Dan Clark began his career as an athlete, playing football for the Los Angeles Rams and in Europe. He later starred as Nitro on the extraordinarily popular reality television show American Gladiators. Clark then turned to acting and screenwriting. He wrote, directed, and starred in the independent film Looking for Bruce. He recently hosted ESPN Classic’s American Gladiators marathon, and he continues to consult on the revamped American Gladiators franchise. He is the author of the memoir “Gladiator: A True Story of ‘Roids, Rage, and Redemption” and is currently authoring his next book. “Fuck Dying: How Cheating Death Kicked My Ass into Loving, Learning, and Living my Best Life”. Favorite Success Quote “Sports taught me about life. Almost dying taught me how to live” ~Dan Nitro Clark Key Points 1. Don’t Wait to Be Happy  Men in the 21st century seem convinced that happiness is something that can only be attained.  It can only be attained when you get the hot girl, make the 7-figures, drive an Italian sports car, launch your company, or have that dream body. But the truth of the matter is much different. Happiness is not something that you attain. It is something that you give yourself. Right now, in this very second, you have everything you need to feel happy and deeply believe that you have and are enough. Right now, you can give yourself the gift of joy by choosing to focus on what is good instead of what is missing. Right now, this very second, you have the power to be happy. But many of you reading this are not… And, in my experience, the primary reason that men don’t allow themselves to feel happy is that they believe happiness will steal their drive, ambition, and hunger. And sometimes, they are right. It’s a fine line to walk, and when you base your happiness on the wrong things, you might find that happiness does steal your ability to achieve and excel. However, when you predicate your happiness on who you are and how you show up in the world… That’s when the game changes. When you can give yourself permission to be happy now because you are working towards becoming the man that you need to be, that’s when the world will open up to you and you will find yourself becoming the best man you can become… And enjoying the hell out of the process. As our first guest, Hal Elrod says, “Love the life you have while creating the life of your dreams.” 2. Comparison is the Theif of Joy  It seems that our entire economy has been built on comparison. If you look at the marketing and advertising for any popular company, you will undoubtedly notice that they are sending us a very loud and very clear message. You are not good enough. You don’t have the six pack like he does, you don’t have the car this guy drives, you don’t have the business this 20-year old built, you don’t have the girl like this pop star does. And the list goes on and on. Society encourages us to compare ourselves to others and enter into a laughable competition where we constantly try to gain a leg up on everyone else. But guess what? Comparing yourself to others is the most dangerous trap you can fall into. Because there will always be someone who is smarter than you, bigger than you, better than you at something! This is just how we were designed, it’s nothing more than biology and genetic variation… It doesn’t mean you aren’t worthy of love and joy or that you shouldn’t be proud of yourself just because someone else is doing better. Now some of you reading this might assume that comparison itself is a bad thing, but that’s not necessarily the case. Comparison is only bad when we compare ourselves to others instead of the person we have the potential to become. Compare yourself to who you want to be and who you know you have the potential to be. Compare your current reality to the reality that you know is waiting for you if you can just rise up and take action. When you entertain these kinds of comparisons, you will find that your life will start to transform and y