Colin O’Brady

So you've been rowing your whole life and you've been sailing and you know everything about the ocean. And as you know, from the book, chapter four of the book is the limiting belief. I'm not a fill in the blank, which is to say, okay, Oh, well, I can't ever run a marathon. I'm not a runner. Or I have this idea for a business, but I'm a lawyer. I'm not an entrepreneur.

So I'm not going to start this business. Or, you know, all the things we say, I'm not a boom. That's the limiting belief. And I'll tell you what, in this moment, I committed to this row. I actually pitched it to Discovery Channel, got them to put a few million bucks behind a huge production around this row.

So I'm not going to start this business. Or, you know, all the things we say, I'm not a boom. That's the limiting belief. And I'll tell you what, in this moment, I committed to this row. I actually pitched it to Discovery Channel, got them to put a few million bucks behind a huge production around this row.

So I'm not going to start this business. Or, you know, all the things we say, I'm not a boom. That's the limiting belief. And I'll tell you what, in this moment, I committed to this row. I actually pitched it to Discovery Channel, got them to put a few million bucks behind a huge production around this row.

And I looked in the mirror and said, you know, to myself and my wife's like, well, you do know I've never rode a boat before, right? Like I've never, not at summer camp. Not like a college, like I have no experience rowing a boat. But that didn't stop me in this moment. I was like, I am not a rower yet. Yet. That's the important word there. I am not a rower yet.

And I looked in the mirror and said, you know, to myself and my wife's like, well, you do know I've never rode a boat before, right? Like I've never, not at summer camp. Not like a college, like I have no experience rowing a boat. But that didn't stop me in this moment. I was like, I am not a rower yet. Yet. That's the important word there. I am not a rower yet.

And I looked in the mirror and said, you know, to myself and my wife's like, well, you do know I've never rode a boat before, right? Like I've never, not at summer camp. Not like a college, like I have no experience rowing a boat. But that didn't stop me in this moment. I was like, I am not a rower yet. Yet. That's the important word there. I am not a rower yet.

And I went and found it as the stories, you know, from the book come goes. And I found this incredible guy to help coach me and teach me, etc., But the lesson from this is so important. I think it's so important for all of us, and I relate to it, we all relate to it, is looking at another group of people or look at somebody's success and say, well, I couldn't be them. They're so skilled at this.

And I went and found it as the stories, you know, from the book come goes. And I found this incredible guy to help coach me and teach me, etc., But the lesson from this is so important. I think it's so important for all of us, and I relate to it, we all relate to it, is looking at another group of people or look at somebody's success and say, well, I couldn't be them. They're so skilled at this.

And I went and found it as the stories, you know, from the book come goes. And I found this incredible guy to help coach me and teach me, etc., But the lesson from this is so important. I think it's so important for all of us, and I relate to it, we all relate to it, is looking at another group of people or look at somebody's success and say, well, I couldn't be them. They're so skilled at this.

And in the book, it's some simple advice, but I go, look, you know, there was a time when Kobe Bryant had never shot a basketball and then he went and dribbled a basketball. There was a time when Meryl Streep had never read a single line and then she tried out for her school play or, you know, Janis Joplin had never, you know, strummed the guitar, but then said, I'm a musician or Stephen King.

And in the book, it's some simple advice, but I go, look, you know, there was a time when Kobe Bryant had never shot a basketball and then he went and dribbled a basketball. There was a time when Meryl Streep had never read a single line and then she tried out for her school play or, you know, Janis Joplin had never, you know, strummed the guitar, but then said, I'm a musician or Stephen King.

And in the book, it's some simple advice, but I go, look, you know, there was a time when Kobe Bryant had never shot a basketball and then he went and dribbled a basketball. There was a time when Meryl Streep had never read a single line and then she tried out for her school play or, you know, Janis Joplin had never, you know, strummed the guitar, but then said, I'm a musician or Stephen King.

You know, there was a time when Stephen King had never written a book. Now he's Stephen King. He's written 64 books and, you know, all are all, you know, New York Times bestsellers, et cetera. But there was a time where he was not an author. But at some point he had to claim that as part of his identity. I am a rower. I am a writer. I am a basketball player. I am an actress.

You know, there was a time when Stephen King had never written a book. Now he's Stephen King. He's written 64 books and, you know, all are all, you know, New York Times bestsellers, et cetera. But there was a time where he was not an author. But at some point he had to claim that as part of his identity. I am a rower. I am a writer. I am a basketball player. I am an actress.

You know, there was a time when Stephen King had never written a book. Now he's Stephen King. He's written 64 books and, you know, all are all, you know, New York Times bestsellers, et cetera. But there was a time where he was not an author. But at some point he had to claim that as part of his identity. I am a rower. I am a writer. I am a basketball player. I am an actress.

And it's really powerful to be able to claim that identity. And it doesn't require being a master of your craft to do that. Like you've never run before, but you want to be a runner. Like go jog around your block one time. You're a runner. You are a runner. Like, yeah, you're not an Olympic gold medalist marathon runner, but you're a runner. Like, you're getting into it. You're trying.

And it's really powerful to be able to claim that identity. And it doesn't require being a master of your craft to do that. Like you've never run before, but you want to be a runner. Like go jog around your block one time. You're a runner. You are a runner. Like, yeah, you're not an Olympic gold medalist marathon runner, but you're a runner. Like, you're getting into it. You're trying.

And it's really powerful to be able to claim that identity. And it doesn't require being a master of your craft to do that. Like you've never run before, but you want to be a runner. Like go jog around your block one time. You're a runner. You are a runner. Like, yeah, you're not an Olympic gold medalist marathon runner, but you're a runner. Like, you're getting into it. You're trying.

And so the ability really is about growth mindset. You know, Carol Dweck, the woman who really originated that concept, you know, this idea that we can be and become anything that we set our minds to through diligence and hard work. Of saying, I might not be this right now, but a fixed mindset says, I might not be this right now, and I will never be this ever.