Aubrey Marcus - Own the Day, Own Your Life | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss sits down with Aubrey Marcus as they discuss how to own the day and your life. Aubrey Marcus (@aubreymarcus) is the founder and CEO of Onnit, a lifestyle brand based on a holistic health philosophy he calls Total Human Optimization. Onnit is an Inc. 500 company and an industry leader with products touching millions of lives, including many top professional athletes around the world.
Aubrey Marcus (IG: @aubreymarcus) is the founder and CEO of Onnit, a lifestyle brand based on a holistic health philosophy he calls Total Human Optimization. Onnit is an Inc. 500 company and an industry leader with products optimizing millions of lives, including many top professional athletes around the world.
Show notes and resources: tim.blog/2018/03/12/aubrey-ma...
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00:00 Start
00:00 Thoughts about Austin
02:47 The last time Aubrey cried tears of joy
06:42 How Aubrey stopped being miserable
13:39 Childhood aspirations
14:17 Unsuccessful projects
16:04 What is Onnit?
20:29 Aubrey’s complicated relationship with his father
27:25 On exploring one’s trauma
31:32 The first time Aubrey felt successful
35:09 Business partners with Joe Rogan
41:26 Influential books
44:35 On open relationships.
47:21 Failures that spawned successes
49:41 Anger management
54:27 Aubrey’s billboard
55:45 Tools for a more fulfilling life
56:44 Ecstatic dance
01:06:06 On getting comfortable with discomfort
01:10:13 Aubrey’s new book Own the Day, Own Your Life.
01:11:09 Advice to his younger self
01:13:10 Parting thoughts
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Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 200 million downloads and been selected for “Best of iTunes” three years running.
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[@Eqmastery]

1 year ago I saw this interview and made the decision to sell my gym, my businesses along with my car and possessions to leave Aus for Peru to sit with Don Howard Lawler for 8 days of intense, Excrutiatingly painful Aya ceremonies and all I can say is, life has never been the same. I now live my dream life in Utah preparing for many adventures ahead. Life isn't happening to me anymore. It's happening FOR me. Tim, Aubrey, I want to thank you men.

[@UkbunemalYokanlush]

This doesn't sound like a good decision, hope you didn't end up homeless.

[@xannyed]

Ukbunemal Yokanlush happiness does not equal material, i think as long as hes happy all is good

[@waqamehdi6171]

Inspirational words ❤️

[@Eqmastery]

@@UkbunemalYokanlush sure didn't 💪

[@dunnonpurpose]

The new format is excellent

[@SeaChelle_]

Bless these two men. Raising the vibration of humanity one podcast at a time :)

[@ViagensGringa]

Ecstatic dance has changed my life not only for the movement but for the community. So many powerful emotions have come up when dancing w partners esp contact improv, I’ve been lead to tears and cried like a baby on a strangers shoulder, in that nonverbal space its so transformative!

[@JustinOdisho]

Love seeing the video format on KZbin!

[@krystinadowdell2920]

I dealt with mental games from both parents during their divorce. They were constantly trying to pin us against the other. Threatening us that we owed them our love no matter what. I ended up having debilitating social anxiety because of lack of trust. I never felt good enough about myself and my worth to even be around people. I’m still learning to let my guard down, but I can now get past the instant reaction of *look down, don’t say anything* and actually smile at strangers and introduce myself. Thank you for sharing your story Aubrey.

[@mattpfeifer9083]

Man crushing on these two dudes so hard

[@JH-tn6lz]

Thanks Tim and Aubrey, just what I needed.

[@txturbo930]

This podcast was gold. Tim you are an incredible interviewer.

[@godxzero]

I love that you're doing a video format now.

[@girlygroove8250]

This interview is so inspiring! I love it.. Thank you for finding so many amazing people 🙏🏼

[@MarkusJunnikkala]

Great to see the two of you around the same table. So much openness and authenticity.

[@SourceEnergetics]

Love this new format 💖

[@rynhwtt]

Tim + Video = Gold.

[@alanrice9935]

tim keeps getting better and better. this podcast kicks ass

[@rotospace]

Tim, really love having access to your (well, no longer just) podcasts like this. Thank you!

[@ArtGeckos]

I'm diggin' the new video additions!

[@colingibson921]

Love the video format. My preferred method for consuming all podcasts (when available).

[@bloodrushed]

Video for every podcast!! Keep it up Tim 🤙🏻

[@carriepforbes]

Loving the video podcast recordings so much! Always wondered why you didn't do video when you had the in person interviews. Aubrey always impressive, two thumbs up.

[@julianbailot1]

Really liked this one Tim. Very relaxed and honest talks.

[@Nancy-zi6kd]

Thank you Tim ! Love intimate and simple setting👍

[@mactireliath2356]

I’ll take those 6 breaths today. Thank you for your wisdom, you both

[@moritzschroder]

i see people dont have to hold their mics anymore, nice 😃seriously though, having conversations like this available is such a blessing. i cant thank you enough for making this happen, tim! i hope some day i have made it big enough to be on your show 🔥

[@yourmatetom]

Very insightful interview. Loving the new format Tim! After listening to Aubrey on JRE, I decided to fly to Peru and drink Ayahuasca 3 years ago. I ended up creating my KZbin channel shortly after, which has created many opportunities and growth for myself. So thank you Aubrey :p haha

[@IntrepidJordan]

Your Mate Tom very cool man! Good for u!

[@Shmyrk]

AYYYYYYY

[@SkaterNick98]

Represent 👌

[@Eqmastery]

Same for me brother. Heard him on this interview last year and took off to Iquitos from Australia to sit with Mother Aya. Life has never been the same.

[@RyanNile]

Your Mate Tom your docs are brilliant!

[@roslynn6725]

I resonated with this particular podcast so much. Thank you!!!

[@WelcomeToCrypto]

Wow. Some surprisingly unique suggestions from Aubrey here. Thanks for pulling them out Tim!

[@mindtheprivacy]

This two are amazing. Tim has the best voice the best insightful questions and the coolest vibe (and the most gorgeous blue eyes!)

[@whoisvjm]

Whoa! Mic stands. Splashing the production budget, Ferriss. I like it.

[@LudwikCSiadlak]

Do you guys know what mic stands are these?

[@whoisvjm]

Not 100% sure, but gonna guess it's something like the Pyle-Pro PMKS8 or similar.

[@nickdaniel715]

Sick video Tim. One of your best podcasts.

[@NikhilBhat]

Amazing insight! Love these video podcasts Tim... they really give you a better idea of the personality of who you're interviewing. Aubrey seems like an awesome dude! Thanks!

[@patbymak8895]

Thank you for this interview. Blows me away and very timely. You are both awesome interviewers. Your information on the emotions and dealing with them are inspiring and informing.

[@irenemunozdakini]

ohhhh myyyy goshhhh this interview was so amazingly insightful and powerful. You both are awesome. Thank you Tim and Aubry for this golden moments

[@GiveYourselfARaise_]

First time watching Tim Ferriss be the interviewer. Just subscribed. Great watch. Marcus is a very knowledgeable man and great book recommendations 💪 Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks Tim!

[@misha_bloom]

great podcast, thank you

[@m3rcu566]

This was an amazing podcast!

[@TheZGALa]

I got into some of Gabrielle Roth's work more than a decade ago...dancing is a wonderful way to connect mind, spirit, and body. I also love snowboarding on a microdose. Thanks for the musical suggestions! Great stuff. I was just talking to a couple young female friends of mine about how encouraging some of the masculinity work I see out here is. I appreciate you both as humans and as men.

[@therealbokla]

Thanks Tim! Great discussion.

[@BOBSMITHH]

finally....VIDEO PODCASTS!!!!!!!!

[@SoyElta]

Two of my favorite people that I don't know personally

[@saedalami5156]

Awesome interviewer Tim Ferris! You somehow seem to capture the questions everyone is having as the interview goes. Keep up the great stuff!

[@mandajean3139]

Tim your so awesome!!!! And Aubrey is as well!!! Just refound him. Great guests! Glad the algorithm took me to this!!

[@kiranshetty837]

AWEsome! thank you both!

[@ZenModePhilosophy]

the legend himself "auberymarcus" , great podcast

[@abundance4085]

Video is awesome. Keep it up Ferris!

[@LiuAbigail]

Awww here after hearing Tim’s most recent podcast...what a journey...it’s tough but don’t give up!

[@houseofvalue]

Love this one ! Aubrey is such a G!

[@MereMortalsBookReviews]

Loved hearing the backstory of Aubrey on a different channel. Great work Tim

[@Nickgoesviral2]

woah. I'm excited . this should be a good one. never thought I'd listen to the founder of onnit, thanks fellas !!

[@chaserick9824]

Watching from Myanmar. Glad to find your channel

[@IntrepidJordan]

Love this and Tim! He inspired me to start my own podcast

[@IntrepidJordan]

Love Aubrey and tim. They are huge inspirations of mine. Lead me to start my own podcast

[@SeiryuNanago]

I like the dance part. It is really interesting.

[@SacredSadhana]

thanks for this!

[@chasegeiser8665]

Very glad to see the mic stand.

[@kgerwitz]

Tim, You’re louder than your guest. My volume button, fingers, ears, and brain worked hard! I’m surprised by how much I liked the content of this video. Thank you! Please take a look at Jeff Mertle Beach’s comments, too. He has a few helpful suggestions.

[@domcallori]

So thankful I stumbled upon this right now.

[@martinpaveymusic309]

The "right now" is superfluous (not necessary). You're also mixing past tense (so thankful I stumbled upon this) and present tense (right now).

[@CaliBabyCooks]

This is great, I really like the video format. Great interview with Aubrey, his level of self awareness is impressive, especially realizing that his recent issue with trusting men had stemmed from issues with his father. Most people will go our while lives without being able to even realize our daddy issues, let alone resolve them.

[@janikonjedic]

This is one of my favorite podcast I've ever listened to. I rewatch it once every couple of months and it just bring me joy and peace! Love both Tim Ferris and Aubrey Marcus! :)

[@cdypelletier]

Peace, Love, and Happiness.

[@acupofcourageibyjohanna8771]

Brilliant and insightful video! Thanks for the ecstatic dance outline....I just went to a class a month ago - so much fun! Personally, Breathwork works wonders for me in terms of transformation! : )

[@tanviramin7149]

Pure GOLD.

[@mudcoff]

UP the volume, please!

[@be_yourbest_you3632]

Wonderful interview Timothy! Much gratitude to Aubrey's insights and your video conversation! Six breathes.

[@voltisyahu]

great interview! nice to have video on.

[@yeffersonmejiarodriguez7324]

Awesome interview

[@MetaMM]

Wow, what a man! Aubrey Marcus. Highly inspirational! And wow to you too Mr. Ferris. Excellent format! Could you pls share the 3 books that Mr. Marcus read? Thanks. And love the narrative of the ecstatic dancing. List of all the musics pls. Thanks in advance.

[@beloveme]

Aubrey is the man!

[@TruthQuest4700]

Movement without judgment of self and of others is the basis of ecstatic dance. Follow where the journey takes you, feel the movement, feel the emotions, everyone's journey is unique.

[@OnekamaProducts]

This man is very unique. I would like to share a conversation supported by some fresh matcha tea. Gratitude.

[@OnekamaProducts]

Its been over a year since writing this comment, I wish out of all the content I have consumed, that i could stick with it and be true to my inner desires

[@eternalincantation]

I almost dind´t watchi this episode, just cuz I didn´t like his face expression... so glad I did, it is surprising how deep this guys´ thought process is...

[@CalebBrandalise]

Love this video style. Nice work smashing thru some at Sx?

[@blsdava1]

This conversation underscores the courage it takes to expose one’s emotional vulnerabilities. Hats off to Aubrey. 🙏🏽

[@00wez]

I paused the video to buy truffles and take a micro-dose and continue watching, thanks.

[@mounirhedjam4621]

thank you

[@NERV3]

Keep the videos going. It's a small adjustment with a large return.

[@z3357224]

Yay video

[@jasonvest507]

Just wow. Video was great, the conversation was beyond...two highly driven and creative folks rapping intellectual. Bueno!

[@dustinbennett9065]

People hate Aubreys vulnerability. It helps me know i can achieve great things too

[@bricemason3896]

Good shit

[@MrTimmay10]

Aubrey's vulnerability about Onnit's success at 1hr 12min is fucking awesome

[@IntrepidJordan]

I love this! These two inspired me to start my own podcast

[@abdiwahabahmedsheikhmohame1997]

i used to listen audio but i have a chance watching it

[@sterlinguini]

Soundcloud link? (great interview, thanks!)

[@JoeyDediashvili]

Interesting! I felt many parallels with Aubrey, but after he mentioned Sex at Dawn and the realizations he had, now I am straining to have a conversation with him. Maybe he can market my first product for equity

[@amela4774]

Dance baby!!!!

[@chancehammond8099]

Great stuff. Both the guys are just phenomenal. But Tim, you said you would share that Spotify playlist in the notes... I don’t see it

[@chancehammond8099]

Nvm. Found it at tim.blog/podcast

[@kobiamponsah833]

Hey Tim Where did you get those mic stands??? What are they called??

[@majdermind1969]

Hey microphone stands. welcome to the show.

[@sofianebenzaza]

would you know the model or brand of the mic stands?

[@LudwikCSiadlak]

I'd love to know that too!

[@sofianebenzaza]

Ludwik C. Siadlak found it!! www.pyleaudio.com/sku/PMKS8

[@hissendaud653]

I Am Attractiong Miracles Into My Life

[@DanielMartinez-em5ig]

Where's the Spotify playlist?

[@JMHamnn]

Is there an ecstatic dance Spotify playlist?

[@Booer]

these questions...gahgahgogo gahgah lets get on with conciousness

[@nikokaapa]

This dude lives a life I'd like to live too. Specifically open relationships, making many stupid horrible mistakes. That's what lies in front of me, which kind of scares me, but I know I want those experiences.

[@charlottech9990]

You are in Austin?

[@Raffaele.Tovazzi]

Anyone knows that microphone table stand model? Thanks!

[@biggestfanofall2735]

turn up the mic !

[@JOKBO1]

F*cking love Tim Ferris!

[@martinpaveymusic309]

Ferriss *sp

[@andyshelly3473]

very insightful interview . i did not copy your mate tom , i wrote this first then red some of the comments .

[@Introspectral]

Aubrey seems like such a nice guy :)