Today's podcast guest is a person who has made a deep impact on my life, Sabrina Stanley. Her "anything is possible for anyone" attitude has led her to win 14 of the last 15 ultramarathons she's run, including two Hard Rock 100 victories. She’s the only American (male or female) to win Grand Raid, revered as the toughest 100-miler in the world. We explore so much in this episode, from mindset to mental health, negative thought spirals, valuing one's self, interpersonal relationships, and female empowerment. I enjoyed this conversation so, so very much.

My guest this week is an incredible friend of mine, Donny Hadfield-Smith. Donny is an entertainment personality who just recently was contracted by The Dipp to co-host “I Am the Cute One: A Mary-Kate and Ashley Podcast.” It launched on June 13th and is available on all platforms.

This is Donny’s third podcast that has launched since November of 2020. His first podcast, “Know That: A Real Housewives Podcast” has been a big success, and from that, he started another podcast “Truly Anything.”

Donny has interviewed many celebrities, including Nikki Blonsky, Robert Ri’chard, and Kalen Allen.

However, before this, he was stuck in a life that made him unhappy.

When the pandemic began, Donny got laid off from his job. Even though he worked at the job for eight years, he never really felt any passion for it. It was just a means to an end. When everyone had to quarantine in early COVID, like many people, Donny was just “trying to survive.”

He locked himself in his house, gained a bunch of weight, and just hid from the world.

Then, in September, he found out that there might be a possibility he’d have to return to his old life, old job, and old routine. He suddenly felt a sense of upset, as if he would be returning to something that didn’t serve him, not having used the time to do something that brought him joy. He decided that if he would be drug back to his old life, first he was going to make sure that he created something and followed his passions.

Donny’s success might seem to an outsider quite instantaneous, but it was the result of daily work and a complete overhaul of how he chose to think about himself, and who he was showing up as in the world.

Now, he’s living the life he’s dreamed of, delivering hilarious and witty commentary about pop culture to a captivated audience, and he approaches each day as an opportunity, not as a source of dread and upset.

On Episode 35 of the Get the F*ck Off Podcast, I am so excited to bring on a friend of mine, Stephanie Langner, who sold her house, left her job of 11 years as a Middle School teacher, and is one month away from flying west to begin her trek from Canada to Mexico on the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail.

This is not her first long-distance backpacking adventure, having hiked the Appalachian Trail back in 2016.

Much of this episode focuses on the powerful mindset shifts that had to take place for Stephanie to complete such an incredible feat.

We also talk about spirituality, getting unstuck, gratitude, and living a minimalist lifestyle.

People spend their lives waiting to do things until they feel they’re 100% “ready.” Yet, you’re never going to be 100% ready. The first time you do something, no matter how great you think you are, is probably going to be awkward as hell.

The world celebrates those who celebrate themselves, and who are willing to share their gifts with as many people as possible.

We have this idea that we should:

1. Learn to do the thing
2. Do the thing in secrecy
3. Talk about what we did and gain all the approval once it’s done

That’s actually not how it goes. It actually looks more like this:

1. Start doing the thing
2. Learn as you go
3. Speak proudly the whole damn way through.

Based on my blog post last week, this podcast is about how many people believe that there’s one “big thing” or “big opportunity” that will change their lives forever.

Thus, they find themselves in the trap of believing that they should bypass things or “over-analyze” their way into selecting the opportunity that best suits them getting to the “one big thing.”

The truth is, the life changing-moments we tend to have are usually ones that are completely unplanned and unexpected.

This podcast piggybacks off of my blog post last week entitled “For Those of You Who Don’t Have Time.”

One of the main excuses I get from newbies that come to me for help improving their lives is “I don’t have the time.”

Yet, the busiest, most successful people in the world seem to prioritize their health and well-being. They find the time.

Likely, it isn’t a matter of you not having the time, but rather that your perception of time needs to be renegotiated.

At the end of 2018, I ran my first marathon.

26.2 miles. 4:19:58 was my time as an ex-smoker who recently escaped obesity. That’s slightly under 10-minute miles. I was proud.

People on the outside saw this as this huge 180-degree turn. But for me, it was simply a series of one-degree shifts.

If you ask anyone who has made significant progress in any area of life, they’ll tell you that the smallest actions lead to the greatest results.

The key is to NOT ONLY make one-degree shifts but to also recognize what those one-degree shifts are.