EP 158: Earn Your Dopamine: Why Choosing Hard Things Builds Strong Leaders
Thu Feb 05 2026
Matt Chenard (Part 2)
Comfort doesn’t prepare you for pressure — resistance does.
In Part 2 of this conversation, Matt Chenard breaks down why modern comfort is weakening discipline, resilience, and leadership. From extreme cold exposure to fasting, silence, and intentional discomfort, Matt explains why choosing hardship trains you for life’s real tests — not just the moment.
You’ll learn:
Why comfort fuels complacencyEasy habits compound weakness; resistance compounds strength.
How hardship trains leadership before pressure hitsDiscipline is practiced in advance, not built in crisis.
Why time is your most valuable currencyEvery habit is a deposit toward future strength — or future sickness.
This episode is for leaders, entrepreneurs, and men who want to build lives that can withstand pressure instead of collapsing under it.
Follow Matt Chenard:https://www.instagram.com/mattchenard/
Follow Marty Hofmann:
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Matt Chenard (Part 2) Comfort doesn’t prepare you for pressure — resistance does. In Part 2 of this conversation, Matt Chenard breaks down why modern comfort is weakening discipline, resilience, and leadership. From extreme cold exposure to fasting, silence, and intentional discomfort, Matt explains why choosing hardship trains you for life’s real tests — not just the moment. You’ll learn: Why comfort fuels complacencyEasy habits compound weakness; resistance compounds strength. How hardship trains leadership before pressure hitsDiscipline is practiced in advance, not built in crisis. Why time is your most valuable currencyEvery habit is a deposit toward future strength — or future sickness. This episode is for leaders, entrepreneurs, and men who want to build lives that can withstand pressure instead of collapsing under it. Follow Matt Chenard:https://www.instagram.com/mattchenard/ Follow Marty Hofmann: www.martyhofmann.com