The obstacle is what transforms you.

Going through the obstacle is what takes you from who you are now

to becoming a future self that's radically wiser, more capable. Welcome to the one you feed. Throughout time great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have.

Quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.

And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy,

or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do. We think things that hold us back

and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking our

actions matter. It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how other people keep

themselves moving in the right direction, how they feed their good wolf. We hope you'll enjoy this episode from the archive.

Thanks for joining us.

Our guest on this episode is Dr. Benjamin Hardy, an organizational psychologist,

and the world's leading expert on the psychology of entrepreneurial leadership and exponential growth.

His PhD research focused on entrepreneurial courage and transformational leadership.

Before completing his PhD, Ben's blog Courage and

he's the transformational leadership. Before completing his PhD, Ben's blogs were read by over a hundred million people and he's the author of six books

including the one discussed here. Be yourself now, the science of intentional transformation.

Hey Ben, welcome to the show. Brother, good to be with you. I'm really excited to

have you on. We have attempted this conversation a couple times now and technical

difficulties have been our nemesis but we have got it figured out I'm optimistic

this time no hurricane in your neighborhood this time around. We've recovered from the

hurricane. All right good Well we're going to be

discussing your latest book, Be your future self now, the science of

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