The Psychology Of Success | Guy Raz
10% Happier with Dan Harris

The Psychology Of Success | Guy Raz

B1IntermediateSeptember 4, 20261 hr 10 min

A podcast pioneer on failure, resilience, luck, work/life balance, and the power of questions. Guy Raz has been instrumental in creating some of the most iconic podcasts in the world, including Wondery's How I Built This, Wow in the World and TED Radio Hour. The New York Times has described him as "one of the most popular podcasters in history." We talk about: The challenge – and gift – of failure Getting comfortable with discomfort and risk The notion of luck The balance between your relationships and your work Why scale isn't always the answer Success...

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Hello everybody, welcome to the 10% Happier Podcast. I'm your host, Dan Harris. When you look at somebody who is happy and successful in their career, it can be fascinating to ask, how did they do that?

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I'm not just talking about the tactical business decisions or who they knew or where they went to school. I'm talking about how did they manage their mindset through the ups and downs? How did they know when they were on the right path?

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How did they choose their partners? How hard did they work? did they have to sacrifice? In other words, I'm talking about the psychology of success. Today I'm going to talk to somebody who has achieved enormous success through investigating

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