{"id":13679,"date":"2026-09-06T00:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T04:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/tales-of-overcoming-the-odds-and-how-to-turn-losses-into-wins-tim-mcgraw-terry-crews-dax-shepard-and-more-881\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T00:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T04:58:11","slug":"tales-of-overcoming-the-odds-and-how-to-turn-losses-into-wins-tim-mcgraw-terry-crews-dax-shepard-and-more-881","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/tales-of-overcoming-the-odds-and-how-to-turn-losses-into-wins-tim-mcgraw-terry-crews-dax-shepard-and-more-881\/","title":{"rendered":"Tales of Overcoming the Odds, and How to Turn Losses Into Wins \u2014 Tim McGraw, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, and More (#881)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a special episode about overcoming mistakes and failure. What do you do when your work is rejected, when the big bet fails, or when the path ahead suddenly disappears? As you\u2019ll hear in this episode, setbacks can often present opportunities if you know how to look for them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This episode is brought to you by:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/helixsleep.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Helix<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Sleep<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0premium mattresses<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gusto.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Gusto<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0simple and easy payroll, HR, and benefits platform used by 400,000+ businesses<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/incogni.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Incogni<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/incogni.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><strong>which removes your personal data from the web, helping shield you from fraud, scams, and identity theft<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"podcast-player\">\n<div class=\"podcast-player-inner-wrap\">\n<p>Tales of Overcoming The Odds, and How to Turn Losses Into Wins \u2014 Tim McGraw, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, and More<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.art19.com\/shows\/58dacbdc-646e-4585-9914-19c3de11d1ba\/episodes\/c599888a-c9bb-403c-96a9-b1bb87125ccc\/embed?type=micro\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 30px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional podcast platforms<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Listen to this episode on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/881-tales-of-overcoming-the-odds-and-how-to-turn\/id863897795?i=1000787830158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/7Hj0afOJOt88lMveJCGhiJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/+AAKebtueK58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overcast<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/podcast\/2031148#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Podcast Addict<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/timferriss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/castbox.fm\/channel\/id1059468?country=us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Castbox<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLuu6fDad2eJyWPm9dQfuorm2uuYHBZDCB\">YouTube Music<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/9814f3cc-1dc5-4003-b816-44a8eb6bf666\/the-tim-ferriss-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/podcast\/The-Tim-Ferriss-Show\/B08K58QX5W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Audible<\/a>, or on your favorite podcast platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transcripts<\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Notes<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Connect with BJ Miller:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Connect with Terry Crews:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Connect with Tim McGraw:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Connect with Jessica Lahey:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Connect with Dax Shepard:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Connect with Cathy Lanier:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Connect with Janna Levin:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Connect with Boyd Varty:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended Reading, Listening, &amp; Viewing<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timestamps<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>00:00 \u2014 Introduction from Tim<\/li>\n<li>01:23 \u2014 BJ Miller: Making an Impossible Motorcycle Dream Real<\/li>\n<li>05:35 \u2014 Terry Crews: Why You Have to Take the Shot<\/li>\n<li>16:28 \u2014 Tim McGraw: Failing on Your Own Terms<\/li>\n<li>27:31 \u2014 Jessica Lahey: From \u201cUnpublishable\u201d to Bestseller<\/li>\n<li>31:48 \u2014 Dax Shepard: When Failure Saves You From What You Want<\/li>\n<li>38:11 \u2014 Cathy Lanier: Rebuilding a Life<\/li>\n<li>47:33 \u2014 Janna Levin: Life Is the Obstacles<\/li>\n<li>54:36 \u2014 Boyd Varty: Finding the Next Track When You\u2019re Stuck<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quotations from This Episode<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cI love two wheels. I love the gyroscopic lifestyle. I love the feeling of it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0BJ Miller<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cIf I win or if I fail, it\u2019s going to be on my terms. It\u2019s going to be up to me. If I have the opportunity, I have to go for it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Terry Crews<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cIf you don\u2019t have a vision about what you want to do, if you don\u2019t have a plan about what you want to do, if you don\u2019t act on it every day, it\u2019s not going to happen. It\u2019s just not going to happen.<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Tim McGraw<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s not that I\u2019m a great writer. It\u2019s that I was humble enough to say, \u2018Teach me how to be better. I will take it to heart, and I will be able to be objective about it, and I will use it, and I won\u2019t make the same mistakes again.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Jessica Lahey<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cWhat I know most is that I don\u2019t know what\u2019s best for me.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Dax Shepard<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cI remember the first day I went to get food stamps, going to the big white building by Prince George\u2019s Plaza right near my home and standing in the same line with my son that I stood in with my mom when I was a kid, and I was like, \u2018This is not my path. This can\u2019t be my path.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Cathy Lanier<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cLife is not great for most people, and they have to do a hell of a lot more than not screw it up.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Janna Levin<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cI don\u2019t know where I\u2019m going, but I know exactly how to get there.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Boyd Varty<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2024\/04\/17\/martha-beck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Want to hear<\/a> another episode with someone who turned getting unstuck into a life\u2019s work?<\/strong> Listen to my conversation with author and life coach <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2024\/04\/17\/martha-beck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Martha Beck<\/strong><\/a>, in which we discussed the amazing and brutal results of telling zero lies for 365 days, how to do a beginner \u201cintegrity cleanse,\u201d owning your right to say no, honest alternatives to saying no, finding joy in the body, want versus yearning, the opposite of anxiety, Internal Family Systems, lessons from lion trackers, <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2024\/04\/17\/martha-beck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and much more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Amazing and Brutal Results of Zero Lies for 365 Days \u2014 Martha Beck\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ieu68CfTR4g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This episode is brought to you by <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/incogni.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Incogni<\/strong><\/a><strong>: erase your personal data from the web and prevent scams, fraud, and identity theft!<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/incogni.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Incogni<\/a>\u00a0automatically removes your information across 420+ data brokers (1,000+ additional sites covered in their Unlimited plan), and they keep it scrubbed automatically. 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Go to Incogni.com\/Tim to get 60% off their annual plan<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This episode is brought to you by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gusto.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gusto<\/a>!<\/strong>\u00a0If you\u2019re a small business owner looking to simplify payroll and HR tasks, Gusto could be the game-changer you need.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gusto.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gusto<\/a>\u00a0is <strong>an all-in-one payroll, benefits, and HR platform designed specifically for small businesses<\/strong>.\u00a0Gusto automatically files federal, state, and local payroll taxes, handles W-2s and 1099s, and offers straightforward health benefits and 401(k) options for nearly any budget. With an intuitive interface and features like time tracking, onboarding tools, and direct access to certified HR experts, Gusto saves time and eliminates headaches so you can focus on what matters\u2014growing your business. \u200b<strong>As a special offer to listeners, new customers <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gusto.com\/tim\">get Gusto free for their first 3 months<\/a>. This is the perfect time to choose Gusto to take care of your team and stay compliant. See for yourself why 9 out of 10 businesses recommend it. Get started now!\u00a0<\/strong>Terms apply at Gusto.com\/terms.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This episode is brought to you by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/helixsleep.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Helix Sleep<\/strong><\/a>!\u00a0<\/strong>Helix was named best overall mattress of 2026 by\u00a0<em>Forbes<\/em>, <em>Wired<\/em>, and Sleepopolis; best mattress for couples by Oprah Daily; and one of the most trusted brands of 2026 by <em>USA Today<\/em>. With\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/helixsleep.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Helix<\/a>, there\u2019s a specific mattress to meet each and every body\u2019s unique comfort needs. Just take their quiz\u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/helixsleep.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">only two minutes to complete<\/a>\u2014that matches your body type and sleep preferences to the perfect mattress for you. They have a 10-year warranty, and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk-free. They\u2019ll even pick it up from you if you don\u2019t love it.\u00a0<strong>And now, Helix is offering listeners 20% off sitewide for a limited time at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/helixsleep.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HelixSleep.com\/Tim<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a special episode about overcoming mistakes and failure. 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