The Jiu Jitsu Of Life Podcast

The Jiu Jitsu Of Life Podcast


Episode 188

January 26, 2022

When an event that that you were looking forward to doesn’t happen it can derail you. But is there a way of looking at things differently? Opportunity can come in all sorts of ways and generally things will turn out alright. In this episode Carter and Mo discuss the good that can come from disappointment, letting go and why it’s all about just showing up.


• The challenges of embracing being a more optimistic person (00:00)

• Realising the good that can come from disappointment (06:34)

• Having the faith to believe that things are going to turn out alright (07:37)

• Not being attached to the preconceived notions of how things are gong to be (07:58)

• Is it possible to be a calm person without working at it? (10:48)

• Letting go of the things you can’t control (12:22)

• Have realistic expectations of yourself (16:21)

• There is no good or bad training – just show up (18:32)

• How do you deal with losing in jiu-jitsu? (19:31)

• The way to have a better 2022 is to have no expectations (23:48)

• Consistently showing up should be your only expectation (25:44)