Learning to Say No, Eliminating Attachments, and Embracing Failure: A Conversation With Aaron Blake

This podcast with my good friend Aaron was a long time coming. Quite literally, we've been talking about doing something like this for years, but circumstances always held us back. We are proud to have finally gotten the ball rolling on this, and have it up for the world to listen to. On this episode, we focus on the biggest ways that we grew through pain, adversity, and uncomfortable situations during the Summer of 2024.


00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Learning to Say No to Others
04:10 - Choosing How to Spend Your Time
08:20 - Developing Independence From Family
13:14 - College Struggles
21:27 - Outsourcing Happiness to Others
24:30 - Channeling Pain Through Exercise
30:00 - Becoming The Right Person For a Relationship
32:07 - Eliminating Attachment to Outcomes
35:30 - Overcoming The Fear of Dating
39:50 - Making Sacrifices to Achieve Financial Freedom
43:20 - Cold Approaches and Healthy Communication
49:30 - Finding Strength and Embracing Humility in the Midst of Failure
1:02:50 - Detaching from the opinions of others
1:08:00 - Hating Those Who Are Different Than You
1:12:35 - Looking Forward