The Art of Charm

Minisode Monday #31 | Respect from a Military Perspective

12 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can ...

Fan Mail Friday #92 | Resting You Face

09 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

Gabriel Mizrahi & Jordan Harbinger | The Reverse Interview (Episode 572)

08 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) is a film and television writer, former host of The Lip TV, and long-time friend who turns the tables and interviews Th...

571: Susan Winter | Breakup Triage

06 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Susan Winter (@susan_e_winter) is an Oprah-featured relationship expert and author who rejoins AoC to show us how to handle a breakup in minutes inste...

Minisode Monday #30 | Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

05 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can ...

Fan Mail Friday #91 | From the Diaphragm

02 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

570: Susan Cain | Quiet Revolution

01 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Susan Cain (@susancain) of Quiet Revolution tells us why being introverted is not a disadvantage -- nor is it an excuse for shying away from social si...

569: Mike Massimino | Spaceman

29 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Massimino (@Astro_Mike) is the astronaut who sent the first tweet from space and the first spacefarer we've had on this show! He's the author of ...

Minisode Monday #29 | What Do You Do with Your Life?

28 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can ...

Fan Mail Friday #90 | Leadership Blues and Jet Lag Cures

25 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

568: Tom Wainwright | Narconomics

24 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Wainwright (@t_wainwright) of The Economist shares the harrowing and sometimes grisly experiences he endured to write Narconomics: How to Run a Dr...

567: John Ruhlin | Giftology

22 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

John Ruhlin (@ruhlin) returns to share some of the best network-enriching tips from his book Giftology: The Art and Science of Using Gifts to Cut Thro...

Minisode Monday #28 | Media Bias and Critical Thinking

21 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can ...

Fan Mail Friday #89 | Explore the Edges

18 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

566: Philip McKernan | Give & Grow

17 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Philip McKernan (@PhilipMcKernan) rejoins The Art of Charm to discuss his new film Give & Grow. It depicts a unique journey of uncovering people's hid...

565: Nathan Chan | Connecting with a Foundr

15 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Nathan Chan (@foundr) built multi-million dollar Foundr Magazine -- a digital magazine for aspiring and novice stage entrepreneurs -- in three-and-a-h...

Minisode Monday #27 | Stop Serving the Compliment Sandwich

14 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this Minisode Monday, David Burkus, author of Under New Management: How Leading Organizations Are Upending Business as Usual, joins us to talk abou...

Fan Mail Friday #88 | Low Info Diet

11 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

564: Marcus Luttrell & David Rutherford | Team Never Quit

10 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Marcus Luttrell and David "Rut" Rutherford of Team Never Quit (@Team_neverquit) join us to talk about how you don't have to be in the military to deve...

563: Derek Coburn | Networking Is Still Not Working

08 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Derek Coburn (@cadredc) returns to the show to share more of his un-networking secrets. He is a master networker and author of Networking Is Not Worki...

Minisode Monday #26 | Are Your Goals Killing You?

07 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Oliver Burkeman, author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking, joins us for this Minisode Monday to talk about how t...

Fan Mail Friday #87 | Mind over Alma Mater

04 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Fan Mail Friday #87! No jibber-jabber, just a short show where we answer Art of Charm listener mail and give out mini-lessons for the weeke...

562: AoC Toolbox | How to Keep the Conversation Going

03 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The Art of Charm (@TheArtofCharm) has ways of making you talk! If you want to know how to keep a conversation going and avoid the awkward calm that so...

561: Dan Ariely | Payoff

01 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Ariely (@danariely) is a behavioral economist and bestselling author of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions and the...

Minisode Monday #25 | Get Unstuck from Hard Decisions

31 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this Minisode Monday, recent guest Jenny Blake, author of Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One, helps us separate difficult decisions...

Fan Mail Friday #86 | Doting on the Voting

28 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

560: Jon Levy | The 2 AM Principle

27 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Levy (@JonLevyTLB) is a behavior scientist who studies influence and adventure. He returns to the show to talk about his latest book, The 2 AM Pri...

559: Kevin Kelly | Inevitable Future

25 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly) is the founding editor of Wired magazine and, most recently, author of The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological F...

Minisode Monday #24 | How Do You Make a Perfect Day?

24 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can ...

Fan Mail Friday #85 | At War with Bullies and Stress

21 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

558: Nancy Duarte | Ignite and Illuminate

20 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Nancy Duarte (@nancyduarte) and her agency have been transforming Silicon Valley companies into movements for 25 years. She is the author of several b...

557: Joshua Fields Millburn | The Minimalists

18 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Joshua Fields Millburn (@JFM) of The Minimalists tells us how we can make do with less of what we don't need to have room for more of what we value mo...

Minisode Monday #23 | What Makes You Qualified?

17 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can ...

Fan Mail Friday #84 | Cold Shoulders and Secret Families

14 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Kim...

556: Oliver Burkeman | The Antidote to Positive Thinking

13 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Oliver Burkeman (@oliverburkeman) is the author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking; he joins us to explain why it...

555: Clay Hebert | The Perfect Intro

11 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Clay Hebert (@clayhebert) is a storyteller, marketing provocateur, and founder of Crowdfunding Hacks. He joins us to explain a framework he developed ...

Minisode Monday #22 | Should You Leave Your Current Career?

10 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can ...

Fan Mail Friday #83 | More Podcast Feed Clutter

07 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

554: Daniel Pink | To Sell Is Human

06 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Pink (@DanielPink) is the author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others, which uses social science, survey research, and...

553: Greg McKeown | Essentialism

04 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Greg McKeown (@GregoryMcKeown) is the author of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, which challenges core assumptions about achievement (e....

Minisode Monday #21 | A Better To Do List with SMART Goals

03 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can ...

Fan Mail Friday #82 | Homebrew for Humanity

30 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

552: Charles Duhigg | Smarter Faster Better

29 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Charles Duhigg (@cduhigg) is a Pulitzer prize-winning reporter at The New York Times and author of Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Product...

551: Paul Bloom | Rational Compassion

27 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Bloom (@paulbloomatyale) is a developmental psychologist and author of the upcoming Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion. He joins u...

Minisode Monday #20 | Even Monday Deserves Gratitude

26 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can ...

Fan Mail Friday #81 | Is Profanity Cool?

23 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

550: AoC Toolbox | Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch

22 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The Art of Charm (@TheArtofCharm) presents one of the most important tools in the toolbox: perfecting your elevator pitch -- a brief and memorable int...

549: Penn Jillette | Presto!

20 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Penn Jillette (@pennjillette) is the vocal half of comic magician duo Penn & Teller and author of Presto!: How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Ot...

Minisode Monday #19 | Relationship Roles

19 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this Minisode Monday, we may not be able to change someone else's behavior directly, but we can change the role we play in our relationship with th...

Fan Mail Friday #80 | Should Broken Trust Be Rebuilt?

16 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

548: Srdja Popovic | Blueprint for Revolution

15 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Srdja Popovic (@SrdjaPopovic) is the author of Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvani...

547: Mark Manson | A Counterintuitive Approach

13 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Manson (@IAmMarkManson) returns to the show to talk about his new book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living...

Minisode Monday #18 | Three Positive Things Drill

12 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable that you can implement right away. It'll make you more magn...

Fan Mail Friday #79 | If You Build It, They Will Hire

09 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

546: Brian Fetherstonhaugh | The Long View

08 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Fetherstonhaugh (@BrianOgilvy) is the CEO of digital marketing agency OgilvyOne Worldwide and author of The Long View: Career Strategies to Star...

545: Jenny Blake | Pivot

06 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jenny Blake (@Jenny_Blake) is the author of Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One. She joins the show to help us better deal with the onl...

Minisode Monday #17 | How to End a Conversation

05 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable that you can implement right away. It'll make you more magn...

Fan Mail Friday #78 | Hard Problems

02 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

544: Shep Gordon | A Supermensch in Maui

01 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Shep Gordon (@SupermenschShep) is a talent manager, Hollywood film agent, producer, and author of They Call Me Supermensch: A Backstage Pass to the Am...

543: Robert Cialdini | Pre-suasion

30 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Robert Cialdini (@RobertCialdini) is a speaker, consultant, and author of Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion and, most recently, Pre-suasion:...

Minisode Monday #16 | How to Write 1,000 Words a Day

29 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable that you can implement right away. It'll make you more magn...

Fan Mail Friday #77 | Hustle Hard; Sleep Harder

26 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

542: Lecrae | Unashamed

25 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Lecrae (@lecrae) is a two-time Grammy winning hip hop artist and author of Unashamed, the autobiography about his rocky path to becoming a chart-toppi...

541: Srinivas Rao | Why Only Is Better Than Best

23 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Srinivas Rao (@unmistakableceo) is the host and founder of the Unmistakable Creative podcast -- where he's interviewed more than 700 people from all w...

Minisode Monday #15 | Accommodating Old Injuries

22 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 15th episode of Minisode Monday! We keep finding so many useful tactics and tips that we want to share with you, but they don't fit int...

Fan Mail Friday #76 | Vengeance or Validation

19 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. As ...

540: James Altucher | Minimal Expectations

18 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

James Altucher (@jaltucher) is a serial entrepreneur, speaker, podcaster, and author of several books, including Choose Yourself: Be Happy, Make Milli...

539: Shawn Blanchard | From Miscreant to Mentor

16 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Shawn Blanchard (@Shawntb) has overcome a past of drug dealing and limited options to become a speaker, mentorship specialist, and author of How 'Bout...

Minisode Monday #14 | Worrying Never Helps

15 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 14th episode of Minisode Monday! We keep finding so many useful tactics and tips that we want to share with you, but they don't fit int...

Fan Mail Friday #75 | Is Dual Enrollment a Game Changer?

12 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

538: Dacher Keltner | The Power Paradox

11 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at University of California in Berkeley, one of the world's foremost scientists specializing in the study ...

537: Sebastian Junger | Tribe

09 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Sebastian Junger (@sebastianjunger) is a journalist, filmmaker, and bestselling author; he joins us to discuss his latest book Tribe: On Homecoming an...

Minisode Monday #13 | Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

08 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 13th episode of Minisode Monday! We keep finding so many useful tactics and tips that we want to share with you, but they don't fit int...

Fan Mail Friday #74 | Personal Overdevelopment

05 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

536: Amy Cuddy | Presence

04 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Cuddy (@amyjccuddy) is a social psychologist, TED Talk speaker, and author of Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges. The...

535: Bob Burg | The Go-Giver

02 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Bob Burg (@BobBurg) is the co-author of The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea, a parable with dynamic business principles and li...

Minisode Monday #12 | Playing Roles and Holding Ladders

01 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 12th episode of Minisode Monday! We keep finding so many useful tactics and tips that we want to share with you, but they don't fit int...

Fan Mail Friday #73 | Why Don't I Want to Hire You?

29 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

534: Chris Voss | Never Split the Difference

28 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Voss (@VossNegotiation) is a former FBI hostage negotiator and author of Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as If Your Life Depended on It....

533: Carmen Simon | Impossible to Ignore

26 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Carmen Simon (@areyoumemorable) is a cognitive scientist specializing in neuroscience research and how we can use memory to have a positive impact on...

Minisode Monday #11 | How to Tell If Your Network Is Too Dense

25 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 11th episode of Minisode Monday! We keep finding so many useful tactics and tips that we want to share with you, but they don't fit int...

Fan Mail Friday #72 | Endocrine Disrupting Atheists

22 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

532: David Burkus | Under New Management

21 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

David Burkus (@davidburkus) makes it easier for good ideas to leave the ivory tower of academia and get adopted by the people in the corner office who...

531: Michael Shermer | Why We Believe Weird Things

19 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Shermer (@michaelshermer) is the founder of Skeptic magazine and several books on the nature of belief. He's the Director of The Skeptics Soci...

Minisode Monday #10 | Compassion for Cretins

18 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 10th episode of Minisode Monday! We keep finding so many useful tactics and tips that we want to share with you, but they don't fit int...

Fan Mail Friday #71 | Like a Neckbeard Champion

15 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

530: Jo Marchant | Cure

14 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jo Marchant (@JoMarchant) is a science journalist and author -- her new book is Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind over Body. The Cheat Sheet: ...

529: Jonah Berger | Invisible Influence

12 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jonah Berger (@j1berger) has spent over 15 years studying how social influence works and how it drives products and ideas to catch on. He's a marketin...

Minisode Monday #9 | Gut Decision Vs. Making up Your Mind

11 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the ninth episode of Minisode Monday! We keep finding so many useful tactics and tips that we want to share with you, but they don't fit in...

Fan Mail Friday #70 | Reverse Culture Shock

08 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

528: Michelle Lederman | Nail the Interview

07 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Lederman (@mtlederman) rejoins the show to discuss her recent book Nail the Interview, Land the Job: A Step-by-Step Guide for What to Do Befo...

Minisode Monday #8 | Forthright with Faults

04 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the eighth episode of Minisode Monday! We keep finding so many useful tactics and tips that we want to share with you, but they don't fit i...

Fan Mail Friday #69 | Are Schools for Fools?

01 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

526: Angela Duckworth | Grow Your Grit

30 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Angela Duckworth (@angeladuckw) is a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, founder of the non-profit Character Lab, and author of...

525: Jason McCarthy | Charming the Snake

28 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jason McCarthy (@GORUCK) teaches lessons focused on problem solving and rapport building related to "Charming the Snake," a way of life for Green Bere...

Minisode Monday #7 | Kindness and Giving

27 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the seventh episode of Minisode Monday! If You're so Smart, Why Aren't You Happy? author and recent guest Raj Raghunathan joins us to talk ...

Fan Mail Friday #68 | Don't Call Me a Solopreneur

24 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let...

524: Amy Herman | Visual Intelligence

23 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Herman (@AmyHermanAOP) helps people from across the professional spectrum enhance their observation and perception skills by learning to look at w...

523: General Michael Hayden | Playing to the Edge

21 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

General Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) is a retired United States Air Force general, former Director of the NSA and CIA, and author of Playing to the Ed...

Minisode Monday #6 | You're Not Alone In Loneliness

20 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the sixth episode of Minisode Monday! We keep finding so many useful tactics and tips that we want to share with you, but they don't fit in...