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The James Altucher Show

806 - Are You Too Negative? Dr. Benjamin Hardy Helps Us Answer!

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Have you had the feeling where you woke up one day, in a nice house, nice bed, turn on your new phone, look at social media, scroll through them, and you say to yourself, "My Life Suck!" Well, no more! In this episode, Dr. Benjamin Hardy, an organizational psychologist, and bestselling author sat down with me on Zoom, and we talk all about dealing with negativity and self-doubt.Of course, we also talked about his new book,  The Gap and The Gain as well!Listen to the episode where Dr. Benjamin will share the techniques of improving your life by being grateful, and appreciative! Mentioned in the podcast: Dan Sullivan, Tucker Max, David GogginsMy new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your new book!Join You Should Run For President 2.0 Facebook Group, and we discuss why should run for president.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts:Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotify Follow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.8

This is the James Altiger Show.

0:12.8

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:16.1

So many people were recommending this book to me.

0:18.2

The Gap and the Game by Dr. Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan.

0:22.8

I think this book almost perfectly describes why I lost all my money in several different

0:29.0

times and also lost many other things in my life and so many other people.

0:33.7

And it also talks about ways to bounce back, how to focus your mindset and your life so

0:39.7

that you're living in the game and not the gap.

0:42.6

And what that means, Ben Hardy describes on the podcast.

0:53.0

Dr. Benjamin Hardy, you wrote the gap in the game along with Dan Sullivan.

0:57.5

Many of my friends told me that you have to read

0:58.9

this book, you have to read this book, it's great.

1:00.7

I read it and they were right.

1:02.6

And of course, I'm sure many of your readers tell you this book has reminded them of their

1:06.4

own experiences, whether it's going broke or having a bad relationship or daily stuff.

1:13.6

And since Ben, you're a psychologist, I'm going to use this as a therapy session.

1:18.4

Perfect.

1:19.4

So you're going to help me.

1:21.3

But let's, the book's called The Gap and the Game and if I could describe it, it's beautiful

1:27.0

the visual way you put it that basically we have a starting moment and we set these

1:31.1

goals like our ideal situation.

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