What helped the most successful leaders in the world reach that level? Mindset. Dan Sullivan and Peter Diamandis discuss the mindsets and the secret ingredients needed to be successful and happy.

In this episode:

• When you set a big goal and let everybody know, it focuses the mind like nothing else.
• Why having measurable, accessible goals is critical to being optimistic.
• The most successful people on earth have an unwavering belief in themselves.

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Dan Sullivan and Peter Diamandis dive into the fascinating subject of humanoid robots and autonomous vehicles. Peter shares insights from his explorations into new companies and their innovative applications, highlighting key players in the industry. The conversation touches on how these robots are designed to navigate environments, and perform human-like functions around the clock. Everything you know about work is about to change.

In this episode:

• Predictions For The Future: By 2040, it is expected that there could be as many as 10 billion humanoid robots in circulation, fundamentally altering how society functions. This scenario raises important questions about the future of work, the nature of human-robot interactions, and the ethical implications of widespread automation.
• Humanoid Robots — A New Era: Companies like Tesla, with its Optimus series, and Figure, led by CEO Brett Adcock, are at the forefront of this revolution. These robots are designed to navigate environments, climb stairs, and perform various tasks, effectively substituting for human labor in many scenarios.
• Economic Implications: The economic implications of humanoid robots are profound. With labor constituting about half of the global GDP, estimated at around $50 trillion, the introduction of robots capable of performing human tasks 24/7 could significantly disrupt traditional labor markets.

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Throughout human history, you were as old as your chronological age. Now, it’s becoming possible to be decades younger physically than the number of years you’ve been alive. Dan Sullivan and Peter Diamandis explain the simple actions you can take right now to extend your life, why you shouldn’t even be thinking about retiring, and how there’s a $101 million prize waiting for anyone who’s developing a restorative therapy.

In this episode:

• Dan and Peter discuss why regenerative medicine is going to be the number one industry over the next hundred years and how it’s worth $38 trillion to the global economy per year.
• Peter gives tips on healthy lifestyle habits.
• Dan talks about why the U.S. doesn’t have a healthcare system, it has a disease management system.

In this episode, Peter describes his rule of thumb that if something is 10x better, cheaper, faster, or easier, people will switch their behavior and change.
 Dan gives an example of Acceptance Momentum in history: when Thomas Edison brought the light bulb to market in New York City, and how he used it to light up a public square area to become a huge attraction.
 Peter describes his idea of supercredibility, and why the first time you hear about an idea impacts your acceptance and confidence.

In this episode, Peter explains how the human race is attacking the three major causes of death — heart disease, cancer, neurodegenerative disease — and why entrepreneurship is a key to this success. Dan explores how the extension of human life will impact Social Security, retirement, and other large programs. Peter and Dan discuss the ‘number in your head’ that dictates when you will die, and how this mindset impacts your health. Dan describes a helpful tool to broaden your thinking and how his Strategic Coach clients have benefited.

In this episode, Peter compares today’s (2018 - 2022) transportation transition to early 20th century history, when mass-produced cars started to outpace the horse and buggy in 1908. Dan gives an example of the early adoption of autonomous elevators having an effect on the retail industry. Peter summarizes the implications of “car as a service,” which he believes will be 5-10x cheaper than owning a car because of the loss of car insurance, fuel, parking lots, not to mention fewer car accidents. Peter gives an update on Virgin Hyperloop One and a few companies creating autonomous flying vehicles. How does this change where you live? Where you work? As transportation becomes more agile, faster and cheaper, Dan and Peter discuss why humanity will spread out.

In this episode, Peter describes a world where the blockchain enables 100% trust among strangers, which will disrupt current governments and many industries. Dan discusses why he is constantly renewing relationships with people younger and younger. One key to his goal of extreme longevity is “you feel the same age as the person you’re interacting with.” Peter talks about his belief that we are rapidly heading towards the end of petroleum era and moving into an all-electric economy.

In this episode, Peter describes the origin story of the 6 D’s of exponentials and why the concept has held true over this period of rapid change. Dan explains his thinking tool to help entrepreneurs measure their technology use and his belief that, when we first use a new technology, we must build confidence by finding a use case that fits with our everyday experience. Peter and Dan discuss humanity's ability to make constant progress using tools to build better tools, and their shared belief that adopting new technology is going to allow us to do more.

In this episode, Peter gives short overview of Moore’s Law, the history of computation and the exponential growth in this field. Dan and Peter discuss the number people using technology being the driving force that is causing more innovations, new ideas and ultimately new technologies. Peter tells the story of interviewing Marc Andreesen, an American entrepreneur, software engineer and co-creator of Netscape, the first web browser... and how, during that interview, he came up with the idea of the “interface moment,” which is the moment an exponentially growing technology becomes usable by entrepreneurs to generate massive revenue.

In this episode, Peter describes how the 25-year framework changed his life, why this mindset shift becomes an organizing principle, and how it allows you to patiently focus on the goal.
 Dan discusses the concept of “The Gap”: the permanent distance between the ideal and the actual, and useful tools to help with measuring progress to big audacious goals.
 Peter talks about the “accessible possible” concept introduced by Dan Sullivan, why it’s powerful and how this has shaped the curation of Abundance 360.

In this episode, Peter describes three reasons this is happening now: individuals concentrating massive wealth, the explosion of material sciences, and how the field of artificial intelligence has taken simulation to the next level. Peter gives a brief history of the space shuttle programs of the U.S. and Russia and discusses the dematerialization and demonetization of launch vehicles built by entrepreneurs today. Peter discusses why asteroids are important in the future of space travel, what his company Planetary Resources is doing to mine these near-Earth asteroids, and why he believes the next Gold Rush is in space.

In this episode, Peter and Dan each give examples of digitizing processes in everyday life: for example, governments using Global Entry to digitize the analog customs process, ultimately saving time and energy. 
 What are the three most important digital improvements you can make 90 days from now, and what’s the first step you’re going to take? Dan asks three questions that make this process easily applicable to entrepreneurs in their current business. 
 Peter discusses the fallacy of “waiting to get it right” in the analog world, and why acting early, getting feedback from your audience, and then iterating rapidly and experimenting is the mechanism for success in today’s world.

In this episode, Peter discusses his belief that kids who are technologically literate often have a self-driven exploration that allows them to seek their passions. Dan believes during this technological revolution it is extremely difficult to make predictions 10 or 20 years into the future, whereas 50 years ago, teachers had a pretty accurate idea of what the world would be like in the future. Peter gives examples of toys and tools like YouTube Kids, and LEGOs that teach kids to be insanely curious, to have grit and don’t give up up until the task is completed.

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Peter and Dan discuss the Future of Money, Energy, Labor, And Transportation (MELT). Peter uses his “6D’s of Exponentials” framework to look at each category.

In this episode:

• The U.S. will do the best job of using technology to contain the cost of money, energy, labor, and transportation.

• When digitization suddenly helps to drop the cost of things, a disruption takes place in three forms: demonetization, dematerialization, and democratization.

• The advantage of digitizing something is that you can offer it globally.

In this episode, Dan outlines how many entrepreneurs get caught up in future possibilities that aren’t immediately actionable, and analyzes the impact of this negative thinking pattern. Peter discusses why the pace of innovation is picking up and how exponential tools like artificial intelligence, nanotech and brain-computer interfaces are quickly becoming resources available to the masses. Dan talks about using a tool he developed at Strategic Coach for getting people in touch with what is truly possible and in their control.

In this episode, Peter gives a brief history of the energy economy and how humanity has transitioned from firepower to solar. Dan discusses his belief that technology is not replaced by another technology unless there is at least a 10X improvement. Peter discusses his belief that car ownership is going to be dead by 2025, which means we no longer own a car, but instead own a “car as a service.”

In this episode, Peter discusses how MogIA, an AI system developed by an Indian startup, correctly predicted the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, basing its analysis on 20 million data points from platforms such as Google, Twitter and YouTube. Dan talks about another implication of predictive AI in sports betting. One company Unanimous AI runs a program called UNU using swarm AI, which correctly predicted the 2016 MLB playoffs and the Chicago Cubs as the World Series winner. Peter and Dan discuss how we will find out the true meaning of “being a human” in the next few years as AI’s start becoming more and more capable.

In this episode, Peter describes the power of incentive prizes with examples dating back to 1714, including the invention of canned food. Considering the vast amounts of data in the healthcare field, Dan and Peter explain why AI will have a major role in democratizing healthcare, and how an AI diagnosis will ultimately be better than the best human experts in the world. Peter describes the process of awarding a XPRIZE and the roadmap needed to bring technology to market.

In this episode, Peter discusses his belief that if we’re able to stay alive for the next 50 years, we will have access to converging technologies that can keep us alive indefinitely -- what Ray Kurzweil calls reaching “longevity escape velocity” Peter explains what stem cells are and why they have the ability to rejuvenate the body.  Peter and Dan discuss the Young Blood experiments at Stanford University and what this research means for rejuvenating the human body.

In this episode, Peter explains his belief that AI will be one of the most important inventions the human race will ever create, in its ability to serve us. Dan discusses his belief that the greatest breakthroughs in any technological developments happen because of three things: toys, warfare and pornography. Peter mentions companies working on connecting the human brain to the cloud and how this evolution of a new species of humans will change our society.

In this episode, Dan and Peter discuss the work of Deb Roy, who runs the Laboratory for Social Machines at MIT and his deep data experiment with the 2016 U.S. election.
 Dan outlines his “Stabilizers and Accelerators” framework. To download the tool, click here. Dan concludes that he believes that in the short term, government will become more personal and local government will become more important.

In this episode, Dan tells the story of Peter’s first moonshot when achieving suborbital flight with the Ansari XPRIZE in 2004. Peter discusses his 5 Year Moonshot Planner and why all progress begins with telling yourself the truth. Peter and Dan break down Peter’s 5-year moonshot for XPRIZE and how “chunking” a massive initiative into smaller, immediate actions is the best way to think about moonshots.

In this episode, Peter discusses how new technologies like CRISPR-Cas9 allow you to pass on the best genetic material to your kids — and outlines the moral and ethical considerations. Dan explains why he believes “thinking processes” will always be useful. In a world with unlimited choice, focus is the key. Peter talks about why humanity is moving from evolution by natural selection (Darwinism) to evolution by intelligent direction at an accelerating pace.

In this episode, Peter discusses which exponential technologies he’s most excited about in 2016 and 2017. Dan shares a story about individuals taking big risks to move technology forward. Peter and Dan mention the “First In Line” program for Strategic Coach members to fast-track their way into Abundance 360.

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Peter and Dan discuss the topic of finding your passion. As Mark Twain said, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” They distinguish between passion and purpose, and how to identify what you should probably be working on today.

In this episode:

• The educational system doesn’t deal with the reality of people’s lives; rather, it imposes a form.
• The most important thing for a person to do is get a handle on their own experience and what it means for them.
• An entrepreneur’s role isn’t to become good at everything. It’s better to become exceptionally good at one thing.

In this episode, Peter discusses his takeaways from conversations with Jeff Holden (of Uber and Amazon Prime), including insights on the interview process and when to fire someone. Dan shares advice and lessons learned building Strategic Coach into an organization of over 120 people in three countries. Peter and Dan mention the Kolbe Corporation and why they give this assessment to all new hires. Read more about the test at kolbe.com.

In this episode, Peter gives updated Evidence of Abundance charts, see visuals at Diamandis.com/data and in this blog. Dan explains why the 6D’s have helped him see the world through an Abundance lens. Peter and Dan discuss why the news media delivers 10x more negative news than positive.

In this episode, Peter talks about Ray Kurzweil’s belief that children born today will have the ability to have an indefinite lifespan. Dan describes his thoughts on attitude and why the future is something you must work toward. Peter puts into perspective the amazing times we are living in, citing how the human lifespan has doubled over the last century.

In this episode, Peter and Dan discuss “Brexit,” Britain’s exit from the European Union, and what this means for the future of trade. Peter talks about the idea of virtual countries and living in a world with like-minded individuals instead of those who share your language or religion. Dan and Peter discuss the state of exploration on Earth and what this means for current government systems.

In this episode, Dan explains why scorecards have become his favorite tool to enable exponential growth in his business. You can’t track your progress unless you know where you’ve been and where you want to go. Peter discusses how he uses scorecards in each one of his businesses and even in his personal life. Dan explains how to deal with honesty in reporting and the effectiveness of digital diagnostic programs to ensure accuracy.

In This Episode, Peter and Dan continue their conversation on experimentation, discussing how some of the best companies in the world are measuring experiments and why it’s okay to kill your idea. Dan stresses the importance of testing ideas on “check-writers.” Peter and Dan discuss lessons learned and give real examples of times they fell in love with ideas and ultimately wasted time, money and resources.

In This Episode, Peter and Dan look to the future and discuss what is NOT going to change in the next decade. Dan explains his model of stabilizers and accelerators and his belief that you can predict the major events in the news. Peter talks about the human need for connection and how interaction in society is changing from the local hangout in your town to digital connections with Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram.

In This Episode, Dan recaps his recent experience going through a full eight-hour day at the Human Longevity Inc. Health Nucleus. Peter and Dan explain their personal longevity goals and why they believe living more than 100 healthy years is doable. Peter gives examples of how algorithms with enough data are beginning to save clients by identifying early threats.

In This Episode, Dan and Peter discuss their conversation with one of the world’s leading experts in Virtual Reality (VR), Philip Rosedale, creator/founder of Second Life, and more recently the CEO of High Fidelity. As entrepreneurs and investors, Peter outlines the areas in AR/VR you should be focusing on, as the business opportunities are tremendous. Dan recaps his experience at one of the latest Augmented Reality demos and his thoughts on how this technology will transform travel and conferences.

In This Episode, Dan and Peter chat about their conversation with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cognitive computing expert Stephen Gold, the CMO and VP of Business Development and Partner Programs at IBM Watson. Dan talks about his confidence in AI pushing forward the ideas of transparency, seamless interactions, and making everything personalized and easy to use. Peter discusses his belief that AI will become the most important human collaboration tool ever created, amplifying our abilities and providing a simple user interface to all exponential technologies.

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Once you’ve achieved your goals and have a successful business, what’s next? You might have to look around, talk to people, and consider things you’ve never thought of before. Peter and Dan discuss why someone would make the move into an adjacent business, and how to actually pull it off.

In This Episode:

• How to discover where you’re vulnerable to disruption
• It’s every entrepreneur’s challenge to find a business that will grow their own future
• Being really good at something means you might lose your curiosity about other things.

In This Episode, Peter explains why the Internet of Things (IoT) enables a data-driven future where you can know anything you want, anytime you want, anywhere you want. Dan and Peter recap their conversation with Raj Talluri, the Senior VP of Product Management at Qualcomm, who oversees their IoT and mobile computing businesses. In a world of instant, high-bandwidth, communications and near-perfect information, Peter describes how this enables radical transparency and changes cultural norms.

In This Episode, Dan and Peter discuss starting a new product in 2016 and the idea of continuous testing. Dan explains why honesty and courage are two of the most important traits an entrepreneur should have when testing an idea on a check-writer. Peter talks about his own company experiments and why you must embrace, celebrate and learn from failure.

In This Episode, Dan and Peter continue their discussion on innovation concepts with a chat about the age bias and why most people are at their creative best before age 30. Dan explains why forcing yourself to take risks is important to keeping a youthful and innovative mindset. Peter connects Darwin’s evolution with “idea evolution” in a way entrepreneurs can use to help keep their companies from going extinct. He also mentions Peter’s Laws -- check out diamandis.com/peters-laws to see the full list.

In This Episode, Dan explains why taking the “fear of failure” out of the equation will force any company to grow exponentially. Dan and Peter discuss the “idea economy” and why this has led to an explosion of innovation in the last 200 years. Peter gives three real-world examples any entrepreneur can apply today to increase innovation in their organization.

In This Episode, Peter and Dan discuss the film “The Martian” and the science behind actually living on Mars. Peter gives an update on recent entrepreneurial activities in the space world and the massive breakthroughs in the last six months. Dan explains why private ownership has been the driver of economic activity historically and what this means for the next generation of entrepreneurs.

In This Episode, Peter and Dan discuss two of the slowest-moving industries in the past 25 years — healthcare and education — and why they’re excited about the innovation and reinvention happening. Why virtual reality and artificial intelligence will unleash a creative revolution in education unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Peter looks to the future and explains why he ultimately believes healthcare will become free with the help of sensors, data science and artificial intelligence. Peter mentions Abundance Insider, a briefing of the week’s most exciting abundance-enabling tech developments and why they matter to entrepreneurs.

In This Episode, Sensors and robotics are two exponential technologies that will disrupt a multitude of billion-dollar industries. Peter gives a few amazing statistics about agriculture and transportation. Peter talks about moving towards a world of intelligent direction, where we safely produce foods with perfect proteins, carbs and vitamins, and do so more efficiently than ever. Dan explains why a mindset shift is key to the adoption of fully autonomous vehicles.

In This Episode, Peter and Dan discuss mindset and how problems can be the biggest business opportunities. Peter explains why fixing one problem in an organization can completely change the culture from people complaining about problems to empowering people to fix them. Dan talks about the “irritation factor” and why people often times don’t know they are looking for a solution until it is created and presented to them.

In This Episode, Peter and Dan discuss the term “robot” and the fact that we’ve been using robots in our daily lives for years. How factory workers’ skills will be upgraded in their partnership with robotics. Peter shares what he believes are the most interesting applications of robotics in the next decade, and how they will impact your business.

In This Episode, Peter explains the sharing economy and how it is impacting the world. Peter and Dan discuss how to keep up with the sharing economy and how it will affect your business. How your business will be disrupted if you don’t disrupt it first

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Peter Diamandis and Dan Sullivan dive into the latest in longevity, health, exercise and lifestyle optimization. With a wealth of scientific insights and personal habits, they share expert advice on living your best life. You’ll hear their daily routines with practical tips to help achieve real-world results for you and your family.

In This Episode:

• A roadmap to the best version of you.
• If you’re doing something significant, you’re going to want to live to see the results.
• You should always be involved in something that has a chance to fail.
• If evolution was able to reduce the amount of sleep that people need, it would have.

In This Episode, Dan and Peter discuss why humans pay 10 times more attention on average to negative news than positive news. Dan talks about the history of the news industry, and how this will affect your industry. Why your mindset matters. How to change your mindset from scarcity to abundance and make your grandest dreams come true.

In This Episode, Peter challenges you to an impact pledge: a commitment to solving one of the world’s grand challenges — disease, clean water, education, and more. How Dan is turning success into significance through the 4C’s, and how you can too. Wealth is more abundant than people think. Peter and Dan discuss how it can be used to transform the world’s biggest problems into the world’s biggest business opportunities.

In This Episode, Why mindset is key to living a longer, healthier life. How understanding genomics and stem cells can cure and prevent the diseases that are most likely to kill you. Why the data collected through Human Longevity Inc. will be the single most important data on the planet