3908: There Are No Extra Lives. Make This One Count by Steve Kamb of Nerd Fitness on Intentional Living

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🗓️ 10 February 2026

⏱️ 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 3908: Steve Kamb reflects on the fragility of life through the loss of a dear friend and the joy of celebrating another's wedding, urging us to live fully today instead of waiting for tomorrow. He challenges readers to prioritize meaningful connections and adventures over excuses and distractions, reminding us that we only get one life, and it's happening right now. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/there-are-no-extra-lives-make-this-one-count/ Quotes to ponder: "You can make excuses, or you can get what you want. But not both." "Although we don’t get to pick how much time we get to have, we do get to choose two things: Who we spend our time with. What types of stories we have with those people." "You MUST find a way to be happy today, because tomorrow is not guaranteed." Episode references: Sixthman (music cruise company): https://www.sixthman.net/ Gaelic Storm (band mentioned): https://www.gaelicstorm.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Right, that's it. Come on. Lights out. You've got a test tomorrow. Just two minutes. I'm about to reach the next level. It's going off now. Yeah, whatever. Let's see. Where's the app? Oh, here it is. What? How? Oh, no. You're out. Better look next time. Mom! It's game over for late nights on school nights. EE Wi-Fi controls help you get them off the Wi-Fi and into bed.
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0:30.5	This is Optimal Living Daily.
0:33.1	There are no extra lives.
0:35.4	Make this one count.
0:37.0	By Steve Cam of Nerdfitness.com.
0:39.6	And I'm your narrator, Justin Mollick, reading you articles to bring you a bit more inspiration,
0:44.2	motivation, and happiness to your day. A little daily practice that compounds over time.
0:50.7	So with that, let's keep compounding as we optimize your life.
0:57.8	There So with that, let's keep compounding as we optimize your life. There are no extra lives. Make this one count by Steve Cam of nerdfitness.com.
1:05.0	Before I started nerd fitness, I work for a company called Sixth Man, which produces floating music festivals.
1:12.1	Although I no longer work for them and even have a full team here at Nerd Fitness now, I still attend one event every year without fail.
1:18.1	The Rock Boat, a floating musical festival where you spend five days with music fans and 25 plus bands.
1:25.0	It's my one chance every year to truly disconnect, reflect, and embrace my love of music.
1:31.0	While at sea, I received word that one of my former co-workers from Sixth Man had passed away
1:36.1	due to complications from surgery for lung cancer, despite never having smoked a cigarette in her life.
1:41.9	Tiffany was only 31. Here on Nerd Fitness, I often talk about how we
1:46.2	don't get to pick the level of difficulty we have to play on in the game of life. Some people
1:51.2	get to play on easy, while others have to play on legendary. Tiffany played on a level two steps
1:56.9	above legendary, forced to deal with a tremendous number of issues throughout her life,
2:01.8	never once failing to sport a smile or positive attitude. She simply played the hand she was
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