Building on the principles found in his father’s best-selling book (The Four Agreements) Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. invites us to gauge how attached we are to our own viewpoint. In The Five Levels of Attachment, we gain awareness of agreements implic

The KKK Cash Cow

May 5th, 2021 23m 58s

There are few topics that can get AJ and Steve riled up a bit... but the marketing of the KKK and the selling of hate - at the expense of millions of black and brown people being killed... is a surefire way to ruffle feathers.In this episode,

Find the Yes

Apr 7th, 2021 12m 59s

Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher and William Ury is a practical guide to negotiating more effectively whether you’re haggling over a price, negotiating for a pay increase, or debating how to divide the housework. The authors propose an alternativ

The Myth of America

Dec 29th, 2020 25m

On the last episode of 2020, @stevecanal and @ajjoiner unpack American Rule by @JYSexton, and it's a banger.Jared puts America on blast and deconstructs the myth of the God-ordained America - which supposedly brings democracy to every nation

Becoming a Superior Man

Nov 25th, 2020 21m 9s

Listen to today's episode as @stevecanal & @ajjoiner break down The Way of the Superior Man by @daviddeida.live. This book presents the ultimate challenge—and reward—for today’s man: to “unify heart and spine” through the full expression of con

The Self Assured Heroine

Oct 29th, 2020 35m 7s

Author Anna Nyakana takes you on a journey with Niya Zuri as she leads her friends on a breathtaking and exciting trek through time as they take on dinosaurs, help ancient princes, and evade suspicious royal guards.The children learn to probl

Drifting without Intention

Oct 8th, 2020 18m 59s

First, the book is structured as a dialogue between the Napoleon HIll and the devil — that’s a unique conversation without a doubt! Hill gets the devil to agree to share with him all the various ways that people allow themselves to go astray. T

Calm in the Midst of Chaos

Sep 23rd, 2020 32m 25s

HOW TO WIN WHEN SH*T HAPPENS is brilliantly organized in a flow that over the course of 30 days moves the reader from the core of self-doubt through layer after layer of fear, uncertainty, and doubt, to emerge as a stronger, more self-assured i

You Get to Choose

Sep 10th, 2020 16m 5s

Your personality is merely a by-product or a reflection of where you are emotionally. If you maintain suppressed emotions, you’ll develop a personality to either cope with or avoid them.That quote pretty much sums up todays. book review, but

Creating from Chaos

Sep 10th, 2020 19m 14s

In 'Messy', Tim Harford explores how the human qualities that we value—creativity, collaboration, resilience—can benefit from disorder and confusion as soon as we decide to embrace the constraint instead of resisting it.Listen up to @stevecan

Generational Trauma

Aug 6th, 2020 19m 32s

In My Grandmother's Hands, Resmaa Menakem touches on centuries of white body inflicted trauma on white bodies in Europe before colonization of the Americas. He talks about white inflicted trauma on black bodies during slavery and to the presen

The Great Migration

Aug 6th, 2020 16m 7s

The Warmth of Other Suns is the story of America. A nation built on immigration. @isabelwilkerson gives us a birds-eye view of the mass exodus of African-Americans from the South to Northern and Western US cities dating from approximately 1914-

Creation Through Habit Change

Jul 23rd, 2020 19m 47s

This week @stevecanal & @ajjoiner review The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg.The Power of Habit explains what important role habits play in our lives, whether they’re good ones, like brushing our teeth and exercising, or bad ones, like smoki

Thoughts Become Things

Jul 16th, 2020 15m 6s

Think And Grow Rich is the bible for successful people in general.Napoleon Hill spent the majority of his life studying successful people and their habits, and the 13 most prevalent ones are the ones he shares in this book.Check out @stevec

100 Ways to Get It

Jun 26th, 2020 15m 25s

Everyone should have a side hustle – a part-time business you run to generate additional income without giving up your day job. Why?A side hustle gives you job security.You can use the skills you already have to generate more income with a

Long Term Thinking

Jun 11th, 2020 16m 47s

In today's podcast Steve & AJ unpack Simon Sinek's book - "The Infinite Game."Simone has one resounding message in the book: The biggest implication is that business people need to play a very long game, and pretty much ignore the “next quart

Letting Go

Jun 4th, 2020 18m 43s

In today's podcast, @stevecanal & @ajjoiner review - When Things Fall Apart - by Pema Chodron.Tibetan Buddhist Pema Chodron provides a guide to thriving in the face of a fundamentally painful world... We think that the point is to pass the te

Started from the Bottom

May 19th, 2020 16m 42s

This week @stevecanal & @ajjoiner review - BORN A CRIME - by Trevor Noah.You’ve seen him behind the desk of The Daily Show. But you might not know that talented comedian Trevor Noah has an inspiring back story.Trevor was born in apartheid So

The Truth About Black History

May 18th, 2020 10m 22s

This week @stevecanal & @ajjoiner review: Defining Moments in Black History - by Dick Gregory. In “Defining Moments,” Gregory in effect tells black readers that he knows what their lives are like — and tells white readers what they don’t know

The Performance of Your Life

May 5th, 2020 34m 53s

This episode of The What's in the Words Podcast is special.It's special for two reasons.One, it's featuring a face that's similar to @SteveCanal & AJJoiner, but MORESO because we have our first live guest - KJ Rose!KJ's energy pulsates th

Unstoppable

Apr 21st, 2020 10m 42s

Tim Grover helped Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and other Basketball champions get to the top – and most importantly, stay at the top.He’s worked with hundreds of top athletes and is an international authority when it comes to spor

Strategic Power

Apr 16th, 2020 14m 7s

48 Laws of Power details the laws for gaining power in life, business, and more, and gives historical examples of each law as well as examples of those who do not respect these laws.On first read, you can perceive the laws as manipulative, and

[Rebroadcast] Hell Came From A Good Neighborhood

Apr 7th, 2020 45m 3s

“We found hell in a beautiful neighborhood,” – that’s how David Goggins begins his autobiography. And you already know that he didn’t have a happy childhood.Check out our chat and review of this incredible book. Something tells us there's a mo

Go Harder

Apr 1st, 2020 15m 56s

The 10X Rule breaks down the anatomy of extraordinary success by first pointing out what’s wrong with shooting for average, why you should for ten times more when tackling your goals and how to back up your new, bold targets with the right acti

Looking Past Obstacles

Mar 24th, 2020 11m 20s

When faced with an obstacle, most of us get angry, fearful and frustrated. We think it will derail our plans and hinder our progress. But obstacles can actually become advantages, and far from limiting us, they can lead us to success.Check ou