Stop Making Excuses & Transform Your Life - Rich Roll - #685

Rich Roll is an ultra-endurance athlete, podcaster and an author. In today’s modern world, relentless pursuit of goals often leads to being overworked and burnout. Finding the balance between working hard enough to achieve your dreams without destroying your sanity along the way is a difficult balance, but Rich seems to have found a solution. Expect to learn what it means to have “lower companions” who hold you back, why we all are so addicted to progress, why you might be more dependent than you think, who is the most controversial athlete in all of endurance racing, why Rich takes a “Manuary” sabbatical, how to deal with setbacks, the keys to resilience and much more…⁣ Timestamps: (00:00) When Did Rich Roll Start Sorting His Life Out? (05:33) What People Get Wrong About Turning Their Life Around (17:38) What Are ‘Lower Companions’ in Recovery? (28:39) The Importance of Having Friends Who Inspire You (33:54) Aligning Your Life For Authenticity (46:55) The Tension Between Striving for Success & Feeling Sufficient (58:53) Rich’s Systems for Success (1:09:25) Rich’s Thoughts on Will Goodge (1:16:31) Does the Endurance Community Like Ross Edgley? (1:21:00) Keeping Up with the Pressure of Consistency (1:46:57) How to Get Out of Your Head (1:53:04) Where to Find Rich Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices