The Extra Mile Podcast

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The Extra Mile Podcast is a living document of growth—raw, reflective, and grounded in the pursuit of becoming better in every role life asks me to embody: athlete, man, husband, friend, lover, brother, son, and human being. Day One Starts Today — Awaken Your Potential and Step Into the Life You Were Meant to Live. The extra mile is a mental attitude: the willingness to move beyond comfort, excuses, fear, and the familiar patterns that keep us from what is meaningful. It is not simply about doing more. It is about becoming more. This podcast is part of my own becoming—a place to question, build, sharpen, and confront myself. The aim is not to become someone else, but to become the man I was meant to be: strong without becoming hard, ambitious without becoming empty, disciplined without becoming cold, successful without abandoning my values, and loving without mistaking love for weakness. Love is central to that journey. It gives discipline a deeper reason, turns ambition into service, and transforms self-mastery into a way of leading, creating, giving, and living with purpose. Across episodes, I explore philosophy, psychology, faith, sport, masculinity, relationships, wealth, work, endurance, and personal development. The focus is always practical: how to think clearer, act better, love better, work better, live better, and perform when it matters. The inspiration comes from books, conversations, personal experiences, and defining moments—from Hume and Hercules to the subconscious mind and Shackleton’s Endurance. This is not theory for its own sake. It is about application. Endurance means continuing when comfort disappears, remaining loyal to your values under pressure, and refusing to surrender when life tests your character. At its core, The Extra Mile Podcast is about strength, love, character, and self-mastery. It asks what it means to improve, to become a good man, to build healthy relationships, to create wealth with integrity, and to pursue success without losing yourself. This is not a finished product. It is an ongoing process of learning, testing, failing, and refining. Because the life you are meant to live may not begin someday. It may begin today. Welcome to The Extra Mile Podcast.

  1. Sep 9

    77. #1 Winning wants all of you; there is no balance. Tim S. Grover on W1nning. The unforgiving race to greatness.

    Separate from what limits you, not automatically from the people around you. Choose your own path, accept its price, hold yourself to exceptional standards, and remain capable of trust and collaboration.Separate from fear, doubt & limiting beliefsSet higher standardsShut out the noiseChoose your own lifeTrust your visionAccept that others may not understandAutonomy = accountabilityGreatness requires sacrificeProtect your time & energyChoose allies, not just friendsResults validate difficult choicesDon’t depend on external approvalSeparation ≠ isolationStay open to collaborationHigh standards + respect for othersOwn your choices, price & resultsNever lose yourself to please others Separate from what limits you, not automatically from the people around you. Choose your own path, accept its price, hold yourself to exceptional standards, and remain capable of trust and collaboration.

  2. Sep 9

    78. #1 Winning is selfish. Tim S. Grover about W1inning; The unforgiving race to greatness.

    Selfish losers take. Selfish winners build themselves so they can give. Prioritize your goals, protect your focus, create your wins — and let those wins create value for the people around you. There is a difference between selfish losers and selfish winners.Selfish losers take from others without creating value. Ze prioriteren zichzelf ten koste van hun team, bedrijf of familie en geven vervolgens anderen de schuld wanneer het misgaat. Selfish winners invest in themselves so they can ultimately give more to others. Ze geven zichzelf confidence, courage, clarity, time, space, focus and freedom to win.Putting yourself first is not automatically selfish in a negative sense. Het gaat erom waarom je jezelf prioriteit geeft en wat je vervolgens met die positie doet. Your success should create value beyond yourself. Hoe sterker en succesvoller je wordt, hoe meer je uiteindelijk kunt betekenen voor je team, familie, bedrijf of andere mensen. Unusual priorities create resistance. Zolang je doet wat als “normaal” wordt gezien, accepteert bijna iedereen het. Zodra je uitzonderlijke keuzes maakt die anderen niet begrijpen, wordt het sneller als egoïstisch bestempeld. You cannot help everyone else before you can help yourself.You cannot create your own wins without prioritizing your own goals and dreams. Daarom zijn een sterke NO-list en IDGAF muscle belangrijk: niet iedere verwachting, mening, uitnodiging of afleiding verdient toegang tot je tijd en energie. The principle: Prioritize yourself not to take from others, but to become capable of giving more.

  3. Aug 11

    76. Alleen toegepaste kennis heeft waarde.

    Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill  - Invictus -  I am the master of my fate I am the captain of my soul  William Ernest Henley  Er is een principe dat bekendstaat als de wet van de economie. Dit is meer dan een theorie, het is een universele wet die door niemand kan worden gebroken. Wanneer iemand gaat jagen, zoekt hij een jachtgebied waar voldoende wild is. Als je op jacht gaat naar rijkdom, geldt dezelfde regel. Onthoud dit principe goed.  Je wordt wat je gelooft. Niet wat je hoopt, wat je wenst, of wat je wilt. Je wordt waar je diep vanbinnen echt van overtuigd bent.

  4. Aug 10

    75. The Power of Lofty Questions (Affirmations with a twist)

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  5. Aug 10

    73. “If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same…” — Rudyard Kipling, If— (1910)

    Written by Rudyard Kipling in 1895, focuses on stoicism, leadership, maturity, and personal integrity. “If—” by Rudyard Kipling is a poem about growing into a strong, balanced and resilient person. It describes qualities such as staying calm when others lose control, trusting yourself without becoming arrogant, handling both success and failure, continuing after setbacks, and remaining true to yourself. Its central message is: If you can keep your head, persevere through difficult times and remain true to who you are, you will grow into a strong and well-rounded person. The poem is often understood as a father giving advice to his son, but its message applies to everyone. In your text, the idea of continuing when you have everything and when you have nothing fits especially well.

  6. Aug 10

    74. “Sometimes, the pit sends something back.” — Alfred Pennyworth, The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

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  7. Jul 22

    72. Invictus. By Morgan Freeman.

    When you lay down and can't get up again. When you lose courage. When you feel like lying down and not getting up again. Recite this. This can give you what you need to keep going.  InvictusWilliam Ernest Henley 1849 – 1903 Out of the night that covers me,       Black as the Pit from pole to pole,    I thank whatever gods may be       For my unconquerable soul.    In the fell clutch of circumstance     I have not winced nor cried aloud.    Under the bludgeonings of chance       My head is bloody, but unbowed.    Beyond this place of wrath and tears       Looms but the Horror of the shade,  And yet the menace of the years       Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.    It matters not how strait the gate,       How charged with punishments the scroll,    I am the master of my fate:    I am the captain of my soul. https://poets.org/poem/invictus

  8. Jul 20

    70. Cringe is a mirror.

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The Extra Mile Podcast is a living document of growth—raw, reflective, and grounded in the pursuit of becoming better in every role life asks me to embody: athlete, man, husband, friend, lover, brother, son, and human being. Day One Starts Today — Awaken Your Potential and Step Into the Life You Were Meant to Live. The extra mile is a mental attitude: the willingness to move beyond comfort, excuses, fear, and the familiar patterns that keep us from what is meaningful. It is not simply about doing more. It is about becoming more. This podcast is part of my own becoming—a place to question, build, sharpen, and confront myself. The aim is not to become someone else, but to become the man I was meant to be: strong without becoming hard, ambitious without becoming empty, disciplined without becoming cold, successful without abandoning my values, and loving without mistaking love for weakness. Love is central to that journey. It gives discipline a deeper reason, turns ambition into service, and transforms self-mastery into a way of leading, creating, giving, and living with purpose. Across episodes, I explore philosophy, psychology, faith, sport, masculinity, relationships, wealth, work, endurance, and personal development. The focus is always practical: how to think clearer, act better, love better, work better, live better, and perform when it matters. The inspiration comes from books, conversations, personal experiences, and defining moments—from Hume and Hercules to the subconscious mind and Shackleton’s Endurance. This is not theory for its own sake. It is about application. Endurance means continuing when comfort disappears, remaining loyal to your values under pressure, and refusing to surrender when life tests your character. At its core, The Extra Mile Podcast is about strength, love, character, and self-mastery. It asks what it means to improve, to become a good man, to build healthy relationships, to create wealth with integrity, and to pursue success without losing yourself. This is not a finished product. It is an ongoing process of learning, testing, failing, and refining. Because the life you are meant to live may not begin someday. It may begin today. Welcome to The Extra Mile Podcast.

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  • Creator
    Emmanuel
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    78
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 The Extra Mile Podcast
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