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, and today I want to talk to you about the problem with taking an extreme

stance on something and especially being really dogmatic with that stance and

being unwielding in that stance. What I've learned in several different experiences in life

is that when I've taken extreme stances and been unwilling to see the other side, it cuts off all possibility, it cuts off

human connection and it shuts me down and prevents me from learning from the

other side.

And the most potent example I can give you is my experience of religion growing up.

I grew up going to a Catholic school, my entire family is Catholic, and for as far back as I can see, my family

was Catholic.

And I never really resonated with you know Catholicism growing up I didn't enjoy going to

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