And I started investigating that fundamental idea is there something wrong with me? Or what are the things that I think are wrong with me and what’s the evidence that these things are wrong with me and the whole idea of something wrong with me did fall apart. I was no longer able to believe that.

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About Steven Sashen

Steven Sashen, CEO of Xero Shoes, is a life-long athlete, a former All-American gymnast and current masters All-American sprinter. A serial entrepreneur and Emmy award-winning television personality, Steven and his wife and co-founder, Lena Phoenix appeared on the ABC hit show, Shark Tank (they turned down a $400,000 offer from Kevin "Mr. Wonderful" O'Leary). When not building the Xero Shoes brand... don't be ridiculous, that's all he does.

Key Highlights from the Steven Sashen Podcast:

• How Steven hypnotized his 5th-grade class
• Steven's meditation practice and why it stopped at age 38
• The problems with the self-help world
• Why there may not be anything wrong with you... and you are probably okay
• The history of modern-day padded shoes
• How Steven started Xero Shoes with a minimalist sandal
• The importance of your feet and their nerve endings
• Why Steven spends as much time barefoot as possible
• How Xero Shoes increase intrinsic foot muscle strength
• Can running barefoot and building barefoot strength eliminate plantar fasciitis?
• The problem with orthotics
• Is grounding a farce? 

Resources Mentioned

• Jack Kornfield - Vipassana
• Living Buddhist Masters
• Who is U Ba Khin?
• Dzogchen Meditation
• Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth
• Video - Biomechanics in the Wild with Irene Davis

Top Tool or Technology Steven Uses for Peak Performance

• End of day decompression with his wife

Top Trick Steven Uses for Enhancing Cognition

• Having confidence in himself that the work will get done. Some days are productive, others are not, but the confidence that the work will get done remains there. 

Favorite Book on Peak Performance

• None

Where You Can Find More on Steven Sashen

• Xero Shoes Website
• Xero Instagram

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