A Tribute to My Great Friend Joe Pangelinan: Mindset, Fight, & Legacy | Ep. 475

A Tribute to My Great Friend Joe Pangelinan: Mindset, Fight, & Legacy | Ep. 475

From Todd Durkin IMPACT Show by Todd Durkin

April 20, 2026 · 1h 8m

About this episode

This episode is a tribute to Joe Pangelinan, focusing on his mindset and legacy during his battle with cancer.

This week's episode is a very special one… and an emotional one for me. My great friend Joe Pangelinan, a 2-time guest on the podcast (Ep. 219 & Ep. 352), unfortunately passed away last week (April 14th, 2026) after his valiant fight and courageous battle with Stage-IV lung cancer. Therefore, to honor his legacy and life, I am not only resharing one of my favorite conversations with Joe, I share some deep thoughts & lessons in the beginning and end of this episode to make it tremendously personal and special. I've known Joe since 1998. He was there in the early days, and he even helped name my first gym, Fitness Quest 10. He's been a brother to me in every sense of the word. And while this conversation was originally recorded during the fight of his life, what you're about to hear is so much more than a story about cancer—it's about how to live. Joe was originally diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer on December 31st, 2020. What he thought was walking pneumonia turned into a diagnosis that had already spread throughout his body. It didn't make sense. A healthy, vibrant, fit, non-smoker… and yet, there he was, in the fight of his life. But what will hit you most isn't the…

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