How To Conquer Your Mind To Live Your Best Life with Colin O’Brady

This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker, BiOptimizers, and
Comvita. Several months ago, I took thirty days to be by myself in
a secluded Vermont cabin. I had no phone, no podcasts, no music, no
TV, no work, and no company—it was just me and my thoughts. And I
can’t tell you how refreshed, recharged, and centered I felt after
that trip. It can be incredibly hard spending time alone with your
inner self, but it’s always rewarding. That’s what today’s
conversation with my good friend Colin O’Brady is all about. Colin
is a ten-time world record breaking explorer, New York Times
bestselling author, entrepreneur, speaker, and expert on mindset.
He is focused on sharing his hard-won wisdom to encourage others to
step outside of their comfort zone and unlock their best lives.
Colin’s highly publicized expeditions have been seen by millions
and his work has been featured by The New York Times, The Tonight
Show, BBC, Forbes, and Today. His world-renowned feats include the
world’s first solo, unsupported, and fully human-powered crossing
of Antarctica, speed records for the Explorers Grand Slam and the
Seven Summits, as well as the first human-powered row across Drake
Passage. He is a regular speaker at Fortune 100 companies like
Nike, Google, and Amazon and top Universities including UPenn,
Georgetown, and Johns Hopkins.  This episode is brought to you
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items. Here are more details from our interview (audio version /
Apple Subscriber version): Colin’s solo crossing of Antarctica
(7:44 / 3:27)   The personalized nutrition food bars
Colin ate on his expedition (9:37 / 6:55)  The advice Colin’s
wife gave him on the first day of his Antarctica crossing (18:51 /
15:51)  How Colin broke out of a period of anxiety and
depression (27:24 / 23:53)  Conquering your own mind (31:18 /
27:14) The experience that led me to become a doctor (41:34 /
37:18) Facing the feeling of not having enough time (43:50 /
39:31)  What Colin fears more than dying (47:35 / 43:22) 
Becoming unstuck from the zone of comfortable complacency (49:10 /
46:54) The severe burn injury that served as a major turning point
in Colin’s life (54:59 / 52:00)  Learn more about Colin at
colinobrady.com and get a copy of his new book, The 12-Hour Walk:
Invest One Day, Conquer Your Mind, and Unlock Your Best Life, here.
Get a copy of Colin’s book, The Impossible First: From Fire to
Ice―Crossing Antarctica Alone, here.