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How Do You Rewrite Your Story? One Step at a Time | Robin Arzón [Best of]

Good Life Project

Jonathan Fields / Acast

Education, Self-improvement, Business, Health & Fitness

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

From hostage crisis to fitness titan - In this best-of conversation, Robin Arzón shares her unstoppable journey defying limits.


The author of "Shut Up and Run" opens up about how a traumatic experience fueled her pivot from lawyer to global phenomenon at Peloton, conquering ultramarathons with Type 1 diabetes along the way. Get inspired by Robin's "sweat with swagger" mentality and unapologetic pursuit of the unconventional path.


You can find Robin at: Website | Instagram | Episode Transcript


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0:00.0

A man walks in with a gun and proceeds to hold the entire bar hostage.

0:05.3

And he said, people are going to be leaving him body bags.

0:09.4

So how do you emerge out of that, like physically unharmed, but psychologically and emotionally?

0:14.3

I remember just needing to like choose fear or the greater faith.

0:21.1

So what does it really take to rewrite your story and turn ambition into unstoppable action

0:27.1

and incredible outcomes?

0:29.1

Today we're joined by Robin Arzon, former lawyer, ultramarathoner, bestselling author, and

0:34.1

Peloton's VP of Fitness Programming to unlock the secrets of resilience and radical self-belief.

0:41.0

I really do fear mediocrity.

0:43.6

Like, I think about my legacy.

0:44.9

Like, what do I want to be talking about when I'm 90?

0:47.1

I think a lot of people don't look at life that way.

0:49.9

They're constantly like, what's the fastest, easiest path to get there?

0:53.0

I firmly believe the jewels of my crown are made of grit and hustle and sweat,

0:59.3

and that it's because I know that journey, I know that path.

1:02.5

It will always be worthwhile to me.

1:10.4

Mom first died

1:11.7

and she couldn't work out how to prepare a legendary roast.

1:16.6

Mum died again when she asked me what my name was.

1:23.4

On the 10th of March,

1:25.6

mum died a final time, surrounded by her family.

1:30.0

With dementia, you die again and again and again.

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