In this episode of the Stamina Lab podcast, Ed Latimore joins the show. Ed is a former professional heavyweight boxer, a competitive chess player, and a bestselling author, including the book, Sober Letters to My Drunken Self. During our conversation, Ed and Stamina Lab founder, Glen Lubbert, talk about how your environment, especially the people around you, impact your success and ability to change. By just showing up at the gym, and getting in that environment, Ed said, set up a cascade of interactions that propelled him to want to be better. They also talk about how getting sober impacted his boxing career and his writing.
 
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Topics discussed: 

• A bit about the environment that Ed grew up in and how this impacted his worldview and success
• Ed’s start as an amateur fighter, even though no one could understand why he wanted to box
• How Ed mentally and physically prepared for a fight and his can’t lose mindset 
• How drinking alcohol affected Ed’s training, performance, stamina and career in the long run
• When Ed decided to get sober and how it improved his sleep and focus in and outside of the ring 
• How Ed’s experiences as a professional athlete and getting sober affected his writing 
• Ed’s writing process and how it feels like therapy for him 
• Why Ed believes forgiveness is important 
• What Ed would have done different in his boxing career now that he can look back on it 

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