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Lewis Howes

The stories you tell yourself on a daily basis determines the person you will become.The good, the bad, the negative, the positive, the uplifting, the draining – they’re all part of the equation. But YOU are the author of your life story – so, what story are you writing?

Top Podcaster & Best-selling Author Lewis Howes brings you the The Daily Motivation Show, where you’ll hear from industry-leading experts, you’ll learn proven principles, and you’ll discover life-changing ideas  that will help you get motivated and STAY motivated.

The Daily Motivation

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"Chasing money while neglecting your health makes you broke twice, once in your body and again in your bank account." - Lewis Howes

Lewis believes most people start their day backwards. They wake up, grab their phone, dive into chaos, and wonder why money feels so hard to create. He's found that one tiny act changes everything: making your bed before touching anything else. Not perfectly ironed sheets, just smoothing things out while saying, "I create order, and because I create order, I create wealth." It sounds almost too simple, but Lewis explains how this two-minute ritual restructures your entire nervous system. When you live in physical clutter, your mind operates in clutter too. Your thoughts stay scattered, your cortisol stays elevated, and you make decisions from survival mode instead of abundance. That first act of creating order signals something different to your brain. You start your day having already won something small, and that momentum carries into every choice that follows.

The second piece Lewis hammers home is even more confronting: your body is your wealth engine, and if you're running on empty, money won't stick to you. He talks about meeting people who are vibrant and alive versus those who are emotionally drained, and how opportunities literally seem to find the first group while passing by the second. When you're depleted, you can't maintain the consistency needed to build anything lasting. You become the person who starts things but can't finish them, who sees opportunities but lacks the energy to act. Lewis isn't preaching perfection or some intense morning routine that takes hours. He's pointing to something deeper: if you want different financial results, you have to create from a place of peace and clarity, not from overwhelm and stress. Make your bed, take care of your energy, and watch how differently the world responds to you.

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How To Create Wealth Before Breakfast: The 2-Minute Habit | Lewis Howes

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"Events don't cause stress. What causes stress are the views you take of the event." - Dr. Ellen Langer

Picture this: A fire destroys 80% of everything you own. Your response? "It was already gone. What was the point in getting crazy over it?" That's Dr. Ellen Langer, a Harvard psychology professor whose work on mindfulness has shaped how we understand stress and human potential. When the insurance adjuster showed up after her house burned down, he told her it was the first time in 25 years someone's reaction was calmer than the actual damage warranted. Most people catastrophize before they even see the extent of the loss. Ellen did the opposite. She immediately saw those burnt possessions as artifacts of her past, things she might not even choose again if she were starting fresh today. Then something happened on Christmas Eve that she couldn't have predicted: the hotel staff where she was staying, from the parking attendants to the chambermaids, filled her room with gifts. Not management. Not the owner. The people you barely notice. For years, she couldn't tell that story without crying.

What makes this conversation so powerful is watching someone live their philosophy in real time. Ellen doesn't just theorize about stress, she's walked through actual loss and come out believing that worrying is simply a waste of time. She breaks down why predictability is an illusion we cling to, why most of what we worry about never happens, and how stress relies on two false assumptions: that we know what will happen, and that when it does, it will be awful. The conversation moves from handling global crises to personal disasters, from the things that keep us up at night to the moments that restore our faith in humanity. You'll hear about the class she taught without any of her notes after they burned in the fire, how it became the best class she ever taught because everything had to be thought through fresh in that moment. This isn't about positive thinking or pretending bad things don't happen. This is about what becomes possible when you stop trying to control outcomes you can't predict anyway.Retry

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If You're Stressed About The Future, This Will Set You Free | Dr. Ellen Langer

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Drawing from her expertise and compassionate approach, Kati Morton shares practical strategies and techniques to navigate feelings of isolation and foster connection. With empathy and understanding, she explores the underlying causes of loneliness and offers tools to build meaningful relationships, both with others and with oneself.

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Embracing Solitude and Building Meaningful Connections | Kati Morton

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"Addiction is never a choice and it's not some kind of genetic disease, which that is total nonsense. What it actually is, is an attempt to solve a problem in your life." - Gabor Maté

Gabor Maté doesn't sugarcoat it. When he asks what addiction gave you, he's not interested in shame or judgment. He wants you to see the truth: you were trying to escape something. Lewis admits he felt trapped throughout his entire childhood, and Gabor names it immediately. That's what addiction is for. It's for people who feel imprisoned, who need an escape from pain they didn't ask for. Gabor shares his own struggle with workaholism, driven by a desperate need to prove he had the right to exist, that he was worthy of love. These aren't moral failures. They're survival responses to trauma that got embedded in childhood, and they've been following you ever since.

Here's what changes everything: addiction isn't about what's wrong with you. It's about what happened to you, and what you've been trying to solve ever since. Gabor walks through why virtually everyone in a room would raise their hand if asked whether they have an addiction by his definition, because most of us are trying to escape something we couldn't control. He's clear that while rare spiritual moments in nature can sometimes spark healing, most of us need self-awareness, support, connection, and guidance. This conversation strips away the myths about addiction being a disease or a choice, and reveals the trapped child underneath who's still trying to break free. If you've been waiting for that miraculous moment to heal, Gabor's message is direct: don't wait. Get the help, because you have a much better chance that way.

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How To Heal Addiction By Understanding What It Really Is | Gabor Maté

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Explore the fascinating science behind building self-confidence with renowned psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman. Drawing from the latest research and his own expertise, Kaufman delves deep into the intricate workings of the human mind and uncovers the key factors that contribute to developing authentic self-confidence.

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The SCIENCE Behind Building SELF-CONFIDENCE! | Scott Barry Kaufman

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"My father would leave at four o'clock in the morning. He wouldn't get back till seven o'clock at night. He just worked so, so hard. That's all I saw growing up." - Rhonda Byrne

Rhonda Byrne watched her father leave at four in the morning and return at seven at night, day after grinding day. That image of relentless work and exhaustion became her subconscious blueprint for money: it requires struggle, it demands sacrifice, it costs you your life. When she stumbled upon the early 1900s new thought movement, reading Genevieve Barand and others who understood the power of the mind, everything cracked open. She saw that her deepest money beliefs weren't truths carved in stone, they were patterns inherited from pain. And patterns can be broken.

The practices Rhonda shares aren't abstract theory. They're the 21 specific tools she used to override decades of inherited lack beliefs, and they're surprisingly simple. Small mental pivots like changing "I can't afford that" to "I can't wait until I can buy that." Techniques that slip naturally into your daily routine without adding pressure or forcing you to buy things you can't afford. She's showing you how to win the real battle, the one happening in your subconscious mind, where your deepest money beliefs actually live. This is the internal work that changes everything, and she makes it accessible.

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Turn Your 'I Can't Afford It' Into Abundance | Rhonda Byrne

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Renowned behavior expert and former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras takes viewers on an enlightening journey to master the art of an amazing first date. With her unique blend of intelligence, charm, and wit, Poumpouras provides invaluable insights and practical tips on how to make a lasting impression and create a memorable experience. From decoding body language cues to mastering the art of conversation and building genuine connections, she shares her secrets for fostering chemistry and creating a comfortable and engaging atmosphere.

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If You Want To Have An AMAZING FIRST DATE, Listen to This | Evy Poumpouras

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"When money got outta the way and I had no excuse of what I was running away from anymore." - Dean Graziosi

Dean Graziosi was 12 years old when his body started eating itself from the inside out. A bleeding ulcer. That's what happens when a kid lives in constant fear of what his father might do next. His dad, the youngest of 12 who never healed from his own abuse, fought everyone. His sister stopped speaking to him 20 years ago. Ex-wives won't return calls. When his parents died, they weren't talking. Dean watched this man burn every bridge, move the family constantly through failed relationships and money problems, and he made himself a promise: get successful enough to never need anyone, never be stuck, never be that powerless kid again. So he ran. He built businesses, made millions, kept moving. And it worked, until it didn't.

The moment Dean had enough money to breathe, really breathe without worry, something terrifying happened. He looked in the mirror and saw that same scared kid staring back. All the crap he never dealt with was still there, waiting. Money didn't heal the wounds. It just removed his excuse for ignoring them. He went through a divorce. He chose to forgive the father who broke him. He had to rescue that little boy still hiding inside a grown man's success. What he shares here isn't about making money. It's about what you do when you finally have enough freedom to stop running and start facing yourself. It's about finding the kind of leverage that doesn't come from fear but from knowing who you need to become. Most people quit after a few failures because they're chasing money for the wrong reasons. Dean kept going because he had to prove he wasn't his father. That leverage saved him, even when it led him straight into the pain he spent decades avoiding.

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What Happens When Money Can't Save You Anymore | Dean Graziosi

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"It's such a simple idea, getting to what do I actually like? No second guessing." - Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin asked Lewis a question that sounds simple but cuts through everything: If I gave you two different foods to taste, could you tell me which one you like? Of course you could. And no one could convince you that the one that tastes bad to you actually tastes good. That's the whole secret to creative work, he says. Trust what resonates with you the same way you trust your taste buds. It sounds almost obvious until you think about how much of your creative life you've spent second-guessing yourself, trying to like what you're supposed to like, making what you think will succeed instead of what genuinely moves you. Rick has spent 40 years producing music's biggest artists, and this simple principle is what he keeps coming back to.

The conversation goes somewhere unexpected when Lewis asks about struggling artists who can't make money doing what they love. Rick doesn't preach belief or hustle. He says divide them. Get a job that supports you so your art can be free. He talks about his cousin who became a dentist, practiced for 15 or 20 years, and finally had to admit it was the wrong choice from the beginning. How many people are living that exact life right now, stuck in a program they chose when they were young? But what really strikes you is how Rick talks about being in the studio after all these decades. He still gets that feeling when something's not happening, and then suddenly it is, and he doesn't know what changed. He's still surprised all the time. Still leaning forward with curiosity. That's not someone going through the motions. That's someone who protected the magic by keeping things simple.

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If Your Art Doesn't Pay The Bills, Do This Instead | Rick Rubin

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Michael Pollan empowers listeners to take control of their health and longevity by making conscious decisions about what they eat. This thought-provoking episode offers a roadmap to a healthier, more vibrant life, inviting viewers to rethink their relationship with food and embrace a sustainable and nourishing approach to eating.

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IMPROVE Your Longevity & Microbiome Health By Avoiding These Foods | Michael Pollan

Erwin McManus discusses how our limitations are self-imposed mental structures that we can change to unlock our potential. He explains that taking ownership of these structures is empowering, as we can redirect them, rather than blame external factors. McManus highlights that talent alone does not lead to greatness without the accompanying internal disciplines and hard work. Overall, he conveys that transforming our mental frameworks allows us to accelerate success and live more optimistically.

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