Your Concept Of Who You Are Is F*cking You Up | Mark Manson

This week’s guest on Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu is Mark Manson. Mark Manson is the New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck and the new book, Everything is Fucked: A Book About Hope. In this episode he talks about eating shit sandwiches, the importance of hope and how to peel away the layers of your values & identity. [Original air date: May 14, 2019]. SHOW NOTES: Why Mark Manson focuses on values rather than traditional metrics of success [3:01] What made Mark Manson change his focus from music to writing and why he “mourned” his change in career [8:03] How to establish a foundation of strong values for yourself (and why it matters) [10:19] How to decide what your beliefs should be in order to have a better life [14:24] Why you need to decide on your favorite flavor of “shit sandwich” [17:24] His description of Newton’s emotional laws and why you shouldn’t always trust your emotions [18:53] How to build your willpower so that you can do things that are difficult [22:38] “Our self worth equals the sum of our emotions over time” [28:06] How to create a new identity and sense of self (how do you find yourself in a moment of crisis?) [31:24] How to develop resilience and why you have a relationship with yourself just as you have a relationship with someone else & the difference between low and high self-esteem [32:44] How to peel back the layers that make up your sense of self [36:19] The truth about identity [40:27] Why you should always be challenging yourself [42:15] Why you should surround yourself with people who disagree with you [42:43] Where you can find out more about Mark Manson [43:29] The impact Mark Manson wants to have in the world [44:04] SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod. Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to https://impacttheory.co/aurapod to start your free two-week trial.  What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER SCALING a business: see if you qualify here. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here. Join me live on my Twitch stream. I'm live daily from 6:30 to 8:30 am PT at www.twitch.tv/tombilyeu LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices