Coach for SpaceX & OpenAI destroys your limiting beliefs for 88 minutes straight
September 18, 2026 · 1 h 28 min
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Episode 863: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) get coached by Joe Hudson ( https://x.com/FU_joehudson ) on the mental game of being a founder.
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Show Notes:
() Intro
() Limiting beliefs
() Mind, heart, gut
() The self-reliance pattern
() Unkink your hose
() Phrases that change your thinking
() Visualize the negative outcomes
() Most common fear of founders: homelessness
() Tricking your nervous system with repetition
() Avoiding conflict
() How to address conflict
() Abusive self-talk patterns
() Is this stuff worth doing?
() Experiments to try this week
() Why bliss destroys you
() Finding your billion-dollar purpose
() What's the Illuminati like in person?
() How Joe got here
() Where you click matters
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Links:
• The Art of Accomplishment - https://www.artofaccomplishment.com/
• Descartes’ Error - https://a.co/d/0j1JxxLC
• Tibetan Book of Living and Dying - https://a.co/d/0apYnAGF
• The Inner Game of Tennis - https://a.co/d/0hy9hBRa
• Listen - https://a.co/d/0gzKTFBy
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