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154 Why Anger, Guilt, and Fear Cultivate Success (and the Art of Emotional Agility) with Todd Kashdan

The School of Greatness

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The Importance of Delaying Gratification

You know, you had an interview with a really interesting guy. I think his name was Paul Roberts, the strongest man in the world. He's a perfect example. Here he's talking about a 10-year plan to become the strongestManInTheWorld. And if you listen to him talk about it in the past tense, like listening to you talk about your football career, you hear the enthusiasm as you're talking and these great relationships. But anyone that's watched pumping iron with all his sports jigger knows that you do not just have joy. You don't want to be doing three-day workouts just because we're having competition on Saturday. We often oscillate between doing things

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