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Self-Improvement tips served up weekly (minus the sleazy stuff). Hosted by author, speaker, and lifestyle entrepreneur, Dean Bokhari, who delivers inspiring insights every week to help you achieve your goals and improve your life. Tune in weekly for actionable personal development advice that works. Visit MeaningfulHQ.com for more.

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    • 4.8 • 185 Ratings

Self-Improvement tips served up weekly (minus the sleazy stuff). Hosted by author, speaker, and lifestyle entrepreneur, Dean Bokhari, who delivers inspiring insights every week to help you achieve your goals and improve your life. Tune in weekly for actionable personal development advice that works. Visit MeaningfulHQ.com for more.

    Motivation to Change Your Life

    Motivation to Change Your Life

    MeaningfulHQ.com | 307. Motivation to Change Your Life

    • 18 min
    The Five Love Languages

    The Five Love Languages

    https://MeaningfulHQ.com/the-5-love-languages.html • Rerun of EP#171. "The 5 Love Languages" • With Valentine's Day around the corner, it's only fitting to re-air this popular episode on Gary Chapman's book 'The Five Love Languages'. 
    ABOUT THIS EPISODE: 
    Love is a language, just like English, Chinese, and Arabic...
    And today, you'll find out how to use the right love language with your partner so that you can take your relationship to the next level.
    You'll also learn your own love language if you don't know it already.
    BOOK MENTIONED: 
    The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman
    Get Book: Print | eBook | Audiobook Get Book Summary Get Audiobook Summary  

    • 12 min
    Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

    Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

    MeaningfulHQ.com | 306. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

    • 10 min
    The Snowball Effect of Your Thinking

    The Snowball Effect of Your Thinking

    MeaningfulHQ.com | 305. The Snowball Effect of Your Thinking: 3 Tips to Stop Negative Thinking, Reduce Stressful Thoughts, and Regain Control Over the Voice in Your Head 
    About this episode: 
    Practice these tips to stop negative thinking and to regain control over the voice in your head.  
    SUPPORT THE PODCAST BY SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS:
    The Daily Gratitude Journal for Men by Dean Bokhari https://amzn.to/2LlubDh FlashBooks Too Busy To Read? Get top Business + Self-help Book Summaries you can read or listen to in under 20 minutes. Hundreds of titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Get started for just $1 today at https://www.getflashnotes.com/subscribe Audible Get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at Audible when you use this link: audibletrial.com/dean. Over 150,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Learn more and get started at audibletrial.com/dean Topics Covered on this Episode:
    The snowball effect Tips to stop negative thinking Controlling mental chatter and the voice in your head Connect with Dean Bokhari:
    Do you have a Self-Improvement question or topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Email: questions@deanbokhari.com Connect with Dean on: Facebook.com/Dean.Bokhari Twitter.com/deanbokhari  SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ON: 
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    • 10 min
    Transform Your Life by Getting 1 Percent Better Each Day

    Transform Your Life by Getting 1 Percent Better Each Day

    https://deanbokhari.com/marginal-gains/ | Rerun: EP279. "Marginal Gains" | 
    Marginal Gains What if I told you that you could transform your entire life if you decided to get just 1% better in each of the areas that matter to you?
    In 2003, a man named David Brailsford was hired to help a struggling British Cycling team. At the time, British Cycling was weak. They hadn’t won a single Olympic Gold medal since 1908. And no British cyclist had ever won the Tour de France. Dave Brailsford was tasked with changing that. He had an interesting approach to success, known as the “‘Marginal Gains” philosophy, also called the “1% Factor.”
    His method was simple and straight-forward: Push the team to get 1% better each day.
    Brailsford’s concept was, that if you broke down every single thing you could think of that goes into cycling—and improved it by just 1%— you’d gain a significant increase when you put them all together.
    Basically, he was applying the compound effect.
    Brailsford looked at every little thing he could possibly improve upon in order to create a winning team.
    He measured and monitored all of the traditional stats of his athletes, like a cyclists’ power output, physical fitness and nutrition. He targeted specific weaknesses on the team and sought to improve upon them bit-by-bit.
    But Brailsford also looked at improving often-overlooked areas, and implemented tiny tactics to help them get the edge:
    They had the seats redesigned for extra comfort and stability They put rubbing alcohol on the tires for better grip They experimented with different racing suits for better aerodynamics They tested various massage gels for better muscle recovery They tested electrically heated shorts He trained his cyclists on the phycological aspect of success They even used better pillows in order to optimize their sleep All-in-all, it was a much more holistic approach to success. The changes they made were tiny, but over time, compounded to make a significant impact.
    From 2007 to 2017, the British Cycling team won 178 world championships, and 66 Olympic gold medals.
    In 2010, as the general manager of the British-based professional cycling team, Team Sky (now known as Team Ineos), Brailsford set a goal to take his cycling team to a winning position in the Tour de France in the next 5 years.
    He implemented his “Marginal Gains” principle and began working to improve every area of his cycling team by 1%… And they took home a gold medal at the Tour De France within 3 years.
    By 2018, they’d gone on to take home 6 Tour de France victories.
    That’s an incredible improvement, to say the least.
    How Marginal Gains can Transform Your Life. If you can get just 1% better each day for a single year, you’ll end up thirty-seven times better by the same time next year.
    This also works in the opposite direction: if you get 1% worse each day for a single year, you’ll decline down to nearly zero.
    Focus on making small improvements each day, over time those small improvements will equate to massive change.
    For example, let’s say you want to lose weight and get in shape. Instead of focusing on losing 50 lbs, concentrate on working out for just 30 minutes three times a week for 30 days. Over time you will begin to see changes in your body. Thirty minutes a day, three times a week for 52 weeks is 4,680 minutes worth of exercise.
    If you can find a way to improve each of the major areas of your life by just 1% every day, beginning today, you will have transformed your life completely by this time next year.
    Unfortunately, most people apply the exact opposite approach: they’ll use short spurts of motivation to work themselves into burnout—before losing steam and giving up before they see any progress at all…
    Don’t let that be you.
    Imagine what your life would look like a year from now if you decided to apply the 1% factor to start making marginal gains on your goals If you want to write a book, write ju

    • 13 min
    Success is Sequential, Not Simultaneous

    Success is Sequential, Not Simultaneous

    MeaningfulHQ.com | 304. Success is Sequential, Not Simultaneous 
    About this episode: 
    Most people have already started giving up on their new year's goals. In this episode, you'll learn about a few major keys to avoid giving up on your goals this year—and how to start achieving your goals and establishing new habits so that you can have a successful and fulfilling year. 
    Topics Covered on this Episode:
    Habits Focus New Year's Resolutions Goal Setting Productivity Connect with Dean Bokhari:
    Do you have a Self-Improvement question or topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Email: questions@deanbokhari.com Connect with Dean on: Facebook.com/Dean.Bokhari Twitter.com/deanbokhari  SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ON: 
    Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/2FPty28)  Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3iFJEcV)  Google Podcasts (https://bit.ly/3hDNlyz) Overcast (https://bit.ly/35MSjqG) Episode Archives (list of previously published episodes)  SUPPORT THE PODCAST BY SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS:
    FlashBooks Too Busy To Read? Get top Business + Self-help Book Summaries you can read or listen to in under 20 minutes. Hundreds of titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Get started for just $1 today at https://www.getflashnotes.com/subscribe Audible Get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at Audible when you use this link: audibletrial.com/dean. Over 150,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Learn more and get started at audibletrial.com/dean

    • 18 min

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