In ‘Game Changers,’ Dave Asprey explores strategies for achieving success by focusing on mental and physical health. Through insights from leaders and innovators, Asprey offers practical tips on overcoming fear, being grateful, avoiding negative language, visualizing success, and enjoying the journey.
Main Lessons
- Overcome the three F’s: Fear, Feed, and Freaking. Understand how survival instincts can influence modern goals.
- Practice gratitude by starting each day with three questions to gain clarity and direction.
- Avoid ‘weasel words’ like can’t, need, bad, and try, which can set you up for failure.
- Use visualization techniques to enhance learning and memory by engaging your visual senses.
- Focus on the journey rather than obsessing over the destination to achieve fulfillment.
- Achieving self-awareness helps in navigating the distractions of power, money, and sex.
- Being present in the moment can alleviate stress and anxiety associated with future concerns.
- Reframing challenges and seeing opportunities can shift mindsets towards positive growth.
- Replace needs and wants with desires to encourage anticipation and motivation.
- Consider how language influences behavior and program yourself for success.