Sam Tooley is a fitness and business phenom rising up the ranks of his own life and into the upper echelons of leadership in the fitness coaching world. He is a 28 year old young man living in Westfield, New Jersey, owns and runs AlphaFit Club and The Garage Gym, coaches with the Ladder Teams: Fit. Together app, and trains for endurance running races.

Fitness trainer, business owner, business coach, real estate investor, and are just some of the hats Sam wears in his life. But on this podcast, we dive deep into the individual human being's story first, placing the spotlight on what key experiences and key responses have chiseled his character and drive.

I'd not met Sam in person before, simply conversed online about fitness and business. Admiring his drive and feeling my endless curiosity to understand what makes individuals tick, thrive, sacrifice, and consistently go where they have not gone before, I asked him to sit down with me.

In this heart-to-heart, eyes-to-eyes conversation, you'll hear Sam share:

• How to Alchemize Pain Into Purpose--Sam's experiences with alcoholism, loss, and grief, turning him further inward to find even more resiliency that he knew before

• The Alpha Mindset: How To Build It + Where It Pays Off

• Becoming a Bold, Relentless Action Taker

• Extreme Ownership and Self-Discipline As Paradoxical Doorways to Freedom

• Sam's ideal pizza (carb up!), coffee, and seemingly unorthodox rituals for masterful performance in sport and life

Practical Advice From Sam To Practice Extreme Ownership and Experience Nonstop Progress Starting Today:

1. Write It Out: write down everything it takes to get where you want to go/to accomplish what you want to accomplish + track what you actually do.

2. Choose Trusted Advisors: have expert coaches, supervisors, mentors, and co-workers who will wisely instruct you and...most importantly, perhaps, hold you accountable to getting what you say you will get done done.

Both of these practical tips are a form of surrounding yourself with mirrors, essentially. See yourself and your actions for what they are, not what you hope they will be. Put in the work you say you will and show up how you aim to each day--and check in that you are aligned with your desired output with these external reflectors.

Resources:

Sam's Businesses and Coaching:

• Alpha Fit Club, Sam's group fitness concept

• The Garage, Sam's 24-hour fitness training facility

Books Mentioned:

-IronWar: Dave Scott, Mark Allen, and The Greatest Race Ever Run

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The Fitlosophers' Cast is a soul-charged series of conversations at the intersection of fitness and philosophy. Begun by Abby Shaye Maroko in May of 2021, each sit-down is a meaningful and illuminating, heart-to-heart, eyes-to-eyes conversation with human beings who marvel. Allowing curiosity to naturally select the guest and an insatiable drive for self-optimization and expansion to fill the inquiries, every chat is bound to offer immense value from the lens of learned bodies and open minds.