#08 - Tom Bilyeu: nutrition, fasting, meditation, mindset, immortality, and the secret formula of fulfillment

The Peter Attia Drive

Peter Attia, MD

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Fitness

4.7 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2018

⏱️ 98 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Tom Bilyeu is the founder of Impact Theory and a co-founder of Quest Nutrition. In this episode, among the highlights, Tom provides powerful insight he’s gained through his pursuit of fulfillment which led to a billion-dollar company in Quest Nutrition. Tom makes a compelling case that it starts with a growth mindset and he’s determined to impart this knowledge into as many people as possible.

We discuss:

Tom’s history with dieting and his changing views on fat [4:00];
Tom’s dream of immortality [10:00];
Life leading to Quest Nutrition and how “mindset” made the difference [18:45];
Why Tom helped start Quest Nutrition and what made it a success [27:00];
Why Tom started Impact Theory [35:00];
Money and motivation [44:00];
What Tom learned interviewing every employee at Quest, and the one question everyone answers exactly the same [54:15];
Tom’s secret formula of fulfillment and the ubiquity of suicide [1:00:00];
Nutrition, fasting, sleep, meditation, and other routines Tom uses to function at his best [1:13:15]; and
More

Learn more at www.PeterAttiaMD.com

Connect with Peter on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome to the Peter Atia Drive. I'm your host, Peter Atia.
0:10.0	The drive is a result of my hunger for optimizing performance, health, longevity, critical thinking,
0:15.7	along with a few other obsessions along the way. I've spent the last several years working
0:19.6	with some of the most successful top performing individuals in the world, and this podcast
0:23.8	is my attempt to synthesize what I've learned along the way to help you live a higher quality
0:28.3	and more fulfilling life. If you enjoy this podcast, you can find more information on today's
0:32.5	episode and other topics at peteratiamd.com.
0:41.8	In this episode, I interview my friend Tom Billio. Tom is the co-founder of Quest Nutrition.
0:47.9	Many of you have undoubtedly heard of this. They make obviously Quest bars and a number of
0:51.8	other products, but I think Quest bars are sort of what put them on the map and keeps
0:55.2	them on the map. Tom is one of three co-founders, and I know two of the three quite well, including
1:00.2	Tom. He's also the host of something called Impact Theory, which we actually spend quite
1:05.2	a bit of time talking about. I knew a lot less about Impact Theory and his work there than
1:08.9	I knew about Quest. Now, his mission in creating this was to create this sort of idea of what
1:13.9	he calls an empowering media-based platform for accelerating mission-based businesses.
1:19.2	Tom is incredibly driven, and I think that comes across in this discussion. I've
1:25.0	sometimes been accused of being a little too hyper, but when I'm around Tom, I actually
1:30.1	sort of feel like I'm on co-loods or something. Given how much he's just sort of salivating,
1:35.9	and just so passionately jumping out of his seat to basically tell you about something that is
1:42.9	generally really interesting and really, really helpful. He's just a completely driven mission guy,
1:50.2	and I learned a lot about Tom on this episode that I didn't know. I've known Tom for probably
1:54.5	five years, maybe six years, but one thing I didn't know was that in the history of Quest,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Peter Attia, MD, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Peter Attia, MD and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.