The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Lewis Howes is a New York Times best-selling author, 2x All-American athlete, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur. The School of Greatness shares inspiring interviews from the most successful people on the planet—world-renowned leaders in business, entertainment, sports, science, health, mental health and literature—to inspire YOU to unlock your inner greatness and live your best life.

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June 15 · 1 hr 24 min
Evolution Designed Your Senses to Hide Reality | Donald Hoffman
Cognitive scientist and UC Irvine professor Donald Hoffman, author of The Case Against Reality, presents mathematical evidence from evolutionary game theory that the probability any organism has ever perceived reality as it truly is equals zero. Hoffman introduces the Trace Logic mathematical model of consciousness and argues that brains are perceptual interfaces rendered by a single universal consciousness, that spacetime falls apart at the Planck scale, and that consciousness, not neural activ
June 12 · 1 hr 16 min
The Truth About Muscle, Protein, and Living Longer | Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, fellowship-trained geriatrician and founder of muscle-centric medicine, mentored for two decades by protein researcher Dr. Donald Layman of the University of Illinois, explains why skeletal muscle, not body fat, governs glucose disposal, metabolic health, and longevity. Covers the leucine meal threshold, anabolic resistance, sarcopenia, myokines including interleukin-6 and BDNF, the WWII nitrogen-balance origins of the 0.8g/kg protein RDA, and the GRADE-system red meat analys
June 10 · 1 hr 19 min
Why You Suffer and How to Finally Stop | Peter Sage
Peter Sage, serial entrepreneur, transformation coach, and author of The Inside Track: The Ultimate Guide to Conquering Adversity, breaks down his four levels of consciousness framework (To Me, By Me, Through Me, As Me), adapted from Michael Beckwith. Drawing on Tony Robbins, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Viktor Frankl, and Napoleon Hill, Sage explains the Curse of the White Rabbit, GOOP (Good Opinion of Other People), the financial thermostat, and lessons from his six months in Pentonville prison.
June 8 · 1 hr 13 min
Your Brain Is Built for God, Not Scarcity | Dr. Lisa Miller
Dr. Lisa Miller, Columbia University professor and author of The Spiritual Child: The New Science of Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving, draws on 10 years of MRI research and a global study of 270,000 children to explain the three circuits of the awakened brain (bonding network, ventral attention network, parietal network). Covers the 4 P's framework (Practice, People, Purpose, Path), achieving vs. awakened relationships, spiritual injury, post-traumatic spiritual growth, and findings sh
June 5 · 1 hr 8 min
Why Your Retirement Plan Is Wasting Your Life | Bill Perkins
Hedge fund manager and Die With Zero author Bill Perkins discusses his framework for maximizing life fulfillment through memory dividends, time buckets, and the three-variable model of wealth, health, and time. Topics include the "life is like Tetris" concept, optimal timing for transferring wealth to children, breaking generational scarcity conditioning, net fulfillment over net worth, and three keys to earning more: belief, mindset, and consistency.
June 3 · 1 hr 31 min
The Psychology Behind Why You're Still Broke | George Kamel
George Kamel, #1 national bestselling author of Breaking Free from Broke and co-host of The Ramsey Show, reveals the Baby Steps framework, debt snowball method, and SMART Spender framework (Self-awareness, Motive, Affordability, Research, Timing). Covers financial infidelity, lifestyle creep, the doom loop of emotional spending (Dr. Arthur Brooks), buy now pay later dangers (Klarna, 40% cart size increase), prediction markets, the Goldman Sachs finding that 40% of $500K+ earners live paycheck to
June 1 · 1 hr 18 min
The Neuroscience of Identity: Why You Keep Repeating the Same Patterns | Emily McDonald
Neuroscientist and mindset expert Emily McDonald, known as Emonthebrain, joins Lewis Howes to break down the neuroscience of identity shifting, neuroplasticity, and subconscious reprogramming. The conversation covers the default mode network, identity anchors, the kitten experiment in early neural development, law of attraction through a neuroscience lens, ADHD medication dependency, dopamine system hijacking through addiction, and Emily's personal journey from victim mindset and clinical depres
May 29 · 1 hr 11 min
Why You're Still Playing Small (And How to Stop) | Emmanuel Acho
Emmanuel Acho, former NFL linebacker, Fox Sports television host, bestselling author of Illogical: Saying Yes to a Life Without Limits, and the only person outside of Oprah to publish multiple books under the Oprah Winfrey imprint, joins Lewis Howes to discuss reframing failure, releasing goal-setting in favor of objectives, navigating public criticism, building self-love through success, and the mindset shifts required to break through limits others cannot yet see.
May 27 · 1 hr 27 min
Fear, Shame, and the Fight to Get Out of Your Own Way | Joel Kinnaman
Joel Kinnaman, Swedish-American actor known for The Killing, Robocop, For All Mankind (season 5), Altered Carbon, and House of Cards, opens up about battling anorexia, debilitating stage fright, panic attacks, and self-loathing while building a 16-year Hollywood career. He discusses overcoming performance anxiety through radical preparation, the psilocybin experiences that accelerated his self-awareness, and why success in his career has not translated to consistency in his personal relationship
May 25 · 1 hr 8 min
The Science of Doing Less to Achieve More | David Epstein
David Epstein, investigative journalist, science writer, and bestselling author of Range and Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better, joins Lewis Howes to explore how strategic constraints unlock creativity, focus, and performance. The conversation covers the BCS Press Release framework, kind vs. wicked learning environments, the 10,000-hour rule myth, the Harvard Study of Adult Development, satisficing rules, the subtractive neglect bias, and research from MIT, Northwestern, and the Cens
May 22 · 1 hr 15 min
Why You Keep Choosing the Wrong Person (And How to Finally Stop) | Faith Jenkins
Attorney, television judge, and author Faith Jenkins joins Lewis Howes to discuss her book Sis, Don't Settle: How to Stay Smart in Matters of the Heart. Jenkins draws on her experience presiding over divorce cases, her own 10+ relationships before marrying at 42, and personal encounters with heartbreak, rejection, and radical acceptance to offer a practical framework for choosing love wisely, identifying red flags early, and building emotional maturity through each chapter of your dating life.
May 20 · 1 hr 33 min
The Sleep Doctor's 5 Rules for Your Best Night Ever | Dr. Michael Breus
Dr. Michael J. Breus, board-certified sleep specialist, clinical psychologist, and bestselling author, shares his five-step framework for transforming sleep quality through circadian rhythm alignment and chronotype optimization. Topics include adenosine and sleep drive, the 4-7-8 breathing technique developed by Dr. Andrew Weil, the Napa Latte protocol, non-sleep deep rest (Yoga Nidra), melatonin misconceptions, the Time Shifter jet lag app, thermoregulatory sleep pads, chrono longevity, PTSD an
May 18 · 48 min
The 5 Steps to Reprogram Your Mind and Break Every Ceiling | Lewis Howes
Lewis Howes, New York Times bestselling author and host of The School of Greatness, breaks down the five-step mental reprogramming process he used to move from winning on the outside while feeling empty on the inside. This episode covers default programming awareness, pattern interruption, identity shifting, subconscious rewiring through repetition and emotion, and mental environment protection, drawing on Lewis's personal transformation from fear-driven achiever to aligned and purpose-led leade
May 15 · 1 hr 11 min
How to Fast for Fat Loss, Hormones, and Better Sex | Dr. Mindy Pelz
Dr. Mindy Pelz, fasting expert, functional health practitioner, and bestselling author of Fast Like a Girl, joins Lewis Howes to discuss intermittent fasting, the hormonal hierarchy, the menstrual fasting cycle, ketogenic energy systems, cortisol, oxytocin, the effects of birth control on the gut microbiome, the Power Sync 60 fitness program, and how fasting timing affects fat loss, libido, and hormone balance for both men and women.
May 13 · 1 hr 12 min
The Real Reason You're Broke (It Has Nothing to Do With Lattes) | Mrs. Dow Jones
Financial educator and author Haley Sacks, known as Mrs. Dow Jones and called the financial guru millennials listen to by The Wall Street Journal, joins Lewis Howes to discuss her book Future Rich Person: The New Rules for Building Wealth. This episode covers Sacks' three rules for building wealth (money mindset, action money, and securing the bag), her IBIZA money mindset program (Identify, Blame, Interrupt, Z, Action), the concept of learned financial helplessness, value-based spending, fricti
May 11 · 1 hr 15 min
Stop Living by Your Preferences and Start Living Your Vision | Brendon Burchard
Three-time New York Times bestselling author and high performance coach Brendon Burchard joins Lewis Howes to introduce his FREE framework (Feeling, Responsibility, Expression, Expansion) and the "complexity ceiling" concept from High Performance Habits. They cover imposter syndrome after success, generating internal state on purpose, and building a dialogue with your future self.
May 8 · 1 hr 3 min
How to Build a Million-Dollar Portfolio Starting From Nothing | Graham Stephan
You have probably been told to live for today and stop worrying so much about money, but Graham Stephan built a multi-million dollar portfolio by the time he was in his late twenties by doing the exact opposite. In this episode, he breaks down the specific habits, investment strategies, and mindset shifts that took him from his first real estate sale to financial freedom.
May 6 · 1 hr 31 min
How Fear Almost Killed Her (And What Saved Her Life) | Anita Moorjani
Anita Moorjani spent decades living in fear of cancer, people-pleasing her way through life, and shrinking herself to fit others' expectations - until the disease she feared most put her in a coma with organs shutting down. You'll discover why the real illness was never the cancer, and how facing death finally taught her to love herself enough to come back and live.
May 4 · 1 hr 13 min
Why Winning Didn't Fix Me: The Truth About Pain | Kevin Love
Kevin Love is one of the most decorated players in NBA history, and he'll tell you that none of it prepared him for the real work: learning to feel. In this conversation, you'll discover what it actually takes to build emotional resilience before you hit rock bottom, and why facing athletic mortality may be the most clarifying moment of a man's life.
May 1 · 1 hr 2 min
The Auschwitz Survivor Who Chose Freedom | Dr. Edith Eger
At 95, Dr. Edith Eger -- a Holocaust survivor, psychologist, and bestselling author -- sits down just days after losing her sister to share the lessons that carried her from the gas chambers of Auschwitz to a life overflowing with joy, meaning, and freedom. You will walk away knowing the one shift that separates people who heal from those who stay trapped forever.

The School of Greatness

Evolution Designed Your Senses to Hide Reality | Donald Hoffman

The Truth About Muscle, Protein, and Living Longer | Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

Why You Suffer and How to Finally Stop | Peter Sage

Your Brain Is Built for God, Not Scarcity | Dr. Lisa Miller

Why Your Retirement Plan Is Wasting Your Life | Bill Perkins

The Psychology Behind Why You're Still Broke | George Kamel

The Neuroscience of Identity: Why You Keep Repeating the Same Patterns | Emily McDonald

Why You're Still Playing Small (And How to Stop) | Emmanuel Acho

Fear, Shame, and the Fight to Get Out of Your Own Way | Joel Kinnaman

The Science of Doing Less to Achieve More | David Epstein

Why You Keep Choosing the Wrong Person (And How to Finally Stop) | Faith Jenkins

The Sleep Doctor's 5 Rules for Your Best Night Ever | Dr. Michael Breus

The 5 Steps to Reprogram Your Mind and Break Every Ceiling | Lewis Howes

How to Fast for Fat Loss, Hormones, and Better Sex | Dr. Mindy Pelz

The Real Reason You're Broke (It Has Nothing to Do With Lattes) | Mrs. Dow Jones

Stop Living by Your Preferences and Start Living Your Vision | Brendon Burchard

How to Build a Million-Dollar Portfolio Starting From Nothing | Graham Stephan

How Fear Almost Killed Her (And What Saved Her Life) | Anita Moorjani

Why Winning Didn't Fix Me: The Truth About Pain | Kevin Love

The Auschwitz Survivor Who Chose Freedom | Dr. Edith Eger