I'm trying to get harder and tougher mentally and physically every day.

You're either the growth mindset or you're the fixed mindset.

If you're trying to be the best, you need to look at who the best is and see what they do.

Relentless pursuit of progress.

There's a difference between the best and the rest.

Welcome to the Brute Strength Podcast.

Champions are built in the morning first.

Where we interview scientists, world champions,

doctors and experts,

in just about every area of health and fitness.

What do you care enough about?

What are you fascinated enough about to go so deep and learn so much that you'll know more about it than anyone else?

And now here's your host, Michael Kasyu. Hey, this is Michael Kaju, and today I want to talk about how the way that we view ourselves

is often so different than how we're perceived by others.

The way that this came up is a D and I were in a coffee shop today and someone pulled us over

and said that she was a huge fan of both of the podcast and that she loves the content that we're putting out.

And we had a really short but great conversation and then we left.

About an hour later, we get a direct message from this lady and she apologized for being awkward.

And being 100% genuine, Adi and I both immediately responded that she didn't come across as being awkward at all.

So this lady had probably spent the past 30 to 60 minutes just stewing over or being embarrassed or whatever you know whatever she was doing

about how she came across as awkward to us and I can relate to this so much and whether it be

close friends or meeting someone that I look up to or that I respect

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