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This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.

Okay. Today I'm talking to New York Times best-selling author Lewis Howes.

He's the host of one of the top podcasts in the world called The School of Greatness.

He's written several best-selling books, including one that's also called The School of Greatness. He's written several best-selling books,

including one that's also called The School of Greatness, and another one titled The Mask of Masculinity. His newest book, The Greatness Mindset, Share Strategies for Designing Your Best

Life. Today he's talking about some of his favorite tools, tips, and exercises for turning

your dreams into reality. Make sure to stick around until the end of the episode for the

therapist take. It's the part of the show where I'll give you my take and some of Lewis's

strategies and share how you can apply them to your own life. So here's Lewis Howes on how to develop the greatness mindset.

Lewis Howes, welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast.

Amy, thank you very much.

Appreciate it.

I'm excited to talk to you about all sorts of things,

but I just got a copy of your new book, The Greatness Mindset,

and really enjoyed reading it.

And I'm curious, you know, you talk about greatness in lots of different ways.

Your podcast is about greatness.

You have another book about greatness, the school of greatness.

You do a greatness event.

How did, like, greatness become the thing that you decided you wanted to make your platform?

I think I used to always be obsessed with the idea of success, but I realized after 30 years

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