Todd Herman || The Alter Ego Effect

The Psychology Podcast

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Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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“At the end of your life, you won’t remember the thoughts or intentions you had. You’ll remember the actions you took. You’ll judge yourself by how you showed up, by what you did, what you said, how you acted, and whether you performed the way you knew you could in any of the stages of life.” Today we have Todd Herman on the podcast. Herman is a performance advisor to Olympians, pros, and business leaders, and he creates proven systems to help teams & achievers win with less stress. Herman’s latest book is “The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life.” - How alter egos are part of the human psyche - The difference between childish and childlike - Why having an alter ego is about being the best version of yourself - Multiple self theory and the importance of context - The Core Self vs. The Trapped Self vs. The Heroic Self - How to go from an ordinary world to an extraordinary world - How to activate the person you truly want to become - How to get into the “wow” mindset - Todd’s traumatic backstory and how it has led to his superpower - The hidden forces of the enemy - How the creative imagination is like the backdoor to performance --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Psychology Podcast, where we give you insights into the mind, brain, behavior, and creativity.
0:13.0	I'm Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman,
0:15.0	and in each episode I have a conversation with a guest
0:18.0	who will stimulate your mind and give you a greater understanding of yourself,
0:21.0	others, and the world to live in. Hopefully we'll also provide a
0:24.7	glimpse into human possibility. Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast.
0:38.8	So today we have Todd Herman on the podcast. Herman is a performance advisor to Olympians, pros, and business leaders and he creates proven systems to help teams and achievers win with less stress.
0:44.8	Herman's latest book is The Alter Ego Effect, The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your
0:49.8	Life.
0:50.8	I'm so excited to talk with you today.
0:51.8	Scott, well, I mean, it's a pleasure.
0:54.0	You've had a lot of my friends on here and, well, I just appreciate the podcast and, you know, the topics that you talk about,
1:00.0	so I'm happy to bring this topic to your crowd too.
1:03.0	Thanks, thanks.
1:04.0	So people can't see but I'm wearing my Captain America shirt.
1:08.0	Take a screen capture.
1:10.0	I'll like cool that in the show notes,
1:11.0	which it's actually my pajamas that I sleep in every night of my life.
1:15.0	But I would say that maybe that would be my alter ego.
1:19.0	I don't know, maybe I'll change after after we chat today.
1:22.0	But I'd love to hear about you know like I think you said took like 15 years to write this book is that right?
1:28.0	Yeah it was it was I started working with a lot of patience.
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