This is episode number 515 with big wave surfer Mark Matthews.

Welcome to the School of Greatness. My name is Louis Howe's former pro athlete

turned lifestyle entrepreneur. In each week we bring you an inspiring person or message

to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness.

Thanks for spending some time with me today. Now let the class begin.

He who does not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

Ralph Waldo Emerson said that and today we're going to be talking about conquering fear

in order to reach ultimate human potential and reach the highest level of performance

under the biggest fearful circumstances and stakes that we have in life.

And we've got Mark Matthews who is an Australian professional big wave surfer.

This guy has gone on some of the biggest waves in the world and he's obsessed with the

relationship between personal growth, high performance and fulfillment. And Matthews is on a

mission to offer game changing ways to adapt to stress and increase wonder in the lives of others.

Now he's deconstructed fine-tuned and personalized emotion and resilience techniques to successfully

strengthen one's mindset and sustain long-term performance. He exposes practical and tangible

solutions on how to overcome our primal need for control and security and embrace the feelings

of fear. And in this interview we talk about how he chooses to heal his body with his mind after

a major injury. The two different types of fear we all face, what creates excitement versus fear,

why no one is actually fearless in the world. And the keys to overcoming fear of public speaking

or any big obstacle in our way. Guys, I really enjoyed this one. Super nice guy, humble guy, and

the funny thing is he was terrified of surfing and his mom used to have to rescue him when he was

a teenager because he was terrified of the ocean. And now he's going after 60, 80 foot waves and

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