The Adversity Advantage with Doug Bopst Use This Simple 5-Step Framework To Help You Turn Hard Times Into Personal Growth | Femi Ayanbadejo
Dec 18, 2025
Femi Ayanbadejo, a former NFL player and Super Bowl champion, now specializes in human performance and mental fitness. He discusses how losing your identity can ignite reinvention and emphasizes the importance of taking action after adversity. Femi shares a 5-step framework to transform trauma into growth and highlights discipline as key to resilience. He also tackles misconceptions about athletes, the impact of public criticism, and reframes failure as a learning opportunity, all while offering practical health tips for long-term well-being.
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Move Instead Of Staying Still
- Do something rather than nothing when you lose an identity or face adversity.
- Try many experiences and take calculated risks to discover new paths and avoid staying static.
Make Discipline Your Base
- Build daily discipline as the foundation for growth and resilience.
- Plan roughly 80% of your day and keep 20% for adaptability to stay consistent without rigidity.
Be The Thermostat
- Be the thermostat, not the thermometer: set your tone instead of reacting to others.
- Use reminders and routines to reinforce that you control your emotional temperature each day.