Episode 2391 – On this Monday’s show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss learning from failures, answer some cooking questions, and more.
Learning From Failures
- Vinnie and Anna discuss the topic of failure. (3:00)
- He mentions measuring things by your FQ, the “Failure Quotient”.
- This has nothing to do with how smart you are; it has everything to do with brushing yourself off and getting back up.
- If you find poor excuses, you need to take a better look at yourself. (8:00)
- You have a brain, you make choices.
- Vinnie is considering doing small group Zoom consults; he’ll figure out the details and give more information down the road. (11:00)
- He asks for feedback on the idea—contact him through X (formerly Twitter) and let him know your thoughts.
- Vinnie reminds listeners that it’s not as important that you screw up, you must get back up. (15:00)
- He discusses how Tom Brady took average skills, learned what to develop, and looked at what he did with it. (16:30)
- He shares an example of a success story from his Rowing Class. (17:20)
- Vinnie discusses how people white-knuckle it through other diets, only to hit the goal and rebound up.
- This usually happens because they don’t address what is going on mentally.
- Anna shares a story where she had to say no to what was a big deal for her business. (23:00)
- She talks about how she has changed over the years and how she handled it now compared to what she would have done before.
- Everything is an opportunity to learn and grow by learning from failures.
- She ties her story back to health and fitness, and how to not beat yourself up, just get right back on with the next moment.
- They chat a bit about Anna’s new upcoming cookbook, Eat Happy Italian. (28:00)
- Vinnie’s going to a wedding. (29:45)
- They chit-chat a bit about their younger years and what they realize now in comparison.
Anna Has Answers
- Anna shares a couple of cooking questions she received. (39:00)
- InstantPot or CrockPot: What is the difference? Is one better than the other?
- She explains the difference and they both make recipe suggestions.
- A listener asks for a rundown of Anna’s Eat Happy Kitchen spices on meat. (47:30)
- Vinnie gives a shout-out to listener Mark who recently finished a great climb up Mt. Whitney—he DNF’d the first time, but made it this time! (50:30)
- Vinnie plays a YouTube video excerpt, “How Keto Failed You”. Why did it work for someone else, but not you? (52:30)
- He gives a rundown during the video and a map to move forward!
- How sugar activates the brain is another video to look for on his YouTube channel.
- Don’t forget to check out Anna’s Eat Happy Kitchen Substack, too!
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