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Rich Roll on Why Consistency is the Key to Success #153

Feb 3, 2021

Rich Roll, a renowned podcaster and ultra endurance athlete, joins for a deep dive into personal growth and consistency. He reveals how vulnerability fosters connection, making conversations more authentic. Roll emphasizes that long-term success comes from hard work and the importance of enjoying the journey over just the results. He discusses navigating the challenges of podcasting during the pandemic and shares insights on parenting teens in a digital age, encouraging resilience and a growth mindset amid adversity.

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ADVICE

Podcast Preparation

Prepare thoroughly for podcasts by researching guests and identifying interesting topics.
Avoid over-preparing, as knowing all the answers can make the conversation stale.

INSIGHT

Trusting the Process

Rich Roll's podcast approach mirrors his swimming race preparation: thorough preparation followed by trusting the process.
Over-preparedness can hinder spontaneity and authenticity in conversations.

ANECDOTE

The Unprepared Podcast

Rich Roll once forgot about a scheduled podcast and had to conduct it unprepared.
The experience taught him that over-preparation and the need to control can be unnecessary.

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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains mild swearing.

Today I’m welcoming back my good friend and fellow podcaster, Rich Roll, for the third time. Rich has recently gone back through his 500 plus podcasts and collected words of wisdom from 50 of his podcast guests in his new, self-published book Voicing Change which is, quite simply, a thing of beauty. Rich was a huge influence on my own decision to start a podcast – and to evolve it into long form conversations. So, we kick off our chat talking about the craft and what we have learned from it.

He explains that he likes to prepare well and research his guests but ultimately trusts in the process and his instincts. That’s advice that translates to all walks of life, from a sporting event to a job interview. We discuss how leading with your own vulnerability can be the key to putting other people at ease and helping them to open up.

Rich reveals how every success in his life has been very hard fought and has been a process of work undertaken consistently, aggressively and anonymously. He believes that many of us overestimate what we can do in a short period of time and wildly underestimate what we're capable of accomplishing over a decade or a number of years. Above all, he is a believer in process over outcome, the journey not the destination. Growth is all about stepping outside your comfort zone.

Over the past year, of course, that journey has been difficult for all of us. But even in the face of global calamity, Rich has some great practical advice on how best to survive and even thrive. We discuss parenting through the pandemic, Covid’s effect on the world’s mental health and our worries about its impact on our kids. But ultimately, Rich believes we can navigate through the fear and emerge from this era with more resilience, better able to handle difficulties. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

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