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May 2023
1h 22m

2070: Secrets & Confessions of a Fitness...

SAL DI STEFANO, ADAM SCHAFER, JUSTIN ANDREWS, DOUG EGGE
About this episode

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Thomas DeLauer who lost a hundred pounds and built a successful fitness brand.

  • His intention of getting on YouTube. (1:46)

  • There is fitness, and then there is health. (8:38)

  • How lifting saved his life. (11:18)

  • The HUGE misconception about eating disorders. (16:09)

  • Understanding that this is NOT going to control me, and I’m going to OWN it. (22:43)

  • Helping people to help yourself. (25:47)

  • The feeling of not fitting in and having imposter syndrome. (28:03)

  • Having guard rails and avoiding being too extreme. (31:40)

  • His relationship with drugs. (35:13)

  • How he ended up in the private equity world. (37:11)

  • Breaking out of your echo chamber. (45:01)

  • The cream will rise to the top and block out the rest. (49:59)

  • How fatherhood has changed him. (53:46)

  • The vantage point you get once you have kids. (1:00:22)

  • Nothing meaningful is easy. (1:05:15)

  • What concerns him the most about the future of his kids? (1:10:11)

  • Managing technology with kids. (1:17:38)

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