#157 - The Harder You Work, The Luckier You Get - Tommy Stiles

Today, I sat down with Tommy Stiles, Owner of Stiles Strength & Performance Online Coaching. He is a national-level bodybuilder who lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. In his pas,t he was a firefighter/paramedic in the metro Detroit area. He is fascinated and obsessed with self-mastery and extreme discipline. The pursuit of self improvement and achieving goals consumes him and fuels his passion to coach and help others to do the same.

We discussed:
00:01 – Tommy’s background: athletics, coaching, and business ventures
02:44 – Identity after sport: rebuilding purpose and direction
06:15 – Curiosity as the driver of growth and opportunity
09:58 – Building resilience through discomfort and friction
13:10 – The “Chasing Edges” philosophy explained
15:49 – Leadership lessons: serving others vs. chasing ego
18:24 – Balancing ambition with presence
22:40 – Relationships as mirrors for self-awareness and growth
28:02 – Entrepreneurship lessons: betting on yourself and taking risks
31:16 – High-performance habits that transfer beyond athletics
36:04 – The role of storytelling in coaching and business
39:21 – Navigating failure and reframing setbacks as opportunities
42:37 – Building self-trust by keeping promises to yourself
46:55 – Creating alignment between values, business, and lifestyle
51:12 – Living on the edge: chasing discomfort to find what’s next

Find Tommy
Website - stilesstrength.com
Instagram - @tstiles2
YouTube - Tommy Stiles

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Paul is a Coach, Educator, Mentor, and Athlete with a single goal - to raise the bar for online coaching. He holds Master of Science Degrees in both Exercise Science and Sports Management. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Certified Exercise Physiologist, and Certified Olympic Weightlifting Coach with 15 years of experience as a Strength and Conditioning Coach in varying capacities from youth to professional athletics.

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