The Making of a Legend: How a Criminal Became a Champion | Frank Shamrock

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James Altucher

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🗓️ 1 September 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Frank Shamrock calls himself "The First Super Athlete" in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Some might say that Frank lacks humility, but he was the first UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and retired undefeated from the organization. He revolutionized MMA and went deeper than anyone else, studying the body and optimizing his performance. While others focused on technical fighting, Frank dug into the biomechanics and became a force to be reckoned with.But get this, Frank didn't start off as a fighter. Actually, he found MMA while he was in jail at the tender age of 11. Frank had left his abusive home and turned to crime as a way to protect himself and get out of his situation. Sad, but true.Fast forward a bit, and Frank is in prison at 17 for 3 and a half years. That's when he had his big "aha" moment. He realized that he had ruined his life with 20 felonies, no education, and a baby to support.Frank understood that he had hit rock bottom, but he wasn't going to let that hold him back. He learned that changing his mindset and taking action was the first step to rebuilding his life. Now, Frank is an inspiration to all of us.A former criminal who became a champion, Frank Shamrock's journey and lessons can inspire anyone, whether they're fighters or not. It's all about having the right mindset and taking action to overcome any obstacle.Links and Resources:Follow Frank on TwitterCheck out Frank's WebsiteAlso Mentioned:"Bound by Blood" DocumentaryEgo is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book Skip the Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	What's it like to tell the MMA mixed martial arts champion of the world
0:11.9	that basically you want to fight him and destroy him?
0:16.7	Well, I'm about to find out in this episode,
0:19.7	but even more importantly, one of the most important concepts I'm about to find out in this episode. But even more importantly, one of the most important
0:23.8	concepts I wrote about in my book, Skip the Line, was this technique I always use when I want to
0:28.9	learn something very fast. And it's a great technique. It works phenomenally well. And it's,
0:35.3	I call it plus minus equals. The idea is, if you want to learn something,
0:40.3	let's say you want to get better at tennis or you want to get better at physics.
0:44.8	You find a plus, someone who could teach you or coach you or whatever, someone who's vastly
0:50.5	superior knowledge and ability. You find a minus someone, and this is not a negative thing,
0:56.5	but you find someone you could teach because, as Albert Einstein said, you don't truly understand
1:01.9	something unless you can explain it simply to another person. And then you find equals. And that's
1:07.7	people who are on the same path and journey of improvement as you,
1:12.0	and roughly around the same level. And you kind of learn with each other or compete with
1:16.7	each other or exchange notes with each other. And I find this a useful tool not only, of course,
1:21.9	in sports or education or learning, but in business. Like when I first, the very first time I became an entrepreneur, I had a company that
1:30.7	made websites for other companies.
1:33.4	And very quickly, I got to know the CEOs and founders of the other companies, particularly
1:39.6	in New York City, that were doing the same thing.
1:42.1	And we would run into each other all the time.
1:44.1	We would run into each other all the time. We would run
1:44.4	into each other going in and out of clients' offices while we were competing for business. We would
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