Episode 85: Female Teenage Motocross Legend, Afro-Brazilian Entrepreneurs, Pendulum Lunges, Seeking Proper Advice, Basketball Mentoring, Definition of Success, and Benefits of Deep Breathing

Show Description:

In today's current events we discuss a female 15 year-old motocross professional who is outperforming men and giving back to her community. And we also discuss how Afro-Brazilian entrepreneurs are overcoming racial injustice in the job market in Brazil to start their own businesses in the community. Slager also praises a fitness article about the benefits of pendulum lunges.

In real life experience, Slager discusses what it means to build advice from other people into your own success, and Tim shares of an experience he had mentoring a young basketball player at the YMCA.

In the book talk section of the episode, Tim discusses his final takeaways about success from "War of Art" by Steven Pressfield, and Slager pulls a section out of "Own the Day, Own Your Life" by Aubrey Marcus about deep breathing.

Show Highlights:

3:30-8:00: We give our weekend recap, celebrating our roommates' birthdays, and each of our funny stories from this past week.
8:00-14:30: We talk about 15-year old Tanya Muzinda from Zimbabwe, who is outperforming men in the world of motocross. We also discuss how she is giving back to her community and making a difference.
14:30-22:30: We get into how two black entrepreneurs from Brazil are using racial injustice in the job market as fuel to start their own businesses and impact the community around them.
22:30-27:00: Slager positively analyzes an article about pendulum lunges and how this can have a huge impact on your next leg workout.
27:00-33:00: Slager reflects on an interview from Jay Shetty's "On Purpose" podcast about seeking advice from others. We talk about how you can use other's words of wisdom as an additive to your own recipe for success.
33:00-40:00: Tim shares an experience of how he helped a kid at the YMCA prepare for his upcoming basketball tryouts.
40:00-44:30: Analyzing a section from "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield, we talk about the definition of success and finding out who we are.
44:30-48:30: Slager dives back into a section from "Own the Day, Own Your Life" and discusses how deep breathing affects blood pressure in a positive way.