Ep 49: Lessons From A Spanish Teacher Turned UFC Fighter With Charlie Brenneman

Imagine one day you're teaching Spanish to middle school students and then you're in an octagon fighting for your life and getting punched in the face. Sounds pretty insane, right? That's exactly the journey of the latest guest of the Academy, none other than Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman who was a former teacher turned UFC fighter who ranked as high as #7 and now a speaker, author, coach and writer who shares his story all over his platforms and turned into a book called "Driven: My Unlikely Journey from Classroom to Cage". In this episode we discuss how to adopt a fighter's mindset, how to have a magnificent obsession, having a massive outcome that makes sense to you (but not others), lessons from the octagon, how to deal with endless critics, trolls and haters, the process of writing a book and enjoying the process of every single moment of life. We'd love to hear your big takeaway from this episode, tag Charlie and I on social media and let us know what you got this conversation. I'd like to thank the brilliant team at Athletic Greens for supporting the mission of the show and offering us the highest quality nutritional insurance on the market, in an easy to take, all-in-one packet. Grab your special bonus as an Academy listener right here: --> athleticgreens.com/resistaverage Thank you for supporting my mission and being part of this platform. Resist Average, Tommy