EP001 – Brandon Lilly’s Plus One Mentality
Welcome to the Real Strong People Podcast. In the very first episode, pro sports breathing, mobility, and mind-body coach Dana Santas sits down with former powerlifter and current coach Brandon Lilly for a heartfelt conversation exploring where true strength comes from.
Brandon shares his experience as a top-ranking powerlifter, his injury, and how he redefined his personal meaning of strength and found new meaning in his role as a coach and mentor to athletes, military operators, and everyone else he meets in his journey.
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Rundown
During this episode you’ll learn about:
- Brandon Lilly background [1:00]
- On navigating life’s rollercoaster [3:00]
- Importance of friends for support [5:00]
- Social media and authenticity [7:20]
- Brandon’s injury [7:54]
- Brandon’s evolution of self [8:50]
- Consuming the right kinds of things [11:00]
- Focusing on fundamentals [12:26]
- Business of healing and hope [13:28]
- Social media and our views [14:46]
- “Not everyone needs to know my opinion” [16:00]
- Helping others get perspective [17:30]
- Keeping a support circle [19:04]
- The “Plus One” mentality [20:39]
- Better moments [22:13]
- Good things happen in clusters [24:08]
- Learning something new every day [24:47]
- Think bigger than just the first ripple of our actions [27:55]
- Journaling: our constant reminder [31:12]
- Understanding our choices [34:09]
- Tracking our improvement [35:05]
- Brandon: defining real strength [38:17]
- “What is a good man?” [39:36]
- Common decency [40:47]
- Learning a new definition of strength [42:00]
- Overcoming adversity [42:10]
- Secure the things that give you stability in life [46:37]
- Being strong enough to make better choices [47:11]
- What is a perfect day, what are you working toward? [49:25]
- Identifying happiness [50:14]
- Brandon: Admit what you are [55:00]
- The only true competition is that with ourselves [57:52]
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