The difference between someone who’s a winner and someone who’s a loser is that the loser gives up when it gets hard. True winners are the ones who refuse to quit, even when they face setbacks. They don't make excuses; they just keep showing up until they find a way…
By day, Daniel Cohen is a full-time Data Engineer, but outside the office, he is a relentless Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete chasing greatness on major stages like WNO and IBJJF. Instead of letting devastating losses or tournament disqualifications break his spirit, Daniel treats failure like an engineering problem: find the flaw,…
You have to make a choice between being comfortable and being successful. People are obsessed with the idea of success, but some are rarely willing to do the hard things required to achieve it. The moment a task seems too difficult, we back down and say we can’t do it.…
You can’t wish a better life into existence. If you’re unhappy with where you are, you have to decide that you no longer want that life and take immediate action to fix it. For Andrew Riddle, this meant abandoning his excuses, getting the help he needed, and making the daily…
It’s easy to fall into a victim mindset and blame your circumstances on things outside of your control. Refuse to play the victim, acknowledge that the majority of the difficult things you experienced were a direct result of your own decisions. If you want to change your life, you have…
Not all addictions have to be destructive. For someone like Andrew Riddle, his addictive personality was a constant struggle until he learned how to channel it into something beneficial. He found his focus in Jiu-Jitsu and the supportive community that came with it, transforming his life and his recovery. You…
Being in a good place in life doesn’t mean you should stop striving to become better. Andrew Riddle was doing well in his recovery and felt completely comfortable with his life, but he quickly realized that comfort had made him stagnant. It took a moment of severe physical exhaustion in…
Addiction doesn’t always look like sleeping on the streets; sometimes it wears a military uniform and hides behind a decade of quiet discipline. Army Veteran Andrew Riddle spent ten years fighting a losing, functional battle against opiates until a drained government credit card and a brutal ultimatum from his wife…
If you’re reading this, it means you have a 100% track record of surviving your hardest days. When you’re faced with a new challenge or a difficult decision, there’s no reason to tell yourself that you can’t handle it. You’ve proven time and time again that you’re capable of getting…
We take the privilege of waking up for granted, forgetting that many people don’t get the chance to see tomorrow. No amount of wealth is worth sacrificing your future. Your life will always be worth more than money. Be grateful for the life you have and the chance to keep…
Everyone needs a way to get their frustrations out so they can show up as the best version of themselves at home. Jessica Haley uses boxing as her therapy. By forcing herself into a situation where she has to be completely focused and in the moment, she is able to…
When you are relentless, you refuse to let your circumstances define you. Jessica Haley survived cancer, a miscarriage, and the challenges of opening her own business, only to face a second cancer diagnosis. She could have let it defeat her, but she chose to have surgery and was back out…
Growth is not found in your comfort zone. To build a life you’re proud of, you have to be willing to try new things and fight through your fear. You’ve overcome so much in your life already; don’t stop now. Keep going, try the scary thing, and refuse to quit.…
NYCDOT Plant Manager Jessica Haley has taken more devastating hits from life than most people can fathom, battling chronic illness, a tragic miscarriage, and a brutal skin cancer diagnosis all while her personal life completely crumbled. Stripped of everything and pushed to the absolute brink of suicide, she refused to…
Sometimes the path you thought you wanted is not the path you are meant to be on. Rome Za was only two classes away from graduating nursing school when he realized he could not support a system that felt fundamentally flawed. He was seeing people with severe illnesses being fed…
You can’t build anything substantial if you don’t have a strong foundation. Rome Za emphasizes that breathwork is the core of everything you do. It’s not just a trendy topic to scroll past; it is the fundamental tool required to gain true control over your life. If you can master…
If you squeeze an orange, you will get orange juice. The same principle applies to your life. If life squeezes you, you’re going to project whatever you’ve been consuming on a daily basis. We’ve become so disconnected from the things that truly matter because we fill our minds and our…
A life without a clear mission is incredibly dangerous. People need a defined purpose to be happy, stay healthy, and fuel their relentless drive. Without it, you are far more likely to feel lost or spiral into negative thoughts. Find the thing that makes you want to stay alive and…
We spend so much time focusing on supplements and training routines, but we completely ignore the most important performance enhancer available to us: our breath. You have specific zones of breathing that stimulate your parasympathetic nervous system, allowing your body to rest and recover effectively. Stop taking your breath for…
Refugee, street survivor, and BJJ Black Belt Rome Za knows what it takes to rebuild your reality when everything shatters. After pushing his body to the absolute limit, Rome suffered severe spinal and shoulder injuries, compounding the devastating loss of his business and marriage that forced him to start his…
It’s a difficult realization that many veterans struggle with their mental health after returning home. When you leave a highly structured environment where your mission is clear, it’s normal to struggle with finding a new purpose. The key is taking the trauma and adversity you experienced and turning it into…
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the challenges in front of you, but the secret is to just put one foot in front of the other. Adversity is a constant part of life, but it doesn’t have to defeat you. Don’t let the bad days win. Keep moving forward, become…
Sometimes some of the scariest moments in life are the ones where you’ve completely lost control. Erick Jackson shared a powerful story about being put under for an emergency procedure with minimal medical care available. Not knowing if he was going to wake up with his leg still attached was…
