In this special year-end wrap-up, we bring together a powerful collection of voices—from professional athletes and entrepreneurs to mental health advocates. This episode explores the common threads of resilience, the "GSD" (Get Stuff Done) mentality, and the transformative power of failure. Whether it’s navigating a career-ending injury, a business hurdle, or a personal crisis, our guests share how they stayed on the path to success by embracing the grind and keeping their eyes on the next mountain.

Key Takeaways

• The Gift of Failure: Why failing out of college can be the "best thing that ever happened" by providing the maturity and perspective needed for the real world.
• The "Next Mountain" Mentality: The importance of having your next goal scheduled before you finish your current one to avoid stagnation.
• Defining Your Role: Lessons from the ice and the mound—you don’t have to be the fastest or the strongest; you have to be the best at your specific role in the organization.
• Systems vs. People: Insights into the social injustices of impoverished communities and the resilience of families fighting against rigid systems.
• The Power of Sound: A moving look at how music (specifically Pearl Jam) became a lifeline during the recovery from the trauma of a mass shooting.
• Handling Mistakes in Business: Why empathy and relatability are your most important tools when things go wrong with a client.

Quotes

• "The top of one mountain is the bottom of the next. You have to have that next goal ready so that when you knock this one out, you're already looking at the next."
• "Mistakes happen. Everyone does that. It’s really how you handle those mistakes... as much as it might not be your fault, you still have to relate to them and understand what they are up against."

TIMCODE: 

• [00:00] - Snowboarding and Loopholes: A story of qualifying for nationals, navigating an unexpected pregnancy, and using unemployment as a "pro-snowboarding" scholarship.
• [04:15] - Hard Truths in Education: Reflecting on a 900-square-foot home with six people and getting rejected from every PhD program applied to.
• [07:30] - The Locker Room Culture: The art of staying "cool, calm, and collected" under the pressure of the Stanley Cup finals.
• [11:15] - Leaving Home at 16: The grit required to move to a big city alone to pursue a junior hockey career.
• [14:40] - Creative Resilience: How a print company owner uses humor, airplanes, and "temperament pushups" to make traditional manufacturing engaging in a digital world.
• [18:20] - Healing Through Music: A vulnerable discussion on finding solace in familiar melodies during the sleepless nights following a tragedy.

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