Flourishing Every Day w/ Michael Balchan

Michael Balchan is the Co-Creator and a Founding Partner of Heroic, a social training platform built to change the world by helping you be the best, most Heroic version of yourself. A Harvard Graduate who studied Psychology and Economics, Michael spent ten years in finance and then launched a private coaching practice working with corporate executives, elite athletes, and startup leadership teams. As President of Heroic’s sister company and personal development platform Optimize Coach, he helped launch and lead the program, which serves more than 5,500+ people from 95+ countries. Michael regularly teaches personal growth, positive psychology, peak performance, habit creation, wellness, relationships, and leadership. Mentioned in this Episode:HeroicThe Heroic AppOptimize by HeroicMaslow’s Hierarchy of NeedsFlourish by Martin SeligmanTargeted ThinkingThe Psychology of Money by Morgan HouselThe Motley FoolRay Dalio’s 5 step model for successPrinciples by Ray DalioThe Power of TED* by David Emerald Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor FranklAntifragileThe iPhone EffectThe Social Dilemma DocumentaryTime Codes:(2:59) - What does it mean to flourish?(6:25) - What role are you trying to play in flourishing?(10:25) - Targeted Thinking, Morgan Housel, & John Wooden.(20:11) - O’Brien’s wedding: Something will go wrong.(26:07) - Stimulus & response.(28:21) - Combating stress that drains your focus.(38:24) - Building confidence.(42:03) -The importance of energy management.(51:34) - Social Media & technology addiction.(1:01:44) - Final thoughts.