In this episode, John Philip Newell returns to the School for Good Living Podcast to discuss his latest book, The Great Se...

Neal Allen is a spiritual coach and a speaker whose chief concern is removing obstacles of the ego. Neal has written a book called Better Days: Tame Your Inner Critic, the subject of most of our conversation here today. This is Neal’s second time on the School for Good Living podcast after our first conversation about his book called Shapes of Truth: Discover God Inside You.In this interview on the School for Good Living Podcast, Neal joins me to talk about our inner critic. Sometimes Neal refers to it as a parasite. You might call it your conscience or your superego. But Neal distinguishes that it is not you. It's a part of you. He talks about how it forms, what its purpose is, and how we can live healthier, happier lives when we learn to manage our inner critic and make space for our authentic self. We also talk about how we can live with less anxiety, have more fulfilling relationships, and be more content more often. In this conversation, Neal also shares what he learned from a six-month experiment he conducted in his own life where he said yes to every opportunity, invitation, and request that was made to him and what he learned from it.“It’s not necessary to seek for love, only to find and remove the obstacles we’ve built against it.”– Neal AllenThis week on the School for Good Living Podcast:·       Neal’s belief and practice that people are naturally respectful·       Saying yes to everything for 6 months and its lasting impact on Neal·       Defining and overcoming “the parasite”, “the gremlin”, and the superego·       Turning Win, Lose, or Draw into Yes, No, or MaybeResources Mentioned:·       Shapesoftruth.com (https://shapesoftruth.com/)·       goodliving.com (https://goodliving.com/)Connect With The Guest:·       Neal Allen (https://www.shapesoftruth.com/neal-allen-bio)Subscribe and sign up for more!Thank you for listening to this week’s episode of the School For Good Living Podcast, I hope you found it as insightful as I did! If you enjoyed this episode, then be sure to head over to goodliving.com (https://www.goodliving.com/) and sign up for our email list to receive special reminders and exclusive content sent right to your inbox. Explore our website to learn more about the many services I offer, like my Transformation Coaching Program (https://goodliving.com/transformational-coaching-program/), Coach Training Program (https://goodliving.com/coach-training-program/), and my catalog of quotations (https://goodliving.com/quotations/) to help you live a good life!

Colin Campbell is an author who knows a lot about grief. When Colin and his family were hit by a drunk and high driver that killed his two children, his life was sent into a whirlwind of grief, pain, and isolation. This grief led him to write “Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss with … Continue reading "197. Colin Campbell – Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose"

Doug Evans has been a prominent figure in the natural food industry for over three decades, dedicating his life to promoting healthy eating habits and sustainable agriculture practices. As a devoted advocate of sprouting, he has inspired countless individuals to embrace a plant-based diet and lead a healthier lifestyle. Evans’ latest book, The Sprout Book: … Continue reading "196. The Sprout Book: Tap into the Power of the Planet’s Most Nutritious Food"

What is life about? What is something about which you have changed your mind in recent years? What have you started or stopped doing to live or age well? These are some of the questions that I have asked many of my guests this year and their responses have been both insightful and entertaining. Join … Continue reading "195. 2022 School for Good Living Podcast Highlights"

Ryland Engelhart is a philanthropist. He’s a lover of people and of life. Ryland co-founded Kiss the Ground in his living room with a friend ten years ago. It’s a nonprofit organization that he leads today as executive director. Ryland is also the producer of The Kiss the Ground documentary and the co-creator of the … Continue reading "194. Ryland Engelhart – Kiss the Ground"

Diane Dreher is the writer of The Tao of Inner Peace as well as other nonfiction books, and her work has been translated into ten languages. She is an award-winning positive psychology researcher and her work blends wisdom from the past with contemporary psychology and neuroscience. Her work combines knowledge of the western world with … Continue reading "193. Diane Dreher – The Tao of Inner Peace"

David Bradford is the author of Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues. He has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business for over 50 years and helped to cultivate a course affectionately known as “touchy-feely” where he has coached and consulted with hundreds of people to help them cultivate excellent relationships. … Continue reading "192. David Bradford  – Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues"

David Kadavy is the author of multiple books, including Mind Management, Not Time Management: Productivity when Creativity Matters and The Heart to Start: Stop Procrastinating and Start Creating, and a book called Design for Hackers. David has spoken at South by Southwest, TEDx and his writings have been featured in The Observer, The Huffington Post, … Continue reading "191. David Kadavy – Mind Management, Not Time Management: Productivity When Creativity Matters"

The Coaches Commonplace Book is a candid extention to the School for Good Living Podcast. My co-host and fellow member of the Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches group, Dean Miles, joins me to dive deeper into what it means to be a coach, find fulfillment, and ultimately to live good lives. This series includes several fun … Continue reading "190. Coaches Commonplace Book – #5"

Sam Carpenter is the author of Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less. Sam is an author, an entrepreneur, and has extensive experience in a variety of fields, including engineering, journalism, publishing, surveying, forestry, construction management, telecommunications, and a myriad of other blue- and white-collar enterprises and jobs. Sam has … Continue reading "189. Sam Carpenter – Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less"

My guest today, AJ Jacobs, is a man who’s in the puzzle business. He can help you solve puzzles. He can help you live a more meaningful, happier, healthier life by cultivating something he calls the puzzle mindset. His most recent book is called The Puzzler: One Man’s Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles … Continue reading "188. AJ Jacobs – The Puzzler: One Man’s Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life"

Ralph De La Rosa teaches about two things, the suffering that comes from emotional confusion and the freedom that comes from emotional intelligence. Ralph began practicing meditation in 1996 and has taught meditation since 2008. He was a student of Amma’s, the hugging saint, for 16 years. He began studying Buddhism in 2005. Ralph’s work … Continue reading "187. Ralph De La Rosa – Don’t Tell Me to Relax: Emotional Resilience in the Age of Rage, Feels, and Freak-Outs"

Dean Miles is a fellow member of the Marshall Goldsmith 100 coaches group. Dean joins me in this special series where we dive into some of our philosophies about coaching and good living. Join us in this episode of the Coaches Commonplace Book where we dive into the information that we have been consuming recently, … Continue reading "186. Coaches Commonplace Book – #4"

Tamar Haspel coined the term first-hand food. Food that you grow, you cultivate, you forage for, you fish for, or you hunt for so that you get yourself. Tamar writes the James Beard Award-winning Washington Post column “Unearthed,” which covers the intersection of food and science, exploring how what we eat affects us and our … Continue reading "185. Tamar Haspel – To Boldly Grow: Finding Joy, Adventure, and Dinner in Your Own Backyard"

Leah Weiss, Ph.D. is an author and a speaker who helps leaders be better humans. Leah has taught and spoken in more than 100 organizations worldwide, including Goldman Sachs, Nasser, the European Commission, Google Intuit and more. Her work has been covered by outlets including the New York Times, BBC TEDx, The Financial Times, A … Continue reading "184. Leah Weiss – How We Work: Live Your Purpose, Reclaim Your Sanity, and Embrace the Daily Grind"

My guest today is Gary Ferguson. Gary has written 27 books on Science and Nature, including a book called “The Eight Master Lessons of Nature: What Nature Teaches us About Living Well in the World.” Gary’s most recent book is called “Full Ecology: Repairing Our Relationship with the Natural World.” Garry has created an organization … Continue reading "183. Gary Ferguson – The Eight Master Lessons of Nature: What Nature Teaches Us About Living Well in the World"

182. Coaches Commonplace Book – Episode #3 Dean Miles is a fellow member of the Marshall Goldsmith 100 coaches group. Dean joins me in this special series where we dive into some of our philosophies about coaching and good living. Join us in this episode of the Coaches Commonplace Book where we dive into the … Continue reading "182. Coaches Commonplace Book – Episode #3"

Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author and an award-winning journalist. He is the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective, as well as the co-host of a podcast by the same name. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance and has appeared in over 100 publications. In addition, … Continue reading "181. Steven Kotler – The Devil’s Dictionary"

David McRaney is a science journalist fascinated with brains, minds, and culture. David is the creator of the blog, the book, and the podcast called “You Are Not So Smart.” His most recent book is “How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion and Persuasion.” In this book, David writes “You are about to … Continue reading "180. David McRaney – How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion"