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Sep 29
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How to Reverse Engineer Your 10-Year Dre...

Jim Harshaw, Jr.
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#514 How to Reverse Engineer Your 10-Year Dream into Daily Action (With Fitness Coach Todd Durkin)

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If working harder was the answer, why are so many high performers burned out, over-caffeinated, and sleep deprived?


What if the secret to sustainable success isn’t more hustle, but better habits? 


In this episode of “Success for the Athletic-Minded Man” podcast, I sit down with Todd Durkin— internationally recognized strength and conditioning coach, motivational speaker, and best-selling author who’s trained legends like Drew Brees, Michael Chandler, Olympic medalists, and top entrepreneurs. 


Todd’s reputation is elite, but what makes this conversation powerful is how real he gets about his own battles with burnout, injury, and rebuilding his mindset from the ground up.


After listening to Todd, you’ll walk away with: the 3-2-1 evening routine that fixes your sleep and sets up your mornings, the Productive Pause that turns chaos into clarity, and his WLAGs system— weekly reflections on wins, losses, ahas, and goals— that will change how you lead yourself and your team. 


We also unpack how to reverse engineer a 10-year dream into daily action and why scheduling “blue-sky time” (strategic planning) and “mellow-yellow time” (true rest) is the real growth hack most men ignore.


But Todd’s not just talking theory, he’s put together his own October Challenge habits for you to take on. 


Join us as Todd and other high performers— Rorke Denver, Dr. Jim Afremow, and Zach Even-esh— share challenges you can choose from, practice daily, and track with the like-minded people who are building momentum before the year ends.


Join here 👉 https://jimharshawjr.net/pathfinder-challenge 


If you don’t have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something that you like but don’t have time to write it down, be sure to grab your free copy of the Action Plan from this episode— as well as get access to action plans from EVERY episode— at http://www.JimHarshawJr.com/Action.  


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