Coach for SpaceX & OpenAI destroys your limiting beliefs for 88 minutes straight
My First Million | 18 sep 2026 | 01:28:13
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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:
(0:00) Intro
(2:35) Limiting beliefs
(6:48) Mind, heart, gut
(8:20) The self-reliance pattern
(14:45) Unkink your hose
(16:35) Phrases that change your thinking
(18:20) Visualize the negative outcomes
(21:35) Most common fear of founders: homelessness
(23:45) Tricking your nervous system with repetition
(27:35) Avoiding conflict
(32:40) How to address conflict
(38:35) Abusive self-talk patterns
(42:45) Is this stuff worth doing?
(50:40) Experiments to try this week
(54:45) Why bliss destroys you
(59:35) Finding your billion-dollar purpose
(1:01:00) What's the Illuminati like in person?
(1:04:00) How Joe got here
(1:22:00) 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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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
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My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
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.
—
Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:35) Limiting beliefs
(6:48) Mind, heart, gut
(8:20) The self-reliance pattern
(14:45) Unkink your hose
(16:35) Phrases that change your thinking
(18:20) Visualize the negative outcomes
(21:35) Most common fear of founders: homelessness
(23:45) Tricking your nervous system with repetition
(27:35) Avoiding conflict
(32:40) How to address conflict
(38:35) Abusive self-talk patterns
(42:45) Is this stuff worth doing?
(50:40) Experiments to try this week
(54:45) Why bliss destroys you
(59:35) Finding your billion-dollar purpose
(1:01:00) What's the Illuminati like in person?
(1:04:00) How Joe got here
(1:22:00) 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
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /