Unlock Mental Toughness: Secrets to Achieving the Impossible in 2025 #332

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Unlock Your Potential with Jeff Lerner

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Jeff Lerner is a former professional jazz musician turned Founder/CEO, bestselling author, investor, and creator of ENTRE Institute, a virtual education platform (250K+ enrolled) that helps adult students of all backgrounds navigate the modern economy and design careers that fit the life they desire. Unlock Your Potential began as an ENTRE research project into the habits of high performers and has become a go to source for entrepreneurs, professionals, performers, and others looking to take themselves and their lives to the next level. Follow Jeff on social @jefflernerofficial.

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Unlock Mental Toughness: Secrets to Achieving the Impossible in 2025 #332

Unlock Your Potential with Jeff Lerner

2 hours 3 minutes 52 seconds

10 months ago

Unlock Mental Toughness: Secrets to Achieving the Impossible in 2025 #332

Start your 2025 journey with unstoppable mental toughness! In this special episode of Unlock Your Potential, five experts share their extraordinary stories and practical strategies to help you achieve your most ambitious goals.

From James Lawrence’s lessons on perseverance to Coach Dar’s insights on mindset, Dean Hall’s inspirational comeback story, Tom “Quit Proof” Jones’ transformation from adversity, and Colin O’Brady’s groundbreaking expeditions, this episode is packed with actionable advice to fuel your determination and push past limits.

Whether you're preparing for a personal Everest, overcoming adversity, or striving for greatness, these conversations will inspire and equip you to make 2025 your most successful year yet. Don’t miss this empowering episode!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Introduction to this New Year’s Special

00:00:28 James Lawrence: There’s always another mountain

00:03:17 The short-term sacrifices

00:06:39 How to start your journey

00:10:33 How to get ready for something hard

00:18:28Physical vs mental

00:20:18 Why do we keep showing up?

00:23:29 The importance of stopping

00:26:28 The fast track to failure

00:27:58 Catastrophizing

00:29:12 Being perfect for one second

00:32:10 Coach Dar: How to unlock your mindset

00:37:25 Getting rid of the good to reach greatness

00:39:25 The relationships to win in life

00:44:28 Dealing with an unsupportive spouse

00:46:44 The art of bouncing back

00:50:34 The best part of adversity

00:54:47 Dean Hall: struggles and starting over at 50

01:03:58 Swimming with cancer

01:10:34 The mindset behind becoming extraordinary

01:16:31 Willpower and fun mentality

01:19:18 Swimming in freezing water

01:24:07 Tom Quit Proof Jones: Where Tom comes from

01:26:06 Victim to Victor

01:28:45 Turning adversity into opportunity

01:29:55 The “Why”

01:33:39 Declaring and believing

01:36:07 Paddle boarded for the environment

01:37:50 How to avoid quitting

01:40:48 What’s your marathon today?

01:42:40 Colin O’Brady: Knowing your Everest

01:47:49 The possible mindset

01:51:30 Fear of criticism and failure

01:55:32 Summiting Everest

01:57:48 Crossing Antarctica solo & nutrition