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Getting After It
You already know you're capable of more. So why do you keep getting in your own way?
Getting After It is the podcast for people who are done with excuses, done playing it safe, and ready to close the gap between who they are and who they know they can be. Hosted by ultra trail runner, entrepreneur, and accountability obsessive Brett Rossell, this show doesn't hand you motivation. It hands you a mirror.
Every episode cuts into the real reasons people self-sabotage, avoid discomfort, and settle for less than they're built for. Through raw personal stories, Stoic philosophy made practical, and honest conversations with others who've done hard things. You'll walk away with the mindset and tools to actually prove what you're made of.
If you're building a career, a family, fitness, or a life worth being proud of; this is the show that holds you accountable to all of it.
New episodes every week. Subscribe and keep Getting After It.
Episodes
197 episodes
195 - Discipline Is Just Boredom Tolerance
Most people think discipline is about pain tolerance. I don't think that's entirely true anymore.You don't quit the things you want because they hurt. You quit because they got boring. After my last ultra in October, I pulled the next ra...
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194 - Fear Isn't Telling You to Stop. It's Telling You This Matters.
Most people treat fear like a stop sign. They call it wisdom. They call it patience. It's usually neither.Fear shows up before everything worth doing.The race you've been avoiding, the conversation you keep postponing, the thing y...
193 - When Progress Begins to Slow
I set out to run a half marathon this weekend. I made it ten miles. My leg told me to stop. And for once, I listened. That didn’t sit well with me.I’m doing everything right right now. I’m running my miles. I’m lifting. I’m stretching. I...
192 - Train Like You Want to Still Be Dangerous at 60
I trained for a sub-three marathon, hit it, and spent the next several weeks barely able to walk without my hips locking up. I did everything right. Trained hard, stayed consistent, crossed the finish line. My body broke down anyway.This...
191 - The Invisibility Problem: The Silent Power of Habits (Until They Disappear)
Most people quit their habits right before they start working.I recorded this episode after watching a close friend pull himself out of a year of isolation. He started with small inputs. A walk outside. A phone call. A real meal. ...
190 - The Achilles Choice
Most people never make the choice. They tell themselves they're being patient, being strategic. But if you get honest, it's fear wearing a responsible disguise.In this episode, I walk through the myth of Achilles and why his story maps a...
189 - Show Up Before You're Ready
January 2023. Start line. Wrong shoes. One unofficial training run to my name. I ran the half marathon anyway and it taught me more than any race I was actually prepared for.This episode is about the lie of readiness. The way "I'm not re...
188 - What Suffering Is Actually For
I spent most of my life trying to outrun suffering. A brutal 24-mile training run, months of unexplained illness in my early twenties, and a long fight with depression taught me I had it backwards.Suffering is not the obstacle. It is th...
187 - The Miles You Can't Go Back To
I crossed the finish line at 2:56 and couldn't walk right for weeks. Sub-three marathon, shot hip flexors, and a lesson I should have learned a long time before that parking lot.Going fast has a price tag. You just don't see it at the fi...
186 - You're Not Stuck, You're Avoiding a Decision
You're not stuck. You know exactly what you need to do, you just haven't decided to do it yet. And that's costing you more than you think.In this episode, I take you inside one of the most pivotal moments of my life: a hotel room in Holl...
185 - Choose Hard Before Hard Chooses You: Building the Capacity for Life's Toughest Moments
There is a version of you that already knows what it needs to do. It knows the race to sign up for, the conversation you've been avoiding, the thing you keep circling. It's waiting on the other side of something uncomfortable.
184 - The Boredom Problem: Why You Can't Do Hard Things If You Can't Sit Still
The reason you can't do the hard thing isn't motivation. You can't sit still, and that reflex is quietly eroding your capacity to do anything that matters.In this episode, I break down why distraction is pain management, not a focus prob...
183 - Why Discipline Feels Impossible (And It's Not a Willpower Problem)
You haven't lost your discipline. You've lost your energy. And those are two completely different problems that require two completely different solutions.In this episode, I'm getting honest about where I am right now — mentally drained ...
182 - The Comfort Trap: Why Playing It Safe Is the Riskiest Thing You Can Do
The safest decision you ever made might be the one that's quietly destroying you. Comfort doesn't look like weakness, it looks like a steady paycheck, hitting your numbers, and being good at something you hate. That's exactly what m...
181 - If You Want a Village, Be a Villager: How to Actually Build Real Friendships
Loneliness is rising everywhere.But the problem isn’t that people don’t know anyone. The problem is that most people lack consistent, meaningful interaction.In this episode of the Getting After It Podcast, Brett sh...
180 - When Your Identity Gets Threatened
This week shook me.Not because I failed publicly.Not because I got injured.But because things that used to feel easy suddenly became heavy.I started a new role. The pressure increased. My mental load expanded. And when I w...
179 - You Don’t Need More Motivation. You Need Fewer Excuses.
Why do intelligent, capable people stay stuck?In this episode of the Getting After It Podcast, we break down the psychology behind “elegant excuses” — the refined, reasonable-sounding justifications that keep us from taking acti...
178 - You’re Not Burnt Out. You’re Under-Recovered.
Most people who think they’re burnt out aren’t actually burnt out. They’re under-recovered.In this episode of the Getting After It Podcast, we break down why burnout is so often misdiagnosed—especially for men—and how exhaustion...
177 - What This Season Is Teaching Us (That We Didn’t Expect)
Life doesn’t always teach you the lessons you ask for. Sometimes it teaches you the ones you need.In this episode, Ally and I sit down for an honest conversation about the season we’re in right now, one that looks good on paper, but feel...
176 - Stop Waiting to Feel Ready: Audience Q&A
This episode is a Q&A with the Getting After It community.We talk about running—how to get better, how to recover, and whether running is actually required to become a good runner. But we also go deeper than training.We cover ...
175 - Adapt or Break: Why the Plan Is Meant to Change
At some point, every plan stops fitting.Not because it was bad.Not because you lacked discipline.But because life changed.In this episode of Getting After It, I talk about what to do when the plan you were committ...
174 - How to Build Your Dream Life (5 Questions That Change Everything)
Most people don’t choose their life — they drift into it.In this episode, Ally and I go behind the scenes on how we’re trying to build our dream life with intention, especially in a season where a lot still feels uncertain. We talk about...
173 - Building Character & Staying True to Your Values
Becoming successful is hard.Becoming someone you respect is harder.In this episode, I break down what character really is, how it’s built over time, and why so many people slowly drift away from who they know they’re capable of becom...
172 - 7 Things I Wish I Knew Before Running 2,100 Miles
I didn’t set out to run 2,100 miles to learn life lessons.I ran them chasing consistency, discipline, and progress—and along the way, those miles taught me more than I expected.In this episode, I share 7 things I wish I knew befor...