YAPClassic: Colin O'Brady, Conquer Your Mind and Develop an Unstoppable Mindset

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha

YAP Media Network | Hala Taha

Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Colin O'Brady was once so severely burned that his doctor said he would never walk the same way again. But in 2018, Colin completed the world’s first solo, unsupported, and completely human-powered crossing of Antarctica. Now, he's a world record-breaking explorer and endurance athlete. In this YAPClassic episode, Hala and Colin talk about the injury that changed his life and the mindset he cultivated to bounce back from it stronger than ever before. They discuss how to work against your fears and push yourself to take risks in spite of them. In this episode, Hala and Colin will discuss: (00:00) Introduction (00:45) Colin’s Unconventional Upbringing (03:10) How His Mother Instilled a Growth Mindset (06:13) What is a ‘Possible Mindset’? (11:05) The Solo Trek Across Antarctica (14:25) Overcoming the Fear of Failure (20:20) The ‘Why’ Behind His Extreme Adventures (27:01) Life-Changing Accident in Thailand (36:33) From Injury to Triathlon (47:38) Finding Community and Support Online (50:37) Scarcity vs. Abundance (01:01:34) Overcoming Common Limiting Beliefs (01:07:29) The Zone of Comfortable Complacency Colin O’Brady is a record-breaking explorer, athlete, and entrepreneur. In the summer of 2018, Colin took on the 50 US High Points. His 13,000-mile journey took 21 days, 9 hours, and 48 minutes. He was also the first person to post on Snapchat from the summit of Everest, which attracted over 22 million viewers. His highly publicized expeditions have been followed by millions, and he has been featured in The New York Times, The Tonight Show, The Joe Rogan Experience, and The Today Show. He regularly speaks on mindset and high performance at Fortune 100 companies like Nike, Google, and Amazon, and his TEDx Talk has nearly 3 million views. His first book Impossible First, is a New York Times bestseller. Connect with Colin: Colin’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinobrady/ Colin’s Website: https://www.colinobrady.com/ Colin’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/colinobrady Colin’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colinobrady/ Sponsored By: Airbnb - Find yourself a co-host at airbnb.com/host Mint Mobile - To get a new 3-month premium wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, go to mintmobile.com/profiting Found - Try Found for FREE at https://found.com/profiting Working Genius - Get 20% off the $25 Working Genius assessment at www.workinggenius.com/ with code PROFITING at checkout Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at youngandprofiting.co/shopify Indeed - Get a $75 job credit at indeed.com/profiting Resources Mentioned: Colin’s book Impossible First: https://www.theimpossiblefirst.com/ Colin’s book The 12 Hour Walk: https://12hourwalk.com/ Top Tools and Products of the Month: https://youngandprofiting.com/deals/ More About Young and Profiting Download Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com Get Sponsorship Deals - youngandprofiting.com/sponsorships Leave a Review - ratethispodcast.com/yap Watch Videos - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting Follow Hala Taha LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ TikTok - tiktok.com/@yapwithhala Twitter - twitter.com/yapwithhala Learn more about YAP Media's Services - yapmedia.io/

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1:49.2	What's up, yeah, bam. So many life coaches and self-help experts these days love to talk about the importance of mindset. And honestly, after a while, it can get a bit stale or repetitive.
1:55.3	Mindset is such a buzzword in our space. And I think that sometimes we just tune it out or we just nod and say, yeah,
2:02.0	I know it's all about your mindset. And we kind of just move on. Well, my guest on this Yap classic
2:08.5	episode embodies a positive mindset like nobody else I've ever had on the show. And that's because
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