This week’s guest on Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu is Mark Manson. Mark Manson is the New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck and the new book, Everything is Fucked: A Book About Hope. In this episode he talks about eating shit sandwiches, the importance of hope and how to peel away the layers of your values & identity. 
[Original air date: May 14, 2019]. 
SHOW NOTES: 
Why Mark Manson focuses on values rather than traditional metrics of success [3:01] 
What made Mark Manson change his focus from music to writing and why he “mourned” his change in career [8:03] 
How to establish a foundation of strong values for yourself (and why it matters) [10:19] 
How to decide what your beliefs should be in order to have a better life [14:24] 
Why you need to decide on your favorite flavor of “shit sandwich” [17:24] 
His description of Newton’s emotional laws and why you shouldn’t always trust your emotions [18:53] 
How to build your willpower so that you can do things that are difficult [22:38] 
“Our self worth equals the sum of our emotions over time” [28:06] 
How to create a new identity and sense of self (how do you find yourself in a moment of crisis?) [31:24] 
How to develop resilience and why you have a relationship with yourself just as you have a relationship with someone else & the difference between low and high self-esteem [32:44] 
How to peel back the layers that make up your sense of self [36:19] 
The truth about identity [40:27] 
Why you should always be challenging yourself [42:15] 
Why you should surround yourself with people who disagree with you [42:43] 
Where you can find out more about Mark Manson [43:29] 
The impact Mark Manson wants to have in the world [44:04] 
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