The Blueprint with Eliot Marshall

JT Torres is a two-time ADCC champion, a BJJ black belt, and an academy owner. Before his first ADCC title, JT fell short of winning a major world title for years, but took those failures and solidified himself as one of the best American grapplers of his generation. . We discuss the benefits of setting goals, taking accountability for failures, growing from losses, and more.   

Timothy Clark is a leadership expert, an Oxford graduate, and a former all-American college football player. Tim is the founder of Leadership Factory, a consulting and coaching organization that focuses on leadership development, organizational change, strategic agility and psychological safety in businesses around the world. We discuss the psychology of decision making, the four strategies of psy...

It's so easy to be afraid.  It's our default setting and its so easy to find.  Turn on the news, read the paper, or an article and there will be a sense of fear its trying to induce.  Don't let it, realize it, know it and then say fuck you to it!!!

During the Civil War the soldiers of the Union army had a choice for President in 1864, Abraham Lincoln vs George McClellan.  McClellan was for ending the war and sending the soldiers home without the emancipation of the slaves.  Lincoln was all in on emancipation.  The Union soldiers voted for Lincoln at a 70% rate.  They voted against their own personal self interest.  How do we get back here? ...

Last week the Denver Public Schools ended their contract with the Denver Police.  This means that cops will no longer be in the public schools in the city of Denver.  Can we follow their lead.  Can we follow their lead and handle our issues between each other without the cops.  Can we hold people that we disagree with and don't like, but are in our lives, with love and compassion?

Evan Brand is a Certified Functional Medicine and Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and an avid podcaster. Growing up Evan experienced repeated gut health issues for which his doctors had no concrete diagnosis. He eventually found functional medicine, cured his lifelong stomach issues, and began working to educate his clients on the importance of nutrition and gut health. We discuss how functional...

Myke Macapinlac is an author and the Program Director of Social Confidence Mastery. His mission is to help shy guys become socially confident so that they can create the lifestyle they deserve. His work has been featured in Calgary Herald, Breakfast Television, Shaw TV and Notable. We discuss his upbringing, the nature of his work, and more.

Where does black on black crime come from?  So often we hear the narrative that black people kill more black people than white people kill black people.  Why is this?  What are the consequences for an individual if they kill a white person vs a black person?

What about the situations when it's not as bad as black person losing their life?  How about when they just are given a chance?  A chance in school, a chance in dance class, a chance at something black people are "supposed to be doing?" How about then?

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Daniele Bolelli is an Italian-American writer, university professor, martial artist, and author. Bolelli has published several books on philosophy and martial arts , including On the Warrior's Path . We discuss the problem with American news sources, the effect of COVID-19 on martial arts and mental health, and more.

Robert Drysdale is a BJJ black belt, a former competitor, a coach, and one of the most accomplished American grapplers in history. Drysdale, an ADCC absolute and IBJJF World champion, now owns several BJJ schools and coaches some of the most promising up-and-coming talent from Zenith BJJ, namely Felipe Andrew. We discuss how COVID-19 can change BJJ schools, the key to making a BJJ champion (hint:...

God I hate fighting but I love Fight Week.  The preparation for intensity.  You can cut that intensity with a knife.  There is nothing like it!!!  Lets Go!!!!

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.  Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.  We are going to have to figure out how to love each other.

What if George Floyd didn't die?  What if he was only taken to the hospital?  Is that not enough?  Is that not enough to warrant major change?  The African American community has been screaming about this for decades.  Finally we have the perfect case.  No resisting, no threat to the police officers life, no nothing.  Finally it's caught on tape.

Ricardo "Animal" Migliarese is a 5th degree Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Relson Gracie, an MMA coach, and the co-owner of one of Philadelphia's leading BJJ academies. Ricardo began training by learning from his older brother Phil, eventually turning into an avid competitor, earning his black belt, and opening a school with his brother. We discuss Ricardo's experience with competitive BJJ,...

Shannon Sovndal is an ER doctor, BJJ practitioner, podcaster and author of several books. Shannon serves as a physician and medical director for multiple EMS agencies and fire departments. Due to the nature of his job, Shannon has seen a lot of suffering over the years. His most recent book Fragile discusses these very experiences and the lessons that they have taught him. We discuss his view on C...

How does this continue to happen?  Why does this continue to happen?  What is it going to take to make a change?  When is every human life going to have value, regardless of race, creed, religion, sexual orientation, status, and criminal record.  Something needs to change!!!

If you had 1 hour to answer a question and your life depended on it how would you spend that hour?

The words we use and say to ourselves are so important.  I should have done something means that I had the ability to but I didn't and now I am shaming myself for that.  I agree with the first part but what is the use of the second?

Amanda Leve is a BJJ brown belt, an amateur MMA fighter, and a young gym owner. Amanda began training when she was a kid and eventually decided to pursue a professional career in martial arts. She is the most recent female ADCC North American trials winner in the over 60 kg division. We discuss her career and mindset, her ADCC experience, her thoughts on training with the opposite sex, and more.

Braulio Estima is a 4th degree black belt in BJJ, a multiple time ADCC and IBJJF World champion, and one of the greatest competitors of the 2000s decade. Braulio came up in a small Brazilian town, far from Rio and other major BJJ hubs, and made his way up the ranks, winning the most prestigious tournaments in the world along the way. We discuss his training philosophy, how to better yourself durin...

What happened to us that makes us think we are so correct all the time.  So correct on topics that we have no clue about.  How many things are you really good at and do you really understand deeply?  For me it's not many, so why do I have such strong opinions on all the others?

Why in every picture of Buddha that we see are his ears so big?  Is it because he had those weird earrings?  Probably not.  We probably don't actually know how big his ears were, but what the big ears are trying to tell us are that maybe we should do a little more listening and a little less talking

"Why would I let the thought of missing a shot that I haven't even taken yet enter my mind?" Michael Jordan.  This my friends is true present moment thinking!!!