Episode 127

In order to change things we often look to the world around us, but often change needs to start from within. How can changing yourself improve things? We are in the middle of a global pandemic and life right now can feel out of control. One of the keys to happiness and success is to avoid focusing on the things that we can’t change. In this episode Carter and Mo talk about making excuses vs being creative, holding ourselves back from success and the joy in watching people succeed.•A discussion on tea (00:00)•Spending 2 days shovelling gravel (03:38)•Experimenting with the philly shell (04:45)•The joy of watching someone learn and develop in jiu-jitsu (06:16)•Sometimes advice needs to be given in the right way for it to finally sink in (11:39)•Solutions to major problems are a lot harder than they look from the outside (12:36)•A strategy for socialising with people at higher risk from covid (16:15)•Choosing how you want to live in this difficult time (17:19)•How mindset is important in difficult times (20:38)•Making excuses vs being creative (22:58)•Holding yourself back from being successful (25:48)•Watching a yoga studio fail (27:11)•The fallacy of thinking everyone else is dumb (32:39)•Success leaves clues (33:36)•Why Carter thinks jiu-jitsu is worth the risk (37:17)•What can you change about yourself? (40:38)•A story about someone deciding they wanted their black belt and making changes to get it (42:13)The Philly Shellhttps://uk.boxraw.com/blogs/blog/the-philly-shell-the-shoulder-roll-and-the-mayweather-defensePareto Principlehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principleThe Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holidayhttps://www.amazon.com/Obstacle-Way-Ancient-Adversity-Advantage/dp/1781251495/Dan Penahttps://www.danpena.co.uk/Life Is Beauifulhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Is_Beautiful