World Record Holder, Mike Van Theilen, Ph.D. on ”The Keys to Your Success: Optimizing Productivity and Focus”

<p>“One can only perform at maximum potential when in optimal health. Optimal health can easily be obtained and maintained.” --Dr. Mike Van Thielen, whose mission is to help those who really and truly want to regain their health and live longer. Dr. Mike, has written many books<a href='#_edn1'>[i]</a>, in the field of health, wellness, productivity, and biohacking, that all cover important topics that I know we are all interested in on this podcast.</p> <p>Watch this interview on YouTube here <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY0nOaiQVFc'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY0nOaiQVFc</a> </p> <p></p> <p>On this episode we will learn: </p> <p>✔ Some of the secrets to Dr. Mike's success as a World Record Holder (swimming).</p> <p>✔ How he learned to optimize his productivity and focus to achieve higher levels of success/laser focus in school/sports/work.</p> <p>✔ Why he believes "failure is not an option" and why he doesn't practice one of Michael Phelp's training secrets.</p> <p>✔ Advice he would offer to anyone looking to make an explosive leap with their results.</p> <p>✔ How to develop discipline.</p> <p>✔ The importance of knowing your purpose, and discovering what you are passionate about in life.</p> <p>✔ The role of dopamine as it relates to focus and concentration.</p> <p>✔ Forward thinking preventative health and why it's important for everyone to put their health first.</p> <p>Welcome back to <em>The Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast</em> where we bridge the gap between theory and practice, with strategies, tools and ideas we can all use immediately, applied to the most current brain research to heighten productivity in our schools, sports environments and modern workplaces. I’m Andrea Samadi and launched this podcast to share how important an understanding of our brain is for our everyday life and results. My vision is to bring the experts to you, share their research, books, ideas and resources to help you to implement their proven strategies, whether you are a