024: Are you Trying Hard Enough?| Matt Segal - Climber
Matt Segal, an accomplished rock climber, will be returning to the Bugaboos in British Columbia for the fourth time this summer. Their seeming insurmountability almost got him down, but their inspirat...
5 Mar 201523min
023: Mark Owen | How He Learned "Tough"
Mark Owen was one of the SEALSs on the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden. He revels in the gritty life. He prefers not the sugar cookies taken with tea, but the variety Navy SEALs dole out--soldier...
3 Mar 201533min
022: Taylor Phinney | How to Use Pain to Your Advantage
Taylor Phinney, an Olympic cyclist, recently sacrificed some "skin for glory." He fractured his leg after crashing his bike at speeds usually reserved for the highway. As with many champion athletes, ...
26 Feb 201529min
021: Monty Halls | 7 Meals from a Savage
Monty Halls, a BBC host and adventurer, has the definitive test of grit: See what happens when people are denied their next seven meals. Hunger will transform us all into gritty, foraging survivalists...
24 Feb 201528min
020: Suzette Clarke Wants your Kids to get Dirty
Suzette Clarke is on a mission to reconnect thousands of kids a year back to the land. Slide Hill Ranch, the original organic farm in America, offers a holistic remedy for the childhood epidemic she i...
19 Feb 201523min
019: Mark Divine | How to Manage Your Mind
Mark Divine opened SEAL Fit, a Navy SEAL preparation center, in response to the stark proposition candidates faced: Ninety percent will fail if left to their own devices. Fortunately Divine has the ke...
17 Feb 201535min
018: General Stanley McChrystal | Why Elite Special Forces Succeed
The fact that soldiers came out of retirement to follow General McChrystal back into a very challenging war in Iraq speaks to his effectiveness as a leader. He knows a thing or two about motivation an...
12 Feb 201524min
017: Nate Carr | How to Overcome "NO"
Nate Carr grew up with a full team of elite wrestlers in his backyard. Out of five competing brothers, all were Division I NCAA All-Americans and two reached the Olympics. Nate managed to edge above t...
10 Feb 201527min
