EPISODE · May 9, 2019 · 1H 17M
COLIN O'BRADY: Unleashing your impossible, summiting the world's great mountains within an without
from RESONANCE · host Colin O'brady, Michael Trainer
Colin Obrady Show Notes Follow @michaeltrainer and @colinobrady and let us know what you took away from the episode http://www.kettleandfire.com/peakmind for 15% off your order http://www.foursigmatic.com/peak for 15% off your order If you enjoy the episode please leave us a rating and review. Thank you! 4:23 Introduction of Colin O’brady 7:00 From tragedy to mindset 8:42 Winning his first triathlon 11:15 Mindset shift, segmenting, and accomplishing your goals 14:00 Climbing the highest mountain in the world after 100 days, broken down to its component parts 14:36 Have that big aspirational goal, and what is the first step? break it down to its component parts 16:20 Grit and Strategy - thinking through the process and logistics 17:00 Big vision to execution, talking to the people you know to support, and fail forward 18:20 Iterative learning over analysis paralysis 23:00 Doing something that is bigger than yourself as a great motivator 23:40 Having a lot riding on you to call you forward 26:30 Doing your big goal in half the time // Climbing Everest 29:00 Pushing through the fear 29:35 Hitting your big goal, then going Harder - summiting Danali in a week after just completing Everest 30:50 3 days to climb Denali after just getting down from Everest, after 4 flights 34:20 “He who says he can, and he who says he can’t are both usually right” 35:40 Breaking down into 15 minute chunks 37:40 Acknowledging all the experiences that get you there 39:00 Meditation as a daily practice 44:07 Goenka and donation based vipassana 46:00 Muscles grow when you let them rest 51:00 Working together with your romantic partner 51:40 Delineating work and play at home - learning how to compartmentalize and balance for efficiency and effect 54:23 The gift of presence 55:04 ‘There is no coincidence there are no single presidents’ 56:00 Night mode and blocking blue light - mitochondrial health 57:00 Not having your phone in your bedroom 58:30 Way of the Peaceful Warrior 59:00 Honing our power and our mind 59:40 Phil Knight’s Shoe Dog 1:00:0 The gift of the outdoors as a great teacher 1:03:0 The power of role models 1:04:0 Healthy Lifestyle 1:08:0 We are a product of what we put into our bodies Michael Trainer has spent 30 years learning from Nobel laureates, neuroscientists, and wisdom keepers worldwide. He's the author of RESONANCE: The Art and Science of Human Connection (March 31, 2026), co-creator of Global Citizen and the Global Citizen Festival, and host of the RESONANCE podcast.Featured in Forbes, Inc, Good Morning America. Follow on YouTube
What this episode covers
Colin O'brady has summited all of the world tallest mountains, and he holds the world record for doing it in the fastest time. He also recently became the first person to cross Antartica solo and unassisted. He delves deep into the mindset practices that he uses to accomplish his goals and live at his peak.
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