What if the thing you spend your life trying to avoid (uncertainty) is actually the skill that determines whether you thrive or collapse?

Before the success, before the book, before the impact — there was a moment where certainty disappeared, and Scott Stirrett had to decide whether to retreat… or step forward anyway.

Scott shares his journey from leaving a high-certainty career at Goldman Sachs to founding Venture for Canada, raising over $80M, and supporting nearly 15,000 young people across the country. The conversation goes deeper into Scott’s lived experience with uncertainty during his OCD diagnosis, the 4:00am walk that marked his lowest point, and how learning to stop seeking certainty transformed his relationship with fear, ambition, and identity.

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Timestamps:

00:00 — The question that opens every interview: “Who are you?”

02:45 — Leaving certainty behind at Goldman Sachs

06:30 — The emotional paradox of excitement and anxiety

09:50 — Why uncertainty holds so many people back

13:20 — OCD, anxiety, and fear of the unknown

17:40 — The 4:00am walk and hitting rock bottom

21:30 — Exposure therapy and learning to stop certainty-seeking

26:10 — “The only way out is through”

30:45 — Relationships as a resilience system

35:20 — Strong ties vs. weak ties in an uncertain world

38:50 — Designing recovery after intense life sprints

42:10 — How Scott wants to feel in his next chapter

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Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

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What if success isn’t personal at all — but mathematical?

Kyle Austin Young reveals why so many intelligent, capable people fail to reach their goals — even when they do everything “right.” Drawing from his own experience of repeated layoffs, personal burnout, and rebuilding his life through consulting, Kyle introduces a powerful framework for rethinking success through probability rather than motivation.

Kyle explains how overwhelm, survival mode, and mental clutter don’t just affect our wellbeing — they distort our ability to make good decisions. Together, Marc and Kyle explore how success diagrams, probability hacking, and intentional reflection can radically improve the odds of achieving meaningful goals — personally and professionally.

This is a conversation about slowing down, reclaiming agency, and learning how to design success instead of hoping for it.

Show Partners:

• A special thanks to our mental fitness + sweat partner Sip Saunas
• Personal Socrates: Better Question, Better Life

Get in Touch:

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Website: https://www.mchampagne.com/

Timestamps:

00:00 — The question that opens every interview: “Who are you?”

03:10 — From layoffs to consulting: redefining security

07:05 — The treehouse moment: why we miss what’s right in front of us

11:30 — Presence, overwhelm, and the cost of survival mode

15:20 — What is a success diagram?

18:45 — Why motivation lies and math tells the truth

23:40 — The danger of averaging probabilities

28:50 — Probability hacking: reducing risk creatively

34:10 — Why most advice is actually harmful

39:30 — Designing goals instead of chasing validation

44:00 — Mental fitness, clarity, and decision-making

47:30 — Non-negotiable practices for a clear mind

50:00 — What makes life meaningful now

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How would your life change if you trusted that consciousness itself is guiding this next chapter of humanity?

Marc sits down with Anna Severina to explore motherhood, consciousness, ancient civilizations, AI, fear, and the future of human awareness. Together, they examine how raising conscious children, reconnecting with the Earth, and developing inner stillness may be the real preparation for what’s coming next.

Show Partners:

• A special thanks to our mental fitness + sweat partner Sip Saunas
• Personal Socrates: Better Question, Better Life

Get in Touch:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/behindthehuman

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-champagne-🧠💪-14767b17/

Website: https://www.mchampagne.com/

Timestamps:

00:00 — The question that opens every interview: “Who are you?”

00:02 — Motherhood as a portal to identity and contribution

00:05 — Why homeschooling became an intuitive choice

00:09 — Teaching children discernment, not conformity

00:12 — Raising “polite rebels” in a structured world

00:15 — The documentary: consciousness, Earth, and ancient sites

00:18 — Pyramids, sacred geometry, and lost technologies

00:20 — AI, silica, and the evolution of intelligence

00:24 — Cycles of collapse, rebirth, and forgotten history

00:26 — Fear, health, and the splitting paths of society

00:29 — Mental fitness as a bridge through uncertainty

00:31 — Insights from Zach Bush

00:35 — Encounters, synchronicity, and soul recognition

00:36 — Conversations with Steven Greer

00:39 — Death as transition, not ending

00:42 — Children, DNA activation, and future leadership

00:45 — Why this moment in history matters

00:48 — Choosing curiosity over fear

00:50 — Earthlings, community, and what’s coming next

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