# A Bit of Optimism A podcast by Simon Sinek. My career is an accident. It started when I set out to rediscover my passion and reignite a spark I’d lost — and that journey led me to the work I do now. If you know me from my books or my speaking, you know I’m fascinated by why people do what they do. What makes someone find joy and meaning in their life, or pursue something far greater than themselves? I started A Bit of Optimism to explore those ideas and expand my own perspective. This podcast is a trove of honest conversations, with people who challenge me, teach me, or simply help me see things in a different way. Some guests are household names, and others you may be meeting for the first time. But each one of them has something to share that can help all of us grow. So if you’re looking for a spark — some insight, inspiration, or just a reminder that good things are possible — join me on A Bit of Optimism! Let’s grow together. Feed: https://rss2.flightcast.com/mbqbwjr8ssv2vt5jgwcv3w20.xml ## Latest episodes - [The Longevity Secret Nobody Can Sell You with Gerontologist Dr. Kerry Burnight](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/7a07a0050a30) (2026-10-27, 59 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01M5NEV6H2JADJ2B9PSNES87ST.mp3 - [Revisited: The Power of Doing One Thing Exceptionally Well with Gymshark Founder and CEO Ben Francis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/4b34f77734a5) (2026-10-20, 61 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01M5BGQYHSRMK85BFAZYK81K8X.mp3 - [Revisited: Why Relationships Are the Secret to a Long, Happy Life with Psychotherapist Esther Perel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/618f96e2f41e) (2026-10-13, 63 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01M4SMRSPMHEFJXQ8D7H68R8N8.mp3 - [Revisited: Your Instincts Know What You Want with Happiness Expert Arthur Brooks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/839d8d94c22f) (2026-10-06, 56 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01M3WWANW0N9C6YFAR6H7ZCVCE.mp3 - [Revisited: The Power of Saying "Screw It" with Rob Lowe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/1dea3ba21e04) (2026-09-29, 63 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01M3N17HJS846AZ541S29E4GG8.mp3 - [What Mentally Strong People Do on Their Worst Days with Psychotherapist Amy Morin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/6b5d6dcefb02) (2026-09-22, 62 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01M330K9Y4A28T2M9YPXJSSGKE.mp3 - [The Dating Advice Making Us Worse at Love with Relationship Expert Amy Chan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/744d15084b8c) (2026-09-15, 51 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01M2HKDFR5F7FEC62G65EBMZNA.mp3 - [Why Trying to “Sound Smart” is Losing You the Room with Strategic Story Producer Rob Willis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/7d2376e36225) (2026-09-08, 48 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01M1Q5GV3W08ZJ3BZZNKYJYPVK.mp3 - [Your Limits Are Learned (And They Can Be Unlearned) with Brain Coach Jim Kwik](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/844791d30477) (2026-09-01, 51 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01M1CQ6M9HHPMXFRQAYT71DVQT.mp3 - [How to Trust Yourself When Everyone Has an Opinion with Love Thy Nader's Mary Holland Nader](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/1199eaf259cf) (2026-08-25, 59 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01M0BAY045WDNTDDG0941GCTSF.mp3 - [What Happens When You Bet on Yourself with Ted Lasso’s Brendan Hunt](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/7006d0c841bf) (2026-08-18, 62 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01M08BJ9SSBZ5R872VPYFRGE86.mp3 - [How to Say the Hard Thing and Keep the Relationship | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 5](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/30e728089239) (2026-08-11, 46 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01KZQ8BNGB7B4N7CT8G0C3CH31.mp3 - [Why Being Right Is Costing You Trust | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 4](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/af9a56147b51) (2026-08-04, 53 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01KZ4YGXW5KKZKM4T8TYYK1R92.mp3 - [What Is Your Team Afraid to Tell You? | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/dbfb21621c81) (2026-07-28, 58 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01KYK464XCS4JWM874DC0W7N9R.mp3 - [The Secret to Better Conversations Isn't Talking | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/8ca7cf9d778a) (2026-07-21, 49 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01KY0KXXXARD20DRQSRRZQ9K22.mp3 - [The Hidden Cost of Always Saying Yes | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/b599ae4183e5) (2026-07-14, 59 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01KX71EPREE3CD25KWT4W3MZK2.mp3 - [Why We Fall for the Wrong Person with Couples Therapist Dr. Harville Hendrix](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/2812ee86d5cf) (2026-07-07, 54 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01KWWQZFWWVRCVRXWRW42RPEKN.mp3 - [How to Tell If Fear Is Protecting You or Holding You Back with Extreme Athlete Nelly Attar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/ff06f1d70448) (2026-06-30, 52 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01KWAWVFA0QAAMQTGWGSRJJ2P3.mp3 - [Remembering Bob Chapman: The Mentor Who Changed My Life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/e21c172ba2e0) (2026-06-23, 53 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01KVSD95CC0TB8AJAYGW9BDPSS.mp3 - [The AI Skills Nobody is Teaching (And Everyone Needs) with AI Expert Ethan Mollick](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/44e5c884de38) (2026-06-16, 59 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01KV6WT7XE7H83HZ0TE447PV6F.mp3 - [How to Stop Letting Your Own Thoughts Make You Sick, Stressed, and Stuck with Dr. Ellen Langer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/af98d0b954eb) (2026-06-09, 58 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01KTMQD84A41N8557Y2JDXGCT1.mp3 - [What Happens When You Stop Optimizing and Start Committing with Former LA Lakers President Tim Harris](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/fbf93e43daa4) (2026-06-02, 57 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01KT2PBCMNYRQ0SHQ9PP5584VA.mp3 - [Revisited: Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with Author Fredrik Backman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/478e18666b22) (2026-05-26, 59 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01KS8HTHM3H68DZFZBXSJBWA9A.mp3 - [How to Stop Being Socially Awkward (According to Science) with Behavioral Scientist Vanessa Van Edwards](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/ca32135519e5) (2026-05-19, 60 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01KRXZ5W94NVAJPDMQCYT53QKJ.mp3 - [Stop Telling Us Everything Happens for a Reason with Anti-Victim Tom Nash](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/3b5576547224) (2026-05-12, 62 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01KRD5E4NBRZFRQDAVP85ZT8NQ.mp3 - [The Real Reason You Feel Empty (Even When Life Looks Good) with Musician Mike Posner](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/4689caa4f0de) (2026-05-05, 53 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01KQTEFR22A19VK9W8HWBAG8H3.mp3 - [The Real Reason Young People Don't Have 'The Hunger' for Work (And What Leaders Need to Hear) with Generations Expert Dr. Eliza Filby](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/d4b75663e225) (2026-04-28, 64 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01KQ88EQV3SV2NN8Z3W7JX9V6T.mp3 - [The Leadership Advice Nobody Follows (But Everyone Should) with Top Leadership Expert Don Yaeger](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/4c5f79f8824c) (2026-04-21, 55 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01KPPGF5GBSRFG0HT6Y4VN1BWN.mp3 - [Why This Baseball Team Has a 4.2 Million Person Waitlist With Savannah Bananas Founder Jesse Cole](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/cac6aa21a694) (2026-04-14, 66 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/01KP4E31QBX0NFRVTZXWHABP2Z.mp3 - [Ken Burns and the Art of Telling the Whole Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/c9a61c6b6c3c) (2026-04-07, 55 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/epa2aklcsvbvr64vuxc09bsy.mp3 - [What Happens When You’re Naive Enough to Try with KIND Founder Daniel Lubetzky](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/de91f13c880d) (2026-03-31, 55 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/xx2eirqmxhrpk0nzptjzu49e.mp3 - [AI Can Do Everything… Except This (Why Humans Still Win) With Restaurateur Will Guidara](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/b1e59e93ff2f) (2026-03-24, 66 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/objt0qlje7p3onxw1dzmr74a.mp3 - [Revisited: What Dying Teaches Us About Living with Death Doula Alua Arthur](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/4993dd4d9380) (2026-03-17, 46 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/qgkdyymtq74i56rq2pzt5g3v.mp3 - [Revisited: The Kennedy Family and the Search for Self with Journalist Maria Shriver](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/7b578cc844ac) (2026-03-10, 44 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/pv2vj5q4o2eqshoqxtccb0so.mp3 - [Revisited: How to Turn Stress Into Creativity With Grammy-Winner Jacob Collier](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/a86fdbfbe79b) (2026-03-03, 59 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/xdrcfvxm1qzuph7rg28hp9qe.mp3 - [The Confidence Conversation We Need to Have with Scott Galloway](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/01dd73e80869) (2026-02-24, 55 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/y9195p1t9e6j2w27rwltqsqo.mp3 - [28 Years on the Force: Chief Angela Averiett on What It Really Takes to Change Police Culture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/fbee9c96c776) (2026-02-16, 65 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/sm7s7vqvwka1un8nlxouki74.mp3 - [When Pop Fandom Becomes a Force for Good with AJR’s Adam Met](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/edfcdc29178d) (2026-02-10, 62 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/gf9yu8zbdmk68yajens8kiiw.mp3 - [What Grit Really Teaches Us About Happiness with Professor Angela Duckworth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/65b5f3c0c182) (2026-02-03, 57 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/tdhjanuc6wof3z9wzbmtkeje.mp3 - [Matthew McConaughey on How to Fall Back in Love with Your Life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/996dd8f1f4e4) (2026-01-27, 59 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/wcbse15jmicj9u4f3uc1acp2.mp3 - [Revisited: Trevor Noah Makes My Brain Hurt](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/4f42dedc5609) (2026-01-20, 57 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/u0patpdf2wyl7rcjpxzipe6r.mp3 - [Revisited: Kids (And Employees) Know More Than You Think with Dr. Becky Kennedy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/d348bb1e48cf) (2026-01-13, 44 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/fdyvmlxgo0loj070xvzz1n7g.mp3 - [Revisited: The First Steps To Reducing Your Anxiety with Author Mel Robbins](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/f6d01aad82bc) (2026-01-06, 58 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/wltfi8yihzw5vq9g7g31do1o.mp3 - [Revisited: The Beautiful Brilliance of Boredom with Creative Polymath Elle Cordova](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/7f5e2b57f37d) (2025-12-30, 64 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/sdhwppfjpix6gi7d8vhgug5j.mp3 - [A Bit of Optimism Will Return in the New Year](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/30a9a39b6eda) (2025-12-23, 3 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/bny3wulw7anwppz3ht6jon58.mp3 - [Revisited: Your Unhappy Brain Needs Some Assistance with Happiness Expert Mo Gawdat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/985570c15ba4) (2025-12-23, 91 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/x186w3a2zxbnyrkyi1v26t7b.mp3 - [Prepare for the Life You’re Meant to Live With Chaplain John Fox](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/7ced1a83b1e1) (2025-12-16, 68 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/iq0zxs7bcycwd6n14euykso9.mp3 - [How Losing Everything Taught Her to Help Everyone: Joan Howard’s Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/63a4139b2d59) (2025-12-09, 52 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/yclkbhe0e191p1hsks2ungel.mp3 - [A Rebel With a Cause (and a Cone) with Jeni’s Ice Cream Founder Jeni Britton](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/651712f6a04a) (2025-12-02, 54 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/r7qnajc4p8v0gn4q22mecxxm.mp3 - [The Culture That Converts Even the Biggest Cynics with former WD-40 CEO Garry Ridge](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515385282/6a479766a4c8) (2025-11-25, 57 min): audio https://episode.flightcast.com/yjqde7tscrlecurj6c4wcj0c.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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