Sean Fagan is Professional Muay Thai Fighter and champion, and also an Entrepreneur, Podcaster and founder of Muay Thai Guy.
In this episodes, he breaks down his simple and profound philosophy on fear, growth and the championship fighter's mentality.
Time Stamps:
(1:22) Welcome Sean Fagan!
(2:08) Reflecting on Sean's journey, starting back from high school
(8:20) How Sean used fear as a signal // A deeper dive into his mindset
(10:18) The Poker-hand metaphor
(12:11) Balancing athletics with entrepreneurship
(15:52) Using external pressure as fuel to give it your all
(18:08) Sean's keys: Clarity, Environment, and Time Mastery
(22:11) Morning mastery and verbal therapy
(27:00) Mental vs. Physical
(34:31) "Failure is a conscious decision"
(37:08) Staying aligned with your spouse
(40:00) Sean's two learning philosophies
(43:29) How to connect with Sean
(44:48) A Muay Thai story: The missing mouthguard
(46:13) Books mentioned in this episode
(48:15) Sean's next plans
Books mentioned:
"4 Hour Workweek" by Tim Ferriss
"A Fighter's Heart" & "The Fighter's Mind" by Sam Sheridan
"Ikigai" by Héctor García & Francesc Miralles