Modern Wisdom

#509 - Colin O'Brady - The Man Who Walked Across Antarctica

Aug 6, 2022

Colin O'Brady, a world-record-breaking explorer and endurance athlete, shares his remarkable journey of solo crossing Antarctica. He discusses the mental toughness required to drag a 375lb sled over 1000 miles and how discomfort can lead to personal growth. Colin reflects on the thrill of discovering Shackleton's ship Endurance and the unique quirks of high-performance athletes. He emphasizes breaking through limiting beliefs and the transformative power of stepping out of our comfort zones, proving that extraordinary achievements lie beyond the glass ceiling we impose on ourselves.

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Colin O’Brady

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Episode notes

Intro

5min

Rediscovering Endurance

5min

Celebrating the Achievements of Sherpa Climbers

2min

The Eccentric World of High-Performance Athletes

2min

Embracing Discomfort for Growth

23min

Embracing Suffering for Personal Growth

6min

Navigating the Challenges of Antarctic Expeditions

23min

Walking Together Apart

5min

Colin O'Brady is a 10-time world record breaking explorer and one of the world's best endurance athletes.

The things we believe can act like a glass ceiling. It's an imaginary limit that we place on what we can achieve in life because of our age or experience or money or self trust. Colin is a man who has annihilated his way through that glass ceiling and is here to show us what's on the other side.

Expect to learn what it's like to have to drag a 375lb sled 1000 miles across the Antarctic, why having a British Special Forces Soldier breathing down your neck can help you move faster, why the chasm of comfortable complacency is a place we all can fall into, what it feels like to get third degree burns over a third over your body in Thailand, how to rid yourself of limiting beliefs and much more...

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