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The Pat Flynn Show

Want to become better than most people at most things? Then the Pat Flynn Show is for you. Listen in, and learn:
– How to Master The Pat Flynn Philosophy of Generalism—or why it’s better to be better at many things, not best at just one. From there, how to combine abilities to create a competitive advantage at anything you could want—a tactic known as “skill stacking.”
– Obtain Knowledge Fast, Learn Any Skill Quickly—Discover the 5 Generalist principles for ultra-efficient practice sessions and study habits.
– Access Interviews with Generalists the world over—The Pat Flynn show covers everything from fitness and mental health to business and writing to philosophy and theology.
– Get the tools you need to become someone who outperforms, outsmarts, and outmaneuvers the pack.
– Discover hands-on tools, tips, and tactics to pursue your most fulfilling life.
In this podcast, get to know best-selling author, philosopher, fitness coach, musician, entrepreneur, and Catholic convert Pat Flynn as he expounds upon his theory of Generalism, a theory applicable to each and every one of us.

Latest Episodes:

EP 128: How to Be Better - Plain and Simple! May 30, 2018

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Pat talks about how to, well, be better! What else needs to be said?

More on http://www.chroniclesofstrength.com

EP 127 Training vs Working Out - What's the Difference? May 28, 2018

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Aleks and Pat discuss the differences between "training" and "working out." It's fun. You should listen. OK, thanks. Ta-ta, then!

Sunday School EP 3: Are All Religions Saying the Same Thing? May 27, 2018

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Today begins a series on religious pluralism, or the idea that all religions are saying the same thing (or close to the same thing, or at least something vaguely similar) and therefore that you should just pick whatever religion suits your fancy.

Well, it may come as little surprise to hear that Pat thinks this position is incorrect.

So on this episode we talk about why all religions are most certainly not saying the same thing, and why it's important to discern your way to truth, and how to go about it.

This is part 1 of (at least) 2.

EP 126: Does soreness mean you've had a good workout? May 26, 2018

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Hint: Soreness doesn't mean you've had a good workout. It's not hard to make a person sore. But it is hard to make a person better and stronger, especially if they've been at the fitness game a while. This episode will discuss why you should get away from the "chasing soreness" mindset, and why working out should be more than *just* burning calories.

How to Do a Pistol Squat May 25, 2018

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Pat and Aleks talk progressions and strategies for mastering the pistol squat.

EP 124: The Necessity of Sacrifice May 24, 2018

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The god of gains demands sacrifice; loves it and feeds on it. So it's not enough to squat and it's not enough to do push ups or frolic gaily around the gym, like this--oh wee, how fun. No! We need to give more than that and the only way to do so is through intention and intensity and loud, quivering yells. We must be willing to have our spirit tried.

Oh, wonderful, you're thinking. Pat's off his medication again.

Actually, jokes on you. It's a triple dose.

Sacrifice is signified by suffering. If you aren't feeling the hurt, you aren't making it count. Don't expect to grow. This is true in the gym, career-wise, as well as spiritually. You need to put in the time and the effort and skin. You won't get better at anything unless you get better at giving yourself over, offering yourself up--in a word, sacrificing.

So, here's my challenge to you, sweet pigeon: What sacrifice are YOU making today to your physical life, your family life, your spiritual life, and your cat Sharon? How are YOU going out of your way and what are you leaving behind in order to improve and love Sharon?

Think about it. Just not for too long. Because thinking about a sacrifice isn't what feeds Sharon, or gets you to press the next size heavier bells, or whatever. You need to actually make one. Go!

Business Tip: How to Write Engaging Emails May 23, 2018

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Tom asks Pat for ideas on how to write engaging emails as a way to grow your business, promote a cause, etc.

EP 122: The "Lift Heavy, Eat Protein, and Go for a Walk" Program May 21, 2018

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Pat offers a minor rant on why people who aren't reaching their goals just aren't lifting heavy enough. Or maybe they're not eating enough protein? Or maybe they're too sedentary outside of the gym?

Either way, Pat's got the solution with his "Lift Heavy, Eat Protein, and Go for a Walk" program. This is a simple, surefire way to reach almost any major fitness goal.

It's back to the fundamentals in this episode folks, and sticking with what WORKS.

Sunday School EP 2: How to Think About God May 20, 2018

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In his should-be famous book, Mortimer J Adler talks about how to think about God from a pagan perspective. That is, how to deduce that God exists, and how to figure out what he is like, purely from thinking like a philosopher. In other words, without reliance on revelation.

What Adler attempts to point out is that you can use reason alone to come to know about God. You might not be able to use reason alone to know everything about God, but you can at least get to the conclusion that God's existence is more probable than not.

The argument that Adler presents in his book is a contemporary version of the Argument from Contingency, famously developed by Aquinas and brought into its more common form by Liebniz. (This was Aquinas's "3rd Way", or argument from necessity to possibility, and then became Leibniz's famous cosmological argument, which I've previously outlined here.)

Here's the way Adler presents his "Truly Cosmological Argument", and I quote:

The existence of an effect requiring the concurrent existence and action of an efficient cause implies the existence and action OF that cause. The causal principle, thus stated, is self-evidently true, as has been said before.
The cosmos as a whole exists. Here we have the existential assertion that is indispensable as a premise in any existential inference. While it does not have the same certitude possessed by my assertion of my own existence, it can certainly be affirmed beyond a reasonable doubt.
The existence of the cosmos as a whole is radically contingent, which is to say, while not needing an efficient cause of its coming to be (if we assume it is everlasting) it nevertheless does need an efficient cause of its CONTINUING existence, to preserve it in being and prevent it from being replaced by nothingness.
IF the cosmos needs an efficient cause of its continuing existence to prevent its annihilation, THEN that cause must be a supernatural being, supernatural in its action, and one the existence of which is uncaused; in other words, the supreme being, or God.

In this episode of Sunday School, we'll get into the nuances of this Truly Cosmological Argument to help you better understand why there is, in fact, very good reason for believing God exists.

Show notes and resources:

http://www.chroniclesofstrength.com/how-to-think-about-god/

EP 121: Why You Should Stop Reading So Many Fitness Articles May 19, 2018

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Pat and Aleks think maybe it's time to stop reading so many different fitness articles and to do this instead...

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