The Pat Flynn Show
Pat Flynn
Want to become better than most people at most things? Then the Pat Flynn Show is for you. Listen in, and learn:
- How to Master The Pat Flynn Philosophy of Generalism—or why it's better to be better at many things, not best at just one. From there, how to combine abilities to create a competitive advantage at anything you could want—a tactic known as "skill stacking."
- Obtain Knowledge Fast, Learn Any Skill Quickly—Discover the 5 Generalist principles for ultra-efficient practice sessions and study habits.
- Access Interviews with Generalists the world over—The Pat Flynn show covers everything from fitness and mental health to business and writing to philosophy and theology.
- Get the tools you need to become someone who outperforms, outsmarts, and outmaneuvers the pack.
- Discover hands-on tools, tips, and tactics to pursue your most fulfilling life.
In this podcast, get to know best-selling author, philosopher, fitness coach, musician, entrepreneur, and Catholic convert Pat Flynn as he expounds upon his theory of Generalism, a theory applicable to each and every one of us.
- How to Master The Pat Flynn Philosophy of Generalism—or why it's better to be better at many things, not best at just one. From there, how to combine abilities to create a competitive advantage at anything you could want—a tactic known as "skill stacking."
- Obtain Knowledge Fast, Learn Any Skill Quickly—Discover the 5 Generalist principles for ultra-efficient practice sessions and study habits.
- Access Interviews with Generalists the world over—The Pat Flynn show covers everything from fitness and mental health to business and writing to philosophy and theology.
- Get the tools you need to become someone who outperforms, outsmarts, and outmaneuvers the pack.
- Discover hands-on tools, tips, and tactics to pursue your most fulfilling life.
In this podcast, get to know best-selling author, philosopher, fitness coach, musician, entrepreneur, and Catholic convert Pat Flynn as he expounds upon his theory of Generalism, a theory applicable to each and every one of us.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Nov 17, 2017 • 11min
EP 41: Why Fitness Is a Skill You Should Practice Everyday
In this episode I talk about the skill of fitness, and why daily practice can offer better/quicker results, but also why you don't HAVE to train everyday to get results. This is an important conversation and will give you further insight into my approach to programming for general physical preparedness.
Nov 13, 2017 • 39min
EP 40: The God Shaped Brain with Dr Tim Jennings
Dr Tim Jennings, psychiatrist and master-pharmacologist, joins me to discuss an interesting theory: Were our brains shaped by God in such a way that having a spiritual practice is just as essential to our health as exercise and proper eating? Dr. Tim says yes, and makes the case from the perspective of neuroscience, and how science confirms the merit of Scripture.
Nov 13, 2017 • 1h 8min
EP 39: A Few of My Favorite Books
Aleks Salkin joins me again as we discuss a few of our favorite books in fitness, business, philosophy, writing, spirituality, and more.
Nov 13, 2017 • 37min
EP 38: Bonus Episode: Tom Woods on Effective Email Marketing
Tom Woods, Harvard educated historian, joins me to discuss how he went from teacher to business owner, by mastering the channel of email marketing.
Nov 10, 2017 • 30min
EP 37: Making Exercise Both Effective and Fun. The Pat Flynn Essentials of Program Design
Aleks Salkin joins me again to talk program design. Our mission: To discuss creativity and style within exercise and variable selection. In other words, to make an exercise routine altogether practical, effective, and FUN.
Nov 8, 2017 • 56min
EP 36: Jon Reed on Using Video for Business
Jon Reed is a professional communicator with 20 years of writing and video experience. In this episode, we discuss video marketing - in particular, what to keep in mind when conceiving and shooting your video, and how to make sure you're producing an effective, engaging video for your social media audience.
Nov 5, 2017 • 45min
EP 35: How to Be More Creative
Aleks Salkin joins me again to discuss the creative process. Aleks is like me in the sense he used his background in writing as a foundation for his fitness career. So we thought it'd be fruitful to discuss the nature of creativity--where it comes from, how to cultivate it. Because whether you're writing or designing workouts, creativity is a skill that can be developed, so long as you come at it with the right frame of mind.
Oct 28, 2017 • 27min
EP 34: The Meditation Practice that Made All the Difference for Me
In my episode with John Bair on depression and anxiety, I mentioned a meditation practice that made all the difference for me, and ultimately led to my full emotional recovery. That mention led to a flood of emails asking what exactly this meditation practice is. So I'll do the best I can to describe this form meditation (which is a literal meditation on the mind itself) in this episode, and walk you through some steps for getting started. I hope this helps.
Oct 26, 2017 • 23min
EP 33: Increase Productivity with Short Term Specialization
I often say a good generalist is just a short term specialist. But what does that mean? Such is the topic for today's episode, as I lay out the generalist approach for getting more things done and increasing efficiency in everything from exercising to building a business. The secret, I would say, is in short term specialization, or learning to surge in one (maybe two) directions at a time, while maintaining everything else, and then switch. Don't try to do everything at once. You'll get worse results that way and you'll also run out of discipline. Instead, surge and maintain. Here's how.
Oct 24, 2017 • 1h 3min
EP 32: Dan John on Why We Need Standards (Plus His 10 Favorite Books and Movies)
"Standards," says Dan John, "help clarify the conversation. They expose gaps." Dan John is back again, this time to discuss why we need standards, in everything from lifting to reading, and more. We have a fun with this episode, going at the topic of standards through Dan John's lists of favorite books, movies, and albums--why these works meant to him, what he got out of them, and how they shaped his philosophy on lifting and life. In other words, how they helped him to develop standards. He also has a special assignment for YOU, listener. Be sure to hear what that is.
