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It’s easy to look at top performers, elite athletes, and those crushing outrageous achievements—and conclude that their success boils down to sheer genetic luck, supreme talent, or unlimited resources.
While success can be significantly influenced by those variables, all things being equal, the difference between those who manifest their aspirations and those who hold themselves back comes down to one distinct element: you guessed it, mindset.
What are the consistent mindsets that allow high-performers to push the boundaries of their physical prowess? How do you create a positive mindset shift amidst a shitty situation? And how do you leverage mindset to achieve your goals?
Throughout the last nine years, I’ve compiled a powerful arsenal of potent, life-altering ideas, perspectives and tools on how to cultivate, embrace, and apply a new and more personally meaningful approach to life. Today I present you with our fourth master class installment, which is a compilation of 11 incredible and unique perspectives on mindset and habit change taken from previous conversations—think of it the crème de la crème of the best and brightest ideas on personal transformation ever shared on this show.
“The only way out is through. One foot in front of the other. Keep it simple. And just begin.”
– RICH ROLL
This deep dive anthology is chock full of big truths on fostering a mindset for success, leveraging gratitude to overcome obstacles, the importance of embracing pain, and why discomfort is the price of admission for a meaningful life.
Guests featured in this episode (all hyperlinked to their respective episodes) include:
- RAAM Victor Leah Goldstein Turns Pain Into Fuel: Life Pivots & The Power of A No Quit, No Limit Attitude
- How to Change Your Brain With Dr. Andrew Huberman
- Courtney Dauwalter: Mindset Secrets From The World’s Best Ultrarunner
- You Can’t Hurt David Goggins: Going Beyond Motivation & Why Mindset Is Everything
- Mel Robbins On Why Confidence Is A Habit
- James Clear On Why Habits Are The Compound Interest of Self-Improvement
- Mirna Valerio Returns: Shattering Stereotypes, Redefining Running & Confronting Racism in The Outdoors
- James & Sunny Lawrence: Crushing 101 Iron-Distance Triathlons In 101 Days
- Susan David, Ph.D On The Power of Emotional Agility & Why Discomfort Is The Price Of Admission To A Meaningful Life
- Peter Diamandis: Episode Coming 3/14/2022!
- Endurance Poet Tommy Rivs Rages On: Surviving Cancer, The Gift of Pain & The Healing Power of Gratitude
Masterclass Series: Click here to listen to our first deep dive on the microbiome, here for our second on mental health, and here for our third on addiction & recovery.
This is a powerful, and dare I say potentially life-changing gold mine of wisdom. My hope is that it serves as a guide on your journey towards fostering a mindset that will ultimately improve every aspect of your life, and gear you towards a more fulfilling, self-actualized way of moving through the world.
The visually inclined can watch it all go down on YouTube . And as always, the podcast streams wild and free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify . Big thanks to Dan Drake for his instrumental help crafting this very special episode.
Enjoy!

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- RAAM Victor Leah Goldstein Turns Pain Into Fuel: Life Pivots & The Power of A No Quit, No Limit Attitude
- How to Change Your Brain With Dr. Andrew Huberman
- Courtney Dauwalter: Mindset Secrets From The World’s Best Ultrarunner
- You Can’t Hurt David Goggins: Going Beyond Motivation & Why Mindset Is Everything
- Mel Robbins On Why Confidence Is A Habit
- James Clear On Why Habits Are The Compound Interest of Self-Improvement
- Mirna Valerio Returns: Shattering Stereotypes, Redefining Running & Confronting Racism in The Outdoors
- James & Sunny Lawrence: Crushing 101 Iron-Distance Triathlons In 101 Days
- Susan David, Ph.D On The Power of Emotional Agility & Why Discomfort Is The Price Of Admission To A Meaningful Life
- Peter Diamandis: Episode Coming 3/14/2022!
- Endurance Poet Tommy Rivs Rages On: Surviving Cancer, The Gift of Pain & The Healing Power of Gratitude
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