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Dr. Chris Stout Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Chris Stout is a licensed clinical psychologist and international humanitarian with a diverse background in various domains. He is the Founding Director of the Center for Global Initiatives (a Top-Rated Nonprofit) and is the Executive Producer and Host of the popular “Living a Life in Full” a top-ranked podcast with an audience of over 3 million. He was a Fellow in the School of Public Health and Full Professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois, Chicago and prior to that he held an academic appointment at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. He served as a NGO Special Representative and had the honor of speaking at the United Nations; he holds the distinction of being one of only 100 world-wide leaders appointed to the World Economic Forum’s Global Leaders of Tomorrow and was an Invited Faculty at the Annual Meeting in Davos.

Dr. Stout is a world-wide speaker, organizational consultant and startup whisperer having worked or traveled in all 50 states, over 100 countries and 6 continents. He was noted as being “one of the most frequently cited psychologists in the scientific literature.” He is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association, past-President of the Illinois Psychological Association, and is a Distinguished Practitioner in the National Academies of Practice. He is a Best-Selling Author having published 38 books. His works have been translated into 8 languages. He is a recipient of four Humanitarian Awards and four additional honorary doctorates. He is a popular LinkedIn Influencer nearing a half-million followers and has been a guest on CNBC, CNN, NBC, PBS, NPR, and Oprah. He was listed in Fast Co.’s Global Fast 50 nominees and in TED Founder Richard Saul Wurman’s “Who’s Really Who.” His archive of professional work is part of the Smithsonian’s Museum for the History of Psychology. He balances all his academic and humanitarian efforts with time with his Family, adventure sports, and climbing (having summited 3 of the world’s 7 Summits).

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A Candid Conversation With The Wildly Courageous Jenny Wood &Raquo; Living A Life In Full Thumbnail 33
A Candid Conversation with the Wildly Courageous Jenny Wood

What if I told you that the traits you need to get ahead are the exact opposite of what you’ve been told most of your life? What if instead, I told you that in order to be successful you need to be�…

What if I told you t…

What if I told you that the traits you need to get ahead are the exact opposite of what you’ve been told most of your life? What if instead, I told you that in order to be successful you need to be Weird, Selfish, Shameless, Obsessed, Nosy, Manipulative, Brutal, Reckless, and Bossy? Well, that’s what former Google leader and top career coach, Jenny Wood recommends. Jenny counters conventional Wisdom about achieving your goals, and she gives us permission to ditch our fear and chase after what we want - unapologetically. But to do so, takes courage – what Jenny calls, Wild Courage, and …

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Bert Terhart’s Knack For Knocking Off The Impossible: The Transformative Power Of Doing Hard Things &Raquo; Living A Life In Full Thumbnail 33
Bert terHart’s Knack for Knocking Off the Impossible: The Transformative Power of Doing Hard Things

Imagine logging 50,000 miles of solo sailing adventures, including a non-stop circumnavigation of the globe, and a 7800 km paddling journey across Canada from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Or, maybe yo…

Imagine logging 50,0…

Imagine logging 50,000 miles of solo sailing adventures, including a non-stop circumnavigation of the globe, and a 7800 km paddling journey across Canada from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Or, maybe you’re more interested in entrepreneurship and making an impact in the lives of others using Technology and Artificial Intelligence? Or, perhaps you have a desire to be an author?  If so, you’re in luck, because in this episode I’m talking with a person who has done all that, and more, the remarkable polymath, Bert terHart.  Bert’s certainly living his life in full, so much so it was hard …

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The Unforgettable Lorraine K. Lee On How To Become The Ceo Of Your Own Career &Raquo; Living A Life In Full Thumbnail 33
The Unforgettable Lorraine K. Lee on How to Become the CEO of Your Own Career

Are you an ambitious industrious worker and a high achiever who always delivers, but you feel stuck or unseen, and you struggle to move up in your career? Or maybe it’s your peers who seem to get al…

Are you an ambitious…

Are you an ambitious industrious worker and a high achiever who always delivers, but you feel stuck or unseen, and you struggle to move up in your career? Or maybe it’s your peers who seem to get all the recognition and advance, while you're wondering why you’re being left behind.  And that is where Lorraine K. Lee can lend a hand.  Lorraine is an award-winning global keynote speaker and an instructor for Stanford University’s  Continuing Studies Program and LinkedIn Learning, and she is the author of the bestselling new book, Unforgettable Presence: Get Seen, Gain Influence, and Cat…

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Dean Karnazes: A Life In (Full) Motion &Raquo; Living A Life In Full Thumbnail 33
Dean Karnazes: A Life in (Full) Motion

Dean Karnazes is a force of nature and an inspiration. He’s raced across the globe in support of various causes and modeled unparalleled perseverance and going beyond perceived limitations that serv…

Dean Karnazes is a f…

Dean Karnazes is a force of nature and an inspiration. He’s raced across the globe in support of various causes and modeled unparalleled perseverance and going beyond perceived limitations that serve to unlock an inner strength in others to also attain extraordinary results. He shares real-life examples that explore the topics of dealing with adversity, overcoming obstacles, setting and reaching lofty goals, the importance of teamwork - even in solo endeavors, and excelling in a competitive and complicated world. In this episode we discuss the essential ingredients necessary for high-achieve…

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Racing For Her Life: The Amazing Story Of Ironman World Champion And All-American Sara Fix &Raquo; Living A Life In Full Thumbnail 33
Racing for Her Life: The Amazing Story of Ironman World Champion and All-American Sara Fix

Sara Fix is a powerhouse. A mother of three, a small business owner, and a woman who’s navigated life’s highs and lows—all while completing 28 Ironman races across the globe, but her biggest cha…

Sara Fix is a powerh…

Sara Fix is a powerhouse. A mother of three, a small business owner, and a woman who’s navigated life’s highs and lows—all while completing 28 Ironman races across the globe, but her biggest challenge is being diagnosed with stage 4 neuroendocrine Cancer, yet, she refuses to let her diagnosis define her. She continues to train, compete, and inspire others with her resilience and positive mindset. Sara's story is one of perseverance and advocacy. She emphasizes the importance of being one's own health advocate and encourages others to listen to their bodies and seek help when needed. Her …

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Daniel Kraft, Md, On Predicting The Future Of Technology And Healthcare - And Helping To Create It &Raquo; Living A Life In Full Thumbnail 33
Daniel Kraft, MD, on Predicting the Future of Technology and Healthcare – and Helping to Create It

Prescription medications are fairly controversial these days – cost, insurance coverage, efficacy, and too often, medications are dosed incorrectly, cause toxic side effects or just don't work. But …

Prescription medicat…

Prescription medications are fairly controversial these days – cost, insurance coverage, efficacy, and too often, medications are dosed incorrectly, cause toxic side effects or just don't work. But what if we could change how we prescribe drugs, what if there was a 3D printer that could design pills that adapt to an individual’s needs, and maybe print-on-demand the medications tailored to the patient? Or what if there was a real-world device that worked like the diagnostic Tricorder we imagined watching Star Trek? How about AI-infused antiviral discoveries and laboratory-level diagnostic t…

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Jodi Wellman On How To Live More Fully And Intentionally &Raquo; Living A Life In Full Thumbnail 33
Jodi Wellman on How to Live More Fully and Intentionally

How many Mondays do you have left? Statistically, we all get about 4,000 Mondays in our lifetime, so if you're halfway through your life, you might have roughly 2,000 Mondays to go. The good news is t…

How many Mondays do …

How many Mondays do you have left? Statistically, we all get about 4,000 Mondays in our lifetime, so if you're halfway through your life, you might have roughly 2,000 Mondays to go. The good news is that you are in charge of how you spend those days, the question is will you be toiling away at a job that you hate, or will you be creating a career that you Love? Will you choose to scroll mindlessly for hours a day, or will you pursue hobbies and Travel that light you up? Will you be dreading the inevitable end, or will you be living your life in full in a way that allows you to meet the Grim Re…

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Drs. Randy Brazie And Geoffrey Vanderpal On The New Science Of Decision Making &Raquo; Living A Life In Full Thumbnail 33
Drs. Randy Brazie and Geoffrey VanderPal on the New Science of Decision Making

I suspect that there are times you may feel overwhelmed by the sheer number and complexity of nonstop decisions you need to make. To further complicate matters, you may believe that some decisions req…

I suspect that there…

I suspect that there are times you may feel overwhelmed by the sheer number and complexity of nonstop decisions you need to make. To further complicate matters, you may believe that some decisions require rational (brain) decision making, while others call for you to "go with your gut." But what if you could integrate the two - your brain and your gut - in a way to help you become the calm and steadfast person, and leader, you would like to be. What if you could combine both rational logical thoughts with your more instinctual feelings?  With their combined expertise in both business and medi…

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Scott Young On Mastering How To Get Better At Anything &Raquo; Living A Life In Full Thumbnail 33
Scott Young on Mastering How to Get Better at Anything

Life depends on learning. We spend decades in school acquiring an Education. We take pride in mastering a craft, or a sport, or a game. The things we do in our careers or even just for fun are enjoyed…

Life depends on lear…

Life depends on learning. We spend decades in school acquiring an education. We take pride in mastering a craft, or a sport, or a game. The things we do in our careers or even just for fun are enjoyed to a large extent because we feel we are capable of getting better at them.  We yearn for mastery. But learning can be elusive. We may spend hours studying and still not do well on an exam.  Improvement can be fickle - if it comes at all. Sometimes we improve effortlessly, and other times it can be a slog. Many of us can spend years hitting a tennis ball, playing chess, or working at our jobs, …

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John Marks’ Journey From Provocateur To Peacemaker &Raquo; Living A Life In Full Thumbnail 33
John Marks’ Journey from Provocateur to Peacemaker

It seems that almost everywhere in the world, there is conflict, distrust, and unrest – Gaza, Ukraine, Syria, and even here in the US. Oftentimes, any kind of diplomacy, cooperation, agreement, dete…

It seems that almost…

It seems that almost everywhere in the world, there is conflict, distrust, and unrest – Gaza, Ukraine, Syria, and even here in the US. Oftentimes, any kind of diplomacy, cooperation, agreement, detente or finding a common ground seems impossible. But what if there was a different way? What if there was an organization that holds as its mission, “to transform the way the world deals with conflict, away from adversarial approaches and toward cooperative solutions?” What if those tactics included dialogue training, joint development projects, public art projects, sports leagues, and social …

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Ben Guttmann On The Power Of Simplicity &Raquo; Living A Life In Full Thumbnail 33
Ben Guttmann on the Power of Simplicity

We are not as smart as we think we are.  We're busy and distracted in a world that is incentivized to continually make us more of both. The only things that work, the only messages that cut through …

We are not as smart …

We are not as smart as we think we are.  We're busy and distracted in a world that is incentivized to continually make us more of both. The only things that work, the only messages that cut through the noise, are sharp, clear, and direct. We’ve all been advised to “not judge a book by its cover,” to “not count your chickens before they hatch,” and that “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” Maybe for you, what comes to mind is something political, like Patrick Henry’s revolutionary “Give me liberty, or give me death!” or more recently, Barack Obama’s “Yes We Can.” Now thin…

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Daniel Goleman, Phd, On Emotional Intelligence And Optimal Performance On &Raquo; Living A Life In Full Thumbnail 33
Daniel Goleman, PhD, on Emotional Intelligence and Optimal Performance on

You have likely seen moments of peak performance—perhaps an athlete plays a perfect game or a business that has a quarter with once-in-a-lifetime profits. Perhaps you have experienced something sim…

You have likely seen…

You have likely seen moments of peak performance—perhaps an athlete plays a perfect game or a business that has a quarter with once-in-a-lifetime profits. Perhaps you have experienced something similar – playing a musical piece perfectly, making a faultless shot, or perhaps acing a final. But these moments are often elusive, and for every amazing day, we may have a hundred ordinary or even unsatisfying days.  Now, imagine your best day at work - you exceed the goals set for you, your interactions with coworkers are productive and bristle-free, the new system you implemented has boosted p…

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