Today’s guest, Ryan Harris is not only a Super Bowl Champion from the Denver Broncos, but also a deeply insightful author, public speaker, and family man.    Highlights from the show include our conversation about everyone’s right to be extraordinary, the importance of controlling your mind and how self doubt and fear drive you, our discussion of race and religion, hard work, mental toughness, and how to create a “Mindset for Mastery” through tasks like self-care and identifying your distractions.   Time Stamps: (0:00) What to expect in today’s episode (2:16) Undeniably Curious announcements (3:30) Introduction to today’s guest, Ryan Harris (5:33) Sumo wrestling with Yama (7:14) “Being extraordinary” vs. “Everybody’s right to be extraordinary” (9:09) Visualization as an NFL player (10:10) “Your thoughts aren’t real” (13:10) Overcoming the BS thoughts (16:30) A story about my first encounter with Ryan (17:36) Being the only race in the room (21:17) How do we better with welcoming other races? // “You gotta get comfortable being uncomfortable” (24:44) Converting to Islam (29:05) Unity through shared experience, and shared information (32:23) Discovering the root of peoples’ “fear” of other races (34:08) We’ve all got to figure out how to live in unity on this earth (35:16) 12-year-old Ryan dealing with his dad’s kidney disease (38:24) Ryan’s MTV experience (41:00) “performance body” vs. “beach-body” “perfect body”  (44:16) Meeting Obama during the Super Bowl 50 visit (46:36) How to maintain a consistent NFL career (with a 100% injury rate) (50:40) Avoid the “T.G.I.F.” mentality (51:46) ”If you don’t work hard early, you’re gonna work harder, longer, later” (53:14) Football and CTE // Keeping the mind sharp - “A lot of people risk a lot more for a lot less” (58:08) Inspiration behind Ryan’s book: “Mindset for Mastery”  (1:02:50) “Digging for diamonds” (1:04:36) Identifying the distractions in your life (1:06:56) Scheduling time for self care (1:09:43) Roosevelt quote: “It’s not the critic who counts…” (1:13:15) Don’t get knocked off your path by BS // Recognize the effort (1:15:49) Final Impact: Has curiosity ever gotten you in trouble? (1:18:03) Final Impact: Whose life would you live? What specific day? (1:19:12) Final Impact: What would your tombstone one-liner be? (1:19:49) Final Impact: Most impactful book? (1:20:35) How to get in touch with Ryan   How to get in touch with Ryan: Website: RyanHarris68.com Booking contact: [email protected] Twitter: @salams_from_68 Instagram: @ryanhariss_68 Get Ryan’s book on Amazon: “Mindset for Mastery”   Stay in the loop with Undeniably Curious: Twitter: @undpodcast Instagram: @undpodcast Website: undeniablycurious.com Show notes to be posted at undeniablycurious.com/show1