I am Driven Podcast

I am Driven Podcast

Hosted by: Douglas Brackmann

Some people are born with a drive often seen in entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, adventurers and Navy SEALs. It's in their DNA. Research has shown that certain genes can manifest resilient and highly focused people who...

Episodes

Episode 18: Driven Meditation

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You may have preconceived notions about what meditation is and the benefits it provides to those who practice. We hear time and again "Meditation just isn't for me. I can't sit still." or "I can't slow my mind down...
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Episode 17: Brian Kight

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Brian Kight is a competitor. He first tasted his love for competition and his desire for testing his own limits as the smallest 8 year old nose guard on the football field. His parents divorced when he was an infant,...
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Episode 16: Driven Spouses Panel

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Being Driven presents challenges. Being married to a Driven, especially if you're also Driven, is a complex obstacle course of sensitivity, communication, passion and fun. Today we have our first panel and we're...
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Episode 15: Owning Your Power

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"Owning Your Power" is a phrase used often by therapists, coaches, and offered in all kinds of internet wisdom. But what does owning your power really mean? Today we dive into the clear and simple physiological...
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Episode 14: Taylor Sommerville

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Taylor Sommerville began his career in the stock market. He found himself extremely interested in macro trends, patterns really, that can be attributed to the human condition. After nearly a decade in finance and a...
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Episode 13: Carm Santoro

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Carm Santoro is a brilliant business man and early-tech innovator, contributing to technologies that are the foundation of all modern computers. He was born to a poor family outside of New York City and got his first...
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Episode 12: Jeff Banman

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Jeff Banman keeps a maniacal focus on human performance. He became a firefighter as soon as he could as a teenager, serving several years and volunteering as a first responder to 9/11. Jeff shifted to a career in the...
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Episode 11: Douglas Brackmann

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Those who know Dr. Doug trust him to help us escape our own hell because he's been there. On the constant Driven quest for dopamine, Doug discovered drugs as a teenager and was a high school dropout living in his car...
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Episode 10: Identity

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The quickest path to hell is trying to figure out who we are. With a less active executive function, the Driven brain turns to emotion when forming a personal identity. Ironically, the Driven will also always feel...
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Episode 9: Jay Abraham

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Jay Abraham is nothing short of self-made. As Founder and CEO of The Abraham Group, Inc., Jay has spent his entire career solving complex problems and fixing underperforming businesses. With no formal higher...
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Episode 8: Kelsey Ramsden

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Kelsey Ramsden is the CEO of Mindcure Health Inc., a publicly traded Canadian company doing psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy research. She has been named Canada's Top Female Entrepreneur on more than one occasion,...
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Episode 7: Joel Furno

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Joel Furno grew up in the Christian church and was homeschooled for much of his adolescence. As a teen with new exposure to public school, Joel felt a dualism between the teachings of his religion and things he...
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