I Was A Tijuana Smuggler - Challenging Life 6 Weeks at a Time with Bedros Keuilian | Mike Drop #184

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Bedros Keuilian shares how he developed his “six-week challenge” philosophy after deciding to train for and complete a full marathon in six weeks, despite believing he wasn’t built to run. He describes smuggling steroids from Tijuana in his 20s and how overcoming the marathon challenge led him to pursue other six-week challenges including improv, salsa dancing, surfing, rock climbing, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Keuilian explains his “never peak” mindset and how he deliberately chooses challenges that scare him, recounting an embarrassing moment during rock climbing when he froze just 8-9 feet off the ground.

Key takeaways

• Keuilian argues that people tell themselves limiting stories about what they’re capable of, and that six-week challenges helped him prove he could do whatever he decided to do
• Keuilian recounts that the arbitrary six-week timeframe became his standard because that’s how much time existed between when he decided to run a marathon and the actual race date
• Keuilian advocates for a ’never peak’ mentality, deliberately choosing new challenges that make him uncomfortable to avoid living in past accomplishments

Episode details: published April 25, 2024 · 2.5K views · 9:47 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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