Becoming Great.com

Becoming Great.com has one big goal - to be the podcast in the world with the most value-per-minute. The creators Erik Bergman and Emil Ekvardt spend over 100 hours preparing each episode to accomplish this goal. And, of course, it’s ad-free. Super entrepreneur Erik Bergman made 50 million euros before turning 30. Now he is building Great.com, a company that will give away all its profits to charity. Emil Ekvardt became a USD millionaire from professional poker at a young age. Now he runs a personal development coaching business. Becoming Great.com is a podcast that will profoundly transform your life by going into a range of essential topics that school misses to teach you - such as confidence, relationships, dealing with overthinking, and how to make money from your passion.

#89 - Empathy | A Guide To Happier Relationships 05/01/2022

#89 - Empathy | A Guide To Happier Relationships This is a deep guide to happier relationships and the skill of empathy. Learning this skill will make you important in other people's lives. You will be able to know what to say in difficult situations and solve almost any conflict. In this episode we will dive into six different topics. Topic 1 - Why empathy is important Empathy is a complicated word. In our first topic we will explain what it means and how it feels. We used to be bad at empathy ourselves, without even knowing, so here we will also dive into how to know if you are good or bad at empathy. Topic 2 - 4 Stages of empathy This topic is about the 4 stages of empathy that you will climb on your way to mastering this skill. You will learn which stage you are currently at, and what the next step is for moving forward. Topic 3 - Behaviours that block empathy This topic covers the main goal of empathy - and 3 common misunderstandings that makes most of us fail at this goal. Becoming aware of these common misunderstandings is the first step to moving up the empathy ladder. You will learn all the behaviours that block empathy - so you can stop doing them, and spot them in others. Topic 4 - How to give more empathy This topic will deepen your understanding of what state of mind you need to be in to give empathy to others. You will learn useful techniques that will allow you to build trust and have deeper conversations with anyone you meet. Topic 5 - How to receive more empathy This topic is all about getting other people to give us more empathy and understand our emotional experiences. When we get good at this we will have many more friends, feel less lonely and have other people genuinely want to be there for us and help us out when we are in pain. You will learn how to get other people to understand and care about us Topic 6 - When empathy is your superpower This topic is all about how you can use the skill of empathy to turn difficult relationship experiences like anger, conflict and frustration into positive experiences. When empathy is your superpower, it will be your number one tool for happy relationships. You will learn practical techniques that you can use each time you feel angry or there is conflict in your relationships. -- Social media channels: http://linktr.ee/smilingerik http://linktr.ee/emil.e /episode/index/show/great/id/22965953

#88 - Lying | 4 kinds of lies. When to use them, and when not to 01/20/2022

#88 - Lying | 4 kinds of lies. When to use them, and when not to For you listening, today you will learn the answer questions like "Why are we lying?", "How can I be more honest?", "How can I stop lying?", "How can I make others stop lying to me?" and much more! In this episode, we will dive into five different topics. Topic 1 - Lying to avoid difficult conversations. These are the kind of lies we tell our friends and family members when we are put in difficult situations. Lies like saying we would love to visit our parents in law, when we actually don't, or saying that sure we want to come to that dinner, when in fact we would rather stay home. When are these lies a good option, and what are the effects of them? Topic 2 - Lying to avoid responsibility These are the kind of lies we tell to avoid taking responsibility. Often we tell these lies to ourselves and never even notice. It can be things like "I would go to the gym if I had the time" or "I would quit my job if I could afford the risk". What is the good things about lies like this, and when do they make your life worse? Topic 3 - White lies These are the lies we tell to protect someone else's feelings. The tricky thing about them is that they almost always have hidden intentions that we don't even know ourselves when we say them. How can we understand these lies better? And when are they good to use? Topic 4 - Lying to get something These are the lies we tell to get something. Money, status, attention or even freedom. How can using these lies make your life better? And if you never get caught, what are the effects of these lies? Topic 5 - Toolbox for honesty In many situations where we lie, honesty would be the better option. But honesty is hard. In our toolbox we give you 6 steps to how you can have difficult conversations of things that we commonly lie about. We will also answer questions like "Why are we lying?", "How can I be more honest?", "How can I stop lying?", "How can I make others stop lying to me?" and much more! -- Social media channels: http://linktr.ee/smilingerik http://linktr.ee/emil.e /episode/index/show/great/id/21835214