Lewis Howes is a New York Times best-selling author, 2x All-American athlete, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur. The School of Greatness shares inspiring interviews from the most successful people on the planet—world-renowned leaders in business, entertainment, sports, science, health, mental health and literature—to inspire YOU to unlock your inner greatness and live your best life.
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Oct 2, 2026 · 1:16:39
Four out of ten people can't put their hands on $400 in an emergency, and almost none of them know why. David Bach, who spent nine years at Morgan Stanley and co-founded an…
Sep 30, 2026 · 1:23:01
The questions you ask on autopilot might be the reason you feel lonely in a room full of people. Vanessa Van Edwards, a behavioral researcher who has studied master…
Sep 28, 2026 · 1:21:58
Every stage you never took is the only real failure. The rest is just data. Jo Koy, the comedian who has sold out SoFi Stadium and won Showtime at the Apollo, sat down with Lewis…
Sep 25, 2026 · 28:44
You already know where to start. What scares you is finding out you might not be good enough once you do. Lewis goes solo here on the fear that hides inside preparation. He read…
Sep 24, 2026 · 1:08:20
What if your body is already telling you the work you do every day is wrong for you? Jonathan Fields, founder of Good Life Project and a former securities lawyer, sat down with…
Sep 23, 2026 · 1:01:50
There are seven quiet signals that show up in your life long before the money does, and most of them feel like losing. In this solo episode, Lewis walks you through the money…
Sep 21, 2026 · 1:13:41
What if the grind you think makes you successful is the very thing keeping you broke and exhausted? Codie Sanchez, a former Goldman Sachs employee who has run 1,621 businesses…
Sep 18, 2026 · 1:01:09
You have been trained to reach for your phone the second you get bored, and it is quietly costing you the ability to think. Cal Newport, a computer science professor and the…
Sep 16, 2026 · 1:04:34
You can have every fact, every plan, and still quit by Thursday, because the story underneath never changed. Dr. Kim Foster, a family physician who practiced for twenty years,…
Sep 14, 2026 · 1:19:45
You're not stuck with money because you're lazy or bad with numbers. You're running a program you never chose. You inherited it. It got set by what your family earned, what went…
Sep 11, 2026 · 1:13:35
Your pain will keep pushing you until a bigger vision starts pulling you instead. Not the vague, hopeful kind either, but the gut-level knowing that there’s more waiting for you…
Sep 10, 2026 · 1:09:01
You get good at whatever you practice, and most of us have quietly mastered waiting. Kier Gaines knows what that waiting costs. He's a licensed therapist who grew up in a rough…
Sep 8, 2026 · 1:18:23
Angela Duckworth, the psychologist who made “grit” a household word, sat down with Lewis and confessed something her research almost missed. Effort alone doesn’t build a great…
Sep 4, 2026 · 1:38:47
80% of people feel stuck in their own lives right now, and it has nothing to do with willpower. Dr. Katy Milkman, author of How to Change and professor at Wharton, breaks down…
Sep 2, 2026 · 1:17:56
The version of you who thinks debt is the enemy has never heard it explained this way. Sharran Srivatsaa went from dumpster-diving for food his first week of college to running…
Aug 31, 2026 · 1:14:26
That chest pain you can't explain, that anger that fires before you can think, that heart you've quietly sealed off since someone broke it. There might be a reason it's still…
Aug 28, 2026 · 1:43:14
Your body is talking to your brain constantly, telling it either 'I'm safe' or 'I'm not safe.' The posture you default to when no one's watching might be the thing keeping you…
Aug 26, 2026 · 1:19:45
That feeling when a small comment ruins your entire day? There's actually a name for it, and it's not a character flaw. Dr. Sasha Hamdani is a board certified psychiatrist and…
Aug 24, 2026 · 1:02:44
You can't manifest a new life while you're still living inside an old identity. Transformational coach and hypnotherapist Jim Curtis has worked with entrepreneurs and public…
Aug 21, 2026 · 1:26:28
The reason your kid melts down over a puzzle has nothing to do with the puzzle. It's about whether they've ever been shown that frustration is survivable instead of something to…
Aug 19, 2026 · 2:01:18
There's one reason your new habits never stick, and it has nothing to do with willpower. Peter Crone has spent decades coaching PGA Tour golfers, Major League Baseball athletes,…
Aug 17, 2026 · 1:17:53
You could hand two people a million dollars and one of them would be broke again within a year. The other builds a legacy. The difference has nothing to do with luck. Anthony…
Aug 14, 2026 · 1:36:41
You've been taught that YES means you won. Chris Voss says it's usually the moment you get played. The former lead FBI international kidnapping negotiator built a career proving…
Aug 12, 2026 · 1:41:05
You've been running on a program installed before you could even talk, and you had no say in writing it. Cell biologist and former medical school professor Bruce Lipton spent his…
Aug 10, 2026 · 1:22:01
Your grief is not the thing keeping you stuck. Running from it is. David Kessler spent years working alongside Elisabeth Kubler-Ross before everything he taught got tested…
Aug 7, 2026 · 1:29:52
Some feelings get labeled good. Others get labeled bad. That single belief might be running your entire life. You'll hear why chasing happiness on command wears you down instead…
Aug 5, 2026 · 1:49:46
He slept in his socks on a garage floor because it was too filthy to touch. That was Jesse Cole eight years ago, broke, sleeping on an air mattress, betting everything on a…
Aug 3, 2026 · 1:13:04
A calm, healthy relationship can feel more dangerous to you than the chaos you grew up in. That's hypervigilance. It hates the absence of a threat, so it manufactures one, even…
Jul 31, 2026 · 2:15:36
A clinical hypnotist told him the problem in one sentence. You don't believe, at a subconscious level, that you were meant to be successful. That was Rob Dyrdek in his twenties,…
Jul 29, 2026 · 1:42:25
You're manifesting every single day. You're just doing it the wrong way. That's according to Dr. James Doty, a Stanford neurosurgeon and neuroscientist who has spent decades…
Jul 27, 2026 · 2:05:53
There's one childhood question that's secretly running your whole adult life. Aaron Doughty asks it straight: who did you have to be as a kid to receive Mom or Dad's love?…
Jul 24, 2026 · 1:36:03
Your body can't tell the difference between anxiety and excitement. The only difference is the story you tell yourself. Kelly McGonigal has spent her career at Stanford studying…
Jul 22, 2026 · 1:13:50
What if the story you keep telling about yourself is the only thing standing between you and everything you want? You will hear the real difference between fortune and luck, and…
Jul 20, 2026 · 1:11:25
Your body might be blocking the money you say you want. Jamie Sea walked away from two seven-figure businesses and rebuilt everything from scratch. Now she runs an eight-figure…
Jul 17, 2026 · 1:35:12
He turned down $14.5 million because a 3 a.m. truth wouldn't let him go. Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey walked away from Hollywood for 20 months. No calls, no offers,…
Jul 15, 2026 · 1:16:43
The gap between what you want and where you are isn't bad luck. It's a belief you made as a kid. David Bayer, author of A Changed Mind, calls it the Golden Equation: desire plus…
Jul 13, 2026 · 1:20:39
The best in the world don't have high self-esteem. They have none at all. That single idea changes how you think about confidence, pressure, and every story you tell yourself…
Jul 10, 2026 · 1:24:15
Most breakups have one thing in common, and it's never who you think it is. You can point to the fight, the distance, the way things quietly went cold. But the real story starts…
Jul 8, 2026 · 1:15:30
You don't need money to start a business. You need to let go of your ego and find one customer, even if you don’t charge them anything. Chris Koerner has built dozens of…
Jul 6, 2026 · 53:38
What if everything you were taught about wealth was designed to keep you stuck? Lewis Howes spent his mid twenties broke, sleeping on his sister's couch with no degree and no…
Jul 3, 2026 · 1:03:48
There's a reservoir of untapped potential inside you right now. The only question is whether you'll reach it. Colin O'Brady is the first person in history to cross Antarctica…
Jul 1, 2026 · 1:24:40
When something painful happens, you get to make one quiet choice that decides everything after it. Do you become wise, or do you become wounded. That single choice is what…
Jun 29, 2026 · 1:17:01
You were born whole. But somewhere along the way, a part of you got pushed into the dark, and it has been running your life ever since. Spiritual coach Katie Clarke has spent…
Jun 26, 2026 · 1:10:57
You keep ending up in the same painful relationship with a different face. The reason isn't who you're choosing. It's who they remind you of. Sheleana Aiyana grew up in and out…
Jun 24, 2026 · 1:51:15
You can't think your way into being a good parent. You heal your way there. Dr. Shefali Tsabary, the pioneer of the conscious parenting movement, has sat across from Lewis…
Jun 22, 2026 · 53:34
Being smart might be the exact thing standing between you and the life you want. You can have every answer and still not have it, because manifestation was never about thinking…
Jun 19, 2026 · 1:24:08
The person you turn to on your worst day isn't the funniest or the smartest. They're the one who makes you feel understood. That skill has a name: super communicator. And…
Jun 17, 2026 · 1:06:26
You're not just a people pleaser. You're running a survival response your nervous system learned to keep you safe. Most of us were taught that being agreeable, flexible, and…
Jun 15, 2026 · 1:24:02
Every time you open your eyes, you're not seeing reality. According to the mathematics of evolution, you never have. Donald Hoffman is a cognitive scientist and professor who has…
Jun 12, 2026 · 1:16:52
You're not over-fat. You're under-muscled. That single reframe changes how you think about your weight, your energy, and how well you'll age. Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, a…
Jun 10, 2026 · 1:19:11
You can spend your whole life chasing the thing you think will make you happy, and never once realize you were never built to catch it. That's the trap most high achievers live…
Jun 8, 2026 · 1:13:51
The #1 illness of our time has nothing to do with your body. Dr. Lisa Miller, Columbia University researcher and author of The Spiritual Child, has spent over a decade scanning…
Jun 5, 2026 · 1:08:55
The real mistake isn't spending too much. It's dying with money you never used. Bill Perkins built a career generating over $2.2 billion in trading profits as a hedge fund…
Jun 3, 2026 · 1:31:47
You can earn half a million dollars a year and still have nothing left by the end of the month. That's not a theory. A Goldman Sachs study found 40% of people making over…
Jun 1, 2026 · 1:18:03
Your brain is making choices for you before you even realize it. Neuroscientist Emily McDonald, known as Emonthebrain, studies how your identity, nervous system, and subconscious…
May 29, 2026 · 1:11:32
Not everyone is going to like you. And that is okay. Emmanuel Acho built one of the most meteoric rises in media in recent memory. Former NFL linebacker. Fox Sports host of Speak…
May 27, 2026 · 1:27:53
You can be wildly successful and still be quietly falling apart inside. Joel Kinnaman has appeared in some of the most talked-about shows in Hollywood. He has starred in The…
May 25, 2026 · 1:08:35
Too many options isn't freedom. It's paralysis dressed up as possibility. David Epstein, investigative journalist and author of the bestseller Range, is back with a…
May 22, 2026 · 1:15:50
Most people learn how to love the hard way. What if you didn't have to? Faith Jenkins is a TV judge who has presided over more divorce cases than most people will ever witness in…
May 20, 2026 · 1:33:16
You already know sleep matters. What you don't know is why you keep waking up at 2 AM, why your tracker is probably lying to you, and why the rules you've been following may not…
May 18, 2026 · 48:06
Your effort isn't the problem. Your programming is. Lewis Howes spent years outworking everyone around him, and it still wasn't enough. He had the discipline, the results, even…
May 15, 2026 · 1:11:24
Every diet you've ever tried has failed you for one reason: it never told you when to eat. Your body runs on two energy systems. One burns sugar. The other burns fat. Most people…
May 13, 2026 · 1:12:29
Your money beliefs were locked in by the time you were seven years old. The patterns showing up in your bank account right now started somewhere in your childhood. And most of…
May 11, 2026 · 1:15:04
Most people don't realize they have a ceiling on their success. Not a skill ceiling. A preference ceiling. Brendon Burchard calls it the complexity ceiling, and it's the…
May 8, 2026 · 1:03:40
Graham Stephan was relentless about one thing before he had anything else: not spending money he did not have to spend. He calculated the gas cost of visiting a friend and…
May 6, 2026 · 1:31:31
Anita Moorjani did everything right. She ate organic, avoided sugar, studied cancer prevention obsessively. She still got lymphoma. That contradiction is the entire point.…
May 4, 2026 · 1:13:53
Kevin Love has an NBA championship ring, five All-Star selections, and an Olympic gold medal. He also had a panic attack that changed everything. In this conversation, he gets…
May 1, 2026 · 1:02:24
Dr. Edith Eger was 16 years old when she danced for Josef Mengele at Auschwitz the same night her mother was sent to the gas chamber. She survived. And then she spent decades…
Apr 29, 2026 · 1:23:04
Chloe Kim won her first Olympic gold at 17, became the most dominant athlete in her sport, and then quietly started questioning whether any of it made her feel the way she…
Apr 27, 2026 · 1:16:35
Ryan Leak spent the last day of his twenties at a speaking event where a woman told him his documentary had pulled a young man off the floor of a crack house and back into life,…
Apr 24, 2026 · 1:13:34
Pastor Michael Todd reveals something most high achievers refuse to admit: the drive fueling their rise is often rooted in a wound they have never faced. He shares the moment he…
Apr 22, 2026 · 1:06:46
Amy Purdy walked into an operating room at 19 about to lose both legs, and instead of collapsing into fear, she gave herself three goals before the anesthesia took hold. You know…
Apr 20, 2026 · 1:40:18
Dr Joe Dispenza drops a finding that most people are not ready for: a seven-day meditation retreat produces measurably greater healing than most pharmaceutical drugs, with 80% of…
Apr 17, 2026 · 1:42:56
Michael Pollan cuts through nutrition confusion and exposes the uncomfortable truth: ultra processed foods now make up more than 60% of the American diet, and they're engineered…
Apr 15, 2026 · 1:36:57
WARNING: This episode includes sensitive discussions that may be distressing for some listeners. If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available anytime by calling…
Apr 13, 2026 · 1:15:54
Emma Grede's most surprising confession is that she never saw her childhood in East London as a disadvantage. While raising her younger sisters, skipping school, and watching…
Apr 10, 2026 · 1:03:44
Dr. Andrew Weil drops a counterintuitive truth right out of the gate: avoiding head trauma and quitting smoking are the two most powerful things you can do to prevent cognitive…
Apr 8, 2026 · 1:19:43
Dean Graziosi, New York Times bestselling author and business partner of Tony Robbins, reveals the one thing he believes most people get backwards: confidence does not come…
Apr 6, 2026 · 1:52:27
Myron Golden drops a revelation early in this conversation that stops you in your tracks: if you are broke, you are not spiritually bankrupt, you are spiritually deceived. Most…
Apr 3, 2026 · 2:28:40
Shi Heng Yi has spent nearly four decades studying and teaching the Shaolin philosophy of self-mastery, and his core insight may be the most honest thing you hear all year: the…
Apr 1, 2026 · 2:00:50
Dr. K, the Harvard-trained psychiatrist known for his work with gamers and high performers, drops a truth that reframes everything: your negative identity isn't a flaw — it's…
Mar 30, 2026 · 1:40:15
Arthur Brooks opens with a startling truth: most of us are living inside a simulation, sacrificing meaning for dopamine hits from our devices. He explains that your brain has two…
Mar 27, 2026 · 1:26:48
Rainn Wilson built one of the most beloved characters in television history and still woke up most days feeling like he was not enough. He opens up about the painful truth that…
Mar 25, 2026 · 43:27
Lewis opens with a confession: he built a successful business, a massive audience, and a full life on paper and still couldn't enjoy any of it because he was building from fear,…
Mar 23, 2026 · 1:31:28
Dr. Sue Morter discovered something most people spend their lives ignoring: the body is not just a physical object but an energetic system carrying the suppressed emotions,…
Mar 20, 2026 · 1:08:07
Dr. Mariel Buqué opens with a revelation that stops you in your tracks: trauma isn't just something that happened to you, it is something that was passed down to you at the…
Mar 18, 2026 · 1:25:03
Lewis brings together seven of the world's leading voices in neuroscience, psychology, and human potential to reveal the hidden mechanics of manifestation. You'll hear from Gregg…
Mar 16, 2026 · 1:18:03
Jaspreet Singh drops a warning most people aren't ready to hear: we're entering the fifth industrial revolution, and AI will demand every worker do the job of ten people within…
Mar 13, 2026 · 1:40:05
Dr. Wendy Suzuki reveals that 90% of people suffer from anxiety, but most are approaching it completely wrong. Instead of fighting or suppressing anxious feelings, she explains…
Mar 11, 2026 · 54:30
Lewis opens with a truth most people avoid: you will never make the money you want until you believe you deserve it. Through his own journey from couch-surfing ex-football player…
Mar 9, 2026 · 1:12:45
Jessie Inchauspé drops a truth bomb most moms never hear: what you eat during pregnancy doesn't just affect you. It rewires your baby's metabolism, nervous system, and disease…
Mar 6, 2026 · 1:31:21
Simon Sinek drops a truth early that most people are not prepared to hear: income inequality is a greater social threat than AI or another pandemic, and history shows exactly…
Mar 4, 2026 · 1:35:20
Eckhart Tolle shares what may be the most counterintuitive truth about human suffering: the pain you feel is almost never caused by your circumstances - it comes from the mental…
Mar 2, 2026 · 1:30:22
Nir Eyal spent six years researching why brilliant, talented people consistently fall short of their potential, and what he found will surprise you: it's not a lack of knowledge,…
Feb 27, 2026 · 1:10:37
Shaun White admits that losing at the 2014 Sochi Olympics had nothing to do with his body and everything to do with his heart not being in it. That honest reckoning launched a…
Feb 25, 2026 · 1:07:35
Most people think narcissism looks like a loud ego, but the truth is it often disguises itself as care, protection, or even victimhood. This episode brings together six of the…
Feb 23, 2026 · 1:19:27
Leslie John drops a finding that stops most people cold: couples married an average of 12 years guessed what their partner was thinking and feeling correctly only 20% of the…
Feb 20, 2026 · 1:12:58
Amy Purdy was a 19-year-old with big dreams when meningococcal meningitis put her in a coma within 24 hours of her first symptom, leaving her a double-leg amputee fighting her…
Feb 18, 2026 · 57:18
If you keep attracting the wrong people or sabotaging good relationships, this masterclass reveals why. Lewis brings together the most powerful insights from Esther Perel,…
Feb 16, 2026 · 1:27:10
Dr. Michael Gervais opens up about surviving a head-on car collision at 70 miles per hour and how decades of psychological training shaped his response in that split second. The…
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