Episode 122: Eliot Marshall

Eliot Marshall is a prolific competitor as a professional mixed martial artist (MMA) and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. While climbing the ranks of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Eliot entered the world of mixed martial arts in 2006, eventually signing with the UFC, the most prestigious MMA promotion in the world. In 2011, after a few ups and downs with his MMA career, Marshall decided to hang up his gloves and open training centers in Denver, CO. It wasn't long before Marshall went on to further success as an entrepreneur, podcast host, and world-class speaker, trainer, and author. He teaches industry leaders, teams, and individuals how to outsmart, outlast, and outperform their competition and achieve record-breaking success.

Brian and Eliot talk about the mindset of a competitive fighter, Eliot's childhood and upbringing in Jersey and why/how he started fighting, genetics and fearfulness, dealing with anxiety, panic attacks, and childhood trauma, the debilitating effect of fear, taking personal responsibility instead of complaining about how unfair life is, life lessons one can learn from practicing jiujitsu, and Eliot's book, The Gospel of Fire.

Life's Best Medicine According to Eliot: "I figured out who I was and I figured out what it means to be me—I'm a father, I'm a husband, I'm a teacher, I'm a student, I'm a fighter, and I'm a survivor. I just focus on those things always. I focus on who I am. I am playing a 1 vs. 1 game—it's Eliot vs. Eliot, not Eliot vs. the world. Who am I? Go be that every day in the world and just be a little better at it every day."