Podcast · 254 episodes
The Art of Charm
by The Art of Charm · English
The Art of Charm is where self-motivated people, just like you, come to learn from the company’s coaches about to how to master human dynamics, relationships, and becoming your best self with the help of Johnny and AJ, the company’s founders. Johnny and AJ bring their 11 years of coaching experience from their famous Bootcamps, where they host clients in Los Angeles from all over the world and they share their stories, best practices and themselves on this weekly podcast. Not only does The Art of Charm help everyday people, including active members of the military, learn how to become higher performers, better spouses, partners, and coworkers, they dig deep into human behavior, the science behind it, and demystify what we do and why we do it.
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Tiny Habits That Change Your Life | Eli SusmanMicro practices for well-being—actions that take 30 seconds or less—arguing that consistency beats duration.28 Sep 2026 · 1 h 3 min
Why Being Liked Isn't Getting You Respected | Social Intelligence BriefingThe episode argues that “being liked” (seeking approval through humility, silence, and avoiding conflict) can trap analytical people in invisibility, while “respect” comes from visible competence and…24 Sep 2026 · 12 min
Knowing When to Quit | Lindsay CrouseThe episode argues that “quitting” can be a form of perseverance—stopping when something is failing, unsustainable, or driven by fear/sunk-cost—not abandoning goals impulsively.21 Sep 2026 · 50 min
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Tiny Habits That Change Your Life | Eli SusmanMicro practices for well-being—actions that take 30 seconds or less—arguing that consistency beats duration.28 Sep 2026 · 1 h 3 min · 16 chapters
Why Being Liked Isn't Getting You Respected | Social Intelligence BriefingThe episode argues that “being liked” (seeking approval through humility, silence, and avoiding conflict) can trap analytical people in invisibility, while “respect” comes from visible competence and…24 Sep 2026 · 12 min · 5 chapters
Knowing When to Quit | Lindsay CrouseThe episode argues that “quitting” can be a form of perseverance—stopping when something is failing, unsustainable, or driven by fear/sunk-cost—not abandoning goals impulsively.21 Sep 2026 · 50 min · 14 chapters
The Competence Trap | Social Intelligence BriefingThe “competence trap” in careers—how working hard and being “virtuous” can keep you stuck because you’re spending approval currency, while advancement requires respect currency (strategic…19 Sep 2026 · 14 min · 5 chapters
Why Success Never Feels Like Enough | Dr. Marisa FrancoThe episode explores why “success” and external achievements don’t heal insecurity, framing it as the “arrival fallacy.” It explains how low self-worth works (often as an inability to accept…14 Sep 2026 · 1 h · 26 chapters
Waffling | Social Intelligence BriefingThe episode argues that “waffling” in meetings happens when someone abandons their recommendation after pushback because they don’t stand behind their work.10 Sep 2026 · 15 min · 7 chapters
The Hidden Forces Behind Your Choices | Glenn HutchinsonHow unconscious drives, habits, and context shape decisions people believe they could control—especially around temptation, dieting, and sexual infidelity.8 Sep 2026 · 1 h · 15 chapters
Social Gravity | Social Intelligence Briefing“Social gravity” and social intelligence for getting promotions without “performing” or playing politics—by staying authentic while strategically becoming visible where real decisions happen.4 Sep 2026 · 17 min · 5 chapters
The Hidden Power of Negative Emotions | George LoewensteinNegative emotions are “reprogramming” mental states that people struggle to escape because they distort memory, perception, judgment, and even self-image.31 Aug 2026 · 1 h 12 min · 22 chapters
The Nice Tax | Social Intelligence Briefing“The Nice Tax” explains how repeatedly agreeing in meetings to keep things smooth creates private resentment and later professional costs.27 Aug 2026 · 15 min · 9 chapters
The Easier Way to Reach Your Goals | Jia Jiang“Easy discipline” for long-term goal achievement—using enjoyment, creativity, variation, and momentum instead of grinding through pain or relying on willpower.24 Aug 2026 · 58 min · 25 chapters
The Secret to Living Guilt-Free | Dr Jennifer ReidHow to live “guilt-free” by distinguishing adaptive guilt (repair after wrongdoing) from maladaptive, generalized guilt driven by unrealistic expectations, hyper-accountability, and external…17 Aug 2026 · 1 h 3 min · 27 chapters
Why "That's Fine" Is the Most Expensive Sentence You Say | Social Intelligence BriefingThe episode argues that the phrase “that’s fine” is costly because it signals you’ll concede when the other side returns a low offer and then goes quiet.14 Aug 2026 · 19 min · 9 chapters
How to Break the Patterns Holding You Back | Judy HoHow to stop self-sabotage by identifying thought patterns, especially cognitive distortions (black-and-white thinking, catastrophizing, “should” statements, discounting positives, personalization),…10 Aug 2026 · 1 h 13 min · 32 chapters
How High Value People Hold The Frame Without Becoming The Villain | Social Intelligence BriefingThe episode explains “frame control” during the first two seconds after someone challenges you publicly.7 Aug 2026 · 17 min · 11 chapters
Stop Managing Time | Tim GroverTim Grover argues that winning repeatedly comes from managing focus (not time), eliminating unessentials, and building mental toughness through failure, observation, and self-directed control of…3 Aug 2026 · 1 h 5 min · 28 chapters
The Best Person in the Room Almost Never Gets the Promotion | Social Intelligence BriefingWhy competent people get passed over for promotions—because companies promote “signal” (loud confidence) over “evidence” (slow-to-verify competence)—and how to fix it with strategic positioning.30 Jul 2026 · 19 min · 6 chapters
The Power of Knowing When to Quit | Annie DukeBehavioral decision science of quitting—why quitting can increase expected value, how people miss signals, and how to design “kill criteria” to walk away sooner.27 Jul 2026 · 1 h 21 min · 28 chapters
Why Skeptics Don't Care How Right You Are | Social Intelligence BriefingWhy adding more evidence to a skeptic can backfire, and the “ask, reflect, land” move that flips the conversation by addressing the skeptic’s real constraint and fear.24 Jul 2026 · 20 min · 7 chapters
How to Turn Your Knowledge Into Opportunity | Russ RuffinoTurning knowledge into opportunity by delegating smarter, using empathy-driven marketing/copy, and building a personal brand that converts into outcomes (not hours).20 Jul 2026 · 1 h 5 min · 24 chapters
How to Make Your Ideas Impossible to Ignore | Social Intelligence BriefingHow ideas get credited to the wrong person in meetings, driven by social mechanisms (Matthew effect, “Babel Hypothesis,” and confidence-as-competence), and how to prevent losing credit by presenting…16 Jul 2026 · 16 min · 9 chapters
Why Honesty Is Becoming So Hard | Christian MillerChristian Miller argues that an “honesty crisis” is spreading: dishonesty is more tempting and harder to detect due to technology (especially AI), social media incentives, and celebrity dynamics.13 Jul 2026 · 1 h 7 min · 23 chapters
The Secret to Reading Any Room | Social Intelligence BriefingHow to “read any room” by quickly identifying the real status hierarchy and using it to speak effectively in groups (not just one-on-one).10 Jul 2026 · 16 min · 7 chapters
The Secret to Knowing Who You Are | Luke BurgisHow to develop a “solid sense of self” while still belonging to groups, using Murray Bowen’s ideas of differentiation, pseudo-self vs solid self, and triads; warns that AI and social media can…6 Jul 2026 · 1 h 4 min · 22 chapters