Everyone seems to always be searching for the ever illusive term, “Mental Toughness.” Today’s Built Different guest who discusses this topic in depth is Elite Cross-Fit athlete, Jayson Hopper. Jayson is constantly having to assess himself every day for what it means to push himself beyond his limits and build resilience in all he does. During this episode he talks about the importance of hard work, self-assessment, attainable goals, his perspective on “failure”, people fuel, and finding our worth and approval in the applause of nail scarred hands.

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