Steve Kamb
Author, How To Try Again
Steve Kamb is the author of How to Try Again (St. Martin’s Press) and Level Up Your Life (Rodale). He’s also the founder of Nerd Fitness, a worldwide community of nerds leveling up their lives. Since 2009, he’s helped busy people get stronger, live healthier, and build heroic habits. He’s published a thousand articles backed by scientific research and full of nerdy references that have been read by tens of millions.
Kamb writes a weekly newsletter read by more than 100,000 super humans. He’s given talks at some of the world’s largest companies and guest lectured at Vanderbilt University. He currently resides in Nashville, TN, where he plays golf decently and music poorly.
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June 24, 2026
How To Try Again
In this episode of Daily Creative, we explore the nuanced experience of failure and the creative courage required to start over. We open with a story about recognizing when to let go of failed dreams and the importance of closure—giving our abandoned ambitions the dignity of a “decent burial” rather than carrying emotional residue into our next ventures. We’re joined by Steve Kamb, founder of Nerd Fitness and author of How to Try Again . The conversation focused on the modern misconception that ...
Guest: Steve Kamb