Ryan Ayala is a podcaster and content creator who focuses on health and helping you become the best version of yourself. Ryan's podcast is called the Alchemist Library where his mission is to help people become the best version of themselves through a clear mind and fit body. Alchemy was the ancient concept of turning lead to gold. Ryan considers the fact it may have been "spiritual alchemy", or turning the Self from lead to gold. Follow Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanJAyala Check out the Alchemist Library: https://www.alchemistslibrary.org/ Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelukelamy Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 6:45 Using podcasts for sanity 14:00 The art of listening 17:40 Who Ryan emulates for podcasts 22:00 Reinforcing habits 36:00 Mindset shift from being strict 40:40 How to stick to self-improvement Thank you for listening!