Podcast
The Trent Shelton Podcast
The Trent Shelton Podcast is your weekly journey to mindset mastery, inner peace, and living in your full power. Join Trent Shelton, a former NFL wide receiver turned internationally renowned motivational speaker with over 18 million social media followers, as he shares transformative wisdom that elevates every aspect of your life, from personal growth to business success. Get ready for unfiltered, powerful insights that will touch your heart, challenge your perspective, and empower you to soar. Welcome to the Trent Shelton Podcast.
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- Episodes
- 501
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Typical length
- 58 min
- On air since
- 2019
- Latest episode
- 4 days ago
Episodes
501 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 2 min
Human Being, Not Human Becoming
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What if everything you’ve been chasing, you already have?
That hit me hard when I realized it. For years I was running. Running after success, approval, an identity that felt worthy enough. And the whole time, God already made me enough. I just couldn’t see it.
This is one of the most personal, most important conversations I’ve ever had. Because this isn’t just about motivation. This is about coming home to yourself.
We’re not human becomings. We’re human beings. And the moment you understand that difference, everything changes.
What We’re Getting Into:
✅ The moment I stopped chasing and started being, and what that actually felt like
✅ Why alignment will always beat achievement
✅ How to break free from approval and finally live in peace
✅ Real stories from the NFL rejection, the heartbreak, the rock bottom, and what God showed me through all of it
✅ Practical tools to stop performing your worth and start walking in it
✅ Real talk Q&A on identity, comparison, and self worth. No filters, just truth.This isn’t a hype episode. This is a healing episode.
Share This If:
You’ve been grinding to prove something. This is your permission to put it down.
You’ve been waiting to feel worthy. You don’t have to wait anymore.
You’ve been lost. Let this be the message that brings you back.You’re already enough. You’re already worthy. You already are.
Tag me @trentshelton and tell me, what are you ready to stop chasing? Drop it in the comments. Let’s build together.
Press play, and let’s come home together. Live Legendary.
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56 min
Why Me? Why Your Pain Is Your Advantage
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• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeHey Rehabbers,
This one’s for anyone who’s ever been knocked down, counted out, or pushed to the edge and thought, “Why me?”
Today, we’re flipping that question. Because adversity isn’t your enemy. It’s your advantage.
Pain shapes perspective. Struggle builds resilience. Challenges reveal the strength you didn’t know you had. You weren’t meant to stay broken. You were meant to rise stronger.
What We’re Getting Into:
✅ How your hardest moments become the fuel that elevates you
✅ Shifting your mindset from “why me” to “what’s this building in me”
✅ Finding purpose in the pain
✅ Turning every setback into a setup for the greatest version of yourselfShare This If:
You’ve been feeling overwhelmed, discouraged, or stuck in a hard season. You need the reminder that nothing you’ve faced has been wasted. You’re ready to see your story differently.Your adversity is shaping the leader, warrior, and champion you were created to be.
Tag me @trentshelton and tell me, what’s one hard season that made you stronger? Drop it in the comments. Let’s build together.
Let’s get it. Live Legendary.
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51 min
The Lie You’ve Been Believing About Yourself
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• Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent
• Download the Whatnot app today and get free shipping on your first order. Just search Whatnot in the app store and start scoring amazing deals.
• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeHey Rehabbers,
Let me be real with you for a second.
Doubt isn’t just holding you back. It’s lying to you. Every single day. And the worst part? Most people don’t even know they’re listening to it.
This episode hit different for me because this is something I had to fight through, not just talk about. If you’ve ever felt like you’re not enough, like your moment already passed, like other people were built for greatness and you just weren’t, this one’s for you.
No fluff. No highlight reel. Just truth.
What We’re Getting Into:
✅ The silent lie that’s been running your life, and how to catch it
✅ How to stop letting comparison steal what’s already yours
✅ 3 real mindset shifts that build belief that lasts
✅ The daily habits most people overlook, but the ones who win never skipShare This If:
You’re done letting doubt drive. You’re ready to believe in yourself the way the people who love you already do. You’re ready to rise, for real this time.This is your moment. Don’t let it pass you by.
Tag me @trentshelton and tell me, what belief are you reclaiming this week? I want to hear it. Drop it in the comments. Let’s build together.
Let’s go. It all starts with you. Live Legendary.
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1 hr
STOP AUDITIONING FOR PEOPLE
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• Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent
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• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeLet me tell you something. You don’t have to keep proving your worth to people who refuse to see it.
Stop overexplaining. Stop trying to convince people to recognize your value. Stop shrinking yourself just to make other people comfortable.
The right people won’t need you to constantly prove who you are. They’ll recognize your value by the way you carry yourself, the way you live, and the way you stand on what you believe.
In this episode, I’m breaking down what it means to stop chasing validation, stop performing for acceptance, and start moving with the kind of confidence that doesn’t need everybody’s approval.
Because the moment you stop needing people to see your worth is the moment you stop giving them the power to determine it.
You don’t need to be louder to be valuable. You don’t need to explain yourself to everybody. And you don’t need to earn what was never theirs to give you.
Know who you are. Stand on it. And stop auditioning for people who were never meant to understand your value.
Live Legendary.
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1 hr 1 min
NEVER DISCOUNT YOURSELF AGAIN
Show notes
• Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent
• Download the Whatnot app today and get free shipping on your first order. Just search Whatnot in the app store and start scoring amazing deals.
• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeLet’s talk about something that can change your entire life: knowing your worth.
Because when you don’t know your worth, you’ll accept things you should have walked away from. You’ll shrink yourself to fit places you’ve outgrown. You’ll lower your standards just to keep people, situations, and habits that were never meant to stay.
In this episode, I’m breaking down what it really means to reclaim your value and start living like you know who you are.
We’re talking about confidence, boundaries, standards, purpose, and what happens when you stop looking outside of yourself for permission to believe you’re enough.
Your worth isn’t determined by who chooses you, who leaves you, who doubts you, or what you’ve been through.
Your worth was never up for debate.
It’s time to stop accepting discounts on your value. Stop shrinking. Stop settling. Stop negotiating with the version of you that knows you’re capable of more.
You weren’t created to live an average life just because it’s comfortable.
Know your worth. Own your power. Live Legendary.
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1 hr 12 min
STOP MAKING EXCUSES FOR YOURSELF
Show notes
• Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent
• Download the Whatnot app today and get free shipping on your first order. Just search Whatnot in the app store and start scoring amazing deals.
• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeWhat’s up, Rehabbers?
Let’s keep it real.
At some point, you have to stop running from the mirror and start facing yourself. Stop saying, “I’ll do it tomorrow,” when tomorrow keeps turning into next month, and next month keeps turning into another year.
You have to get honest about your life. Your choices. Your effort. Your priorities. Your excuses. Your purpose.
Because you can’t change what you refuse to confront.
In this episode, we’re getting real about what it takes to stop wasting your potential, stop waiting for the perfect time, and start keeping the promises you make to yourself.
I’m not here to judge you. I’m here to remind you of who you are and what you’re capable of.
Because you can’t keep praying for a different life while continuing to make the same choices that are keeping you stuck.
No more pretending. No more excuses. No more “maybe later.”
Get honest with yourself. Take back control. And start becoming the person you know you’re capable of being.
Live Legendary.
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55 min
THE LIFE YOU WANT REQUIRES A DIFFERENT YOU
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• Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent
• Download the Whatnot app today and get free shipping on your first order. Just search Whatnot in the app store and start scoring amazing deals.
• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeLet me ask you a question most people avoid:
What are you really doing with your life?
Not what you say you want. Not what you plan to do someday. What are you doing right now?
If you’ve been stuck in the same cycles of comfort, procrastination, fear, or excuses, this is your wake-up call.
Too many people settle for a life that looks safe but feels empty because they’re waiting for the perfect moment to change. But there is no perfect moment. There is only the decision to stop making excuses and start taking ownership of your life.
This isn’t about being perfect. It’s about getting honest with yourself. It’s about knowing your purpose, making better choices, and deciding that you’re done standing in the same place.
Your life doesn’t change because you want it to.
It changes when you decide it will.
So stop waiting. Stop talking yourself out of the life you know you’re capable of.
Get honest. Make the decision. Take the step.
Your life is happening now.
Live Legendary.
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58 min
LOOK HOW FAR YOU’VE COME
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• Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent
• Download the Whatnot app today and get free shipping on your first order. Just search Whatnot in the app store and start scoring amazing deals.
• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeThis is a throwback podcast from last year, and listening back to it now hits different.
A lot can change in a year. Your mindset can change. Your circumstances can change. You can lose things, gain things, outgrow things, and become someone you couldn’t have imagined when the conversation originally happened.
And that’s exactly why I wanted to bring this episode back.
Since this conversation, I’ve continued to grow, evolve, and step into bigger rooms and bigger opportunities. Last year, I had the opportunity to speak at Tony Robbins’ Unleash the Power Within in Germany. This year, I went back and stepped on that stage again for my second UPW in Germany.
But this episode isn’t about UPW or Germany. That’s just part of the journey that happened after this conversation.
This episode is about the lessons, the mindset, the growth, and the work that was already happening before those moments ever came.
Listen to it again. You might hear something completely different this time.
Because sometimes the greatest proof of your growth is going back and listening to who you used to be.
Keep growing. Keep evolving. Keep becoming.
Live Legendary.
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1 hr 5 min
THE QUESTIONS NOBODY ASKS ME
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• Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent
• Download the Whatnot app today and get free shipping on your first order. Just search Whatnot in the app store and start scoring amazing deals.
• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeIn this conversation, Tyler Waye from Motiversity asked me the questions most people don’t ask.
We went deeper than motivation. We talked about life, setbacks, growth, purpose, resilience, and what it really takes to keep moving when life hits you hard.
No rehearsed answers. No surface-level conversation. Just real talk about the battles, the lessons, the mindset, and the work behind becoming a stronger version of yourself.
If you’ve ever wanted to hear me speak without the filter, without the polish, and without holding anything back, this conversation is for you.
Press play. Take what you need. And then go apply it.
It’s RehabTime. Let’s get it.
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59 min
STOP TALKING ABOUT CHANGE. START MAKING IT.
Show notes
• Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent
• Download the Whatnot app today and get free shipping on your first order. Just search Whatnot in the app store and start scoring amazing deals.
• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeWe love to talk about change. We say we want a better life, better habits, better relationships, and better results. But wanting it isn’t enough.
In this episode, Trent breaks down the truth most people avoid: you’re not stuck, you’re repeating the same choices and expecting a different result.
Change doesn’t come from talking about what you want. It comes from taking action. Your life won’t level up if your effort stays the same.
If you’re tired of making the same promises and seeing the same results, this is your wake-up call. No more wishing. No more “one day.” It’s time to stop talking about it and start being about it.
Press play. Don’t just listen. Apply it.
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56 min
YOU WERE CREATED FOR MORE
Show notes
• Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent
• Download the Whatnot app today and get free shipping on your first order. Just search Whatnot in the app store and start scoring amazing deals.
• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeYou’ve been grinding, sacrificing, and giving everything you have to everyone around you, but deep down, you still feel like something is missing.
That’s what happens when you hustle without purpose. When you work hard without direction, you can end up exhausted without ever feeling fulfilled.
In this episode, Trent is reminding you of a truth you can’t afford to forget: you are worth more. You weren’t created to wake up, work, pay bills, and repeat. You were created to live with purpose, intention, and vision.
It’s time to stop pouring your energy into places that don’t align with where you’re going. Stop operating from survival and start moving with purpose. Your time matters. Your energy matters. Your life matters.
You don’t need to prove your worth. You need to remember who you are.
It’s your season. It’s RehabTime. Let’s get it.
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45 min
5 Ways to Become Unforgettable
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• Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent
• Download the Whatnot app today and get free shipping on your first order. Just search Whatnot in the app store and start scoring amazing deals.
• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeWhat makes someone magnetic? It’s not just their looks, their clothes, or their confidence. It’s the energy they carry, the way they show up, and the way they make people feel.
In this episode, we’re talking about the Bruce Leroy Glow, that undeniable presence that makes people notice when you walk into a room. I’m breaking down five powerful ways to strengthen your personal magnetism, elevate your confidence, and become someone people remember.
We’ll talk about finding your signature style, shifting the energy you bring into a room, creating an aura of mystery, strengthening your physical presence, and mastering the art of storytelling so your words actually connect.
Because magnetism isn’t about trying to get attention. It’s about becoming so grounded in who you are that your presence speaks before you ever say a word.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to:
• Create a signature style that reflects your confidence
• Become an emotional battery instead of absorbing the energy around you
• Use mystery and intentionality to become more intriguing
• Strengthen your posture, movement, and physical presence
• Tell stories that create connection and leave a lasting impression
• Build daily habits that help you show up with more energy and confidenceYour glow isn’t something you have to find. It’s something you have to own.
If this episode hits home, share it with someone who needs to hear it, leave a review, and let me know what part of the Bruce Leroy Glow you’re putting into practice.
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55 min
What to Do When Life Goes Sideways
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• Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent
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• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeHey Rehabbers!
Bad news? Yeah, we’ve all been there. In this episode, we’re talking about how to deal with bad news when it hits.
Listen all the way to the end because I’m answering questions from the audience, and you guys brought some really good ones!
So buckle up, hit play, and let’s talk about how to navigate the hard stuff without letting it knock you off course.
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1 hr 5 min
When You Feel Lost, Listen to This
Show notes
• Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent
• Download the Whatnot app today and get free shipping on your first order. Just search Whatnot in the app store and start scoring amazing deals.
• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeIf you have been feeling stuck, uncertain, or disconnected from the person you used to be, this episode is for you.
There are seasons in life when you do not have the answers. You question your direction, your purpose, your decisions, and sometimes even yourself. You wonder if you are falling behind, if you made the wrong choices, or if you will ever feel like yourself again.
But feeling lost does not mean you have failed.
Sometimes, feeling lost is the beginning of finding yourself.
In this episode, we are talking about those moments when the path becomes unclear and you have to keep moving forward without knowing exactly where you are going. We will talk about doubt, disappointment, fear, purpose, and the pressure to have your entire life figured out.
You may not know what is next. You may not have everything together. You may be in a season where nothing seems to make sense.
That does not mean your story is over.
Your current situation does not define your future. Your setbacks do not determine your worth. Your mistakes do not disqualify you from becoming the person you were meant to be.
Take a breath. Give yourself some grace. Trust that this season is teaching you something.
You are not behind. You are not broken. You are not running out of time.
You are becoming.
And sometimes, the hardest seasons are the ones that lead you back to who
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1 hr 2 min
Take Your Power Back
Show notes
• Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent
• Download the Whatnot app today and get free shipping on your first order. Just search Whatnot in the app store and start scoring amazing deals.
• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeMost people never reach their full potential because they're not in control, they're controlled. Controlled by distractions. Controlled by habits. Controlled by emotions.
In this episode I'm breaking down the real, raw steps you need to take your power back. This isn't surface-level motivation. This is about mastering your mindset, building discipline that actually sticks, and creating a life you're proud of when nobody's watching.
If you're tired of starting over, tired of making excuses, and tired of letting your feelings run your life, this one is for you.
No fluff. No sugarcoating. Just the truth that will change how you live.
It all starts with what you choose to control.
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57 min
Intention Beats Motivation
Show notes
• Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent
• Download the Whatnot app today and get free shipping on your first order. Just search Whatnot in the app store and start scoring amazing deals.
• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeMy friend, let me be real with you. Your feelings will lie to you if you let them lead your life.
Today we're breaking down the battle within. Too many people stay stuck because they move when they feel like it, quit when it gets hard, and let emotions decide their future.
That stops today.
I'm showing you why intention beats motivation, how to stop letting temporary feelings create permanent setbacks, and the real steps to take your power back. This isn't about ignoring your emotions. It's about mastering them so they don't master you.
If you're tired of starting and stopping, tired of doubting yourself, and ready to grow into who you're called to be, this one is for you.
It all starts with you.
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1 hr 2 min
One Day Is Not A Day
Show notes
• Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent
• Download the Whatnot app today and get free shipping on your first order. Just search Whatnot in the app store and start scoring amazing deals.
• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeHey Rehabbers,
What are you waiting for? To finally start. To finally move. To finally become who you keep saying you want to be.
Here's the truth. Nothing in your life is going to build itself. Your business won't launch itself. Your healing won't happen by accident. Your purpose isn't going to wake you up one morning ready to go.
You have to create it.
In this episode we talk about the one thing standing between you and the life you keep saying you want. It's not your circumstances. It's not your past. It's the decision you keep putting off.
This one is for the Rehabber who's been sitting on a dream, saying "one day" for way too long.
Today we stop waiting. Today we move.
Let's go.
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1 hr 11 min
Take Ownership of Your Life
Show notes
• Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent
• Download the Whatnot app today and get free shipping on your first order. Just search Whatnot in the app store and start scoring amazing deals.
• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeI sat down with licensed therapist, mental health advocate, and author Kier Gaines for a real conversation about accountability, self healing, growth, relationships, and doing the work to become better.
We talked about his new book, It All Starts When You Do: How to Do the Real Work of Self Healing, and why real change begins when you stop waiting and start taking ownership of your life.
If you’re ready to look within, take accountability, and do the real work, this conversation is for you.
It All Starts When You Do releases September 1, 2026, and is available for pre order now.
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58 min
Cut Them Off.
Show notes
• Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent
• Download the Whatnot app today and get free shipping on your first order. Just search Whatnot in the app store and start scoring amazing deals.
• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeRehabbers, today it gets real. There are five types of people who could be in your life right now, quietly draining you, holding you back, and costing you your peace. I'm naming them so you can see them clearly and decide what you're going to do about it. If this one hits home, share it and tag me on Instagram. Let's get it.
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1 hr 4 min
What We Don't Tell Each Other.
Show notes
• Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent
• Download the Whatnot app today and get free shipping on your first order. Just search Whatnot in the app store and start scoring amazing deals.
• Join my FREE Self Worth Challenge https://www.skool.com/selfworthchallengeRehabbers, in this raw and hilarious episode, me and Maria get real about the things we don't like about each other. Pet peeves, quirks, and all the stuff couples usually keep to themselves. But we don't stop there. We also talk about what we do love, what keeps us together, and how we handle conflict, connection, and growth in marriage. It's honest, funny, and real. If you're in a relationship, or want to be, you'll feel this.
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