Tom Bilyeu's Mindset Playbook

Impact Theory

Your future self will thank you. Dive deep into the ideas that will improve every aspect of your life with Tom Bilyeu’s Mindset Playbook. Released exclusively from the Impact Theory archives, each episode tackles essential topics like mastering your mindset, optimizing your health, and building a thriving business. With guests like Andrew Huberman, Mel Robbins, and Dave Asprey, this show is packed with insights from the world’s top performers.  Hosted by Tom Bilyeu, a prominent entrepreneur and co-founder of the billion-dollar company Quest Nutrition, this show explores the mental tactics, strategies, and habits that drive success. Tom Bilyeu’s Mindset Playbook is the ultimate podcast for anyone obsessed with self-improvement and relentless growth. It doesn’t matter who you are. What matters is who you want to be.

  1. 1D AGO

    Marie Forleo on Why Even Your Failures Are Just Opportunities to Learn

    Marie Forleo, author of “Everything is Figure-Outable”, is on a mission to help you succeed in life and in business. And that means showing everyone how to challenge their most deeply-held beliefs, and how to approach every situation as a learning opportunity. On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Marie Forleo explains the relationship between action and clarity, how to tell the difference between fear and intuition, and why you always have to start before you’re ready. SHOW NOTES: What does it mean to say everything is figure-outable? [2:13] Marie describes why it was so important for her to write her book [9:21] Marie advocates that every single person has immense personal power [10:45] Marie describes watching her parents divorce over money [13:05] Marie explains how to change deeply-held beliefs [16:46] Marie and Tom discuss the only belief that matters [20:48] Marie and Tom discuss what changed their beliefs about everything being figure-outable [24:00] Marie explains how to face a hard truth when it comes from an enemy [26:31] Marie describes how she uses negative emotions as fuel [29:51] Marie explains why you have to start before you’re ready [31:57] Marie explains the quote “failure is just an event, not a characteristic” [35:19] Marie describes her relationship to fear [37:44] Marie explains how to understand the difference between fear and intuition [40:41] Marie describes the dangers of groupthink in self-development circles [44:00] Marie details how to listen to your own body and intuition [45:32] Marie explains that clarity comes from action and engagement, not thought [47:00] Marie picks her favorite quote from her book [50:20] Marie shares the impact she hopes her book has [52:42] QUOTES: “Try it before you deny it.” [11:45] “Beliefs are a choice and every choice can be changed.” [17:49] “Starting before you’re ready is one of the greatest secrets to kick your butt out of procrastination and into a world of growth.” [35:00] “I win or I learn, but I never lose.” [36:03] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    58 min
  2. You Might Also Like: On Purpose with Jay Shetty

    1D AGO · BONUS

    You Might Also Like: On Purpose with Jay Shetty

    Introducing LUKE COMBS: The Man Behind The Success (Marriage, Fatherhood & Life With OCD) from On Purpose with Jay Shetty. Follow the show: On Purpose with Jay Shetty You can achieve everything you set out to and still feel empty. So what actually makes a truly successful life? Jay sits down with global country superstar Luke Combs for an honest conversation about life beyond the sold-out stadiums and awards. Luke shares what it’s really been like navigating success while still trying to stay grounded and feel like himself. He shares what it was like growing up with OCD, the intrusive thoughts that once controlled his days, and the quiet battles he faced long before fame. Luke also reflects on love, marriage, and fatherhood and how those roles mean more to him than any chart position ever could. He talks candidly about missing the birth of his son while on tour, the guilt that followed, and the ongoing effort to show up as the best husband and dad he can be. Jay and Luke explore the tension so many of us feel between chasing ambition and protecting what matters most, asking the question: What does success really mean if you’re not present for the people you love? Luke speaks about money, fame, and gratitude with humility, admitting that while financial success makes life easier, it can’t buy the feeling of a perfect day with your family or the peace of knowing you’re living in alignment with your values. In this interview, you'll learn: How to Stay Grounded When Success Changes Your Life How to Manage Intrusive Thoughts Without Letting Them Control You How to Be Present for Your Family While Chasing Big Dreams How to Strengthen Your Marriage Through Growth and Challenge How to Support Your Mental Health Without Shame How to Give Back When You’ve Been Given More How to Stay True to Who You Are as Your World Expands We all wrestle with doubt, guilt, fear, and the quiet pressure to be more than we think we are. But growth doesn’t come from pretending those struggles aren’t there, it comes from facing them with honesty and compassion. Luke Combs’ The Way I Am is an honest reflection on identity, love, and personal growth, a grounded collection of songs that explore what it means to show up as your true self. Get your copy here: https://twia.lukecombs.com 📷 Courtesy of David Bergman With Love and Gratitude, Jay Shetty JAY’S DAILY WISDOM DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX Join 900,000+ readers discovering how small daily shifts create big life change with my free newsletter. Subscribe here: https://news.jayshetty.me/subscribe   Check out our Apple subscription to unlock bonus content of On Purpose! https://lnk.to/JayShettyPodcast  What We Discuss: 00:00 Intro 01:05 Staying Grounded in the Face of Fame 03:34 The Life He Never Imagined 06:28 Finding the Calling That Changed Everything 07:45 Growing Up with Undiagnosed OCD 10:23 Inside the Battle with Intrusive Thoughts 17:26 When You Don’t Know Who You Are Yet 20:37 The Work Ethic That Shaped Him 24:27 The Hustle Before the Breakthrough 30:19 Making Music That Truly Connects 32:21 The Quiet Fears of Fatherhood 40:15 What Does It Mean to Be Truly Rich? 46:28 Why Giving Back Matters 51:48 Showing Up for Fans on Your Hardest Days 58:48 The Unexpected Way He Met His Wife 01:03:04 Was It Love at First Sight? 01:07:12 When You Stop Needing All the Answers 01:12:08 The Power of Being Deeply Understood 01:17:16 Why Avoidance Makes It Worse 01:18:02 Stepping Back and Coming Back Stronger 01:25:55 The "Everyday Guy" Test 01:32:10 Finish This Sentence... 01:38:41 Luke on Final Five  Episode Resources: Website | https://www.lukecombs.com/home/  YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOSIXyYdT93OzpRnAuWaKjQ  Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/LukeCombs/  Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/lukecombs  TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@lukecombs  X | https://www.tiktok.com/@lukecombs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to team@podroll.fm.

  3. 5D AGO

    Nick Santonastasso on How to Get Whole, No Matter How Broken You Are

    Nick Santonastasso was born with no legs and one arm. And he absolutely refuses to make excuses. He became a varsity wrestler, a social media sensation, and wrote the book that perfectly describes his mindset, “Victim to Victor.” On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Nick Santonastasso describes how his mindset is his superpower, how he deals with failure, and how he balances ego and confidence. SHOW NOTES: Nick talks about how his parents raised him [2:52] Nick describes his process for figuring out his body and fitness [4:22] Nick talks about being in full victim-mode in middle and high school [7:24] Nick explains how his mindset became his superpower [14:20] Nick explains how failure and getting beat up helped him out [15:30] Nick talks about how the lessons he learned in wrestling applied to life [20:27] Nick describes why the biggest disability is a bad mindset [24:22] Nick describes how his value system has changed [26:46] Nick explains how he balances ego and confidence [29:37] What is the path to confidence? [32:05] Nick describes what he does when he doesn’t follow through on his commitments [35:24] Nick shares his experience with prosthetics [36:38] Nick shares the impact he wants to have on the world [41:00] QUOTES: “As long as I try my best, as long as I attempt it, that’s not really failing.” [14:55] “If I was gonna lose, I was gonna lose like a champion.” [16:29] “People can see me on the street and be like, ‘Wow, look how disabled that guy is.’ And I’m like, pfft. Have you seen your mindset? Have you seen the way you operate? Have you seen the way you react to situations, that you’re pissed off in traffic? You think the world happens TO you. I’m not disabled. You’re handicapped.” [26:03] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    46 min
  4. MAR 2

    Doug Bopst on How to Completely Turn Your Life Around

    How does someone rebuild from the depths of failure, self-inflicted harm, and feelings of worthlessness? Doug Bopst knows all about hitting rock bottom. But sitting in jail, a miserable addict, overweight and locked in a victim mindset, he found a mentor in a cellmate who got him into fitness. On this week’s episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, watch as elite fitness coach Doug Bopst shares his story of resurrection and redemption. SHOW NOTES: Doug talks about rebuilding from a sense of total worthlessness [2:57] Doug explains how important it is that someone believes in you [5:56] Doug describes the process by which he learned to take responsibility [8:45] Doug explains how seeing progress changes your outlook [11:31] Doug describes how important faith is [12:29] Doug talks about how, at first, channeling anger was effective in fitness [16:16] Doug illustrates his continuing need for mentorship [19:24] Doug describes his spiritual journey and why he went on it in the first place [21:58] Doug advocates focusing on your process instead of immediate results [25:15] Doug explains why he is hard on his clients [27:07] Doug describes self-compassion, gratitude and affirmation [28:56] Doug advocates focusing on what you can control day-to-day [30:53] Doug describes his daily routine and time management [33:08] Doug explains how to change the behaviors that you attach to emotions [34:15] Doug talks about how to deal with bullying [37:43] Doug shares what he would tell his younger self if he could [38:55] Doug shares the impact he wants to have on the world [41:03] QUOTES: “You can either be a man or you can be a bitch.” [10:41] “I literally feel like I died in jail and was reborn.” [15:37] “You have to fail to grow stronger. You have to fail to run faster.” [19:12] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    45 min
  5. FEB 26

    Colin O'Brady on How to Become Decisive In the Face of Paralyzing Fear

    How does a regular person with fears and doubts go from abject failure to breaking world records? Colin O’Brady suffered a critical injury so bad that a doctor told him he would probably never walk properly again. So, he climbed Mount Everest. And he became the first person to do what was thought impossible--cross Antarctica alone and unaided. On this week’s episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, watch as Colin O’Brady explains how he deals with fears, doubts, and competitiveness, and how he uses objectivity about it all to his advantage. SHOW NOTES: Colin explains what inspires him to take extreme risks [2:42] Colin describes the connection between being an artist and an athlete [4:30] Colin talks about how his self-narrative kept him going [7:51] Colin describes his relationship to fear [13:32] Colin defines the most important skill he needed to cross Antarctica alone [18:30] Colin describes the real experience of meditation [20:33] Colin explains why he doesn’t have a negative interpretation of his experiences [27:00] Colin illustrates his own competitive drive and how he cultivates it [35:00] Colin describes his conception of death [42:00] Colin shares the impact he wants to have on the world [49:00] QUOTES: “We are the story we tell ourselves.” [8:16] “My biggest fear is bottoming out at that plateau of comfortable complacency.” [46:30] “The fear is not death specifically. The curiosity is how can I live my life so that I’m...not hedging so much against death that I don’t fully live.” [47:26] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    55 min
  6. FEB 23

    Self-made Man Explains How You Must Think to Win | Everette Taylor

    Before you conclude that circumstances prevent you from success, you might want to listen to what Everette Taylor has to say. Here is a man who was homeless, who first learned business from drug dealers, and who then started multiple multi-million dollar companies. He is now one of the most successful and recognized entrepreneurs under 30. How did he get there? On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Everette Taylor shows how you can learn anything you want to learn if you are willing to truly listen to people and then put in the work. SHOW NOTES: Relentless is Everette’s favorite word [3:05] Everette tells the story of being homeless and losing everything [4:39] Embracing reality means actually finding a solution [6:51] Everette and Tom discuss learning entrepreneurship from hustlers and drug dealers [8:04] Tom asks Everette why the same poverty that breaks other people propelled him [14:11] Everette explains why he needed to see entrepreneurs who looked like him [17:11] Everette talks about the importance of emotional intelligence [19:00] Everette advocates that you can learn anything you want to learn [20:59] Everette says helping people is his deepest motivation [22:30] Everette and Tom discuss what to say to someone who hasn’t found their passion [25:08] Everette advocates really understanding your target audience [26:53] Everette and Tom discuss the love of learning [30:00] Everette describes one change people could make that would have the most impact [35:30] QUOTES: “It’s one thing being homeless. It’s another thing having everything taken away from you.” [5:10] “My supplier, that was the first COO that I ever met. Being a drug dealer is like being a Chief Operating Officer.” [11:45] “There’s a lot of drug dealers. There’s not a lot of drug dealers who are making real money. It takes a certain je ne sais quoi to get to a point where you’re the boss.” [13:47] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    44 min
  7. FEB 19

    Trent Shelton on Feeling Fear or Anxiety

    Former NFL wide receiver and current champion influencer Trent Shelton spends his life helping people become the best possible version of themselves. In this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Trent shares deeply personal stories from his own life, his own fears and his own failures. But he doesn’t stop there. He explains how you can use your fears, your failures and your life experiences to live (not find) your true purpose. SHOW NOTES: Trent describes being an introvert who becomes a renowned public speaker [2:32] Trent talks about being scared to speak in front of 5,000 people [4:00] Trent and Tom discuss using manipulative techniques on themselves [6:25] Why it’s important to move towards things that scare you [8:20] Trent explains the championship mindset and why you have to want it for yourself [9:09] Trent wanted to be a professional football player at six years old [12:07] Should you help people build their desire? [13:08] What really matters? [15:47] Trent explains how he helps people face reality [17:39] Trent discusses vulnerability and authenticity [19:07] Trent explains exactly what he thinks fear is [21:07] How do people identify their purpose? [24:19] Trent illuminates the difference between what you want and where you thrive [26:17] Suppression leads to depression [28:10] Trent shares how he deals with his mother’s cancer [29:40] Trent talks about gratitude [32:20] Trent discusses self-care [34:02] Trent shares the impact that he wants to have on the world [38:00] QUOTES: “If you’re nervous, if you’re scared, you’re too into yourself.” [7:47] “The foundation of all strength is pain.” [9:05] “I used to have a fear of not succeeding. My fear now is succeeding at the wrong things.” [16:52] “Sometimes “I need help” is the most powerful thing that you can say.” [18:22] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    44 min
  8. FEB 16

    John Assaraf on How to Upgrade Your Mindset in 46 Minutes

    John Assaraf is a successful serial entrepreneur with 5 multi-million dollar companies to his name. He is also a New York Times bestselling author, a behavioral & mindset expert. He’s also been interviewed by Larry King, Ellen and Anderson Cooper. SHOW NOTES: Why he committed crimes as a youth and how he found a mentor [2:42] How one man changed John Assaraf’s life in one minute [3:39] The difference between being interested and committed [4:23] The power of forgiveness and family [9:38] Why John Assaraf believes in using “crap boards”, accomplishment boards, vision boards [12:36] The power of goal setting vs goal achievement & the difference between the law of attraction and the law of GOYA [16:02] The power of focusing on progress instead of perfection [17:14] The neurochemistry of goal achievement [20:31] Why people don’t do what they know they should, and what happens when they do [21:54] Your ‘story’ defines who you are… and why you need to change it [24:20] Why self-talk is so critical to your success, happiness and goal achievement [27:38] Why fear is a “go signal” for John Assaraf [28:55] Take 6 deep breaths to get the Einstein part of your brain engaged + control the lizard brain [31:14] Why we are biologically wired to hate change and you need to consciously create habits [38: 47] The three boards - vision board, accomplish board, crap board [40:39] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    50 min

Ratings & Reviews

4.4
out of 5
14 Ratings

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Your future self will thank you. Dive deep into the ideas that will improve every aspect of your life with Tom Bilyeu’s Mindset Playbook. Released exclusively from the Impact Theory archives, each episode tackles essential topics like mastering your mindset, optimizing your health, and building a thriving business. With guests like Andrew Huberman, Mel Robbins, and Dave Asprey, this show is packed with insights from the world’s top performers.  Hosted by Tom Bilyeu, a prominent entrepreneur and co-founder of the billion-dollar company Quest Nutrition, this show explores the mental tactics, strategies, and habits that drive success. Tom Bilyeu’s Mindset Playbook is the ultimate podcast for anyone obsessed with self-improvement and relentless growth. It doesn’t matter who you are. What matters is who you want to be.

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