Today we spoke with Steve Kotler - 10x National Bestselling Author, Executive Director at the Flow Research Collective, and Leading Expert in Peak-Performance.

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Steven Kotler is a NY Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist and Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance and flow science.

He is the author of nine bestsellers, including The Art of Impossible (newest), The Future is Faster Than You Think, Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, Bold, and Abundance. His work has been nominated for two Pulitzer Prizes, translated into over 40 languages and has appeared in publications such as Wired, WSJ and HBR.

Today Steven tells us what his typical day looks like, how dogs compare to humans, and why environmentalism and the cultivation of empathy starts at home. We speak about passion, purpose and missions in life - the passion recipe and more; further to that, curiosity, autonomy and mastery are dug into to drive motivation as part of the ultimate stack. Neurochemistry is unpacked, as is filtering, checklists, flow science - and a captivating story about a trip to Italy. We all have the tools at our disposal to be peak performers - Steven helps us understand how we can leverage these!