Tony Horton: Founder of P90X

Mar 31, 2017

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Today’s interview is with Tony Horton, the founder of P90X. Tony’s tremendous, contagious energy is a direct and authentic reflection of himself; but he wasn’t always like this. Find out how Tony’s journey brought him from being a terrible student, to a highly successful entrepreneur. Going from a lifestyle of constant procrastination, to training major celebrities like Usher, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, we learn that it’s about embracing the entirety of your journey… Listen to this before today’s workout. You might just go harder than ever before.

Episode 143 Time Stamps:

(2:10) Tony’s introduction

(4:42) The journey > the finish line

(15:24) Establishing your true IDENTITY | The ride is so FINITE, so MOVE NOW

(24:17) Procrastination used to be Tony’s biggest obstacle | 80% attendance & 20% focus

(29:54) Closed-minded people… (c’mon guys) | 22 failed businesses before P90X

(39:27) Being unattached to the outcome, and having low expectations

(42:10) Habits of the top-celebrities: excitement from problems; plan and prioritize

(49:34) A day in the life of Tony Horton (which varies every now and then)

(59:01) Don Miguel Ruiz's, "The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom" | John Ratey's, "Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain" | Keith Ellis', "The Magic Lamp: Goal Setting for People Who Hate Setting Goals"

(1:04:42) Current projects: Beach Body, P90X3 (Try P90X2 if you’re a bada**), THCare, “Living Large with Tony Horton”

(1:10:52) YOGA = the fountain of youth!