Lewis Howes

So this idea of the weight of gold, the documentary, which everyone should watch, talks about these Olympic gold medalists or medalists

who go through extreme depression within months after their Olympic medal or the Olympics.

And a lot of them commit suicide within the first year or two after the Olympics.

So just because you succeed doesn't mean you're happy.

It doesn't mean you have peace in your heart.

And part of that drive to success might be because you're lacking it.

Right.

And we think once we accomplish, we'll feel better.

But that doesn't usually happen.

You sometimes feel worse, right?

Did you ever feel worse the more you accomplished?

Because you had an expectation, I'm going to feel better.

I did all this work for years to accomplish.

I slayed every dragon.

I'm the winner of whatever this game is.

Why do I feel worse?

It's because you had this expectation and you still are the same person with just more shiny objects.

And we talked about sprinters too, right?

On a scale of 1 to 10, currently in your life, how much pain do you feel in your body, in your nervous system, and in your emotions?

10 being unbearable pain.