Rise Again From The Struggle

Do you want the excuse or the success? It's your choice. You only get one. When things go sideways, seek to understand to solve the problem, not to lay blame. There's a HUGE difference. One will keep you moving forward, and the other will derail you. No excuses! Kevin Brewer Rise Again From The Struggle

Nobody has it fully figured out. The people winning and moving forward the fastest are the ones that act the quickest. The perfect plan acted upon too late will always lose to a good plan out into action. Once you get started, evaluate and adjust as needed. No excuses! Kevin Brewer Rise Again From The Struggle

Everything happens for a reason. You never know what will lead to bigger and better things, and often, it's not what you expect. Being bad at coaching youth softball inspired me to want to go down a path that would eventually help me overcome my own health issues. These skills have brought me peace in tough times and given me so many tools for life. All of this is because I was willing to be terri...

Success isn't owned. I love this! I've heard something similar in the past and have talked about it before, but this is a much better way of looking at it. Nobody cares that you won a bunch of games in high school. You're not in high school anymore. What are you doing today to win the day? Nothing? That's what I thought. Stop hanging on to past success. Use it as motivation to know you can, and ex...

Being a victim is a choice. Yes, I know, things go wrong, and it's not always your fault. It still doesn't matter. Figure out the next best decision to make from here and move on. Learn the lesson and grow. By the way, understanding what caused a situation and blaming are two different things. One, you are trying to figure out how to prevent a similar situation in the future. The other, you just w...

It might seem like it's longer, but the reality is most of your day is not spent in that emotion you don't like. The problem is that those few minutes a day are what you focus on the rest of the time. It seems like more because you keep reliving those few minutes and allow them to override the rest of the day. Change your focus. In those moments, thank them for their contribution to your life, the...

Accidental inspiration today, lol. Before anyone comments on this, no, I didn't fact-check his numbers. They are irrelevant. It's the concept that stood out to me. The thing is, if you just dealt with this thing you are carrying that is adding all this excess baggage, you would see how strong it has made you. It's not a curse. It's a test. It was there to show you how to overcome difficulty, not t...

You don't have to be a traditionally religious person to believe in something bigger than the world we live in. That's where I've settled. I've wrestled with this a lot in the past, and now I'm at peace with where I am. I will continue to build my mind, body, and soul to handle all the challenges I'm provided to bring forth the best version of me that I can be. I'll never be perfect, but not tryin...

Stop using arbitrary time frames to get started. I know we've all done this. Especially for those things we didn't get to... That's because you always have that built-in excuse of something came up. Or, it's not tomorrow yet. Set a date or start now. Open your calendar app and block off the time. If you don't block it off, something else will find its way in. Get it done! No excuses! Kevin Brewer...

One more attempt. Just one more. That's what it takes. The difference between failure and success in life is often one more try. That's because you build up all the momentum and lessons learned, then throw it away right before it all clicks into place. The winners are those people who were too stubborn to quit. You can do the same. It just takes one more attempt. No excuses! Kevin Brewer Rise Agai...

The more I climb this physical mountain again, the more areas I find that need addressed. In the recent past, I didn't have the mental skills or the trainers I needed to overcome these issues. Now I have both. Week one... sucked! Week two isn't as bad. As I continue going through the process, my body, mind, and soul will get back into sync. But only if I keep going and put in the work both physica...

I wasn't kind in my car at first. Then I caught myself being extremely selfish. Everything is neutral until you decide to slide it into the negative or positive space. I chose negative at first, today. It didn't settle right, though. It gave me time to reflect and fix a broken mindset, so I'm thankful for the opportunity to grow. You don't have to like or enjoy everything that happens. You do get...

Be so good they can't ignore you. Haters are a sign you are winning. Don't let someone else's opinion of you stop you from reaching that mountain top. Just because they aren't willing to put in the work doesn't mean you won't make it. No excuses! Kevin Brewer Rise Again From The Struggle

The details matter, yet you look past them because it's more convenient. I mean, you get the gist, right? Then you wonder why things don't work out for you. You wonder why you were past up for the promotion. Why you can't seem to fix that problem. When you ignore the details, your story will stay surface level. No depth. No growth. Just disappointment. No excuses! Kevin Brewer Rise Again From The...

After I learned to stop fighting these emotions again and accepting the information they were providing, my life charged in a positive direction. You see, anxiety is a privilege your body is providing. It means you are about to do something you care about. Pain can be a signal that something isn't moving properly. Your body will let you know how to correct itself. You just have to stop fighting it...

It's not always going to be pretty. Sometimes, it hurts. Sometimes you're tired. So it anyway. Tonight, I had to catch my weak mind trying to creep in so I could stay on track and complete the task my trainer gave me. Maybe it's because we started an hour later than normal. Maybe it was from my workout last night. Or maybe it was just a bad day. That's why it's important to do it anyway. I thought...

Life is pain. It's unavoidable. But that's what makes it so amazing! You can't understand the good times without the bad ones. You wouldn't know what it felt like to feel healthy if you were never sick. The dichotomies in life are necessary. Fighting that is what creates misery and suffering. No excuses! Kevin Brewer Rise Again From The Struggle

Everyone has discipline. The question is, do you use it to be effective or to find excuses? You can find ways to fit things in or find ways to give yourself an out. You know the truth, though. Everything we do comes down to these little habits. You can change them at any moment. But will you? No excuses! Kevin Brewer Rise Again From The Struggle

I thought you said you would be happy after you got the job? Now you just complain. You said you would be happy after you finished the cert. Now you have more work and responsibilities and you complain. The problem here is simple. You focused your attention on the wrong thing. You put an achievement in charge of your emotions. Yet all the time you lived was working towards that last ten seconds. T...

Your feelings are for you, not for me. I'll help you through them if you ask, but if you are upset at the truth, I'm not going to alert my reality for you. This seems to be the trend in society right now. Someone gets their feelings hurt, then expects everyone to change and coddle them. I'm good. I'll sit this one out. And yes, I follow this, too. My feelings aren't always accurate. I also don't e...

Yeah, you're not too busy. None of us are. It's just the easiest excuse to say no without saying no. Just own it. You don't want to do it, so you aren't going to make it a priority over anything else to include being entertained. That's the truth. If you disagree, send me your calendar. Is it filled out and booked for months? That's what I thought. No excuses! Kevin Brewer Rise Again From The Stru...

For real, though... can you see it? Can you feel it? Then start acting! Stop thinking and do something to move towards that big dream. The only thing stopping you is your own imagination. Think it. Dream it. Do it. No excuses! Kevin Brewer Rise Again From The Struggle

I'm telling you, I believe in your ability to be great! The question is, are you willing to shed the limiting beliefs others have bestowed on you throughout life? Nobody knows your limits because you haven't actually tested them yet. And once you do, they move. Stop letting someone else's inability to see past their nose keep you from achieving something bigger! No excuses! Kevin Brewer Rise Again...

I've done several podcast interviews with veterans in the last couple of weeks, and this just made me think about why vets specifically might have a hard time getting back into a workout after they get out. Which led me to think about why that made sense in terms of broader goal and habit formation. When your goals are too generic, you don't have anything to measure against. Your mind loves to hav...

When you stack intentional effort with consistency, there's very few things you won't be able to accomplish. Think about this. A little over a year ago, I couldn't hold my own body up in a handstand while being against a wall. Now, I'm holding a freestanding handstand for multiple seconds at a time. I'm not physically gifted. I just found a coach to help me learn a skill, then followed the program...