Michelangelo is reported to have said: “The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high, and we miss it, but that it is too low, and we reach it.”

This isn’t a mindset 101 podcast, so I don’t have to tell you to aim high; to ride the edge of your capacity. You already know that fortune favors the bold.Think of your grandest goals - in your career, in business, in your creative or artistic expression, and with your family - it’s my contention that whatever you endeavor to do in life, you’re not honoring those goals sufficiently if you are not regularly challenging your body. For our minds rot when our bodies go unchallenged.I interview a man who has taken THAT to the extreme and arrived at a surprising mindset takeaway - which we’ll share at the end of this podcast. Jeffrey Weiss, an Ironman, triathlete, and ultramarathoner - pushing through grueling 20-hour night races - at 63 years old. And in all his free time, he’s an attorney and author. He sent me his new book, Racing against Time: On Ironman, Ultramarathons, and the Quest for Transformation in Midlife.

Here’s the mindset TLDR from the book: take on big, hairy, audacious goals that inspire you to push all the way to your limits, but then quit when you are ahead. But read the book anyway, as it will inspire you!

Mentioned in this interview

Boost testosterone with shining red light on your balls or having tantric sex

Flowstates

Fitness trackers: Garmin Smart Watch and Oura Ring - see my interview: A Biohacker’s Guide to Living Fully for Every Beat 🎙️ Dr. Torkil reveals “the best” HRV wearable

Cold shock biohacks: Cold showers and the smart drug Phenylpiracetam

Schisandra Chinensis for enhancing night vision

Acro-Yoga video

David Goggins’ Books: Can’t Hurt Me and Never Finished

Hourglass - A science fiction novel about philosophy by Jonathan Roseland

The UNcivilized Podcast with Traver Boehm discusses INSANE multi-month dark retreats - an extreme personal growth endeavor

Documentary: The Endurance - Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition

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