#225 | Bet On Yourself w/ Josh Venis

When we live with the perspective that we will probably fail, we have already chosen this very outcome. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and endurance sports coach Josh Venis return for a conversation about taking a leap of faith where it matters most.

We will never achieve success if we are unwilling to fail on a regular basis. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and budding stand-up comedian Sammy Adebiyi inspire us to accelerate our growth by doing the thing that terrifies us most.

We are what we continually do. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Teresa Brown look toward the holidays by reflecting on traditions of the past and present.

By the end of this episode, another person will lose their life to suicide. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and public health worker Crystal King have a sobering yet instructive conversation about battling depression, navigating grief, and finding healing.

The average human being makes 35,000 decisions each day, and the average American couple spends 132 hours deciding what to eat each year. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Justin Brown have a fun yet powerful conversation that introduces us to a random number generator.

In a world where algorithms amplify fake news and people in power deceive the masses, it is more important than ever that we pass the mic to truth-tellers. But how do we combat the falsehoods that reign in our own brains? This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Sammy Adebiyi have an honest conversation about secrets, insecurity, and reality.

Most of us feel mostly unknown, even with the very people who should be closest. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Beau Johnson announce the release of the fourth book in their Essential Conversations series. Be Fully Known is available now only on Amazon. Buy the book here - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5QS9JVX?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_D0FB5FQ8XJDMJAJ4KSAN_1&bestFormat=true

It’s a common response to anyone who dares to speak truth to power. This week, Dr. Michael Brown joins family physician and aspiring abolitionist Dr. Justin Brown in a conversation about passion, purpose, and priorities.

Would you drink one less coffee this week so that a child across the world could live an average of 25 years longer? This week, Dr. Michael Brown and affordable housing specialist Ethan Platt encourage us to maximize our impact through effective altruism.

Sometimes a situation calls for more than just an apology. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Sammy Adebiyi have a surprising conversation about insecurity, humility, and intimacy.