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“When you love someone, you not only love them despite their fragility: but also because of it.”
One of the hardest things you have to deal with in life is watching someone close to you suffer from an illness. Especially if you’re a parent.
Although I’ve never had the experience of seeing my child suffer, I’ve had close loved ones go through the pain.
It’s this time in life that either makes or breaks you. You have to be strong, not just for you, but also for them.
That doesn’t mean you should discourage their vulnerability. You still need to embrace it, and there is a delicate balance in doing so.
It’s also important to be there to support them and let them know that they are not a victim. They are still as strong as they want to be.
If they fall into that victim mentality, it’s game over. They begin to lose their character in their illness.
To dive into this more, I brought back Dr. Jordan Peterson.
This is part two of my interview with Dr. Peterson. If you missed the last episode, go back and listen.
In this part of my interview, Jordan dove into what it was like watching his child suffer with an debilitating illness.
He talks about the lessons he learned as a professional, as well as a father.
We discuss how his entire family was affected, and how he was able to teach is daughter to stay strong and vulnerable.
This is a powerful episode, and you need to listen to it because there are valuable lesson you will need to use one day.
Learn how you can avoid the victim mentality when an illness hits, on Episode 665.
Some Questions I Ask:
What’s the biggest challenge you’ve had to overcome? (5:16)
How does mapping out your time play into the self authoring program? (9:09)
Did your daughter feel responsible for causing all of the pain? (13:18)
Is there anything that you wish you had done differently with your children? (21:22)
Did you ever doubt yourself, in terms of your ability? (26:56)
What’s your biggest fear now? (35:18)
In This Episode You Will Learn:
How to emotionally navigate seeing your child suffer (7:42)
How to focus on your career at the same time as dealing with a loved one’s illness (11:03)
What Jordan taught his daughter at an early age about her illness (16:06)
How Dr. Peterson feels about his daughter’s experience (23:48)
How his daughter’s health affected his career (30:27)
Dr. Peterson’s plan moving forward (40:22)

"You’ve gotta have something really deep inside your heart to compete in whatever you’re doing.”
Many people dream of being a champion. Whether it’s in a sport or business, it takes dedication and time.
My guest today, Jason Khalipa, is a man who has mastered both. He’s a CrossFit champion many times over, and opened his own successful chain of gym.
He’s taken the time to push his element in all areas of life, and really take the time to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. This skill had become so much more valuable when his daughter was diagnosed with one of the scariest diseases I can think of - Leukemia.
Jason paused his life has a champion to step into his most important role - being a father. With his high school sweetheart by his side he’s been helping his daughter fight the illness with health, diet, and the most important ingredient of love.
Through all of this Jason has still managed to continue to grow his amazing gym business, making sure every person who walks through the doors of one of his gyms is treated with loyalty and appreciation.
If you want to learn what it takes to be a champion, successful in business, and a role model family man you need to listen to Episode 574.
Some Questions I ask:
You married your high school sweetheart, is that right? (6:38)
Does your wife help you in your business now? (10:19)
Is it harder to run a successful family life or making it to the podium at the CrossFit Games? (11:14)
What’s the best thing that’s happened (from the situation)? (17:27)
How do you think being a top competitor has helped and hurt you in business? (22:17)
What’s surprised you about what the human body is capable of doing? (26:00)
What are your thoughts on athletes who dedicate their life to something and then an injury or retirement happens? (33:40)
What do you do on a daily basis to try and retain members? (39:47)
How are you teaching your children about keeping a healthy mindset? (40:53)
What’s something most people don’t know about you that might shock them? (47:38)
Things you will learn:
What it’s like to go from nothing to champion with your partner (8:29)
The mindset of being a top competitor and champion (18:43)
The biggest lesson Jason learned about himself after his daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia (14:56)
Jason’s deeper reasoning for doing this (19:26)
The best thing someone can do to support someone that is going through a hard time (23:32)
The keys to building a successful gym (37:26)
The AMRAP mentality (43:00)
Plus much more...