#219: How to Become More Self-Aware with Marc Champagne

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Themes: Mental Health, Purpose, Career, Self-Awareness, Reflection Summary: Today I’m joined by best-selling author, podcast host and mental fitness strategist Marc Champagne. In Mark’s book, Personal Socrates, he explored the pointed questions that stimulate our mental fitness and teach us how to direct our internal narrative to work for us instead of against us. Marc studied the prompts and practices of legends such as Kobe Bryant, Maya Angelou, Robin Williams, James Clear, Coco Chanel, Stephen Hawking, and many others to bring clarity, intentionality, and possibility to every aspect of reader’s lives. In this episode, Marc unpacks what he’s learnt about the mental fitness practices and reflective questions shaping the lives of some of the most successful and brilliant thinkers in the world. Discover: The simple daily practice almost all successful/impactful people have in common Staying motivated, even at your lowest moments How journaling can help you understand yourself better Questions for increased self-awareness 00:00 Intro 00:50 Leaving a secure job 06:11 Failing and starting again 11:40 Micro-moments of motivation 14:34 Top 3 mental fitness habits 16:42 One question away from a different mindset 18:41 Importance of self-reflection 20:15 Journaling 25:42 What we’re pretending not to know 27:22 Why we’re afraid of slowing down 32:08 The hard to answer questions 35:51 Personal Socrates 40:53 Definition of mental fitness 45:39 Be in a state of possibility Links: Marc Champagne’s Instagram Behind The Human Podcast Behind The Human Website Personal Socrates: Questions That Will Upgrade Your Life from Legends & World-Class Performers Sponsors: Cured Nutrition | Use code CREATETHELOVE for 20% all products at https://www.curednutrition.com/createthelove Organifi | Use code CREATETHELOVE for 20% off all products at http://organifi.com/createthelove Create the Love Cards | Use code CTLCARDS15 for 15% off at http://createthelove.com/cards Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	If we don't take the time to ask those questions and identify those activities, then we're back on autopilot.
0:05.9	And that shit just keeps building. And our minds keep getting stuffed and stuffed until there's, you know, too much pressure.
0:12.0	Hi, I'm Mark Groves. I'm a human connection specialist and founder of Create the Love.
0:17.5	At an early point in my life, I became obsessed with understanding relationships,
0:21.5	the intricacies of how people connect. And through this exploration, I have created a life
0:26.9	and a business dedicated to learning out loud and exploring how we interact with each other
0:31.8	and the world. This podcast brings the world's top thought leaders, spiritual luminaries,
0:37.0	physicians, scientists,
0:38.3	researchers, bestselling authors and health and wellness experts under one roof to discuss
0:43.4	the good, the bad, the messy, and of course the beautiful parts of the human experience.
0:49.1	Welcome to the Mark Groves podcast. I can't wait to dive in with you.
1:02.0	Welcome. podcast. I can't wait to dive in with you. Welcome, welcome, welcome. It's always an honor and a privilege to have someone with a similar name to me on the podcast and also someone who had, who a similar background we actually worked at the same
1:13.3	company when we were both pharmaceutical reps and have gone through personal transformation so
1:18.4	mark champagne pleasure the pleasure is all mine mark it's uh full circle in terms of our
1:24.3	life paths in a way so it's's exciting. I'm pumped to chat.
1:28.7	I find that so crazy about it, which is when you're a rep or you're in any job,
1:34.3	let's be honest, and you have this sort of nudge, this calling, this feeling.
1:39.8	But, you know, they have that saying about golden handcuffs.
1:43.6	You know, when you're in a job that has like a pension, you know, all have that saying that, uh, about golden handcuffs, you know, when you're in a job
1:44.8	that has like a pension, you know, all the, the buzzy HR finance terms that you have this
1:52.3	calling in it, it feels, you know, when I was leaving that work, and I'm curious to hear your
1:56.7	experience, people would be like, why would you let that go? And you can't see where you're going to be.
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