Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby
The Standard Deviations podcast is a weekly production that looks at money, mind and meaning, all through a psychological lens. Each week, psychologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Daniel Crosby interviews a fascinating new guest, experts in everything from finance to literature to wellness. Each guest provides listeners with three concrete ways to apply what was learned that week, ensuring that weekly listening becomes part of a path to a richer life. Episodes are brief, research-based, and designed to fit perfectly within your commute time. So, tune in for practical news that will help you make more, think more and be more.
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Standard Deviations is presented by Orion.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 318
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Dr. Daniel Crosby - Giving is the Path to Abundance (from the Soul of Wealth)
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- What common ground, if any, can be found across nearly all spiritual and religious traditions on the globe?
- What does academic research have to say about the benefits that accrue to th…
Jon Dauphine - The Benefits of Offering Pro Bono Financial Planning
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- With all of the possibilities out there, why has Jon landed on his current path and why does he think that pro bono work is so vital?
- Jon’s organization just completed a very compr…
Richard Shotton - The Psychology Behind the Illusion of Choice: Why We Think We Have Control
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- If so much of what accounts for our behavior is habitual, what hope do we have and how can we change that as we look to the New Year?
- Why do such small bits of friction have an out…
Stacy Havener - The Scientist and the Storyteller Miniseries (Pt. 4)
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- Why do overly linear, or bullet-pointy, stories tend to fall short? What are the risks of making your backstory too similar to a resume?
- What is the psychological principle “peak-e…
Dr. Daniel Crosby - Embracing the Human-First Future: How It Will Shape Every Industry
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- Why will AI, automation and algorithms likely lead to an increase in human centered connection in the financial services industry and beyond?
- What is one of Thomas Hobbes’ most fam…
Anthony Damtsis - Building Wealth Confidence: Key Strategies to Boost Your Financial Mindset
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- Why do only 13% of American millionaires describe themselves as wealthy? Why don’t we recognize our abundance for what it is?
- What is wealth confidence and what are its broader imp…
Daniel Staker - How Behavioral Marketing Can Transform Your Advisory Practice
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- Why does Daniel Staker call his new book “a book from a breakdown?”
- Why is behavior such a fundamental building block of marketing?
- How do we get to the bottom of what our clients…
Dr. Ali McCarthy - How Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Double Your Business Growth
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- We frequently hear the term “emotional intelligence” thrown around pretty loosely, but what is a deeper dive into its definition?
- Does Dr. McCarthy see people frequently using emot…
Eric Crittenden - All Weather Investing Explained: How to Thrive in Both Bull and Bear Markets
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- What is all weather investing and what are its behavioral underpinnings?
- Does Eric strategically rebalance the all weather portfolios or are the allocations fairly static? If they …
Akhil Patel - The Hidden Order of Markets Explained: Discover the Secrets Behind Market Movements
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- What convinces Akhil that we can forecast markets with any level of precision when lots of highly intelligent people have tried and failed?
- How often does Akhil think market cycles…
Stacy Havener - The Scientist and the Storyteller Miniseries (Pt. 3)
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- What is the backfire effect and how can you get your prospects to drop their old fund manager without crushing their ego?
- Why is solving an emotional problem with a rational soluti…
Saundra Davis - Mastering Client Communication: How to Balance Candor with Compassion
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- Saundra really balances being warm and welcoming with a great deal of candor. How has this served her professionally over the years?
- How do people find the strength of will and con…
Matt Reiner - The Path to Becoming the Advisor of the Future: Strategies for Building a Modern Advisory Practice
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- Matt interviewed hundreds of advisors and leaders in their space to gather how they envisioned the future of financial advice. What themes or common threads started to emerge in the…
Amanda Clayman - Navigating Money’s Messy Middle: Strategies for Financial Success
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- What is Amanda’s story about her “$19k haircut” and how did it lead her down the path she’s on today?
- How did Amanda’s parents react to her financial situation when she finally dec…
Jay Coulter - Mastering the 5 Dimensions of a Great Advisory Practice for Business Growth
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- What are the 5 coaching dimensions that Jay uses to help advisors and how did he arrive at these?
- What is “the protocol system” and how has Jay utilized it to better his mental and…
Michael Kitces - How to Leverage Social Accountability for Better Customer Relationships and Brand Growth
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- How does salience work with respect to different advisory fee models?
- How can we use social accountability to better help clients see through their plans?
- As the “meat and potatoe…
Kathi Balasek - Becoming Grief Literate: A Comprehensive Guide to Coping with Loss and Supporting Others
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- What life journey brought Kathi to a place where she focused on grief professionally?
- Why did Kathi experience guilt and shame around her lack of financial literacy in a moment of …
Dr. Daniel Crosby - Mastering Life and Money: 7 Rules That Can Transform Your Future
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- What the landscape of financial planning looks like broadly in the United States.
- How working with a financial advisor plays a prophylactic role that extends just beyond mere perfo…
Dr. LaKeitha Poole - How Sports Psychology Can Improve Your Daily Life and Performance
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- What’s the number one misconception about sports psychology? What are the Monday morning quarterbacks missing when they comment on a game?
- Has Dr. Poole noticed any common thread s…
Sterling Johnson - The Path to Economic Equity: Addressing Inequality and Empowering Communities
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- What does the Partnership for Southern Equity really focus on and what is Sterling’s role there?
- What is the difference between equity and equality and why is this an important dis…