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The Uber Ride That Saved His Life & Why Pain is a Gift with Mike Lee

The Uber Ride That Saved His Life & Why Pain is a Gift with Mike Lee

Update: 2022-11-07
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Mike Lee is the co-founder and CEO of Soul, a company that creates incredible tasting wellness supplements for anxiety, pain, sleep and focus. Mike was a world-ranked professional boxer who was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, ankylosing spondylitis, that almost ended his career. As a host of the Best Medicine, he has made it his mission to continue to dive deep into wellness in a search for better solutions through alternative medicine, bio-hacking & more! 

 “When a chronic illness threatened my career as a pro boxer, I had to look beyond traditional remedies to keep performing at my best. What I found was CBD and the inspiration to start Soul.” - Mike Lee

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What was discussed

  • Why The Best Medicine was started and goals of the podcast.
  • Mike’s journey through boxing.
  • Mike’s autoimmune disease is a blessing and a curse.
  • Pain is a gift: learn how to blossom with it.
  • Learning mortality and how to enjoy the moment.
  • Living a self fulfilling life & letting go of expectations.
  • Providing hope through Soul & The Best Medicine.
  • The future of The Best Medicine.

Timestamps

(0:00 - 5:25 ) Why The Best Medicine was started & how it's different.

(5:26 - 12:37 ) Mike’s journey through boxing.

  • How he got started
  • Signing with TopRank
  • What he learned through boxing
  • Why he doesn’t regret it despite the pain

(12:38 - 16:49 ) Mike finds out about his autoimmune condition.

  • Symptoms
  • What he went through
  • How it affected his boxing career

(16:50 - 18:02 ) The positives that came of Mike’s condition & how he learned pain is a gift.

(18:03 - 23:20 ) Why Mike’s condition was a blessing & a curse.

  • Learning mortality
  • Learning how to enjoy the journey

(23:21 - 26:15 ) Why talking about the dark sides of things is important & beneficial.

(26:26 - 28:14 ) Being at the top of the game in boxing requires some kind of crazy.

(28:15 - 29:53 ) What would Mike tell his 25 year old self?

(29:54 - 31:40 ) Being content is beautiful & necessary.

  • Learning how to have healthy goals
  • Establishing boundaries with wanting more

(31:41 - 33:32 ) Having a healthy “blueprint” for happiness is necessary.

(33:33 - 36:47 ) Detaching from old identities & being excited for new beginnings.

  • Embrace past pains as lessons to be learned

(36:48 - 40:54 ) Mike’s experience at the hospital & learning what is his Best Medicine.

  • The sibling dynamic between Mike & Angie

(40:55 - 44:40 ) Angie learned how she became funny as a necessity for Mike.

(44:41 - 47:51 ) Pain is a gift: providing hope through SoulCBD & The Best Medicine.

(47:52 - 54:06 ) Mike’s important uber ride: how he finally retired.

(54:07 - 56:10 ) Importance of your intuition: do things for yourself, not others.

(56:11 - 58:10 ) Angie’s perspective of Mike boxing.

  • Her major relief after Mike’s last match

(58:11 - 1:00:36 ) Self fulfillment and letting go of expectations.

  • The best of the best do it for passion & not fame
  • Documentary recommended: Avicii: True Stories

(1:00:37 - 1:02:25 ) Where is Mike now? What's next?

(1:02:26 - 1:07:15 ) How Mike was scared before every fight.

  • Angie’s experience watching Mike’s fights live

(1:07:16 ) Closing thoughts

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The Uber Ride That Saved His Life & Why Pain is a Gift with Mike Lee

The Uber Ride That Saved His Life & Why Pain is a Gift with Mike Lee