anders varner

Aug 24

using fitness to find and fuel passion

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how do we adjust our values and pivot our parenting? is everyone truly suited for passion? how do we respond to the pressures of social media? This and so much more as we get curious with anders varner.

anders varner is a beloved thought leader in the areas of coaching, fitness, online media and marketing, and entrepreneurship. he is the host of the barbell shrugged podcast and the director of media for the shrugged collective. previously, he was the co-founder of crossFit pacific beach. anders lives with his wife ashton and their daughter adelaide in north carolina.

on the podcast today, anders and i get real about how COVID has impacted our willingness to search out congruency with our values. He also speaks with great conviction on whether or not we are all destined for purpose and passion, and how fitness can be used to find it and fuel it.

our curious journey:

4:07 - how the pandemic has shifted Anders’ values.

7:08 - finding fatherhood.

10:31 - building confidence in little girls.

14:46 - the importance of physicality as a catalyst for motivation.

15:50 - should all people have purpose and passion?

23:45 - the deck being stacked against humans.

30:30 - how to manage motivation during COVID.

35:22 - what happens when people want you to make a stand.

40:30 - social media and its impact on suffering.

51:09 - human declaration quiz.

53:38 - closing curiosities.