Courageous Ones

Courageous Ones is a long-form podcast hosted by Tenzin Lhoden — a Tibetan-Belgian creator based in Belgium. Every episode is a deep conversation with people who chose courage over comfort. We talk about mindset, identity, fear, entrepreneurship, and what it takes to build a life on your own terms. No scripts. No filters. Just honest conversations.

Courageous Ones is a education podcast hosted by Tenzin Lhoden, with 39 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Tenzin Lhoden hosts Courageous Ones, a education show with 39 episodes published.

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  Episode #39

  Why You Still Don’t Believe in Yourself – Anik

  Sep 21, 20261h 3m

  Anik is a fitness coach, creator and the person behind Infinite. In his fourth conversation on Courageous Ones, we talk about what happens when you stop waiting to feel confident and start giving yourself evidence that you can actually follow through. We get into putting yourself out there, dealing with rejection, following your curiosity, building self-belief through repetition, and how you change when you consistently show up for yourself. We also talk about social media and attention, visualization, meditation, stress, burnout and why the “perfect time” to start usually never arrives. The bigger idea is simple: confidence is not something you need before you act. Often, it is something you earn after enough action gives you proof. Some links are affiliate links. They help support the podcast at no extra cost to you. Record high-quality podcasts with Riverside: https://riverside.sjv.io/DWLdOj Get 1 month of Skillshare free: https://skillshare.com/en/r/profile/Tenzin-Lhoden/210780170 Join the Courageous Ones community: https://www.skool.com/courageous-ones-6313/about Meditation resource mentioned: Medito — free meditation app https://meditofoundation.org/medito-app/ Anik Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anik.infinite/ Tenzin Lhoden Instagram: https://instagram.com/tenzinlhoden TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tenzinlhoden YouTube: https://youtube.com/@tenzinlhoden Chapters 00:00 Self-belief, content and courage 09:17 Rejection and giving yourself permission 17:30 Identity and building self-belief 24:24 Visualization and noticing opportunities 31:03 Social media, screen time and attention 42:29 Meditation and training your focus 53:00 Stress, burnout and the myth of perfect timing 57:51 One goal, proof and enough repetitions

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  Episode #38

  Why He Wants to Be a Millionaire by 25 – Yassin Mahhou

  Sep 14, 20261h 30m

  Yassin Mahhou returns to Courageous Ones for a fourth conversation. He is the founder of Mahhou Solutions and a co-founder of the Jonge Ondernemers podcast, and he is still pursuing the goal he shared in his first appearance: becoming a millionaire before 25. This episode is not really about the number. Yassin explains why the goal matters because of the person the process can make him. We talk about breaking big goals into measurable actions, making hard business decisions, facing rejection, finding exceptional people, adjusting when growth is slower than expected and learning to think from first principles. The conversation also explores the difference between producing and consuming, how to use AI without outsourcing your judgment, why people get trapped by shiny objects, and how courage means deliberately doing what you would rather avoid. This episode is sponsored by Mahhou Solutions. Get a free personalized website prototype: https://mahhousolutions.com/en/free-prototype?ref=courageousones Record high-quality podcasts with Riverside: https://riverside.sjv.io/DWLdOj Get 1 month of Skillshare free: https://skillshare.com/en/r/profile/Tenzin-Lhoden/210780170 Join the Courageous Ones community: https://www.skool.com/courageous-ones-6313/about Yassin Mahhou Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yassinmahhou/ LinkedIn: https://be.linkedin.com/in/yassin-mahhou-be Mahhou Solutions: https://mahhousolutions.com/en Jonge Ondernemers Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/jongeondernemers_podcast/ Tenzin Lhoden Instagram: https://instagram.com/tenzinlhoden TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tenzinlhoden YouTube: https://youtube.com/@tenzinlhoden Chapters: 00:00:00 Coming up 00:01:08 Returning to the two big goals 00:08:55 Money, character and long-term growth 00:19:37 Rejection and ethical sales 00:25:56 Goals, first principles and direction 00:36:41 The reality of building a business 00:46:46 AI and independent thinking 00:56:22 From consumer to producer 01:07:50 The valley of despair 01:13:28 Courage and authenticity 01:23:31 Become better at becoming better #courageousones #entrepreneurship

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  Episode #37

  How to Build a Life on Your Own Terms — Harsh Pandorwala

  Sep 7, 20261h 13m

  Harsh Pandorwala is a content creator, entrepreneur and new father who has spent more than five years building online, travelling the world and learning what happens when your work becomes tied to public opinion. He and his wife went from starting a travel page with around a hundred early followers to rapid growth, while Harsh also experienced the less visible side of creating online: burnout, dopamine-driven validation and the pressure to keep performing. In this conversation, we talk about meditation and presence, focusing on what is actually in your control, the psychological cost of chasing virality, audience capture, staying authentic online and using AI without outsourcing your own creativity. Harsh also shares why he chose a slower life in Bali, how becoming a father changed his sense of drive, and why he is now building arkWELL around making wellness simpler and more integrated into everyday work and life. The thread running through the conversation is simple: build a life where your inner world, your work and your choices still feel like your own. This episode is sponsored by Mahhou Solutions. Get a free personalized website prototype: https://mahhousolutions.com/en/free-prototype?ref=courageousones Record high-quality podcasts with Riverside: https://riverside.sjv.io/DWLdOj Get 1 month of Skillshare free: https://skillshare.com/en/r/profile/Tenzin-Lhoden/210780170 Join the Courageous Ones community: https://www.skool.com/courageous-ones-6313/about Harsh Pandorwala Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harshpandorwala/ LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/harshpandorwala arkWELL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thearkwell https://www.instagram.com/thearkwell/ Tenzin Lhoden Instagram: https://instagram.com/tenzinlhoden TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tenzinlhoden YouTube: https://youtube.com/@tenzinlhoden Chapters: 00:00:00 Coming up 00:01:34 Calmness, control and meditation 00:18:54 Burnout and inner work 00:25:36 From job to content creator 00:34:34 Authenticity, social media and AI 00:50:50 Bali, fatherhood and freedom 01:02:06 Building wellness into work 01:10:41 You have to try #courageousones #personalgrowth

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  Episode #36

  Why You Need to Learn to Be Alone With Yourself – David Green

  Sep 1, 20262h 41m

  David Green is a filmmaker, storyteller and lifelong traveler whose experiences across different cultures have shaped the way he thinks about life, relationships, creativity and himself. In this conversation, we explore what solo travel taught David about humanity, his experience studying yoga and meditation in India, learning to sit with yourself, protecting your time and energy, forgiveness, friendship, relationships, fear of judgment and becoming more intentional about how you live. We also talk about what filmmaking taught him about being present, why some of his favorite memories were never captured on camera, his thoughts on AI and creativity, and why he believes getting to know yourself is one of the most important things you can do. A wide-ranging conversation about self-awareness, travel, meditation, creativity, relationships, purpose and learning how to live with more intention. Record high-quality podcasts with Riverside:https://riverside.sjv.io/DWLdOj Get 1 month of Skillshare free:https://skillshare.com/en/r/profile/Tenzin-Lhoden/210780170 Join the Courageous Ones community:https://www.skool.com/courageous-ones-6313/about David Green Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ocularera/ Tenzin Lhoden Instagram:https://instagram.com/tenzinlhoden TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tenzinlhoden YouTube:https://youtube.com/@tenzinlhoden #personalgrowth #selfawareness #courageousones

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  Episode #35

  Why You Should Create Before You Feel Ready - Tenzoni

  Aug 24, 20261h 12m

  Tenzin Tsering, also known as Tenzoni, is a Tibetan-Filipino Canadian artist and illustrator. In this episode, we have an honest conversation about creativity, identity, courage, and what happens when the thing you love also becomes your profession. Tenzin shares how growing up surrounded by Filipino and Tibetan art shaped her creative path, why art became a way for her to connect with her culture, and the fear that can come with putting your work out into the world. We talk about creative blocks, perfectionism, The Artist’s Way, morning pages, digital versus physical art, flow states, and learning to create for yourself rather than for an audience. She also opens up about travelling solo to Nepal while feeling lost, trekking to Annapurna Base Camp, studying traditional thangka painting, and realizing that sometimes changing your environment doesn’t allow you to escape what is happening inside you. We also explore meditation, self-belief, finding meaning through creativity, and the advice from her father that continues to guide her: choose what makes you happy, and don’t do a half job. This is a conversation about creating even when you doubt yourself, reconnecting with who you are, and having the courage to be seen. Record high-quality podcasts with Riverside:https://riverside.sjv.io/DWLdOjGet 1 month of Skillshare free:https://skillshare.com/en/r/profile/Tenzin-Lhoden/210780170 Join the Courageous Ones community:https://www.skool.com/courageous-ones-6313/about Tenzin Tsering Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tenzoni/ Website:https://www.tenzoni.com/ Tenzin Lhoden Instagram:https://instagram.com/tenzinlhoden TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tenzinlhoden YouTube:https://youtube.com/@tenzinlhoden #CourageousOnes #Creativity

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