In this episode, Roz Savage — ocean rower, environmental advocate, writer and speaker — discusses strategies to navigate fear, her not-so-surprising epiphany about the “comfort zone,” and what made reaching shore in Antigua after 3 ½ months of rowing worth it.

In this episode, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and expert marketer Seth Godin explains why we get paid to confront fear of failure, what he learned selling dorm-room posters in college, and why he thinks bravery is overrated.

Something happened yesterday that got me fired up. A new coach sent me a Facebook message saying: "How did you know that coaching was right for you?" Before responding, I asked him what prompted his question. He said, "I'm asking out of curiosity, but also because I am just at a bit of a point where I am wondering if coaching is THE thing for me as well." Here's what I wrote back...

Quick, fill in the blank. Money is ______. Whatever you came up with, that’s part of your money mindset. What is a money mindset? It’s a complex schema that you’ve developed over the course of your life that can either help or hinder your success. You need to cultivate a healthy mindset around money if you want to become wealthy.

Imagine waiting in line for a roller coaster. You watch the line slowly grow shorter as the people in front of you get on. Some of them look excited. Others are laughing nervously. A few minutes later, they exit the roller coaster smiling. You try to imagine what the ride must have been like.

“Do what you love and the money will follow” is bullshit. The truth? Knowing how to get paid for your passion is just as important as uncovering it in the first place.

She must have been five feet tall but she laid me out.“I’m not very good at that move,” she said. “Really? It seemed pretty good to me.” This is what happened last night at Aikido practice. I only started learning the Japanese martial art about five months ago. I'm a beginner, so it's okay.

Any act of creation, whether it is a piece of art or a new business, starts off as a vision. Think about it: Everything manmade that we can see around us began in someone's imagination. If you are a small business owner or entrepreneur, your ability to get other people (clients, customers, investors) to buy into your vision is paramount.

Are you a quitter? For most of us, quitting is synonymous with failure. Knowing when to give something up is one of the hardest things in the world. It’s also one of the most valuable skills we can cultivate. After my freshman year of college, I quit wrestling.