722 Mindset and Persuasion with Derren Brown

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Mindset, Relationships, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Education, Greatness, Fitness, Celebrity, Health, Inspiration, Success, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Business, Money, Self Care, Celebrity Interview

4.8 • 22K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2018

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

WHAT STORY ARE YOU TELLING YOURSELF? Whatever it is, you’re creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. You’re projecting your story onto everyone around you without even realizing it. That’s why mentalists are so successful- they suggest a story to you that you accept as true. Whatever your way of thinking, it doesn’t have to stay that way. You can be free of your own story. On today’s episode of The School of Greatness, I talk with someone who changed his own way of thinking to become an incredible illusionist and mentalist: Derren Brown. Derren Brown uses magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection and showmanship to create series and specials on stage and television. He’s won two Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Entertainment and has also written books for magicians as well as the general public. He doesn’t use his skills to deceive others for his own benefit. Instead, his acts are often designed to expose the methods of faith healers and mediums. So get ready to learn why humans are so easily persuaded on Episode 722. Some Questions I Ask: Do you believe there are mediums who can see into another realm? (25:54) What is your greatest superpower? (27:46) When you meet people, what goes through your mind first? (30:02) Did you used to have a bigger ego? (38:05) Why did you get into magic? (39:27) Do you have any regrets? (47:11) How can we rewire our minds? (1:02:37) In This Episode You Will Learn: The two ways faith healers deceive (19:56) Why it’s important to make peace with the parts of you that aren’t “right” (46:06) The effects of coming out as gay later in life (48:46) The three main fears people have (55:27) The importance of accepting yourself (59:44)

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0:00.0	This is episode number seven two two with mentalist and illusionist Darren Brown.
0:07.7	Welcome to the School of Greatness. My name is Louis Howe's former pro athlete
0:13.2	Turn Lifestyle Entrepreneur. In each week we bring you an inspiring person or message
0:18.7	to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness. Thanks for spending some time with me today.
0:24.6	Now let the class begin.
0:30.8	Albert Einstein said once we accept our limits we go beyond them. I am so excited about this
0:41.1	episode because this is someone I've been wanting to interview since day one. I became a fan
0:48.0	of Darren Brown probably nine ten years ago when I learned about him through a friend who
0:54.6	introduced me to his work and I went down the rabbit hole of watching every video I could of
1:00.3	this person and just became fascinated with the way his mind thinks how he studies human nature
1:07.6	and psychology and how he gets people to do certain things they normally wouldn't do.
1:13.1	For those who don't know who Darren Brown is he is an English mentalist and illusionist and since
1:18.2	his television debut with Darren Brown mind control in 2000 he is named in the UK is pretty much
1:25.6	synonymous with the art of psychological manipulation. He's produced several other shows for
1:30.9	stage and television in both series and specials. He'd written several bestselling books and his
1:37.7	2017 US debut show secret won the New York Drama Desk Award for unique theatrical experience
1:44.9	and he's planning a broad way return in 2019 so make sure to get your tickets for that. But right now
1:51.1	guys he is a number of specials on Netflix and when I tell you I've been freaking out about them
1:57.4	and telling them to everyone they are so much fun to watch they're riveting and they will blow your
2:03.4	mind literally. One is called the push and he conducts a social experiment to see if people will
2:12.0	commit murder and you are going to freak out in the last few minutes when you watch this go to the
2:18.7	Netflix go to your Netflix and watch the push he's also got miracle which shows him on stage healing
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