Confident people just have a way about them. The way they act and talk draws people to them. So how can you be (and appear) more confident? I begin this episode with some expert advice on how to project confidence. https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbradberry/2015/04/01/12-things-truly-confident-people-do-differently/?sh=2e5271174766
How does your money move around? In other words, you write me a check, how does the money get from your account to mine? What makes a $20 bill worth $20? And how does Bitcoin work? These questions and more are answered by my guest Charles Wheelan, who teaches economics at Dartmouth and is author of the Naked Money (https://amzn.to/2qb0N58).
You probably have an ice maker in your freezer. If so, you should be aware that your ice maker has its own heater to keep it from freezing and that little heater is costing you. http://science.time.com/2011/04/14/how-the-ice-in-your-drink-is-imperiling-the-planet/
One reason that happiness can be so hard to find is because our brains aren’t wired for happiness – they are wired for survival. Rick Hanson, author of the book Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence (https://amzn.to/2uY5Hr4) reveals how, with a little effort, you can rewire the brain so happiness becomes part of who you are.
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RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:
Source for the story how to be confident: https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbradberry/2015/04/01/12-things-truly-confident-people-do-differently/?sh=2e5271174766
Amazon link for Charles Wheelan’s book, Naked Money: https://amzn.to/2qb0N58
Source for the story about your fridge ice machine: http://science.time.com/2011/04/14/how-the-ice-in-your-drink-is-imperiling-the-planet/
Amazon link for Rick Hanson’s book, Hardwiring Happiness: https://amzn.to/2uY5Hr4
