What if success isn’t personal at all — but mathematical?

Kyle Austin Young reveals why so many intelligent, capable people fail to reach their goals — even when they do everything “right.” Drawing from his own experience of repeated layoffs, personal burnout, and rebuilding his life through consulting, Kyle introduces a powerful framework for rethinking success through probability rather than motivation.

Kyle explains how overwhelm, survival mode, and mental clutter don’t just affect our wellbeing — they distort our ability to make good decisions. Together, Marc and Kyle explore how success diagrams, probability hacking, and intentional reflection can radically improve the odds of achieving meaningful goals — personally and professionally.

This is a conversation about slowing down, reclaiming agency, and learning how to design success instead of hoping for it.

Show Partners:

• A special thanks to our mental fitness + sweat partner Sip Saunas
• Personal Socrates: Better Question, Better Life

Get in Touch:

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-champagne-🧠💪-14767b17/

Website: https://www.mchampagne.com/

Timestamps:

00:00 — The question that opens every interview: “Who are you?”

03:10 — From layoffs to consulting: redefining security

07:05 — The treehouse moment: why we miss what’s right in front of us

11:30 — Presence, overwhelm, and the cost of survival mode

15:20 — What is a success diagram?

18:45 — Why motivation lies and math tells the truth

23:40 — The danger of averaging probabilities

28:50 — Probability hacking: reducing risk creatively

34:10 — Why most advice is actually harmful

39:30 — Designing goals instead of chasing validation

44:00 — Mental fitness, clarity, and decision-making

47:30 — Non-negotiable practices for a clear mind

50:00 — What makes life meaningful now

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Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

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