The Science of Identity, Believing in Yourself & Setting Goals w/Katy Milkman Part 1 EP 1151

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

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🗓️ 18 August 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Today's guest is Katy Milkman, who is an award-winning behavioral scientist and Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She hosts the popular behavioral economics podcast Choiceology, and is the co-founder and co-director of The Behavior Change for Good Initiative. Her research is regularly featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and NPR. And in this interview Lewis and Katy get to dive into some of the research for her new book, How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. This was such a powerful and enlightening conversation that we had to split it up in 2 parts! In this first episode Lewis and Katy discuss the biggest internal barriers holding you back from changing your life, how our sense of identity helps and hurts us, what science says about how to believe in yourself more, why setting big goals is actually hurting your ability to succeed, what “Commitment Devices” are and how they lead you to a better life, and so much more! For more go to: www.lewishowes.com/1151 Check out Katy's website: www.katiemilkman.com 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 1,151 with behavioral scientist Katie Milkman.
0:07.1	Welcome to the School of Greatness. My name is Lewis Howe's former pro athlete
0:12.5	turned lifestyle entrepreneur. In each week we bring you an inspiring person or message
0:18.0	to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness. Thanks for spending some time with me today,
0:24.0	now let the class begin. William Shakespeare once said we know what we are, but not what we may be.
0:34.0	And neuroscientist Abidgett NASCAR said global harmony is only the reflection of humankind's
0:40.0	internal harmony. I'm excited about this. Katie Milkman is an award-winning behavioral scientist
0:46.0	and professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and she hosts the popular
0:50.3	behavioral economics podcast, Choisology. She is the co-founder and co-director of the
0:54.8	behavior change for good initiative and her research is regularly featured in the New York Times,
1:00.0	Wall Street Journal, and NPR. And in this interview we dive into some of the research of her new book,
1:04.9	How to Change, the science of getting from where you are to where you want to be. It's such a powerful
1:10.7	and enlightening conversation that we made it into two parts. And in this first episode we discuss
1:15.5	the biggest internal barriers holding you back from changing your life. How our sense of identity
1:21.3	helps and hurts us. This was huge for me. What science says about how to believe in yourself more
1:26.4	while setting big goals is actually hurting your ability to succeed. What commitment devices are
1:32.6	and how they lead you into a better life and so much more. And if you're enjoying this,
1:37.2	make sure to share this with someone that you think would be inspired by this as well. And a
1:40.9	quick reminder, click the subscribe button over on Apple podcasts or Spotify to subscribe to
1:45.7	the School of Greatness. So you can stay up to date on the latest and greatest from this content
1:50.2	here in this podcast. Okay, in just a moment, the one and only Katie Milkman.
1:58.3	Welcome back at one of the School of Greatness podcasts. Very excited about our guests. We've got
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