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The School of Greatness

How To Discover & Unlock Your Fullest Potential w/Psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman EP 1116

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

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

4.8 • 21.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2021

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Summary

“Greatness is realizing your full powers of your entire being." Today's guest is humanistic psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman. He received a P.h.D. in cognitive science from Yale University and has taught at Columbia , NYU, the University of Pennsylvania. He hosts The Psychology Podcast and is author of 9 books, including his new book, Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization. In 2015, he was named one of "50 Groundbreaking Scientists who are changing the way we see the world" by Business Insider In this episode Lewis and Scott discuss Scott’s revision of the hierarchy of needs and what it means to be fully human, the best psychological practices to help you improve your life, how to discover your purpose and define your core belief system, why self-doubt destroys our ability to achieve greatness, and so much more! For more go to: www.lewishowes.com/1116 Check out his book: Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization Check out his website: www.scottbarrykaufman.com Check out his podcast: The Phycology Podcast The Power of Erotic Intelligence with Esther Perel: https://link.chtbl.com/732-pod Find Lasting Love with Matthew Hussey: https://link.chtbl.com/811-pod

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0:00.0

This is episode number 1,116 with New York Times bestselling author and one of the top

0:05.7

psychologists in the world, Scott Barry Kaufman.

0:10.9

Welcome to the School of Greatness.

0:14.2

My name is Lewis Howes, a former pro athlete, turned lifestyle entrepreneur.

0:18.2

In each week we bring you an inspiring person or message to help you discover how to unlock

0:24.1

your inner greatness.

0:26.1

Thanks for spending some time with me today.

0:27.9

Now let the class begin.

0:33.0

Psychologist Abram Maslow said if you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable of, then

0:39.8

I warn you that you'll be unhappy for the rest of your life.

0:44.2

And Winston Churchill said, attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

0:49.8

My guest today is humanistic psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman and he received a PhD in

0:55.9

cognitive science from Yale University and has taught at Columbia NYU in the University

1:01.0

of Pennsylvania.

1:02.0

And he hosts the psychology podcast and is the author of nine books including his latest

1:06.8

book Transcend, the new science of self-actualization.

1:10.4

And in 2015 he was named one of 50 groundbreaking scientists who are changing the way we see

1:16.6

the world by business insider.

1:18.7

And in this episode we discuss Scott's revision of the hierarchy of needs and what it means

1:23.9

to be fully human.

1:25.8

The best psychological practices to help you improve your life today, how to discover

1:30.7

your purpose and define your core belief system, why self-doubt destroys our ability to achieve

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