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Rise Again From The Struggle
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Episodes
- Rise Again From The Struggle
From impossible to your identity
Time and intentional effort can take you from the impossible to your daily life. Build the skill of showing up even when it sucks, and you'll go far.
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Focus on the next thing
When you just look at the totality of your task, it can definitely be overwhelming. So stop looking at the end. What's the next thing you can do to move…
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Be grateful
Most of the things we complain about are luxuries. I know it doesn't feel that way, but it's true. When I feel myself starting to complain too much, I remind…
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Bend, don't break
Rules are there for a reason. Yet, they are also in the way of progress, safety, or completion of the mission at times as well. There's times to follow, bend…
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Apologize for access?
Personally, I think a true apology doesn't come with words, but actions and change. Sometimes the words are also needed. Just be sure they are followed by…
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Choose the day...
You don't control outcomes, but you so choose your attitude, effort, and response to things that happen along the way.
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Focus on the fundamentals
When you get tired, slow things down internally and stay focused and the most basic parts of your task. It will carry you way past where you thought you would…
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Going with the flow
When you have things you want to get done, but it doesn't work out as you wanted? Don't waste time being pissed. Move on to the next task and keep the momentum…
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Identity, not habits
I'm not immune to these things. I'm willing to reevaluate myself regularly and see where I'm falling short of my own words. This is definitely an area…
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Let's move on...
You being offended doesn't mean I have to agree or change my stance. It definitely doesn't make you right, either.
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Busy is an excuse
Of course you're busy. We all are. Just as much as we want to be. If that thing was actually important to you, however, you would find a way. Just say what you…
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Not the process!
I've done it, too. No shame. It's about awareness and putting skills in place to stop the thoughts that keep you from progress.
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Happy isn't a forever state...
People chase being happy like their next high. It's an addiction at this point. Most of life is just neutral. You can be grateful and kind without needing to…
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Being well rounded
Jack of all, master of none, often times better than a master of one. I read my Bible after I woke up today, then unleashed on my tasks and hobbies. It doesn't…
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Misunderstood?
The things people make up in their head never ceases to amaze me. My ego wants to address these things still, but my logic and history shows it's these…
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Beginnings and endings
A rough sleep doesn't need to be the end of your day before it even starts. If you just focus on the things that are going good instead of the thing you can't…
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In over my head
Well, it's not that it's too difficult. It's just taking way longer than I thought 🤦♂️🤣
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Bad beginnings...
Just because it didn't go well or starts poorly, doesn't mean it will always end that way. You can learn, grow, and train to work out of those bad beginnings…
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Calm in the storm
Weathering a storm is simply finding the calm in the chaos. Stay focused on the parts you control and don't get held up on the smallest of details.
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Attitude of gratitude
When you show gratitude for the good people in your life, you tend to attract more of them. Gratitude and respect go a long way still.
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Calm in the storm
My coach beat me up today, and I hugged him and thanked him. He put me in a lot of situations I wasn't comfortable with because they are new to me. But he did…
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Plans change...
When something changes your plans, shift your productivity goals. Things happen. You can either cry about it, or make the most of it.
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You wanted it...
Be careful what you wish for when you don't understand the price you'll have to pay. But this isn't meant to dissuade you from anything. Quite the opposite in…
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Interpretation matters
It's your choice to see the negative constantly and keep spiraling, or to see the opportunity to learn and move on. One leads to stagnation, the other to…
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Honesty less profitable?
Forgot to mention, I'll take less profit over being a liar every time. But that doesn't mean everyone does. Learn to look past that part and see if the product…
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Morals built different?
In my opinion, he got this wrong. I didn't build my morals based on people I dislike. That was never a thought to me. My morals guided me away from those that…
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Your focus matters
When you focus on the solution or the way forward rather than the pity of the problem, results follow.
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In bad company?
You should be capable of being alone or in solitude. You also should be comfortable in a group. That's how we are designed. If one or both are a major issue…
- Rise Again From The Struggle
It might be you...
We often think the problem is someone else when it's really us. It's not a bad thing. It's easier to correct when you're the issue 😂
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Want the excuse or the life?
There's enough excuses to go around forever. The question will always be, are you willing to put in the work and leave behind the excuses?
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Where you put your focus
Sure, you need to be aware of and respect your opponents skill and training. That doesn't mean to negate your own. That doesn't mean to focus on that. You also…
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Discipline is self respect
Tell yourself you're worth the effort. Delay that gratification and achieve those gains that have eluded you.
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Challenge adversity
We grow, learn, and develop by moving through adversity, not running from it. Keep moving and push through the chaos. Be the calm in the storm.
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Use it or lose it
The less you use things, the more your body and mind will discard them. It's got enough to deal with, so it'll dump the things you don't use to make more room…
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Hard on yourself or others?
If you hold high standards for yourself, then you are doing a disservice to others if you don't hold them to a high standard as well.
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Don't fool yourself
It's very easy to fool yourself into thinking either you're better or worse than you think. That you're more or less intelligent than you really are. It's just…
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Don't disappoint yourself
This doesn't mean you should idolize yourself nor seek the opinion of others. It does mean that you need to be selective and not allow your made up notion of…
- Rise Again From The Struggle
The wise and the foolish
Plato had a few interesting things to say 😂. This one is spot on. Fools need to talk to feel relevant. The wise talk to inform when necessary. Which one are…
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Do you deserve it?
If you truly want the thing, you need to put in the work to be the person that deserves to be that thing.
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Good old days?
The funny part about the good old days people talk about is they complained about them being terrible at that time, too. Don't get stuck in the past. Enjoy…
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Be willing to suck until you get good
If you're not willing to stick l suck at it first, you'll never get good at it second.
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Fools despise wisdom
I'm not a preacher, but I'm not opposed to sharing wisdom from the Bible in learning that applies universally. This is just great for life in general…
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Don't fear the light
Don't be afraid to live. Do the thing. Build a life worth living.
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Belief from a coach
If someone is holding you to a standard you don't want in the moment, it's often because they believe in you more than you believe in yourself. When those…
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Can you use it?
Just because you have knowledge doesn't mean you can apply it or teach it. Great. You're really good at trivia. Congrats. Now go learn to apply that…
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Choices, not habits
When you know you are doing it, and continue to do it, then it's no longer a habit. It's now an active choice you are making.
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Find the small wins
Your ego will hold you back way more than anything else when you need to be the best to be satisfied. I have a desire to do well and to win. But my joy in a…
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Discomfort is the goal
The point of training is to be uncomfortable. So why do we like to complain when that's where we get to? I do it to at times. So I get it. But I can flip the…
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Flush it and move on
We want to be offended. We want to give excuses. We want to be right. Accept that, talk back to yourself, and move on so you can get better.
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Perception plays a role
It's not the event that created the emotion, it was your mind. You can choose to bring yourself down a negative path or you can choose to solve problems.
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Consequences aren't manipulation
You're free to make all the choices you want. I'm also free to ask you to take your unaligned values somewhere else.
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Problem solving
Being able to move past what you desired to happen and continue trying to solve the problems in front of you is a great skill. That will take you far in life.
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Push your limits
By the very nature of a limit, when you find it, you should fail. That's the point. Learn from the failure, adapt, and go again. The point of training is to…
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Courage to stick with it...
It takes courage to feel so ridiculous long enough to not. Most people don't have the courage to stick with things when they feel uncomfortable. To keep going…
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Your responsibility
Your emotions are your responsibility. You are the only one that can decide to change them.
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Make the decision
Just because it starts a little rocky doesn't mean it'll end that way. Even if it does, you'll be better from the lesson it gives.
- Rise Again From The Struggle
No safe spaces...
Nobody else can create safety for you. It's a decision you make on your own. Be willing to hear the truth, accept your reality, and learn a skill. Otherwise…
- Rise Again From The Struggle
Self trust...
Building trust with yourself doesn't mean always being right. It means you learn how to be wrong and know how to get back on track.
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You CAN still learn
You can learn at any age. The question is, are you willing to look like you don't know anything long enough to get better? Most people use weak sayings like…
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Emotions and behaviors
We need to accept that we aren't perfect. We get emotions wrong, too. It happens. That's why we don't act through emotion.