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This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.

Okay. Today's guest is John Tesh.

Unlike some people who are known for being the Jack of All Trades,

Master of None,

John is a master of a whole bunch of different things.

He's a musician, radio host, TV show host, and author.

His impressive resume includes job titles like News Anchor and host for the Olympics,

as well as host of Entertainment Tonight and the creator of the NBA theme song. He's won six Emmys, been

nominated for two Grammys, has four gold albums, and an associated press award for his investigative

journalism. He's written several books, including his most recent one, which is called Relentless,

unleashing a life of purpose, grit, and Faith. In his book, he describes how he

overcame a lot of obstacles in life, including being suspended from college, being homeless,

and facing a really grim health prognosis. Some of the things John and I discuss are how to feel

a sense of accomplishment, how to do things that seem impossible at first,

how do you use superheroes to motivate yourself, and much, much more. Make sure to stick around until

the end for the therapist's take. This is the part of the show where I'll give you my take on the

strategies that help John stay mentally strong, and I'll discuss how you might apply them to your own life.

So here's John Tesh. He's mentally strong. This is his story. John Tesh, welcome to the

Mentally Strong People podcast. I think you may have the wrong person. I heard you just say

mentally strong. So I just heard I object from my wife in the kitchen around here so much.

We absolutely have the right person. In fact, so we were sitting around talking about the possibility of trying to get you on the podcast.

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