The Three Levers of Change: How to Shift Your Mindset, Motivation, and Methods for Success with Jim Kwik

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Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

Education, Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Buddhism, Mental Health

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In this episode, Jim Kwik explores the three levers of change and how to shift your mindset, motivation, and methods for success. Jim shares his journey overcoming a childhood brain injury and how he discovered practical methods to drive change. He also introduces his “brain animal” framework for understanding how we learn and discusses the importance of self-awareness, living by core values, and making intentional choices. Listeners are encouraged to reflect on their own growth, embrace self-compassion, and take practical steps toward a more limitless life. Exciting News!!!Coming in March 2026, my new book, ⁠⁠⁠How a Little Becomes a Lot: The Art of Small Changes for a More Meaningful Life is now available for pre-orders!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠We need your help!⁠⁠ We all know ads are part of the podcast world, and we want to improve this experience for you. Please take 2 minutes and ⁠⁠complete this survey⁠⁠. It’s a quick and easy way to support this podcast. Thank You! Key Takeaways: Personal growth and self-improvement Overcoming adversity and challenges The importance of mindset and motivation The concept of "feeding the good wolf" within oneself The role of choices in shaping one's life and identity Strategies for navigating grief and personal loss The significance of core values in decision-making and behavior Understanding different cognitive brain types and their impact on learning and communication The power of self-awareness and introspection Practical methods for enhancing brain function and overall well-being For full show notes,⁠⁠⁠ click here⁠⁠!⁠ Connect with the show: ⁠⁠⁠Follow us on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheOneYouFeedPod⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ By purchasing products and/or services from our sponsors, you are helping to support The One You Feed and we greatly appreciate it. Thank you! This episode is sponsored by: ⁠⁠⁠Uncommon Goods ⁠⁠⁠has something for everyone – you’ll find thousands of new gift ideas that you won’t find anywhere else, and you’ll be supporting artists and small, independent businesses. To get 15% off your next gift, go to ⁠⁠⁠UNCOMMONGOODS.com/FEED⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠: Post your job for free at linkedin.com/oneyoufeed. Terms and conditions apply. ⁠⁠⁠Persona Nutrition ⁠⁠⁠delivers science-backed, personalized vitamin packs that make daily wellness simple and convenient. In just minutes, you get a plan tailored to your health goals. No clutter, no guesswork. Just grab-and-go packs designed by experts. Go to ⁠⁠⁠PersonaNutrition.com/FEED⁠⁠⁠ today to take the free assessment and get your personalized daily vitamin packs for an exclusive offer — get 40% off your first order. ⁠⁠⁠Grow Therapy ⁠⁠⁠– Whatever challenges you’re facing, Grow Therapy is here to help. Sessions average about $21 with insurance, and some pay as little as $0, depending on their plan. (Availability and coverage vary by state and insurance plans. Visit ⁠⁠⁠growtherapy.com/feed ⁠⁠⁠today! ⁠⁠⁠AGZ⁠⁠⁠ – Start taking your sleep seriously with AGZ. Head to ⁠⁠⁠drinkag1.com/feed⁠⁠⁠ to get a FREE Welcome Kit with the flavor of your choice that includes a 30 day supply of AGZ and a FREE frother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If we were to fast forward five years and everything in your life was exactly the same, would you be happy?
0:05.5	And I think most people would say no, right?
0:08.6	So change is inevitable, but growth is not.
0:20.0	Welcome to the one you feed. Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have. Quotes like, garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true. And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. We tend toward negativity, self-pity,
0:39.6	jealousy, or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do. We think things that hold us
0:45.5	back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking. Our actions matter. It takes
0:51.6	conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living.
0:56.1	This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction, how they feed their good wolf.
1:04.4	You know that moment when we swear everything will change and then nothing does? I sure do. Jim Quick, who's a brain coach,
1:13.3	learning expert, and author of Limitless, has spent his life studying why that happens. We talk
1:18.7	about why insight means nothing until it finds its way into behavior. And he breaks it down
1:24.6	into three levers we can all work with, what we think, what we feel,
1:29.4	and what we do, or the head, the heart, and the hands. And I love that, because change isn't a
1:36.3	lightning strike, it's a practice, a thousand small choices that introduce us day by day to
1:42.3	who we're becoming. I'm Eric Zimmer and this is the one you feed.
1:47.8	Hi, Jim. Welcome to the show. It's good to be here, Eric. Thanks for having me. I'm excited to have you on.
1:52.2	We're going to be discussing your book Limitless, upgrade your brain, learn anything faster,
1:56.7	and unlock your exceptional life. And it will actually be the expanded edition because you've
2:01.6	added to it recently, and we'll be talking about that. But before we do, let's start like we always
2:06.4	do with the parable. In the parable, there's a grandparent who's talking with their grandchild. They say,
2:10.8	in life, there are two wolves inside of us that are always at battle. One is a good wolf, which
2:16.6	represents things like kindness and bravery and love, and the other is a good wolf, which represents things like kindness and bravery and love.
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