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From Also-Ran To All-Star – MTP397

  1. From Also-Ran To All-Star - MTP397 Scot McKay 38:31

Co-Host Sharlee Lyons (https://mountaintoppodcast.com/allstar) It’s easy to feel ‘average’ as a man. After all, by definition only 50% of us can be above average. But even if you treat the term ‘average’ as being more synonymous with ‘normal’ or ‘typical’, we all instinctively desire to be as far ABOVE ‘average’ as we can be. I mean, anything with ‘one-percenter’ in the title is an irresistible read to us as men. My guest Sharlee Lyons is an author, educator and–of course–athlete who is passionate about empowering men like you to stop being ‘bench warmers’ in life and become all-stars. It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about sports, business, your social life or your attractiveness to women. So where do we start on this journey? Sharlee talks about core values and what she calls ‘selective goal setting’. What is the one factor that separates all-stars from the also-rans? (Hint: It’s NOT raw talent)All-stars play home games and away games, of course. How does that apply to excelling at life in general…and especially with women? How does a true all-star handle inevitable adversity? And here’s a good one…what do you do if you’re out there grindin’, but feel like you’re slipping backwards instead of propelling yourself to all-star status? Most true all-stars play on a team. How do they make the other players around them better? How can we as men leave an all-star Legacy…even for generations to come? Can confidence really lead to humility…in the best way possible? Getchasum at https://mountaintoppodcast.com

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Scot McKay Dating Strategist

Scot McKay has shared bad jokes with North Korean military officers, sipped coffee at Pablo Escobar’s home (served by his maid), survived a shark attack while surfing, held his breath as the pride of lions walked by his tent, and blitzed through California canyons with his knee on the double-yellow line at 140 mph. Yet somehow, he has also been referred to as the “sane one” on Twitter by Scott Adams, of all people.

But despite once being mobbed by the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders, being able to back a 30′ travel trailer into its slot on the first try, and that time he beat the World Champion at his own sport (no details provided), he’s still the most objective and down-to-earth dating expert out there.

He’s also the most fluff-free fountainhead of original content in his field, if only because that’s what seventeen years of immersive geekery on the subject does for someone.

Scot’s wife Emily is his “proof of concept”, given that she’s just as sweet as she is smokin’ hot and still gets carded at her age. But you’ll never hear her brag about any of that, only Scot.

His show The Mountain Top has also been named a Top 10 Dating Podcast by DatingAdvice.com, and a long time ago Grader.com weirdly ranked Scot the #1 most influential Facebook user in the world.