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The School of Greatness

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes is a New York Times best-selling author, 2x All-American athlete, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur. The School of Greatness shares inspiring interviews from the most successful people on the planet—world-renowned leaders in business, entertainment, sports, science, health, and literature—to inspire YOU to unlock your inner greatness and live your best life.

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The Lonely Price of Olympic Gold | Lindsey Vonn

The Lonely Price of Olympic Gold | Lindsey Vonn

<p>Lindsey Vonn reveals the hidden cost of becoming the greatest downhill skier of all time: devastating loneliness, crippling depression, and an exhausting pattern of people-pleasing that nearly broke her.</p><p>You've probably felt that same pressure to make everyone else happy while your own needs get pushed aside, or wondered how to come back after life knocks you down repeatedly. She shares the exact mental shifts that helped her process trauma without storing it in her body, the journaling practice that kept her grounded through 20 years of crashes and comebacks, and why working on yourself isn't selfish.</p><...

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How To Deal With Being Broken Up With | Lewis Howes

How To Deal With Being Broken Up With | Lewis Howes

<p>Lewis gets brutally honest about the relationship patterns that kept him stuck for years and why being single became the most transformative season of his life.</p><p>He breaks down the difference between chemistry and compatibility, revealing how most people confuse fleeting feelings for genuine alignment.</p><p>You'll learn why confidence that comes from being chosen disappears the moment you're rejected, and how to build the kind of inner strength that makes you ready for real partnership. Lewis shares the exact exercise he did with Martha before committing that created alignment on values, vision, and lifestyle.</p><...

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Why Most People Will Never Build Wealth (And How to Be Different) | Vivian Tu

Why Most People Will Never Build Wealth (And How to Be Different) | Vivian Tu

<p>Vivian Tu reveals the brutal truth about prediction markets that are really just gambling in disguise, and why most people will stay stuck in a comfortable but unfulfilling B+ life.</p><p>She shares the powerful mindset shift that separates people who build wealth from those who stay trapped in scarcity, explaining why getting comfortable with discomfort is essential for growth.</p><p>Vivian breaks down the buy borrow die strategy wealthy people use to never pay taxes, and why generational wealth is really about generational knowledge.</p><p>She opens up about being the generation in her family...

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Why I Cried Myself to Sleep Running a Billion-Dollar Brand

Why I Cried Myself to Sleep Running a Billion-Dollar Brand

<p>Kendra Scott reveals the shocking truth about 2020: while the world saw a billion-dollar brand thriving, she was sobbing herself to sleep every night, feeling like a complete fraud.</p><p>From dropping out of college to build a hat company that failed, to becoming a single mom starting over with $500 worth of jewelry supplies, Kendra's path to building one of America's most beloved jewelry brands was anything but glamorous.</p><p>She opens up about the moment she closed her first business in the pouring rain, saw a sign that said "Yes, We're Open," and realized failure was simply...

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Why You Need to Be Broke (Before You Get Rich)

Why You Need to Be Broke (Before You Get Rich)

<p>Lewis reveals a truth most people run from: being broke isn't your failure, it's your education.</p><p>He shares his own season sleeping on his sister's couch with no income, no savings, and no clear path forward, feeling trapped and questioning his worth.</p><p>You'll learn why the lessons you gain when money is scarce teach you more about wealth than any amount in your bank account ever could.</p><p>Lewis walks you through five specific reasons why financial struggle forces critical growth around resourcefulness, self-worth, and your relationship with money itself. This isn't about romanticizing...

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Why Healing Your Past Won't Change Your Life

Why Healing Your Past Won't Change Your Life

<p>Katherine Woodward Thomas reveals why decades of therapy and personal development work can still leave you stuck in the same patterns.</p><p>She exposes the 22 core beliefs that act as invisible glass ceilings on your potential, with "I'm not good enough" and "I'm alone" leading the pack.</p><p>But here's what most people miss: healing your past will save your life, but it won't change it. The real breakthrough comes when you stop analyzing why you are the way you are and start living from the future you're meant to create.</p><p>Whether you're struggling in...

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Tabitha Brown: What Happens When You Finally Stop Pretending

Tabitha Brown: What Happens When You Finally Stop Pretending

<p>Tabitha Brown reveals the prayer that changed everything: "God, if you heal me, you can have me."</p><p>After battling chronic illness for a year and seven months, she made a choice that terrified her, to stop pretending and start living as her authentic self. The transformation didn't just heal her body. It cost her friendships, tested her marriage, and forced her to walk away from the version of herself she'd spent decades creating.</p><p>On the other side of that bathroom prayer, she found something more valuable than any acting role or endorsement deal: freedom. Her...

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9 Things You Rarely Do For Yourself (But Should Do Every Day)

9 Things You Rarely Do For Yourself (But Should Do Every Day)

<p>A neuroscientist and brain surgeon told Lewis that emotional regulation is the single most important skill every human being should master, yet most of us were never taught how to do it.</p><p>You know that feeling of waking up already exhausted, scrolling your phone before your feet hit the floor, and saying yes to things that drain you just to avoid conflict. Most people are burned out not because they are doing too much, but because they are doing too much of what does not actually matter to them and too little of what brings them joy.<...

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Doctor Explains: Healing Your Gut Won't Work Until You Heal This

Doctor Explains: Healing Your Gut Won't Work Until You Heal This

<p>Dr. Will Bulsiewicz reveals a profound connection between your gut and your total well-being: 70% of your immune system resides in your gut lining.</p><p>The quiet enemy? Chronic inflammation, which is silently eroding your energy, focus, and long-term health. You aren't just drained from a busy life; you're inflamed because your gut microbiome is compromised. This inflammation triggers a cascade of symptoms that many have come to view as "normal."</p><p>What sets this conversation apart is Dr. Will's deeply personal journey. He shares how unresolved trauma, including a decade-long estrangement from his father, sabotaged his health...

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Brené Brown: How to Stop Betraying Yourself to Be Accepted

Brené Brown: How to Stop Betraying Yourself to Be Accepted

<p>Brené Brown reveals that the opposite of belonging is actually fitting in, and why that distinction matters more than you think.</p><p>She opens up about still feeling lonely despite speaking to thousands, and explains how belonging to yourself is both the hardest and most essential work you'll ever do.</p><p>You'll learn why every act of courage requires vulnerability, why shame thrives in silence, and how speaking your truth deflates its power. This isn't about becoming fearless, it's about choosing courage over comfort even when your voice shakes, and finally writing the ending to your own s...

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