds through training, as effectively as drug use.Science shows we can have an impact on slowing aging through meditation.A brain-training exercise you can try. (32:00 minute mark)Neuroplasticity, perhaps the most important modern breakthrough in neuroscience.For lasting change, every action in life should be approached with full presence.Are there any dangerous meditation practices?Your mind is not a hopeless victim to genetics. You can change it!Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatYouTube: @mogawdatofficialWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Dr. Steven Laureys  on Instagram @drstevenlaureys, Facebook @drstevenlaureys, Twitter @drstevenlaureys, and his website, drstevenlaureys.org. Album art photo credit belongs to Dieter TelemYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Music and dance are a universal human language. I once used to dance, but that all paused semi-permanently when I became a "serious" businessman. I&aposve been trying to get back in touch with that side of myself ever since. This week&aposs guest is my hero in that regard.Aliénor Salmon is a Franco-British author, speaker, and expert on happiness, education and socio-emotional development. After leaving her dream job as a happiness researcher at the UN to follow her dream of learning to dance around the world, she founded Bailando Journey to document her transformational journey and published her memoir Finding Rhythm in March 2021. Through her work, she seeks to help others incorporate happiness science into their daily life and work by exploring their values, habits and beliefs, and creating a roadmap to design a life of fulfillment, meaning and purpose.Listen as we discuss:How Aliénor&aposs study of happiness at the UN led her to chase her own. What would you do if time and money were no issue?Her journey from New York down to Argentina to learn 18 dances in 10 months.Why dance is one of the greatest tools for happiness.How I lost a lot of the "play" in my life after joining the corporate world.Does she miss her job at the UN?Her book, Finding Rhythm, and the merging of history and biography.How pain and suffering spawned many dances that are now celebratory.Anyone can dance, believe it or not.Redefine your definition of happiness and success and embody it.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatYouTube: @mogawdatofficialWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Aliénor Salmon on Instagram @bailandojourney and her website, bailandojourney.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This week&aposs guest is one of the top technologists working in the field of Artificial Intelligence, Christopher Nguyen. With a career spanning four decades, Christopher’s tech bona fides are second to none.Since fleeing Vietnam in 1978, this multiple-time tech founder has played key roles in everything from building the first flash memory transistors at Intel to spearheading the development of Google Apps as its first Engineering Director. Today, he’s become an outspoken proponent of the emerging field of “AI Engineering” and a thought leader in the space of ethical, human-centric AI. With his latest company, Aitomatic, he’s hoping to redefine how companies approach AI in the context of life-critical, industrial applications.You may already know that my new book, That Little Voice in Your Head, is due to release on May 26th. It is my deepest dive yet into understanding and changing your brain (with a technology metaphor driving the whole thing, to boot). I&aposm certainly proud of it, but I know that new media coverage will soon transition from talking about the crucially important message of my last book, Scary Smart.  For that reason, I had to have Chris on the show to give this discussion a whole new level of color and depth that none of us can afford to ignore.Listen as we discuss:How the interconnected of machines made the internet and is making the future.Christopher&aposs history as a refugee fleeting Vietnam to how he became a top techie.How can a developer write a code that creates an independently intelligent entity?The NYTimes coverage of the "Cat Paper" that broke AI discussion into the mainstream.So much of life and the world is predictable and, therefore, algorithmically replicable.Are creativity, consciousness, emotions, and art in the cards for intelligent machines?Being thoughtful of how machines are deployed is an existential priority.A profound thought: Intention must come second to possible impact.Do guns or the people using them kill people? The answer is both.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatYouTube: @mogawdatofficialWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Christopher Nguyen on Twitter @aitomatic and his website, aitomatic.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

In this episode, I talk with Terry Rubenstein, founder of iheart Principles, a global non-profit organization established to help children uncover their innate wellbeing and resilience. True change begins with the education of future generations, and in that, Terry is doing the noblest of work. Since its formation a few years ago, iheart programs have reached and profoundly impacted over 25,000 young people in 22 countries, as well as countless parents, teachers and leaders. Terry is the co-author of the innovative iheart curriculum, which conveys the core principle of innate wellness that is creating a paradigm-shift in how schools understand and address mental health.She is also the author of the ground-breaking book, Exquisite Mind: How a New Paradigm Transformed My Life...and Is Sweeping the World, which tells the personal story of her journey from years of suffering to mental wellness.Listen as we discuss:Terry&aposs upbringing, depression, coping mechanisms,  suicide attempt, and renaissance.Indeed, the need to be secure drives all of our insecurities.The medicalization of human issues and the irrational place of depression.The innateness of well-being and hanging onto the hope of its presence.What motivated Terry to found iheart, her non-profit.The conditional nature of the education system is damaging our children.When you forfeit the importance of the premise, you drop all emotions attached to it.Main attachments: health, recognition, finances, success, justice, romantic love.How does religion relate to well-being?Why did Terry&aposs life change so rapidly after her suicide attempt?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatYouTube: @mogawdatofficialWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Terry Rubenstein on Instagram @iheart_principles, Twitter @iheart_charity and their website, iheartprinciples.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

In this week&aposs super practical and deeply important episode, I speak with Britt Frank, author of the new book, The Science of Stuck, and one of my new favorite people.Britt is a clinician, educator and trauma specialist who speaks and writes widely about the mental health myths that keep us stuck and stressed. An award-winning adjunct professor at the University of Kansas, she is also a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Level 3 trained in the Internal Family Systems therapeutic model. She also worked as a primary therapist at a drug and alcohol treatment center, an inpatient therapist at a children’s psychiatric hospital, and now owns a private practice.Through her own difficult past and her wide qualifications, Britt&aposs new book reveals a brilliantly articulated and research-based tool kit for moving past what&aposs holding you back in life, in love, and in work. Her approach has quickly become one of my favorite ways of discussing the topic. This conversation is very much worth the short time commitment.Listen as we discuss:Even if you&aposre fine, it&aposs still worth doing the work.Britt&aposs tumultuous past and what led her to her work.Trauma is like brain indigestion, and we all experience it differently.Does it really matter why we&aposre feeling the trauma, or should we just fix it?Dogmatic models of therapy, and why therapists often don&apost offer direct solutions.What is Somatic Experiencing?Why do we get stuck? A lack of information and ignoring painful truths.The good side of getting stuck.Steps: 1. Get honest, 2. Consider your options, and 3. Do what you&aposre willing to do.Why do some people not want to move forward?Saying "this is just who I am" as an excuse is not scientifically accurate.Being honest with yourself will force you to change eventually.Her new book, The Science of Stuck, a dream come true and a gift to the world.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatYouTube: @mogawdatofficialWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Britt Frank on Instagram @brittfrank and her website, scienceofstuck.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, whom I met last month in Dubai after an introduction from our mutual friend, Dr. Rupy Aujla (see ep. 74). We quickly bonded over a conversation, and I now consider him a friend.Rangan is regarded as one of the most influential medical doctors in the UK and is doing amazing work to change how medicine will be practiced in the years to come. He hosts the most listened-to health podcast in the UK and Europe, Feel Better, Live More, which regularly tops the Apple Podcast charts. I&aposll be going on the show in the coming months myself, so keep an eye out for that.He is also the number one selling health author in the UK. Each of his first 4 books have been Sunday Times Bestsellers in the UK and international bestsellers across the globe. His 5th book Happy Mind, Happy Life is published on March 31st, 2022.Listen as we discuss:How Rangan and I met.His story from medicine to massive media success, driven by a desire for impact.Redefining what it means to be a doctor in 2022.How Rangan&aposs dad&aposs illness defined his life for so long.A profound exercise to know the difference between your success and happiness.Relationships, relationships, relationships.Modern medicine&aposs futile approach to lifestyle-induced disease.His new book, Happy Mind, Happy Life.How I lost my own dad to unhappiness.Rangan&aposs three-legged model of happiness.We should idolize every aspect of our idol&aposs life, not just the glamorous parts.The sociometer and the importance of "vitamin S"Rangan&aposs conversation with Dr. Edith Eger (see mine in ep. 50)How all of us feel like we&aposre being ourselves when we&aposre being kind.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatYouTube: @mogawdatofficialWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee on Twitter @drchatterjeeuk, Instagram @drchatterjee, Facebook @DrChatterjee, and his website, drchatterjee.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This week&aposs guest is the world-famous composer and pianist, Ludovico Einaudi.With 15 studio albums and over 80 films and TV shows to his name, he is one of the most prolific composers alive today. Ludovico repeatedly tops the classical charts globally. Incredibly, one in 10 classical streams in the UK come from his music, equating to over 1 million streams a day and 2.4 billion streams in total. He is the highest-streamed classical artist of all time.Ludovico’s latest album flowed naturally out of him during the pandemic and is appropriately titled Underwater, as it was a creative deep dive to another place, "where he could swim freely without thoughts, without travel, and the usual rush of touring." As you can imagine, it is a wonderful soundtrack for the Slo Mo life.A biography of a musician can only tell you so much about them, so I’d recommend streaming his music, even during this episode, to get a feel for the heart and soul of one of the great musical icons of our time as he invites us into his mind.Listen as we discuss:Why does music make us feel so deeply?Ludovico&aposs upbringing with music and a beautiful explanation of his inspiration.His stint with rock n&aposroll as a young boy. (Even Ludovico was inspired by The Beatles.)Writing his new album, Underwater, during the pandemic, a result of new appreciation.His incredible performance on an iceberg to bring attention to climate change.The most beautiful thing we can do is enjoy nature. Everything else is distraction.Grating carrots by hand instead of using a machine, a true Slo Mo habit.Music is not just sound, but a holistic expression of your life.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatYouTube: @mogawdatofficialWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Ludovico Einaudi on Twitter @ludovicoeinaud, Instagram @ludovico_einaudi, Facebook @ludovicoeinaudi, and his website, ludovicoeinaudi.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Chances are, you know someone who has dyslexia, and they likely speak about it as a drawback. In the trail of the work of today&aposs guest, the script is being rewritten on this long misunderstood way of thinking to showcase what it dyslexia really is: a form of brilliance.One in five people are dyslexic. Since 2005, Kate Griggs, who is dyslexic herself, has been leading the charge to disrupt the world’s thinking about dyslexia. She was shocked by the way her son’s dyslexia was ignored at school, and her high-profile campaign for change culminated in the UK government’s Dyslexia Review. In 2017, she founded the global charity Made By Dyslexia to help the world understand, value and support dyslexia. Her first children’s book Xtraordinary People was published in 2020 and her latest book for adults, This is Dyslexia, is out now. With the support of celebs like Richard Branson, Keira Knightley & HRH Princess Beatrice, her work has been nothing short of revelatory and a source of hope for so many.Listen as we discuss:I forgot to record the first 25 minutes of this conversation, so we did it again.How Kate&aposs experience at school went from horrible to brilliant thanks to an interview.Modern technology is replacing the need to do many things that dyslexics struggle with.The many strengths of dyslexics and why they are actively recruited as spies.How the modern education system hasn&apost evolved past the Industrial Revolution.Research shows the skills needed for the future are a direct match with dyslexic skills.The formula for success is to do what you&aposre good at and delegate what you&aposre not.I, Mo, might be dyslexic (and already feel proud!)How Kate&aposs son Ted (and a heartbreaking moment) motivated her amazing crusade.What is the future for dyslexic children?The best advice: Find your child&aposs strengths and support them.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatYouTube: @mogawdatofficialWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Kate Griggs on Twitter @kate_griggs, Instagram @dyslexicthinking, and her website, madebydyslexia.orgDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is one of my dearest friends, Dorota Stanczyk. Dorota was an early guest on Slo Mo, one of the first major displays of vulnerability that helped set the tone for the show as you know it today. With her new book now published, it gives me great pleasure to have her on again, this time in an episode packed with so much wisdom if may require repeat listening.Dorota is a Polish transformational artist, creative director, conscious creativity trainer, speaker and author of the book (Re)-Create Yourself.  She designs digital products and experiences in the wellness industry, that merge fine arts, interactive technology and personal growth. Dorota delivers talks and training on Conscious Creativity and Self-Love, and consults on creating strong brand awareness and visual identity for brands and artists around the world. She is also the co-founder, along with myself, of Appii App and the founder of Moonkava and INNERART.Listen as we discuss:The struggle of trying to keep a semblance of formality when interviewing a close friend.Dorota&aposs new book and how it came to be after a prior attempt that got trashed.The moment a publisher emailed her out of the blue after she was already finished.What does it mean to (re-)create yourself?The masks we wear over the parts of us we&aposve rejected.Why do we get triggered?How do you get to a point where you can share your feelings openly?The pain of being rejected for who you are not is much worse.Why being yourself is the best way to filter people in and out of your life.How do we love ourselves in a relationship that&aposs going wrong?A sense of security can only come from within.Giving the gift of receiving.A rapid-fire Q&A on self-love, self-talk, and self-validation.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatYouTube: @mogawdatofficialWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Dorota Stanczyk on Facebook @dorota.art, Instagram @dorotastanczykart and her website dorotastanczyk.com. Buy (Re)-Create Yourself, available now:Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3Bzgab6 International: https://bit.ly/ReCreateYourselfTheBookDepositary Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion HappYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

I met this week&aposs guest only a week ago because he interviewed me for for his brilliant series, Thought Economics.  I just knew we&aposd be friends. Anyone who can nerd out over tech and business while simultaneously discussing mental health and happiness is an easy candidate for my friendship. I knew I had to have him on Slo Mo, and I&aposm so glad he came. Cue his unbelievable list of accolades:Vikas Shah MBE is an entrepreneur, investor & philanthropist. He is the CEO of Swiscot Group alongside being a venture-investor in a number of businesses internationally. He is also a Non-Executive Board Member of the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and a Non-Executive Director of the Solicitors Regulation Authority.Vikas was awarded an MBE for Services to Business and the Economy in Her Majesty the Queen’s 2018 New Year’s Honours List. He is an Honorary Professor of Business at The Alliance Business School, University of Manchester and Visiting Professors at the MIT Sloan Lisbon MBA.  He is also the chair of In Place of War, a global NGO that uses arts & entrepreneurship to foster change in over 32 places impacted by conflict and is deeply involved in poverty alleviation in the UK.Listen as we discuss:How I form friendships with guests in real time on Slo Mo.His childhood dream of being a pilot, and how he ended up with so many accolades.My experience trying to fly a plane, and why I&aposll never do it again.Why looking at successful people can be very deceiving.Why Vikas, as an investor, worries about entrepreneurs that haven&apost had a failure.The more we try to avoid pain, the more we&aposre facing in the wrong direction.Depression and anxiety are a poorly tuned mammalian reflex to danger.The grief, death, and tragedy of life is beauty in every sense of the word.Deep-domain expertise is overrated, and we should read far less business books.Memorable moments from Thought Economics, Vikas&apos interview series.My Year of Joy, 2022.Anchoring your life around big, rare events is to be numb.It is a gamble to assume we have a "later."Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Vikas on Twitter @mrvikas, Instagram @thisismrshah, and his website, vikas.workMy latest book Scary Smart is now available and has been voted one of the top 12 business books of 2021 by The Times and Sunday TiYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

I met this week&aposs guest for the first time in this recording. He reached out and told me his story via Instagram. It touched my heart so deeply, as did his commitment to the world as a result, that I had to ask him on Slo Mo. This is a profoundly powerful discussion that we all need to hear in an era where victims of sexual - and all forms - of abuse are finally coming out of the shadows and fighting to make the world a safer place.Dimitris Mothonaios is a Greek theatre, TV and screen actor. His television debut came at age 23 on the Greek TV series "Last Performance". He went on to star in the popular Ant1 series "Karma" and later took part in the comedy series of Alpha TV "Mi me skas". In 2019, he starred in the leading role of Antonis Kostoulas in the legendary Greek drama series Life in the Tomb, based on the bestselling novel of a portrait of a greek soldier in the barracks in WW1. Nominated twice for Best Leading Actor, his repertoire includes Shakespeare, Euripides and Ibsen. His latest movie is a Chinese production "A Day in the Life Of A Teddy Bear", releasing February 24 in Greece and this June at the official selection of the Shanghai Film Festival.As you&aposd expect, this week&aposs episode discusses sexual abuse. The goal of the interview is to inform and discuss how we can put an end to this heinously ugly side of humanity, once and for all.Listen as we discuss:What it&aposs like to be a well known actor in a relatively small country.The experience of Dimitris, a total sweetheart, playing a villain.Dimitris&apos professional journey, and why it was easy compared to what he&aposs been through.A traumatic childhood, an alcohol fueled accident, sexual abuse, and delusion.Dimitris&apos 7 year struggle to get anyone to acknowledge his abuses.The moment he told his story to Greece, a first, and received 40,000 messages.How do we cure the injustices that sexual abuse victims face?Why Dimitris&apos core is still completely intact, despite his traumas.How can you recognize something bad happened in your life if your brain blocks it?Dimitris&apos efforts to create an anonymous phone line in Greece for abuse victims.Would Dimitris change anything about his past? As we almost always hear, no.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Dimitris on Instagram @motho_naios and the non-profit working against abuse, ELIZA.My latest book Scary Smart is now available and has been voted one of the top 12 business books of 2021 by The Times anYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Jacqueline Hurst. She is the UK’s leading Life Coach, GQ Magazine’s resident coach and columnist, a teacher and a speaker.She has worked with over 8,000 clients worldwide over nearly two decades. She&aposs also a Certified Life Coach, Master NLP Practitioner and a Certified Health and Weight Coach.Jacqueline&aposs recent book, How to Do You,  became a no.1 Amazon bestseller. The book is best described as a “manual for life," and the title immediately caught my attention because of how mind boggling (yet true) it is that we have trouble being "ourselves". It&aposs clear that life has a learning curve, and in fact, most of us don&apost even know how to think properly.Let&aposs ask ourselves: does it feel good when people like the person you&aposre pretending to be? Why do we need to keep being reminded to be ourselves? What determines our worth?Listen as we discuss:What is it like being a coach?We are not taught the difference between a thought and a feeling.Jacqueline&aposs struggle getting to where she is today.How to help those who are struggling (and when to quit).Her new book, How to Do You, and how it came to be.How it can be effortless to strive toward peace, the ultimate goal.Why affirmations don&apost work for everyone.Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)Not feeling good enough is almost always the core problem.Why comparing yourself to others is fundamentally flawed.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Jacqueline Hurst on Instagram @Jacqueline_hurst_ and her website, jacquelinehurst.comMy latest book Scary Smart is now available and has been voted one of the top 12 business books of 2021 by The Times and Sunday Times. Thanks for all of your support!And don’t forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

I&aposve been waiting for this conversation. We&aposve all dealt with toxic relationships, one way or another. Few things can be as draining and eventually traumatizing. At the same time, finding yourself controlled by someone whose sole intentions are to destroy you delivers the ultimate wake up call: you&aposre not loving yourself right, and it&aposs time to do the work to make sure this never happens again. Consider this the ultimate guide for spotting and leaving your toxic relationship.Maddy Anholt is a comedian, actor, Women&aposs Aid Ambassador, and the author of the new book, How to Leave Your Psychopath. She has appeared in sitcoms for BBC Three, BBC One, ITV and Channel 4. She’s had four sell-out solo comedies at Underbelly, Gilded Balloon, Latitude Festival Main Stage and the Soho Theatre. Her show, Herselves was nominated &aposBest New Show&apos at the Leicester Comedy Festival. She performed at Underbelly, Edinburgh where she was shortlisted for The Voice&aposs &aposPick of the Fringe&apos. Maddy also wrote and starred in her own comedy for BBC Radio 4 and has amassed over seven million views online for her sketches.Listen as we discuss:How Maddy became an author (with the same publisher as me!)Why do some people keep attracting psychopaths?What is a psychopath and how do they behave?My biggest psychopath story.Maddy&aposs Christmas horror story.The tendency to stick out a toxic relationship because of the sunk-cost fallacy.Listening to the Lady Gut Instinct.The tactic of love bombing and how you rationalize yourself back into the toxicity.How do you know a relationship is worth trying to fix  despite the red flags?What happens after you leave? How do you avoid it happening again?Easy relationships exist. Don&apost fall for the lie that the misery is a part of the experience.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Maddy Anholt on Instagram @maddyanholt, Twitter @maddy_anholt, and his website, maddyanholt.comMy latest book Scary Smart is now available and has been voted one of the top 12 business books of 2021 by The Times and Sunday Times. Thanks for all of your support!And don’t forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. OnlYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Jimmy McLoughlin OBE, speaking about one of my favorite topics: the future of jobs.Jimmy is the former Special Adviser to the UK Prime Minister on business, specifically technology & entrepreneurship. During a period of momentous political change Jimmy helped shape the British government’s relationship with domestic and international businesses, and witnessed firsthand the dynamic between industry leaders, entrepreneurs and policy-makers.Jimmy is passionate about helping people understand the exciting jobs that are being created every day by entrepreneurs and showcasing what the future of our economy looks like. Now a full-time stay at home dad since the pandemic, Jimmy hosts the podcast Jimmy&aposs Jobs of the Future, which invites guests to explore the future of the economy through the prism of jobs. Listen as we discuss:How Jimmy went from the Prime Minister&aposs office to becoming a stay at home dad.The underrepresented paternal instinct.How can you be a stay at home dad and still be dad, not mom?The jobs of the future and what&aposs fueling unemployment beyond economic issues.The new niches of the modern economy that can make you a living.The growing role of creatives and influencers.What would I decide  about my career if I were 22 in 2022?Should you do what you love or what you&aposre good at? (Or is that the same thing?)Will AI replace most jobs?It&aposs an exciting but overwhelming time to be young going into the job market.The best advice for finding your passion: wonder and wander.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Jimmy McLoughlin OBE on Instagram @jimmysjobs, Twitter @jimmym, and his website, jobsofthefuture.coMy latest book Scary Smart is now available and has been voted one of the top 12 business books of 2021 by The Times and Sunday Times. Thanks for all of your support!And don’t forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Yanis Varoufakis, the world renowned economist, member of the Hellenic parliament, and former Greek finance minister who’s been called the “rockstar politician who took on the EU.” This was an absolutely mind blowing conversation, and I recommend approaching it like the most enlightening and enjoyable economics class you&aposll ever have.You may have noticed a bit more politics on the show recently (see Mark Gober,  episode 172). This isn&apost a coincidence. The world is waking up to the skewed state of things; namely, the fundamental unfairness that an enlightened, or even basically civilized society should be striving to overcome, not promote. I stay away from politics as much as I can, but it&aposs our collective duty to remedy that which keeps humanity in a state of fear and anger. In his new book, Another Now, Yanis asks us to imagine a world with no banks, no stock market, no tech giants, and no billionaires. What would a fair and equal society actually look like?Tune in for a brutally honest history lesson and a far more optimistic discussion on how we can make the future better.Listen as we discuss:My experience watching Yanis during the economic crisis like a fanboy.Why Yanis refused to sign on the dotted line. (He didn&apost care about a political career).A primer on the role of debt in capitalism, and why banks want to keep you there.Feudalism vs. capitalism.A captivating history from Yanis on the cause of economic collapse.2008 was the moment capitalism died.Money was always an illusion, but it used be a useful one.What was the impact of COVID on the toxic management of the global economy?Who owns the Federal Reserve?The future is not what it used to be, and younger generations are going to have it harder.The moral duty to avoid predictions.The amazing advice on what&aposs really valuable given to Yanis by his father.There are no safe havens.Another Now, and a hopeful blueprint for a better system.The beauty of writing a novel is that you can disagree with yourself.Why banks have no place in a utopian financial system.The actual value of blockchain (far beyond bitcoin).Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Yanis Varoufakis on Twitter @yanisvaroufakis and his website, yanisvaroufakis.euMy latest book Scary Smart is now available and has been voted YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

If you&aposve interacted with society in the last few few years, you&aposll probably agree that the world has become a meaner place. Is it still worth it to be kind and fair, or should we all succumb to fighting this invisible war?Today&aposs guest is the NY Times bestselling author David Bodanis, who explores this question in his new leadership book titled The Art of Fairness: The Power of Decency in a World Turned Mean.The Financial Times writes that  David&aposs book "is a primer for anyone fed up of the prevailing meanness of society and looking for inspiration on how to be better," and that&aposs exactly what we aimed to discuss to today.I spent 25 years in the corporate world dealing with backstabbers, politicians, executives, and the like. It is a tough life, and I believe work politics are the main reason people come from their jobs miserable. It&aposs time to turn the tides on the toxic idea that bullying your way to the top should be considered success.David Bodanis was born in Chicago, lived in France for a decade, and now makes his home in London. He studied math, physics, and history at the University of Chicago and for many years taught the “Intellectual Toolkit” course at Oxford. His books include the New York  Times bestseller, The Secret House, the bestselling E=mc², which was adapted into the PBS documentary Einstein’s Big Idea, and the Royal Society Science Book of the Year Prize winner Electric Universe.Listen as we discuss:My time at Google and trying to succeed without making any enemies.Why honest conversations and answers are absolutely crucial.The malicious and the fake in corporate culture, and how to navigate it.How David stumbled into writing about Einstein, electricity, fairness, and other topics.Coming-of-age in a time far less defined by fear.The Golden Rule, as always, is number one.Sub-optimal peaks, and why billionaire&aposs seem to ignore the suffering of the world.The Art of Fairness, and why the bully loses in the end.Everyone is a leader in their own domain, and empowering others is a win-win.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with David Bodanis on Twitter @davidbodanis and his website, davidbodanis.comYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs conversation with Marta Krupinska ended up being a total treat. We hoped to discuss honest approaches to entrepreneurship, but also ended up covering an incredible range of topics that I believe will inspire a lot of change for the year to come.Marta Krupinska is a London-based tech entrepreneur, and Head of Google for Startups in the UK where she focuses on acceleration of the most exciting startups that are using tech for social good and are founded by diverse entrepreneurs. Marta is the co-founder of three tech startups, most notably of a global FinTech money transfer company Azimo which raised $70M+ in funding from top VC firms and serves over 1.5 million customers. Marta received multiple awards including Forbes 30 Under 30 in Finance in 2016.Brought to you by Google for Startups, Marta is most recently the host of Scale Ups and Downs, a podcast that will be exploring the scaling challenges of UK startups with founders and guests every fortnight. Check out the extended trailer wherever you listen to your podcasts.If you’d like to get involved with the Scale Ups and Downs community and submit your own business challenge, head to scaleupsanddowns.com for a chance to be featured on the show. Be assured that if you&aposre on the startup or business journey, the voices and minds you&aposll have access to while listening to their podcast will be some of the brightest in the world and absolutely invaluable.Meanwhile, listen as we discuss:The power of naivety in entrepreneurship.Marta&aposs story to immense success as a teenaged founder.The relative ease of making a business these days.Why the words we use shape our perceptions of ourselves and our world.Do what lights up your heart.Why it’s important to chill and be authentic when talking to mentors or investors.The difficulties faced by women and people of color in business.Is it worth the stress of being an entrepreneur?The excitement of learning must supersede any fear of ignorance or failure.Work with people you love, trust, and look up to.Marta’s biggest success is that she managed not to become an *expletive*The new Scale Ups and Scale Downs podcast,  an invaluable resource for founders.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Marta Krupinska on Twitter @mmentrepreneur and listen to Scale Ups and Downs at scaleupsanddowns.com My new book Scary Smart is now available and has been voted YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Happy New Year! To kick off 2022, hopefully a year of respite, I talk to filmmaker and musician Ben Joseph Stewart about awakening and staying human in a world submerged in distrust and gladly letting the internet take over all aspects of our lives. (Facebook is now Meta, after all).Ben traveled the world in an Army family and began performing music at the age of sixteen. Before his touring rock group Hierosonic disbanded, Ben had already launched his third full length documentary with global viral attention. Most recently, he launched a 14 part series called Psychedelica and soon after hosted his own talk show Limitless on Gaia.com. After a 2020 release of The Magic Plant regarding cannabis and health, Ben immediately released DMT Quest on the brain&aposs ability to produce hallucinogens. In late 2021, Ben premiered his documentary on Aubrey Marcus&apos week long darkness immersion called Awake in the Darkness.Listen as we discuss:Ben&aposs career making mind-expanding documentaries.How Ben chooses his subject matter and avoids left or right.Why trust is unraveling on a collecting scale.Seeking truth and falling into comfort.The meaning of awakening, and a great question: are you open to learning from a fool?The internet will soon meet us at all of our senses.What is the myth that drives us, and where are we going?Kill all of your Gods, and stick to the survivor.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Ben Stewart on Instagram @benjosephstewart and Twitter @benjosephstew and his website, benjosephstewart.comMy new book Scary Smart is now available and has been voted one of the top 12 business books of 2021 by The Times and Sunday Times. Thanks for all of your support!And don’t forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Pamela Paul, the editor of The New York Times Book Review who oversees all books coverage at The New York Times, perhaps one of the best jobs in the world for bibliophiles. She is also the host of the weekly Book Review podcast for The Times.Pamela was introduced to me by my dear friend and former Slo Mo guest, Emma Gannon. Check out her episode if you missed it because it was fantastic. (#112)Pamela is the author and editor of seven books: Rectangle Time, How to Raise a Reader (co-author), My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues, The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony, Pornified, Parenting, Inc., and By the Book: Writers on Literature and the Literary Life.Her latest book is 100 Things We’ve Lost to the Internet,  which had me at hello. I can&apost imagine a perfect topic to discuss as we all either stare at our extended family glued to their phones over the holidays - yearning for the old days - or do exactly that ourselves.Listen as we discuss:Having the best job on the planet.The power of the NYTimes and its effect on authors&apos careers.How she managed to write 8 books with a day job and children.100 things we&aposve lost to the internetThe loss of "being the only one" and the beauty of not knowing.The top 5 things we&aposve lost, in Pamela&aposs opinion.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Pamela Paul on Twitter @pamelapaulnyt and her website, pamelapaul.comMy new book Scary Smart is now available and has been voted YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Back in July 2020, I hosted an incredible thinker who took us on a journey through understanding consciousness. If you haven&apost listened to my conversation with Mark Gober (episode 26), it&aposs one of my all-time favorites and you really should.Mark Gober is an international speaker and the author of An End to Upside Down Thinking, which was awarded the IPPY best science book of 2019. He is also the author of An End to Upside Down Living, and his latest book, An End to Upside Down Liberty.Today we&aposre going to be talking about an unexpected topic: politics . Mark, in his latest work, argues that government is in fact inherently oppressive and not conducive to our growth and needs as spiritual beings. As always, stay open-minded, and you may just change the way you look at the fundamental structures of our civilization.Listen as we discuss:How and why Mark started writing a book on politics.The paradigms that we assume as fundamental that are just plain wrong.Why government is inherently oppressive.What is government now and what should it be?Taxation as a form of coercion and the government&aposs exemption from morality.The ideal of voluntaryism and why a fully free market may be enough to keep order.A recap of Mark&aposs thoughts on consciousness and near-death experiences.The Golden Rule as the natural law of reality. Why gurus often fall and get corrupted.How can we actually transition to a more ideal government?The Butterfly Effect and how the state of our consciousness shifts our external reality.Protect your human right to be free and don&apost get fooled!Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Mark Gober on Facebook @markgoberauthor, Twitter @markgoberauthor, Instagram @markgober_author, and his website, markgober.comMy new book Scary Smart is now available and has been voted one of the top 12 business books of 2021 by The Times and Sunday Times. Thanks for all of your support!And don’t forgetYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

In this special episode, we put Slo Mo theory into practice with a live, guided meditation by the amazing Christopher Fitton to relax and rejuvenate you. Consider it our little gift to help you brave the holiday madness.Christopher Fitton is a clinical hypnotherapist and advocate for the therapeutic power of hypnotherapy. When world-wide lockdowns occurred, Christopher felt a strong calling to help the millions of people who could not sleep. He released his podcast, Sleep Cove, which now has over 25 million downloads. The podcast’s premise is simple: help listeners get a great night&aposs sleep thanks to relaxing sleep hypnosis, guided sleep meditations and bedtime stories. This episode is as cozy as it sounds. We begin with a short conversation on the importance of sleep and Chris&apos top tips for improving your sleep hygiene and routine, and end cap it off with a hypnotic meditation that almost instantly relieved me of my jet lag (I recorded this in Miami after a 12 hour flight).Warning: Do not listen while driving or engaging in any other activity requiring focus. The meditation begins at minute 29:00, so feel free to stop the podcast and come back to it when you&aposre in a comfortable place.Listen as we discuss:How and why Chris started Sleep Cove.Alarmingly, 25% of people suffer from sleep deprivation since the pandemic started.We need to see sleep as a routine and obligation that cannot be ignored.The difference between hypnosis and hypnotherapy, and why neither is pseudoscience.Chris&apos top tips for good sleep hygiene and a solid sleep routine.A live, guided hypnosis meditation that will melt your stress away.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Christopher Fitton on Instagram @sleep_cove and his website, sleepcove.comMy new book Scary Smart is now available and has been voted one of the top 12 business books of 2021 by The Times and Sunday Times. Thanks for all of your support!And don’t forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is one of my most anticipated ever, Dr. Stephen C. Meyer, who is openly contesting much of what is assumed about evolution and natural selection. Stephen received his Ph.D. in the philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge. A former geophysicist and college professor, he now directs Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture in Seattle.He has authored the New York Times best seller Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design and Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design, which was named a Book of the Year by the Times of London Literary Supplement in 2009. Stephen’s books and research address the deepest mystery surrounding the origin of human and animal life, particularly the origin of biological information necessary to produce it.In his latest book, The Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen presents groundbreaking scientific evidence of the existence of God, based on breakthroughs in physics, cosmology, and biology.It’s no secret that I too used a bit of math, physics and cosmology to try and show that our universe and everything in it is not the result of randomness but rather the product of intricate design. (Chapter 14 of Solve for Happy)Give us a chance today to take you through the possibility of the existence of a divine designer. This surely is a topic that, regardless of how busy you are today, is worth taking a little bit of time to slow down.Listen as we discuss:Political correctness in science.What led Stephen to dive into his work?The highly unlikely probability for evolution to generate new species in such time.The bike lock analogy.DNA is literally like software code, and therefore someone must have programmed it.Information is the hallmark of intelligent activity and inference to the best explanation.Darwin’s Doubt and the Cambrian Explosion.What did Darwin get right?The return of the God hypothesis: who is the designer?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Stephen Meyer on Facebook @drstephencmeyer, Twitter @stephencmeyer, Instagram @discoverycsc, and his website, stephencmeyer.org.My new book YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Danny Donachie, in what is surely one of our most original and eye-opening conversations yet on this podcast.Danny is a special talent who works holistically and understands the psychosomatic origins of pain and suffering deeply. His credentials are strong. He is a former professional footballer and, until this month, was the Head of Medical Services for Everton FC. He has worked with World Cup winners, Grand slam winners, Olympic Gold medalists and a World champion boxer.Following completion of a master&aposs degree in leadership at the Tavistock, he now works with executives to find inner peace and develop intentional culture. A number of "spiritual experiences" have resulted from a daily meditation practice of over 30 years and he has been fortunate to have worked directly with many spiritual masters including K Pattabhi Jois, Russel Williams, Yogi Manmoyananda, Guy Sengstock and Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev.Danny heard my interview with Steven Bartlett on Diary of a CEO while strolling through Madrid, and he decided to reach out. He is so kind with his words of praise in this episode, but let me tell you - he has quickly become someone I look up to and his essence and wisdom will totally blow you away. If you&aposre plagued with pain, doubt, or anxieties, you can&apost miss this.Listen as we discuss:How Danny convinces macho football and rugby players to meditate and do yoga.Danny&aposs journey from professional footballer to revered healer in sports and beyond.Why can&apost we find peace even though our lives are absolutely okay?The greatest advice you&aposll get for escaping chronic pain: feel it fully.Clinical tales of patients with mysterious pain that healed through emotional expression.The studies showing that a large portion of pain medicine and surgery is placebo.One of life&aposs fundamental pillars: knowing your purpose.Compassion for the homeless, and how my son and his son seemed to have it innately.Moments of awakening through Danny&aposs various meditation practices. (He&aposs tried it all.)"Seeing over the wall," as Sadhguru taught him.The mysterious power of mantra.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Danny Donachie on Twitter @dan.donachie, Instagram @daniel.donachie, and his website, embodyism.comMy new book Scary Smart is now available and has been voted one of the top 12 business booksYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is at the top of his fields. Yes, fields, with a plural. He quickly became a very good friend after I appeared on his podcast, Consciousness is All There Is, and we spoke about the spiritual and consciousness sides of AI. It was such an incredible conversation that I just had to have him on Slo Mo for all of you. I&aposm so glad I did, and I think you will be too.Dr. Tony Nader, MD, PhD is a medical doctor trained at Harvard University, a PhD in neuroscience from MIT, and a globally recognized expert in the science of consciousness and human development. He&aposs the successor to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the head of the Transcendental Meditation organization globally.He is a highly accomplished medical researcher and was appointed assistant director of clinical research at MIT and a clinical research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School.In his new book, One unbounded ocean of consciousness, Dr. Nader comprehensively examines what scientists call the “hard” problem: “What is consciousness?” He unpacks this abstract question for both a general audience and experts in the field by investigating consciousness in terms of human physiology, quantum mechanics, and the more ancient Vedic science. Listen as we discuss:How Dr. Nader and I met on his podcast.Dr. Nader&aposs upbringing in war torn Lebanon that brought him to ask deep questions.His apprenticeship with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi that led to his succession.What is Transcendental Meditation (TM) and how do you do it?The purpose of the mantra and why trying is prohibited.Exploring the hard problem of consciousness.Consciousness comes in ranges but is the fundamental building block of everything.Tony&aposs one piece of advice to tap into the highest state of the human.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Dr. Tony Nader on Facebook @drtonynader, Twitter @drtonynader, Instagram @drtonynader, and his website, drtonynader.comMy new book Scary Smart is now available. Grab a copy here!Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Josh Trent, an amazing person and friend who has a deep understanding of how to heal and thrive on the mental, emotional, and physical level. This episode is absolutely packed with gems.Josh is the Founder of Wellness Force Media, the host of the Wellness Force Podcast (which I recently appeared on in an amazing conversation) and the creator of the BREATHE: Breath & Wellness Program. He has spent the past 19 years as a trainer, researcher, and facilitator discovering the physical and emotional intelligence for humans to thrive in our modern world.The Wellness Force Mission is to help humans heal mental, emotional and physical health through podcasts, programs, and a global community that believes in optimizing our potential to live life well.Josh has dedicated his life to supporting humanity coming together as one, and this shines through in his words and wisdom in this conversation.Listen as we discuss:Why Josh meditates on death every morning.His story and struggles through mental illness and obesity.The gut check moment that finally led him to Google "how to be healthy."Do we have a responsibility to ourselves to pursue the life we want at all costs?What is our soul and how do we connect to it?The healing modalities in Shamanism and our core need to honor the mysteries of life.Different arcs of intelligence and the process of gathering and applying them.If we all took a deep emotional inventory even for a moment, the world would change.Why Josh has always attracted partners that show him where he has not yet healed.The space between knowing and doing.The tragic loss of the art of debate.Why so many Instagram "gurus" project an air of certainty and perfection.The healing power of psychedelics and breathwork.Josh&aposs one piece of wellness advice.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Josh Trent on Facebook @wellnessf, Twitter @wellnessforce, Instagram @joshtrentofficial, and his website, wellnessforce.comMy new book Scary Smart is now available. Grab a copy here!Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

In this episode, I speak with Lisa Barnett about a few things I knew absolutely nothing about. Interested to know that there is a library containing a record of every life your soul has lived? I sure was.Lisa Barnett is an internationally recognized author, teacher, and healer with more than 20 years of experience in the spiritual healing forum and is an authority on connecting people to the ancient wisdom of the Akashic Records. Lisa founded the Akashic Knowing School of Wisdom where thousands of students from around the world have learned to access their own soul’s intelligence to live more fulfilled lives.As you may know by now, I don&apost always accept stories about things that we cannot truly prove. But there are things, like love, that cannot be proven by science but still undeniably exist. I ask you, like myself, to keep an open mind and heart to a world that you may not have explored before, and maybe, within it, you&aposll find new information on how to awaken to your life&aposs purpose.Listen as we discuss:What are the Akashic Records?Your soul&aposs plan.Lisa&aposs story and her transition from corporate employee to healer.How losing two of her soul sisters led her to a fated meeting with a psychic.Explaining the "sixth sense", and how we all may have one.Who are the "Record Keepers" and why do they give and take access to this wisdom?What&aposs the point of this life if we get to live thousands of them?What is "the Source"?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Lisa Barnett on Facebook @akashicknowing, Twitter @akashicknowing, Instagram @akashicknowing, and her website, akashicknowing.comMy new book Scary Smart is now available. Grab a copy here!Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

John Murphy is today&aposs guest and can best be described as a man with passion all the way to the roots. Yes, you&aposve just read Slo Mo&aposs first published pun.John is the founder of Lettuce Evolve, a revolutionary garden technology company he created to literally save his life. In 2009, after finding success in pursuit of the American Dream, John suddenly found himself facing a nightmare when he burned out so bad that he became incapacitated for seven years. Modern medicine had no answers, and he needed to eat upwards of seven nutritional meals a day just to meet his caloric needs.Struck by the high cost of organic produce and disillusioned with the toxic system that made him sick in the first place, he drew up and built the first Aquarium-Powered Vertical Garden in his small room while still ill. Since then, he&aposs been on a mission to promote self-sufficiency through his company&aposs space-saving gardens that can provide all your organic fruits and vegetables at a fraction of the cost and space, all without soil, right in your home.John and Lettuce Evolve are currently running their IndieGoGo campaign and I urge you to support this mission if it resonates with you. I am not profiting from this in anyway and only recommending something I personally think is amazing, as always. Growing the freshest possible food in a small corner of your living room with no soil, sunlight, or skills required? Sign me up.Listen as we discuss:The sudden internal "explosion" that incapacitated John for over seven years.His diagnosis with Adrenal Exhaustion and extreme weight loss and disability.Why the American Dream can quickly become the American Nightmare.We are not giving our bodies the fundamentals of what they require.Why does John&aposs body consume calories so rapidly? Still a medical mystery to this day.The Vertical Garden: a self-cleaning fish tank that grows the freshest possible food without soil or sunlight.John&aposs vision: a vertical garden in every home, leading to a healthier world.Are these gardens a threat to farmers?John&aposs crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo, which you can support here.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with John Murphy on Facebook @lettuceevolve, Twitter @lettuceevolve, Instagram @lettuceevolve, and their website, lettuceevolve.comMy new book YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is Dr. Jed Diamond, who has been a great friend to me and the One Billion Happy mission for years. I know the title of this episode seems extreme, but you&aposll soon see it&aposs really not.Jed is the founder and director of MenAlive, a health program that helps men, and the women who love them, to live fully, love deeply, and make a positive difference in the world. He is one of the world’s leading experts in the field of gender-specific medicine, men’s health, and trauma recovery. His training programs on The 5 Stages of Love have been taken by men and women throughout the world. Jed has written 16 books (teach me your secret, sir!), including international best-sellers Male Menopause, Surviving Male Menopause, The Warrior’s Journey Home: Healing Men, Healing the Planet, and The Irritable Male Syndrome. His most recent book is 12 Rules for Good Men.I&aposm so grateful to Jed, who has written multiple articles featuring some of my work alongside his own brilliant work and writing. I was so excited to get a chance to chat with him, and I&aposm certain this will be an eye-opener for you.Listen as we discuss:A dive into Jed&aposs past and how he found his creative side.Why he committed his life to understanding the world of men and women.Why do men often become angry and irritable?What is Male Menopause and Irritable Male Syndrome?Our past marriages and the importance of knowing the 5 stages of love.Why disillusionment is a precursor to real, lasting love.Understanding the ancient reality of the male and female division.Breaking out of the "man box" and the 12 rules for good men.Jed&aposs one core piece of advice for men.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Dr. Jed Diamond on Facebook @dr.jed.diamond, Twitter @menalivenow, and hYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This week&aposs guest, Rebecca Costa, is one of my new favorite people on the planet. She and I speak the same language (of the nerds), but don&apost worry. You&aposll surely find her as enlightening and entertaining as I did.Rebecca was introduced to me by Dr. Jed Diamond, who recently featured some of my work in an article on his website and will be next week&aposs guest on Slo Mo. Rebecca Costa is an American sociobiologist, futurist, author, and host of the podcast, The Costa Report.  She is the preeminent global expert on the subject of "fast adaptation" and brings both an evolutionary biologist and technologist&aposs perspective to the subject of adaptation.In other words, humanity is evolving in extremely bizarre ways due to a rapid rate of technological advancement. Nobody has made sense of what that means for our futures better than Rebecca. After retiring, she spent six years researching and writing the international bestseller The Watchman&aposs Rattle: A Radical New Theory of Collapse. Her follow-up book titled On the Verge was introduced in 2017, also to critical acclaim.You can&apost miss this one, so listen as we discuss:How both Rebecca and I are both a bit East and a bit West (and fully nerds).Why data is undoubtedly the best guide for decision-making and position-taking.There are no facts about the future, only probabilities, but they&aposre becoming more likely.How we could have predicted the 2017 Las Vegas shooting and stopped it.Why AI will not be self-serving because intelligent beings don&apost serve themselves."We have Paleolithic emotions, Medieval institutions, and Godlike technology."Predictive technologies and why the weather report will soon be 100% accurate.Humanity&aposs model of decision making is not wrong. It&aposs just slow.We have data indicating that major disasters are coming, but we&aposre not designed to care.When society becomes too complicated, it adapts by collapsing as a reset mechanism.You need food, shelter, water, love, and meaning. Science has proven this.Her new podcast The Costa Report and how it aims to manipulate mainstream media.By making knowledge accessible to all, humanity will make better decisions (for all).Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Rebecca Costa on Facebook @rebeccadcosta, Twitter @rebeccacosta,YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is my friend, Kushal Choksi.This episode was originally intended to release on September 11 to coincide with the release of Kushal&aposs new book, On a Wing and a Prayer, but the book&aposs release was delayed, and as a result, the episode too. Nevertheless, an event as monumentally impactful to the world like 9/11 is not only worth discussing on its anniversary, so we decided the timing isn&apost that important. Please forgive any discrepancies.Kushal was a Wall Street trader with his focus on little else but amassing wealth and achieving the American Dream. Witnessing the devastation of 9/11 before his eyes and narrowly escaping death, Kushal’s life was never going to be the same again. All his pursuits became meaningless and he felt a void within him like he had never felt before.Then, one day, he reluctantly decided to spend an afternoon with a spiritual master in New York City, unknowingly embarking on a quest to find answers to life’s biggest questions.Listen as we discuss:Kushal&aposs former life as the prototypical Wall Street finance type.How he recalls September 11, 2001, the day he nearly died and witnessed true horror.The voice in his head that told him to run from the tower instead of going back in.How he began to feel that all time after 9/11 was "bonus time."His initial confusion about what do with the newfound gratitude to be alive.Our attempts at shaking things up are normally empty, canned, and conditioned.The catharsis of a first experience with meditation and how Kushal never looked back.Sky Breath meditation, the first thing that worked after his "spiritual shopping."The language of mental growth is effortlessnessWhen you&aposre on the train, running back and forth on the train won&apost get you there faster.What&aposs the point of it all?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Kushal Choksi on Instagram @choksi108 and his website, kushalchoksi.comMy new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30th. Pre-order your copy here!Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is my friend, Sarah Grynberg. Sarah and I have developed a Zoom relationship across the last several years. Our relationship is proof that digital communication can create deep bonds, and I truly adore her for all she represents.Sarah is a specialist in teaching people of all ages how to adopt the habits and strategies of life’s greatest leaders to help them live their most inspired life. She is the current host and producer of one of Australia’s most top-rated wellness podcasts, A Life of Greatness, where she’s interviewed some of the world’s biggest celebrities. Through her experience over decades of working with some of the world’s biggest names, and her own ongoing research studying life’s greats, Sarah has formulated her own blueprint to achieving greatness.Via these practices and techniques, Sarah&aposs ultimate goal is to impart this wisdom and knowledge on all who are open to listen.Listen as we discuss: How my and Sarah&aposs friendship has evolved.The ability to connect deeply over interviews thousands of miles apart.The art of the interview, and why Sarah can&apost interview just anyone.How each guest brings a new lens, and behind the scenes of podcasting.Sarah&aposs process of spiritual awakening and learning the Law of Attraction.Her career journey after a Dark Night of the Soul and an answered prayer.Seeing people as humans before seeing them as celebrities.Going into the unknown and understanding that the universe is not personal.How does Sarah cope with stress?Which guests on Sarah&aposs podcast have impacted her the most?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Sarah Grynberg on Instagram @sarahgrynberg, Twitter @sarahgrynberg, on Facebook @sarahgrynberg, and her website, sarahgrynberg.comMy new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30th. Pre-order your copy here!Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Catalina Pelaez. A few weeks before this recording, I received a message on Instagram from her brother, Daniel. He said the following about his sister:Mo, this is Catalina, my younger sister. Cata is one of the most inspiring people in my life. Her journey, dedication, perseverance and positivism is truly admirable, and her testimony for sure will inspire thousands. Cata is Colombia&aposs top women&aposs professional squash player and has obtained numerous athletic achievements  within the squash world (Pan American Games, World Games, Doubles World Championships, National Tournaments, etc.). Her talent and passion for squash provided her with the opportunity to play and study at Trinity University in Hartford, CT, USA where she was team captain. Her joy for Squash is not limited to her career itself. She helps promote squash via different programs across Colombia called Squash Urbano, which helps the less fortunate thrive through sports, providing them with more opportunities in education, development and integration.First of all, there are few things more amazing than siblings loving and supporting each other. A big thanks to Daniel for being a great brother and getting us a great guest.Second, I soon found out that, beyond her sport achievements, speaking to Catalina was going to be about a whole lot more than squash. At age 11, she was severely injured in the 2003 terrorist attack at the El Nogal club in Bogota, Colombia. Her journey from this trauma as a child to becoming Colombia&aposs top squash player is incredible. Her personal transformation and quest to find forgiveness and peace in the memories of the attack is perhaps even more so.Listen as we discuss: My love for Colombia.Catalina&aposs upbringing traveling around the world and her journey back to Colombia.Why squash is such a unique game (and one that Egyptians actually win!)Training as a professional athlete during lockdown.The incredible story of Catalina surviving a terrorist bombing that killed 36 people.How she bounced back from the injuries despite being so young.Why memories of the attack affect her more as an adult than when it happened.Facing the perpetrators of the terrorist bombing in a bid for truth and peace.Would she change the past and avoid the attack if she could?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Catalina Pelaez on Instagram @catalina.pelaez, Twitter @catapelaez4, on and on Facebook @catalinapelaezsquashMy new book, Scary SmartYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Dr. Lisa Miller, whose doing some of the most valuable work on the science behind spirituality in the world right now. That&aposs not to say this is a cold, sterile conversation about the topic. It is anything but that, and this is one of my favorite conversations we&aposve ever had. Do yourself a favor and don&apost miss this essential 40 minutes.Dr. Lisa Miller is the New York Times bestselling author of The Spiritual Child and a professor in the clinical psychology program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is the founder and director of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute, the first Ivy League graduate program in spirituality and psychology, and has held over a decade of joint appointments in the department of psychiatry at Columbia medical school.Her innovative research has been published in more than one hundred empirical, peer-reviewed articles in leading journals, including Cerebral Cortex, The American Journal of Psychiatry, and the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.Her new book is The Awakened Brain, a brilliant work from a brilliant mind.Listen as we discuss:How do scientists define spirituality?MRI studies have allowed us to characterize the neurological seat of awareness.We are not alone. What does that mean?The poison of radical materialism.The dangers of "I gotta..." mindset and MRI proof that it&aposs part of the addicted brain.We&aposre designed to only see glimpses of the plane of truth.Take your intuition and wisdom as hard data.The best experiences of our lives are the ones that happen off the plan.People that are awakened are more likely to have depression.We all have the capacity for awakened awareness.Life is playing at a particularly frequency in one big symphony.Reprogramming ourselves from "achieving awareness" to "awakened awareness."Honor your knowing!Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Dr. Lisa Miller on Twitter @lisamillerphd and on her website, lisamillerphd.comSome big news. I&aposm hosting my first sweepstakes. My new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30th. Pre-order your copy here, send a screenshoYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

In this special, two-part episode, I  want to talk to you about my new book, Scary Smart, releasing September 30, 2021. I know the title of this episode sounds dramatic, but I&aposm not exaggerating. This episode may scare you because the stakes may be existential, but I promise there&aposs hope. You may be wondering about the connection between Solve for Happy, One Billion Happy, and...Artificial Intelligence? I promise it will all make sense soon.And by the way - If you pre-order your copy before September 30th, which I hope you do as it&aposs a great help for authors, send a screenshot or forward your proof of purchase to win@mogawdat.com. You&aposll be entered for a chance to win a signed, early release limited-edition copy of the book. Better yet, I will take a few winners out to dinner in London and Amsterdam. Hope to see you! Pre-order Scary Smart here at Amazon UK. Check your local Amazon or other bookstore in other regions. In Part 1, listen as I discuss:Why you&aposre the hero of this story.The importance of pre-orders for an author.Why my publishers decided to publish Scary Smart before my next book.Why sci-fi is now sci-fact.The three inevitabilities of AI.A brief history of AI and what&aposs driving its development.What is the singularity?How can things go wrong?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

In Part 2, I move on from the scarier part to the more hopeful part of my new book, Scary Smart, releasing September 30, 2021.If you&aposve made it this far, I commend you, as I cannot emphasize enough how real the stakes are if we don&apost do this right.And again - If you pre-order your copy before September 30th, which I hope you do as it&aposs a great help for authors, send a screenshot or forward your proof of purchase to win@mogawdat.com. You&aposll be entered for a chance to win a signed, early release limited-edition copy of the book. Better yet, I will take a few winners out to dinner in London and Amsterdam. Hope to see you!Pre-order Scary Smart here at Amazon UK. Check your local Amazon or other bookstore in other regions.In Part 2, listen as I discuss:How does AI learn?My realization during my time at Google that AI is like a child.The Superman analogy.AI will learn emotions, because emotions are backed by equations.The future of ethics.#AI4GoodThere is nothing wrong with the machines. We&aposre the problem.The three values that will save our world.I hope one day, AI will read Scary Smart and know we tried our best to love it.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Azeem Azhar, one of the leading names in technology and podcasting in the English speaking world.With my new book, Scary Smart, releasing September 30th, and Azeem&aposs new book, Exponential, releasing September 7th,  I thought this would be a perfect conversation to set the context for an important discussion on the state of future. To ask it simply, will the future be better or worse?Azeem Azhar is on a mission to explain how our lives are changing due to the exponential growth of technology. He is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He is the creator of the Exponential View, Britain&aposs leading platform for in-depth tech analysis. His weekly newsletter is read by 200,000 people from around the world, and his chart-topping podcast, The Exponential View, has featured guests including Yuval Noah Harari, Reid Hoffman, and Tony Blair. I&aposm honored to say I&aposll be appearing on the show next month, so stay tuned.In Part 1, listen as we discuss:Writing code and growing up a tech geek.Azeem&aposs career trajectory through technology and his big break into journalism.How startup culture has evolved, and the successes and failures along the way.The importance of the Netscape browser and how the net made cheap distribution possible.What is exponential growth and what is its impact on our lives?Technology is innate to the human condition, and politics are innate to technology.Companies follow the expressed needs of the public, and  that&aposs where our power lies.The five main technologies shaping our lives right now.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Azeem Azhar on Instagram @azeem, Twitter @azeem, and on his website, exponentialview.coSome big news. I&aposm hosting my first sweepstakes. My new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30th. Pre-order your copy here, send a screenshot of your proof of pre-order to win@mogawdat.com, and win a signed copy, dinner with me, or access to an exclusive online talk. Hope to meet you all soon enough!Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This is part 2 of my discussion with Azeem Azhar, one of the leading names in technology and podcasting in the English speaking world.With my new book, Scary Smart, releasing September 30th, and Azeem&aposs new book, Exponential, releasing September 7th,  I thought this would be a perfect conversation to set the context for an important discussion on the state of future. To ask it simply, will the future be better or worse?Azeem Azhar is on a mission to explain how our lives are changing due to the exponential growth of technology. He is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He is the creator of the Exponential View, Britain&aposs leading platform for in-depth tech analysis. His weekly newsletter is read by 200,000 people from around the world, and his chart-topping podcast, The Exponential View, has featured guests including Yuval Noah Harari, Reid Hoffman, and Tony Blair. I&aposm honored to say I&aposll be appearing on the show next month, so stay tuned.In Part 2, listen as we discuss:Where do we draw the line that enough is enough with technological advancement?We are stuck in antiquated values when it comes to our place in the market.The ethics of the future.How AI and machines will automate the backend of the global economy.The danger of AI learning from the best and worst of humanity.Why accountability needs to be taken far more seriously in the tech industry.Even with an exponential process, it will still take a long time to match the human brain.Is the future going to be better or worse?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Azeem Azhar on Instagram @azeem, Twitter @azeem, and on his website, exponentialview.coSome big news. I&aposm hosting my first sweepstakes. My new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30th. Pre-order your copy here, send a screenshot of your proof of pre-order to win@mogawdat.com, and win a signed copy, dinner with me, or access to an exclusive online talk. Hope to meet you all soon enough!Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One BYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Elizabeth Day, once again. I know nobody is complaining about that, as her prior episode on Slo Mo is one of the most downloaded of all time. And I absolutely adore this woman and she&aposs one of my favorite people in the world. Like last time, we recorded this on Instagram Live, so please forgive any audio issues.As many of you know, I appeared on Elizabeth&aposs podcast, How to Fail,  earlier in 2020, and the episode was a massive hit. Since that time, she and I have become close friends, and I truly treasure our friendship. Today, we&aposre talking about her new book, Magpie, which is a must read, and running a special promo for those who pre-order it (see below).Elizabeth is an author, journalist and broadcaster. Her memoir, How To Fail: Everything I’ve Ever Learned From Things Going Wrong is a Sunday Times top 5 bestseller and has been described as ‘life-changing’ by critics. Her chart-topping podcast, How To Fail With Elizabeth Day, is a celebration of the things that haven&apost gone right and has been nominated for two British Podcast Awards. Her seventh and latest book is Magpie, available September 2, 2021.If you pre-order the book and send a screenshot of the order confirmation to win@mogawdat.com, you will enter a sweepstakes to win a signed copy of my books. By the way, this same promotion applies to my new book, Scary Smart, too, releasing September 30, 2021, but if you can only buy one, I&aposm totally fine if you go with Magpie because when Elizabeth is happy, I am happy.Listen as we discuss:Why I&aposm in Slovenia right now.How Elizabeth needs to write to stay sane.Writing to find out more about herself and her own experiences.Her latest book, Magpie, a psychological thriller already getting rave reviews.Politeness in British society and how it makes for suspenseful reading.My bet with Elizabeth that her book will be on the charts in the first week.The differences between my and Elizabeth&aposs writing styles.Our never ending feud about the best romcom of all time.A discussion on the meaning of true love.Her next, next book, focusing on friendship.Ali&aposs continued gifts to the world.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Elizabeth Day on Instagram YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is Craig Foster, who I&aposve been waiting a while to have on the show. Besides the fact that he&aposs one of my personal heroes, he has the unique designation of being the first Slo Mo guest to have to reschedule his interview date because he unexpectedly won an Academy Award.Craig Foster is the co-founder of the Sea Change Trust and one of the world’s leading natural history filmmakers. He has dedicated himself to learning the secrets of the Great African Seaforest, the inshore kelp habitat at the South West tip of Africa, his underwater home.His film, the 2021 Academy Award winner for Best Documentary, My Octopus Teacher, follows the unbelievable story of his year bonding with a wild octopus while honoring his pact to dive 365 times a year. It was a Netflix sensation and is one of the most amazing films you can watch. If you haven&apost seen it yet, please do yourself a favor and turn it on tonight.Through his regular, intensive immersion in wild waters, he has uncovered countless new animal behaviors and species. One of the species is a shrimp which has been named after him: Heteromysis Fosteri. He has founded the Sea Change Project to share his love of nature with others.His new book, written with ​​Ross Frylinck, is Underwater Wild, available globally on November 16, 2021.Warning: This episode contains spoilers of the documentary, My Octopus Teacher.Listen as we discuss:Going back to nature when we&aposre burned out.Advice for how to deal with nature without yearning for creature comforts.Why did Craig not interfere during the Octopus&apos death?Avoiding the temptation to expect and apply human feelings to wildlife.Octopus death is programmed into their makeup.The breakthrough of the film from nature documentary to Oscar winner.Finding the balance between our lives and the necessary relationship with nature.How the attention after winning the Academy Award took him away from nature.The industrial world is a shock to the human psyche, yet we block nature."The biggest threat is the cooling of the human heart to nature."Facebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Craig Foster on Instagram @seachangeproject, Facebook @theseachangeproject, Twitter , and his organization&aposs website, seachangeproject.comSome big news. I&aposm hosting my first sweepstakes. My new book, YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest and conversation is one of a kind and will give you a whole new perspective on the magic of flowers. I&aposm sure you&aposll agree that we should all be appreciating flowers just a little more. Yes, they&aposre magically beautiful, but just wait until you hear what they can do for your well being.Katie Hess is a flower alchemist, author of Flowerevolution and founder of LOTUSWEI, one of the world’s leading floral apothecaries. With her signature elixirs featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, The New York Times and the LA Times, her flower-powered community is thriving. Katie teaches mindful-awareness practices at Flowerlounge events around the world, hands out flowers to strangers in urban Flower Flash Mobs, and hosts the Flowerlounge Podcast with listeners in over 75 countries. She’s also the founder of the Self-Arising Nature Center in Phoenix, Arizona, a center for flower essence education, experiences and practitioner training.Listen as we discuss:What is flower alchemy?The thoughts that arise from our family lineage, and how to know which are really yours.Every piece of nature is emitting its own energy, like WiFi.The forgotten healing power of the dew water found on flowers.No matter what ails you, there&aposs a flower for it.Water is a recording device and absorbs the essence of the flowers it settles on."I want to be as powerful as nature."The Japanese practice of forest bathingWhat are flower collecting expeditions like?The time a CIA agent hooked plants up to a lie detector and found they&aposre sentient.Katie&aposs hobby of hunting rare orchids.Why science has served to divide us, inadvertently.Facebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Katie Hess on Instagram @lotuswei, Facebook @lotuswei, Twitter @lotuswei, and her website, lotuswei.comSome big news. I&aposm hosting my first sweepstakes. My new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30th. Pre-order your copy here, send a screenshot of your proof of pre-order to win@mogawdat.com, and you&aposll be entered into a contest. What&aposs the prize? A limited edition cYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is Ed Jackson, who blows me away with his wisdom and resilience.Ed is a former professional Rugby player whose sports career was thriving. In April 2017, after diving into the shallow end of a swimming pool, Ed broke his neck and suffered a spinal cord injury which left him paralyzed from the neck down. Doctors said that he would never walk again, but through sheer determination and intensive rehabilitation, Ed began reaching the summits of mountains within a year of his operation. Ed inspires others to overcome their fears and details how goals are achievable no matter how impossible they may seem.Ed’s life altering experience has provided him with an extraordinary ability to motivate, and I know you’ll feel that nothing is impossible after listening to him.A note on the sound: Please forgive the occasional background noise on my side of the recording. I am on vacation in the Dominican Republic, so what you&aposre hearing is wind, rustling trees, and occasional traffic. I wanted to be sure to get an episode out to you - just didn&apost realize how hard it&aposd be to find a quiet place with internet on this island! Listen as we discuss:Ed&aposs incredible story.How he dived into the shallow end of a pool and was left functionally paralyzed.What it felt like to be paralyzed, and finally be able to move a toe.The perspective of gratitude that results from losing and regaining movement.The fears Ed faced during recovery, and post-traumatic growth.Ed&aposs charity and his totally unexpected life right now.Ed&aposs new book, LuckyYour life is in your hands.Facebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Ed Jackson on Instagram @edjackson8, Facebook @edjackson8, Twitter @edjackson8, and his website, edjackson8.com. Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyMy new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30. Pre-order your copy here.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is me again. I’m proud to say this is episode 150 of Slo Mo, and it’s been an incredible journey so far. We&aposve had nearly a million downloads in just over a year, topped charts globally in the Mental Health category, and learned from some of the wisest brains alive today.In truth, this is more of an announcement than an episode. But don’t worry, we’re not going anywhere.The most important thing you need to know is, for the time being, Slo Mo will now be published only once a week, on Sundays. We will be taking an indefinite break from publishing on Thursday, for the following reasons: We are constantly receiving feedback from listeners saying they are 10, 20, even 50 episodes behind. This doesn’t give justice to the amazing guests we publish twice a week.Most podcasts publish once a week with entire production studios behind them. We publish 2-4 episodes a week with a team of four.As you may know, my new book, Scary Smart, is coming out September 30. I need to dedicate a lot of time and attention in the coming months to the launch to spread the message of the book, which I believe is more important than ever. Tune into this episode for info on a special promo I’m running if you pre-order the book.This is all about slowing down. As this podcast, my speaking engagements, and writing have exploded (gratefully) in demand, I’ve felt more rushed and overwhelmed than ever. I believe this will make life so much easier and calmer for myself, my team, our guests, and our listeners. With that said, I want to thank my small team for their tireless work on Slo Mo. It is very difficult to pump out 2-4 episodes a week with no extended break during the year, all in the name of a mission to make people happier and wiser. I couldn’t do any of this without our Producer, Munir Harb; our Sound Engineer, Vladimir Popovski; and our Video Engineer, Elina St-Onge. And best of all, publishing only once a week will allow us to give more time and focus to bringing more of the best minds out there to your player. Slo Mo is only getting started, and I love you all for being a part of it. Truly.Facebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyMy new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30. Pre-order your copy here.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Zoe Blaskey.Zoe is the founder of Motherkind, a self empowerment platform for modern mums. Through Motherkind, Zoe coaches mothers of all backgrounds from Global CEO&aposs to full time moms on how to navigate the huge challenges of modern motherhood.Zoe hosts the Motherkind Podcast, which is the UK&aposs number one family podcast on iTunes and speaks every week to world leading experts on a range of topics from self care, mental health, career, nutrition and parenting. The Telegraph celebrated the podcast as &aposthe antidote to the toxic perfectionism of modern motherhood&apos.In Part 1, listen as we discuss:The anxiety and perfectionism of being a new mom.The inner changes of becoming a mom or dad are so discombobulating.Why it&aposs okay to not feel overwhelming love when your child is born.Matrescence, the pruning process of becoming a mother.How we learn our parenting from our parents.Why moms need coaching.The effects of having kids on your relationship.The ten minute, ultra honest check in with your partner.People should take the decision to have kids more seriously.Nobody really feels ready to have kids.Facebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Zoe Blaskey on Instagram at @motherkind_zoe  and her website, motherkind.coDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyMy new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30. Pre-order your copy here.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This is Part 2 of my talk with Zoe Blaskey.Zoe is the founder of Motherkind, a self empowerment platform for modern mums. Through Motherkind, Zoe coaches mothers of all backgrounds from Global CEO&aposs to full time moms on how to navigate the huge challenges of modern motherhood.Zoe hosts the Motherkind Podcast, which is the UK&aposs number one family podcast on iTunes and speaks every week to world leading experts on a range of topics from self care, mental health, career, nutrition and parenting. The Telegraph celebrated the podcast as &aposthe antidote to the toxic perfectionism of modern motherhood&apos.In Part 2, listen as we discuss:Zoe&aposs favorite discoveries and thinkers on parenthood.Underneath the perfectionism is a yearning for love.How can you be more present knowing what your child really needs?Unconditional love and role reversal, my personal favorite parenting tools.Children come to us whole, and we can learn just as much from them.We are not responsible for children&aposs personalities, only for not spoiling them.We shouldn&apost smooth over the challenges of our kids.Building our kids&apos physical and emotional resilience.How many of us still want to please our parents even into old age.Focus on raising yourself, too!Facebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Zoe Blaskey on Instagram at @motherkind_zoe  and her website, motherkind.coDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyMy new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30. Pre-order your copy here.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is award-winning host, Frankie Ward, who has become an icon in the gaming industry. On stage at all the industry’s most popular events, she is a key figure in the reporting, interviewing and hosting of Esports events. With an experienced career history in the media, Frankie gained a passion for Esports after producing the BBC’s coverage of the 2015 League of Legends Quarterfinals and decided she wanted to follow that path. Prior to venturing into eSports Frankie spent ten years in producing and content roles.With a bubbly personality, Frankie has become an event favourite. Along with her live hosting experience, Frankie has also had great success on YouTube, Twitch, and Instagram. To respond to fan demand, Frankie hosts her own popular podcast called ‘My Life In Pixels’ in which she discusses her life both inside and out of eSports.You may know already I’m a huge gamer, so I really enjoyed this talk. It’s also a fantastic crash course in following your dreams.Listen as we discuss:What are Esports?The strategy and teamwork that goes into gaming validates it as a sport.Frankie’s gaming habits and the frustrated life of a PC gamer.Being a woman gamer and why we need more of them.How Frankie stumbled into her life as an eSports icon after aspiring to be an Egyptologist.How do you actually get the job  of your dreams? Don’t burn bridges.Why difficult often leads to amazing.Does Frankie need to change her persona in the male dominated world of gaming?My own gaming habits.Is Frankie’s fiancée a gamer?Facebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Frankie Ward on Instagram at @getfrankgames, Twitter @frankieward,  and her website, getfrank.co.uk.Frankie is the host of Save your Game - the Red Bull Gaming podcast - now live!Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyMy new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30. Pre-order your copy here.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is my dear friend and former professional tennis player, Peter Rennert.During his playing career, Peter was ranked in the Top 10 in the World in Doubles and Top 40 in the World in Singles. After his playing career ended, he traveled the globe teaching tennis to thousands of people of all ages and skill levels at private homes, tennis clubs, luxury resorts and on the pro tour.In his travels, Peter developed an awareness based approach to teaching that focuses entirely on optimizing the brain’s ability to learn. He calls it TELOS, which stands for The Effortless Life Operating System.Peter has launched an online course for tennis players and will soon launch an online course for teaching professionals. He has trained and Certified TELOS Tennis Professionals around the world. The TELOS system is applicable to all walks of life, and I had to have Peter on to tell you about it, as well as his story.In Part 1, listen as we discuss:How Peter and I met.What does it take to be a professional tennis player?The catalyst for growth is where the pressure is.Why he chose to go to Stanford and be the little fish in a big pond, and became the number one college player in America.Preparedness and opportunity are what we call luck.How Peter thrived because of his community, then plateaued while traveling.You don&apost need to endure unnecessary stress with training.How his impending injuries and total burnout led him to stop playing.The role of fear.The only truth in tennis is the ball goes where the energy goes.Connect your breath to the act of doing.How Peter fell in love with teaching.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Peter Rennert on Instagram @telostennis and his website, telostennis.com.Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyMy new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30. Pre-order your copy here.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This is Part 2 of my talk with my dear friend and former professional tennis player, Peter Rennert.During his playing career, Peter was ranked in the Top 10 in the World in Doubles and Top 40 in the World in Singles. After his playing career ended, he traveled the globe teaching tennis to thousands of people of all ages and skill levels at private homes, tennis clubs, luxury resorts and on the pro tour.In his travels, Peter developed an awareness based approach to teaching that focuses entirely on optimizing the brain’s ability to learn. He calls it TELOS, which stands for The Effortless Life Operating System.Peter has launched an online course for tennis players and will soon launch an online course for teaching professionals. He has trained and Certified TELOS Tennis Professionals around the world. The TELOS system is applicable to all walks of life, and I had to have Peter on to tell you about it, as well as his story.In Part 2, listen as we discuss:TELOS, the effortless life operating system.The three steps: 1. Body and mind harmony.2. A specific and prioritized agenda.3. Let go of step 2 if it conflicts with step 1.How do we get to mind and body harmony?Peter recounting my tennis lesson with him. (Not my sport!)Our body does not have the experience of being an equal partner to our mind.The pains in our body often come from emotional pain.Novak Djokovic, and why his self-awareness is his biggest advantage.The benefits of simultaneous training, or cognitive and physical at the same time.You shouldn&apost stress yourself out all day long to prepare for stress.Remove clutter, expand joy and purpose.If you have the feeling of being in a hurry, you&aposre off course!Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Peter Rennert on Instagram @telostennis and his website, telostennis.com.Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyMy new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30. Pre-order your copy here.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is the wonderful Francesca Specter. She is the internationally published author of Alonement: How to be Alone and Absolutely Own It, and the creator of the Alonement podcast.Alonement is an uplifting and celebratory guide to embracing being alone and understanding why it’s very different from being lonely. It’s been described by journalist Daisy Buchanan as a ‘joyous invitation to make your own declaration of independence’.Francesca is also a freelance journalist, writing long-form lifestyle features for the Telegraph, the Guardian, Red, and Grazia.Listen as we discuss:What is lifestyle journalism?What is the difference between lonely and being alone?Why Extroverts need to learn the skill of being alone.Alone time is one the best catalysts for great ideas.Starting from inside and using the outside world to complement your experience.How Francesca decided to confront her biggest fear after a serious breakup.Your relationships benefit when you spend time alone.Do you need to give up relationships to reach enlightenment?Couples should be able to have a conversation about wanting alone time.The power of long walks.Not apologizing for being “just one” at a restaurant or cafe.Francesca’s top tips for having a positive experience alone.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Francesca Specter on Instagram @chezspecter, Twitter @chezspecter, and her website, alonement.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyMy new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30. Pre-order your copy here.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is a true hero.Dr. Waheed Arian is an NHS A&E doctor. His pioneering charity, Arian Teleheal, works directly with clinicians on the ground, and provides governments and global organizations with a blueprint for delivering innovative healthcare and education.Dr. Arian has been recognized as a UNESCO Global Hope Hero, a UN Global Goals Goalkeeper, an NHS Innovation Mentor, and was appointed to the WHO Roster of Digital Health Experts in 2019. In the UK, he has been awarded the Rotary International Peace Award and the prime minister&aposs Points of Light Award. His new autobiography, In the Wars, is out in September. I got an early read, and I can only recommend you get familiar with Waheed’s story as it is incredibly inspiring.Listen as we discuss:Arian Teleheal, Waheed&aposs medical charity that has helped save over 700 lives.Addressing the problem of lack of medical expertise on the ground in conflict nations.The power of smartphones to connect and solve problems.The true connections created between the doctors across borders.How Waheed spent his free time while visiting family in Afghanistan understanding medical challenges.Happiness lies in giving, and that&aposs what drives Waheed.Waheed&aposs difficult childhood in Afghanistan during the Soviet conflict.How he became inspired to go to school and become a doctor.The determination and drive to help people will pay you back.How his family deals with his globetrotting and heavy work.his journey dealing with PTSD.Waheed&aposs Wars BBC featureI&aposll just say it again: Waheed is my hero.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Dr. Waheed Arian on Facebook @DrWaheedArian, Instagram @DrWaheedArian, Twitter @DrWaheedArian, and their website, drwaheedarian.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyMy new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30. Pre-order your copy here.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

In this episode, I speak with Adam Ashton, a man whose mind has absorbed an extraordinary amount of knowledge through the power of books. Millions of people have listened to Adam and his co-host Adam Jones on the What You Will Learn podcast, where they have spent tens of thousands of hours studying the best ideas from the greatest minds on the planet and putting the best ideas within your reach, for a fraction of the time it would take to read the full book.Their latest book is titled The Sh*t They Never Taught You,  a journey through takeaways from over a hundred of the world&aposs greatest thinkers capturing lessons in personal development, career, business, personal finances, human nature, history, and philosophy. Every lesson will be useful, and one might change your life.Listen as we discuss:Adam and Adam&aposs podcast, and its goal of relaying the knowledge found in books accessibly.If a book can be summarized in 30 minutes, what&aposs the point of making books so long?How do they choose the books they read for the podcast?Why "How to..." content is so popular.The Sh*t They Never Taught You and why its title is literal.If we have books, is school still useful at all?The enduring power of Robert Greene&aposs The Laws of Human Nature and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleBooks provide an unbeatable ROI.Influence by Robert CialdiniRange by David EpsteinWhy their new book started on a chapter with happiness.Emotions come and go rather quickly, but it is we who allow them to endure.The best relationship books, and the ever controversial Jordan Peterson.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Adam Ashton and What You Will Learn on Facebook @whatyouwilllearn, Instagram @whatyouwilllearn, Twitter @wywlpodcast, and their website, whatyouwilllearn.com. Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyMy new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30. Pre-order your copy here starting mid-July.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is Vincent Genna, the Spiritual Teacher and Psychic Therapist. This will likely be a controversial conversation, but if you&aposre a Slo Mo listener, I hope you&aposve already come to accept and even expect that.Vincent combines his psychic abilities, academic credentials, and all-loving approach to provide healing for the body, mind, and spirit. As a Psychic Therapist, Vincent uses his more than 38 years of training, research, and experience in the Metaphysical, Psychology, and Spiritual fields to dive deep into the psyche to release blockages, resistances, and self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviors so you can fulfill the life of your dreams.I’ve personally had some amazing experiences with them. Regardless of any doubts, I believe that Vincent is inarguably doing good work and helping people become their best selves, and I felt it important to give this branch of the healing arts a fair platform. More importantly, this was a fantastic conversation.In Part 1, listen as we discuss:How Vincent discovered his gift, and his childhood of bullying and abuse.His role in the original film, Grease, and how he rubbed it in everyone&aposs face at his high school reunion.How Vincent received his psychic abilities after asking God to help him help someone.Different types of psychics, the stigmas, and what those abilities really are.Why the world is so messed up: we&aposve forgotten that we are God.We weren&apost supposed to move to Earth and become physical beings.God has already given us everything we need.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Vincent Genna on Instagram @vincent_genna_msw, Facebook @vincentgennamsw, Twitter @vgbelieve, and his website, vincentgenna.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyMy new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30. Pre-order your copy here starting mid-July.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This is Part 2 of my chat with Vincent Genna, the Spiritual Teacher and Psychic Therapist. This will likely be a controversial conversation, but if you&aposre a Slo Mo listener, I hope you&aposve already come to accept and even expect that.Vincent combines his psychic abilities, academic credentials, and all-loving approach to provide healing for the body, mind, and spirit. As a Psychic Therapist, Vincent uses his more than 38 years of training, research, and experience in the Metaphysical, Psychology, and Spiritual fields to dive deep into the psyche to release blockages, resistances, and self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviors so you can fulfill the life of your dreams.I’ve personally had some amazing experiences with them. Regardless of any doubts, I believe that Vincent is inarguably doing good work and helping people become their best selves, and I felt it important to give this branch of the healing arts a fair platform. More importantly, this was a fantastic conversation.In Part 2, listen as we discuss:Prayer works because you focus your intention.How our mental defenses lead us to blame everyone before we blame ourselves.Acknowledge that you don&apost believe what you think you believe.Energy manipulates matter, and we are just energetic beings have a physical experience.Why we can know things intellectually but not feel them in our heart.Working on yourself opens you up to your greatest gifts.Retribution vs. RestitutionKarma is a principle, not a law, and you don&apost need to experience it if mercy is involved.We don&apost need pain to grow.The world is inching closer and closer to Sodom and Gomorrah.If we need 100 people to save the world and we only have 99, you are the savior.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Vincent Genna on Instagram @vincent_genna_msw, Facebook @vincentgennamsw, Twitter @vgbelieve, and his website, vincentgenna.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyMy new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30. Pre-order your copy here starting mid-July.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is James Boardman. James is a former Royal Marine Commando Sniper and Physical Trainer. He served for a total of 9 years and during that time deployed to Afghanistan as part of a 6 man sniper team. James finished his career as a sergeant in the Royal Marines, and spent the last 4 years of his service developing the physical, mental and emotional levels of recruits, preparing them to go to war straight out of training.In 2011, James left the Royal Marines to pursue a family life to be present for his 2 children , but he found the first few years unforgiving as he struggled to come to terms with being back to a normal life.James’ incredible journey through PTSD, divorce, depression, drinking, and near suicide led him to start his first successful business, Bootcamp, and later, he started The Man Coach with the sole purpose of helping men become Elite Operators in life. He aims to help men that were in the same position as he was when leaving the military - lost, struggling to find out who they are and where they’re going. In 2020, James started a new company called Time Domination, which helps business owners overcome time and energy management issues.Listen as we discuss:What was it like going to war and fighting other humans?The transition from the military to normal, open-ended life.The process of Self-Audit and accepting where you are right now.The Four Pillars: Health, Relationships, Personal Development, and Career.Maintaining your happy state is as big a win as progressing.Gratitude is the key to not feeling sorry for yourself.Turn yourself into a Swiss army knife.You&aposre either basing your life on your career or your career on your life.The most important relationship is with yourself.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with James Boardman on Instagram @the_man_coach, Facebook @themancoachJB, Twitter @boardman15james, and his website, themancoach.boardmanjames.com Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyMy new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30. Pre-order your copy here starting mid-July.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Chaos is that beautiful concept that anyone who understands physics believes that the universe exists. If you remember, I hosted Kate before on Slo Mo,  which was a wonderful conversation in which she mentioned she&aposd been collaborating with a Nobel Prize winning physicist in analyzing chaos from an art and science point of view to reach the conclusion that we&aposre all connected. I almost fainted - I love physics, I love chaos, and I couldn&apost be more convinced that we&aposre all connected. I had to speak to them. This is Part 1.Kate Daudy is a visual artist and writer based in London and is recognized for her work exploring and re-evaluating the human experience in the context of the natural world. Known for her written interventions in public and private spaces, Kate&aposs work is based on an ancient Chinese literati practice. Sir Kostya Novoselov is a physicist best known for his groundbreaking experiments on graphene, the strongest and thinnest material in existence. The material consists of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice. The achievement earned Professors Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010.In Part 1, listen as we discuss:How Kostya won the Nobel Prize by experimenting with scotch tape and graphite.How Kate and Kostya met through a mutual interest in chaos and our origins.When you deviate from the standard path, you have creativity.If you destroy chaos, do you get more chaos or order?The incredible experiments being done at CERN.We are chaos inside, and our job is to control it.My next book, Scary Smart,  releasing September 16.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Kate Daudy and Kostya Novoselov at katedaudy.com and acast.com. Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyMy new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30. Pre-order your copy here.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Chaos is that beautiful concept that anyone who understands physics believes that the universe exists. If you remember, I hosted Kate before on Slo Mo,  which was a wonderful conversation in which she mentioned she&aposd been collaborating with a Nobel Prize winning physicist in analyzing chaos from an art and science point of view to reach the conclusion that we&aposre all connected. I almost fainted - I love physics, I admire chaos, and I couldn&apost be more convinced that we&aposre all connected. I had to speak to them. This is Part 2.Kate Daudy is a visual artist and writer based in London and is recognized for her work exploring and re-evaluating the human experience in the context of the natural world. Known for her written interventions in public and private spaces, Kate&aposs work is based on an ancient Chinese literati practice.Sir Kostya Novoselov is a physicist best known for his groundbreaking experiments on graphene, the strongest and thinnest material in existence. The material consists of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice. The achievement earned Professors Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010.In Part 2, listen as we discuss:From where does inspiration for art come?Realizing ideas into a language we can all understand.How do we embrace chaos? Believe in it.Resilience is the ability to sway with things, not control them.More complexity leads to more simplicity.Impermanence.Because of chaos and everything breaking down, eventually we&aposll all be merged.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Kate Daudy and Kostya Novoselov at katedaudy.com and acast.com. Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyMy new book, Scary Smart, is releasing September 30. Pre-order your copy here.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today, I speak with the wonderful Anita Kaushal in one of the most honest and enlightening episodes we&aposve had.Anita is a businesswoman, entrepreneur, Ayurvedic expert, fundraiser and creative consultant. All Anita’s projects share a strong vision and a common thread – to enrich the everyday – physically, mentally and emotionally.Born and raised in West London, Anita grew up steeped in her family’s Indian heritage. Losing her wonderful daughter lead Anita to reevaluate where she wished to take her life and business, leading her to immerse herself in Vedic wisdom to co-found Mauli Rituals, a British eco-luxe beauty and wellness brand, with her husband Bittu, now available through some of the world’s most exclusive retailers and spas.Anita is deeply knowledgeable on Ayurveda and holistic remedies for optimal skincare and digestion, and her in-tune meditation and spiritual practice make her an undeniable force of love and joy with a passion for helping others.Listen as we discuss:How her company, Mauli Rituals, began out of fear, but evolved to teach her.Losing her daughter, Milli, and how the wise ones leave early.The concept of reincarnation, and why it might not be so bad to come back.The different facets of health according to Ayurveda.Where does beauty fit into spirituality?A crash course on Ayurveda, and how it encompasses the whole body.The three doshas of Ayurveda: Pitta, Kapha, and Vata. (Which one are you?)There is beauty in every single person.Embracing the feminine.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Anita Kaushal on Instagram @maulirituals and her website, maulirituals.com.  Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is the amazing Sabrina Horn.Sabrina is an award-winning CEO, C-suite advisor, communications expert, speaker, and now author. With only $500 and five years of work experience, she founded Horn Group, a public relations firm that for over a quarter century, advised thousands of executives and their companies—from the hottest startups to the Fortune 500. One of very few female CEOs in Silicon Valley in the early 1990s, Sabrina is here today to share why “Fake it till you make it” just doesn’t work—at least, not long enough to build a sustainable business. Sabrina’s firm became one of the most iconic enduring firms in the tech world, winning accolades for Best US Employer and Best Tech Agency.  She successfully sold her firm in 2015 and is now CEO of HORN Strategy, LLC, focused on helping entrepreneurs and CEOs navigate the early stages of their businesses.She has written for publications including The Wall Street Journal, Inc., Entrepreneur, Forbes, and CMO.com, and is a frequent speaker at leadership conferences.Sabrina is the author of Make It, Don&apost Fake It: Leading with Authenticity for Real Business Success, releasing June 22.Listen as we discuss:How Sabrina found her business success as a woman in the &apos90s.Why she let several clients go for violating the values of her company and felt richer.Operating with authenticity and candor is priceless.Her new book, and why she chose to dispel the toxic strategy of fake it till you make it.How to create an image without lying or deceitful spins. (Job interviews, for example).There is a grave need for us to tell the truth, for our own good.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Sabrina Horn on Instagram @sabrinahorn, Twitter @sabrinahorn, and her website, sabrinahorn.com.  Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is the delightful Bibi Lynch, a frequently requested guest from our listeners. I now know why. Bibi is pure truth.Bibi is a journalist, writer and broadcaster. More accurately, she&aposs a controversial journalist, writer and broadcaster. She presents a weekly show for BBC Radio Sussex and BBC Radio Surrey (she also co-hosted Sussex and Surrey’s ‘adult’ show After the Watershed and fronted their Bibi Lynch’s WHIPs series) and co-presents Good Sex Bad Sex — a podcast for metro.co.uk. For ever 25 years, she&aposs written for many titles and sites, including the Guardian, Stella, The Telegraph and Metro.  She’s a regular on TV, presented the What Men Want series for Living; co-wrote Graham Norton’s ITV late-night quiz Carnal Knowledge; and created Living’s hit series Dead Famous. She’s also the "stupidly proud" creator of the acronym WHIPs (Women who are Hot, Intelligent and in their Prime – or Primark if times are tough), and was voted one of the HuffPost’s ‘50 Funniest Women on Twitter’.In Part 1, listen as we discuss:Bibi&aposs talent for discussing the taboo without reservation, heroically.Being a woman without children who wanted children and dealing with it."Social infertility"The absurdity of people getting upset at things they hear.How she&aposs been called a misogynist for grieving over not having children.Considering adoption and why it isn&apost always an option.Bibi&aposs period being homeless for 10 years and moving 30 times.A take on regret, and why you&aposd probably make the same decision anyway.Recognizing the hidden homeless.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Bibi Lynch on Instagram @bibilynch, Twitter @bibilynch, and her website, bibilynch.com Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This is Part 2 of my chat with the one and only Bibi Lynch.Bibi is a journalist, writer and broadcaster. More accurately, she&aposs a controversial journalist, writer and broadcaster. She presents a weekly show for BBC Radio Sussex and BBC Radio Surrey (she also co-hosted Sussex and Surrey’s ‘adult’ show After the Watershed and fronted their Bibi Lynch’s WHIPs series) and co-presents Good Sex Bad Sex — a podcast for metro.co.uk.For ever 25 years, she&aposs written for many titles and sites, including the Guardian, Stella, The Telegraph and Metro.  She’s a regular on TV, presented the What Men Want series for Living; co-wrote Graham Norton’s ITV late-night quiz Carnal Knowledge; and created Living’s hit series Dead Famous.She’s also the "stupidly proud" creator of the acronym WHIPs (Women who are Hot, Intelligent and in their Prime – or Primark if times are tough), and was voted one of the HuffPost’s ‘50 Funniest Women on Twitter’.In Part 2, listen as we discuss:How my son Ali used to treat the homeless with genuine concern.Bibi is a shameless romantic, and still wants the happy ending.What makes a relationship worth keeping?Being alone is better than being with someone who doesn&apost give.There is also a liberation when you know you&aposre not gonna have children.Dating in your 30&aposs, 40&aposs, and 50&aposs, and dating younger men.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Bibi Lynch on Instagram @bibilynch, Twitter @bibilynch, and her website, bibilynch.com Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

My guest today is James Mitra, a new friend who I met after appearing on his podcast. James is clearly intent on doing business authentically, ethically, and for good, dedicating his free time to connecting those of us who are trying to grow with mentors. It became clear to me that he must have had some good mentors to have ended up like this, so I wanted him to tell you all about it.James Mitra is the Founder & CEO of JBM, an award-winning Executive Search firm that works with some of the world’s fastest growing startups and scaleups. He’s also the host of the popular 40 Minute Mentor podcast, and sits on the Board for the recently created ‘for good’ accelerator, Unrest.Listen as we discuss:Looking back at the impact the pandemic had on work and employment.Avoiding the transactional nature of recruiting and doing business.How he became the master of his own destiny through his career journey.The story of how he married his best friend since 11 years old.How James&apos boarding school education created his fondness for mentorship.Communities and relationships are built by thinking long term and moving slowly.Be driven by a value plan, not a business plan.The best advice he&aposs heard on his podcast, 40 Minute Mentor.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with James Mitra on Instagram @40minutementor. Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This is Part 1 of my talk with Steve Biddulph. Steve is one of the world’s best known parent educators, and, I kid you not, this two part episode has been one of the most enlightening conversations of my life. Steve is a gem of a human being.A psychologist for 30 years, he is now retired but continues to write and teach. His books, including The Secret of Happy Children, Raising Boys, The New Manhood and now 10 Things Girls Need Most are in four million homes and 31 languages.  They have influenced the way we look at childhood and especially the development of boys and men. Today, the mental health of girls and young women globally is also a major focus of his.Steve was voted Australian Father of the Year 2001 for his work encouraging dads, and a Member of the Order of Australia for his work in young people’s mental health. He has two grown up children, and lives in Tasmania with his wife and co-author Shaaron.In Part 1, listen as we discuss:How the traumas of the 20th century led to the most under-fathered generation in history.Dads are not "Assistant Moms."From ages 0-6, boys live in mom&aposs world, then begin to worship the father.After my son was born, I decided in that moment I&aposd become the ultimate provider.The dangers of dads thinking their only job is to provide, not to to show love or show up."Hurry is the enemy of love."Why Microsoft in Australia sends their employees home at 5pm sharp.The Anglo-Saxon mentality to raising boys is to ensure they are ready for war.How society pressures fathers away from their heart&aposs instinct to be a part of raising a child.Repairing the dad wound in the family opens up the river of love.My own father, who was pure love, pure heart, and a genius.Real masculinity is having both heart and backbone.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Steve Biddulph at stevebiddulph.com and his two Facebook groups, Raising Boys and Raising Girls. Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is Steve Biddulph. Steve is one of the world’s best known parent educators, and, I kid you not, this two part episode has been one of the most enlightening conversations of my life. Steve is a gem of a human being.A psychologist for 30 years, he is now retired but continues to write and teach. His books, including The Secret of Happy Children, Raising Boys, The New Manhood and now 10 Things Girls Need Most are in four million homes and 31 languages.  They have influenced the way we look at childhood and especially the development of boys and men. Today, the mental health of girls and young women globally is also a major focus of his.Steve was voted Australian Father of the Year 2001 for his work encouraging dads, and a Member of the Order of Australia for his work in young people’s mental health. He has two grown up children, and lives in Tasmania with his wife and co-author Shaaron.In Part 2, listen as we discuss:The challenges, quirks, and benefits of being a special needs child.The masks of manhood: the Joker, the Go-Getter, the Tough Guy, and the Cool Guy.How do we save our boys from wearing those masks?Rupture and Repair: the unavoidable, error-prone, effective way to parent.Gold nugget: Owning up to our mistakes makes our kids feel okay to be human.A father can show his girl that the world is for them through exploration.How girls can be raised to resist anxieties and manipulation by boys.The highly tuned social sense of young girls makes the internet a nightmare.Checking social media is not fun. It&aposs an expression of worry."Too sexy too soon," and how corporations manipulate our girls into anxiety.Teaching a girl to say "I love my body!" and never feel pressure to fit in.The modern question of raising children knowing what we know about gender identity.Why the best thing we can do is keep an open mind about what our child becomes.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Steve Biddulph at stevebiddulph.com and his two Facebook groups, Raising Boys and Raising Girls. Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes evYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is the amazing Kelly Campbell.Kelly is a Conscious Leadership Coach, helping creative and technology leaders transform life and grow their agencies. The former owner of a cause marketing agency for 14 years, she focuses on personal development, purpose, positioning, people, pipeline and profitability. She knows well that business ownership can lead to either total meltdown or spiritual awakening - usually both.She is a keynote speaker at leadership conferences across the country and has been featured in The New York Times, Woman Entrepreneur, The Startup on Medium and Forbes.com — for which she most recently became a member of the Forbes Business Council. She is currently authoring her first book on the prerequisites of leadership, and is the host of THRIVE: Your Agency Resource, a bi-weekly video podcast that helps agency owners navigate personal and professional growth.Listen as we discuss:What is cause marketing?Kelly&aposs journey from agency founding to sale, and the deep unhappiness that prompted it.The post-apocalyptic moment of leaving a career that defines your identity.Can you help people if you&aposre still learning?When her coaching clients actually teach her something.What is shadow work?Do we need to revisit trauma to heal it?Kelly&aposs childhood traumas and her healing journey out of that.How individual healing of leaders at companies leads to more company success.What are examples of self-limiting beliefs?Society&aposs progress on exploring what love means and same-sex marriage.Should we encourage boxing and naming our beliefs?Staying authentic to who you are at work.What if we chose love over fear?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Kelly Campbell on Instagram @agencyscaler, Twitter @agencyscaler, and klcampbell.com Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is Poppy Jamie, entrepreneur, influencer, and rising star in the mental health and mindfulness space. Poppy is on a mission to empower people to look after their minds and make their thoughts more flexible through easy tools and methods. Poppy is the founder of the globally popular mental wellbeing app, Happy Not Perfect, that particularly focusing on teachers, parents and students. She is also the host of the Not Perfect Podcast, one of the top 10 mental health podcasts in the UK. While developing Happy Not Perfect, Poppy also co-founded the fashion accessories brand Pop & Suki with actress Suki Waterhouse. The company’s mission, along with selling bags, is to celebrate friendship and women working together. Poppy&aposs new book, Happy Not Perfect: Upgrade Your Mind, Challenge Your Thoughts and Free Yourself From Anxiety shares her personal battle with perfectionism and other mental health related issues and the tools that helped transform her.She has been named one of Forbes’ ‘30 under 30,’ Glamour’s ‘Most Empowering Nu-Gen Activists You Need to Know,’ and W Magazine’s ‘Next Generation of Activists Making a Difference.Listen as we discuss:The shift to living closer to nature with remote work.How writing a book is a deep dive into connection with the self.Even if you can manifest what you want from life, be careful what you wish for.What life is really like for Poppy who has  achieved so many of her dreams.Her obsession with perfectionism to finally become “enough”. Nothing external can fix something internal, and no success can fix your insecurities.Would she change her 20’s to work less in retrospect?We are our own gurus.What is “Happy Not Perfect”?What actually matters in life? Curiosity.Poppy’s new book and the focus on flexible thinking.Challenge who you follow on social media.Dating challenges for the millennial and “fast food dating”.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Poppy Jamie on Instagram @poppyjamie, Facebook @poppyjamiework, Twitter @poppyjamie, and happynotperfect.com Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is my friend Tima Deryan, who I met back in February and immediately knew I had to have on Slo Mo.Tima became the first Lebanese woman and youngest Arab to summit Mount Everest at 26 years old. On the 22nd of May, 2019 at 7:21 am, she stood gratefully and humbly at the peak of the highest mountain in the world after a two-month expedition during one of the deadliest seasons on Everest.Before summiting Everest, Tima had climbed 18 of the world’s highest mountains including 6 of the 7 summits and became the first Arab woman to climb Ojos del Salado, the highest active volcano in the world. With her passion for exploring and redefining limits, mountaineering came as a second nature to her. Staying true to her wanderer spirit, she aims to continue leading an adventurous lifestyle and never stop climbing.Once a finance professional working in a multinational firm, she’s now the founder of Mountain Gipsy and a professionally certified coach. She’s an advocate for children, youth, and women’s rights, and an activist for environmental issues who wants to see everyone follow their passion, develop their leadership skills, and carve their own path for a better future.Listen as we discuss:The amazing principle of acclimatization and why high altitude climbing is so dangerous.Why would anyone climb such a dangerous mountain?What happens if your team member is annoying on a multi-month expedition?The incredible Sherpas of Nepal.How Tima contracted COVID-19 in the midst of a climb at 5,000m and kept trying.Discovering your passion and how it keeps you moving forward effortlessly.The importance of spending time alone and learning.What it’s like to be an Arab woman climbing mountains alongside men.Women need to stand up for women.Her 1 remaining of the 7 summits: the highest, coldest, and furthest in Antarctica.The undiscovered and underfunded talent in the Middle East.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Tima Deryan on Instagram @mountaingipsy and Facebook @mountaingipsy.  Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Fanboy alert: It&aposs no exaggeration for me to say that Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is my top hero. I&aposve mentioned her many times in prior episodes, and that&aposs because discovering her work years ago was a paradigm shifting experience for me. Having this conversation was a highlight of my time doing Slo Mo, and it exceeded even my wildest expectations.Jill is a Harvard-trained and published neuroscientist. In 1996 she experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain causing her to lose the ability to walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. Her memoir, My Stroke of Insight, documenting her experience with stroke and eight-year recovery, spent 63 weeks on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list and is still routinely the #1 book about strokes on Amazon. Dr. Jill is a dynamic teacher about the beauty of our human brain and its ability to recover from trauma. In 2008 she gave the first TED talk that ever went viral on the Internet, which now has well over 26 million views. Also in 2008, Dr. Jill was chosen as one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” and was the premiere guest on Oprah Winfrey’s “Soul Series” webcast.In her forthcoming book, Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life, Dr. Jill debunks the myths that we use only 10% of our brain as well as the idea that our right brain hemisphere is our emotional brain, while our left brain houses our rational thinking. Instead, our emotional tissue is evenly divided between our two hemispheres, as is our thinking tissue.In Part 1, listen as we discuss:What is &aposWhole Brain Living&apos?What she&aposs learned since her hit TED talk.The four characters of the brain:Character 1: Left thinking tissue is the rational brain that defines the boundaries of ourselves as individuals, has language, and seeks material gain.Character 2: Left emotional tissue that sounds the alarm to protect us against the unfamiliar.Character 3: Right emotional tissue that lives to only experience in the present moment without comparison or time. No conflict can be solved by two Character 2&aposs, and the present moment is perfect.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor and her new book, Whole Brain Living, here. Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This is Part 2 of my talk with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. I warn you that tears are shed in this episode and it&aposs as heartfelt as you&aposd expect from an amazing woman like Jill.Jill is a Harvard-trained and published neuroscientist. In 1996 she experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain causing her to lose the ability to walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. Her memoir, My Stroke of Insight, documenting her experience with stroke and eight-year recovery, spent 63 weeks on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list and is still routinely the #1 book about strokes on Amazon.Dr. Jill is a dynamic teacher about the beauty of our human brain and its ability to recover from trauma. In 2008 she gave the first TED talk that ever went viral on the Internet, which now has well over 26 million views. Also in 2008, Dr. Jill was chosen as one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” and was the premiere guest on Oprah Winfrey’s “Soul Series” webcast.In her forthcoming book, Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life, Dr. Jill debunks the myths that we use only 10% of our brain as well as the idea that our right brain hemisphere is our emotional brain, while our left brain houses our rational thinking. Instead, our emotional tissue is evenly divided between our two hemispheres, as is our thinking tissue.In Part 2, listen as we discuss:Character 4: Right thinking tissue that embodies the thinking consciousness of the universe, knows no boundaries, and exists only to love, be grateful, and experience blissful euphoria. Purely in awe and blissful euphoria.Is love a thought or an emotion?Our first job as human beings is to love one another. Period.The left brain should not be the boss.The B.R.A.I.N. HuddleHow Jill gave her TED talk because she wanted us to love and revere each other, not her.Character 4 is who we are. The others are so noisy.Her new book, Whole Brain Living, is her roadmap to accomplish her life&aposs work - the reason why she recovered from her stroke.Psychedelics can induce similar states that bring us to Character 4.Character 2 is the one that needs to go into rehab in order to break addictions.Is there a masculine and feminine divide, or is just a cultural construct?Life knows that the present moment is fabulous.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor and her book, Whole Brain Living, YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs episode is a quick one with Mike Horne, a visionary advisor, leader, and partner to those working on complex people, group, and organizational challenges. As an expert in integrity and authenticity, Mike opens doors for people and workplaces to be at their best. He is the author of the book Integrity by Design: Working and Living Authentically.Listen as we discuss:The difference between authenticity and integrity.Enron and Wells Fargo as examples of company messaging vs. actions.Most companies are focused only on avoiding the illegal, not the unethical.We need to bring hope to situations.Why are people less and less authentic these days?How we can we reestablish the authenticity connection?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Mike Horne on Instagram @mikehorneauthor, Twitter @mikehorneauthor, and his website, mike-horne.com Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is Dominique Antiglio.Dominique is one of the world’s leading Sophrologists, a best-selling author, and founder of BeSophro, a global Sophrology platform.But what is Sophrology, you’re surely asking? Sophrology is the science of consciousness in harmony, or more straightforward, it’s a form of dynamic relaxation, meditation, and self-exploration that works well with our modern lifestyles. Dominique has been involved in Sophrology since she was 15 and now specializes in stress management, anxiety reduction and burn-out prevention. Her best-selling book The Life-Changing Power of Sophrology was the first widely published book on Sophrology in English and is now the leading authority on the subject.After running a successful osteopathy practice in Switzerland and feeling a bit lost in her career, she shut up shop and moved to London to start a new life and a second career as a Sophrologist – a profession people had never heard of outside of a few European countries. Single-handedly, she has built up Sophrology to become part of the health and wellness mainstream, in a similar vein to mindfulness, meditation and yoga, and continues her mission to spread the word about how the practice can benefit the world.Listen as we discuss:What is Sophrology, and why is it so powerful?Why Dominique decided to dedicated her life to spreading Sophrology.The 12 Levels of Sophrology, and the different techniques used at each level.Self-awareness blooms from repetition.How can we practice calm at the end of an exhausting day?Positivity and the misunderstandings around it.Level  4 of Sophrology asks, "What do you want to do with this newfound calm?"Dominique&aposs transition from Osteopath to Sophrologist.How she wrote her bestselling book on the subject.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Dominique Antiglio on Instagram @besophrolondon and her website, besophro.com. Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is the wonderful Charlène Gisèle. I loved this talk because she is fantastic, but also because it&aposs likely to be controversial. That&aposs exactly what we want to present on this podcast: perspectives that you may not have thought about, but which are grounded in sense.Charlène is a Professional Biohacker & Primal Health Coach. As a former Cambridge University law graduate and litigation lawyer, she  had the delusional tint on her mirror smashed when her father, a highly successful but stressed lawyer, had a heart attack and stroke while she was in the middle of an important trial. Coupled with the stress of her own work life as a lawyer, she ended up burning out. It was then she made the dramatic decision to step away from her legal career.Still desperate to serve clients, Charlène embarked on a world health and wellness tour and retrained and qualified as a Primal Health Coach and Corporate Wellness Consultant. She now advises her former law colleagues, individuals and top corporate executives on how to optimise their health and wellbeing so they don’t experience the same stress and burnout that she did.In Part 1, listen as we discuss:Leading a nomadic lifestyle after leaving a fancy and powerful corporate job.Charlène&aposs time at an ashram, where the simple act of sitting still and breathing seemed alien.How her father&aposs heart attack and stroke woke her up to the dangers of her own lifestyle.Life gives us a nudge to change direction or try something new.How she convinces business execs to focus on health by framing it as a tool for success.Her journey filling in the gaps of certain modalities and disciplines to create a holistic approach to wellness.What is biohacking?How biohackers expose themselves uncomfortably to nature and the laws of nature for their own wellbeing.Acknowledging that the meat on your plate required the death of an animal, and the benefits of hunting.The vegan diet is inherently nutrient deficient.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Charlène Gisèle on Instagram @charlenegisele and her website, charlenegisele.com. Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This is Part 2 of my discussion with Charlène Gisèle.Charlène is a Professional Biohacker & Primal Health Coach. As a former Cambridge University law graduate and litigation lawyer, she  had the delusional tint on her mirror smashed when her father, a highly successful but stressed lawyer, had a heart attack and stroke while she was in the middle of an important trial. Coupled with the stress of her own work life as a lawyer, she ended up burning out. It was then she made the dramatic decision to step away from her legal career.Still desperate to serve clients, she embarked on a world health and wellness tour and retrained and qualified as a Primal Health Coach and Corporate Wellness Consultant. She now advises her former law colleagues, individuals and top corporate executives on how to optimise their health and wellbeing so they don’t experience the same stress and burnout that she did.In Part 2, listen as we discuss:Intermittent fasting and how the body is built to go through famine.Why Charlene doesn&apost eat before big meetings.Don&apost eat anything with an ingredients list.The power of eating with your hands, slowing down, and feasting infrequently.Why did we evolve to use forks and knives and why are we so afraid to get dirty?The misconceptions and dangers around the practice of Tantra.Factory farming&aposs dangers and eating meat more responsibly.Hunters are often the most respectful and concerned about nature.Breathing is the antidote to stress.The different modalities of breathwork for different purposes.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Charlène Gisèle on Instagram @charlenegisele and her website, charlenegisele.com. Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is Owen O’Kane.Owen grew up in Northern Ireland during The Troubles and battled his own guilt and sexuality as a Catholic. His experiences have turned him into one of the prominent psychotherapists of our day, and you&aposll his wisdom pour through in this conversation (and his fantastic books).Owen is a psychotherapist and author of the globally acclaimed and Sunday Times best seller book, Ten To Zen. He has over 25 years’ experience in physical and mental health and is a former NHS Mental Health Clinical lead. He now runs a successful private practice in London.He is a well-known speaker and a regular contributor to press and media and is also a script advisor for BBC Drama on psychological matters. Owen believes that a great mind warrants unprecedented improvements for every aspect of life.His new book, Ten Times Happier, is available now.Listen as we discuss:If we can be 10x happier, how unhappy are we now?People rarely talk about their role in their own suffering.Owen&aposs early career working with end-of-life patients, and the awakening they gave him.His struggles growing up in Northern Ireland during The Troubles and as a gay Catholic.How the only route to enlightenment and wisdom seems to be to go through hard times.The importance of adopting a hopeful perspective and getting over the paralysis of fear.An experience with a resistant patient who underwent an explosive catharsis.Having the courage to admit your struggling is a massive step forward.Owen&aposs dog joins the conversation!Comparison is the killer of joy.His first book, Ten to Zen and the 10-minute method to slowing down.Why is happiness so elusive to some people?The most simplified answer to happiness: flow with whatever happens the best you can.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Owen O&aposKane on Instagram @owenokaneten and his website, owenokane.com. Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is my new friend, Kate Daudy. This conversation could not have been more genuine, and honestly, I forgot I was recording this for an audience. This is Slo Mo at its most authentic.Kate is a British visual artist and writer, recognized for her work exploring and re-evaluating the human experience in the context of the natural world. Known for her written interventions in public and private spaces, Daudy’s work is based on an ancient Chinese literati practice.Living and working in London, her observations have fed into an array of artistic disciplines including sound work, film, performance, interactive collaboration, photography, sculpture, large-scale installation and more recently a book. Daudy exhibits worldwide and is also engaged in regular philanthropic and activist commitments. As one reviewer stated, much of her artistic work is intended not to survive, relishing the transitory nature of our existence on this earth, a love of the gesture for its own sake and a rejection of consumerism.Listen as we discuss:The feminine vs. the masculine perception of timeMy new book, Scary Smart, and what it&aposs all about. (Kate interviews me a bit)Kate&aposs creative process and her new show about chaos with Anna Gammans and Nobel prize winner Professor Sir Konstantin Novoselov (WONDERCHAOS)What makes something "art", even if it looks ordinary and uninspiring to others?Kate&aposs powerful work with refugees through her art.How Kate balances her art and activism with being a mother of three.Stories of how her kids react to our own silly parent moments.The effort required to really feel like you&aposre on holiday.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Kate Daudy on Instagram @katedaudy an her website, katedaudy.com. Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is a true inspiration.Jada Sezer is a model, content creator, UN Women UK Changemaker, and advocate for body positivity, mental wellbeing and gender equality. She is one of the first plus size models in the UK who has challenged societal beauty ideals for over a decade. She’s graced the covers of Women&aposs Health and Cosmopolitan magazines, starred in a billboard campaign for L&aposOreal, and served as a global ambassador for Adidas.Jada has an MA in Child Psychotherapy and a diploma in Neuroplasticity. She’s the current host of the IGTV series Why We Feel This on her Instagram, interviewing neuroscientists and psychologists on emotions and brain health (including myself!)In 2018, Jada ran the London Marathon as a non-runner in underwear to challenge fitness perceptions and body ideals. She’s the co-creator of the &aposCelebrate You&apos campaign, a partnership with Vitality 10K, a run to encourage women of all sizes and abilities to enjoy running.Listen as we discuss:Confronting "newness" in the pandemic and "oldness" at the end of it.Jada&aposs childhood, far away from being fashionable.Avoiding the celebrity-induced ego to return to focusing on the "Why"?The divine timing (and great family) behind her successThe advice of her father that always kept her confident.Does the fashion industry really believe in body positivity or just complying?The shift to giving us an image we can relate to, not an ideal to strive for.What&aposs left for social justice and gender equality?Hiring a woman is an amazing bang for your buck.Why Jada ran a marathon as a plus-sized woman.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Jada Sezer on Instagram @jadasezer, Facebook @jadasezer, and Twitter @jadasezer. Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Becky Morrison. This was such a lovely talk and exactly the refresher we all need every once in a while to remind ourselves that life doesn&apost have to be so hard.Becky is a mom, wife and former lawyer turned Happiness Coach. Her mission is to spread joy. She believes most people can live happier, easier lives if they get clear on what matters most to them and then develop a plan to do more of that and less of the rest. If she can help enable people to find clarity and happiness, then everyone wins.Similar to how I applied my engineering skills to solving for happy, Becky applies her knowledge of people and processes from her 20+ years in corporations, law firms, and small businesses, as well as the wisdom from her own journey (and near-death experience), to help people find their unique recipe for happiness.Becky brings together all her learnings in her recently published book The Happiness Recipe: A Powerful Guide to Living What Matters.Listen as we discuss:Becky&aposs near death experience, in which her "last" thoughts were about work - talk about a wake-up call.Why do we get so swept up in work and let the important parts of life pass us by?Be aware of the season your life is in right now, and adapt accordingly.We shouldn&apost have to wait until the end of life to figure out what matters to us.A thread of asking "What makes you happy?" leads you to your unique source of joy.We&aposre stuck on measuring impact and purpose in the wrong ways.The shortfalls of hustle culture and why success doesn&apost have to feel so difficult.It&aposs important to say no everyday.Are we matching our effort and resources to the things that matter to us?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Becky Morrison on Facebook @butterflysociety, Instagram @the.butterfly.society, and visit her website at grantleycoaching.com.  Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is my friend Tim Ash, author, keynote speaker and advisor. For nineteen years he was the co-founder and CEO of SiteTuners – a strategic digital optimization agency for which he created over $1.2 billion in documented value for clients.Tim is an expert in user-centered design, persuasion, understanding consumer behavior, neuromarketing, and landing page testing. In other words, he knows how people think, and that&aposs led him to uncover some realizations about the state of the world (and the internet) that are uncharacteristically pessimistic for an episode of this show. However, I loved this talk and found it to be among the most important.Tim&aposs latest book is Unleash Your Primal Brain: Demystifying How We Think and Why We Act, which goes back to the fundamental “why’s” behind our actions from an evolutionary perspective.In Part 1, listen as we discuss:The evolutionary reason behind why the internet has become full of crap.Why we care about celebrities even though we really don&apost want to care.The big challenge of our times is community building and preventing polarization.The internet has become a place of slicing people up into ad impressions.After the death of his mom, Tim left the marketing field to climb his "second mountain."We can&apost make decisions without using emotion according to our aversions and affinities.What do we need the conscious brain for? New, non-dangerous things only.The brain returns to modeling our social world almost all the time.Why we&aposve evolved the way that we have.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Tim Ash on Twitter @tim_ash and Facebook @PrimalBrainTimAsh, and visit his website at timash.com. Information on his latest book, Unleash Your Primal Brain, can be found at PrimalBrain.com.  Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This is Part 2 of my chat with Tim Ash, author, keynote speaker and advisor. For nineteen years he was the co-founder and CEO of SiteTuners – a strategic digital optimization agency for which he created over $1.2 billion in documented value for clients.Tim is an expert in user-centered design, persuasion, understanding consumer behavior, neuromarketing, and landing page testing. In other words, he knows how people think, and that&aposs led him to uncover some realizations about the state of the world (and the internet) that are uncharacteristically pessimistic for an episode of this show. However, I loved this talk and found it to be among the most important.Tim&aposs latest book is Unleash Your Primal Brain: Demystifying How We Think and Why We Act, which goes back to the fundamental “why’s” behind our actions from an evolutionary perspective.In Part 2, listen as we discuss:Tribal cohesion helped us survive, not challenging social norms.The need to create inefficiencies so lies don&apost spread too fast.We&aposre not holding the tech companies to account for destroying society.Think global, act local, and how we choose your sphere of concern carefully.What&aposs been the hardest effect of the pandemic? Loneliness and isolation.The upside of the pandemic: people have gotten more real.The capitalist mindset and technology dependency is dooming the world.We&aposve infected the world with the wrong values.What makes us human? The ability to hold and live by contradictions.We need to bring our whole being to the world if we want it to survive.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Tim Ash on Twitter @tim_ash and Facebook @PrimalBrainTimAsh, and visit his website at timash.com. Information on his latest book, Unleash Your Primal Brain, can be found at PrimalBrain.com.Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is my dear friend Leta Herman.Leta is an author, Chinese Medicine instructor and practitioner, host of the Inspired Action Podcast, and co-founder of Born Perfect, a new media company. She offers a wide range of energetic acupressure and Alchemy treatments based on the principles of ancient Chinese Medicine.A former journalist and syndicated columnist, Leta most recently released her new book on alchemy, Through The Mystery Gate. She has also written three others: The Energy of Love, Connecting Your Circle, and The Big “Little” Gua Sha Book.Leta completed and continues to study advanced principles in Chinese Medicine with Master Jeffrey Yuen, an 88th Generation Daoist priest and Chinese Medicine master.Her acupressure practice is very unique and diverse, focusing on ancient Chinese healing practices that are largely unknown today in the Western culture. People travel from around the world to her clinic to do intensive Alchemical work.In Part 1, listen as we discuss:Chinese medicine and the amazing machine that is the human bodyThe fiver layers of meridians of acupunctureEverything about qiHow Leta became a Chinese Medical practitioner after curing her own endometriosisStudying the outer world to understand the inner worldYin and yang, and the five elements of the bodyAre certain relationships doomed to fail inherently?How to know your element by the way you walk and talkInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Leta Herman on Facebook @letahermanalchemy, Instagram @inspiredaction, and her website, letaherman.com Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This is Part 2 of my conversation with Leta Herman. Things get deep on this side of the chat, and I&aposm certain it&aposll spark a serious interest in Daoism for you. It sure did for me, and I&aposm still amazed.Leta is an author, Chinese Medicine instructor and practitioner, host of the Inspired Action Podcast, and co-founder of Born Perfect, a new media company. She offers a wide range of energetic acupressure and Alchemy treatments based on the principles of ancient Chinese Medicine.A former journalist and syndicated columnist, Leta most recently released her new book on alchemy, Through The Mystery Gate. She has also written three others: The Energy of Love, Connecting Your Circle, and The Big “Little” Gua Sha Book.Leta completed and continues to study advanced principles in Chinese Medicine with Master Jeffrey Yuen, an 88th Generation Daoist priest and Chinese Medicine master.Her acupressure practice is very unique and diverse, focusing on ancient Chinese healing practices that are largely unknown today in the Western culture. People travel from around the world to her clinic to do intensive Alchemical work.In Part 2, listen as we discuss:Why fire types are the best storytellersKnowing your relationship to the Five Elements is to know who you are energeticallyThe Nine Palaces, or the nine difficulties of life, and the importance of balancing themThe Dao perspective and the enlightened wisdom of Lao TzuMastering the skill of wisdom so that being you is second natureGoing through the Mystery Gate, or parting the veilThe first stage of alchemy? Simplicity, or making your life easier. Next steps? Unloading your baggage and living spontaneously.Step five: being wiser and not needing to be right all the time.Step six: flying in your life, or trusting everything is unfolding as it should.Steps seven-nine: morphing, the ninja phase, and rematerializing.Is this all metaphorical or literal?Leta&aposs new book, Through the Mystery GateThe fear of death is the root of all fear.Dying before you die.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Leta Herman on Facebook @letahermanalchemy, Instagram @inspiredaction, and her website, letaherman.com Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is the wonderful Emma Gannon. I loved this conversation.Emma is a Sunday Times bestselling author, speaker, novelist and host of the no. 1 careers podcast in the UK, Ctrl Alt Delete.Emma has blogged since 2009; podcasted since 2016 and is the author of four books to date. She was selected in the 2018 Forbes 30 under 30 list. Her non-fiction works include the bestseller The Multi-Hyphen Method and Sabotage. Her next non-fiction is called (Dis)Connected: How to Stay Human in an Online World, due to be published in December 2021.In July 2020, her first novel Olive was published and hit no.1 in the Apple audiobook charts. She is currently writing her second novel.Her Webby-nominated podcast Ctrl, Alt, Delete is a non-traditional careers podcast founded in 2016 and gives an insight into people who’ve looked at their interests to shape the work they do. It has had nearly 8 million downloads.Listen as we discuss:The motif in all her works: be yourself and live life on your own path.Why is going down your own path such a big fear for everyone?How does she juggle so many diverse projects and so successfully?Her novel, Olive, and being child-free by choiceGenerational differences in expectations for having children.Overcoming the inner-critic, and how it begins with questioning.The unseen consistency and hard work that leads to success.Everybody has their thing, and all humans have the need for peace and to create.The fear of making the wrong decision in life is a driving factor for many of us.How she interviewed close to 100 women who didn&apost want kids before writing Olive.Her next book, Disconnected, and how to stay civil online.My next book, Scary Smart, and how we need to be better people online to raise AI right.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Emma Gannon on Twitter @emmagannon, Facebook @emmagannonuk, Instagram @emmagannonuk, and her website, emmagannon.co.uk Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion HYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is Sir Peter Vardy, the British businessman and philanthropist who is one of the wealthiest men in the UK. Having had great success in the automotive industry, Sir Peter’s life as of quite some time has been focused on philanthropy through his personal foundation, the Vardy Foundation, which supports a wide range of community causes. He helped to fund the building of a City Technology College and three academies, which together form the Emmanuel Schools Foundation- a coalition of schools with a Christian ethos.His foundation continues to make grants and provide support to a wide range of charitable causes including fighting homelessness and modern slavery, establishing hospitals and food banks, and providing education to children, for which he was granted a knighthood.Listen as we discuss:How Sir Peter became one of the top automotive dealers in the world.Focus on values,  not profit, for long-term success.Engaging staff is critical to source good ideas and keep everyone happy.You&aposll never be happy chasing money because you&aposll always want more.Sir Peter left school at 16, but he decided to help build schools and save failing ones.What are the secrets of making money?"A vision without strategy is hallucination."Sir Peter believes God has blessed him with so much wealth to help others.Reforming the care system in the UK through an army of volunteers.Money doesn&apost make you happy.How Sir Peter lost his son at 5 years old, and delved into business hard.Why don&apost all wealthy people give away money?Look for what excites you or makes you angry, and do something about it.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcast Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is the simply brilliant Nir Eyal. I really mean it. It was hard to title this episode because of the sheer amount of incredibly practical points Nir shared with us.Nir writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. He previously taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. Nir co-founded and sold two tech companies since 2003 and was dubbed by The M.I.T. Technology Review as, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.”He is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Indistractable received critical acclaim, winning the Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award as well as being named one of the Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year by Amazon and one of the Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible. The Globe and Mail called Indistractable, “the best business book of 2019.”Listen as we discuss:Hooked, which teaches how to apply habit forming design to good habits.Indistractable, which is about empowering people to break bad habits.Social media and tech is not mind control, and we are not helpless against it.The tendency to do things against our better interest is an age-old phenomenon.What is distraction? And what is its opposite?The Four Steps to Becoming Indistractable: Master Internal Triggers; Make Time for Traction; Hack Back External Triggers; Prevent Distraction with Pacts."The time you plan to waste is not wasted time." - Dorothy ParkerHow Nir wrote the books for himself and his own distracted life.The main reason for distraction? Uncomfortable emotional states.The 10 Minute Rule: Instead of saying "no", say "not yet!" (this is magical)Uncomfortable sensations are like a wave, but you can surf the urge until it goes away.Why To-Do Lists are actually toxic: they convince you of your own inadequacy.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Nir Eyal on Facebook @nirandfar, Instagram @neyal99, Twitter @nireyal, and his website, NirAndFar.com Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This is Part 2 of my talk with Nir Eyal. Again, you can&apost afford to miss this one if you want to absolutely optimize your time, relationships, work, and personal well being. Nir is my new sensei of time management.Nir writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. He previously taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. Nir co-founded and sold two tech companies since 2003 and was dubbed by The M.I.T. Technology Review as, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.”He is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Indistractable received critical acclaim, winning the Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award as well as being named one of the Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year by Amazon and one of the Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible. The Globe and Mail called Indistractable, “the best business book of 2019.”In Part 2, listen as we discuss:Why making a time box calendar is the optimal time management strategy.Aligning your schedule with your values and relationships, first and foremost.Reactive Work vs. Reflective WorkSchedule syncing, or how to get your boss to worship the ground you walk on.Communicate your time boundaries clearly, and everyone wins.Indistractable people are reliable to their word and therefore easy to back.The #1 reason people call meetings? To hear themselves think out loud.Brainstorming in groups is a terrible idea, according to studies.Meetings should have one purpose: to gain consensus after doing pre-work.Make a Ulysses Pact by making plans in advance to prevent distraction.Effort Pacts allow you to keep your word by creating a barrier to breaking it.Nir&aposs transition from obese to fit, and how he used his techniques to get there.Consistency over intensity is the best way to keep a habit.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Nir Eyal on Facebook @nirandfar, Instagram @neyal99, Twitter @nireyal, and his website, NirAndFar.com Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappyYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Nic Marks is, as one of his clients described him, a “statistician with a soul” due to his love of hard statistical skills and his soft people skills and focus on quantifying variables such as happiness. Well known for his 2010 TED talk, “The Happy Planet Index”, which has been viewed over 2.5 million times, Nic is the founder and CEO of Friday, a company that measures and improves employee happiness in order to help businesses build a positive productive work culture - the result of working with over 1,000 clients creating measures of their employees’ experience of work.He’s been in the field for over 25 years, tracking people’s quality of life with an emphasis on their emotional experience. In 2011 he was named one of the top ten original thinkers by Director’s magazine and by Forbes Magazine as having one of the Seven Most Powerful Ideas of the year.Listen as we discuss:How Nic became interested in measuring quality of lifeThe unexpected, massive success of his TED TalkAre we doing better on the Happy Planet Index since his talk in 2010?Tracking the dips in UK national mood across the various lockdownsWhy his company, Friday, takes weekly happiness surveys for their clientsThe importance of assessing happiness at work in group settingsThe Five Ways to Happy WorkplacesNic&aposs own weaknesses when it comes to happiness upkeepWhy does happiness at work matter?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Nic Marks on Twitter @iamnicmarks, and his website, nicmarks.org. Check out Friday Pulse and take the survey at Friday One. Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is the amazing Max Richter. I&aposm a huge fan of his music (and you are likely to be too).Max stands as one of the most prodigious figures on the contemporary music scene. From synthesizers and computers to a full symphony orchestra, Max’s innovative work encompasses solo albums, ballets, concert hall performances, film and TV series, video art installations and theatre works.He writes beautifully crafted, intelligent work that is disarming in its honesty; his music, despite its underlying sophistication, remains accessible to all. His enduring appeal has led him to surpass a billion streams and a million album sales. Although long a part of the avant-garde, through his influential solo albums, Max has become an influential composer in film and television, creating the brilliant score for Golden Globe and European Film Academy Award-winner Waltz with Bashir, HBO’s cult drama The Leftovers, Miss Sloane with Jessica Chastain, Hostiles starring Christian Bale, Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror, and Tom Hardy’s Taboo, for example.Numerous directors, including Martin Scorsese, have dipped into Richter’s catalogue when they need something special.Ten years in the making, Max’s latest work is Voices, which which brings together recordings of people in over 70 countries reading the the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with a massive and very unusual orchestra. It’s second part, Voices 2, is releasing this month.Listen as we discuss:Max&aposs story, and how and early love of music guided is future without hesitationHis partner, Yulia Mahr, who he&aposs been with for 30 years (and some relationship advice)His 8.5 hour masterpiece, Sleep, which served as a statement against living life on the hamster wheelHow Max&aposs native language is music, and mine is math, and where those overlap.Slowing down (of course)The creative process behind composing his hit film soundtrack for Waltz with BashirHis newest project, Voices, and Voices 2, dedicated to readings of the Universal Declaration of Human RightsThe power of hearing the declaration in languages you don&apost understandVoices 2, releasing this week, and why its structure leads us to dream of a better futureThe difference between recording on tape vs. digital, and why tape feels &aposalive.&aposInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Max Richter on Facebook @maxrichtermusic, Instagram @maxrichtermusic, Twitter @maxrichtermusic, and his website, maxrichtermusic.com Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only witYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is my friend Sara Simmonds. We met over Turkish dinner, and Sara had a way about her that simply impressed and inspired me. After recording this conversation, I think you&aposll understand why.Sara is a Conscious Innovator, Impact Entrepreneur and Speaker focused around the topic of “we don’t need more, we need meaning”. Sara consults with clients and the media on how leaders can pivot to live and do business consciously and driven by impact and the innovations of the new direct digital age.Personally, Sara pivoted from being one of the world’s top buyers in luxury fashion for Harvey Nichols to creating the world’s first Sustainable denim brand, which won awards and gained a celebrity following less than 12 months after launch. Through her website, she works with global leaders to unlock the “hero product” within themselves and their business, to stand for something meaningful in a crowded world and build real connections with their dream clients.Listen as we discuss:Sara&aposs entrepreneurial journey, which began at age 7,  and the influence of her parents How the universe conspired to help her achieve her very specific dreamThe glamorous (and not so glamorous) daily life of a premium fashion buyerThe onset of fast fashion and the loss of meaning and purpose in the fashion industryIf sustainability is so profitable, why do companies still avoid it?The history of the consumerism epidemic and why we buy from our egoHow the COVID pandemic has fast forwarded our way out of purely capitalistic and consumerist thinkingHow to create a Hero Product, and how Sara created an amazing denim company out of Conscious InnovationWhat is the meaning of "meaning"?What about all the jobs that get lost when we stop supporting unsustainable companies?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Sara Simmonds on Instagram @sarasimmondslondon, and register for her Masterclass on her website, sarasimmonds.com. Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

My guest today needs no introduction because she is one of the most influential happiness teachers in the world.Dr. Laurie Santos is Professor of Psychology and Head of Silliman College at Yale University. Dr. Santos is an expert on human cognition and the cognitive biases that impede better choices. Her course, “Psychology and the Good Life,” teaches students what the science of psychology says about how to make wiser choices and live a life that’s happier and more fulfilling. The class is Yale’s most popular course in over 300 years and has been adapted into a free Coursera program that has been taken by over 3.3 million people to date.Dr. Santos has been featured in numerous news outlets including the New York Times, NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, CBS This Morning, NPR, GQ Magazine, Slate, CNN and O, The Oprah Magazine. She is a winner of numerous awards both for her science and teaching from institutions such as Yale and the American Psychological Association.She has been featured as one of Popular Science’s “Brilliant 10” young minds and was named TIME&aposs “Leading Campus Celebrity.” Her podcast, The Happiness Lab, launched in 2019 has over 35 million downloads.Listen as we discuss:How Laurie&aposs happiness course at Yale put "the science of happiness" on the mapWe have misconceptions about the things that make us happy, and that&aposs why we&aposre unhappy.We ignore the important things like social connection, doing for others, and being present to pursue false leads to happiness.Why her course became so immensely popular, and how Tal Ben Shahar (see my wonderful interview with him on Slo Mo) was another pioneerWhy her course was so successful among extremely ambitious Yale studentsMaking her course available for free and forsaking millions of dollars in the name of educating for the greater good.Hedonic Adaptation, or why you get used to things very quickly, including moneyHow quickly we get used to wealth, and how the wealthiest people worry the most about money.The new mini-season of her hit podcast, The Happiness Lab, which focuses on what the ancient traditions and religions got right about what&aposs good for our well-being.Time Affluence vs. Time FamineLaurie&aposs own struggles with what she teaches, and why that validates the science.How do you become time affluent?Time confetti, or how to use the tiny chunks of time you have for your happiness.Great advice: This is the time for self-compassion, not to beat yourself up.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is one of my new friends and heroes, Sophie Elwes. Sophie reached out to invite me on her podcast, but after reading about her, I wanted her on mine first.In 2011, at age 22, Sophie fell 8 meters while at a party and was given a 40% chance of survival. She was left paralyzed from the chest down and dependent on a wheelchair.Despite that, she spent several years alpine skiing as a member of the British Disabled Ski Team and then decided to finish that chapter to come back to London.She now works for a spinal injuries charity, backuptrust.org.uk, supporting people through a mentoring service as her day job. In her spare time, she loves to waterski and wakeboard competitively and host her fantastic podcast - A Life Less Ordinary with Sophie Elwes, where she interviews impressive people who&aposve overcome huge challenges and adversity in their lives.Sophie is an amazing human being with a mindset that will inspire you to your core.Listen as we discuss:The pain felt by Sophie&aposs parents as they watched their daughter in a coma for 6 weeks.Sophie fell 8 meters while at a party and had a 40% chance of survival.The "Before" and "After" of becoming disabled, and why she&aposs grateful that it happened.What it&aposs like to realize, accept, and adapt to the fact that you&aposre disabled.Sophie spends many days just thinking to herself, "I&aposm so lucky."How she lost her dad in the midst of the recovery.Becoming a top adaptive monoski racer and wakeboarder as a paraplegic.Does Sophie feel scared at the start of races?What kept Sophie going and not giving up?If she could go back, would she change the accident? No.How did it change her perception of the physical form?The greatest joy is making others happy.It is through pain that we can grow.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Sophie Elwes on Instagram @sophieelwes, Twitter @sophieelwes, and Facebook @sophieelwes. Sophie works as a mentor for the charity backuptrust.org.uk.Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

I can say confidently that this episode is the most personal to me. After losing my son Ali, I&aposve dedicated a lot of time to understanding the topic of death. After all, as a parent, you want to know your child is safe, no matter where he is. After this conversation with Pim, I feel more and more that I can rest easy.Before we get into it, I need to issue a warning. Despite having proper equipment in place, the internet connection did not serve us well and led to a poorer quality recording than we are used to. We initially shelved this recording as unusable, which broke my heart because it is perhaps the most powerful conversation I&aposve ever had. After re-reviewing and touching it up using the best audio magicians available, I decided I just had to release this. I ask only for your mercy in terms of the audio quality, though I&aposm certain it will be powerful for you too.For more than twenty years cardiologist Dr. Pim van Lommel has studied near-death experiences (NDEs) in patients who survived a cardiac arrest. In 2001, Dr. van Lommel and others published their seminal study on the subject in the reputable medical journal The Lancet. In 2007 he published in The Netherlands his bestselling book, which was translated into English in 2010 as Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science of the Near-Death Experience. Over the past several years Pim van Lommel has been lecturing all over the world on near-death experiences and the relationship between consciousness and brain function.Listen as we discuss:How a sudden death is never unexpected.The signs my dad gave me before he died that foreshadowed he would be leaving.The date of your natural death is already stored in your consciousness.Heartbreaking yet amazing stories of children who foreshadowed their own deaths.Pim&aposs experience in the 1960&aposs as one of the pioneers of coronary care.Near-death experiences (NDE&aposs) are spiritual traumas that take decades to process.The definition and features of a NDEHow modern medicine has allowed us to "bring people back" to tell their stories.How NDE&aposs can happen even in everyday life, including during meditation."I am a body" vs. "I have a body," and incredible stories of out of body experiences.Why do we need our organs at all if consciousness functions without them?The politics of why NDE studies are suppressed in academia and medicine.My feelings seeing Ali&aposs body as "not him" after he passed.Is there a practice to acquire the heightened "powers" of an NDE without having one?Psychedelics and the features they share in common with NDE&aposs.What is the abundance of love we feel at higher states of consciousness?Mindsight, and how the blind can see during NDE&aposs.What is death?How I still chat with Ali, and how I believe he warned me about COVID.If the game never ends, that&aposs exactly why you need to keep playing.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter:YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is my new friend, Rebecca Seal. Rebecca is an award-winning food, drink, lifestyle and personal development writer based in London. She&aposs also a wonderfully wise woman.A freelancer for over 10 years, she’s the author of Solo: How To Work Alone (And Not Lose Your Mind), a very timely,  thoroughly researched book pulling on behavioral science, organizational psychology and economics that also features interviews from some highly renowned and effective solo workers.She’s also written eight cookbooks, and her journalism is published worldwide in broadsheet newspapers and magazines.Listen as we discuss:A technique for guiding yourself through a fulfilling lifeBy articulating what you want, you&aposre more likely to make those things happen."How did I end up here?" - the profound questionThe changing mindset toward work, and why surveys don&apost reflect reality quite yet.Superwoman Syndrome (see my amazing talk with Alice Law on the topic)How to be home all day with your partner and ensure tasks are split fairly (hint: communicate!)How to split from an intolerable cohabitationInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Rebecca Seal on Instagram @bexseal, Facebook @rebeccasealwriter,  on Twitter @rebeccaseal, and her website, rebeccaseal.co.ukDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is Rebecca Seal. Rebecca is an award-winning food, drink, lifestyle and personal development writer based in London. She&aposs also a wonderfully wise woman.A freelancer for over 10 years, she’s the author of Solo: How To Work Alone (And Not Lose Your Mind), a very timely,  thoroughly researched book pulling on behavioural science, organisation psychology and economics that also features interviews from some highly renowned and effective solo workers.She’s also written eight cookbooks, and her journalism is published worldwide in broadsheet newspapers and magazines.Listen as we discuss:Where Rebecca is private and where she isn&apostThe reinvention of cuisine in the UKRebecca&aposs focus on teaching healthy and simple cuisine and cookingHer newest and very timely book, Solo: How to Work Alone (And Not Lose Your Mind)How she worked herself into unhappiness and profound loneliness, which led to SoloWork is not what defines you.Being passionate about your work can also lead to being exploited and suffering.We don&apost see the gritty and grindy sides of even the most "glamorous" jobs.Job crafting, and how to do more of the things you enjoy and less of those you don&apost.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Rebecca Seal on Instagram @bexseal, Facebook @rebeccasealwriter,  on Twitter @rebeccaseal, and her website, rebeccaseal.co.ukDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is Suneel Gupta,  the founder of RISE and faculty member at Harvard University. Using the seven steps inside his latest book, Backable - which teaches that the “It-factor” is learnable and needed to convince others to back you - Suneel went from being &aposthe face of failure&apos for the New York Times to being the “New Face of Innovation” for the New York Stock Exchange. His ideas have been backed by firms like Greylock and Google Ventures, and he has invested in startups including Airbnb, Calm, and SpaceX. Suneel also serves as an emissary for Gross National Happiness between the United States and the Kingdom of Bhutan.Listen as we discuss:The question he asks his daughters every morning: What&aposs the meaning of life and what&aposs the purpose of life?Being an architect vs. an archaeologist in the quest for purpose.The opposite of success is not failure, it&aposs boredom.The Buddhist story of learning to leave behind past attachments and investmentsHow writing books is an exploration of the self.How to combat stressSuneel&aposs next book on Dharma (I can&apost wait until it&aposs out)Barack Obama&aposs sense of ambivalence about winning or not  is a success mindset.Suneel&aposs history as a featured failure in the New York timesWhat is being backable? What is this "It" quality?Creativity and persuasion are different.The IKEA effect, and how we place 5x  value on something we helped build.How Suneel convinced his wife to support his run for Congress.Flipping outsiders to insiders by making  people feel like they&aposre part of your plan.Convince yourself first! Charisma is not what makes a person convincing, it&aposs conviction!Great ideas get killed in hallways and watercoolers before they have a chance.Write down objections to your own idea and steer into them for credibility.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Suneel Gupta on Instagram @suneelgupta, Facebook @suneelgupta, Twitter @suneel, and his website, backable.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This is part 2 of my interview with Suneel Gupta. I absolutely loved this conversation and I  have no doubt it will be useful for you. Suneel is an amazing and genuine human being with pure gold to offer.Suneel is the founder of RISE and faculty member at Harvard University. Using the seven steps inside his latest book, Backable - which teaches that the “It-factor” is learnable and needed to convince others to back you - Suneel went from being &aposthe face of failure&apos for the New York Times to being the “New Face of Innovation” for the New York Stock Exchange. His ideas have been backed by firms like Greylock and Google Ventures, and he has invested in startups including Airbnb, Calm, and SpaceX. Suneel also serves as an emissary for Gross National Happiness between the United States and the Kingdom of Bhutan.Listen as we discuss:The importance of one central character in storytelling to become backableThe advice Tim Ferriss gave Suneel on his business pitchEvery deal is closed on emotion, not numbers.Neutralize the negative and emphasize the inevitably of the idea"Give me something that I can&apost easily find on Google", a hidden insight, an earned secretPractice does indeed make perfect, and you can still pitch naturally with tons of it.The 4 C&aposs of Becoming BackableAsk not what is good for the world but what makes you come alive.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Suneel Gupta on Instagram @suneelgupta, Facebook @suneelgupta, Twitter @suneel, and his website, backable.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is Leandra Haupt, a coach, model, actress, hypnotist, earring designer, and host of the podcast Pure Happy Healthy. Leandra’s a marvelous woman whose goal is to help you step into your full power and feel connected to yourself again. She sees life as a constant learning experience believes happiness results from living according to your values.She reached out to me on Instagram, and rather than asking for her podcast&aposs download numbers, I simply asked about her story. When she shared her distilled wisdom and incredible vulnerability, I knew I had to be on her show and have her on mine. This one is full of nuggets of wisdom for anyone who has ever doubted the value of their uniqueness and the importance of their own perspective on what it means to be beautiful.Listen as we discuss:How Leandra learned to speak six languages by following her heart.Why are some people afraid to follow their passion, and what made Leandra different?Not fitting in is a superpower!How she stumbled into a modeling career and avoids the toxic side of the industry (see my conversations with Brana Dane and Anne Therese Gennari for the other side)Why she got breast implants and later had them removed after a meditative healing period.How did Leandra begin to find herself sexy and feminine?Can you find out who you really are and get back to your pure self?Life is always for you, not against you, and trust that you&aposre always held.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Leandra Haupt on Instagram @leandrahaupt, Facebook @leandra.haupt, and her website, leandra-haupt.com.Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is innovation and creativity expert, Josh Linkner.Josh passionately believes that all human beings have incredible creative capacity, and he’s on a mission to unlock inventive thinking and creative problem solving to help leaders, individuals, and communities soar.He has been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which sold for a combined value of over $200 million and is the author of four books including the New York Times Bestsellers, Disciplined Dreaming and The Road to Reinvention. He has invested in and/or mentored over 100 startups and is the Founding Partner of Detroit Venture Partners.Today, Josh serves as Chairman and co-founder of Platypus Labs, an innovation research, training, and consulting firm. He has twice been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and is the recipient of the United States Presidential Champion of Change Award.His latest book is Big Little Breakthroughs, releasing April 2021.Listen as we discuss:Is innovation and creativity supposed to be easy?Creativity needs to be unlocked with disciplineWhat&aposs the difference between creativity and innovation?Creativity is 85% a learned behavior.Josh’s new book Big Little Breakthroughs and his mission to surface the creative and innovator in everyoneThe cigarette litter solution that Josh considers innovative brillianceThe biggest blocker of creativity is fearKey lesson: start before you’re ready!How can creativity help us in this pandemic time?Are we ever at risk of going backwards?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Josh Linkner on Instagram @joshlinkner, Facebook @joshlinkner, Twitter @joshlinkner, and his website, joshlinkner.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Elisa Haggarty, introduced to me by former guest, dear friend, and Slo Mo&aposs video editor, Elina St-Onge.Elisa Haggarty is a Conscious Leadership Coach, Functional Nutritionist & Lifestyle Expert, founder of Culinary Farmacy, and Head of Learning & Culture for Parsley Health. Elisa practices root cause resolution that means she works to find the triggers of disease in the human body and provides practical action steps on how to address health goals.Elisa is tired of the status quo that posits disease as synonymous with old age and your genetics as your fate, and firmly believes that each meal is a chance to impact mental and physical health.Listen as we discuss:Elisa&aposs traumatic brain injury that led to clinical depression and a host of symptomsMeditating, diet, and self-development helped where the medical community failedPeople want quick results, so we eat poorly and don&apost even wonder anymoreHealth eating is not about calories; it&aposs about color, and eating intentionally.People can list more corporations than vegetables or birds; we&aposve lost touch with nature.You don&apost need to change anything to be happier.The word "should" means you&aposre letting life happen to you instead of for you.Her dad&aposs battle with dementia, and how she and her family are supporting him.The Conscious Leadership approach to coaching clients.How to not be a victim and cultivate playfulnessWhoever has the most fun wins life.Ask yourself in hardship: how can this work for me?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.com/podcastConnect with Elisa Haggarty on Instagram @elisamaryhaggarty, Facebook @culinaryfarmacy, and Twitter @culinaryfarmacy.Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

In this episode, it&aposs my great pleasure to speak with author and world renowned psychologist, Daniel Goleman. Dan is one of my heroes and just a spectacular mind.As a science journalist Daniel reported on the brain and behavioral sciences for The New York Times for many years. His 1995 book, Emotional Intelligence, is one of those massively influential, paradigm shattering books that has sold millions across decades. Through his work on the brain and effects of emotional intelligence on relationships and work, Daniel also advocates for meditation and has worked with the Dalai Lama to express his key teachings backed by empirical evidence.Daniel is a co-founder of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning and currently co-directs the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations at Rutgers University. He is a board member of the Mind & Life Institute, and has been honored with the Washburn Award for science journalism, a Lifetime Career Award from the American Psychological Association, and was made a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in recognition of his communicating science to the general public.Listen as we discuss:How an influential trip to India pushed him away from academiaEmotional intelligence is the distinguisher of star performance, not domain expertise.The IQ FallacySocial intelligence, harmony, and empathy are what make great teams.Children are missing out on key development during the pandemic.The importance of eye contact and why Zoom and messaging doesn&apost cut it.Mindfulness meditation builds concentration and the ability to pay attention.Focus should be relaxed, not intense.Constructive anxiety (leads to action) vs. destructive anxiety (rumination)Matthieu Ricard (listen to our talk) and his impact on meditatorsDoes it really take 10,000 hours to master a skill?Escaping the Hedonic TreadmillFirst Person Plural: EI & Beyond, Dan&aposs new podcastInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Daniel Goleman on Facebook @danielgoleman, Twitter @danielgolemanei and his website, danielgoleman.info.Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Dr. Bruce Greyson, discussing one of my all time favorite topics: near-death experiences.Bruce is the Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia. His interest in near-death experiences (NDE&aposs) began just a few months after graduating from medical school, when he treated an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an account of leaving her body.That event challenged his beliefs about the mind and the brain, and ultimately led him on a journey to study near-death experiences scientifically, leading to more than a hundred publications in medical journals. He co-founded the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS), an organization to support and promote research into these experiences. Through his research, he has discovered common and universal themes in near-death experiences that go beyond neurophysiological or cultural interpretations, as well as patterns of consistent aftereffects on individuals’ attitudes, beliefs, values, and personalities.He is the author of the newly released After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond, a fantastic book I recommend.Listen as we discuss:Bruce&aposs new book, After, and the decades of research behind itGrowing up in a materialist household without consideration of the non-physicalThe incredible story of how he came to believe in and begin researching NDE&apossHow do you measure near death experiences scientifically?The characteristics and definition of near-death experiences.Getting the brain out of the way can actually lead to clearer thinking."The brain is the messenger and interpreter of the mind."The senses and mind only let in the signals we need for survival, not spirituality.Multiple cases of how patients leave their bodies and see verifiable truthsLife review and meeting deceased love ones, even those they didn&apost know died.The complete elimination of the fear of death is the main after effect of a NDE.The evidence points to the physical world not being the whole story.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Dr. Bruce Greyson on Facebook and his website, brucegreyson.com.Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This is Part 2 of my mind-blowing conversation with the brilliant Dr. Donald Hoffman.Donald is a full professor of cognitive science at the University of California, the author of The Case Against Reality and Visual Intelligence, and the co-author of Observer Mechanics.Within his body of work, Donald studies how our visual perception, guided by millions of years of natural selection, generates every aspect of our so-called reality. Through his research, he has discovered important clues pointing to the subjective nature of reality, which can be best understood as a set of phenomena our brain constructs to guide our behavior. In other words, we actively create everything we see, and we see what we need to see to make sense of things and survive.  This is a truly mind-blowing conversation, so get ready to work your brain and challenge your perceptions at their very most fundamental.Donald has received a Distinguished Scientific Award of the American Psychological Association for early career research into visual perception, the Rustum Roy Award of the Chopra Foundation, and the Troland Research Award of the US National Academy of Sciences. Listen as we discuss:The brain is just an icon, and accepting that as a neuroscientist is possible.Brains do not exist when they&aposre not observed, nor does anything else.We render what we see every time we perceive it and garbage collect it.Getting into the flow state while playing video games is like rendering a new reality.Donald&aposs current work on trying to find a mathematical model for conscious agentsHow you can manipulate the visual cortex and movement perception with magnetsEach hemisphere of the brain has different consciousness, knowledge and worldviews.Natural selection has hidden the truth from us.The tools of science can be applied to something beyond spacetime - spirituality.The role of the observer in quantum theory, and quantum theory is nothing but the algebra of space-time.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Donald Hoffman on Twitter @donaldhoffman.Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is the brilliant Dr. Donald Hoffman. Donald is a full professor of cognitive science at the University of California, the author of The Case Against Reality and Visual Intelligence, and the co-author of Observer Mechanics.Within his body of work, Donald studies how our visual perception, guided by millions of years of natural selection, generates every aspect of our so-called reality. Through his research, he has discovered important clues pointing to the subjective nature of reality, which can be best understood as a set of phenomena our brain constructs to guide our behavior. In other words, we actively create everything we see, and we see what we need to see to make sense of things and survive.  This is a truly mind-blowing conversation, so get ready to work your brain and challenge your perceptions at their very most fundamental.Donald has received a Distinguished Scientific Award of the American Psychological Association for early career research into visual perception, the Rustum Roy Award of the Chopra Foundation, and the Troland Research Award of the US National Academy of Sciences. Listen as we discuss:How did Donald get into the full time study of making a case against reality?Why mathematical models of processing reality are still ignoring a deeper layer.You cannot infer from what you&aposre doing in a game what is actually rendering the game.We only see the parts of the game we focus on.Evolution has given us a VR headset, not a window into reality, and the point of it is to win the game of life.Winning the game and seeing the truth are two very different things.If you try to control reality directly, you&aposre going to be very inefficient and lose the game.Science is evolving, and space-time is doomed because it&aposs in "the game world".We&aposre programmed to believe in "reality" from age 4 and never question it.Humility is how we learn.The brain is an icon in your perception, not a causal mechanism.Donald&aposs Theory of Conscious Agents and why existence is like TwitterReality is a visualization tool that distills and focuses our experience so we don&apost get overwhelmed.Everything is just icons we associate with a consciousness.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Donald Hoffman on Twitter @donaldhoffmanDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This is Part 2 of my talk with the embodiment of hard-won calm, Alice Law. Alice is a Stress Management and Holistic Performance Coach; Energy and Intuitive Mindfulness Practitioner; speaker; and host of the Lawali Life Podcast. She teaches individuals, overwhelmed executives, entrepreneurs, and corporations how to strip away stress and guide them back to balance so they can feel calm, focused, and successful in all areas of their life and work. Alice is the founder of the Lawali Life Calm Collective, an accessible online monthly membership that she created to guide women on how to connect more deeply to the calmness of the their mind so they can make room for the voice of their intuition. Her main mission is to help people live as free from stress and anxiety as possible. Alice is well wise beyond her years, and the two parts this conversation will surely inspire you to rid your life of stress.Listen as we discuss:The stresses of a woman in her 30&apossSuperwoman Syndrome and all the expectationsEnergy directs our reality.We are in charge of our own healing, and it never stops.Being "spiritually stressed" is when we&aposre out of alignment with our true selvesHow to get reacquaint yourself with yourself, or your soul.You can&apost heal what you refuse to feel!Have the courage to face your feelings to let them run their course.Alice&aposs top calm practices: meditating, journaling, dancingReacting vs. RespondingInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Alice Law on Instagram @lawali_life, Twitter @lawali_life, Facebook @LawaliLife, and her website, lawali-life.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is perhaps the calmest person I know : my dear friend, Alice Law. That calmness has been hard-won. Alice is a Stress Management and Holistic Performance Coach; Energy and Intuitive Mindfulness Practitioner; speaker; and host of the Lawali Life Podcast. She teaches individuals, overwhelmed executives, entrepreneurs, and corporations how to strip away stress and guide them back to balance so they can feel calm, focused, and successful in all areas of their life and work. Alice is the founder of the Lawali Life Calm Collective, an accessible online monthly membership that she created to guide women on how to connect more deeply to the calmness of the their mind so they can make room for the voice of their intuition. Her main mission is to help people live as free from stress and anxiety as possible. Alice is well wise beyond her years, and the two parts this conversation will surely inspire you to rid your life of stress.Listen as we discuss:What is a stress management coach?Alice&aposs intensely difficult but relatable journey from carefree to brutally overwhelmedThe loss of her sister, her father ("twice"). and how that inspired her to learn to copeEverything she teaches now is how she got out of that difficult timeWhy do bad things seem to happen all at the same time?Why I believe Ali left voluntarilyWhat is stress and where does it come from? Uncertainty and control.We&aposre stressed all the time and detached from our true essence.Shift your perspective on your stresses and be present every once in a while.The power of intuition and why you shouldn&apost doubt it (if you can even hear it)Calmness is the optimal mode for decision making.One of the greatest antidotes to stress is kindness.Your purpose finds you when you&aposre ready.Be kind to yourself!Is Alice always so calm?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Alice Law on Instagram @lawali_life, Twitter @lawali_life, Facebook @LawaliLife, and her website, lawali-life.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is the wonderful Ajahn Brahm, a Theravada Buddhist monk and a brilliant teacher. In fact, Ajahn is the first guest my producer insisted on meeting and introducing to his girlfriend, too.Ajahn Brahm grew up in London and earned a degree in Theoretical Physics from Cambridge University. Disillusioned with the world of academia, he became a monk in 1974 training in the jungles of Thailand under meditation master Ajahn Chah. He is today a revered spiritual teacher and guide, and is abbot of the largest Buddhist monastery in the Southern Hemisphere. He is the author of Opening the Door Of Your Heart, Mindfulness Bliss and Beyond, The Art of Disappearing, and Don’t Worry Be Grumpy.Despite drawing criticism and controversy, he has courageously spoken out publicly on numerous occasions about the harm done by homophobia, and has been strongly supportive of gay marriage, the plight of asylum seekers, and gender equality in religion.His public teachings regularly attract thousands to his inventive and insightful talks, which are heard by millions of people online. Despite this status, he still lives simply in a small hut in the forest, has no money or bank account, and enjoys nothing more than a cup of tea and sitting in meditation.Listen as we discuss:Why are the best teachers also the most humble?What you see in another person is what they&aposll show you back.Why Ajahn asserted his right to bow to a statue of Jesus ChristAny place you don&apost want to be is a prison, but real prison can be a retreat.How COVID is curing the problem of tiredness and being out of time.What is the mind? And the almost perfect answer of a 6 year old.The nature of objective reality.When you experience silence, don&apost give it a name.What is wisdom? It&aposs what brings you to peace.How do you inspire people to meditate? Be still.The blind are leading the blind.Why are we here?Mistakes should not be stigmatized.Who is the most important person in your life?What&aposs the most important time?What&aposs the most important action?The metaphor of the concert and why I clap for Ali&aposs performanceInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Ajahn Brahm on YouTube , the Buddhist Society of Western Australia&aposs YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is Paula Rizzo.If it wasn&apost for Paula, you never would have heard of Mo Gawdat or any of my projects. Paula was the producer on one of my first TV interviews, which I totally bombed. Out of kindness, she reached out to me with some incredible tips that entirely shaped my media engagement strategy moving forward. As a result, my subsequent interview with Channel 4 broke records and catapulted me and my mission into the public eye.As a best-selling author and Emmy-award winning television producer for nearly 20 years, Paula has produced health, wellness, and lifestyle segments with a range of top experts, including JJ Virgin, Jillian Michaels, and Deepak Chopra. Paula served as Senior Health Producer for Fox News Channel in New York City for over a decade.She’s the co-creator of Lights Camera Expert  – an online course geared towards helping entrepreneurs, authors and experts get media attention; the creator of the productivity site ListProducer.com, and the best-selling author of Listful Thinking: Using Lists to be More Productive, Highly Successful and Less Stressed, which has been translated into 12 languages and was featured across the media including on Oprah.com’s list of “Self Help Books That Actually Help.”Her latest book is Listful Living: A List-Making Journey to a Less Stressed You.Listen as we discuss:Her transition from producer to building her personal brandMy initial media interview disaster and Paula&aposs tips that changed my lifeLearning to tell my story like it&aposs the first time I&aposve ever told it, and not feel like a fraud"Don&apost bury the lead!"The Accordion MethodWhy is Paula so upbeat and positive all the time?How Paula has gotten list making down to an artformThe time she ignored her burst appendix and realized  her ego was calling the shotsPrioritizing getting content out there, not obsessing about perfectionHow to use short term tasks on lists to accomplish long term goalsConnecting with and being of service to the audience is goal #1 in presenting yourselfThe important of thinking in minutes and setting boundaries on your timeInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Paula Rizzo on Instagram @listproducer,  Twitter @listproducer, on Facebook @paularizzo.co, on LinkedIn @paularizzo1, and her website, YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today I’m speaking with the wonderful Samantha Clarke, happiness consultant, speaker, podcast host, & author of Love It or Leave It: How to be Happy at Work. As a happiness consultant, Samantha is on a mission to liberate individuals from work they no longer love to find a path to true work happiness. As a faculty lecturer at the School of Life and The Guardian Masterclasses, she facilitates workshops on career potential, building a portfolio career, managing stress, confidence and authentic leadership.Samantha is also the host of the podcast series, "Conversations with Samantha&" and the newer series, "Love it or Leave It with Samantha&...", in which she interviews individuals who have taken the reigns on their own work happiness.I found so much value in Samantha&aposs words that I decided to add my own personal reflections to the end of this episode. I think you will too.Listen as we discuss:The anti-climactic launch of her book just before lockdownHer past life as a style consultantHow we use work as a distractionAre we supposed to enjoy work?What will happen to the workaholics when we have a universal basic income?The effect of COVID on where we think we should be livingHow work has become more challenging at homeSamantha&aposs key tips for working at home in a healthy wayBoundaries between "work" and "toxic" internet useHer book, Love it or Leave ItHave a roadmap before quitting your job!Are you working a job, a career, or a calling?Ask yourself: Is this serving me, or am I serving it?My personal reflections on this awesome conversationInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Samantha Clarke on Instagram @samanthaand_ and her website, samanthaand.coDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today I&aposm honored to speak with my brilliant friend Dr. Fred Luskin, who I met at the World Happiness Summit in Miami in 2019. Fred founded and serves as the Director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects, among other academic positions. At Stanford, Fred teaches The Art of Happiness, Meditation, Developing Emotional Intelligence and The Psychology of Storytelling, in addition to giving numerous workshops and talks worldwide. His book Forgive for Good is the best-selling self-help book published on the topic of forgiveness, and there&aposs no doubt that he is the world&aposs most prominent expert on the topic.The forgiveness project has successfully explored forgiveness therapy with people who suffered from the violence in Northern Ireland, Sierra Leone as well as the attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11. Forgiveness reduces anger, stress, and depression, and leads to optimism and hope. It&aposs an elixir for many of our mental ailments, but the ego tries to you from embracing it.Listen as we discuss:Coping is about being okay with confusion and ambivalenceSurvival intelligence vs. Coping intelligence.Why everyone needs to have a practice to stay anchoredWhy are some people so angry and prone to conspiracy theories?We are all seeking to feel balanced, and sometimes that manifests as wishing harm.The importance of communicating with the right energy.It&aposs too easy to find problems in this world.Forgiveness is freedom, and one of the biggest threats to the human ego.Top tips: Practice kindness, practice meditation, and share your troubles with others.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Dr. Fred Luskin at his website, learningtoforgive.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is Dr. James R. Doty, professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University School of Medicine and the founder and director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education of which His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the founding benefactor. James is considered one of the leading experts on the neuroscience of compassion. Having overcome a challenging childhood, he has achieved incredible success becoming a renowned neurosurgeon, neuroscientist, entrepreneur, NY Times bestselling author, inventor and philanthropist. He is the author of an award-winning NY Times bestseller, Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeons Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart which has been translated into 36 languages.James&apos story is unbelievable and as inspiring as it gets. You&aposll soon understand why his group of friends includes the likes of the Dalai Lama, Amma, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and other titans of spirituality.Listen as we discuss:What it&aposs like to tell your personal story over and over againJames&apos traumatic childhood upbringingThe fateful visit to a magic shop that led him to meet Ruth, a life-changing figureGiving the benefit of the doubt and being wrong is better than being cynicalWhy James gave away his entire 30 million dollar fortune, even remaining in debtTo have real meaning in life is to be of service to othersWhat would drive someone to give away everything?How the Dalai Lama became a major part of his lifeThe need for a compassion revolutionThe wealthy class leads the charge to change but will never give up powerWe give away our power to impact the world...don&apost be afraid of it!Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Dr. James Doty  on  Instagram @jamesrdotymd, on Twitter @jamesrdotymd, on Facebook @jamesrdoty, and his website, jamesrdotymd.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is the brilliant Ruby Wax.For those of you who follow Ruby, you&aposll know what to expect (and the title of this episode likely won&apost offend you). For those who haven&apost been exposed to her work, note that Ruby uses comedy to both communicate, destigmatize, and cope with mental illness. She is hilarious, but also a serious researcher and a renowned force for good. If you&aposre listening to Slo Mo, you&aposre likely already open-minded, but consider this the extent of my disclaimer that this episode contains words like "whore". Onward.Ruby is a successful comedian, TV writer and performer of over 25 years. She also holds a master’s degree in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy from Oxford University, and was awarded an OBE in 2015 for her services to mental health.She is the author of books Sane New World and A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled and has toured all over the world with the accompanying one-woman shows. Both books have reached the number one spot on the Sunday Times bestsellers list and a third book, How to Be Human: The Manual was also a major bestseller. In March 2017 she launched Frazzled Café in partnership with Marks & Spencer and in November 2017, she was announced as the president of the UK’s leading relationship support charity Relate. Listen as we discuss:How COVID has ushered in the Golden Age of EmpathyDeveloping Compassion Overload  from all the suffering and tragedy we&aposre fedHow to focus your empathy on areas you can actually make an impactRuby&aposs Frazzled CaféSurvival of the fittest is about who collaborates best, not about &aposme first&aposHow technology is both the solution and the causeMy thoughts on how and when Big Tech companies began to go astrayWere ancient humans also depressed?How Ruby staves off depression when she feels it creeping onHow she turned depression into comedy, which saved her lifeDepression is impossible to live with.Ruby and my own advice on what to do when you&aposre depressedFocusing on making your own little world better is the first step to helpingWhore moments on the route to wisdomSome hilarious looks back on work Ruby did when she was addicted to gameAre too much screens contributing to mental illness?Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Ruby Wax  on  Instagram @rubywax, on Twitter @rubywax, on Facebook @rubywaxofficial, andYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today’s guest is Sofie Sun. Sofie was born in the People&aposs Republic of China in 1986. She came to the Netherlands in 2007 to pursue her degree, and has lived there ever since. After receiving a master’s degree in Dutch Literature, she has gone on and translated more than 100 books from Dutch to Chinese.Sofie founded Build Your Happiness to bring engagement and happiness at work for different organizations and has also served as Chief Happiness Officer for one of the biggest Dutch banks, ABN Amro. Her mission is to help organizations create a safe and trusted environment so everyone can feel free to be who they truly are. In a place like this, happiness is everywhere.In order to continue her mission and to spread as much happiness as possible, Sofie, together with her life and business partner Marco van Onzen, is organizing a series of happiness events in 2021. The first event, Define Your Happiness, will take place on March 4th 2021. This unique, innovative event features inspiring speakers to help motivate people to be, and to stay, happy in the new year and beyond.Listen as we discuss:Sofie&aposs story moving from China to the Netherlands - a whole new worldHow she studied Dutch as a strategic choice, but it led her to a thriving careerThe extraordinary challenges she faced in transitioning to a new cultureThe kindness she received  that gave her hopeHow she began working in happiness, and the disappointing effects of a pay raiseThe difference between Dutch and Chinese cultures, and how she became a bridgeIs happiness at work the responsibility of the employer?The Define Your Happiness event at which I&aposll be speakingInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Sofie Sun on  Instagram @sofie__sun, on Twitter @soundandsolid , on Facebook @sofiesun86, and her website, defineyourhappiness.nlDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener, widely known as the “Indiana Jones of Positive Psychology” because his research has taken him to such far-flung places as Greenland, India, Kenya, and Israel.He is a leading authority on strengths, culture, courage, and happiness and known for his pioneering work in the application of positive psychology to coaching. Robert has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed academic articles and chapters, two of which are “citation classics” (cited more than 1,000 times each). Dr. Biswas-Diener has authored seven books, including The Courage Quotient, the 2007 PROSE Award winner, Happiness, and the New York Times Best Seller, The Upside of Your Dark Side.Listen as we discuss:The importance of dealing with sadness without trying to soften the realityAccepting that guilt is functional without exaggerating it into something maliciousHow writing his book taught him to allow his kids to feel frustrated sometimesBuying safety for our kids often costs them opportunity as wellWe are allergic to discomfort.His experiences living in a remote village in India and hunting in GreenlandThe common threads of what make people happy regardless of cultureDigging into your happy memories to generate happiness on demand (so cool)Ramadan fasting, simulating poverty, and its effect on gratitudeThe joy of the anticipation often outweighs the anticipated experienceLiking vs. WantingRelationships pay off more than money toward happinessThe man who calculated exactly how much money he needs to be happy, and did itInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Robert Biswas-Diener on Twitter @biswasdiener and his website, robertdiener.com.Don&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

My guest today is my insane friend, Marcelo Garcia.Marcelo is an entrepreneur, health enthusiast, non-profit founder, and explorer (and tech expert, and a million other things). If you notice any discrepancies in audio quality, please forgive us on this one. Marcelo created a makeshift Zoom setup while solo climbing Mount Blanc after weeks of prolonged fasting in order to take this interview, so he&aposs coming at us from the highest campsite in Europe. See what I mean by insane?Marcelo, originally from Brazil, has traveled to more than 125 countries, and speaks 9 languages. He founded Wisdom Accelerator to encourage the young and ambitious to connect with peer-aged role models and take their wisdom to the next level. ("Doing the right thing at the right time").But for the sake of this episode, being published in January and certainly on time to catch a lot of New Year&aposs Resolutions during this challenging time of home confinement, we focus on Marcelo&aposs physical transformation through fasting. Just wait until you see what the human body can handle, and just how healthy it is to not eat for a while, every once in a while.More importantly, it&aposs clear that the limitations we place on ourselves when we lack supposed necessities are far overblown.Listen as we discuss:Marcelo&aposs decision to take control of his health after reaching borderline obesityThe 7-day fast that kickstarted it allHis goal to go from obese to looking like Aquaman during quarantine (I wish!)His 50 day stretch without any food and 0 caloriesHis blood test results after extended fasting periodsWhat&aposs he doing climbing Mont Blanc and talking to me?How he lost 40% of his body mass!A recommendation: most healthy people should fast for 7 days, 4 times a yearIs physical performance affected during fasting?Should we really make role models of those who ignore their health?His NGO, Wisdom Accelerator, and its effect on youth seeking relatable role modelsThe grit and the willpower are even more satisfying rewards than the weight lossIt&aposs okay not to eat sugar because you have plenty of fat.So many of our limitations are simply fabricated.Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Marcelo Garcia on Facebook @garcia.marcelo and his website, wisdomaccelerator.orgDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This is a very special episode with Gelong Thubten, the Buddhist monk, meditation teacher and author.At the age of 21, Thubten gave up the life of an actor and ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk at the Kagyu Samye Ling in Scotland - Europe’s oldest and largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery. He has spent over six years in intensive meditation retreats, the longest of which was 4 years, and he has been trained by some of the world’s greatest masters of meditation.He is now regarded as one of the UK&aposs most influential meditation teachers. Thubten contributed to Ruby Wax&aposs most recent book, How to Be Human (stay tuned for my interview with Ruby in the coming weeks!). His own book, A Monk&aposs Guide to Happiness was a Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller with editions in 10 countries internationally. He was kind enough to come and tell his story (with admirable honesty and humility), but also treat us to a guided meditation practice after spelling out perhaps the simplest and most effective explanation of how to meditate I&aposve ever heard.Listen as we discuss:Gelong Thubten&aposs life as a party animal through his teenage years.The resulting brutal burnout that led him to a meditation practice.His decision to join a monastery for a year - that turned into 26 years.His 9 month silent retreat.Is the monk path the best path?How Thubten&aposs extreme nature made it difficult for him to meditate.Spiritual materialism and the phenomenon of "faking" spirituality early in training.You know you&aposre on the right track if your compassion is growing.The simplest explanation of how to actually meditate (the best I&aposve heard)The importance of setting a time limit to meditateA short guided meditation practice led by the teacher himself, Gelong ThubtenInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Gelong Thubten on Instagram @gelongthubten, on Facebook @GelongThubtenOfficial, on Twitter @Gelong_Thubten, and his website, gelongthubten.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Michaela Boehm.By now, you must know I love talking about relationships almost as much as I love discussing happiness. Michaela has given Slo Mo one of my favorite takes yet on the perpetually interesting and controversial topic of human sexuality and intimacy. (See my interviews with Dr. Robert Glover, Alain de Botton, and Kasia Urbaniak for some other fascinating takes). Michaela travels and teaches internationally as an expert in intimacy, relationship and sexuality. Her unique body of work centers around the intersection of intimacy and embodiment. With over 30,000 hours of in-person counseling, clinical experience in trauma and addiction and innovative somatic approach, her work with celebrities (Will Smith, Gwyneth Paltrow, etc.) has been featured in international print publications, TV programs and online talk shows. Most recently her approach has been featured on the Netflix Series [UN] WELL, which is how I first saw her and decided I had to reach out. Michaela is the creator of The Non-Linear Movement Method, and her book The Wild Woman’s Way  was published in 2018.Listen as we discuss:What is an intimacy?The meaning of embodiment, the ability to hear and feel the messages of the bodyHow intimacy with yourself is the fundamental step before intimacy with othersIs it normal to lose the spark in your relationship? Yes, and here&aposs why.Caution: Attend to the issues in a relationship before it&aposs too late. They&aposre fixable.Erotic friction vs. Relationship , the clash between familiarity and newnessA relationship problem is when you&aposre not agreeing, not alignedAn attraction problem is the result of too much familiarity, too aligned."I married my best friend, but we no longer have sex."The biological, emotional, and spiritual layers of human relationships.How to rekindle the spark and introduce variety into your relationship.Do women really like men in uniforms? (And why?)The importance of being honest about the compromises you make in a relationship.Learn new sexual skills! Sex-Life BalanceInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Michaela Boehm on Instagram @micboehm77, on Facebook @boehm.michaela, and her website, michaelaboehm.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is an incredible woman, Dr. Tara Swart. Tara is a neuroscientist, medical doctor, executive advisor, Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan, and author of best-seller, The Source. Tara is passionate about disseminating simple, pragmatic neuroscience-based messages that change the way people live and work.In her work, Tara reveals the neuroscience that supports The Law of Attraction as an effective tool for self-discovery and offers a guide to discovering your authentic self to access your best life now. Her life story is proof that manifestation works, and I&aposm sure you&aposll agree after listening - just in time to ensure your 2021 goals get met.Listen as we discuss:What it&aposs like to be a woman, a neuroscientist, and also spiritualHow do we define spirituality?Leaving the medical field to pursue her passionNever seeing the limitations of being a woman (Tara) or being a Muslim (Mo)"If you think you can&apost or you think you can, you&aposre probably right." - Henry FordThe suppression of women, going back to the witch trialsWhat was Tara put on this planet to do?Embracing the privilege of helping those who are vulnerable around youHow meditation leads to relaxed awareness and better coping skillsCalibrating your stages of grief with others who are suffering during the pandemicHow vivid dreaming has been a product of anxietyHow did Tara manifest her husband?The neuroscience behind manifestationInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Dr. Tara Swart on Instagram @drtaraswart, on Facebook @TheSourceDrTaraSwart, on Twitter @TaraSwart, and her website, taraswart.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Happy New Year! What better way to start off 2021 than with a futurist? Ah, but John Sanei is not your typical futurist. His work combines ancient wisdom in its approach to futurism, and I know you&aposll agree when I say this is one of the most incredible conversations we&aposve had on this podcast so far.I normally prepare a lot before interviews, but I wanted to flow with John because my friend who introduced us, Alice Law (interview with her coming soon!), told me that John will take the talk to some amazing places. That is exactly what happened. Consider me a huge fan of John Sanei from now on.John Sanei is a best-selling author, futurist and keynote speaker whose passion for psychology and technology has seen him engage with brands across the globe, and help them build the mental approach needed to make tomorrow more abundant than they ever thought possible.In What’s Your Moonshot? (his first book) he inspires the reader to ask bigger, bolder and more courageous questions about the future. In MAGNETiiZE – his second book, he invites the reader to focus on elegant, conscious and deliberate questions about the future.John is proudly the first African faculty member of Singularity University in San Francisco.Listen as we discuss:Essentialism vs. Minimalism The engineering mindsetMo: 2021 = The Year of FlowJohn: 2021 = The Year of SymbiosisCOVID-19 is like a weed.What is a futurist? And how does ancient wisdom fit into the study?Living based on memories of the past vs. the vision of the futureLiving in a victim bubble vs. a joy bubbleSeeing ourselves as being either with life or against lifeThe Drama TriangleMourning our future memories (this is fascinating)How the brain processes our memories (and time), and why we hold onto themThe neuroplasticity of changeJohn&aposs incredible journey of forgiving his father for childhood abuseHow can we change memories so they make us feel good rather than bad?Hoʻoponopono, the Hawaiian practice of reconciliation and forgivenessEmpathyJohn&aposs work with shamanic and plant medicine"Don&apost try to forgive. Just do the work to hold more light, and the rest will fall off."Where is 2021 heading from a futurist perspective?Gen Z and Baby Boomers - What is the meaning of success?The three stages of transformationEngaging in empathetic activismDeveloping foresightNewtonian vs. Quantum ScienceComplicated vs. ComplexInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with John Sanei on Instagram @johnsanei, on Facebook @trenovator, on Twitter @iamjohnsanei, and his website.DoYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

This is Part 2 of the chat between myself and my own brain, Becky.For those who know me well, you know I call my brain Becky. Becky is a retired control freak, tends to be obsessive, sees the negative in everything and loves to be vocal about it. I decided to free flow a year in review with Becky, focusing on the positive.Thank you to our listeners and guests for an incredible year. There&aposs so much more Slo Mo to come. I love you all for listening.In Part 2, (we) discuss:The lessons I&aposve learned from my amazing guests in Slo Mo&aposs first yearWe&aposre lucky to suffer like we do, instead of how Dr. Edith Eger did in AuschwitzVulnerability among hardship, demonstrated by Pia Stanchina, Susie Flory, Kim Ross, Elina St-Onge, Dorota Stanczyk, Elizabeth Day, and Jackie KnechtelMaria Sirois: The flower I planted this morning is not going to live forever. Life is change.Kevin Abdulrahman: I will come out of this pandemic better than when it started.Rick Hanson: We can physically change our brain by changing the way we think.Zoom has humbled us.Arun Gandhi: Anger is a gift.2020 has ushered in the golden age of empathy.My monk friends who live lives dedicated to compassion.Robert Glover on "Nice Guys" and Kasia Urbaniak on "Good Girls"Alain de Botton: The most listened to episode of 2020How the lockdown led to Slo Mo, and that&aposs been the greatest giftYouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Today&aposs guest is Becky.For those who know me well, you know I call my brain Becky. Becky is a retired control freak, tends to be obsessive, sees the negative in everything and loves to be vocal about it.A couple of weeks ago, she asked if she could be my guest on Slo Mo to talk with me about this exceptional year, 2020, in review. I had to oblige, as I&aposve revamped my relationship with her throughout the years and owed her at least this.And before we dive in, I want to say it&aposs been one of the greatest and most fulfilling pleasures of my life and career to host this podcast. There&aposs so much more Slo Mo to come, and I love you all for listening.In Part 1, listen as I (we) discuss:2020, one of the most notable years in modern historyWhy some took 2020 so well, and others not so well.The Happiness EquationThe difference between happiness and funLessons on calm, anger, and moving forwardRevisiting stoicism and my talk with Donald RobertsonThe illusions of control and knowledgeThe 6 grand illusions and 7 blind spots (as mentioned in my book, Solve for Happy)Tal Ben Shahar on defining happiness: "Truth, truth, truth"Revisiting Rick Hanson and Dan Siegel on Negativity BiasHas COVID been as bad as we think?Scheduling your anxiety, a wonderful lesson from Karen GuggenheimShould we really want to erase the harsh moments from life?Alexandra Cousteau on COVID&aposs positive impact on the environmentJimmy Nelson on finding love and calm across the street, not across the worldThings could have been so much worse!Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.See you next year!YouTube: @mogawdatofficialInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Saturday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

Dr. Rupy Aujla is a General Practitioner for the UK National Health Service working in Emergency Medicine and completing a masters in Nutritional Medicine. He is the founder of ‘The Doctor’s Kitchen’, which strives to inspire and educate everybody about the beauty of food and medicinal effects of eating well.He is a Sunday Times bestselling author, with two cookbooks published by HarperCollins - The Doctor’s Kitchen and Eat to Beat Illness and a third book Doctor&aposs Kitchen 3-2-1, due for release on 31 December 2020.He is also the founding director of Culinary Medicine, a non-profit organization which aims to teach doctors and medical students the foundations of nutrition, as well as teaching them how to cook. Listen as we discuss:Why does Dr. Rupy continue to practice in the NHS despite his successful franchise?His own  journey of holistic recovery from a medical conditionHow so many diseases are preventable by healthy nutrition and lifestyleSeeing food as a gateway drug into lifestyle medicineThe incredibly impact of gratitude exercises, especially on bad daysDr. Rupy&aposs brilliant "unfollow me" postThe key: lots fiber, quality fats, mostly plants, lots of colors, eating in time, eating wholeSalutogenesisWhy the microbiota is inseparable from healthThe critical importance of fiberIs it okay to eat unhealthy sometimes?Is a Raw Diet recommended?What is quality fat?His new book, Doctor&aposs Kitchen 3-2-1What food does he include in every meal?Dr. Rupy&aposs non-profit, Coloring MedicineInstagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatConnect with Dr. Rupy Aujla on Instagram @doctors_kitchen, on Facebook @thedoctorskitchen, on Twitter @doctors_kitchen, and on his website, thedoctorskitchen.comDon&apost forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes