Inside The Rise: Stories, Mindset & Methods of High Performers

Justin Wren became one of the youngest MMA fighters to appear on The Ultimate Fighter television show and to fight for the title in the m...

Scholars have spent years studying and testing personality traits. The most commonly investigated traits are collectively known as The Big Five. Here they are, in no particular order:

1. Openness to experience
2. Conscientiousness
3. Agreeableness
4. Extraversion
5. Neuroticism

What has decades of research revealed?

ONE of these traits accurately predicts success - and a whole lot more.

Do you have it? More importantly, can you develop...

11-time Emmy Award winner Nick Nanton has built a network of friends that includes Larry King, Daymond John, Jack Canfield, Brian Tracy, Peter Diamandis, and a host of other recognizable leaders.

If you want to build a network like that, listen to this!

JC Cross revisits the episode with Nick Nanton:

Why can't people access those they aspire to be like?

What's the one thing that will open the door with someone at an elite level?

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11-time Emmy Award winning producer and director, Nick Nanton, runs the world's largest celebrity branding agency. His platform has enabled him to connect with Sir Richard Branson, Mark Cuban, Ivanka Trump, Daymond John, Steve F...

This episode delivers practical applications from the Sean Conway interview. JC and Caleb debate the intensity needed to accomplish your goals.

• Should you "burn the ships?"
• Do you need to have a plan before you go "all in?"
• How has your childhood conditioned you?
• What implications does your conditioning have on your current behavior?
• And, the surprising statistic of how many of us live so close to Mom (and what that might mean...

Sean Conway had a successful business but felt a longing for something more. So he sold it for a little more than $1.

After a few months of sleeping on a sofa, he decided to go on an adventure. That was over 15 years ago. Now he holds m...

We're told the value of dreaming big and pursuing massive goals...

So why do we fail to achieve them when we so desperately want them?

JC explores the methods the Iron Cowboy used to achieve an impossible feat of endurance.

And...

Are you the type of person who embraces challenges? Join us for the FASTING FEBRUARY CHALLENGE!

Join the High Achievers Council on Facebook, and find a community of achievers pushing themselves and each o...

James Lawrence, aka the Iron Cowboy, has achieved the impossible.

People laughed when he shared his plan to complete ...

NEWS FLASH: Your brain is plastic, and no matter who you are or how old you are, you have the power to change it.

What JC and Caleb cover in this one:

• How you can hack your hormones to change your behavior?
• One thing that will strengthen yo...

Do you believe you can change? How much do you really believe it? And what if someone asked you how to do it?

As it turns out, science has a lot to say about it, and few people can say it with more authority than Dr. Michael Merzenich.

Dr. Merzenich's work as a neuroscientist over the past 50 years changed the way we view the brain. His efforts disproved mainstream science's belief that the brain became hardwired at a young age. Ar...

Have you ever NOT done what you really wanted to do?

Have you every wondered WHY you made a poor decision when it seemed so right at the time?

Listen to this!

Your beliefs and values drive your behavior, whether you have an explicit belief system or not. So how can you have more control of your decisions and make the choices that move you forward?

We discuss the following:

1. How your values drive your behavior
2. How do you form va...

Kute Blackson moved to the U.S. from Ghana with little to nothing. Determined to break into the personal development industry he worked tirelessly to learn from the likes of Jim Rohn and Jack Canfield.

Now a bestselling author and international powerhouse, he's been featured on Larry King Now, Fox News Live, NPR, and many others for his transformational message.

What is his most important teaching?

And what are the three questions ...

Tom Bilyeu made a life-changing switch on what he built his identity around.

What can we learn from the power of constructing your identity? Making the right decision can mean the difference between a life of growth and one of despair.

On this episode, we discuss:

• what makes your identity anti-fragile
• whether or not to set short-term goals
• how purpose plays a direct role in your motivation and performance
• the formula for makin...

In this episode, Tom Bilyeu shares his now legendary story of how he went from scrounging in his couch cushions for enough change to put gas in his car to the founder of a company that became worth more than a billion dollars in less than six years. That same company, Quest Nutrition, was ranked as the second-fastest growing company in North America in 2014.

While creating amazingly-delicious products with the goal of ending metabo...

Although Noah St. John went from attempting suicide to publishing a breakthrough book, he didn't experience a linear rise. Years later, he found himself at another low point. What was the key to finding his ultimate breakthrough?

What's the difference between passion and purpose? Learn why understanding this crucial distinction will forever alter the way you live.

Want to join a community of people committed to helping each other s...

Growing up dirt poor (literally) in a very wealthy community - the same one as President George Bush - gave Noah St. John two very different perspectives.

His search for success took him from the brink of suicide to a multi-million dollar business. It didn't come without many setbacks. At one point, he found himself $40,000 in debt and living in his parents' basement.

How did he turn things around?

Hear the big discovery that made ...