5 Rules That Will Change Your Life Immediately
About this episode
<p>This episode is a MUST listen. </p><p>If you feel stuck right now - whether it’s with your health, your job, your habits, your relationships - this conversation is for you. </p><p>Today, you’re getting a new framework that helps you create an instant shift, and it comes from one of Mel’s favorite thinkers on the planet: Mark Rober. </p><p>Mark is a NASA engineer who turned his love of science and education into the #1 science education platform in the world, with 72 million YouTube subscribers. </p><p>And here’s here to teach you a completely different way to approach goals, confidence, and happiness: </p><p>Treat your entire life like an experiment. </p><p>Mark has spent his life turning failure into data, setbacks into experiments, and high-pressure work into play. </p><p>He has synthesized every single thing he has learned into a few simple tools and strategies that he is teaching you today. </p><p>His personal framework, rooted in engineering, will help you achieve your goals, improve your habits, be happier, make better decisions, have more fun, and become more confident. </p><p>This is about thinking like an engineer, not to build rockets, but to build a better life. </p><p>You’ll learn: </p><p>-How to make your goals more fun so you stick with them </p><p>-What the Super Mario Effect is and how it will change how you think about “failure” forever </p><p>-A stress-free way to choose your next step when the future feels blurry </p><p>You’ll also learn the lessons behind some of his wildest experiments, his simple method for beating overwhelm and uncertainty, and a specific message for teachers. </p><p>If you’re tired of overthinking, afraid to make a move, or bored with your own excuses, this episode is a masterclass in engineering your way forward and turning failure into fuel. </p><p>For more resources related to today’s episode, <a href="https://www.melrobbins.com/episode/episode-350" target="_blank">click here</a> for the podcast episode page. </p><p>If you liked the episode, check out this one next: <a href="https://www.melrobbins.com/episode/episode-339/" target="_blank">3 Questions to Ask Yourself to Figure Out What You Really Want.</a></p><p>Still looking for a holiday gift?</p><p>One of Mel’s favorite gifts to give is a <a href="https://crunchlabs.com/MELROBBINS" target="_blank">CrunchLabs subscription</a>.</p><p>And as a gift to listeners of The Mel Robbins Podcast, Mark is offering a special discount of 15% off any <a href="https://crunchlabs.com/MELROBBINS" target="_blank">CrunchLabs subscription</a> using the code MELROBBINS. </p><p>These monthly subscription <a href="https://crunchlabs.com/MELROBBINS" target="_blank">boxes</a>, created by Mark, are great for the kids in your life because they are designed to foster creativity, inspire hands-on engineering, and teach robotics and coding skills. </p><p>Connect with Mel: </p><p> </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.melrobbins.com/newsletter/" target="_blank">Get Mel’s newsletter, packed with tools, coaching, and inspiration.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1401971369?tag=lnk0001-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank">Get Mel’s #1 bestselling book, The Let Them Theory</a></li><li><a href="https://bit.ly/45OWCNr" target="_blank">Watch the episodes on YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://bit.ly/3QfG8bb" target="_blank">Follow Mel on Instagram </a></li><li><a href="https://bit.ly/49bg4GP" target="_blank">The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://bit.ly/46Kpw2v" target="_blank">Mel's TikTok </a></li><li><a href="https://siriusxm.supportingcast.fm/" target="_blank">Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes ad-free</a></li><li><a href="https://www.melrobbins.com/disclaimer" target="_blank">Disclaimer</a></li></ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
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