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#220: How I Turn Pain Into Fuel

#220: How I Turn Pain Into Fuel

Update: 2025-09-08
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#220: Most people numb their pain with quick fixes—Netflix, junk food, scrolling—without realizing it keeps them stuck.

In this episode, I explain why pain is the strongest motivator, the difference between coping and transmuting, and how I use discomfort as fuel in the gym, diet, and sales.

Get ready to learn why avoidance kills progress, the fastest way to turn suffering into energy, how to rewire pain into your biggest advantage, plus a lot more...


Timestamps

(00:45 ) Part 1: The Nature of Pain

(03:23 ) Part 2: Why You Don’t Do What You Know You Should Do

(04:40 ) Part 3: Coping vs. Transmuting

(10:35 ) Part 4: How To Practice Pain Transmutation


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#220: How I Turn Pain Into Fuel

#220: How I Turn Pain Into Fuel

Nicola Flückiger