Episode 232

Life by Design with Dr. John Demartini | Win the Day
April 15, 2025
Dr. John Demartini is a polymath, world-renowned human behavior expert, and author of 40 self-development books translated into 36 languages.
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In this episode of Win the Day:

“Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions. Your actions become your habits. Your habits become your values. Your values become your destiny.” — Mahatma Gandhi

Dr. John Demartini is a polymath and world-renowned human behavior expert. He is the author of 40 self-development books translated into 36 languages, founder of revolutionary psychology tool the Demartini Method, and renowned speaker in 100+ countries. He was also a leading cast member in the hit 2006 film The Secret.

As a lifelong student, Dr. Demartini has studied 30,000+ books across all the defined academic disciplines. His mission is to share knowledge and wisdom that empowers you to become a master of your own life and destiny.

In this episode:
• How to identify your highest values.
• The biggest barriers to unlocking your potential.
• The daily rituals that help you win each day.
• How to master your mind to create the life you want.

Let’s WIN THE DAY with Dr. John Demartini!

Timestamps

00:00 Who is Dr. John Demartini
1:33 Interview starts
2:48 The moment that changed John Demartini’s life forever
5:55 Fill your day with high priority actions that inspire you
7:05 How to transform any negative event into something positive
8:35 You only grieve the loss of things you seek
11:01 The two forms of grief
12:07 How to see the positive in severe trauma (cancer, abuse, etc.)
12:56 New book ‘Balance the Mind, Heal the Body’
14:35 How to identify your hierarchy of values
20:18 Download your FREE Win the Day Action Plan
21:08 How to instantly improve your marriage
27:02 How to help a spouse with an addiction
30:24 How to overcome anxiety
34:18 Rethink your bad habits
35:10 Fixing people who are stuck in their ways
40:22 Live by design, not by duty
43:15 The Universe is your playground (how to win in ALL areas of your life)
45:58 Your values dictate your actions (e.g. physical health)
47:08 John Demartini daily routine
48:28 Live by priority – and how to identify what’s important to you
52:47 How chronic stress manifests in physical pain – and how to eliminate stress forever
56:38 If you're on defense, you're not prepared
1:00:50 What people get wrong about the Law of Attraction
1:02:20 Affirmation
1:02:41 Rocket Round

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🎁 Gift from Dr. Demartini “Awaken Your Astronomical Vision” (free audio)

📚 ‘Balance the Mind, Heal the Body: The New Science of Wellness’ by Dr. John Demartini

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Inspiring quotes in this episode:
  • "On the last day of your life, you’re going to ask yourself a question: did I do everything I could with everything I was given?" — Dr. John Demartini
  • "When you believe you cannot read or learn and you then discover that you can, it awakens an insatiable appetite for knowledge." — Dr. John Demartini
  • "Fill your day with high priority actions that inspire you." — Dr. John Demartini
  • "When I told him I didn't know how to read and didn't know how to speak properly, he told me to say ‘I'm a genius and I apply my wisdom.’ He made me say that over and over again until that became a belief system that I could develop." — Dr. John Demartini
  • "The body must be directed by the mind and the mind must be guided by the soul to maximize our potential." — Dr. John Demartini
  • "Do you have a determination to do something that's deeply meaningful, that you're inspired by, that you're willing to do whatever it takes to get?" — Dr. John Demartini
  • "I went to my room and I got a dictionary out and I started memorizing 30 words a day with the help of my mom and grew my vocabulary 20,000 words in two years. I went from the bottom of the class failing, to doing really well in the class at the top." — Dr. John Demartini
  • "Take command of your life. Live by design, or you're going to live by duty." — Dr. John Demartini
  • "There are no really negative events out there. There's just events. If you choose to see the negative event as a negative event, that becomes a negative event for you." — Dr. John Demartini
  • "You only grieve the loss of things that you seek. You are relieved of the loss of things you avoid." — Dr. John Demartini
  • "It's not what you say, it's what you live." — Dr. John Demartini
  • "If you don't know what somebody's highest values are, you don't know what you can expect from them." — Dr. John Demartini
  • "If you're trying to change them, you're going to bang your head against the wall. No one wants to be changed, they just want to be appreciated for who they are. Every human being wants to be loved and appreciated for who they are, not for what you want to make them." — Dr. John Demartini
  • "Addictive behavior is a compensation for unfulfilled highest values." — Dr. John Demartini
  • "If you go back to the original event and balance it all out, sometimes the cascading anxieties disappear." — Dr. John Demartini
  • "Your hierarchy of values is dictating your destiny." — Dr. John Demartini
  • "Living by duty is never as empowering as living by design." — Dr. John Demartini
  • "Every single day, write down the six or seven highest priority actions you can do that day." — Dr. John Demartini
  • "Allow yourself to delegate." — Dr. John Demartini
  • "If you're on defense, you're not prepared." — Dr. John Demartini
  • "No matter what you've done or not done, you're worthy of love. And the magnificence of who you are is far greater than any fantasies you'll impose on yourself. So don't become second at being somebody else, be first at being you." — Dr. John Demartini
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