Personal development does NOT come naturally. But who has the time to take intentional steps every day? Now, YOU DO! Dr. Rob has a PhD in Leadership, he's led the largest leadership development company in the world, and he's a top-rated MBA professor. Why? Because he's fun and just a little crazy. Check out these 5-10 minute daily podcasts that he affectionately calls: Your Daily Dose of Growth!
Episode #289: Overcoming boredom is a primary way to stay on task. But how? You'll learn today on Your Daily Dose of Growth.
Episode #288: The comedian Steve Martin has a great story of how he learned to be a great entertainer. We'll read that today and introduce the Goldilocks Rule!
Episode 287: If we are not superstars in any given field, we can still turn the odds in our favor. How? No one can beat you at... being you. Today we talk about how to win in the game of life, and ho…
Episode #286: You don't have time to try everything, but the Explore-Exploit Trade-off will help you. Listen to today's episode to learn what this is!
Episode 285: Pain can be a really good teacher, and we discuss it this week. We also talk about a habit contract, and how habits are easier to perform when they are aligned with our natural abilities…
Episode #284: This is a very interesting episode! We talk about the five spectrums of behavior, and how our genes affect our personalities and our habits.
Episode #283: People are born with different abilities. Habits are easier to perform when they align with your natural abilities and inclinations, like two athletes we talk about today. So where do y…
Episode 282: What is a habit contract and how can it help you? We talk about this today plus how to put this strategy into action.
Episode #281: No one likes making mistakes and experiencing pain, but it's actually a good teacher. Listen to today's episode as we continue reading through Atomic Habits.
Episode #280: This week, we continue reading through James Clear's book. We talk about habit tracking, Michael Hyatt's take on goals, automating progress, the difference between winners and losers, a…
Episode #279: I love data, but it can rarely measure the most important things in life.
Episode #278: Did Dr. Rob just call me a loser? Possibly! Listen to today's podcast.
Episode #277: Seeing progress is a total motivator in our lives! We need to automate it whenever possible.
Episode #276: This week we are continuing our journey through James Clear's book, Atomic Habits. There are 2 Kinds of Goals; Habits are important to one of them more than the other. Today we learn ab…
Episode #275: This week, we discuss pleasurable habits and delayed gratification. We also talk about rewarding ourselves the same way when we do nothing, and rewarding ourselves with the RIGHT kind o…
Episode #274: When you want to reinforce a habit, reward yourself immediately with the right kind of reward, not something that is contrary to your goal. For example, don't reward the fact that you w…
Episode #273: It sounds like a Seinfeld episode, doesn't it? Here is the key we learn today... When we don't do something we need to reward ourselves the same way as when we do something. Confused? L…
Episode #272: Why do we do things in the short term that we regret in the long term? Wouldn't it be great if asparagus was as good as a cookie and if being lazy got you in better shape? Many things t…
Episode #271: Making habits a little bit more pleasurable will give big results! Hear the story of the incredible health turnaround in Karachi Pakistan on today's episode.
Episode #270:
On today's weekly dose, we're implementing the 2-Minute rule, learning about a commitment device, small one-time things to do that'll reward you everyday for a long time, and turning yo…