Episodes

  • Jack Daly - The Plan He Wrote at 13 Still Runs His Life Today - E223

    Jack Daly - The Plan He Wrote at 13 Still Runs His Life Today - E223
    Oct 19 2026
    My guest today is Jack Daly, a serial entrepreneur, sales leader, author, and endurance athlete. He built six companies into national firms, sold two of them to Wall Street firms, led sales organizations numbering in the thousands, and is a former US Army captain. He has also finished 15 Ironmans and run a marathon in all 50 states. What matters most is what life taught him along the way, including his own battle with cancer and the loss of his wife, Bonnie. Jack explains why a clear picture of your destination beats a mission statement on a wall, why the best salespeople stop selling, and how a goal written down at 13 still guides his week. We also go to the hard place: what he chose to do with the time he had left with Bonnie, and the permission she gave him to build a bigger life. Stay with me. Connect With Jack Daly: Website: https://jackdalysales.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackdaly/ X: https://twitter.com/Ironmanjack Book: Jack Daly’s Life by Design (author page): https://advantagebooks.com/authors/jack-daly Instagram: not verified, no link included Facebook: not verified, no link included Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: ► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: /drjcdoornick ► Substack: /drjcdoornick ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it’s who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a “Follow” button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec Podcast Affiliates Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I’ve been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon OUR SPONSORS Operly: Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps. Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly. https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95 Blue Blinds Bakery: Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients. https://www.blueblindsbakery.com TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - 0:49: Cold open and show intro 0:50 - 1:50: Meet Jack Daly 1:51 - 6:08: What it is like to be Jack Daly: gratitude, potential, and planning to live to 125 6:09 - 8:37: The three fundamentals of building a company: vision, key people, winning culture 8:38 - 12:07: The 13-year-old caddy who asked successful golfers how they did it 12:08 - 14:23: Curiosity and the 168 hours everyone gets each week 14:24 - 16:56: The best sales lesson: be a listener and help people buy 16:57 - 20:59: Life by design vs. life by default: the four goals set at 13 and the yearly goal book 21:00 - 23:29: Choosing your people, the figure-it-out mindset, and learning to swim at 58 for Ironman 23:30 - 26:27: Nine months with Bonnie and her permission to live a bigger life 26:28 - 28:47: A year and a half of struggle, meeting Karen, and the host’s own conversation with his wife 28:48 - 34:09: The first baby step: from a 5K to 100 marathons 34:10 - 37:15: What drives Jack at 77: impact, contribution, and the bucket list 37:16 - 38:34: The paper napkin: “Paint your picture and all else will follow” 38:35 - 40:03: Where to find Jack, which book to start with, and a note from Simon Sinek 40:04 - 40:58: Dr. JC’s closing takeaways 40:59 - 41:32: Outro Sources: Jack Daly bio, Scaling UpJack Daly author page, Simon & Schuster UKJack Daly author page, Advantage BooksChief Endurance Officer, Episode 003 (guest links)Books by Jack Daly, BookScouter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    42 mins
  • What Cancer Taught Me About Time - E222

    What Cancer Taught Me About Time - E222
    Oct 16 2026

    Most of us are remarkably good at preparing to live and surprisingly bad at actually living. In this solo episode, Dr. JC Doornick shares what his cancer diagnosis has taught him about the illusion of tomorrow, why urgency is not the same as speed, and how much of our lives we put on layaway while waiting for something to change. Along the way he draws on Steve Jobs, Pema Chödrön, Randy Pausch, and a song that stopped him in his tracks, and he introduces “carency,” the currency of our care: the time, energy, and attention we spend every day. You will leave with a simple challenge for this week. Stay with me.

    Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: ► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: /drjcdoornick ► Substack: /drjcdoornick ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick

    MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it’s who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

    SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a “Follow” button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec

    Podcast Affiliates Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I’ve been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

    OUR SPONSORS Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95 Blue Blinds Bakery - Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients - https://www.blueblindsbakery.com

    Timestamps 0:00 - 2:28: Cold Open and the Idea: Wait Less, Not Faster 2:28 - 5:36: The Song That Raised the Question and the Promissory Note of Tomorrow 5:36 - 8:23: Cancer Reminded Me I’m Alive Right Now 8:23 - 10:16: The Fierce Urgency of Now 10:16 - 13:47: Urgency Is Not Speed 13:47 - 17:53: How Much of Your Life Do You Spend Waiting 17:53 - 21:00: Procrastinating on Life and the Currency of Care 21:00 - 24:48: Randy Pausch, Choosing Your Response, and Living With Uncertainty 24:48 - 27:35: This Week’s Challenge and Why Living in the Now Is Attractive 27:35 - 29:57: Wait Less, Join the Academy, and Sign Off


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    30 mins
  • Good Shift - Your Personal Board of Directors: Ask the Giants a Better Question - E221

    Good Shift - Your Personal Board of Directors: Ask the Giants a Better Question - E221
    Oct 14 2026

    In this episode of Good Shift, Dr. JC Doornick brings one of the best ideas from the Makes Sense Substack to the show: a personal board of directors made up of ten people whose lives, ideas, or courage inspired you. Not a boardroom with quarterly numbers, but framed pictures on your wall that you can consult at any fork in the road. Dr. JC shares the questions he imagines bringing to his own board, explains why the point is different lenses and not agreement, and walks you through a simple exercise you can start today. It ties directly into the Interface Response System. Stay with me.

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    MAKES SENSE PODCAST

    Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it’s who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

    SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.

    FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a “Follow” button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec

    Podcast Affiliates

    Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I’ve been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

    OUR SPONSORS:

    Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95

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    5 mins
  • Evan Carmichael - Rejection to 4 Million Subscribers: The YouTube Growth Playbook - E220

    Evan Carmichael - Rejection to 4 Million Subscribers: The YouTube Growth Playbook - E220
    Oct 12 2026

    Evan Carmichael turned a year of near silence into one of the biggest YouTube channels for entrepreneurs on the internet, with millions of subscribers. He built and sold a biotech software company and raised venture capital before he ever pressed record. Today he trains thought leaders through his Brandlytics software and his Movement Makers program. In this conversation, we get into why he refuses to chase negativity for views, what it took to survive years of slow growth as a self-described introvert, and the difference between a hook and a pattern interrupt. We also cover the retention mistake that quietly kills great episodes, and how to borrow belief on the days when nothing is working. Stay with me.

    Connect With Evan Carmichael: Website: https://believe.evancarmichael.com/homepage YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EvanCarmichael Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evancarmichael/ Book, Built to Serve: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1637583400 Brandlytics: https://evancarmichael.com/brandlytics Movement Makers: https://believe.evancarmichael.com/contentstrategy

    Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: ► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: /drjcdoornick ► Substack: /drjcdoornick ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick

    MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it’s who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

    SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a “Follow” button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec

    Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I’ve been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

    OUR SPONSORS: Operly: Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps. Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly. https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95

    Blue Blinds Bakery: Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients. https://www.blueblindsbakery.com

    Timestamps 0:00 - 1:02: Welcome and Show Open 1:02 - 3:49: A Day in the Life of Evan Carmichael and Staying Relevant 3:49 - 6:29: Why Negativity Wins Views and Why Evan Avoids It 6:29 - 10:30: Expecting to Suck, Slow Early Years, and Being an Introvert Who Wants to Serve 10:30 - 14:59: Big Why, Little Why, and the Three Comments 14:59 - 19:22: Hooks, Pattern Interrupts, and the Retention Curve 19:22 - 22:08: What New Creators Get Wrong 22:08 - 25:19: Borrowing Belief on the Days Nothing Works 25:19 - 27:12: The First 2% and Where to Connect With Evan 27:12 - 28:29: Brandlytics, Movement Makers, and Farewell 28:29 - 29:22: Closing Takeaway and Outro


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    29 mins
  • Why Do Hurt People Hurt People? - E219

    Why Do Hurt People Hurt People? - E219
    Oct 9 2026

    Yesterday everything was fine. Today they’re cold, they’ve ghosted you, or you find out they’ve been talking about you to everyone but you. In this episode, Dr. JC Doornick takes on “hurt people hurt people” from a different angle: what if the pain isn’t being resolved but transferred, and what if the person on the receiving end has no idea a trial ever took place? He breaks down how perception hardens into a verdict, why certainty replaces curiosity, the difference between a boundary and a punishment, and how the Interface Response System (Perceive, Pause, Process, Proceed) gives reality a chance to enter the room. He also flips the script to what you do when you’re the one being accused. Stay with me.

    Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: ► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: /drjcdoornick ► Substack: /drjcdoornick ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick

    MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it’s who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

    SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a “Follow” button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec

    Podcast Affiliates Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I’ve been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

    OUR SPONSORS:

    • Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95
    • Blue Blinds Bakery - Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients - https://www.blueblindsbakery.com

    Timestamps 0:00 - 1:06: Cold Open: Are You the Villain in Someone Else’s Story? 1:07 - 4:00: Welcome, the Sudden Cold Shoulder, and the Transfer of Pain 4:01 - 7:09: Taking Ownership and Why Accountability Needs Communication 7:10 - 11:00: Reality vs Perception: How Hurt Turns Into a Verdict 11:01 - 13:48: Looking for Evidence and the Hard Way to Deal With Pain 13:49 - 16:13: Retribution, Boundaries vs Punishment, and Certainty Replacing Curiosity 16:14 - 20:30: The Trial They Don’t Know About, Old Wounds, and the Cycle of Pain 20:31 - 23:51: The Interface Response System: Perceive, Pause, Process, Proceed 23:52 - 27:52: Intention vs Impact, Radical Responsibility, and This Week’s Challenge 27:53 - 29:41: Where to Go Next and Closing


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    30 mins
  • Good Shift - Who's Typing? How the Algorithm Vibe Codes You - E218

    Good Shift - Who's Typing? How the Algorithm Vibe Codes You - E218
    Oct 7 2026

    In this Good Shift episode, Dr. JC Doornick takes the term "vibe coding," coined by AI researcher Andrej Karpathy in February 2025 to describe building software by simply describing what you want to an AI, and turns it on its head. Every repeated thought is a line of code, and every algorithm is competing to write the next one for your operating system. Dr. JC explains how convenience quietly turns into surrender, why activity is not agency, and how to tell an authentic desire from an induced one. Then he walks you through the Interface Response System: perceive, pause, process, and proceed.

    Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy:
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    ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast
    ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick

    MAKES SENSE PODCAST
    Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

    SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast.
    FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a "Follow" button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week.
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    Podcast Affiliates
    Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

    OUR SPONSORS
    Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95
    Blue Blinds Bakery - Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients - https://www.blueblindsbakery.com

    TIMESTAMPS
    0:00 - 1:07: Welcome to the Good Shift Series
    1:08 - 1:51: Where the Term Vibe Coding Came From
    1:52 - 2:25: Every Repeated Thought Is a Line of Code
    2:26 - 3:10: From Direct Experience to Systems That Watch Us
    3:11 - 4:59: When Convenience Becomes Surrender
    5:00 - 6:05: ChatGPT, Blind Spots, and Selective Perception
    6:06 - 7:18: The Pause and the Interface Response System
    7:19 - 8:16: Becoming a Conscious Vibe Coder
    8:17 - 9:00: Closing Thoughts and Outro


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    9 mins
  • Jill Schulman - A Marine Veteran Explains How to Conquer Fear - E217

    Jill Schulman - A Marine Veteran Explains How to Conquer Fear - E217
    Oct 5 2026
    Jill Schulman was one of the first women to lead in Marine Corps combat engineering. She then turned a career in pharma and corporate leadership development into a master's in positive psychology at Penn, and she has trained more than 30,000 leaders around one idea: action creates confidence. Her book, The Bravery Effect, delivers that science as a parable. In this conversation, she and I make sense of why waiting until you feel ready is a trap, what a terrifying obstacle course taught her about fear, and why bravery is a skill anyone can build. You will also hear the one small step you can put on your calendar for tomorrow. Stay with me. Connect With Jill Schulman: Website: https://www.jillschulman.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillschulman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillaschulman Book: The Bravery Effect (Greenleaf Book Group, 2025): https://www.amazon.com/Bravery-Effect-Teaching-Conquering-Achieving/dp/B0F2BBPR35 Free audiobook offer mentioned in the episode: link not found, to be supplied by Jill's team Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: ► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: /drjcdoornick ► Substack: /drjcdoornick ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a "Follow" button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec Podcast Affiliates Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon OUR SPONSORS Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95 Blue Blinds Bakery - Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients - https://www.blueblindsbakery.com Timestamps 0:00 - 1:23: Cold Open and Welcome 1:23 - 3:25: What Life Feels Like Now: A Healthy Obsession 3:25 - 6:01: Pruning Good Work to Make Room for Great 6:01 - 8:34: Day One in the Marine Corps: Pink Polka Dots and "You Will Never Make It" 8:34 - 11:50: Bravery in Little Moments and Holding Yourself to the Marine Standard 11:50 - 15:07: Combat Engineering and Learning to Get Punched in the Face 15:07 - 19:36: From Pharma to Penn: Positive Psychology and the Problem of Fear 19:36 - 23:28: Bravery Defined and Why Action Builds Confidence 23:28 - 27:14: The Slide for Life and Fear as a Signpost 27:14 - 29:17: Why Jill Grabbed the Rope: Ask Your Future Self 29:17 - 33:03: Surround Yourself With People Who Call Forth Your Best 33:03 - 37:35: Bravery Myths: Built Not Born, and Fear Is a Good Sign 37:35 - 41:01: Your First Small Brave Step: Plan It and Put It on the Calendar 41:01 - 42:56: Why The Bravery Effect Is a Parable 42:56 - 46:52: Difficult Conversations, Imposter Syndrome, and Studying Other People's Journeys 46:52 - 47:39: The One Sentence to Remember 47:39 - 49:24: Where to Find Jill and Her Free Book Offer 49:24 - 50:15: Closing Thoughts Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    50 mins
  • Curiosity Is Your Superpower: Beat Imposter Syndrome for Good- E216

    Curiosity Is Your Superpower: Beat Imposter Syndrome for Good- E216
    Oct 2 2026

    Even Dr. JC Doornick is not immune. One presentation was all it took to send his mind spiraling into doubt, comparison, and the question every high achiever quietly fears: what if I am not as good as I think I am? Then he did something small that changed the whole story. In this episode, he shows you the one move that puts you back in the driver's seat, and why it might be the most underrated skill in a world that never stops handing you answers. The people who learn this are the ones who stay sharp, stay calm, and stay ahead. And one more thing: you are going to want to hear how this one ends.

    Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: ► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: /drjcdoornick ► Substack: /drjcdoornick ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick

    MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

    SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a "Follow" button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec

    Podcast Affiliates Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

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    Timestamps 0:00 - 1:09: Cold Open and Welcome to the Podcast 1:10 - 4:49: How a Presentation Triggered 60 Seconds of Comparison 4:50 - 7:37: Catching the Thought and Saying Hmm 7:38 - 11:01: What Else Might Be True and What Is Your Superpower 11:02 - 13:29: The Need for Cognitive Closure and Intellectual Humility 13:30 - 17:25: Trait Curiosity, State Curiosity, and the Longevity Research 17:26 - 19:09: Why Better Questions Matter in an AI Driven World 19:10 - 21:59: Currency, the Currency of Care, and the State of Carelessness 22:00 - 25:08: Staying Present, Saying "I Don't Know," and the Closing Challenge 25:09 - 25:52: Outro and Call to Action

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