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The Pat Flynn Show
Want to become better than most people at most things? Then the Pat Flynn Show is for you. Listen in, and learn: - How to Master The Pat Flynn Philosophy of Generalism—or why it's better to be better at many things, not best at just one. From there, how to combine abilities to create a competitive advantage at anything you could want—a tactic known as "skill stacking." - Obtain Knowledge Fast, Learn Any Skill Quickly—Discover the 5 Generalist principles for ultra-efficient practice sessions and…
Episodes
- The Pat Flynn Show
EP 74: How to Be a Genuinely Happy Person
What is happiness? And, how do we find it? These are two of the most important questions in life, and deserve a thorough answer. Show Notes…
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EP 73: 5 Skills Every Human Should Have
Som's back, and today we discuss 5 skills every human should have for a functional, effective, and happy life…
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EP 72: Why Kettlebells Don't Suck
About once per week I'm treated to the useless assertion that kettlebells are a waste of time. Here's how I respond.
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EP 71: How to Memorize Almost Anything with Dr. Kevin Vost
Dr. Vost is a clinical psychologist, memorization specialist, strongman, highland games competitor, philosopher, writer, and speaker--in other words, he's a…
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EP 70: What Is Mindful Eating and How to Develop It
Mindful eating: What is it? That's the discussion of today's episode. So we'll talk about why mindful eating is a good thing (especially for anybody who has…
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EP 69: Dr. Mike Israetel on Fitness Facts and Fallacies
Dr Mike Israetel of Renaissance Periodization joins me for a no nonsense talk on fitness, strength, and health. We discuss a fairly wide range of bombastic…
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EP 68: Why Exercise Doesn't Always Need to Be Fun
When it comes to exercise, people sometimes enter in with the wrong intention: The intention of being entertained. But exercise shouldn't be looked at first as…
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EP 67: 10 Things Worth Fasting From Aside Food
Fasting is a tool used to "bridle the lusts of the flesh." In other words, to develop discipline and to attain freedom for excellence. So in this episode I…
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EP 66: How to Make a Good Argument: A For Dummies Guide
The art of the argument seems to have been on the decline in recent years. But should we wish civilization to continue, we must regain this ability, not only…
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EP 65: Dr. Tim Jennings on Beating Anxiety and Depression
Dr. Tim Jennings, psychiatrist, master phsycopharmacologist, and author of The God Shaped Heart and The God Shaped Brain, joins me to talk real treatments for…
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EP 64: How to Find and Fulfill Your Purpose In Life
Jordan Syatt and I decided it was time to open up about our deepest motivations for why we do the things that we do. We talk about the importance of knowing…
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EP 63: Can You Be Healthy At Any Size?
We're back with another QnA Episode. Today we discuss: - Can you be healthy at any size? - How to manage/overcome "keto flu." - How to turn your "calling" into…
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EP 62: Carter Good on Sustainable Fat Loss
Carter Good comes on to talk sustainable fat loss.
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EP 61: Dan John on Fitness Cults and Making Better Decisions
In my most dynamic discussion with Dan John yet, we talk through the gamut of fitness ideas, this time with a slight theological bend. Including: - How to make…
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EP 60: Standards Every Fit Person Should Be Able to Achieve
We're back with another QnA episode, where I take questions from listeners on: - Strength standards every fit person should be able to achieve. - Advice on…
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EP 59: Small Business Success Secrets with Tyson Franklin
Tyson Franklin is a podiastrist turned business consultant, having grown (and sold) multiple successful practices. Tyson says it doesn't matter what industry…
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EP 58: Joey Percia on Copywriting for Fitness Pros
Joey Percia is a professional trainer, coach, and copywriter.
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EP 57: How to Finish What You Start
"It doesn't have to be perfect. It doesn't have to be good. But you do have to finish what you start." This episode is about overcoming perfectionism and…
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EP 56: Tim Anderson on Original Strength
Tim Anderson joins me to talk Original Strength, restoring lost movement functional, and why you should have never stopped crawling.
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EP 55: How Many Exercises Should a Person Know?
In this episode, I take a series of listener questions, including: How many exercises should a person know. How to get started with intermittent fasting. My…
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EP 54: Perry Marshall on 80/20 Marketing, Evolution, and God
Perry Marshall, best selling author of 80/20 sales and marketing, and Evolution 2.0, joins me to discuss the power of pattern recognition, and how life…
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EP 53: Marianne Kane on Why There's No Such Thing as Good Form
In this episode, I talk with fitness coach Marianne Kane on the misconceptions people have about "good form" and why seeking to constantly correct and/or…
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EP 52: How to Read and Write
In this episode, I talk habits for effective reading and writing.
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EP 51: Spoiler Alert: Review of the Last Jedi
Just for fun, Aleks and I share our impression of the newest Star Wars. Be warned: There ARE spoilers, so you may want to save this one for later, if you…
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EP 50: The Generalist Approach to Exercise Programming
Whereas most exercise programs separate training days by body parts or movement patterns, a generalist approach is different. So in this episode, I talk you…
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EP 49: Scott Iardella on Starting Before You're Ready
Scott Iardella, host of the Rdella Training podcast, joins me to share lessons learned in business and life from starting and growing one of the top fitness…
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EP 48: What is generalism?
Generalism is about focusing on breadth as much as depth of skill. In other words, becoming better than most people, at most things, even if you aren't the…
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EP 47: Why no exercise is indispensible
A short talk on reasonable exercise selection with Aleks Salkin
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EP 46: Is It Reasonable to Have Faith?
In this episode, I advance the argument that faith is not only not incompatible with reason, but the ultimate place where reason leads. In future episodes…
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EP 45: 6 Ways to Not Suck
Aleks is back and we decided to give advice to our younger selves. We're often asked what we'd do different if we were starting gall over again, either in…
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EP 44: Dorie Clark on Building Multiple Income Streams
Dorie Clark, author of Entrepreneurial You, joins me to discuss generalism, branding, and building multiple income streams.
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EP 43: Why You Should Study Philosophy
Som's back, and in this episode we talk about the importance of studying philosophy, for both pragmatic and existential reasons. We also give a bit of…
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EP 42: The Power of Fitness Culture with Rain Bennet
Rain Bennett, two time Emmy-nominated filmmaker, joins me to discuss the power of fitness culture, and the positive impact he's seen fitness make on so many…
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EP 41: Why Fitness Is a Skill You Should Practice Everyday
In this episode I talk about the skill of fitness, and why daily practice can offer better/quicker results, but also why you don't HAVE to train everyday to…
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EP 40: The God Shaped Brain with Dr Tim Jennings
Dr Tim Jennings, psychiatrist and master-pharmacologist, joins me to discuss an interesting theory: Were our brains shaped by God in such a way that having a…
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EP 39: A Few of My Favorite Books
Aleks Salkin joins me again as we discuss a few of our favorite books in fitness, business, philosophy, writing, spirituality, and more.
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EP 38: Bonus Episode: Tom Woods on Effective Email Marketing
Tom Woods, Harvard educated historian, joins me to discuss how he went from teacher to business owner, by mastering the channel of email marketing.
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EP 37: Making Exercise Both Effective and Fun. The Pat Flynn Essentials of Program Design
Aleks Salkin joins me again to talk program design. Our mission: To discuss creativity and style within exercise and variable selection. In other words, to…
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EP 36: Jon Reed on Using Video for Business
Jon Reed is a professional communicator with 20 years of writing and video experience. In this episode, we discuss video marketing - in particular, what to…
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EP 35: How to Be More Creative
Aleks Salkin joins me again to discuss the creative process. Aleks is like me in the sense he used his background in writing as a foundation for his fitness…
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EP 34: The Meditation Practice that Made All the Difference for Me
In my episode with John Bair on depression and anxiety, I mentioned a meditation practice that made all the difference for me, and ultimately led to my full…
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EP 33: Increase Productivity with Short Term Specialization
I often say a good generalist is just a short term specialist. But what does that mean? Such is the topic for today's episode, as I lay out the generalist…
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EP 32: Dan John on Why We Need Standards (Plus His 10 Favorite Books and Movies)
"Standards," says Dan John, "help clarify the conversation. They expose gaps." Dan John is back again, this time to discuss why we need standards, in…
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EP 31: How to Be Better Than Most People, at Most Things [A Guide to Becoming an Expert-Generalist]
In this episode, I play back an interview where I was asked about generalism--what it is, and how to develop it. In this talk with Dr. T, I unpack this…
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EP 30: John Bair on Depression, Anxiety, and Strength Training
As much as I have loved all my podcast episodes, this one may be the most important. John Bair, strength coach, and business owner, joins me to discuss…
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EP 29: Alwyn Cosgove on Cancer, Community, and Systems for Success
Alwyn Cosgrove, co-author of The New Rules of Lifting, fought stage-four cancer twice, and won. He's also created one of the world's most successful gyms and…
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EP 28: Steph Gaudreau on Becoming Harder to Kill
Steph Gaudreau, strength coach, owner of Stupid Easy Paleo, joins me to discuss all the ways she's made herself impervious to life's onslaught. From weight…
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EP 27: Andy Morgan on Building an Online Coaching Business
Andy Morgan, owner of RippedBody.com, loves living in Japan. He's also fortunate enough to have established a successful online coaching business to fund his…
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EP 25: Why Generalist > Specialist
This episode argues the core of my philosophy of generalism--the theme of the podcast itself, and the thesis of my upcoming book. That argument is this: Forget…
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EP 26: Why Generalist > Specialist
This episode argues the core of my philosophy of generalism--the theme of the podcast itself, and the thesis of my upcoming book. That argument is this: Forget…
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EP 24: Gary Lachman on the History of Consciousness
Gary Lachman, former bassist of the band Blondie, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, joins me for an eclectic conversation on the history and mystery of…
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EP 23: On Finding Your Authentic Self
Being authentic is hard work. Most of us live in a state of defensiveness, putting our guard up to shield ourselves from criticism or judgement. While this…
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EP 22: Jacqueline Carly on Being a Nutrition Detective
Jacqueline Carly of GetPlanty.com joins me to discuss the not-so-subtle intricacies of nutrition and how the job of every coach is to play the role of…
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EP 21: Chris Lopez on Being an Alpha Dad, Minimalist, and Living in the Jungles of Costa Rica
Chris Lopez, owner of fitandbusydad.com and kettlebellworkouts.com, joins me to discuss why he sold everything and moved from Toronto to the jungles of Costa…
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EP 20: Jordan Syatt on Embracing the Suck
"Knowing you suck is a great thing. It excites me to know I can improve." Jordan Syatt, strength coach, world record holding powerlifter, personal trainer to…
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EP 19: Aleks Salkin on the Ultimate Post Workout Meal, Physical Culture, and Life in the Middle East
Aleks "The Hebrew Hammer" Salkin is a strength coach and world-traveler living in Jerusalem. He journeys the globe delivering sermons on how not to suck. It's…
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EP 18: Lou Schuler on The Big Toe Diet
Lou Schuler is an award winning journalist, co-author of The New Rules of Lifting series, fiction writer, and history buff. I wanted to bring Lou onto the show…
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EP 17: Dr. Spencer Nadolsky on Nutritional Periodization, and Taking an Evidence Based Approach
Dr. Spencer Nadolsky (aka The Doc Who Lifts) is a specialist in obesity medicine, and renowned weight loss coach. He's also one of my business partners and…
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EP 16: Michael Malice on How to Make a Living Running Your Mouth
Michael Malice, author of Dear Reader, is an authority on North Korea, full time writer (also celebrity ghost writer), radio show host, columnist for The…
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EP 15: How to Achieve Balance In Life
You can't be successful in life without a proper proportion and understanding of what's important: Work, rest, play, and pray/meditation. This episode…