How To Leverage Fear And Struggle Into Unbelievable Success – Akshay Nanavati (Ep. 277)

Akshay Nanavati, United States Marine veteran, speaker, entrepreneur, ultra runner and author of the book Fearvana, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today’s episode Akshay talks about his book Fearvana: The Revolutionary Science of How to Turn Fear into Health, Wealth and Happiness and he discusses leveraging your greatest struggles into your greatest success. He breaks down the truth about fear and about negative emotions and why these can both be incredible propellers for growth and happiness in life. Akshay also talks about is ultra marathon runs, pitch-black weeklong retreats, and pushing himself both physically and mentally in all areas of life. If you’re wondering how to turn your biggest struggles into success, check this episode out now!
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In our episode we go over:
Using the power of fear to propel yourself into greatness
The concept behind Fearvana and leveraging your struggles for success
The reason why Akshay joined the military and became a marine
The self-harm and self-destructive behavior Akshay had before joining the military and why he did these things to himself
The pain and self-destructive habits that humans can have when they don’t have a purpose in life
Finding your worthy struggle
Why Akshay runs crazy marathons including 50-mile runs at night
The hardest and most challenging runs both physically and mentally that Akshay has done
What goes through his mind when he’s doing a race and what he tell himself to keep pushing forward and not quit
Spending 7 days in a pitch-black cave and what this crazy experience taught him about life and gratitude
Seeing light in the darkness
The most profound part of the lightness retreat
What Akshay wrote in his journal while in the dark for 7 days
How he survived with regard to food and water
How Akshay connected with the Dalai Lama and got his endorsement for his book
Accepting your emotions and becoming an observer of them as opposed to reacting automatically
Being with what is but not becoming what is
Engaging your fears and using them to propel you into unbelievable success
Looking at the good side of “negative” emotions, including anxiety and depression in some cases
Having the tools to navigate pain in your life, not trying to eliminate the pain for the rest of your life
Developing a positive relationship with struggle
Finding the blessings in disguise in the worst moments of your life
Check out Akshay on:
Website: fearvana.com
Book:  Fearvana
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