Ep. 1389: F*** Dark Times with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

In a rare departure from market analysis, Michael Covel delivers a raw, urgent call to arms on mindset during what he calls 'dark times'—a period defined by war, inflation, political dysfunction, and relentless media chaos. He argues that while external conditions are beyond our control, our internal response is the only true frontier. Drawing from psychologist Carol Dweck’s groundbreaking work on the fixed vs. growth mindset, Covel reframes challenges not as threats to identity but as invitations to grow. He then layers in Tony Robbins’ philosophy that success is 80% psychology—emphasizing that your story determines your outcome—and Alex Hormozzi’s counterintuitive truth: success isn’t about brilliance or novelty, but about doing the obvious thing longer than anyone else. The episode becomes a manifesto for self-mastery: discipline as keeping promises to yourself, gratitude as the antidote to fear, and progress as the real source of happiness. Covel’s core message? In the face of overwhelming uncertainty, the most powerful act is choosing, daily, to become someone who keeps moving, focused, and curious—because who you’re becoming is the only thing that truly matters.