Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 22 hours ago
As you know, the Hero’s Journey is one of my favorite tools to help my clients take on their challenges and begin to evolve into the people they are meant to be.
Former Olympic Coach and Leadership Guru Chip Richards joins me on a deep dive into the Hero’s Journey and how it can transform lives this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Chip on his website at https://chiprichards.global/ and on social media via YouTube at youtube.com/@newearthcreations , Instagram at instagram.com/chip.richards and Facebook at facebook.com/chiprichards.life .
For Spirit Gym listeners: Chip is offering listeners a special discount to join him on a Heart of Leadership retreat, such as the upcoming trip to Tonga to swim with humpback whales, or to be part of the Heart of Leadership 12-month mentorship program. For more details and dates, reach out to Chip on his website at https://chiprichards.global/ and mention you heard him on Spirit Gym. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)
0:00 Intro
3:18 The Shero’s Journey.
6:09 Chip’s long ago meetup with Paul in Australia that changed the story arc of his Australian Olympic Ski team.
10:19 Parallel influences across oceans.
26:16 Being mythed.
32:01 The twisting, winding path of personal chaos is there to help us discover the divine essence within.
41:06 Chip’s first call to adventure as an elite athlete.
51:51 Paul has experienced the Hero’s Journey many times.
1:07:06 “Who we really are is not the programming.”
1:18:16 Tests and allies.
1:27:39 A true commitment.
1:34:10 What happens during the Hero’s Journey when everything falls apart?
1:39:03 Nature bathing surrounded by whales that allows people to let go and just be.
1:56:39 “One of the things that makes [Paul’s] work so special: You are living the myth we’re talking about right now.”
2:05:55 The elixir: The deeper answer that reveals why you went on this journey and become the embodied expression of that knowledge.
2:15:48 The Hero’s Journey: A journey from concept to experience.
2:26:13 Tests that Chip and Paul are facing.
2:34:15 Protecting the hives with very simple devotion.
2:48:14 How to use the Hero’s Journey as a self-reflection/self-realization tool.
Listen to Paul's conversation with Chip Richards and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/386-the-ancient-template-thats-been-guiding-your-life-all-along-with-chip-richards
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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music
As you know, the Hero’s Journey is one of my favorite tools to help my clients take on their challenges and begin to evolve into the people they are meant to be.
Former Olympic Coach and Leadership Guru Chip Richards joins me on a deep dive into the Hero’s Journey and how it can transform lives this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Chip on his website at https://chiprichards.global/ and on social media via YouTube at youtube.com/@newearthcreations , Instagram at instagram.com/chip.richards and Facebook at facebook.com/chiprichards.life .
For Spirit Gym listeners: Chip is offering listeners a special discount to join him on a Heart of Leadership retreat, such as the upcoming trip to Tonga to swim with humpback whales, or to be part of the Heart of Leadership 12-month mentorship program. For more details and dates, reach out to Chip on his website at https://chiprichards.global/ and mention you heard him on Spirit Gym. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)
0:00 Intro
3:18 The Shero’s Journey.
6:09 Chip’s long ago meetup with Paul in Australia that changed the story arc of his Australian Olympic Ski team.
10:19 Parallel influences across oceans.
26:16 Being mythed.
32:01 The twisting, winding path of personal chaos is there to help us discover the divine essence within.
41:06 Chip’s first call to adventure as an elite athlete.
51:51 Paul has experienced the Hero’s Journey many times.
1:07:06 “Who we really are is not the programming.”
1:18:16 Tests and allies.
1:27:39 A true commitment.
1:34:10 What happens during the Hero’s Journey when everything falls apart?
1:39:03 Nature bathing surrounded by whales that allows people to let go and just be.
1:56:39 “One of the things that makes [Paul’s] work so special: You are living the myth we’re talking about right now.”
2:05:55 The elixir: The deeper answer that reveals why you went on this journey and become the embodied expression of that knowledge.
2:15:48 The Hero’s Journey: A journey from concept to experience.
2:26:13 Tests that Chip and Paul are facing.
2:34:15 Protecting the hives with very simple devotion.
2:48:14 How to use the Hero’s Journey as a self-reflection/self-realization tool.
Listen to Paul's conversation with Chip Richards and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/386-the-ancient-template-thats-been-guiding-your-life-all-along-with-chip-richards
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
• Organifi organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout)
• BIOptimizers bioptimizers.com/spiritgym (save an extra 15% on your purchase by using the code PAUL15 at checkout)
• Pique Life piquelife.com/paulchek (save up to 20% for life and get a FREE starter kit when you subscribe to one or more of Pique’s amazing beverages!)
• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
• CHEK Institute/CHEK Academy https://chek.group/chekacademy (sign up for the CHEK Academy’s Fall class today)
• Korrect korrectlife.com/spiritgym (save 15% on the newest drink supplement by Aubrey Marcus by using the code SPIRITGYM at checkout)
• Paleovalley paleovalley.com/chek15 (save 15% on your first purchase)
We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music
