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Part 1 of 2: Why Meaning Comes Before Courage | Dr. Benjamin Hardy | 10X Yourself

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Release Date: 12/21/2025

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Part 1 of 2: Why Meaning Comes Before Courage | Dr. Benjamin Hardy | 10X Yourself

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What if the reason you’re afraid to step into your future self has nothing to do with confidence, and everything to do with meaning?

Description

In this deeply unexpected and profoundly honest conversation, Dov Baron sits down with Dr. Benjamin Hardy for a dialogue that goes far beyond performance psychology and into the foundations of courage, faith, and identity.

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For the first time publicly, Dr. Hardy shares his personal origin story, including his beliefs about God, purpose, and why he sees life itself as an educational journey rather than a test to pass or fail. What unfolds is not a debate about religion, but a powerful exploration of how meaning shapes courage, entrepreneurship, and the willingness to let go of who you used to be.

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Together, Dov and Ben examine why so many high performers feel deflated even after achieving everything they were told would make them happy, and why clinging to a past identity quietly poisons the future you’re trying to build.

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This episode challenges the glossy image of entrepreneurship, confronts ego-driven success, and reframes leadership as an act of service rooted in dignity, not status.

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If you’ve ever felt torn between who you’ve been and who you sense you’re meant to become, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.

🔥 In This Episode

  • Why achievement without meaning often leads to emptiness, not fulfillment

  • Dr. Hardy’s rarely shared beliefs about God, origin, and human potential

  • How deep meaning fuels courage and psychological freedom

  • The hidden cost of dragging your past identity into your future

  • Why entrepreneurship, at its best, is a vehicle for service, not ego

  • The difference between living for status and living with dignity

  • How your view of your future self quietly shapes every decision you make today

👤 About Dr. Benjamin Hardy

Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist and bestselling author whose work focuses on courage, transformational leadership, and exponential growth. His research explores how future identity, meaning, and commitment drive extraordinary personal and professional change. He is the author of Willpower Doesn’t Work and Personality Isn’t Permanent, and a sought-after speaker for entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 leaders.

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Website

https://benjaminhardy.com

https://FutureSelf.com

 

Social Media

https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminhardy88

https://www.facebook.com/benjaminhardy88

https://twitter.com/BenjaminPHardy

https://www.instagram.com/benjamin_hardy_phd

💭 Reflection Question

If your future self no longer needs the identity that once kept you safe, what are you still holding onto, and why?

🔔 Up Next in Part 2

In the next episode, Dov and Dr. Hardy go deeper into the psychology of the future self, the illusion of being “finished,” and how most people unknowingly sabotage their next evolution by confusing familiarity with truth.

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