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Today\u2019s guest Life Athlete is Michael McCastle. Mike is an air traffic controller for the us navy by day and a marvel of human will and herculean physical effort by night. He has taken on 12 increasingly difficult labours to bring attention to various charities. among his feats, he Flipped a 250-Pound Tire for 13 Miles and for an encore he spent 27 hours climbing a rope the equivalent hight of Everest. \u2028\u2028\u201cAnything worth having isn\u2019t going to be easy. Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.\u201d

\u201cIt\u2019s better to choke on greatness than to nibble on mediocrity.\u201d

Habit of Thought:

\u201cA habit that I have is maintaining an inner dialogue that is positive and doesn\u2019t let me just go for the easy way. I kind of lean towards the harder way of things because I know that through that harder lesson I\u2019m going to grow more, I\u2019m going to learn more. I might not want to wake up at four in the morning to work out but I know that by starting my day off by doing something that I don\u2019t necessarily like, the rest of the day is going to be that much easier to conquer.\u201d

\u201cAnything worth having isn\u2019t going to be easy. Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.\u201d

\u201cIt\u2019s better to choke on greatness than to nibble on mediocrity.\u201d

Habit of Action:\u2028\u201cA habit of action that I have is that I refuse to let my failures define me. I never really get things right the first time. It takes me several times to achieve things. Each time I fail I don\u2019t let it set me back. I don\u2019t allow it to define my future performance. I actually use failure as a tool. That allows me to learn more and grow as a person.\u201d

Greatest area of strength: \u2028\u2028\u201cI think that my greatest strength comes from my mind and my ability to overcome those mental blocks, those mental walls, those obstacles. When I hit those mental walls, when something challenging or difficult comes up, it\u2019s not a question of \u2018man this really sucks, I wish I was doing something else\u2019, it\u2019s a matter of \u2018okay, how am I going to get over this wall, how am I going to get past it?\u2019 I\u2019m able to overcome pain and struggle very well.\u201d \u2028\u2028\u2028Training for this area:

\u201cThe first thing I\u2019d tell someone is to have a goal... something you\u2019re looking to achieve and to take value from the small victories. have a plan for how you\u2019re going to get there.\u201d

Book: Web Resource:

http://www.twelvelaborsproject.com

http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org

https://www.michaeljfox.org

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