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We Summited Everest Together — Then Went Back to Work on Monday | Håkon & Hanne Hyttedalen - E193

August 04, 2026

"Imagine finishing your work week on Friday, flying to Nepal, summiting Mount Everest — and being back at your desk by the following Monday. Håkon and Hanne Hyttedalen are Norwegian consultants. They work full-time in corporate Oslo. And they have also won ultra trail races, run the UTMB around Mont Blanc, completed a 160-kilometer mountain race in a blizzard with a 77% DNF rate — and this May, they stood on the summit of the highest point on Earth. Together. As a married couple. Today w...

Stop Setting Goals — Become the Person Who Wins - E192

August 01, 2026

Ninety-two percent of people who set a goal this year will abandon it before spring. Not from lack of motivation — because they tried to change what they do without deciding who they are first. Today, Dr. JC breaks down the identity-first mindset: how your habits, your routines, even how you respond to a diagnosis, are votes for who you've already decided to become. By the end of this episode, you'll stop asking what you want — and start asking who you're becoming.     ollow Dr. JC Doornick a...

He Spent 30 Years Failing Before Writing a Bestseller — Steven Pressfield on Resistance, Identity & Going Pro - E191

July 28, 2026

What if the thing standing between you and the life you were meant to live… isn’t your circumstances, your resources, or your talent — but one invisible enemy inside your own mind? My guest today spent thirty years broke, overlooked, and grinding before the world ever heard his name. He drove trucks. He tended bars. He wrote scripts nobody bought. And then he sat down and wrote a book that redefined how artists, athletes, and entrepreneurs think about their own psychology. Steven Pressfield h...