In the 2nd Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Olympic weightlifting coach, author of many books including “Tough”, co-host of The Weightlifting Life Podcast, writer, producer and director of the documentary “American Weightlifting”, Greg Everett will talk about journaling, distractions and entertainment, and what does it mean to be Tough and how you can develop a world class toughness.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!

In this chapter you will discover:

(2:30) Introducing our special guest Olympic weightlifting coach, author of many books including “Tough”, co-host of The Weightlifting Life Podcast, writer, producer and director of the documentary “American Weightlifting”, Greg Everett @catalystathletics

(2:50) Greg Everett weightlifting world championships in 2021

(3:40) Greg makes it very simple

(4:10) Tough, Book by Greg Everett https://becomingtough.com/ 

(4:40) What made Greg decide to write a book about toughness?

(6:30) Tough book started oriented to physical toughness

(7:50) “Trying to communicate something to someone else is how I learned what i think about it” - Greg Everett

(8:30) Productive mornings

(10:00) How does Mike read? The underlying technique

(12:00) “Getting into the process will help you define what you’re doing” - Greg Everett

(12:30) “You can't have a perfect plan before you even begin” - Greg Everett

(15:00) “If you want to do something every single day that is really important to you, it can’t feel like homework, because you won’t commit to it, you won’t be enthusiastic about it” - Greg Everett

(15:30) The power of journaling

(16:30) Stillness Is The Key, book by Ryan Holiday @ryanholiday https://www.amazon.com/Stillness-Key-Ryan-Holiday/dp/0525538585

(16:40) “Writing is for the writer, not for the reader” - Stillness is the key

(20:30) Alone TV show

(21:00) “The limiter is not the physical aspect, it’s the psychological and emotional side” - Greg Everett

(22:00) “Incrementally increase the exposure to what you find difficult” - Greg Everett

(25:30) The need for distraction and entertainment

(30:00) Prepare yourself for the hard times that will come

(30:50) “You need people less afraid of things, you need to make them braver” - Jordan Peterson

(32:40) “Better to be a warrior  in the garden than a gardener in the war”

(33:40) Charatec, capability, capacity, commitment

(34:30) Making daily decisions easier: What is meaningful to me? Why am I doing what I am doing? Does this align with who I am and who I want to be?

(35:40) About capability and capacity

(38:40) Security and identity

(52:21) Where to reach out to Greg Everett @catalystathletics https://www.instagram.com/catalystathletics/ 

(53:00) Where to purchase the “Tough” book?  @becomingtough https://becomingtough.com/