I'm going to be shutting down this BrilliantSide podcast because I've rebranded and refocused over the past couple months and started the 'Shut Up, Brain' podcast. It has all the great features of the BrilliantSide podcast with a bit more focus and...

If you are an expert or really good at something, you might have reached a point where you plateaued and you aren't sure how to break through. This episode talks about real world strategies to keep making progress. Think about the last time you...

People with insomnia and trouble sleeping are missing one piece of critical information that will help them sleep better: Their 'Sleep Type'. Knowing your sleep type can be the key to unlocking deep sleep for you. When you sleep better you are able to...

You can actually train your brain to sleep better at night. Yes, you read that right. While your muscles can be trained at the gym to become stronger and more flexible, you can train your brain to form better habits and to sleep deeper. This episode...

Run higher, jump faster, dodge better, and be more accurate. These are things that top athletes would pay good money for. They sometimes even do illegal things! But sleep might be the best kept secret when it comes to performance enhancing. I'll talk...

Some crazy stuff can happen when you sleep. Sleep walking, sleep eating, sleep sex. There is even a case I will be talking about today where a sexual assault case was overturned on the basis that the person doing the assaulting was asleep while...

Never having to sleep again is a desire that many CEOs, inventors, and productive people have. They view sleep as just a time of being unconscious and wasting time. But be careful what you wish for. This is the first episode in my Sleep Series....

Self improvement is a GOOD thing, but can you have too much of a good thing? Yes, absolutely yes. This episode is for you if you think you might be a wellness junkie or an addict of personal growth. This is someone who is doing all the things...

"No one likes a quitter." That is a phrase you have probably heard before, in fact you might have some negative connotations with quitting. Maybe you are one of those people who won't ever give up. There are some good things about quitting, especially...

Did you know there are psychological tricks you can use to make people like you, trust you, and even want do you favors? These are the tools that the best salesman know. The tools that I know as a medical hypnotist. And the same techniques that...