The Antony Gordon Show | Lessons for life I did not learn at Harvard Kast Media

I’m excited to share with you today my interview with my friend and kindred spirit, Rabbi Shmuel Reichman, who is an author, educator, and speaker who has lectured internationally on topics of Torah thought, Jewish medical ethics, psychology, and leadership. His new bestselling book, The Journey to Your Ultimate Self, serves as an inspiring gateway into deeper Jewish thought. He is the founder and CEO of Self-Mastery Academy, the transformative online self-development course based on the principles of Torah, high-performance psychology, and leadership. “What social media does is it creates an identity that is a mirror of something outside of yourself. So you become something other than you are because your sense of identity is harnessed from something outside of yourself.” When Shmuel started gaining more clarity of his journey 2:32What’s unique about what Shmuel is saying 10:43What transformative experience Shmuel hopes his students gain 19:00How technology and social media has influenced his business 26:29 Success is often defined in financial terms 39:42The greatest gift you can give to your children 51:56“So many people, their worst nightmare is being alone in a room by themselves because they can’t stand themselves. It’s the emptiness within themselves because they’re not fully alive. When you are fully alive, you love it. Great people love being by themselves. They love people too, but they love being by themselves. Why? Because they’re full. There is just so much content, and thought, and vibrancy within them because they’ve invested.” 20:21www.shmuelreichman.com
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Today I have a very special guest on the podcast, Rabbi Reuven Epstein, who is known and respected as an authority on building great marriages. Backed by rabbis worldwide, he and his wife, Gitty, have helped hundreds of individuals and couples create mutual understanding, healthy communication, deep connection, and growing intimacy in their marriage. Many couples are in a state of coexistence where they are both living together, but are in their own worlds and are often out of sync with the individual needs of one another. Marriage is where you’re not only doing the day to day things to keep things function, but you’re tuning into the other person, their needs, wants, and desires, and you’re giving it to them without expecting anything in return, but it’s a direct giving, meaning you’re there by their side and spending your own time with them and for them. The main themes and problems Reuven sees today 5:46 The 5 Love Languages and achieving a good marriage 14:56 Where to start 17:21 Using I language 27:00 The difference of men and women with role play 29:16 What most people do in a relationship 36:09 How he wants to be remembered 45:07 Learn more about Reuven 51:51 “It’s them vs you, or you vs them and as long as it’s 2 units, the marriage has not yet fulfilled its potential. So just with that basic understanding, most couples start to realize, ‘Oh wow, I never really understood what marriage is.’ Marriage is a lifelong journey of two people slowly meshing and becoming a totally new unit. So when you recognize that, now you at least have your goal, and then you need the steps to make it happen.” 10:05https://marriagepro.co/
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My guest, Sean Callagy, is not only a phenomenal warrior entrepreneur, who speaks on stage with Tony Robbins and got his own massive law firm, but he’s also legally blind as well. This is a guy with tremendous perspective energy. Sean Callagy grew up with the idea that ordinary people could do remarkable things. He hoped to be a professional athlete, but his eye condition degenerated to the point that when he graduated college, it hampered him from getting drafted to play professionally. Today, Sean is an entrepreneur, national speaker, philanthropist, one of America’s top trial attorneys, online personality, and the creator of various peak performance technologies. He’s a legally blind warrior and adventurer. He joins me to talk about his passion and share his journey to creating the UNBLINDED Mastery Program, a multi-month professional development process that transforms clients’ lives and businesses in ways beyond their imagination. Sean Callagy is the Founder and President of the 100 Plus Team of Callagy Law, which is now in 4 states. He is one of only 2 attorneys in America to have Two Top 100 National Jury Verdicts between 2014-2016. Sean is the leader of a medical revenue recovery team that has recovered over 50 million dollars in 2017 and more than 300 million dollars for healthcare providers in unpaid and underpaid claims from insurance carriers. Some context into Sean’s life and business journey 5:21The content that will help you navigate through the landmines of life 18:10A role play of influencing President Putin 24:45Doing a role play with Sean and Antony modeling a conversation with Putin 40:44If Putin were dismissive and didn’t care about nuclear war 54:45Role playing as MrBeast 73:48“What I did is shift the vibrational energy from drinking, women, drugs–not perfectly, but created an accessible road with a path so they didn’t think that drinking, women, and drugs was super fun. But climbing mountains, skiing, chasing dolphins in the ocean. There was a pattern break where they still felt adventurous, testosterone filled, and super cool, but it created their pathway from negative vibrational entertainment to higher vibrational entertainment, and they never knew it happened … never, EVER, do you say what not to do. You just create the power of choice.” 84:17https://callagylaw.com/Twitter: @SeanRCallagy
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In this episode I had the privilege to speak with my friend and minimalist speaker, coach, author, mentor, and now a fellow TEDx talker, Chris Lovett. Coming from a background of accumulating stuff and living life with the purpose of acquiring more “things,” Chris found himself lacking in meaning and purpose. He began learning to let go, creating a new path and direction in life to actually do the things he wanted to do, and now Chris helps support individuals, families, and teams to be more successful with less, providing them with inspiration so they can unlock their potential by ditching the stuff. “That coziness is amazing, but nothing really grows there. To step away from the comfort is when you’re gonna get the most growth and the magic will happen.”His journey and what it means to be minimalist 5:03Providing tools for people 14:37Why are most folks miserable? 18:57Phrases to live by 28:21Working less but doing more 36:51What Chris wants people to say about him 47:33“I kind of feel content in where I am now, but not comfortable, whereas before I was super comfortable, but not very content. I don’t really need to go out and buy another suit, I’ve got a couple and that’s fine. I don’t need any more. I think where people kind of get caught up is the bombardment of information, of advertisements, and comparisonitis, which I don’t think is a word, but I think it should be.” 22:04Visit his website to learn more:https://www.lessisprogress.com/@ChristoLovett
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I got to speak with Jillian Richardson, who is a loneliness expert, professional facilitator, and bestselling author. She’s also the founder of The Joy List, a weekly newsletter of community-centered events in NYC. Jillian helps people learn the skills to connect more deeply to themselves and others, and has inspired thousands through her workshops, interviews, and public speaking engagements. She’s presented at global conferences like Startup Grind and CMX Summit, as well as hosted workshops for names like Meetup and Original Thinkers. Throughout her career, Jillian has advised evangelical pastors, summer camp leaders, and tech founders about fostering community in an era of disconnection. Join us for some great insights into loneliness and how Jillian is helping many people overcome the isolation they experience in life. Becoming a loneliness expert 2:03Helping people connect more deeply 9:48When people are self conscious 19:45Eating disorders and people who could use advice 25:37Some life lessons 34:05“I also have the gift of every day, one, ironically on social media, but also by email and in coaching conversations with people hearing like, this is a real need. People need to be seen. People need to know that it’s possible to have a deeper connection with themselves and other people and that they’re not broken for feeling like they want something more.” 14:00https://www.thatjillian.com/@thatjillian
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I had the privilege of speaking with special guest Darren Margolias, the Executive Director of Beast Philanthropy, the prominent YouTube channel known for its charitable donations and generosity. Darren tells of his path from big business and money to trying to find more meaning in life and purpose in what he was doing, finally landing himself in a position at Beast Philanthropy and dedicating himself to helping others and doing what he can to better the lives of those who don’t have much. “Is not the fear of thirst, when your well is full, a thirst that is unquenchable?” 9:50. Darren has been a part of some amazing experiences and has helped many people through the YouTube channel and has learned that even though it’s all blasted across the internet, there truly is a desire to help and improve the lives of those in need. This has changed Darren’s life and brought him immense joy that he never thought he would experience previously. Darren’s history 4:18The fallout and the next pieces of the puzzle 12:48 Joining MrBeast 17:29Is giving and donating to charity a sacrifice? 20:48Influencing the younger generation 26:48Inspiring and changing others’ desires 36:03“Another brilliant way that I’ve heard it said before is, a wealthy man is not a man who has a lot. He is a man that needs little, because the man who has a lot doesn’t necessarily ever have enough, but that man who has little will always have enough.” 10:17
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