Miles Chamley-Watson: #1 Mindset Shift That Changes Everything (Try THIS to Stay Sharp, Focused, and In Control)

**Miles Chamley-Watson** (0:00)
Fencing literally saved my life.

**Jay Shetty** (0:03)
Fencing is known for being a notoriously white sport. Talk to me about what it felt like getting to the Olympics, winning bronze.

**Miles Chamley-Watson** (0:09)
My mom always just said, just win. And then, what can they say? I'm the best now.
I'm still a 12-year-old kid, just 6'5, covered in tattoos. Winning is great, but changing a sport is bigger than any Olympic gold medal I could ever win.

**Jay Shetty** (0:25)
Hey everyone, welcome back to On Purpose, the place you come to become happier, healthier, and more healed. Today's guest is not only a friend, but someone who I'm so fascinated to dive into his mindset. I love top performers, people who are operating at peak places and making incredible impact happen across the world in their field. And this is one of those people. Miles Chamley-Watson is an Olympic medalist, redefining the sport with his style, confidence, and a vision that's pushing it far beyond what it's ever been before.
Miles Chamley-Watson, welcome to On Purpose.

**Miles Chamley-Watson** (1:01)
Well, thank you. That was an absolute incredible intro.
It's an honor to be here, honestly. Before I kind of got to meet you, it's really nice to be a fan of your work. And I think you instill some incredible ideas on people, make them feel better, which the world needs more than ever. So thank you for that. And it's an honor.

**Jay Shetty** (1:17)
Dude, we met in the best way possible.
I felt like we were on a boys trip, which is what I felt like.
And it just turned out to be the easiest conversation. You guys invited me into the Wolfpack, which made me feel really comfortable. We played poker from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., three nights in a row.
We were out on the water. It was amazing. And I just, you know, I know that I was kind of coming in fresh and new, and it was just, you were one of those people, you and Spins especially, big shout out, Spins. You were one of those people that just made me feel like at home. So not only are you amazing at what you do, which we'll get into, you're a great guy off as well. So I appreciate you, man.

**Miles Chamley-Watson** (1:56)
Thank you.

**Jay Shetty** (1:57)
I want to dive in by asking you, like, what I heard from you, and I've been watching interviews, and obviously I came to the event, which we'll talk about in a second.
But I feel like you always felt like you didn't quite fit in. Talk to me about your earliest memory that reminds you of that feeling.

**Miles Chamley-Watson** (2:12)
I think being born in London, my mom was kind of the mom and dad. That was kind of in my life. I was about eight years old. So I think naturally you kind of rebel. So I think when I was playing football, running track and field, I always felt like I was just different. Kind of my approach, my mindset.
And then we moved to America. I was about nine or 10, kind of in between those years. And those years are very important, right? All your friends are there, your family is there. So naturally moving from London to New York, I was like, I don't want to be here. So getting into trouble, getting kicked out of my first school, public school, then I got kicked out of my second school.
And then my mother met someone that was on the admissions program for private school, which was to give tuition grants, because we had money at the time. But as a punishment, I had to pick up tennis, fencing, or badminton.

**Jay Shetty** (3:00)
As a punishment?

**Miles Chamley-Watson** (3:01)
Because they considered mental sports, and I was like, oh, whatever. Sports are fun. And then I was like, wait, I can pick up a sword and like stab you, right? I was like, this is like the kid's dream. And then immediately, that was my purpose. Because you put the mask on, and you feel like a superhero.
And I think that was the first time I realized like, okay, this is going to be my way out, whatever I'm kind of in. And then I was very ADD, ADHD, and then fencing became my outer role. And as I started to get better in fencing, I started to get better in school. So that kind of ended up being a double-sided sword, which ended up being my job.
I kind of got very, very lucky in finding fencing, because I don't know where I'd be now if I wasn't a professional fencer, which is a crazy thing to say.