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Oct 2023
57m 18s

How to Be Great | Alex Toussaint

10% Happier
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This ain't daycare... Tough love and actionable insights on validation, gratitude, and self-alignment from the Peloton star. Plus, he shares the most important words he's ever heard.

Alex Toussaint, Peloton Instructor and Puma Athlete, is a titan of the fitness community sitting at the intersection of fitness, tech, music, sports, and entertainment. A hybrid of high-performance athlete and motivational coach, Alex is widely respected for his authenticity and positivity. His new book is called Activate Your Greatness.

In this episode we talk about:

  • Alex’s remarkable life story
  • His thoughts on internal versus external validation
  • What he means by “activate your greatness”
  • The habits and practices he employs in service of his own greatness, including gratitude, self-alignment, and his “starting five”

Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/alex-toussaint

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