Pass The Flame: Lessons from Founders, CEOs, and Exceptional People
By Elan Gelfand
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Episodes: 165
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Someone passed the flame to the people you admire. Now they're passing it to you. Every week, Elan sits down with founders, CEOs, and exceptional thinkers to extract the exact mindset shifts, decisions, and habits that got them there. Past guests include Chris Voss, David Meltzer, Keith Ferrazzi, Derek Sivers, and more. If you're ambitious, hungry to learn, and want proof that what you're building is possible, you belong here. Formerly Abundant Thinking.
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Why People Who Talk Most About Manifesting Often Have the Weakest Results — Jonny Pardoe | Ep. 165
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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Before You Build a Platform, Test Your Idea on Someone Else's — Henry Gordon-Smith | Ep. 164
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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Affirmations Don't Work — Confidence Only Comes From What You've Actually Done — John O'Sullivan | Ep. 163
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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Why a 50-Year-Old and a 22-Year-Old Can Be the Exact Same Customer — John Elbing | Ep. 162
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Why Adding More Tools to Your Toolbox Is Actually Holding You Back — Alan Stein Jr. | Ep. 161
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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Every Framework Starts as an Unproven Hypothesis — Peter Winick | Ep. 160
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Keith Ferrazzi: "Don't Keep Score" — Why Real Networking Isn't a Balance Sheet | Ep. 159
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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Winning Is Not Loyal to Anyone — Haley Perlus | Ep. 158
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Founder of RumChata: Why He Deliberately Tricked Customers Into Thinking They "Discovered" His Brand — Tom Maas | Ep. 157
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Why Your Partner Either Accelerates or Destroys Your Pursuit of Excellence — Ryan Hawk | Ep. 156
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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You're Not Who You Say You Are, You're What You Actually Do — Rehan Rayani | Ep. 155
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Why He's Hired Hundreds of People and Never Once Cared Where They Went to College — Doug Hardman | Ep. 154
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Why He Says Suffering Is the Real Test of How Badly You Want Something - James Laughlin | Ep. 153
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Why Every Successful Business Starts as "An Unproven Person With an Unproven Product" — Shawn Dill | Ep. 152
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Why She Tells CEOs They Can't Have Seven Priorities — Dr. Liane Davey | Ep. 151
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May 26, 2026 |
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Why Asking for Help Is Actually a Gift to the Person Helping You — David Meltzer | Ep. 1 50
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May 19, 2026 |
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Why "I Don't Know, What Do You Think?" Builds More Trust Than Having All the Answers - Kyle McDowell | Ep. 149
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May 12, 2026 |
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Why the People Who Love You Most Are Your Biggest Naysayers — David Schnurman | Ep. 148
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May 05, 2026 |
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He Says Losing an Employee Means Losing the Knowledge of What Wine Their Client Likes — Dan Pontefract | Ep. 147
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Winning an Argument Makes the Other Person a Loser — And Losers Don't Work With You — Josh Bandoch | Ep. 146
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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He Cut Hair in a Dorm Bathroom. Now He Charges $100 a Cut at 21 - Larry Walker | Ep. 145
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Why Winning Olympic Gold Often Changes Nothing — Jack Groppel | Ep. 144
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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They Shut Down His Company the Same Month It Did $500K in Sales — Ryan Hanley | Ep. 143
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Why Red Bull Stopped Advertising Its Own Product — John Elbing | Ep. 142
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Why the Best Leaders Never Stop Learning - Katie Anderson | Ep. 141
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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The Real Warning Sign Is Which Parent a Kid Looks At After a Mistake — John O'Sullivan | Ep. 140
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Understanding Leverage, Pricing Strategy, and How to Build Non Transactional Relationships - Shawn Dill | Ep. 139
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Deep Work, Safety & Meaning, Mediocre Companies, & Doing Hard Things - Lisa Bodell | Ep. 138
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Mick Hunt: Leadership Is Just a Four-Letter Word: Care | Ep. 137
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Why He Tells Young People They're Not as Important as They Think — Matt Levin | Ep. 136
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Why You Have to Go Before You Can Know — Gary Schoeniger | Ep. 135
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Lessons in Mental Toughness from the Top 1% of Athletes - Phil Daru | Ep. 134
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Why He Says He'd Never Start a Business Alone Again — Henry Gordon-Smith | Ep. 133
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Why His Best Ideas Come From Deadlines Too Short to Let Him Overthink Them — Justin Kramm | Ep. 132
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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The Best Moments of 2025 | Ep. 131
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Derek Sivers: A Masterclass on Reframing, Beliefs, and Perspectives - Ep. 130
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Three Referrals a Day Could Turn Into a Half-Million-Dollar Business in Three Years — Kevin Chern | Ep. 128
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Your Revenue Is Not Your Profit — The Number That Actually Matters — Joe Krouse | Ep. 128
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Become the Person You Want To Be By Acting like Them Now | Ep. 127
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Why He Says You Should Take Action Before You Feel Ready — Not After — Suneel Gupta | Ep. 126
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Your Business Fails Before It Begins If You Miss This - Michael Schultz | Ep. 125
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Why He Bets on the Founder, Not the Idea — Michael Schultz | Ep. 124
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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I Published a Book | Ep. 123
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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Our Failures Teach us More than our Successes | Ep. 122
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Curiosity Will Change Your Life | Ep. 121
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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From 1.2 GPA to Serial Entrepreneur - Doug Hardman | Ep. 120
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Everything I've Learned About Discipline After 119 Episodes | Ep. 119
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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People Are the Key to Success | Ep. 118
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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The Human Advantage In The Era of Ai - Ana Melikian | Ep. 117
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Why Packed Schedules Guarantee You'll Never Have a Great Idea — Juliet Funt | Ep. 116
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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The Power of Confidence and Self-Belief - Jonny Pardoe | Ep. 115
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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$100M+ Business builder: "Entrepreneurship is an extension of who you are" - Sabrina Guler | Ep. 114
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Mick Hunt - How to Lead in 2025 | Ep. 113
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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No one will believe in you more than yourself | Ep. 112
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Confidence, Achieving Top 1% Results, and What It Takes To Be The Best- Cindra Kamphoff | Ep. 111
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Your thoughts are stopping you | Ep. 110
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Lessons on Resilience and Coming Back from Extreme Failure - Richard Walsh | Ep. 109
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Do the Work in the Dark So You Can Shine in the Light - James Laughlin | Ep. 108
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Derek Sivers: A Masterclass on Reframing, Beliefs, and Perspectives | Ep. 107
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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The Permission You are Looking for Doesn't Exist | Ep. 106
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Suneel Gupta - Failure, Taking Action Despite Doubt, Finding Success, and Being Backable | Ep. 105
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Phil Daru - Lessons in Mental Toughness from the Top 1% of Athletes | Ep. 104
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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You're not that important | Ep. 103
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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3 Ways to Overcome Doubt Forever | Ep. 102
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Pressure and Reaching Peak Performance - Haley Perlus | Ep. 101
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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11 Lessons from 100 Episodes - Chris Voss, John Lee Dumas, Mike Davis - Ep. 100
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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No one’s got life figured out | Ep. 99
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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How to never question your direction of life again | Ep. 98
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May 27, 2025 |
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You Can Google Your Way to Any Answer You Want — Anthony Mini | Ep. 97
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May 20, 2025 |
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You Are Not Special — Brian Elam | Ep. 96
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May 13, 2025 |
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Why Writing a Business Plan Is a Master Class in Fooling Yourself — Gary Schoeniger | Ep. 95
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May 06, 2025 |
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#94 - How Your Subconscious Thoughts Hinder Success - Marley Rose Harris
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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#93 - You MUST do the Thing
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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#92 - I had my 2nd fight, here is what I learned
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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#91 - A UFC Fighters Guide to Mental Resilience and Confidence - Mike Davis
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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#90 - The Most Important Mindset Shifts to Succeed - Greg Dinkin
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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#89 - Get Over Your Imposter Syndrome in 12 Minutes
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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#88 - Why Complexity is Killing Your Success - Lisa Bodell
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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#87 - You're not Failing, You're Learning
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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#86 - CEO of Billion Dollar Company: Lessons on Mindset, Leadership, and Growth - Garry Ridge
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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#85 - The Mindset You Need to Create a Successful Culture in Your Company - Chris Dyer
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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#84 - My Biggest Lessons From Speaking to Successful People
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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#83 - How You Can Stop Letting Fear Control You (For Good)
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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#82 - Mindset is The Only Life Hack You Need (If Used Correctly)
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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#81 - UFC Fighter’s Guide to an Unstoppable Mindset - Kurt Holobaugh
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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#80 - UFC Fighter's Guide on Mastering Mindset - Tuco Tokkos
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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#79 - How Can Underdogs Win? - Gary Schoeniger
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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#78 - UFC Fighter Reveals the Mindset Behind Success - Nikolay Veretennikov
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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#77 - Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Never Work (6 Ways How to Finally Fix Them)
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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#76 - Why Comparison is Killing your Growth
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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#75 - John Lee Dumas - 4000+ Interviews with Entrepreneurs; How does the 1% Think?
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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#74 -How to Change the Way You Think to Succeed in Today’s World - Dr. Richard Sullivan
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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#73 - 1 Year of Podcasting In Review
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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#72 - I Took a Fight on 19 Day Notice, Here's What it Taught Me...
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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#71 - The Power of Staying Silent About Success Until It's A Reality
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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#70 - How You Can Overcome Negative Thought Loops and Master Your Mindset
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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#69 - Stop These 5 Toxic Habits to Save Your Mindset
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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#68 - 7 Ways You Can Stay Focused In a Distracting World
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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#67 - The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Stoicism in Modern Life
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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#66 - 7 Ultimate Ways You Can Stay Positive In a Pessimistic World
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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#65 - Chris Voss - How To Use The Power Of Words To Master The Art Of Communication
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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#64 - How You Can Intentionally Create Your Luck To Succeed
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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#63 - Why You Shouldn't Mention Your Wins Until They Happen
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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#62 - Powerful Ways You Can Align With Future You: Asymmetry Explained
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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#61 - He Who Knows He Has Enough is Rich
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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#60 - You Don't Have Low Confidence... Let Me Explain
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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#59 - Strong enough to have it all, too weak to take it.
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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#58 - Avoid These 4 Common Mistakes When Starting Something New
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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#57 - 3 Ways You Can Stay Motivated When Starting Something New
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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#56 - You Don't Have To Be Great To Start, But You Must Start To Be Great
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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#55 - How Struggle and Failure can Lead to a Stronger Mindset | Roman Bilanicz
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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#54 - Ultimate Confidence Guide | Trish Blackwell
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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#53 - How to Hack Your Brain Using Binaural Beats | Michael Iwashima
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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#52 - Time is what we want most but what we use worst
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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#51 - Managing Everything Life Throws at You | Heather McMahon
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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#50 - Mindset, Anxiety and Intrusive Thoughts | Giorgio Mindset
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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#49 - How Anyone Can Improve Their Confidence | Christina Lecuyer
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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#48 - How to Master your Mind | Coach Mike Urso
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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#47 - 3 Ways Anyone can Stay Disciplined Long-Term in 2024
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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#46 - Where does Success come from? | Paul Vega
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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#45 - How to be mentally bulletproof
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May 28, 2024 |
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#44 - Todd L Bauerle - How your thinking creates your life
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May 24, 2024 |
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#43 - The Power of Thinking Ahead
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May 21, 2024 |
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#42 - How to not let others opinions on what you do affect you
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May 14, 2024 |
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#41 - How to stay positive in negative situations
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May 07, 2024 |
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#40 - The Law of Attraction - From thoughts to results
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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#39 - The Protege Effect
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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#38 - Symmetry - Line up your goals by acting in proportion to them
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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#37 - Underestimation: The gift EVERYONE has, but no one uses
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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#36 - Everything you ever wanted is on the other side of fear
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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#35 - "If you can't be happy with a coffee, you won't be happy with a yacht"
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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#34 - How to get over mental barriers with Mike Urso
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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#33 - "Praise is Extraneous. If nobody admires an emerald, does that make it suddenly flawed?"
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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#32 - "Stop worrying so much about people liking you, most people don’t even like themselves."
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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#31 - Mastering the Art of Visualization
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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#30 - Live your life, and let others live theirs.
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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#29 - How to Prevent Burnout and Demotivation
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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#28 - 8 Proven Habits of Successful People
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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#27 - What makes us compare ourselves physically to others all the time?
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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#26 - What is wrong with modern dating with The Family Podcast
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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#25 - Nutritional Psychology with Josh Pekler
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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#24 - Start Here: A Message to anyone struggling to make change/improve themselves
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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#23 - Journey to a Successful Podcast, Business and Life advice with Business Bros
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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#22 - 10 Reasons to take a Break from Social Media
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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#21 - The Power of Saying No
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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#20 - 12 Hacks to Stop Procrastinating
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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#19 - 11 Ways to Develop a Growth Mindset
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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#18 - How does self improvement benefit you? with Colton Probst & Alija Mosley
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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#17 - Why is modern gym culture so popular?
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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#16 - 11 ways to guarantee failure
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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#15 - There will never be a perfect time to start
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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#14 - 4 Reasons you're not getting what you want in life
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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#13 - Why books are so powerful
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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#12 - It's not hard to be above average
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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#11 - How to find the perfect partner according to data
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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#10 - The happiness problem and how to fix it
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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#9 - Why High Agency is the most important trait for success
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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#8 - Why you shouldn't care about what other people think of you
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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#7 - My 2024 Goals
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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#6 - My 2023 in Review
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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#5 - Why everyone should try Jiu Jitsu
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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#4 - Is College worth it? From 2 College Students - With Colton Probst
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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#3 - Why its important to try new things
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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#2 - Trauma Journaling - What is it? What are the Benefits?
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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#1 - Meditations: By Marcus Aurelius - Overview, Quotes and Takeaways.
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Dec 02, 2023 |