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Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

Dr. Yishai

373 episodes

4 days ago

Want a team that grows the business even when you’re not there? That’s what Tom wants. People who think. Experiment. Learn. Lead. But here’s the problem. Things still slow down when the work gets unclear. People wait. Look up the chain. Ask him what to do. And the harder he tries to help… the more he becomes the bottleneck. Which means everything keeps coming back to him. And when everything keeps coming back to you… growth slows. What actually creates a team that keeps growing on its own? No...

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Self-Improvement

Entrepreneurship,

Social Sciences

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Want a team that grows the business even when you’re not there? That’s what Tom wants. People who think. Experiment. Learn. Lead. But here’s the problem. Things still slow down when the work gets unclear. People wait. Look up the chain. Ask him what to do. And the harder he tries to help… the more he becomes the bottleneck. Which means everything keeps coming back to him. And when everything keeps coming back to you… growth slows. What actually creates a team that keeps growing on its own? No...

Show more...

Self-Improvement

Entrepreneurship,

Social Sciences

Episodes (20/373)

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

The Bottleneck Hiding In Plain Sight (Tom Schwab) | 369

Want a team that grows the business even when you’re not there? That’s what Tom wants. People who think. Experiment. Learn. Lead. But here’s the problem. Things still slow down when the work gets unclear. People wait. Look up the chain. Ask him what to do. And the harder he tries to help… the more he becomes the bottleneck. Which means everything keeps coming back to him. And when everything keeps coming back to you… growth slows. What actually creates a team that keeps growing on its own? No...

5 days ago

53 minutes

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

Too Many Good Options (Bill Goodwin) | 368

You are not stuck because you have too many options. You are stuck because choosing one means letting the others down. You know what the smart move is. You just cannot make yourself commit to it. So you keep everything alive. And everything slows. Every week you wait, the choice gets heavier. This episode shows where that hesitation really comes from. And what finally makes the choice feel clean. Bill Goodwin is the founder of Priority Living Consulting Group and author of Priority Living, he...

1 week ago

53 minutes

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

Why Everything Stalls When It Matters (Derek Crager) | 367

Your team knows what to do. Then the moment comes. Pressure goes up, and everything slows down. Someone hesitates. Guesses. Asks the same question they already asked last week. The real cost is not training. It is the pause. Derek is the CEO of Practical AI and the creator of Pocket Mentor, built to keep people moving when real work gets unclear. He built Amazon’s highest-rated training program. And still watched people freeze when it mattered most. Not because ...

2 weeks ago

1 hour 1 minute

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

Escape Feels Like Speed (Eric Rogell) | 366

You say you want speed. But what you really want is relief. So you chase what feels lighter. New ideas. New paths. New distractions. It feels like movement. But it quietly slows you down. In this conversation with Eric, we expose why losing focus is not a productivity problem. It is a fear problem. And what it actually takes to stay with the one thing that matters when escape feels easier. Eric Rogell is a bestselling author and leadership expert who has spent years study...

3 weeks ago

50 minutes

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

When Winning Breaks Your Identity (Nick Shelton) | 365

You win. Then you wake up and feel lost. And no one warned you about that part. This episode shows you how to rebuild the version of you that can climb your next mountain without losing yourself. Nick thought retirement would feel like a forever summer. Warm. Easy. Free. And it did, for a bit. But then it was miserable. No mission. No pull. No clear self. Most people fear failing. But the deeper fear is who you become after the win fades. Nick rebuilt meaning, structure, and drive when ...

1 month ago

51 minutes

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

Is Emotional Intelligence Dead? (Nada Nasserdeen) | 364

Every company says emotional intelligence matters. But if EI works… why are so many top performers still stuck? Why do smart people hesitate? Why do leaders plateau? Why do teams still fall apart? This episode starts with how Nada trains EI (emotional intellgience) inside Fortune 500 companies. Then we expose the real truth your career actually runs on. EI helps you talk better. Self-confidence helps you live better. And only one of them gets you out of purgatory. Inside the conversation, you...

1 month ago

40 minutes

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

Stop Fighting the Wrong Fires | 363

You ever drop everything to fix a “fire”… then realize it wasn’t a fire at all? Today you'll learn why your internal alarm can pull you in all the wrong directions. And how to respond the right way, every time. I’ll walk you through a simple research-based framework for how you react to threat, and how to use it to drive better results instead of overreaction. If you want to stop fighting the wrong fires and put your focus where it matters… this one’s for you. Inside the episode • Why urgency...

1 month ago

9 minutes

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

Hard on Yourself? | 362

You ever catch yourself thinking, I’m too hard on myself? You hit a goal. And before you even take a breath, your brain says, Cool. What’s next? You’re not broken. You’re built to grow. But you might be running out of oxygen. Old you pushes harder. New you can move cleaner. Here’s what you’ll hear inside: The hidden cost of “being hard on yourself” and how slowing down can actually make you faster.Why raising the bar before celebrating the last win can cut your drive’s ROI in half.&nb...

1 month ago

5 minutes

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

Is Coping Eating 22.5% of Your Time? | 361

Lots of executives lose ~22.5% to coping. Don’t. Founders often think coping keeps things steady. But coping drains time, trust, and cash. Adapting turns pressure into progress. Which one are you doing? Inside the episode: · Why “holding it together” burns hours — and how to stop the bleed today. · The math of coping — the 22.5% time loss and what it costs your org. · From prey to predator — the simple flip th...

2 months ago

14 minutes

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

Business Coach or Performance Coach? The One That Unlocks You. | 360

Every founder hits limits. The question is which ones. Business mechanics carry you into 7 figures. But past $5M, human mechanics become the choke point. That’s when the cost explodes. You could be leaking millions a year without even seeing it. This episode shows you how to tell if it’s time for a business coach… or a performance coach. About the Podcast Built for high-performers who don’t need help. Just leverage. This is the show that...

4 months ago

11 minutes

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

Three Sins that Destroy 10M+ Businesses | 359

Your numbers look good. Your team looks busy. You think you’re winning. But every week of drift is burning dollars and growth you can never get back. That’s how $10M+ companies die in slow motion. Not from the market. Not from their people. But from three sins that kill momentum while everyone’s still clapping. It’s what gutted WeWork. InVision. Theranos. And it’s what will gut you — unless you see it first. Elite operators catch it early. Coasters float blind until the crash. Which one are y...

4 months ago

14 minutes

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

The One Skill That Quietly Makes or Breaks Elite Leaders (throwback) | 358

(originally published Sept 6, 2024) You thought smart decisions came from logic and discipline. But the smartest leaders? They reframe decisions before they make them. Most leaders waste time treating every choice the same. They miss the hidden cost of decision drag. This episode flips the whole game. You’ll see why elite leaders don’t just decide faster. They decide cleaner. Once you get this shift, you stop second-guessing. You stop dragging. You move with precision. It’s like replacing you...

4 months ago

11 minutes

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

Still in the Game? It’s Quietly Killing Your Company | 357

Episode Summary: You’re not the CEO. You’re still the star player. That move is quietly costing you millions in lost valuation, team velocity, and time. In this episode, Dr. Yishai breaks the myth that hustle scales. It doesn’t. It stalls you. You’ll see how staying in the game silently caps your revenue, valuation, and optionality. He breaks down the math behind the ceiling you built yourself. And shows how Bezos scaled by stepping back — while Oprah lost $100M by staying too cl...

5 months ago

11 minutes

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

Success Doesn’t Kill Your Doubt. It Scales It. | 356

You thought success would kill your doubt. It didn’t. It scaled it. Every hour you hesitate costs thousands — sometimes millions — in burned payroll, lost deals, and silent trust leaks. If you’ve ever stared at a big decision and felt frozen, this episode is for you. I’ve been there. My clients have been there. In it, you’ll hear why doubt doesn’t disappear when you “make it”… and how to stop it from bleeding your business dry. There are only two kinds of founders: Pretenders — wait for certa...

5 months ago

12 minutes

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

If You Still Feel Effort… You’re Scaling Wrong | 355

Still feel effort? You’re dragging 100lbs uphill while top founders sprint past you barefoot and smiling. Effort feels real. But it’s a trap that can cost you $432K+ a year. And your edge. This episode hands you the cheat code top founders use to make hard feel light. About the Podcast Built for high-performers who don’t need help. Just leverage. This is the show that breaks what quietly kills performance at scale. Especially the mental patterns slowing down even the smartest f...

5 months ago

11 minutes

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

Stop Letting Doubt Slow You Down. Use It to Win | 354

Episode Summary: Most high performers treat doubt like a red flag. They either believe it and stall… or fight it and bleed energy. But the ones who scale? They use doubt as leverage. Inside, you'll learn how top founders and execs turn hesitation into decision speed. And why fighting your doubt may be the hidden cost draining your time, clarity, and growth. This isn’t your typical mindset fluff. It’s how the best move faster without dragging dead weight. About the Podcast: Welcome...

5 months ago

14 minutes

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

The Hidden Cost of “Managing” Stress | 353

Most founders think stress is a problem to solve. They try to suppress it, manage it, or push through it. But actually, stress isn’t the threat. It’s a signal. A diagnostic. And when you treat it like something to get rid of, you miss the important message it’s trying to send. The result? Slower decisions, tension with your team, and momentum leaks you can’t afford. But if you know how to carry it — stress becomes your engine, not your enemy. Today, you'll learn how to...

6 months ago

7 minutes

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

Why You’re Slowing Down, Even When You’re Winning | 352

Most founders push harder when pressure hits. But the real drag on performance isn’t strategy — it’s what you’re doing with your emotions. In this episode, Dr. Yishai breaks down the three hidden patterns that slow high-performers down, and shares what some top execs do differently to unlock speed, clarity, and execution — without burning out. Welcome to Think Mastery, where doctor of psychology and executive coach Dr. Yishai Barkhordari helps high-performing founders and leaders unlock...

6 months ago

10 minutes

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

The True Value of Being Wrong (with Bill Blain) | Episode 351

Welcome to Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai. Hosted by Doctor of Psychology, entrepreneur, and executive coach Dr. Yishai Barkhordari. On this podcast, you'll hear real talk about life and business. Plus, how to use psychology to create more mastery and success in both. In this episode, I sit down with Bill Blain, founder and principal of Windshift Capital, strategist at Shard Capital, and author of Blaine’s Morning Porridge, a sharp, witty market commentary read by over 10,000 bankers, investor...

8 months ago

42 minutes

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai

Sustainable High Performance (with Sarah Schlafly) | Episode 350

Welcome to Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai. Hosted by Doctor of Psychology, entrepreneur, and executive coach Dr. Yishai Barkhordari. On this podcast, you'll hear real talk about life and business. Plus, how to use psychology to create more mastery and success in both. In this episode, I sit down with Sarah Schlafly, serial entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of Mighty Cricket, and COO of JTolan Law. Sarah is a business builder, team empowerer, and master of cross-company execution. She’s helped la...

9 months ago

43 minutes