237. Michael López | Change: Six Science-Backed Strategies to Transform Your Brain, Body, and Behavior.

The World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast!   In today’s episode, we have the pleasure to interview Michael Lopez, author of Change: Six Science-Backed Strategies to Transform Your Brain, Body, and Behavior. Michael is a leading expert in behavior change, a consultant, speaker, and former intelligence officer. With a background in business, civil service, military leadership, and athletics, he has spent decades studying human transformation and developing strategies that help individuals and organizations create lasting change. As a LinkedIn Top Voice and trusted advisor, Michael has worked with some of the world’s top companies to accelerate performance through science-backed change methods. In this episode, you’ll learn why most people struggle with change, the neuroscience behind building new habits, and how to reshape your relationship with stress to achieve peak performance. Michael also breaks down three ways the brain learns, the power of repetition, and how to create momentum that sticks. We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Michael Lopez. To learn more about Michael, buy his book , and other resources follow the links below: The Book: https://a.co/d/fpRIlNm Website: https://www.michaeljlopez.coach/ https://www.instagram.com/michaeljlopez9/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-j-lopez9/ http://www.youtube.com/@MichaelJLopez9 Chapters: 0:00 – Intro1:32 – Embracing Change & Growth 4:56 – Neuroplasticity: Exposure, Repetition & Experience 9:44 – Harnessing Momentum & Reframing Stress 11:39 – Science of Goal Motivation & Mini-Wins 19:14 – Pursuing Goals: Progress Is Happiness 21:54 – Rethinking Stress: Acute vs. Chronic 28:03 – The Journey to Writing “The Generous Leader” 34:12 – Understanding Effort: The Value Behind the Answer 36:41 – Mastering Public Speaking Through Practice 40:38 – Inspiration & Influences in Leadership 44:34 – Embracing Change: Never Stop Growing ________________________________________________ Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!