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EP 711: Andrew Nunn - The Mentalist Who Distorts Our Reality & Perception

The Mojo Sessions

Release Date: 05/07/2026

EP 717: Ryan Hawk: Becoming Who You Are Meant To Be show art EP 717: Ryan Hawk: Becoming Who You Are Meant To Be

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Ryan Hawk is the host of The Learning Leader Show, which Forbes called "the most dynamic leadership podcast out there." Ryan has interviewed hundreds of best-selling authors and world-renowned corporate, athletic, and military leaders; his show has millions of listeners. Ryan speaks regularly at Fortune 500 companies and works with teams and players in the NFL and NBA. A lifelong student of leadership, Ryan draws on his experience as a former professional quarterback, empirical evidence, and expert insights from his many interviews, and personifies continuous improvement and sustained...

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EP 716: Jim Murphy - How to Quiet the Mind to Execute When It Matters Most show art EP 716: Jim Murphy - How to Quiet the Mind to Execute When It Matters Most

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Jim Murphy is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller 'Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life', which explores how to quiet the mind and perform when it matters most. 'Inner Excellence' is a mental toughness manual that shot from obscurity to the #1 New York Times bestseller list overnight after an NFL star, A J Brown, was caught reading it on the sidelines of a playoff game. Brown said reading is a regular part of his game-day routine, helping him refocus, keep his mind calm, and stay grounded during high-pressure moments. Jim...

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EP 715: Dominic Thurbon - An Honest Conversation About the Truth show art EP 715: Dominic Thurbon - An Honest Conversation About the Truth

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We are living through a plague of misinformation. From innocent errors to deliberate propaganda, truth is being eroded at speed. In his new book, 'To Be Honest: How making truth happen builds better businesses, lives and societies', author Dom Thurbon explores why truth is not a "nice-to-have", but the crucial foundation of a healthy business. Through extensive research, real-world case studies and wide-ranging interviews, Dom talks us through how honesty, healthy scepticism and having the courage to lean into hard conversations can drive innovation, performance and ultimately build trust. A...

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EP 714: Laura Vanderkam - The Mindset Shift to Create an Abundance of Time show art EP 714: Laura Vanderkam - The Mindset Shift to Create an Abundance of Time

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Laura Vanderkam is a successful author of many time-management and productivity books and a mother of 5 children. Laura's work has appeared in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company and Fortune. Many have an adversarial relationship with time, constantly trying to beat the clock, issues rooted in a fear that time is scarce and must be obsessed over, hoarded, and ultraoptimized. What if there is a different way to view time? One that could make our hours feel abundant. We break down Laura's new book, 'Big Time. A Simple Path to Time Abundance', in which she shares how we can have more...

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Featured: Bryce Hoffman - Red Team Strategic Thinking show art Featured: Bryce Hoffman - Red Team Strategic Thinking

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Bryce Hoffman, the bestselling author of 'Red Teaming: How Your Business Can Conquer the Competition by Challenging Everything', helps companies plan more effectively by applying systems learned from business and the military. He became the first and only civilian to graduate from the U.S. Army's Red Team Leader Program at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Red Team Thinking is a systematic approach to making critical and contrarian thinking a part of any team's strategic planning process, providing a robust set of tools to challenge assumptions, expose hidden threats, and stress-test your plans and...

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EP 713: Nelson Dellis - Remember More. Forget Less. show art EP 713: Nelson Dellis - Remember More. Forget Less.

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Nelson Dellis is one of the world's leading memory experts, having won the USA Memory Championships six times and earned the title of elite Grandmaster of Memory. He is also a successful mountaineer and Alzheimer's disease activist. Nelson was born with an average memory. Inspired by the passing of his grandmother from Alzheimer's disease, he started training his memory so that he could keep his mind strong and healthy throughout his lifespan. In a short time, he became one of the world's leading competitive memorisers. Memory is such a critical element of our identity and one that needs to be...

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EP 712: Dr Lee Warren - How the Art of Self-Brain Surgery Can Radically Transform Your Life show art EP 712: Dr Lee Warren - How the Art of Self-Brain Surgery Can Radically Transform Your Life

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Dr Lee Warren is a practising neurosurgeon, Iraq War veteran, and author who specialises in the intersection of neuroscience, the mind and faith. Dr Warren advocates "Self-Brain Surgery", a method using our own cognitive awareness to change our mental habits, to heal from trauma, and improve the quality of our lives. Dr Warren shares the story of losing his son to a murder, the moment his world was forever changed. With true lived experience, Dr Warren explains the possibilities that exist for us to make structural changes to our own brain, so it's healthier and less prone to depression,...

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EP 711: Andrew Nunn - The Mentalist Who Distorts Our Reality & Perception show art EP 711: Andrew Nunn - The Mentalist Who Distorts Our Reality & Perception

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Andrew Nunn is a mentalist who explores how perception, pressure, and hidden assumptions shape our decision-making. Rather than offering generic mindset advice, Andy shows how intelligent people get fooled by their own thinking — often in real time. On stage as a behavioural keynote speaker, through what seems to be live mind-reading and behavioural insight, Andy is able to demonstrate how failure reshapes belief, how perception distorts reality, and how the stories in our heads quietly shape what we do. In his own life, he was able to move from a place of addiction to running some of the...

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EP 710: Brad Beeler - Communication: How the Secret Service Gets People to Share Vital Information show art EP 710: Brad Beeler - Communication: How the Secret Service Gets People to Share Vital Information

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Brad Beeler is a recently retired Special Agent with the United States Secret Service, where he became one of the agency’s most respected polygraph examiners and communicators. Brad has conducted more criminal polygraph examinations than any other Special Agent in the Secret Service's history and has served on numerous protective assignments, ensuring the safety of US presidents and foreign dignitaries, including George W Bush. No matter what profession you are in, knowing how to get people to cooperate and share information with you is a skill few master. We discuss Brad's new book, "Tell...

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Featured: David Marquet - Managing the Trend of Employee Disengagement show art Featured: David Marquet - Managing the Trend of Employee Disengagement

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The results of the recent Gallup Worldwide Employee Poll show a continued decline in workplace engagement. How do you change this in your company? David Marquet, a former nuclear submarine commander, was named one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers by Inc. Mag. A true student of leadership, David is the author of the Amazon #1 Best Seller 'Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders, a book that does not get anywhere near the attention it deserves. Hear how David developed a workplace culture where everyone is engaged and contributes to their full intellectual...

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Andrew Nunn is a mentalist who explores how perception, pressure, and hidden assumptions shape our decision-making. Rather than offering generic mindset advice, Andy shows how intelligent people get fooled by their own thinking — often in real time. On stage as a behavioural keynote speaker, through what seems to be live mind-reading and behavioural insight, Andy is able to demonstrate how failure reshapes belief, how perception distorts reality, and how the stories in our heads quietly shape what we do. In his own life, he was able to move from a place of addiction to running some of the world’s most challenging ultramarathons. Andy doesn’t just teach mindset; he shows us how we fall for constructs and how our minds and perceptions actually work. 
 
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