3203: Check Your Ego at the Door by Jill Coleman of JillFit on Fitness Mindset

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🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 10 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 3203: Jill Coleman explores the liberating power of not taking things personally, especially in emotionally charged spaces like fitness and physique competitions. Drawing from The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, she challenges us to separate our self-worth from others’ actions, freeing ourselves from ego-driven narratives and victimhood. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://jillfit.com/2012/05/17/fitness-egos/ Quotes to ponder: "Consider that what other people do has nothing to do with you." "Allow people to be themselves, without expectation, and you be you, without apologies." "To assume people are going about their lives deliberately doing things to offend us is SELFISH!" Episode references: The Four Agreements: https://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.3	Check your ego at the door by Jill Coleman of Jill Fit.com.
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1:06.6	Check Your Ego at the Door by Jill Coleman of Jill Fit.com.
1:12.4	I read the book The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz about three years ago.
1:17.4	It's a super fast read, and if you've never read it before, I recommend it highly.
1:22.1	Though the book begins a little out there, it quickly becomes more concrete in its four
1:27.0	agreements, or lessons about life.
1:29.9	They serve to help us feel a deep sense of personal freedom and fulfillment, essentially
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