YOLO With A Skull On The Table

About this episode

This episode explores how 1600s vanitas still life paintings can inspire modern training through lessons in urgency and discipline.

What do a skull, a tulip, and an hourglass have to do with your next training session? In this episode, we take a hard look at how vanitas still life paintings from the 1600s offer modern lessons in urgency, discipline, and showing up whether you’re in a martial arts or fitness class. You’ll hear why the phrase “You Only Live Once” shouldn’t be an excuse to slack off, but a reason to train like time actually matters. This isn’t about fear. It’s about fire. Train like your minutes matter. Beca...

People in this episode

Host: Scott Campsall

Topics covered

• training
• urgency
• discipline
• martial arts
• fitness
• YOLO

Keywords

• training
• fitness
• martial arts
• urgency
• discipline
• YOLO
• vanitas
• self-improvement

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: vanitas still life paintings

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