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Courageous Ones

Courageous Ones

Written by: Tenzin Lhoden
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Courageous Ones is a long-form podcast hosted by Tenzin Lhoden — a Tibetan-Belgian creator based in Belgium. Every episode is a deep conversation with people who chose courage over comfort. We talk about mindset, identity, fear, entrepreneurship, and what it takes to build a life on your own terms. No scripts. No filters. Just honest conversations.Copyright 2026 Tenzin Lhoden
Episodes
  • The Truth About Discipline and Delayed Gratification — Aniq Malu
    Feb 16 2026

    Aniq spent 10 years going to the gym with nothing to show for it. Inconsistent, stuck in cycles, starting on Monday and quitting by Friday. Then he got a coach. Nine months later, everything changed — his body, his energy, his mindset, and eventually his whole direction in life.

    Now he coaches others through the same process. This conversation is about what discipline actually looks like when the motivation runs out.

    We get into:

    Why adherence — not the perfect program — is the only word that matters in fitness How going all in from zero is the fastest route to quitting The all or nothing mindset that keeps most people stuck for years Why a body transformation is one of the best ways to learn delayed gratification How creating content makes you smarter — because the best way to learn is to teach Why doom scrolling is destroying attention spans and what to do instead The difference between instant gratification and the boring unsexy work that actually compounds How Aniq started running half marathons despite having asthma — and inspired everyone around him to run too Why being the example is more powerful than any lecture How fitness changes the way you treat everyone around you

    The boring stuff is the stuff that works. That's the whole game.

    Join the Courageous Ones community: https://www.skool.com/courageous-ones-6313/about

    Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tenzinlhoden

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    57 mins
  • Why Self-Improvement Feels So Heavy — Yassin Mahhou
    Feb 10 2026

    Yassin is 22 years old, studying the hardest master's specialization he could choose, building apps on the side, learning Japanese without a translator, and praying twice every single day for two things: to become a multi-millionaire before 25, and to figure out how before the end of this semester.

    This is one of the most honest conversations on the show. Yassin doesn't perform. He thinks out loud.

    We get into:

    Why he grew up feeling less than everyone around him — and how that became the root of everything How Japan changed him at a cellular level and why part of him is still there The difference between chasing happiness and finding peace — and why peace is harder What it means to be a deep thinker and why it's both a gift and a source of constant suffering Why he tried a Shopify store, an Amazon KDP journal, an app, paper trading, and lost 2K in one night How his mom walked into his room crying after watching him beat himself up in a video Why he wouldn't want to live if he couldn't have the life he actually wants What Jordan Peterson, David Goggins, Marcus Aurelius, and Naruto's Rock Lee all have in common The pressure of a self-imposed deadline — and why he keeps going anyway

    Stay low enough, long enough, and you'll be big enough soon enough.

    Join the Courageous Ones community: https://www.skool.com/courageous-ones-6313/about

    Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tenzinlhoden

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    1 hr and 51 mins
  • The Truth About Chasing Your Dreams — Standly
    Aug 9 2025

    Standly grew up in Cameroon. He moved to Cyprus, then back to Cameroon, then to Belgium — alone, no family nearby, working an 11-hour student job, editing videos at midnight, going to the gym before anyone else is awake.

    He started his content creation journey the day Tenzin told him: if you want to make me happy, just record one video today. He did it that night. This conversation is about what happened after.

    We get into:

    Why he started his self-improvement journey after a breakup and a difficult period with his documents in Belgium How he went from watching videos to actually taking action — and what changed in his mind Why he believes in thinking 5 to 10 years ahead instead of chasing quick results The difference between people who see to believe and people who believe in order to see How the Courageous Ones community changed his daily output and consistency What it means to chase your dreams when your family back home doesn't fully understand what you're building yet Why the person you become on the journey matters more than the result you get How he works all day, comes home, and still finds time to create, read, and train Why quitting one thing makes it easier to quit everything

    It's simple. Not easy. There's a difference.

    Join the Courageous Ones community: https://www.skool.com/courageous-ones-6313/about

    Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tenzinlhoden

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    45 mins
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