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Inside Personal Growth provides listeners with over 1000 high quality interviews featuring leading authors in the field of personal development. This online podcast program is curated with content from international experts in the art of transformation. It is our mission here to tune listeners into an audio experience that will entertain and educate to help improve every facet of their lives. Since 2007, Inside Personal Growth has connected people with the wisdom and resources they need to work through challenges and strengthen their internal compass on the pursuit toward wellness and mastery. Our archive features over 800+ podcasts. Each show offers insight into the minds of writers behind leading book titles. Visit the website to browse our archive. We hope you enjoy this important, public resource. Are you an author, speaker or publisher in the field of personal growth? Contact us to learn more about how to get interviewed, advertise on our site and become an affiliate member. Find more information on our website: www.insidepersonalgrowth.com

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August 13, 202640 min

Podcast 1345: Effective: How to Do Great Work in a Fast-Changing World by Melissa Swift

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with workplace strategy expert and author Melissa Swift to unpack the radical ideas behind her book, Effective: How to Do Great Work in a Fast-Changing World. In an era dominated by burnout, endless Zoom calls, and constant technological disruption, Swift challenges the conventional push for mere "productivity" and offers a far more sustainable path: true workplace effectiveness. Drawing from high-stakes professions—from the meteorologist who predicted catastrophic fires to air traffic controllers and ER doctors—she reveals why the secret to thriving isn't constantly innovating or trying to fix all your weaknesses, but rather leaning into your core strengths and embracing the "boring" routines that free up vital cognitive space. Whether you are an overwhelmed employee swimming in an overflowing inbox or a leader trying to manage an unpredictable team, this conversation uncovers a refreshing "third way" forward where both companies and individuals can actually win together. 🎯 What Listeners Will Learn: - The 4 Pillars of Effectiveness: Discover whether your personal superpower is Knowledge, Methods, People, or Technology—and why doubling down on your primary strength beats trying to fix all your weaknesses. - The "High-Stakes" Playbook: How high-stress professionals like air traffic controllers and emergency room doctors use routine and repetitive systems to free up vital cognitive space for chaotic surprises. - Escaping Work Intensification: How to spot the three main drivers of workplace overwhelm (too many tasks, heavy interdependencies, and emotional toll) and cut through the noise. - A Realist's Guide to AI: How to view AI as an augmenting tool rather than a total replacement, while recognizing its operational strengths and high hallucination limits. - Reclaiming Your Inbox and Focus: Practical strategies for entering your workday with an intent-driven filter, allowing you to prioritize what truly matters over endless busywork. Our Guest, Melissa Swift: ➥ Book: Effective: How to Do Great Work in a Fast-Changing World ➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/0j5RMa8N ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swiftmelissa/ Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen: ➥ gregvoisen.com ➡️Instagram: www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/ ➡️Facebook: www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/ ➡️LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/

August 10, 202648 min

Podcast 1344: How Whole Brain Thinking Can Save the Future by James Olson

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with author and philosopher James Olson to explore his award-winning book, How Whole Brain Thinking Can Save the Future: Why Left Hemisphere Dominance Has Brought Humanity to the Brink of Disaster and How We Can Think Our Way to Peace and Healing. Returning 15 years after their first discussion, Olson unravels why controversial hemispheric brain research was silenced and reveals how left-brain dominance fuels the deep political polarization, conflict, and "us vs. them" mentality dividing our modern world. From explaining how women process perception and response across both hemispheres to introducing a revolutionary model mapping 32 variations of orientation, Olson exposes our mental blind spots and shares how leveraging whole-brain thinking can diffuse anger, bridge cultural divides, and unlock a true path to personal and global peace. 🎯 What Listeners Will Learn: - Perception vs. Response: How the brain splits input and output, explaining why many women are right-brain dominant for perceiving information and left-brain dominant for responding. - The Root of Social Division: How left-brain dualism creates competitive "us vs. them" thinking, whereas right-brain holism drives cooperation and unity. - Conquering Mental Blind Spots: How tapping into your recessive hemisphere builds empathy for people with opposing viewpoints. - The 32 Gender/Orientation Combinations: How genetic dominance forms 16 distinct combinations in men and 16 in women, showing orientation is biologically inherited. - A Practical Strategy for Peace: How recognizing that genetics and environment dictate behavior helps you replace anger with sympathy during heated debates. Our Guest, James Olson: ➥ Book: How Whole Brain Thinking Can Save the Future ➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/04B5fCHt https://thewholebrainpath.com/ ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-olson-285b8424/ Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen: ➥ gregvoisen.com ➡️Instagram: www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/ ➡️Facebook: www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/ ➡️LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/

August 7, 202643 min

Podcast 1343: The Hypnotic path to Healing: A mind body journey that reframes Cancer by Greg Pizza

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Greg Pizza, author of The Hypnotic Path to Healing: A Mind-Body Journey That Reframes Cancer, to uncover a radical perspective on facing life’s toughest diagnoses. What if the most powerful tool for healing isn't just found in a prescription, but deep within the subconscious mind? Pizza shares his personal journey and reveals how reframing cancer through mind-body connection and self-hypnosis can completely change the way we experience pain, fear, and recovery. If you’ve ever wondered about the untapped power of the human mind when backed into a corner, this conversation will completely shift your perspective. 🎯 What Listeners Will Learn: - The Mind-Body Connection: Discover how your subconscious state directly impacts physical healing and resilience. - Reframing Diagnosis: Learn how shifting your mental perspective can change your relationship with illness, fear, and pain. - The Role of Self-Hypnosis: Understand how hypnotherapy techniques can be practically applied as a complementary healing tool. - Overcoming Fear: Insights on navigating the emotional turbulence of a critical health journey with inner calm. - Practical Self-Healing Strategies: How to harness mental focus to actively support your body's natural recovery process. Our Guest, Greg Pizza: ➥ Book: The Hypnotic path to Healing: A mind body journey that reframes Cancer ➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/0cndIZ66 ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-pizza-905b15b/ Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen: ➥ gregvoisen.com ➡️Instagram: www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/ ➡️Facebook: www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/ ➡️LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/

August 3, 202650 min

Podcast 1342: AI At Work: A Step-By-Step Foundational Guide For Implementing AI by Kate Marshall

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Kate Marshall, author of AI at Work: A Step-By-Step Foundational Guide for Implementing AI (2026 Edition), to unpack why so many smart, capable professionals feel paralyzed by artificial intelligence. Rather than offering another piece of tech hype, Kate reveals how her 18-year background in cybersecurity and AI governance exposed the real culprit behind failed workplace adoption: bad data habits, messy systems, and fear of the unknown. Discover why moving away from generic prompt libraries, training models on your actual workflow, and conducting an honest "Trust, Check, Reject" audit can eliminate machine noise and give you back your time—without losing the human magic that makes your work unique. 🎯 What Listeners Will Learn: - Overcoming Digital Debt & Data Clutter: Why most AI frustration isn't a model failure, but a data organization problem—and how to clean up your digital file systems so AI tools can actually work for you. - The "Trust, Check, Reject" Judgment Model: How to evaluate AI outputs in real-time, ask the one critical safety question before using any output, and maintain total accountability as an orchestrator. - Advanced Model Personalization: How pointing AI tools toward your sent emails and existing communication history dramatically outperforms generic prompt libraries to capture your authentic voice. - The "5-Minute Friday" Reflection Practice: How to set up simple weekly automations to audit where your time went, combat endless digital busywork, and realign daily tasks with your actual priorities. - Human-Centric Tech Integration: How to use AI to eliminate mundane, repetitive tasks while avoiding the trap of confusing acceleration with aliveness. Our Guest, Kate Marshall: ➥ Book: AI At Work: A Step-By-Step Foundational Guide For Implementing AI ➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/0eh0AMPJ ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-b-marshall/ Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen: ➥ gregvoisen.com ➡️Instagram: www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/ ➡️Facebook: www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/ ➡️LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/

July 28, 202648 min

Podcast 1341: AI and I: Merging the Horizon of Human Ingenuity and Artificial Intelligence by Eduardo M. Arroyo

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Eduardo M. Arroyo, author of AI and I: Merging the Horizon of Human Ingenuity and Artificial Intelligence, to tackle the high-stakes question keeping creators, professionals, and thinkers awake at night: Is artificial intelligence here to replace us, or to amplify who we truly are? Arroyo breaks past the sensationalized headlines to reveal what actually happens at the intersection of human creativity and machine intelligence. If you’ve ever wondered how to stay uniquely valuable in an automated world—or how to harness AI without losing your human edge—this conversation unlocks the mindsets and strategies you need to thrive on the new horizon. Together, they pull back the curtain on the subtle psychological shifts required to co-exist alongside hyper-intelligent systems rather than fear them. From practical daily applications to big-picture philosophy, Arroyo challenges us to rethink our definition of productivity and discover where true human brilliance resides. By the end of this episode, you’ll stop seeing AI as a threat and start viewing it as the ultimate force multiplier for your own potential. 🎯 What Listeners Will Learn: - The "Human + AI" Synergy: How to blend human intuition, empathy, and raw ingenuity with machine capabilities rather than competing against them. - Future-Proof Mindsets: Practical frameworks to keep your skillset, creativity, and career relevant as AI tools rapidly evolve. - Ethical & Mindful Integration: How to leverage smart technologies intentionally without surrendering your critical thinking or personal identity. - Navigating AI Anxiety: Concrete strategies to overcome the fear of automation and build confidence in your irreplaceable human values. - Redefining Productivity: How machine speed frees up space for deep problem-solving, high-level vision, and creative breakthroughs. Our Guest, Eduardo M. Arroyo: ➥ Book: AI and I: Merging the Horizon of Human Ingenuity and Artificial Intelligence ➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/08WYwW2u ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eduardoarroyo/ Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen: ➥ gregvoisen.com ➡️Instagram: www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/ ➡️Facebook: www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/ ➡️LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/

July 21, 202646 min

Podcast 1340: The Men's Group: A Novel of Messy Friendships by Nicholaos Papadopoulos and Jacob Fishbein

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with authors Nicholaos Papadopoulos and Jacob Fishbein to pull back the curtain on a decade-long journey of writing their debut novel, The Men's Group: A Novel of Messy Friendships. What happens when a cynical, skeptical man walks into a room full of strangers—convinced he’s surrounded by losers in a cult—only to find his deepest masks ripped away? Instead of delivering another rigid self-help manual, Nicholaos and Jacob reveal why raw storytelling is the ultimate vehicle for dismantling male isolation, confronting hidden addiction, and facing the silent internal stories that quietly drive men toward self-sabotage. From facing terminal diagnoses to exploring why true strength lies in internal self-reflection, this conversation uncovers what actually happens when men dare to drop their guard and show up when it matters most. 🎯 What Listeners Will Learn: - Why Storytelling Trumps Self-Help: Discover why fiction allows readers to step into the characters' shoes, unpack their own personal relationships, and internalize life lessons far more deeply than traditional advice books. - The Power of the Inward Lens: Learn why switching from generic language ("you know how people get") to direct "I" statements forces radical self-ownership and emotional honesty. - Mastering the Art of "Noticing": Uncover C.P. Cavafy’s Ithaca mindset—shifting focus away from relentless external achievement to cultivating self-awareness on life's journey. - Confronting the "Minotaur": Understand the destructive internal narratives ("gremlins") that fuel isolation, male loneliness, and crisis, and learn how bringing them out into the open neutralizes their power. - Redefining Wealth & Legacy: Gain perspective on why deep, messy, and authentic human relationships—not just external success—are the true measure of a life well-lived. ➥ Book: The Men's Group: A Novel of Messy Friendships ➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/0ijzr3HD Our Guest, Nicholaos Papadopoulos: ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachnick/ ➥Website: https://www.arenamensgroup.com/mens-group-novel Our Guest, Jacob Fishbein ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakefishbein/ ➥Website: https://www.jakefishbein.com/ Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen: ➥ gregvoisen.com ➡️Instagram: www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/ ➡️Facebook: www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/ ➡️LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/ ➡️Twitter/ X: twitter.com/lvoisen/

July 14, 202640 min

Podcast 1339: The Power of Positive Habits: Proven Strategies to Exponentially Grow You by Jon Gordon

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with best-selling author Jon Gordon to unpack the game-changing principles behind his book, The Power of Positive Habits: Proven Strategies to Exponentially Grow You. What if the secret to transforming your performance, leadership, and personal life isn't doing more—but building the right habits? Most people struggle with consistency, letting negative mindsets quietly derail their biggest goals. In this candid conversation, Jon Gordon reveals how shifting your daily habits creates a ripple effect of massive growth. If you’ve ever felt stuck in a loop of untapped potential, this episode breaks down the exact strategies you need to reprogram your mindset and cultivate unstoppable momentum. 🎯 What Listeners Will Learn: - The Power of Compound Growth: How small, intentional daily habits snowball into massive, long-term success. - Overcoming Mindset Barriers: Practical ways to identify and replace self-defeating habits with empowering ones. - Building Unshakable Consistency: How to stay focused and resilient, even when motivation naturally fades. - Actionable Success Frameworks: Key strategies directly from The Power of Positive Habits to jumpstart your daily routine. - Mindset Optimization: Techniques to stay positive under pressure and lead yourself (and others) effectively. Our Guest, Jon Gordon: ➥ Book: The Power of Positive Habits: Proven Strategies to Exponentially Grow You ➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/0353BJCA https://jongordon.com/ ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jongordonenergy/ ➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jongordon11/ ➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jongordonpage/ ➡️Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JonGordon11 Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen: ➥ gregvoisen.com ➡️Instagram: www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/ ➡️Facebook: www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/ ➡️LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/

July 10, 202642 min

Podcast 1338: Outrageous Peace: A Practical Path to Real Peace—Even When Nothing Else Has Worked by Beatty Carmichael

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Beatty Carmichael, an author, teacher, and peace alignment expert, to discuss his paradigm-shifting book, Outrageous Peace: A Practical Path to Real Peace—Even When Nothing Else Has Worked. Coming from seven consecutive generations of medical doctors, Beatty took a radically different path—investigating how spiritual misalignments directly manifest as physical and mental suffering. If you have ever felt like you are white-knuckling your way through life, forcing a sense of calm while carrying a heavy backpack of hidden tension, this conversation will upend everything you thought you knew about wellness. Beatty shares mind-boggling stories of chronic pain, anxiety, and seemingly incurable ailments instantly vanishing once the underlying spiritual roots are released. Skeptical? He welcomes it. Tune in to discover why trying harder never works, and how a simple shift from physical compensation to spiritual alignment can open the doorway to a life of undeniable clarity, freedom, and deep contentment. 🎯 What Listeners Will Learn - The Law of Peace: Why inner peace isn't just a fleeting state of mind, but a reality governed by spiritual laws as predictable and reliable as gravity. - Alignment vs. Adaptation: How to recognize when you are exhausting yourself by "white-knuckling" through life's circumstances instead of fixing the internal misalignment. - The Root of Persistent Issues: Why modern self-help tools and lifestyle changes often act as temporary Band-Aids, missing the deep-seated spiritual roots (like unreleased fear or unforgiveness) beneath chronic symptoms. - A Experiential Approach for Skeptics: How to approach spiritual healing as an empirical experiment by testing non-religious, practical prayer protocols to see real physical and emotional results. Our Guest, Beatty Carmichael : ➥ Book: Outrageous Peace: A Practical Path to Real Peace—Even When Nothing Else Has Worked ➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/08ifFIyX https://beattycarmichael.com/ ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beattycarmichael/ Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen: ➥ gregvoisen.com ➡️Instagram: www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/ ➡️Facebook: www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/ ➡️LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/

July 7, 202649 min

Podcast 1337: Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, Fifth Edition: 14 Powerful Tools for Leadership, Coaching, and Results by Marilee Adams Ph.D.

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Marilee Adams, Ph.D., the bestselling author and founder of the Inquiry Institute, to deep dive into the fifth edition of her life-altering book, Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 14 Powerful Tools for Leadership, Coaching, and Results. Have you ever considered that the quiet, unnoticed questions running through your mind are completely shaping your career, your relationships, and your entire reality? Dr. Adams reveals how a single, devastating moment in her advisor’s office unlocked a universal breakthrough: the choice between the reactive "Judger" mindset and the open "Learner" mindset. If you want to discover how to catch yourself before falling into the "Judger Pit," how to utilize a visual "Choice Map," and how to radically transform your communication style using uniquely human critical thinking in the age of AI, this conversation holds the master key. 🎯 What Listeners Will Learn - The Power of the Choice Map: How to visually identify whether your internal dialogue is taking you down the path of a Judger or a Learner, and how to actively choose your path moment by moment. - Mastering the "Switching Lane": Practical, go-to switching questions—such as "How else can I think about this?"—that instantly interrupt hurtful thoughts and redirect your brain toward solutions and connection. - Somatic Awareness and the Power of Pause: Why your body often notices a "Judger" reaction before your mind does, and how new tools like four-square breathing and hands-on-heart practices accelerate emotional intelligence. - Revolutionizing Relationships and Leadership: How to listen with "Learner ears" to transform marital communication and why the world's most successful leaders focus on asking curious questions rather than dictating rigid answers. - Navigating AI with Human Curiosity: How to maintain high-quality critical thinking and prompt engineering when collaborating with artificial intelligence, ensuring you don't just "swallow answers whole." Our Guest, Marilee Adams Ph.D.: ➥ Book: Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, Fifth Edition: 14 Powerful Tools for Leadership, Coaching, and Results ➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/09oTXubU https://inquiryinstitute.com/ ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marileeadams/ Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen: ➥ gregvoisen.com ➡️Instagram: www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/ ➡️Facebook: www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/ ➡️LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/

July 3, 202642 min

Podcast 1336: Superteams: The Science and Secrets of High-Performing Teams by Ron Friedman

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with social psychologist and author Ron Friedman to crack the hidden code behind the world's most successful groups. Why do some teams ordinary on paper achieve extraordinary breakthroughs, while teams of superstars completely implode? It isn’t luck, and it isn’t chemistry—it is a science. Friedman pulls back the curtain on the counterintuitive secrets of Superteams: The Science and Secrets of High-Performing Teams, revealing the invisible forces that drive peak collaboration. If you think you know how to build a great team, prepare to have your assumptions completely overturned. Discover the surprising patterns that top-tier organizations use to out-innovate the competition, and learn why traditional leadership advice might actually be sabotaging your team's potential. 🎯 What Listeners Will Learn - The Decoupling of Talent and Success: Why assembling a group of "top performers" is often a recipe for failure, and what actually matters instead. - The Hidden Science of Collaboration: The specific, data-driven psychological triggers that transform a fragmented group into a high-performing unit. - The "Superteam" Blueprint: Actionable, evidence-based strategies that leaders and team members can immediately implement to elevate collective performance. - Overcoming Collaboration Traps: How to identify and neutralize the invisible biases and friction points that quietly tank team productivity. - Secrets of Sustainable Excellence: The specific behavioral shifts required to maintain high morale and peak execution over the long term without burning out. Our Guest,Ron Friedman: ➥ Book: Superteams: The Science and Secrets of High-Performing Teams ➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/0fpzA5EE https://superteamsinc.com/ ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronfriedmanphd/ Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen: ➥ gregvoisen.com ➡️Instagram: www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/ ➡️Facebook: www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/ ➡️LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/ ➡️Twitter/ X: twitter.com/lvoisen/