Podcast Notes Playlist: Fitness podcast

Top Marathoner, Ken Rideout, On Making Money, Dealing With Addiction, And Mental Toughness

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My First Million

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways
  • You might have to go to some pretty dark places mentally to achieve great things physically
  • It is very hard to beat the guy who wants to die to win
  • “I don’t have anything that anyone listening to this show doesn’t have. I promise you.” – Ken Rideout 
  • Ken once made $262,000 in a single day working on Wall Street 
  • He was a functional addict for 10 years while working on Wall Street, and eventually got sober when he started having children
  • Of all the things that he has achieved, he is most proud of being sober
  • Ken Rideout used endurance sports to deal with his addiction, and through endurance sports, he discovered his ability to suffer through adversity and the pain of quitting
  • The only way to deal with adversity is to go through it 
  • The coward and the hero feel the same exact thing; how they behave is where they differ
  • You find out who you really are when you experience setbacks 
  • Do the little extra things that you know your competition is not doing
  • You can become the best in the world at something if you do it more than anyone else and devote yourself to it more than anyone else
  • “I try to be as humble as I can. I know that there are a lot of things that I’m not good at, but suffering is one thing that I know how to do.” – Ken Rideout    
  • Money can alleviate stress, but it can also add stressors that you didn’t even know existed 
  • Ken’s level of activity may make his life a little shorter, but it increases his quality of life to the degree that it is worth it to him 
  • Find something in your life that you are passionate about and that you genuinely enjoy 
  • The harder you work, the luckier you will get 


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Episode 427: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) speak to Ken Rideout (@KenRideout_), one of the world's best masters runners, successful businessmen and entrepreneur. Ken talks about how he overcame addiction, built a lucrative career, forged mental and physical toughness, and where that's going to take him in the years to come.
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Show Notes:
(00:23) - Why Ken is blowing up
(12:25) - His finance background
(23:45) - Ken's Struggles with Addiction
(25:40) - How he got into running/media
(31:25) - Who are the toughest people you have met?
(38:20) - How to deal with adversity
(41:50) - Story of Ken talking smack to Lance Armstrong
(44:30) - How does he make money?
(53:35) - Does this level of activity increase longevity?
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Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wilkinson, Julian Shapiro, Kat Cole, Codie Sanchez, Nader Al-Naji, Steph Smith, Trung Phan, Nick Huber, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Askren, Ramon Van Meer, Brianne Kimmel, Andrew Gazdecki, Scott Belsky, Moiz Ali, Dan Held, Elaine Zelby, Michael Saylor, Ryan Begelman, Jack Butcher, Reed Duchscher, Tai Lopez, Harley Finkelstein, Alexa von Tobel, Noah Kagan, Nick Bare, Greg Isenberg, James Altucher, Randy Hetrick and more.
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