• About
    • Meet Joel
    • The IMPOSSIBLE Shirt
  • Speaking
  • Giving

IMPOSSIBLE ®

Push Your Limits | Do Something Impossible

  • Home
  • Impossible List™
  • Blog
    • Archives
  • Gear
  • Apps
    • Running + Fitness Calculators
    • Move Well – Mobility Exercises
    • Cold Shower Therapy
  • Podcast
  • Events
  • 777
You are here: Home / Radio / S1E1: Face Your Fear & Get Into the Arena

S1E1: Face Your Fear & Get Into the Arena

July 14, 2015 By Joel Runyon 2 Comments

s1e1-resilience

[powerpress]

This is the first episode in a brand new series where we take a deep dive into studying resilience. What exactly IS resilience? What does it take to become more resilient? Why are some people able to go through insane setbacks and problems, and keep pushing on well after the point where they “should have given up?”

Here’s a hint: it has nothing to do with “living on the edge of your comfort zone.”

Some Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:

Table of Contents

  • Some Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:
  • Links to Listen To This Episode
  • Mentioned Resources
  • Transcript
  • Thanks For Listening!
  • What resilience REALLY is
  • Why the “inspirational” quotes on Instagram are actually crap
  • What “cotton candy” challenges are and what to do about it
  • The sign that you’re on the right track
  • The 4 questions that make sure your Impossible challenge is big enough
  • What Teddy Roosevelt says about “getting into the arena”.

Links to Listen To This Episode

  • Listen on iTunes
  • Listen on Stitcher
  • Click the player at the top of the page

Mentioned Resources

  • Upcoming Guests
    • Kyle Maynard
    • Paul Tharp
  • Quote by Teddy Roosevelt

Transcript

Click here to download a transcript of the episode

Thanks For Listening!

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of Impossible Radio: Resilience.

If you enjoyed this episode, here are three things you can do:

  1. Please share the episode on social media using the buttons at the top and bottom of the post.
  2. Leave a review for Impossible Radio on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are essential, especially for a new show like Impossible Radio. And of course, they’re incredibly appreciated!
  3. Remember to subscribe to the show so you get automatic updates when each new episode (and soon new season) launch.

Until next time, go out and do something Impossible!

Tweet
Pin
Share1
1 Shares

Filed Under: Radio

About Joel Runyon

I started IMPOSSIBLE to push myself to try to live a life worth writing about by pushing my limits, living an adventure & telling a great story by doing the impossible. You can get free updates in your inbox via your new favorite newsletter, free fitness training tutorials, and see all my businesses at Impossible X and our philanthropic efforts at Impossible.org

Comments

  1. Jon Bowes says

    July 22, 2015 at 2:43 pm

    Hey man,

    Just found your site from your article about cold showers.

    I love your style and the solid brand you’ve built. Looking forward to seeing more of your badass stuff.

    JB

    Reply

Trackbacks

  1. S1E8 - The Best of Impossible Radio: Season 1 / Impossible says:
    September 22, 2015 at 3:30 am

    […] Episode 1 […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

the-impossible-shirt

Hi, I'm Joel Runyon


I created IMPOSSIBLE to help people push their limits by taking on impossible challenges and living a good story.

Follow @joelrunyon

My I recently finished running 7 ultra marathons on 7 continents and raised nearly $200k for Pencils of Promise. Read more about my story here.

Subscribe & Listen To The Podcast

How To Start A Blog Walkthrough

how-to-start-a-blog-guide
impossible abs

no-excuse-workout

cold-shower-therapy

The 777 Project

777-project

THE IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY

  • IMPOSSIBLE • Blog + HQ
  • IMPOSSIBLE Fitness • Tutorials & Training
  • IMPOSSIBLE Podcast • Podcast
  • IMPOSSIBLE X • Businesses
  • IMPOSSIBLE.org • Giving
  • IMPOSSIBLE Gear • Apparel + Supplements

"How To" Guides

  • How To Start A Blog: The Definitive Guide
  • How To Start A Podcast: The Definitive Guide

Looking For Something?

About The Impossible Shirt

IMPOSSIBLE®

  • Impossible X®
  • Impossible.org
  • Impossible Gear™
  • Impossible Fitness ®
  • Impossible Nutrition ®

RECENT

  • Building Calluses
  • New IMPOSSIBLE Gear is Here (End of Winter Drop)
  • The Tao of the Gym Bro
  • If you’re lacking vision, try asking this question…
  • Creative Debt

Inspiration

  • An Unexpected Ass Kicking
  • How Bad Do You Want It?
  • The Iron & The Soul
  • The Only 2 Real Excuses Why People Refuse To Take Cold Showers

We Built a School! (2012)

impossible-pop-school

And We Built 7 More! (2017)

777-project

| Copyright © 2023 | Built on Genesis & Hosted By BlueHost | Affiliate Disclosure | An Impossible X Company

IMPOSSIBLE®, the IMPOSSIBLE® logo, IMPOSSIBLE HQ®, IMPOSSIBLE X®, IMPOSSIBLE Nutrition®, and IMPOSSIBLE Fitness® are registered Trademarks of IMPOSSIBLE X LLC.

The IMPOSSIBLE List™, Push Your Limits™, and Cold Shower Therapy™ are trademarks of IMPOSSIBLE X LLC.

Join Our Newsletter!

Stay up to date with our newest podcasts, latest deals and special offers! We announce new content every week so be sure to stay in touch.