How To Prepare for the Moments That Might Break You (Pete Carroll's Method)

It comes down to risk.

I mean, you took a risk, right? I've taken a huge risk in, in starting this, and I have a family, and you know, uh, I left a well-paying job.

I'm, I'm, I'm...

You know, one thing I wanted to ask you is I, I, I, I'm, you know, I'm s- I'm scared.

I'm, I'm like, "Oh, my God, I'm taking a risk," you know? And I, I-

You know, you know that if you wanna do this at the best you could possibly do it, you can't be, you can't be acting out of fear now.

And we talked about the absence of fear.

I mean, that goes right to the heart of the game, you know? And, and, uh, you have to get to the point where you believe so fully in it that no matter what other people say, what they, what they think, what they write.

I mean, think about my whole career has been, been, [laughs] you know, about ignoring the noise from the outside.

I've used the inner game in every aspect of everything that I've done ever since.

And, uh, and it's, it...

Here right now with your challenge [laughs] and all that, you know, suck it up, man.

You're, you're going for it, you know? You're all in, and let's make this work.

And so, uh, but yeah, I mean, you, you do have to be willing.

I mean, the best performers, they, they're not operating w- worrying about what everybody's gonna say when they're at their best.

Do they worry about what other people think and say and, and opinions? Absolutely, because they're human, and that's what you do.

But there's a, there's a commitment and a resolve and a confidence that takes you through and past that, that allows you to say, "Screw it.

I don't give a shit what they think.

I'm...

This is what I do, and this is who I am," you know? And, and, and on you go.

So, uh, that's why, that's why this is such a powerful message that, that, you know, you're sending in, in, in, in the establishing of this, you know, the new site and all the things that you're doing.

I'm doing the same thing.

You know, I'm still doing it.

And, you know, something that should be mentioned here that, that is about curiosity, you know, we kind of alm- almost touched on this.

To, to stay fresh and to stay new and to, and to stay active with the growth because things aren't, don't stay the same, uh, you know, curiosity is one of the great drivers.