Tom Bilyeu on How Simulation Theory Can Quiet Your Mind and Unlock Incredible Focus

Dr. Finesse (@mrchristopherMD) and Tom Bilyeu answer question from the community. Including: Simulation Theory, Silencing the "Monkey Mind", Mantras for when you're feeling down, Tackling identity and more... Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of 2014 Inc. 500 company Quest Nutrition — a unicorn startup valued at over $1 billion — and the co-founder and host of Impact Theory. Impact Theory is a first-of-its-kind company designed to facilitate global change through the incubation of mission-based businesses and the cultivation of empowering content. Every piece of content Impact Theory creates is meant to underscore the company mission to free people from The Matrix and help them unlock their true potential. Impact Theory exists to inspire the next generation of game-changing companies and creators that will make a true and lasting impact on the world. [Original air date: 5-14-17]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing Buckets of trouble. from CyberWire Daily.Follow the show: CyberWire Daily Researchers uncover a large-scale hacking operation tied to the infamous ShinyHunters. A Dell Power Manager vulnerability lets attackers execute malicious code. TikTok requests a federal court injunction to delay a U.S. ban. Radiant Capital attributed a $50 million cryptocurrency heist to North Korea. Japanese firms report ransomware attacks affecting their U.S. subsidiaries. WhatsApp’s “ViewOnce” feature faces continued scrutiny. SpyLoan malware targets Android users through deceptive loan apps. A major Romanian electricity distributor is investigating an ongoing ransomware attack. A critical flaw in OpenWrt Sysupgrade has been fixed. Contenders for top cyber roles in the next Trump administration visit Mar-a-Lago. On our Industry Voices segment, Jason Lamar, Cobalt’s Senior Vice President of Product, joins us to share insights on offensive security: staying ahead of cyber threats. Google’s new quantum chip promises scaling without failing. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn.CyberWire GuestOn our Industry Voices segment, Jason Lamar, Cobalt’s Senior Vice President of Product, joins us to share insights on offensive security: staying ahead of cyber threats. Check out Cobalt’s GigaOm Radar Report for PTaaS 2024 to learn more. Selected ReadingShinyHunters, Nemesis Linked to Hacks After Leaking Their AWS S3 Bucket (Hackread)Dell Power Manager Vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Malicious Code (Cyber Security News)TikTok Asks Court To Suspend Ban Ahead of Supreme Court Appeal (The Information)Radiant links $50 million crypto heist to North Korean hackers (Bleeping Computer)US subsidiaries of Japanese water treatment company, green tea maker hit with ransomware (The Record)WhatsApp View Once Vulnerability Let Attackers Bypass The Privacy Feature (Cyber Security News)SpyLoan Malware: A Growing Threat to Android Users (Security Boulevard)Romanian energy supplier Electrica hit by ransomware attack (Bleeping Computer)OpenWrt Sysupgrade flaw let hackers push malicious firmware images (Bleeping Computer)Homeland Security veteran to be interviewed for Trump administration cyber role (The Record)Google claims ‘breakthrough’ with new quantum chip (Silicon Republic)Share your feedback.We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. Want to hear your company in the show?You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info.The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

On this episode of Conversations with Tom, New York Times bestselling author, speaker, award-winning journalist and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective Steven Kotler joins Tom Bilyeu to discuss how you can set forth a plan to overcoming your limitations and truly unlock your best-optimal self. They discuss what the habit of inferiority is, the powerful philosophy of Nietzsche, the skills needed to master peak performance, the importance of setting goals, the beauty of overcoming hard things, where wisdom truly comes from, how to avoid calcification of your imagination, why you sometimes need to think inside the box, the connection between creativity and your mood, and much more.  SHOW NOTES: Inferiority | Steven breaks down what the habit of inferiority is. [0:16] Nietzsche | Steven discusses the philosophy of becoming extraordinary. [2:50] Superman | Steven discusses how Nietzsche defined becoming your best version. [6:33] Skills | Steven discusses what we must master to achieve peak performance. [8:52] Art | Steven reveals why he believes peak performance is more of an art than a science. [11:19] Hard-Wired | Steven reveals why biology, not personality, scales. [15:58] Flow | Steven reveals the five key flow triggers to pursuing your optimal self. [21:27] Hard Things | Steven reveals why we are hard-wired to overcome difficult things. [30:18] Handling Criticism | Steven reveals how he overcomes adversity and push-back. [35:09] Direction | Steven shares how to not get knocked away from your conviction. [39:17] Development | Steven shares what’s special about his early years in life. [44:14] Growing | Steven shares how as we grow older, who we are becomes clearer. [49:46] Wisdom | Steven discusses what wisdom and genius truly is and how to attain it. [52:33] Disagreement | Steven shares how he approaches criticism within his team. [58:40] Journey | Steven shares his journey to finding his purpose. [1:01:03] Art | Steven shares some of the craziest performance art he’s experienced. [1:03:30] Inside The Box | Steven discusses how you can hack your own creativity. [1:18:20] Substances | Steven reveals if substances can expand your mind and creativity. [1:20:40] Connect | Steven shares how you can connect and continue to follow him. [1:29:59] ********************************************************************** What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER SCALING a business: see if you qualify here. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here. ********************************************************************** If you're serious about leveling up your life, I urge you to check out my new podcast, Tom Bilyeu’s Mindset Playbook —a goldmine of my most impactful episodes on mindset, business, and health. Trust me, your future self will thank you. ********************************************************************** Join me live on my Twitch stream. I'm live daily from 6:30 to 8:30 am PT at www.twitch.tv/tombilyeu ********************************************************************** LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory ********************************************************************** FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Mayden, co-founder of Super Heroic, was the lead designer for the Air Jordan, the highest grossing Nike shoe in history. In his relentless pursuit to be the greatest sneaker designer, he did 1,000 sketches a day and became the first African American to land a design internship with Nike. And in just five years, he familiarized himself with other disciplines to earn his role as Senior Designer — a feat that normally takes around 15 years to achieve— and ultimately designed the Nike shoe of his hometown hero, Michael Jordan. Jason went on to obtain his Master’s degree from Stanford and worked his way all the way to Senior Global Design Director for the Jordan brand. Join Tom Bilyeu as he sits down with the co-founder of Super Heroic, Inc. as he shares his strategies for improving introspection and harnessing child-like curiosity in this episode of Impact Theory. Original air date: July 25, 2017]. SHOW NOTES Jason recalls learning about suffering at an early age. [5:21] Jason talks about harnessing curiosity and turning weakness into strength. [8:48] Jason describes what it means to have a non-emotional mindset and the mastery of self. [16:25] Tom and Jason discuss how to improve on introspection and lessons he learned from Michael Jordan. [22:01] Jason reveals how he meditates through service and creativity. [29:32] Jason explains the need for forcing functions and trusted editors to go from ideation to execution. [32:30] Jason shares the importance of asking uncomfortable questions and searching for accessible experts. [36:27] Jason opens up about using the lack of resources growing up as motivation to succeed. [39:04] Tom and Jason discuss three important skills that entrepreneurs need to develop. [42:51] Jason emphasizes learning transferable skills and turning circumstances into opportunities. [46:17] Jason explains why he wants to effect change in his local community. [49:12] Tom and Jason touch on embracing naysayers and acknowledging fear. [51:38] Jason defines the impact that he wants to have on the world. [53:46] FOLLOW JASON: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2snCsrT INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2vAVQmq FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2uBDYKU LINKEDIN: http://bit.ly/2uy8WnK FOLLOW SUPER HEROIC, INC.: INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2u77x4R FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2vhqLVw WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/2t6JrbE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod. Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to https://impacttheory.co/aurapod to start your free two-week trial. What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER SCALING a business: see if you qualify here. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here. Join me live on my Twitch stream. I'm live daily from 6:30 to 8:30 am PT at www.twitch.tv/tombilyeu Feeling stuck? Check out Billion Dollar Habits and unlock the mindset strategies that helped me achieve all my goals. This community will show you how to gain clarity and build discipline so you can become the person you’ve always wanted to be. Click here to learn more. LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Altucher is an entrepreneur, ranked Chess Master and the best selling author of 20 books. In this week’s episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, he talks about rebuilding his life after contemplating suicide and the techniques he used to come back after he lost all his money and struggled with personal relationships. [Original air date: 2-26-19]. SHOW NOTES: James Altucher talks about how persistence helped him get his life back through the downturns of his life [4:06] His motivation behind writing about his life and getting raw and honest [7:15] Why his book Choose Yourself is great advice for anyone who wants to improve their life [9:07] How he deals with failure in any form [13:46] How he built back up after being so broken he couldn’t get off the floor with a simple daily practice [16:29] The 4 things he started doing to improve his life, and why you have to build up your idea muscle by writing down 10 ideas a day [17:50] Why you may need to start rebuilding your life with just one daily practice [23:37] The to-do list you should follow if you want to get into a great mindset [26:05] James Altucher’s thoughts on gratitude [28:36] The story of why he and his father stopped talking before he died [30:17] James Altucher’s rule for “don’t ask why” [32:49] James talks about his purpose in life and why it’s similar to Tom’s. [37:03] You can google “I want to die” and find James Altucher’s writing [42:09] The impact he wants to have on the world [43:16] RELEVANT RESOURCES: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-TALK [8255]) is a United States-based suicide prevention network of 161 crisis centers that provides a 24/7, toll-free hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod. Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to https://impacttheory.co/aurapod to start your free two-week trial.  What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER SCALING a business: see if you qualify here. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here. Join me live on my Twitch stream. I'm live daily from 6:30 to 8:30 am PT at www.twitch.tv/tombilyeu LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah Wilson is no stranger to staking out controversial positions. The bestselling author who started the “I Quit Sugar” movement is now taking on anxiety and mental health. In this episode, Sarah Wilson explains why you need to quit sugar immediately, how to deal with anxiety and depression, and why the best health tips for most people are simple and inexpensive. [Original air date: October 3, 2019]. SHOW NOTES: Sarah talks about anxiety and how to befriend it [2:10] Sarah describes her experience with hashimoto’s disease [5:44] Sarah explains how she found herself in a role that didn’t fit with her values [9:20] Sarah shares her story of becoming suicidal [12:09] Sarah describes how to frame mental issues as positive forces [14:20] Sarah and Tom discuss the sinister side of anxiety [18:22] Sarah explains that panic attacks only last 20 or 30 minutes [22:16] Sarah advocates meditation [25:03] Sarah describes somatic theory [28:44] Sarah describes the work people need to do to deal with anxiety [30:23] Sarah and Tom discuss gut health and its connection to brain health [34:30] Sarah shares inexpensive, practical tips for physical and mental health [36:19] Sarah and Tom discuss functional medicine and first principles [38:08] Sarah explains how to practice focus and resilience [41:38] Sarah advocates the one change people should make to impact their health [45:30] FOLLOW Sarah Wilson: WEBSITE: http://www.sarahwilson.com INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/2oP77l2 FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/2oPRTfD TWITTER: https://bit.ly/2n8VBR8 SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod. Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to https://impacttheory.co/aurapod to start your free two-week trial. What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER SCALING a business: see if you qualify here. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here. Join me live on my Twitch stream. I'm live daily from 6:30 to 8:30 am PT at www.twitch.tv/tombilyeu Feeling stuck? Check out Billion Dollar Habits and unlock the mindset strategies that helped me achieve all my goals. This community will show you how to gain clarity and build discipline so you can become the person you’ve always wanted to be. Click here to learn more. LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Bilyeu offers tactical advice to ScoutDay founder Alex Tuccio. ScoutDay strives to deliver the technology that gives a fair opportunity to achieve their dreams, get scholarships, and complete their education. Learn more at scoutday.co. [Original air date: February 23, 2017]. StartUp Theory is a new series in which founder of Impact Theory and co-founder of Quest Nutrition Tom Bilyeu shares the tactics you need to build a company by breaking down the challenges facing real startups from the Impact Theory community. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod. Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to https://impacttheory.co/aurapod to start your free two-week trial. What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER SCALING a business: see if you qualify here. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here. Join me live on my Twitch stream. I'm live daily from 6:30 to 8:30 am PT at www.twitch.tv/tombilyeu Feeling stuck? Check out Billion Dollar Habits and unlock the mindset strategies that helped me achieve all my goals. This community will show you how to gain clarity and build discipline so you can become the person you’ve always wanted to be. Click here to learn more. LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chip Conley is the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, an advisor to Airbnb and the author of 5 books, including his most recent work; Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder https://amzn.to/2FGPUAI. In this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, he talks about wisdom, curiosity, and what it means to live a good life as you age. [Original Air Date: Feb 5, 2019] SHOW NOTES: How Chip Conley lived and died 9 times within a 90 minute period [2:24] What he says about a divine intervention [5:10] Chip Conley talks about psychedelic experience and why art is at the center of life [6:15] How we’re being possessed by smartphone screens and not having real-life experiences anymore [8:11] How to “tap into” the atmosphere of burning man without going to a big festival [9:03] The nametags people wear without realizing it and the mindsets we carry about our lives [10:37] Chip Conley provides thoughts on the value of society. [12:40] The U-curve of happiness and how you get less happy each decade until mid-life [15:39] Why he joined AIRBNB at age 52 and became the modern elder [16:54] The value of energy, curiosity, passion. [18:54] Why pattern recognition is so important for living an awesome life [19:12] How to foster curiosity [21:25] The recipe for Chip Conley’s success [22:40] Check out appreciative inquiry [23:17] Why the difference between presence and absence is an iPhone. [25:54] Why presence is more valuable now than it’s ever been before [26:02] The ritual of burning man and the hero's journey [27:27] What’s interesting about life? [29:30] One of the most valuable questions in business is “what business are you in?” [32:41] Maslow’s hierarchy of needs [34:34] Why 5 of his friends committed suicide and what he took from that [38:05] The difference between attain mode vs. attune mode in life (important!) [39:37] Why he wants to make aging aspirational again [41:15] SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod. Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to https://impacttheory.co/aurapod to start your free two-week trial. What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER SCALING a business: see if you qualify here. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here. Join me live on my Twitch stream. I'm live daily from 6:30 to 8:30 am PT at www.twitch.tv/tombilyeu Feeling stuck? Check out Billion Dollar Habits and unlock the mindset strategies that helped me achieve all my goals. This community will show you how to gain clarity and build discipline so you can become the person you’ve always wanted to be. Click here to learn more. LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom answers questions from the community. [Original air date: 7-4-18]. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod. Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to https://impacttheory.co/aurapod to start your free two-week trial. What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER SCALING a business: see if you qualify here. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here. Join me live on my Twitch stream. I'm live daily from 6:30 to 8:30 am PT at www.twitch.tv/tombilyeu Feeling stuck? Check out Billion Dollar Habits and unlock the mindset strategies that helped me achieve all my goals. This community will show you how to gain clarity and build discipline so you can become the person you’ve always wanted to be. Click here to learn more. LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s guest on Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu is Mark Manson. Mark Manson is the New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck and the new book, Everything is Fucked: A Book About Hope. In this episode he talks about eating shit sandwiches, the importance of hope and how to peel away the layers of your values & identity. [Original air date: May 14, 2019]. SHOW NOTES: Why Mark Manson focuses on values rather than traditional metrics of success [3:01] What made Mark Manson change his focus from music to writing and why he “mourned” his change in career [8:03] How to establish a foundation of strong values for yourself (and why it matters) [10:19] How to decide what your beliefs should be in order to have a better life [14:24] Why you need to decide on your favorite flavor of “shit sandwich” [17:24] His description of Newton’s emotional laws and why you shouldn’t always trust your emotions [18:53] How to build your willpower so that you can do things that are difficult [22:38] “Our self worth equals the sum of our emotions over time” [28:06] How to create a new identity and sense of self (how do you find yourself in a moment of crisis?) [31:24] How to develop resilience and why you have a relationship with yourself just as you have a relationship with someone else & the difference between low and high self-esteem [32:44] How to peel back the layers that make up your sense of self [36:19] The truth about identity [40:27] Why you should always be challenging yourself [42:15] Why you should surround yourself with people who disagree with you [42:43] Where you can find out more about Mark Manson [43:29] The impact Mark Manson wants to have in the world [44:04] SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod. Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to https://impacttheory.co/aurapod to start your free two-week trial.  What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER SCALING a business: see if you qualify here. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here. Join me live on my Twitch stream. I'm live daily from 6:30 to 8:30 am PT at www.twitch.tv/tombilyeu LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices