{"podcast":{"title":"The Pursuit of Badasserie: The Podcast","slug":"the-pursuit-of-badasserie-the-podcast-6454558","podcast_index_feed_id":6454558,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/a82daa48/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://thepursuitofbadasserie.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/28115650/28115650-1737401177848-3231bddf06899.jpg","author":"Lynn and Amanda","episode_count":196,"summary":"Join hosts Lynn Howard and Amanda Furgiuele on The Pursuit of Badasserie: The Podcast — where bold entrepreneurs come to get real about business growth, leadership, and making money without the fluff. With over 50 years of combined experience, they deliver no-BS insights on sales, systems, scaling, and success stories from global industry leaders. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, solopreneur, or seasoned CEO, this show gives you the mindset, strategy, and kick in the pants you need to grow your badass business (and life) with confidence.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T02:19:33.195502+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pursuit-of-badasserie-the-podcast-6454558"},"episode":{"title":"Pain Is Inevitable, Suffering Is Optional: Train Your Brain for Peace & Performance - Aaron Hendon","slug":"pain-is-inevitable-suffering-is-optional-train-your-brain-for-peace-performance-aaron-hendon","published_at":"2026-05-27T02:41:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pursuit-of-badasserie-the-podcast-6454558/pain-is-inevitable-suffering-is-optional-train-your-brain-for-peace-performance-aaron-hendon","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pursuit-of-badasserie-the-podcast-6454558","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepursuitofbadasserie/episodes/Pain-Is-Inevitable--Suffering-Is-Optional-Train-Your-Brain-for-Peace--Performance---Aaron-Hendon-e3jur1r","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/a82daa48/podcast/play/120596987/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424962818-44100-2-5f032d1ce2113.mp3","summary":"What if the anxiety, the hustle, the relentless chasing — wasn't making you more successful, but was actually the thing holding you back? We sat down with Aaron Hendon — entrepreneur, mindfulness instructor, and author of the upcoming How to Live a Grateful Life in a Fcked-Up World — and he brought the kind of clear, grounded wisdom that is equal parts science and soul. After 30 years of building businesses while quietly drowning in anxiety, Aaron had a moment at a retreat that changed everything. And what followed wasn't soft — it was strategic. In this episode, we explore what it actually means to train your brain — not escape it. We dig into why the world's most elite performers meditate, what the Buddhist "two arrows" teach us about suffering and choice, and how a simple 10-minute practice took Aaron's real estate sales team from stuck to a 160% sales increase. If you think mindfulness is soft — this episode is going to change your mind. We dare you to listen and not walk away with something that shifts everything. What We Cover in This Episode • Aaron's journey: from New York anxiety and IRS debt to 30 years building businesses — and the retreat that broke everything open • The "Get Enough" game — why entrepreneurs keep moving the goalpost and can never feel satisfied • The Buddhist Two Arrows: pain is inevitable, suffering is optional — and what that means for your business and life • Why your brain is wired to survive, not thrive — and how that shows up as call reluctance, perfectionism, and fear • The 4-2-6 breathing technique: 4 seconds in, 2 seconds hold, 6 seconds out — a proven way to shift from fight/flight to clarity • The puppy in the box: the most relatable metaphor for taming your own mind • 80% of elite performers surveyed by Tim F…","meta_description":"What if the anxiety, the hustle, the relentless chasing — wasn't making you more successful, but was actually the thing holding you back? We sat down with…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2864,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-pursuit-of-badasserie-the-podcast-6454558/episodes/pain-is-inevitable-suffering-is-optional-train-your-brain-for-peace-performance-aaron-hendon/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pursuit-of-badasserie-the-podcast-6454558/pain-is-inevitable-suffering-is-optional-train-your-brain-for-peace-performance-aaron-hendon.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}