NASA Astronaut: How to Rebuild Belief, Master Your Mind, and Reopen Doors You Thought Were Closed | Anil Menon
The Mark Divine Show
Mark Divine
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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| 0:29.8 | Welcome back to the Mark Devine show. Today's guest is someone whose journey really embodies |
| 0:35.2 | what it means to win the inner battle before the |
| 0:37.7 | Otter One. |
| 0:38.6 | I'm joined by my friend Anil Menon. |
| 0:41.1 | He's a physician, elite endurance athlete, he's a former SpaceX flight surgeon, and now a NASA |
| 0:46.3 | astronaut. |
| 0:47.6 | What makes Anil's story remarkable isn't just that he made it to space, it's how he got |
| 0:51.3 | there. |
| 0:52.2 | After coming close once and missing it, he had to |
| 0:54.4 | confront his own doubt, his age, and the belief that his window had closed. Instead of quitting, |
| 0:59.9 | and Neil chose to train differently, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, and he came back |
| 1:04.1 | stronger. Today we're going to talk about that journey, which included seal fit. His setbacks, |
| 1:12.2 | the mindset shifts, and the pressures of of SpaceX and what it really takes to prepare for spaceflight and |
| 1:16.6 | how learning to win in your mind can reopen doors that you thought were shut |
| 1:20.1 | this is going to be a powerful conversation about resilience service and |
| 1:24.1 | choosing growth even when it's extremely uncomfortable. Let's get into it. |
| 1:29.2 | Anil, thanks for joining us today. It looks like you're floating in space already. I bet you're |
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