Carter Good is a fitness coach. He has lost over 100 pounds, kept it off, and now coaches other people on how to do it too.
But this conversation wasn't centered around his 448,000-person Instagram following or losing the weight. Instead, we spoke about how his passions for fitness have lessened over the years, why Carter turned to therapy, and how he's building internal peace.
Topics:
(0:00) Intro
(0:28) Carter’s tattoos
(4:16) Carter’s journey toward internal peace
(7:01) Replaying the same song over and over?
(8:21) Mike Vacanti phone call
(10:22) Framework for making decisions
(13:31) Why did Carter choose to lose weight?
(16:01) Fear in college
(18:41) How Carter changed his physical environment
(21:01) Moving to Austin, running into Tim Ferriss?
(22:11) Struggling with passion for fitness
(28:13) Passion for friends
(30:13) Where does Carter’s vulnerability come from?
(32:42) How journaling has helped Carter
(33:55) Benefits of therapy
(34:41) Why start therapy?
(36:43) The importance of a morning routine
(40:03) Going from 10,000 followers to 300,000 followers on Instagram
(42:33) Why does Carter feel uncomfortable sharing himself?
(44:46) Carter’s proudest moments creating content
(51:49) The similarity between business + losing weight
(55:41) How do we reframe what’s cool?
(58:33) The importance of being on a journey
(1:01:21) “All the best content is about you’re going to die“
(1:04:00) 80-year-old self regret test
(1:05:02) Carter’s current mission
Carter's Instagram – https://instagram.com/cartergood
Carter's Twitter – https://twitter.com/cartergood
🎙Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view
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