On episode 181, we welcome Dan ‘Nitro’ Clark to discuss being one of the main athletes on American Gladiators, how watching his brother die instilled in him an obsession with success, the difference between healthy and unhealthy perfectionism, entering therapy to overcome his fears of vulnerability and intimacy, abandoning fame for more authentic forms of happiness, Dan’s battle with depression and suicidal thoughts, teaching his son the importance of hard work, why being on American Gladiators was one of his best learning experiences, and why we should pursue fulfillment rather than happiness.

Dan "Nitro" Clark is an American athlete, television personality, author, actor, and producer. He is best known for his role as gladiator Nitro on the TV show American Gladiators. He is also a health and fitness expert and the creator of the Gladiator Rock’n Run. He’s the author of Gladiator: A True Story of 'Roids, Rage, and Redemption, F Dying: How Cheating Death Kicked My Ass Into Loving, Learning, and Living My Best Life, and the executive producer of netflix documentary, Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators.

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