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NFL Trainer Tareq Azim on Living Intentionally, Redefining Success, and Memento Mori

Feb 26, 2022

Tareq Azim, a seven-time World Championship coach and philanthropist, discusses his innovative approach to mental health in sports. He emphasizes the power of intention over specific goals and the importance of redefining success through personal growth. Tareq highlights the connection between physical and mental fitness, advocating for individualized training. He delves into confronting mortality, sharing lessons learned from loss, and the significance of vulnerability as a path to true strength.

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Episode guests

Tareq Azim

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Preventing negative feelings as a whole in goal-setting

01:20

The Importance of Dying Content

01:40

JRE Podcast: Understanding Athletes Beyond Their Physical Abilities

01:22

Intro

2min

Redefining Success: Mental Fortitude in Professional Sports

4min

Connecting Physical and Mental Fitness in Professional Athletics

2min

Redefining Success: Individual Growth in Athletics

17min

The Importance of Humility and Accessible Therapy Solutions

4min

The Cycle of Success and Emotional Growth

13min

Embracing Vulnerability: The Path to True Strength

3min

Confronting Mortality and Identity

21min

The Power of Community and Stoic Practice

4min

Ryan talks to NFL trainer and author Tareq Azim about his new book Empower: Conquering the Disease of Fear, why intention is a better indicator of long term growth than specific goals, the distinction between ego and confidence, the power of meditating on death, and more.

Tareq Azim is a seven-time World Championship attending coach in combat sports, a former Division I linebacker at Fresno State, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, an author, and a philanthropist. He also created the first Afghan Women’s Boxing Federation in 2004. Tareq’s mission is to normalize conversations about mental health, and this has driven his career and success throughout his life.

Read Paul Kix’s article: The inside story of NFL trainer Tareq Azim

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