How to Use a Secret Identity to Get What You Want & Why We Have a Moon

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Science, Self-improvement, Social Sciences, Health & Fitness, Education

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Sibling relationships change as we move from childhood to adulthood. Sometimes they change for the better – sometimes not. We begin this episode by unraveling the complications of adult sibling relationships. http://www.rd.com/advice/relationships/adult-sibling-estrangement/ When you were a kid you had a secret identity. You pretended to be Superman or a princess or someone you admired. What’s interesting is you can do the same thing as an adult to help achieve your personal and professional goals. Todd Herman, a performance coach and author of the book The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life (https://amzn.to/2YVO46c) joins me to explain how adopting a secret identity can help you succeed in anything. How much water should you drink today? There is a simple formula I’ll explain that will make sure you are sufficiently hydrated every day. https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/06/30/milk-and-other-surprising-ways-to-stay-hydrated/ It is the 50th anniversary of the first man walking on the moon. To celebrate you are going to discover some fascinating things about the moon that will forever change the way you think when you look up in the sky. Dr.Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a space scientist and science educator. She is an Honorary Research Associate in University College London's Department of Physics and Astronomy and author of the The Book of the Moon: A Guide to Our Closest Neighbor (https://amzn.to/2D11Afx). Her view of the moon will fascinate you. This Week's Sponsors -LinkedIn. For $50 off your first job post, go to www.LinkedIn.com/podcast -BetterHelp. Get help with a counselor you will love at www.BetterHelp.com/SYSK -Care/Of Vitamins. For 50% off your first order go to www.TakecareOf.com and use the promo code: something50 -Ollie. For 60% off your first order plus a free bag of dog treats go to www.myollie.com/try/something -Calming Comfort. For $15 off the displayed price go to www.calmingcomfortblanket.com and use the promo code: something -ADT. To get a secure smart home designed just for you go to www.ADT.com -Capital One. What's in your wallet? www.CapitalOne.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on something you should know, a look at adult sibling relationships.
0:06.4	They're complicated.
0:07.7	Then the amazingly effective strategy of using an alter ego in important moments that matter.
0:13.7	I used this idea when I played football.
0:16.4	I was six feet tall and like 169 pounds and I was in high school, but I played way bigger
0:21.5	on the football field than what my actual size was because I never went out there as just
0:26.7	quote-unquote Todd.
0:28.0	I went out there as Dronama.
0:29.7	Also, just how much water do you need to drink in a day?
0:33.8	And it's the 50th anniversary of the first man on the moon and you're about to discover
0:38.4	some amazing things about our closest heavenly neighbor.
0:42.4	We're working out that the moon is very slowly but surely moving away from us.
0:45.8	It's about sort of 3.5 centimeters a year, which is about the same weight that our fingernails
0:50.5	grow.
0:51.5	So as the moon speeds up and moves away from us, the actual rotation of the earth slows
0:55.3	down.
0:56.3	All this today on something you should know.
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