Sometimes the most difficult thing you can do is working out how to be you G Scott Graham-Stephens [https://www.linkedin.com/in/bostoncareercoach/] is an author of more than 30 books, a career coach, business coach, and psychedelic support coach based in Boston, Massachusetts. Scott volunteers as an EMT instructor, firefighter, and Master Gardener in his community. Scott also runs a farm animal rescue centre. In this episode of Rest and Recreation, the work life balance podcast from Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/] Scott and  and host Michael Millward [https://www.linkedin.com/in/abecedermichaelmillward/] explore what the tough stuff in life really is. Scott describes his experience of doing tough physical stuff like Tough Mudders. But they agree that the real tough stuff is the psychological stuff. Paramount amongst those psychological challenges is working out who you really are and how you need to live to be the real you. They also discuss the role other people play in defining us as individuals and what it means to be authentic within a group, and the process of coming-out as ourselves. You can find more information about Scott and Michael at ABECEDER.co.uk [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/] Audience Offers – listings include links that may create a small commission for Rest and Recreation Buy books by G Scott Graham from Amazon [https://amzn.to/4bw0BES] Travel – Holidays can play an important part in preventing burn out. So take a break to anywhere in the world and pay  trade prices on trains, flights, hotels, and holidays as members of The Ultimate Travel Club [https://www.membership.utc.travel/partnership-rest-and-recreation-podcast/]. Health – York Test provides an Annual Health Test. An experienced phlebotomist will complete a full blood draw at your home or workplace. Hospital standard tests covering 39 different health markers are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory. Visit York Test [https://www.yorktest.com/] and use this discount code REST25. Rest and Recreation is made on Zencastr, because creating podcasts on Zencastr is so easy, you can as well by visiting Zencastr [https://zen.ai/abeceder] and using our offer code ABECEDER. Tech Problems? – Visit Three [https://www.three.co.uk/] for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote referral code WPFNUQHU. If you have liked this episode of Rest and Recreation, please give it a like and download it. To make sure you do not miss future editions please subscribe. Remember, at Abeceder we don't tell you what to think, but we do hope to make you think! Being a Guest If you would like to be a guest on Rest and Recreation, please contact Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/]. Matchmaker.fm [https://www.matchmaker.fm/] is where great hosts and even greater guests are matched, and fantastic podcasts are hatched. Use code MILW10 for a discount on membership. We recommend potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre [https://www.workplacelearningcentre.co.uk/product/podcast-guest-academy-training-by-matchmakerfm]. Thank you to you for listening. We appreciate every like, download, and subscription.