3080: Struggling to Start - Pick One of These 5 Quests by Steve Kamb of Nerd Fitness on Personal Growth

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🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3080: Steve Kamb offers a playful yet powerful strategy to overcome procrastination and hesitation by framing personal growth as an epic quest. Drawing inspiration from video games, he presents five beginner-friendly missions to jumpstart momentum and help you level up your life one small win at a time. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/struggling-to-start-pick-one-of-these-5-quests/ Quotes to ponder: "Just pick one quest. Just one. Do it today." "Action leads to momentum, which leads to confidence, which leads to more action." "Gamifying your life can be the gateway drug to lasting change." Episode references: The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo): https://www.zelda.com/ The Power of Tiny Gains (James Clear concept): https://jamesclear.com/continuous-improvement Atomic Habits by James Clear: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:54.1	Struggling to start, pick one of these five quests by Steve Cam of nerdfitness.com.
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1:32.2	Struggling to start, pick one of these five quests by Steve Cam of nerdfitness.com.
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