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Apr 2025
1h 7m

EP 197: The No BS Guide To Upgrading You...

Vigor Life Podcast
About this episode

Catching up with my close friend Paul Mort is always insightful, loaded with value, combined and combined with a lot of laughs. If you want to get better as a father, husband, business man, and human, and achieve your goals, then this is a can’t miss episode. 


Paul Mort is a two time UK Master Coach of The Year, world class coach, and international speaker. A straight talking, high  performing leader of business men. Formerly suicidal, overwhelmed, diagnosed bi-polar. Stood on the edge of a cliff, ready to end it all... until his wife stood in front of him and asked him ONE pivotal question: "Do you really want the kids to grow up as the kids whose Dad killed himself..."


At that moment Paul knew he had to fight one last fight for his family. And set upon seeking out the worlds foremost experts and since - his books, courses, videos and content has literally reached the lives of millions of people... Now Paul spends his time coaching men around the world to RECLAIM their power, take control, find clarity, direction and inner peace while lighting a FIRE under their ass to CHASE their dreams and lead their family. 


 IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

=> Why Paul Mort wrote his book before even going to the publisher and changed the same from “Unfuckwithable.”

=> The biggest obstacle from growing in business and life is _______ (not what you think). 

=> Paul believes you should do things you doubt you can do, here’s why!

=> The power of getting into the mental weight room and why you must plan it just like the physical weight room. 

=> Discomfort is a sign that you’re growing or are about to grow, seeking it out is the key. 

=> Why belief is NOT important in achieving your goals but doing this is CRITICAL. 

=> The “5 Wins” strategy that has changed Pauls confidence and life. 

=> You feel what you are focused on and most people focus their attention on all that has gone wrong in their life.

=> The science of reliability and one of the most powerful questions you can ask yourself. 

=> Excuses are the language of the unreliable, and reliability is the currency of trust. 

=> Why expecting things to go wrong is a smart thing to do (and the Stoics knew it).

=> The reason your goal setting isn’t working, because first things you have to do is eliminate. 

=> Why Paul stopped doing stand up comedy even though he got TV offers (as it was hurting his business). 

=> How failing fast is a key in success and why Paul started doing BBJ competitions more often. 

=> Paul’s experience in a European sauna and how something uncomfortable can become normal. 

=> How Paul has built a multi million dollar business with his main marketing strategy being email marketing. 

=> A critical business strategy, being able to buy back your time - Paul breaks down how to do it. 


Shout out to our sponsor Live Momentous, the most high quality, 3rd party rigorously tested supplements on the market, that have exactly what they say they have on the label. It’s what I use myself, and the only when protein my girlfriend has been able to take and feel fine with her ulcerative colitis (15 other brands wrecked her stomach!). You can check out their top line supplements at www.LiveMomentous.com/luka and use code “LUKA15” to get 15% off. 


Another thank you to our sponsor the RP Hypertrophy app that has 30 different programs created by Dr. Mike Israetel to help you build lean muscle, change your physique, and not have to worry about what to do. With 250+ exercises explained clearly, sets and reps, rest periods, even adjust your weights from week to week, it takes the stress out from knowing what to do to achieve results. It’s a foolproof way to change your body and they even have a 30 day money back guarantee. If you train for 29 days, don’t like, let them know and they’ll refund you. Right now you can get $50 off the Hypertrophy app!


LINKS & RESOURCES:

Paul Mort's IG

Unstoppable Alliance  

Paul Mort Will Save Your Life 

12 Week Year

Luka Hocevar YouTube

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