Run with the Cheetahs - Your Climb To An Extraordinary Life
Run With The Cheetahs is a how-to guide for living an extraordinary life by facing the truths that hold us back and embracing the choices that move us forward. Each conversation explores the mindset shifts, challenges, and breakthroughs that define real growth. With raw honesty and practical wisdom, author Jerry Freishtat and long time associate, Russell Anderson, help listeners identify the patterns that limit potential and replace them with clarity, courage, and purposeful action. Whether you’re navigating setbacks, chasing new goals, or simply looking to live with greater intention, this show will challenge the way you think and inspire the way you move. Because the life you want isn’t waiting—it’s created, one choice at a time.
Episodes
We all have great ideas. We know what we should be doing. So why is getting started so hard?
Russell Anderson and author Jerry Freishtat take on the gap between knowing and doing, and how to close it by building the action habit. Starting with the number one success principle from Tom Peters' "In Search of Excellence," a bias for action, they talk about why comfort kills action, why perfection is a losing game, and w...
How to Build Momentum in Life: Small Wins, Discipline & Long-Term Success | Run with the Cheetahs
What does it take to build lasting momentum in life, overcome setbacks, and achieve meaningful success? In this episode of Run with the Cheetahs, host Russell Anderson sits down with author Jerry Fryat to explore the power of momentum, consistent action, discipline, and small daily wins.
Momentum isn't...
The Things We Don’t Do — Regret; The High Cost of Inaction
What will you regret not doing?
In Part 2 of our conversation on Serenity — The Ultimate Destination, Russell Anderson and Jerry Freishtat explore one of life’s most powerful—and sometimes uncomfortable—subjects: regret.
Often, our deepest regrets aren't the mistakes we made. They're the chances we never took, the dreams we d...
What does it really mean to live a life of serenity?
In this powerful episode of Run with the Cheetahs Podcast, bestselling author Jerry Freishtat and host Russell explore why serenity is the ultimate destination of a meaningful life. While many people spend decades chasing success, wealth, and achievement, true fulfillment comes from the daily choices that build peace of mind, purpose, strong relations...
Episode 14 – Activate Your Prey Drive with Coach Micheal Burt
In this episode of Run With The Cheetahs: Your Guide to an Extraordinary Life, Russell Anderson and Jerry sit down with Coach Micheal Burt (“America’s Coach”) to talk about what it really takes to break out of complacency and perform at a championship level.
Coach Burt shares:
- How he went from a small Tennessee town to building an...
Life isn't fair.
The sooner we accept that truth, the sooner we can begin taking control of what actually matters: our response.
In this episode of Run With The Cheetahs, Russell Anderson and Jerry Freishtat revisit Chapter 13 of Jerry's book, From Victim to Victor, and explore one of the most important mindset shifts a person can make.
Through personal stories, lessons from business, athletics, relationships, an...
Why is self-discipline so hard—and how do you build more of it?
In Episode 12 of Run With The Cheetahs, Russell Anderson and Jerry Freistadt dive deep into one of the most misunderstood keys to success: discipline.
They discuss why motivation alone won’t save you, how comfort can quietly sabotage progress, and the habits, systems, and mindset shifts that help extraordinary people stay on track.
This episode...
Health and wellness aren’t just part of the equation—they are the foundation of everything.
In Episode 11, Russell Anderson and Jerry Freishtat explore how physical activity, clean eating, and disciplined habits impact every area of life—from mindset and confidence to relationships and financial success.
Jerry shares his philosophy of “extreme health,” explaining why most people have neve...
Your Brain Is Lying To You! w/ Rene Rodriguez
Your subconscious mind is processing 11 million bits of information every second — and it's making most of your decisions before you even know it. In Episode 10, Russell and Jerry welcome one of the most powerful voices in leadership and behavioral neuroscience, Rene Rodriguez, for a conversation that will fundamentally change how you see yourself and the world arou...
In Episode 9 of Run with the Cheetahs, Russell Anderson talks with author Jerry and his son, entrepreneur Justin Freishtat, about one of life’s hardest pivots: moving from victim to victor when everything collapses. From divorce and losing millions to fraud, lawsuits, and starting over, they share the honest, unpolished version of what adversity really feels like and how to climb back.
They break down:
- The ...
In this episode of Run With The Cheetahs, Russell welcomes back author Jerry Freishtat to explore one of the core pillars behind every high-performing life: mindset. They define mindset as the invisible operating system running in the background of your life, influencing how you think, act, lead, and recover from adversity.
Together they discuss:
- Growth mindset vs. fixed mindset, and why people with a growth mind...
Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Are Already Dead (And How to Actually Change in 2026) 🔥 | Run With The Cheetahs
Most New Year’s resolutions don’t survive the first week — and it’s not because you lack motivation.
In this no-BS episode, Russell Anderson and author Jerry Freishtat dismantle the lies that keep people stuck and hand you the exact playbook high achievers use to bu...
What does it really take to transform your body and your life in your 50s… and come out with ZERO regrets at 65?
In this raw, no-BS episode, Jerry Freishtat (author of Run With The Cheetahs) and his legendary “Alpha Lion” bodybuilding coach David Johnston (6’2”, 250 lbs onstage, 22 years coaching champions) drop life-changing truth bombs:
✓ Why 90% of people quit the hard things… ...
At 57 years old, after 30+ years of lifting, Jerry Freishtat stepped on stage for his FIRST bodybuilding competition… and walked away the Maryland State Champion 🏆💪
In this raw and inspiring Episode 05 of Run With The Cheetahs, Jerry shares the full story most people never hear — the truth behind discipline, mindset, and becoming someone entirely new.
🔥 In this episode, you’ll dis...
“I had been lying to myself for 50 years… What else have I been lying to myself about?”
In this powerful finale of the Dream Stealers series, Jerry Freishtat reveals the toughest truth: YOU are your biggest obstacle to an extraordinary life. Discover how Jerry overcame decades of self-limiting beliefs when a bodybuilding coach proved him wrong about cardio at 50+, sparking a life-chan...
EP03: How Your Daily Habits Shape Your Success 💪 | Jerry Freishtat & Russell Anderson.
Do your daily habits truly reflect where your dreams and goals want to take you? In this episode of our personal development podcast, Jerry Freishtat and Russell Anderson explore how everyday routines—and the people you surround yourself with—can either fuel your success or hold you back ⚠️.
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In Episode 2 of Run with the Cheetahs, Jerry Freishtat and Russell Anderson sit down with Clif Brooks—entrepreneur, speaker, personal trainer, and storyteller—for a raw and transformative conversation about personal growth, self-improvement, and the life-changing power of taking full ownership of your choices.
Clif opens up about his journey through alcohol addiction, accountability, and rebuildin...
What comes first—action or motivation? In the first episode of Run with the Cheetahs, host Russell Anderson sits down with entrepreneur, speaker, and author Jerry Freishtat to break down the mindset shifts that separate high achievers from people who feel stuck.
Jerry introduces his powerful animal hierarchy of human behavior—from snakes and sloths to sheep, cheetahs, falcons, and alpha lions&mdas...
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