EP 525: Matthew Dicks - The Building Blocks of Great Storytelling
Release Date: 12/19/2024
EP 618: Sarah Boyd - Strategies and Tools to Turn Down the Noise at Home
The Mojo Sessions
Sarah Boyd, a child and adolescent development expert and founder of the educational company Resilient Little Hearts, believes it is possible to reduce the noise of overstimulation and chronic stress in our family environment. In her new book, 'Turn Down the Noise: A Practical Guide to Building an Emotionally Healthy Family in a Chronically Overstimulated World', Sarah provides psychological frameworks and simple practical tools we can use to decrease overstimulation and stress. By doing so, we can nurture better emotional health for our children and the entire family. 'Turn Down the Noise'...
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EP 617: Warren Berger - In Pursuit of a More Beautiful Question
The Mojo Sessions
Questionologist Warren Berger has studied hundreds of the world’s leading innovators, entrepreneurs, and creative thinkers to understand how they ask questions, generate original ideas, and solve problems. As the author of 11 books, his work regularly features in Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Wired magazine, and The New York Times. In this conversation, we explore his book 'A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas' to reveal how curiosity helps us perform better in every aspect of life. Questions have fascinated me for decades, so this conversation...
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EP 616: Garry Ridge - The Building of the Iconic WD-40 Brand and Culture
The Mojo Sessions
Imagine a company culture where people happily do meaningful work they believe in, alongside supportive, positive, enthusiastic colleagues. Garry Ridge, former CEO of WD-40, did just that and then wrote 'Any Dumb-Ass Can Do It: Learning Moments from an Everyday CEO of a Multi-Billion-Dollar Company' to share exactly how he did it. I’m willing to bet that somewhere in your home, there is a blue and yellow can of WD-40. Garry grew WD-40 from a company worth $300 million to $3.6 billion, all the while maintaining a culture where 97% of employees say they love working at WD-40. Named by Inc....
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EP 615: Jeffrey Morgan - Tough Streets, Bank Robbery & Extreme Ownership
The Mojo Sessions
Jeffrey Morgan isn't your typical coach. He's a life strategist and the 2024 Australian Mindset & Life Coach of the Year. Jeffrey grew up in Eveleigh St, Redfern, known as The Block, a place of hard, tough streets where even the police don't want to go. Riots, violence, drugs, and theft led to him spending 20 years behind bars for bank robbery. After losing his parents to cancer and his brother and sister to suicide, he made a decision: no more excuses, only extreme ownership. He rebuilt his life from rock bottom and turned it into a 7-figure global business working with the Australian...
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EP 614: Garrett Gunderson - Busting Myths on Your Way to Personal Wealth
The Mojo Sessions
Garrett Gunderson is a financial myth-buster, a prolific author, and a lifelong entrepreneur. He's built a career helping people keep more of their money. The author of 'What Would the Rockefellers Do?' and his more recent book, 'Killing Sacred Cows 2.0: Crush Money Myths & Live Your Richest Life', Garrett is a strong advocate for building wealth through cash flow, not sacrifice. If you’ve ever felt like the financial game was rigged, Garrett is the guy who shows you how to flip the script. Garrett believes "Prosperity is attained not by the pursuit of money but by creating value for...
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EP 613: Dr. Blaise Aguirre - Why We Hate Ourselves
The Mojo Sessions
Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Blaise Aguirre is the author of 'I Hate Myself: Overcome Self-Loathing and Realize Why You're Wrong About You'. Recognised for his extensive work in treating mood and personality disorders in adolescents, Aguirre addresses the often-ignored issue of self-hatred, explaining why common practices of "self-care" or "self-love" often fall short when self-hatred becomes part of someone's identity. Former guests Dr. Abbie Marono and Melli O'Brien shared their own stories of self-loathing. This conversation may sound heavy, but I can assure you, stay with me—it's a...
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EP 612: Courtney Carver - Gentle: The 'Don’t Do It All' Self-Help Book We Need
The Mojo Sessions
Courtney Carver launched Project 333, the minimalist fashion challenge, in 2010, and it quickly gained global popularity with thousands committing to wear only 33 items from their wardrobe for three months. Courtney was featured in the Netflix documentary Minimalism, on Good Morning America, and in The Oprah Magazine. Her new book, Gentle, is the “don’t do it all” self-help guide that shows you how to live with less stress, less overwhelm, and more joy by discovering the Gentle You. Courtney is highly intentional about her time, focus, and well-being. It hasn’t been an easy journey, as...
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EP 611: Jeffrey Sanow - Reading People in High-Pressure Environments
The Mojo Sessions
Jeffrey Sanow, a former senior intelligence officer with the CIA, spent decades navigating high-pressure environments where reading people wasn’t just a skill—it was a matter of survival. How do you make decisions when the stakes couldn’t be higher? Starting as a Peace Corps volunteer, followed by over two decades of service in the Central Intelligence Agency, Jeffrey reveals what years of fieldwork taught him about influence, persuasion, and the power of truly understanding others. Whether you're leading a team, negotiating a deal, or simply seeking to communicate more effectively,...
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EP 610: Anne-Laure Le Cunff - The Scientific Method of Running Tiny Experiments
The Mojo Sessions
Anne-Laure Le Cunff, a former Googler, decided to go back to university to pursue a PhD in neuroscience. The founder of Ness Labs and author of the widely read newsletter, Anne-Laure is the foremost expert on mindful productivity and systematic curiosity. As a neuroscientist, Anne-Laure writes about evidence-based ways to navigate uncertainty and make the most of our minds and shows us how to apply scientific insights to our real-world challenges. Her new book, 'Tiny Experiments', embraces this idea, taking small, low-risk steps to test new habits, ideas, and ways of thinking to navigate the...
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EP 609: Jenny Wood - What Could You Do If You Had Wild Courage?
The Mojo Sessions
It was a spur-of-the-moment decision. Former Google leader Jenny Wood chased an attractive stranger off the subway, and later married him. That moment forever changed Jenny's life. It took courage - Wild Courage. In her new book, 'Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It', Jenny challenges conventional wisdom about achieving your goals, giving the permission and the mindset to ditch fear and chase after what you want, unapologetically. We discuss how reframing our words can be a bold, empowering, and energising guide to embracing our ambition and pursuing what we want. LINKS...
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