Rise Again From The Struggle

Control your mind, or it will control you. It really is that simple. The difference between winning and losing regularly comes down to who can overcome their emotions more. Mike Tyson said it this way, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. This is what he was talking about. People plan for perfection and crumble when it doesn't come. But you can change that. You can learn the ski...

Are you observing and responding? Or expecting and reacting? There's a major difference there. When you expect certain actions, words, or outcomes, you tend to put an emotional charge behind it. And if it doesn't happen exactly as you planned, you react through harsh emotions. What you want to build towards is observing without judgments. This way, you keep your emotions in check and respond with...

No matter what you're trying to do, at some point, you'll hit a bad patch. Sometimes, it's just a plateau. Other times, it's just a bad stretch. These are those crucial make or break moments. The moments people tend to panic in and try something drastic that derails the whole thing. If you can outlast these moments and find a way to stay afloat long enough, more often than not, you will find succe...

You are overthinking what macros are and how to use them. I've been there, too. It's easy to get lost on the noise of marketing. Here's a quick rundown. Your body uses fats and carbs as energy. It's optimized to use fats, but only when you limit or exclude carbs since they burn faster. Protein is to rebuild. It's not an energy source, but it's essential for repair. This is why keto and carnivore w...

You don't need to be eating all the time. You don't need three meals and multiple snacks in a day. If you do, then you're not eating the right foods. In our natural state of being hunter/gatherers, this wouldn't be the normal day. You would eat one or two bigger meals a day if they were lucky. Modern farming practices give us the ability to not starve. That doesn't mean you need to over indulge da...

It's not complicated. It's just time-consuming. This really applies to most things in life. It comes down to one question... are you willing to invest the time? That's it. That's the biggest factor in most things in life. If you invest the time on the right things with intention behind your actions, you will get good at whatever you want. Yet it's the start that stops most people. You start to thi...

You can get places faster when you go alone. But you can only get so far that way. If you want to go far, you need to go together. Meaning teams can elevate you to that next level and carry you significantly farther than you can go alone. God made us to be together. Working with someone breaks those cycles of unproductive thoughts and habits. Even when the perspective is wrong, it helps generate m...

Whether or not the glass is half full or half empty, you're still here. Debating the semantics won't change the water level, but it'll waste your time. Since you're still here, drink the water and get back to work! The past is a lesson, not a life sentence. Learn what you need to learn, then move towards the next goal. That's all you can do. Nothing will ever change what happened before. You do ha...

When you eat like humans were meant to eat, you don't need anything to pick you up. Your body should be able to operate at a premium level without the constant addition of stimulants. Yet most of you are so addicted to these things that you can't operate with them. But the reality is, you only think you need them because your system isn't working on premium fuel. Carbs and caffeine are energy hack...

Your beliefs are being groomed by the material you invest your attention into. You can pretend it's not true, but it very much is. I've known this for a while now, and I try to pay attention and question everything I jump to quickly to get on board with. That thing surprised me this time, certainly linked to recent events. You should constantly be questioning your beliefs. Most of the time, you re...

You need to train in less than ideal conditions. Being able to do this is a great skill to have for life in case of emergency. But it's still just training, so you need to do it intelligently. On those days when you really can't push past the conditions to be your best, you make the next best decision. On these days, don't panic or judge yourself. Stay neutral and find your lowered comfort zone, a...

Just because your mom told you that you were perfect doesn't mean it's true. Come on. Of course she would say that. You're her baby. But so you want to be a baby or a man? Men know they have work to do. They know they need to continually improve themselves. They learn new skills and sharpen old ones regularly. Believing this lie is what keeps you stagnant. At some point, you must override that des...

When the common narrative around food is dominated by one opinion from less than 50 years ago, maybe we should question that. That's what several researchers and doctors are trying to do, but they keep getting blackballed. Why? Because then the industry as a whole would need to admit they were wrong... and they would lose trillions of dollars. Humans aren't supposed to break down at the rate we ar...

Do you want to be sick? Do you want to have low energy? Do you want to be a liability? Are you choosing to let sick and weak people tell you what you're capable of? What you can or can't accomplish? That's not my thing. I'll push you. I'll guide you on unlearning that bullshit. You have WAY more control over your energy levels and health than you think. Hit me up if you're ready to get strayed sta...

If you think a lab produced food item or food additive is better than a natural version... well, let's not be surprised when you end up with dozens of prescriptions soon. When nutritionists are telling people that artificial food dyes are just as safe as natural foods used to color other foods, you have to question the motive. Lab created artificial food dyes are neuro toxins that have "safe" limi...

There's nothing wrong with body building or workouts modeled in that fashion. But it's also not the only option. There's so many ways you can get your body working with just your body weight, sandbags, or any other odd shaped object with some weight. The key is just to get up and get to work. You don't need to do the same thing over and over, either. The more you use your body, the more capable yo...

It's not a pill, but there is something you can do to be like the movie Limitless. Clean up your diet. Lose the weight. Get in shape. I know, it sounds ridiculous. That doesn't mean it's not true. The amount of mental clarity and drive to learn after I cleaned up my diet was insane. Losing the weight and cleaning up my food got me off the meds. A quick trip back to those old habits, and my body fa...

Want unlimited energy without the crash? Stop using carbs as your fuel source. It's really that simple. Carbs give you a quick spike of energy. They are the modern energy hack. But that spike has an equal and opposite drop soon after. Your body is optimized to burn fats as fuel. That's why your hormones are made from fats, and your body stores it when you over consume foods. Your body is designed...

If the only person in your life who wants you to be better than them is your father, you're in the wrong circle. Yes, your dad should want that, and it's important. But he shouldn't be the only person in your life with that goal for you. Good mentors, coaches, and trainers should be guiding you to so the same. That's part of being a leader. You want those under your guidance to be the best they ca...

Discipline isn't your problem. Rather, the lack of discipline as a skill isn't your problem. You don't have an issue sticking to those bad habits and routines you've created... You like to avoid accountability by saying you don't have the discipline. But that's simply a lie. You just haven't trained it to stick to healthy options. Now you know. You can choose to keep doing the things that won't le...

People try and say they can't focus. Yet, most often, they can't focus on what it's best for them. It's not an ability issue. It's a direction issue. You easily focus on negative things. You easily focus on what you believe holds you back. You don't have an issue playing video games for hours or doom scrolling the day away. All these things require the ability to focus. You're just unwilling to ch...

When you don't get the sleep you thought you needed, you don't need to have a bad day. Don't put that expectation on yourself. Some nights, your brain might just fire off. Some nights, maybe it's a pain that flares up. Don't panic. Don't allow yourself to get frustrated. Do some light stretching in bed with your eyes closed if needed, but just keep yourself in a restful state. It's the panic and f...

Three meals. That's all I ate this weekend. Breakfast on Saturday, then a 24 hour fast. Sunday was breakfast and dinner. The fast was intentional for a reset. The two meals was just because I wasn't hungry until after my workout. Why eat when you're not hungry? You don't need three meals a day plus snacks when you get fat adapted as your fuel source. That's the way God intended you to eat. If you...

You don't have time to treat your body right. You don't have time to work on your mindset. You don't have the money for quality food. You don't have the money for coaching. But you find the money to buy all the junk food you want. You find the time and money for all the entertainment you want. You find the time to sit in a drive-through or get a table to dine in. It's not a resource issue. It's a...

Fire can cook you a meal, keep you warm, or burn down your house. You can blow a candle out with ease, but a forest fire can destroy an entire region and become impossible to extinguish. Your thoughts are no different. When you continue to allow negative and evil thoughts to fester in your mind, it becomes that forest fire. It burns your mind and soul. You allow these thoughts to take you away fro...