Summary: <br> <a href="https://dannitroclark.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dan “Nitro” Clark</a> is a American Gladiator, TEDx Speaker, Writer, Happiness Seeker, & Gratitude Practicer, who is committed to serving others. Dan’s path was one of suffering and trauma, but he grew into someone who set out to burn bright, or die trying. <br> In this episode we learn about his past struggles, how culture taught him “big boys don’t cry,” how losing his brother created the person he has become, how sports has defined him, and how cheating death kicked his ass into loving, learning, and living his best life.<br> We discuss how to master the art of living a happy, fulfilled, and meaningful life worth living. <br> Show Notes:<br> Why are you alive? To be of service. Live – Love -Feel<br> 4:58 Losing brother created the person he became.<br> “We tie our happiness to what we achieve and we achieve in order to achieve, but that happiness is short lived.” “Happily achieve instead of achieving to be happy.”<br> 9:20 Don’t chase gratification. Chase Gratitude.<br> 11:00 How Dan was culturally taught not to cry or show emotion. Big boys don’t cry. <br> 14:00 Sports filled a hole, a chance to hide.<br> Visualization and the power of the mind. <br> 18:35 Morning routine. Key to life is being in right state. <br> *25:54 “Anything thats good in my life came through the dedication of self improvement and personal growth.”<br> Service to others. <br> 30:00 Why are you alive?<br> **32:50 “Sports taught me about life, but almost dying taught me how to live.”<br> 33:20 Health is Wealth – The ability to walk. What are your stairs?<br> Gratitude Practice – Ka ching!<br> 43:44 Vulnerability is Strength – “The vulnerability in me gives the light a chance to shine.”<br> 49:00 Strength is a Choice <br> 49:59 Smiling Practice – The ripple effect of happiness. <br> Dali Lami: “In every human interaction we have, we have a choice to make that person happier or less happy.” <br> 54:20 Upstream Reciprocity <br> Relationships and Conflict Resolution. Seek to understand, then to be understood. <br> 1:02:50 What does surrender mean? “Even though I was having a heart attack and dying… When I surrendered, I felt a deep sense and profound sense of peace.”<br> Meditation and breathing for overall health and well being.<br> The Wim Hof Method<br> “Life is not lost by dying. Life is lost minute by minute, day by day, by not really living.”<br> Time isn’t guaranteed. Live each moment fully.<br> Books:<br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/F-Dying-Dan-Nitro-Clark/dp/0999351702" target="_blank" rel="noopener">F Dying – Dan Clark</a><br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gladiator-True-Story-Roids-Redemption/dp/1416597328/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530079798&sr=1-1&keywords=gladiator+dan+clark" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gladiator – Dan Clark</a><br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Warrior-Monk-Fulfilling-Potential-Happiness/dp/1611702720/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530079845&sr=1-1&keywords=warrior+and+the+monk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Warrior and the Monk – Greg Amundson</a><br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Psycho-Cybernetics-Updated-Expanded-Maxwell-Maltz/dp/0399176136/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530079878&sr=1-1&keywords=psycho+cybernetics+by+maxwell+maltz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Psycho Cybernetics – Maxwell Maltz</a><br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beauty-Darker-Soul-Overcoming-Connection/dp/1619616742/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530079917&sr=1-1&keywords=the+beauty+of+a+darker+soul" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Beauty of a Darker Soul – Joshua Mantz</a><br> Social Media and Websites:<br> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dannitroclark/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@DanNitroClark</a> <a></a>
