Why do people keep doing something that they don’t love just because they are good at it? If longevity is something you value, doing something you don’t love can lead to burnout and other issues. In this episode Carter and Mo discuss how hard it is to quit combat sports, the importance of your why and the necessity of changing things up when your why changes.

• Considering longevity becomes more important as you get older (00:00)

• People who do things they are good at but don’t actually enjoy (03:35)

• The joy of playing basketball as a kid (06:08)

• People like to be around greatness (08:41)

• The fear that comes with combat sports and the benefits of not worrying about winning (10:58)

• If you are there for the wrong reason there is no way you will make it in combat sports (18:07)

• The expectations people can have about you and why this makes quitting hard (19:01)

• What happened when Mo made the decision to quit boxing (23:28)

• Fighters who can impose their will can win even when they’re less skilled (26:50)

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• The importance of your why and how it impacts longevity (32:19)

• Dave and Mark Schultz and the difference between enjoying ad not enjoying what you’re good at (34:04)

• It all comes back to the why (35:06)

• Have a solid why and let it evolve over time (35:55)

• When your why changes have the confidence to make changes (39:43)

• Be authentic (41:22)

Steve Maxwell

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Mark Schultz

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