Alexi Pappas on Ditching Goals and Her Strategy For Maximizing Mentorship

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<p>It’s easy to assume an Olympian would be all about external achievements, but Alexi Pappas has redefined what success means to her by letting go of goals altogether. Alexi joins Ryan to talk about falling in love with the process vs. achieving a goal, simplifying life’s decisions, and how losing her mom led her to seek mentorship everywhere.&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mentor-buffet/id1767728358" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alexi Pappas</a> is an Olympic athlete, filmmaker, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bravey-Chasing-Dreams-Befriending-Other-ebook/dp/B08271N81S?ref_=ast_author_mpb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Bravey</em></a>, and podcast host of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mentor-buffet/id1767728358" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mentor Buffet</a>. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and The Atlantic, and she’s been featured in outlets like Rolling Stone and New York Magazine. Alexi co-wrote, co-directed, and starred in <em>Tracktown</em> and starred in <em>Olympic Dreams</em> with Nick Kroll. She holds the Greek national record in the 10,000 meters and competed in the 2016 Olympics.</p><br><p>Follow Alexi on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexipappas/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://x.com/alexipappas?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a>: @AlexiPappas</p><br><p>🎙️ Listen to Alexi’s podcast Mentor Buffet on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mentor-buffet/id1767728358" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcast</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1O68PH0r2JXIL6UW1JMGEo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Mentor_Buffet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p><br><p>📕 Pick up a copy of Alexi’s book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bravey-Chasing-Dreams-Befriending-Other-ebook/dp/B08271N81S?ref_=ast_author_mpb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas</em></a></p><br><p>📱 Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast</a></p><br><p>🎥 Watch top moments from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Stoic Podcast</a> on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast</a></p><br><p>✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at <a href="https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><br><p>🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://store.dailystoic.com/</a></p><br><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Instagram</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> YouTube</a>,<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> TikTok</a>, and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Facebook</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>