Why Doing Hard Things Changes Everything

American Glutton

Health & Fitness

4.9 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

What happens when running becomes a path to understanding pain, purpose and growth? Ethan sits down with Nick Thompson to explore the mindset behind doing hard things, pushing physical limits and finding meaning in movement. From beating cancer to setting records in his forties, Nick shares stories that challenge excuses and expand what we believe is possible.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

00:00 Intro

00:50 Nick’s approach to running

03:35 Breaking mental limits

07:50 Discipline and daily habits

12:03 The message behind Nick’s book

15:50 Why hard things matter

20:37 Building capacity over time

24:40 Coming back from cancer

27:18 Getting faster in the forties

29:01 Advice for new runners

30:42 Walking and mindfulness

31:33 Training in any weather

32:12 Running to the airport

32:49 Closing conversation

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0:00.0	I want to take one minute and talk to you about three things. The first is Substack. I'm on Substack.
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0:57.9	Hi, I'm Ethan Soply.
1:00.1	Welcome to American Glutton.
1:02.0	Outside of acting, my two favorite things to do are diet and eat.
1:05.9	I have a very complicated relationship with food,
1:08.3	and on this podcast, we're going to talk about all of it.
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