NBA Star Chris Paul ON: How To Build Resilience & Overcome Societal Pressures

This episode is for someone that is striving to go after their goals.

For the person who is grieving the loss of a loved one.

This episode is for anyone who wants greatness in both career and family relationships.

Wow, this was one of my favorite episodes of all time to record. I had the great honor of speaking with Chris Paul also known as “The Point God” on the Phoenix Suns NBA team.

Whether you are in college dreaming about your future career, in high school wanting to play on the varsity team, or you’re at your day job thinking about the business you want to create... this is an extremely important episode to listen to.

We learn in this episode about how Chris studies the game of basketball, and how he preps for each game. The patterns that Chris studies can be easily applied to your everyday life!

On a more personal note, Chris came with such great vulnerability and openness. He shares the challenges and trajectories that he has overcome with grace and forgiveness.

Is there anything that Chris is not confident about?

How do you share challenging news to your children or loved ones?

Most pivotal to his life, He shares with us his experience of the tragic loss of the closest person to him, his grandfather.

Today we’ll explore:
00:00 Intro
00:19 How to handle loosing
04:33 “Live the game”
06:24 Take a break, live your life
07:31 Building habits
08:54 From the weakest to the best
10:53 If you want to do something, you have to work for it
13:20 Children can learn from your experiences
20:41 Sacrifices you make when you have young kids
24:26 The “can’t give up” attitude
26:42 How do you keep your focus around reality?
30:15 Dealing with death
36:17 The lesson you always carry with you?
40:14 Balancing career success and family
44:57 Treasuring relationships
48:24 “People make mistakes”
54:27 Dedicating your success to others
59:13 Navigating the “what ifs” in your career
01:05:11 Chris on Final Five

Don’t miss this incredible journey about perseverance, hard work, and forgiveness.

With Love and Gratitude,
Jay Shetty

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Episode Resources
• Chris Paul | Twitter
• Chris Paul | Instagram
• Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court

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