How Sobriety, Faith, and Doing Hard Things Changed Brady McDonald’s Life

Summary

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The Determined Society with Shawn French

Episode: How Sobriety, Faith, and Doing Hard Things Changed Brady McDonald’s Life
Guest: Brady McDonald
Release Date: January 9, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode features a deeply personal and inspiring conversation between host Shawn French and endurance athlete/entrepreneur Brady McDonald. Together, they explore how sobriety, faith, and facing hard challenges transformed Brady’s life—from overcoming alcohol dependency to building impactful fitness communities and launching a 50K-in-50-states charity run for Make-A-Wish. The episode is filled with honest reflections, actionable insights, and a call to embrace hard things for personal growth and to help others.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Turning Point: Sobriety and Self-Reflection

[01:01–06:34, 12:12–14:51]

• Brady shares his struggle with alcohol, starting at age 14 and peaking during periods of high business success and social drinking culture in Canada.
• The “75 Hard” challenge (created by Andy Frisella) was a catalyst for change, forcing him to abstain from alcohol and commit to daily fitness, personal development, and discipline.
• Brady’s transformation was not just physical, but spiritual and mental—gaining clarity, self-love, and courage that enabled him to lead his family through major life decisions and adversity.

Notable Quote:

“I started realizing that I was using the alcohol to make the fear go away. I remember the moment that God spoke to me for the first time. Tomorrow is your last day that you're going to drink. I saw my future self, my daughters in their future, and he was saying that if you don't stop, they're going to have this problem. I have to put in the work now so they don’t have to.” – Brady [01:01, 14:51]

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2. Role Modeling for the Next Generation

[01:44, 28:30–30:09, 42:38–45:43]

• Brady emphasizes the importance of modeling healthy habits and resilience for his children, rather than merely instructing them.
• He describes taking his daughters to ultramarathons, displaying perseverance, and normalizing struggle and persistence.
• The discussion broadens into how parents’ actions (not just words) are what their children truly emulate, impacting generational cycles.

Notable Quote:

“I realized they don’t do what we say, they do what we do… I just took that to the extreme, put in the work and take them to like the Moab 240 and let them see what it looks like to be in such a hard position but never quit.” – Brady [01:44, 28:30]

Another Notable Moment:

“Daughters get their confidence from their fathers. That’s… that’s on you, bro. It’s a responsibility.” – Shawn [42:38]

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3. Building Supportive Communities: 0 to 100 Challenge

[23:34–27:37]

• Brady created a free fitness and wellness community—0 to 100 Challenge—helping people adopt sustainable habits (exercise, clean eating, no alcohol).
• The program emphasizes gamification and accessible accountability, offering weekly huddles and community support.
• Remarkably, there is zero sales pressure, focusing only on giving value and helping hundreds quit alcohol and reclaim health.

Notable Quote:

“It’s just a way to give back. If I didn’t have that opportunity placed in front of me, I’d never be here today.” – Brady [25:39]

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4. The Power of Hard Things & Public Accountability

[09:50–12:04, 30:09–32:41, 46:32–48:34]

• Both Shawn and Brady highlight how doing hard things is vital for growth and discipline, and how social accountability (posting progress publicly) multiplies motivation.
• Lessons from endurance sport translate to business, parenting, relationships, and overcoming adversity.
• They also caution against “toxic positivity”: the value is not in pretending things aren’t difficult, but embracing suffering and seeing failure as necessary for resilience.

Notable Quote:

“We are just big children. We need to be tricked… into all of the good habits and then out of the bad habits. It’s not complicated, but it’s not easy.” – Brady [31:59]

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5. Faith and Community in Overcoming Failure

[33:02–41:34]

• Brady recounts a major setback—failing to finish a 100-mile ultramarathon due to sudden health concerns—and the importance of bouncing back quickly.
• He stresses the need to surround oneself with people who push you toward growth, not comfort.
• After praying for the first time during a particularly grueling 125-mile race (three weeks after the setback), he found a “new gear” and completed the race, deepening his faith and belief in persistence.

Notable Quote:

“When you’re doing something hard… make sure that you have the people in your corner that will tell you the advice that you need to get to your goal, not the advice that you need to make yourself comfortable.” – Brady [38:33]

Memorable Moment:

“I left that aid station and I prayed for the very first time in my life… it was also the best I’d felt… and I ended up finishing.” – Brady [39:55]

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6. Lessons on Failure, Growth Mindset, and Parenting

[48:34–50:14]

• Brady and Shawn discuss embracing failure, the difference between fixed and growth mindsets (referencing the book Mindset).
• They stress reframing failure as a chance for feedback, learning, and improvement, modeling this approach for their children and audience.

Notable Quote:

“One of the best lessons you can teach your kids: you fail at something—congratulations. What did you learn?” – Shawn [50:14]

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7. The 50K in 50 States: Purposeful Running for Make-A-Wish

[50:41–56:22]

• Brady describes his next mission: running 50K ultramarathons in all 50 states in 2026 to grant 50+ wishes for critically ill children through Make-A-Wish, raising more than $1 million.
• Each city’s run will be inclusive—open to runners, walkers, families, and will feature live gifting of wishes.
• Brady outlines the need for sponsors, influencers, and community members to build a national giving movement.

Notable Quote:

“God told me: use your legs to help people… I’m going to run 50k in all 50 states to give at least 50 wishes to 50 brave children that have critical illnesses.” – Brady [51:07]

Memorable Moment:

“I want to show how giving can be easy, it can be fun, it can like, change its purpose… helping somebody else is very fulfilling. And I’ll remember that forever.” – Brady [52:30]

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8. Discovering and Using Your Gifts to Help Others

[56:47–59:25]

• Brady and Shawn urge listeners that everyone has a unique gift and should not judge its worth—help in any way you can.
• Even small acts or introductions can ripple outward, creating unexpected massive impact.

Notable Quote:

“It takes a bazillion grains of sand to make a beach… If you do it out of love, it can be small, it can be big—just do it.” – Brady [59:01]

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9. Personal Recovery & Endurance Practices

[59:50–61:29]

• Brady gives a practical summary of how he trains and recovers for ultramarathons: strength phases, running blocks, sleep, nutrition, peptides, and cutting-edge recovery therapies (like exosomes).
• Each block of training is structured for peak performance and injury prevention, with adaptations as needed.

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10. Personal Stories: Why the Mission Matters

[61:51–64:02]

• Shawn shares a personal story about a young athlete he coached who is battling brain cancer, illustrating why the Make-A-Wish partnership is so meaningful.
• They reflect on the resilience of families facing childhood critical illness and the power of community support.

Emotional Moment:

“I have someone very close to me, very young, going through brain cancer right now… the fact that you’re doing that—it hits home.” – Shawn [61:51]

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How to Get Involved

• Follow Brady: Instagram/Facebook @brady.mcdonald84
• Join or learn more about 0 to 100: 0to100.com
• Support the 50K in 50 States for Make-A-Wish: wishmaker50.com

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Notable Quotes (with Timestamps & Attribution)

• “Tomorrow is your last day that you’re going to drink. I saw my future self, my daughters in their future, and he was saying that if you don’t stop, they’re going to have this problem. I have to put in the work now so they don’t have to.” – Brady [01:01, 14:51]
• “I realized they don’t do what we say, they do what we do.” – Brady [01:44]
• “When you’re doing something hard… make sure you have the people in your corner that will tell you what you need to get to your goal, not what makes you comfortable.” – Brady [38:33]
• “It’s not complicated, but it’s not easy.” – Brady [31:59]
• “Daughters get their confidence from their fathers. That’s… that’s on you, bro. It’s a responsibility.” – Shawn [42:38]
• “It takes a bazillion grains of sand to make a beach… If you do it out of love, it can be small, it can be big—just do it.” – Brady [59:01]

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Episode Flow & Timestamps

• [01:01] — Brady’s early struggles with alcohol; the realization that led to sobriety.
• [06:34] — Discovering “75 Hard”; the transformative power of structure and discipline.
• [14:51] — The God moment and commitment to change for his kids.
• [23:34] — Launching “Zero to 100”; building a fitness and sobriety community.
• [28:30] — Modeling behavior for children and generational impact.
• [33:02] — Setback: health scare during a 100-miler and the power of supportive community.
• [39:55] — First time praying; spiritual breakthrough and finishing a grueling race.
• [42:38] — Fatherhood, confidence, and parenting by example.
• [50:41] — The 50K in 50 States for Make-A-Wish explained; call for participants/sponsors.
• [56:47] — Discovering and deploying your own gifts to help others.
• [59:50] — How Brady prepares and recovers for ultra-endurance efforts.
• [61:51] — Why this mission matters: personal stories of childhood illness and hope.
• [64:09] — How to connect, follow, and get involved.

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Summary & Takeaways

Brady McDonald’s story is raw testimony to the idea that enduring hard things—whether sobriety, 240-mile ultramarathons, or personal losses—is how you create true transformation, not just for yourself but for your family and community. Faith, the right support system, and a relentless focus on leading by example can turn personal pain into purpose. His new mission to run 50ks in 50 states isn’t just about physical achievement but about granting wishes and showing others how to use their own gifts for good:

“If you do it out of love, it can be small, it can be big—just do it.” – Brady [59:01]

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For more, follow Brady (@brady.mcdonald84) and visit wishmaker50.com to support or join the movement.

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Transcript

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I haven't not drank for a week since I was 14 probably. I was scared. Like I didn't know how I was going to solve my own problems was so bad. And I started realizing that I was using the alcohol to make the fear go away. I remember the moment that God spoke to me for the first time. Tomorrow is your last day that you're going to drink. I saw my, my future self, my daughters in their future, and he was saying that if you don't stop, they're going to have this problem. I have to put in the work now so they don't have to.

[A]

I have goosebumps, dude.

[B]

Wow.

[A]

Oh, brother. That impresses me more than any amount of mileage you've ran. Yeah, 100%, because that is the hard part. What are some of the things that you saw in your parenting style and being a husband that astronomically changed? Yeah.

[B]

I realized they don't do what we say, they do what we do. Once I realized that, I just took that to the extreme, put in the work and take them to like the, the Moab 240 and let them see what it looks like to be in such a hard position but never quit.

[A]

What up, my people?

[B]

We're back.

[A]

Today I got Brady McDonald here with me, a good friend of mine doing some amazing things here locally and all across the United States through none other than running and bringing that mission. He's going to be doing something really cool that we'll talk about in this episode. 50k and 50 states all done through the Make a Wish foundation to, to fundraise for that organization. But, but dude, you have, you have done so much since I've known you in the last few years. But before we go any further, man, welcome to the show.

[B]

Thanks, Sean. Happy to be here, dude. It's just time coming.

[A]

It has been.

[B]

God has his way. Like I was just saying this, that we're so thankful it didn't happen a year ago and it's happening today. Absolutely.

[A]

I think a year ago, you know, we talked about it, you know, we were at that event and then it just kind of. We both went, did our own thing and then now, but we're back here and there's so much more substance to what you're doing. I mean, you know, I want to start from the beginning, man, because the audience loves to listen to where were you and what did you start to implement to gain some progress? And now you're all the way over here on this other end of the spectrum, running races right next to David Goggins, where, I mean, me, I would probably need a go kart to run next to that guy. But, you know, I want them to see the progression. So where was that for you, man? I know there was a point where you decided to stop drinking some alcohol.

[B]

Yeah, like this was back in 2021 and I was just before that, I was an entrepreneur. Like we had, we're real estate investors in Canada and still having lots of success. Like just pure hustle and grit and grind, you know. No, nobody gave us the, you know, the bunch of money we saw like our own money and, and we ended up building a pretty successful business there. But with that comes, you know, and I was drinking since I was 14 years old.

[A]

Are you from Canada?

[B]

Yeah. I didn't know that.

[A]

I didn't know. You're Canadian.

[B]

Canadian.

[A]

Interesting. Did not know that.

[B]

Yeah. So, you know, like we grew up in small town, started drinking when I was 14. That's just what we did. Right. And then, you know, as. As you grow up as adults, you know, and I remember looking as a kid actually just like, like thinking, seeing my parents, how they acted and what they were doing, I'm like, I can't wait to do that. So when I was 14, it was fine. We did it. And it's crazy. Yeah. And. And then, you know, as, you know, I worked for the big power company for 14 years, transitioned into being full time real estate investor and doing my own thing, you know, and, and we start. We did, you know, the main goal was to buy like 12 rental properties. We thought that would be freedom. And then it was like, okay, let's go hit 100 and then, you know, we just kept on getting bigger and bigger and. But with that, you know, and more time and more freedom and more money. We had a big boat. We had a 53 foot boat. And. And like, that's. That was her life. It was live hard, work hard. That was actually the. I'm a big thing, you know, I'm big on vision boards and sort of very, very first vision board. It was like, live hard work. Live hard, work hard, work hard, live hard. And. But it became tiring, right. It was like having the same conversations with the same people, you know, every weekend you were, you know, you were two steps forward on the, in during the week, two steps back on the weekend. It was just like still having success. But, you know, I didn't love myself. I lived with regret. Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, start feeling better, you know, and so real quick, sorry.

[A]

For the, for the context you're. You're referring to Monday through Friday, great weekend. Go out and party a little bit. Yeah. Take a step backwards. Head into that Monday and taking all the way to Wednesday to recover.

[B]

Yeah. Like, just to kind of get back out of the fogginess, you know.

[A]

Been there. Yeah.

[B]

Yeah. And it's a trap, and it's a socially accepted trap, you know, and it was like, it was almost like you're celebrated, you know, by doing that and not by stick. Staying healthy. And it was. I had nobody in my life, you know, that was leading me to the healthy path. But I remember it was 20, 21. I told my wife, I saw somebody on social media, one of my friends, and he was doing this thing called 75 hard. Right?

[A]

Yep. Yeah.

[B]

So I tell. I rhyme off the store, the. All of the rules to my wife, you know, that you got to work out twice a day. Once has to be outside. And one outside workout in Canada sucks a heck of a lot better than down here in Florida.

[A]

No, I'm not bad, dude.

[B]

I bet we get to the point where. And not drinking. She's literally laughing at me. She's like, there is no way you can do that. Like, I haven't not drank for a week since I was 14 probably. I mean, maybe two weeks, I mean, at the most. But like, really, you know, like, it's not going to be 75 days.

[A]

Right.

[B]

I'm like, I know. I was scared.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

But that's why I knew, like, at that moment, that's why I knew it was worth trying to.

[A]

Right.

[B]

And I think because it was a goal that I. I didn't know that I could succeed. At.

[A]

It's gonna be hard.

[B]

Yeah. And, and at this point, Kylie was. Our daughter was five years old and we were pregnant with another one. And so I, I started this journey and went 75 days and you know, Christy was giving birth and I was in the, in the hospital, you know, on the floor doing push ups and sit ups and doing the, you know, going through the chair.

[A]

25 minutes, baby.

[B]

Yeah, I got to get that thing done. They'll, you know, and, and Chrisy had the best care because of that probably, but, but, you know, I did it. And so what had happened was it changed obviously, my body, my. I lost, you know, some weight, I gained a lot of muscle, but it changed this and it gave me courage. It was the first time in my life that I ever had clarity. And I started to love the person that I became. I became a better father, I became a better communicator, you know, I became a better husband. I. The deals got bigger and this was a time when, you know, Covid was infiltrating everywhere, but like really bad in Canada. And they were locking us down and, and I just said, you know what, we're not standing for this. And I had the courage to take the family with a brand new baby, two month old baby. We actually had to wait around to give her, give the baby the two month shots or whatever. And we took them to Costa Rica. Right, because we're all like. And that's the courage and that's the type of, that's what happens when you get clarity, you know. And I just, I saw the proof of what, you know, sober and focus on fitness and health can do for me. And so we went to Costa Rica was amazing. But when we came back to Canada, who do you think I hang around? I hung around the same people and then all the same old habits came slipping right back in. And, you know, a few months later, we're back on the big boat. We're doing the same things on the weekend. And that summer went flying by and I, and again I looked back and I'm like, how did I end up in this place?

[A]

It's so easy to lose track of Dude.

[B]

It's the devil. Sleek, sneaky dude.

[A]

Whenever you're not looking. Yeah, the best always say that. He's always working.

[B]

He's always.

[A]

So you stay vigilant, man. It's just crazy to me. But real quick, I mean, I want to touch on 75 hard. Yeah, it's amazing to me and you and people can say whatever they want about Annie Frisella you know, he's too intense or he curses too much or he's gotten too political, which. The latter, I. I do agree with. I really enjoyed MF CEO project. I'm glad he's finally bringing it back. I know Vaughn personally, and they were. Vaughn was telling me years ago that they were bringing it back, and it just kept getting delayed. Well, now Andy finally announced it on his socials. He has changed more lives, people that he's never even seen.

[B]

There's no doubt that.

[A]

I truly feel Andy would be overwhelmed if he opened that up, because I did the I did phase. I did 75 hard phase one. Phase two.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I didn't do the full live hard program. Okay.

[B]

But.

[A]

But that was the moment when I started doing that. That's when I started getting this idea.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

This idea.

[B]

That's the type of growth dude.

[A]

Like, the guy helped mold and bring out of me what my gifts were, and he doesn't even know me. Yeah.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I mean, it's amazing to me how many lives this man has touched through a fricking program.

[B]

Well, think about this. So to your point, one of the. You have to read 10 pages of personal development book, right? Well, one of the very first books was David Goggins Can't Hurt Me.

[A]

I read that one, too.

[B]

And then the next one was never finished about the Moab 240 and. What? Look what I just finished.

[A]

Yeah, I know.

[B]

Like, again, if. If that never. If. If we never were pointed in the direction to do that thing.

[A]

It's wild to me, would we even be here? It's just like, I had a conversation with Bedros Cullian a few years ago in his studio, and it's like, rich dad, poor dad. Right? And, you know, his dad was the poor, you know, poor dad, and then his mentor was the rich dad. But. But he says, like, now everybody can have a rich dad because of the Internet, because of YouTube. Like, you can literally go on and get so much free education.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

From all these dudes. And that's what you and I did with Andy Frisella. Like, we dove into his message and what he was doing. So. Okay, well, maybe there's something to this.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

This guy's very successful. He's built the number one online supplement company in America, probably the world. Well, let me. Let me try this out. And then you start to understand when you start sacrificing certain things that aren't helping you and diving into the things that are going to help you, how much in your world just completely opens up yeah, yeah.

[B]

It's powerful. Well, the. The really thing. The really interesting thing about it is that it's really hard, but it's really simple. And I think that's the thing, that. That's why it works, is because, like, listen, you got five things to do today.

[A]

Yeah. What was the hardest one for you? Every day?

[B]

It was probably. It probably was. Ended up getting the second workout in because of the. The cold. Like, I didn't have a problem with the water. And the book, actually, you know, try not to fall asleep while you're reading was a legit thing. Yeah, there was a couple times you wake up at midnight, you're like, oh, oh, crap. Still got three pages to do.

[A]

Exactly.

[B]

You know, it's.

[A]

You know, for me, it was a picture.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

There's a progress picture every day.

[B]

Yeah. Oh, because you didn't want to take it.

[A]

I was so sloppy. I just.

[B]

I didn't want to look at it yourself.

[A]

It was just a constant reminder.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You know, but as you go through the progression, you look at day one, you get to day 75, you're like, yeah. Oh, my gosh.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Thank you. Just by showing.

[B]

Thank God you took those pictures.

[A]

Right?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Right. It's just crazy to me.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Okay, so you did 75 hard. I interrupted you. You're. You're going through all this thing. You fell back into that summer of being on the boat, partying a little bit.

[B]

Yeah. And then we. I. What I learned from, you know, like, sometimes you have to fail to move forward. And. And. And so what I, like, I. I could kind of connect the dots looking back, and I could see, okay, well, the thing that got me stop. Stop drinking was to do something hard. So I said, okay, what is the next hard thing? So I signed up for a half Ironman. Never swam like that, never trained like, you know, never rode a bike like that. And then, of course, I. I've done a little bit of running. I've done a half marathon before at the time, but. So I hired a coach. I did all the things. I did four months of training. I didn't drink during the four months. And this is actually at this point. So when we came back from. From Costa Rica, we were in a limo. And this was in the spring of 20. 2022. And I told my wife, because they locked us down over the radio, I said, next, in the fall of 2022, we're going to the U.S. we're going to scale business and life. So we built this big, beautiful $4 million house, a brand New dream home. We lived in it for six months, right? And then fall came when. When I was training for this Half Iron man. We literally came down to southwest Florida. We had no. We didn't know a soul. But again, it was hard. But I was sober. Courage, confidence, like I was working out like a madman to get through this Half Iron man. And. And we moved down to Cape Coral and started business up. Brand new life from scratch. Anyway, so did that high Fire man kind of realized, hey, I can drink and do training for Half Iron Mans. And it kind of snuck back in. But you know, eventually there wasn't very long when the hurricane Ian hit here. And then shortly after that, which we had six properties that crushed us and then we had 76 or about 80 properties in Canada that were on variable interest rates. So we ended up in big developments and we were bleeding, my friend, like 300 to 800,000amonth. And I started realizing that I was using the alcohol to make the fear go away. And I, you know, and I didn't know how to, like, I didn't know how I was going to solve my own problems. Like it was getting. It was so bad, you know, like it was. We were probably months away from not being able to make payments, but we were, you know, we were sitting in the Bahamas and I remember the moment that God spoke to me for the first time that I can, I can see this. Looking back. I didn't, you know, I wasn't a believer then. I didn't even know. I just. But I had it. Something told me you today, tomorrow is your last day that you're going to drink. Wow. And I remember just seeing Kylie, you know, and I saw my. My future self and I saw my, my daughters in their future and, and I. And he was saying that if you don't stop, they're going to have this problem and that. And I said to myself, okay, well I have to put in the work now so they don't have to.

[A]

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[B]

Wow.

[A]

Oh. I feel the most important thing about being a parent is being able to identify what cycle you're in and cutting it off so it doesn't get passed down to the younger generation. We get to make the choice.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And. And that is a beautiful thing that you did for your kids. Dude, that's. Brother. That impresses me more like that. That part of the story impresses me more than any amount of mileage you've ran.

[B]

Yeah, 100.

[A]

Because that is the hard part.

[B]

That. That was the hardest part. It was the one thing that was for sure holding me back from becoming the best version of myself.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Wow. Dude. You know, it's. It's what. What other thing that strikes me as pretty impressive is you've been here maybe five years. Four years.

[B]

Four years. Yeah.

[A]

I would have never have guessed it. You have built such an amazing network. I mean, and a lot of mutual friends that I thought you've been here for much, much longer. Yeah. You know, and it just goes to show, when you're present, you have the confidence and you lead with empathy, which I. I know you do. People gravitate to you, and. And I can't believe you've only been here for four or five years.

[B]

Yeah, yeah, it feel. It feels like home. I mean, with some of our friends, like you said, the mutual friends, like they're family to me.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And, you know, these are connections that I would have never had if I was the old version of me. You know, I would have not been vulnerable enough. I wouldn't have been folk, you know, you know, thinking the right thing, saying the right things, loving the right way. I wouldn't have put myself in the. In the right rooms.

[A]

Well, I mean, I can see a big difference. And I'm sure you can too, because we've been following each other for a long time. I see a big difference in your energy and how you come across from social media then to, even if you post something now, you can see the growth. Right. And that, that's important. Like that kind of stuff shows people where you're at and that's what gravitates people to your platform is. And again, you do the thing. One of the things that I love most. And we'll get to 50, you know, 50k in 50 states soon. But like I truly believe in life or we're meant to help the, the people that we once were.

[B]

Amen.

[A]

And that's the only way that we'll ever have any type of result. That's what the show's built on, you know, but like you have this program 0 to 0 to 100. Yeah. And I know a lot of people that do that. I know their, their amount of movement they had prior to.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

So walk the audience through 0 to 100. Maybe they would want to join this too. Be a part of your running community and your exercise exercise community. Because I think this is an important thing to touch on.

[B]

Yeah, it's, it was a, you know, when I started, after I quit drinking, I did a 50 miler. I ended up winning that. And then I signed up for 100 miler. Um, and, and it was like this, this, you know, message that I got of going 0 to 100 and just going all in on the thing that you're doing, your goals, you know, your commitment, your family, all your priorities, all your, you know, and so that's where the term came from. It's just, that's how I've always been, you know. And then we, we said, okay, well let's raise $100,000 for the charity. It's zero to 100. And we did that. And then I, I, I wanted to help people, know, get into their body, get into their fitness, eat healthy, stop drinking in a way that I did, which was gamifying it through the, through the 75 hard. But make it in a way that it's more realistic, that it's more of a lifestyle versus a challenge that you can only get through with because like 5% of the people actually finish 75 hard. So it's not overly very hard. It's very hard. So we created the zero to 100 day challenge and we also have a 30 day version of it. So you could sign up. It's completely free@zero to100.com and it's basically 45 minutes of exercise a day, eat healthy, eat clean, don't drink alcohol, and simply prepare for the next day. And you do this for 30 days, you'll likely lose a pile of weight. You do it for 100 days, you'll lose probably 25 to 30 pounds. I mean, it. It's consistent, but it changes lives in both. Like, you know, weight loss, confidence, courage, alcohol. Hundreds of people, hundreds of people have quit alcohol because of this. And it's just. It's a free thing. Right? Right. I show up every Wednesday. We have an accountability huddle. And that's really what that. That's about. It's just a way to give back. It's like, if I didn't have that opportunity, you know, placed in front of me, I'd never be here today.

[A]

You know, it's funny because a lot of people talk about free, but I can honestly say for the audience listening and watching, that I did join that community. And I already work out 45 minutes a day. I probably need to do a better job of running because I do enjoy it.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I do sleep better and I stop snoring. And my wife really enjoys when I don't snore.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But I've been in that thing probably for three, four months. Usually by three month, three or four free communities, you're being pitched something.

[B]

Yeah, zero. Yeah.

[A]

Zero pitch. Zero pitch. Like, I haven't even seen anything come across to promote the 50k now.

[B]

Haven't even said anything about it.

[A]

And so, like, I just think that's special about you, man. And I think that's why you've been able to build so many strong, rooted relationships early on, but it's also a reason why you've been so successful in what you're doing. Right. I just. I wanted to give you those flowers.

[B]

Yeah, I appreciate that.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah. I think, you know, the more you give, the more you get. And it's like there's. I think, you know, a lot of us, you know, meet, you know, at God's doorstep and thank God we don't die. But, like, then you. You change. You're like, hey, I need to give more back, and I have to do more to, you know, fulfill these other buckets. And I've always been a giver, and I, you know, I don't know where that really came from because it wasn't, like, necessarily, like, my parents weren't like that. But, you know, from a very young age, I was, you know, you know, sponsoring children on, you know, and stuff like that since I was, like, 11. Years old. So, you know, this is just. There's always got to be a component of that in my life. The fitness thing is it's just such an easy thing that any one of us can do and it'll change our life. It, like, literally saves lives. It changes generations. Like our friend Derek and his children. And just watching this, how this literally goes through from the dad to the kids, that literally changing generations, and it's just simple. So I mean, that's just, you know, there's lots of ways to help. And that was just one of the ways that one thing I want to.

[A]

Ask you, because, I mean, you know, you did, you did state that, you know, you looked at your children like, if I don't stop, then they're going to be pass this problem along. But after you've rectified it and we're years later and you've helped over, you know, over 100, you know, people, you know, to stop drinking or, and focus on their health and wellness. How has that changed you as a father and a husband? Like, specifically because I think there's a, A, A big difference between, I mean, I'm not saying people that drink aren't good parents. Like people can socially drink and be good parents. But there's also different things that happen in the mind once you stop that to, to help you see things more clearly, to communicate more effectively to your children. What are some of the things that, that you saw in your parenting style and being a husband that, that astronomically changed?

[B]

Yeah, yeah. The biggest one, and this was one of the things that moved me to decide to drink was, was I just realized when the girls got, especially the older one got to that her age, which was at that point like seven or eight, I realized they don't do what we say. They do what we do. Yeah, like, they just start copying. They catch lessons, man, everything. That's all they do. They don't listen to us. They do what we do. And I, I'm just like, that was the thing that really moved the needle. And then so once I realized that, I just took that to the extreme. And, and so now I don't really, you know, I might not be the best communicator to them where I give them these gold nuggets and, and stuff verbally, but I. It'd be challenging to beat me, you know, as. By showing them.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And so that's really what I've been focusing on is like, you know, showing them what it looks like to, to go to church and to have hard, hard conversations. With people sometimes and. But loving conversations and to try to. And then. And. And put, put in the work to set big goals and put in the work and take them to like the, the Moab 240 and let them see what it looks like to be in such a hard position but never quit. And it's just like. So we, we have, there's, you know, we. A lot of people just talk. Right. And they have these, you know, intentions and what they say and do don't realistically align with or, sorry, what they say and think don't realistically align with what they do. You know. And I think that's where we really need to, you know, how do our actions align with what I'm actually thinking? Because I mean that's really what it comes down to who. What we do is actually defines us.

[A]

It's a pretty simple formula.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

It's difficult to execute, I will say. I mean for years I was, you know, I had a show based on determination and discipline, but I was 31. Body fat.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

What part of determination and discipline am I actually displaying? The moment I changed that and started displaying that, it caught fire.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I mean it was good before, but there was incongruence.

[B]

Yeah. And people can see it.

[A]

Yeah. They can feel it, dude.

[B]

They can feel it. That's. I think that's probably the best way is the vibes.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You know, like how you walk in the room, you know, people can feel it. They can sense it. And I think like it is a very simple formula and it. But it seems complicated. But I think just get rid of. Stop talking, stop saying. Unless you're going to use it as strategy to, to. To do something, you know, like publicly saying on social media, I think is a great strategy to say, hey, I'm going to do the 75 hard. Yeah. And use it as social accountability. But you got to do the work.

[A]

I used to post the story of completion every day.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Because if I one. One night I took were a couple nights, it was later, like around 10.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Because people catch on. They're. They're used to seeing the completion around 8pm I'll get a mess around. Hey, dude, are you good?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I'm like, yeah, bro, I'm fine. I'm just. But, but it's like you haven't posted it yet. Yeah. And so it was really cool. It's like, oh man, people are really following along with this. Like this is brand building as well at its best. Because they're trying to, they're. They're watching what you do.

[B]

Yeah. Every. That's all people.

[A]

And I love that.

[B]

It's so good. Yeah.

[A]

Like the, the pub. The. The public accountability portion is very important. Right. I think that that's why if I say something on the show or I say something in a clip, like, I have to do it.

[B]

You got to.

[A]

I have to do it now.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Because if one person heard it and I don't do it, then they think I'm full of forever. Forever.

[B]

Yeah. And. And I think, like, yeah, that that's just like a. We're big kids. This is what I learned through this process is like, we are just big children. We need to be tricked. We need to trick ourself.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Into all of the, all of the good habits and then out of the bad habits. And it. Because it's not easy. None of this is easy. It's not complicated, but it's not easy.

[A]

Right.

[B]

You know, and so it's like, how can you. You know, it's really like the Atomic Habits book, like a good book. All the, the basic stuff on how to make the easy habits easy, the hard habits hard. Like all this stuff matters. And it's like, it seems like, oh, it's just personal development. No, it's not. Like, this is. You get this stuff mastered and it will change, like everything about your.

[A]

But you have to commit to it. You. You have to read it, you have to take notes on it, you have to execute it. Otherwise you're just wasting your time staring at pages.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You know, so there was something interesting. And we always talk about adversity and how we come back from that. I don't know how long ago it was. I feel like it was six months ago. There was a race that you did and you had a very hard time. Was it breathing?

[B]

Yeah. Yeah. Walk us through that.

[A]

Yeah. Okay.

[B]

Yeah. So this was 100 miler in Zion National Park. So it's. There was like 14 or 15,000ft of, you know, climbing up mountains and down mountains and through desert and I was crushing it. I mean, I was like probably mile 70. I was in like 23rd place out of 300 or something like that. Or 260.

[A]

Mile 70.

[B]

Yeah. You know, so. And then by then that started like the, you know, like I was like the breathing became laborous and. But we were cruising like, I mean, I was still running 10 minute miles, like through the mountains at 70 miles in like, I never felt so good.

[A]

That's insane.

[B]

And then, and then it got cold and we started going up this mountain and it was Dark. It was in the middle of the night and I just started coughing up all this green stuff. And so it was probably like maybe about 2 o' clock in the morning at this point. So it's. And it's freezing cold and I'm just like, I started coughing and like just spitting out all this green flam and I just like, like something doesn't feel good about this. Like this is kind of scary. And I've had lung issues before. Like I did some of the world's longest Iron man races, like all three day Ultraman races and some other stuff. And I was getting exercise induced as exercise induced pulmonary edema when my lungs would fill up with fluid. Yeah. And like, you know, and like, you know. And that'll kill you too.

[A]

No, 1000%.

[B]

So I was like, I went and talked to this doctor and he's like, man, like we're going to be running in the middle of nowhere. If anything goes bad, we can't know. They're not getting you out in time, bro.

[A]

Yeah, you're done.

[B]

And I'm like, you know, this is a tough decision, cuz again, I'm in like 23rd place and I, I only have 20 miles to go. This is at mile 80. And I decided to pull the pin. I said, you know what? This is it. That's fine.

[A]

And.

[B]

But I got in the vehicle, I had my crew there picked me up and I got in the vehicle and the very first thing I was reminded that I said this was I need to get back, see a specialist and get this thing solved. So immediately switched to know not because these are, these can destroy your mindsets, like, and just, you just feel bad about yourself. You're a failure. You know, you, you gave up too early. Should I have given up? You, you second guess everything. But I immediately went to fix it and, but then, you know, those doubts, those doubts and those thoughts did creep in for a few days, you know. And I got home like two days later and I went to the pulmonologist here and they diagnosed me with the exercise induced asthma.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

So I've been running this whole time for the last few years. And then within 10 minutes, I get it. And so, you know, so we, so I got an inhaler. I like, I'm like, all right, well, you know, I've signed up for Moab240, which is in April, this was in October. And I'm like, well, I can't wait till, see if this fixes the problem. Till moab.

[A]

Right.

[B]

I need to get back on the horse, too. Plus, I didn't. I didn't want to. The. The failure, the DNF to define me. Right. And that's what I think a lot of us need to just keep in, like, keep in mind, like, failure is.

[A]

Needed to grow real quick. Yeah, sorry. DNF did not finish. Right. I just wanted context for the audience. Okay, sorry, continue. Because I want them to start correlating to this, to a perceived failure that they've had and how. How to come out of it.

[B]

Yeah, that's exactly it. Like, you know, we all, like, failure is just part of growth. And. And the fact is. And I've realized this, like, the sooner you can fail and the more often you can fail forward and you can fix the problem. You take action, you continue. Like, that's how you. We create a lot of momentum, but we also create that durability, that mindset to be able to endure the failure or to the. You know, the hurdle.

[A]

Right, right.

[B]

And so the. I was like, you know, at this moment, I'm like. I'm kind of defined by this if I don't do something about it. So I was like, I need to sign up for another 100 miler as fast as possible. And so this was like, 10 days after the race.

[A]

Right.

[B]

And the only 100 miler that I could find was actually 125 miler, and it was 10 days after that. So it was about 20.

[A]

20 days from the onset of the. That DNF to. To.

[B]

To. It was about a three. It was three weeks to. And then I went and ran. I signed up to do 125 miler in Sedona. And so this is 25 further, but it wasn't 25 harder. It was, like, the most. The hardest thing I've ever done in my life by far. You know, I was 70 miles into that and just the. How slow it was and how hot. And I was like, there's no way I'm gonna be able to finish this thing. Like, I'm like, I. How is it even possible? Like, you know, I've only ever gone 31 hours, and I'm starting to doubt my, you know, my way out of. Into dnfing again.

[A]

Again. Yeah.

[B]

Right. And I get to mile 100, and thank God that I was starting to pay attention to my faith and, like, starting to lean into it a little bit. And I was just, like, curious about it, and I had some really good people around me. I had, you know, like, Derek called me and John Huffman called me. My Friend Seema called me, but I'm like, in this aid station, my wife and my daughter are there and they're like giving me all the things and I'm like, I don't think I can it. I don't think I've got it in me, you know, and I've got 25 miles left to go, you know, and I'm. And I'm basically telling my convince, trying to convince myself. But this is the, the biggest lesson was you have to. When you're doing something hard or when. When life gets hard, you need to make sure that you have the people in your corner that will tell you the advice that you need to get you to your goal, not the advice that you need to make yourself comfortable.

[A]

I love that. It's like, I think of that moment. You're sitting there with the A, you know, all the A's and your family, and you're saying, I don't have what this, what it takes to finish. That's where 99% of the people quit.

[B]

Amen. 100%.

[A]

And, and everybody talks about like only 1% of people are this successful. They can only attain this. Well, that's because they didn't stop. What did you learn about yourself in that moment?

[B]

Well, I'm just. Thank God that I thankful that I have surrounded myself with the right people. This is not a me thing. This is a. How important it is to be surrounded by the right people. If I wasn't careful on who I brought around me and the conversation, you know, and gave John and Derek and Seema the permission to, to be part of my virtual crew, then I would have never got the advice that I needed to keep going forward. You know, like, if you, if you let talks this toxic people or people that just don't, you know, cheer you on in your corner and they give you the wrong advice, could you imagine how that derails your life?

[A]

Oh, man. Yeah. We've all experienced that. Right.

[B]

We have to be so careful on who we're around.

[A]

Dude, energy is important, bro.

[B]

So important.

[A]

I mean, no matter what you're doing, running 100 miles, doing a show, being a teacher, a doctor, like, you have a job to do.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And other people are counting on you.

[B]

100.

[A]

And if you aren't in a good space and you don't have a good support system, you're. You're probably going to be torched.

[B]

100.

[A]

You're going to live exhausted.

[B]

Yeah. And so I left that aid station and I prayed for the very first time in my life no way. For the very first time. And I left that. And it was the most wild thing, but it was also the best I'd felt, you know, for the last, like, since mile 30.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

And I was over 100 miles, and I've never gone this far before. And I ended up finishing that. Like, seriously, like, I was just like, is this. Is this even possible?

[A]

20 days after. Yeah, that's pretty impressive.

[B]

It was 41 hours straight, so what the hell? Yeah.

[A]

Like, why.

[B]

Yeah, why is he really why? But, you know, this kind of does the reason why. And I. And to be honest, I don't think you can say it any better than David Goggins did it. We interviewed him. I didn't interview him because I was still running on the mob. We'll get to that if you want. But he said, like, the growth that occurs in those two or four days or five days, however long the run is, it takes 10 years to do that in life. And it's true, like, the. The amount of ups and downs where you have to convince yourself to keep going. The mental battles, the, you know, all the things that go through your head, that changes you.

[A]

Well, it's hard at that point because you also have the mental battles, but you have the physical battles too.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Because that's hard on your body. I mean, it's rough, dude.

[B]

Yeah, but.

[A]

But I get that, man. Because it's, you know, if you can simulate a ton of growth in one event, I mean, you're pushing your. Your mind and your body to places that you've never gone before. You complete that, everything else in your day to day looks like a cakewalk.

[B]

100. Yeah. And that's. That's really, like, that. That was the pattern with what I saw when I did the 75 hard. It's like, oh, I can do hard things. You just create this belief. Belief system. Right? And. And to believe certain things, you know, often is way more. It's way easier to see them. Right. That's why faith is hard. Because you can't see it all.

[A]

See it.

[B]

Right. But when you. When you create this, you know, do something hard, you see yourself push yourself through it. You believe it, and you do something harder. And then you do something harder, and you do something harder. It's like, hey, I can do anything, baby. And. And that translates perfectly into business, into relationships, and having hard conversations. It. It's practice. It's really like, I don't know a better way to practice doing hard things in regular life. Like, when life gets hard and unintentionally than to do hard things through fitness.

[A]

So true, man. And the other thing that. That happens is you show your. Your two girls that they can do hard things. Yeah. And. And as a father of two girls myself, I have a son too, but. And I don't know if you know this, but my wife told me, and I don't know what study she saw, but I'm gonna believe her because she doesn't tell me anything that she hasn't already vetted out.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

That daughters get their confidence from their fathers.

[B]

Cool. I didn't know that.

[A]

It's heavy, isn't it?

[B]

Yeah, that's. That's.

[A]

It's on you, bro.

[B]

Yeah. Like, it's a responsibility.

[A]

It is. What a beautiful one, though, right?

[B]

I'll take it.

[A]

So it's like when we're doing hard things and our daughters see it.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I had a conversation with my daughters this morning. This is. I want to share this with you, please. I told my wife about it. Mondays are usually very hard, like, very hard car rides. Girls are bickering. My son's triggering them in the back seat. You know, I'm like, damn it. Can you guys just get along? Just don't speak for the rest of the car.

[B]

Quiet.

[A]

But today, you know, my wife calls me, and she goes, how'd it go this morning? I was like, it was a great morning. She goes, really? I go, yeah. She goes, they were tired. I'm like, I know. The conversations in the vehicle were this. My two dog, My. My. My oldest daughter, she's nine. And my youngest. My. My youngest daughter is six. They were planning their futures. This is wild. So my oldest daughter goes, how old will Mia be when I'm in this grade? I'm like, well, you're. Look, you're three grades above her, so just work that. I go, why? She goes, well, because we're gonna live in Paris, and we're gonna, you know, be fashion designers. And so I need to know when I need to go over there to set everything up, then come back and get her so she can come over and run this business with me.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And the whole time, I was like, well, what college do I go to? Do I go to college in Paris or do I go to college here? It's like, well, I think you. You have to go to a fashion, you know, design college here. Well, what's the best one Is NYU good? I'm like, alina, I. Well, let's. We'll dive into this. But the thing that really, in the. What I'm trying To convey to you in the audience is it was so special to see them thinking big.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And envisioning their life and how they wanted it.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

To a point where like, oh, hey, that bank right there by Chick Fil A, we're gonna buy that. We're in high school. I'm like, what are you gonna do that for?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Can't buy a bank. Why do you want to buy a bank? Well, because then we have all the money. I'm like, well, that's not how it works. But it's, it, it's, it's great because. And I don't think that's possible without those two girls seeing their dad do hard things.

[B]

100. Yeah. Taking chances.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah, yeah. Doing things that he never thought that he could do. Yeah.

[A]

It was a beautiful, it was a beautiful moment.

[B]

It's amazing.

[A]

I said to him, I was like.

[B]

You know what, guys?

[A]

I really, I was like. I told him, I was like, I'm really proud of you guys.

[B]

Yeah, like what?

[A]

I'm like, you guys are talking about your future, you know, you're talking about how to get there, what it's going to look like. Yeah. To a point where my oldest daughter Lena, she's like, oh, me? It's got to be by the Eiffel Tower. Yeah. It's got to be facing it. Because at night then we can look out our window and see that beautiful Eiffel Tower. Mike, these kids understand. Yeah. They understand how to achieve what they want. Now, hopefully throughout life, they don't become jaded and. And stop visualizing or creating their own movie screen of their mind. But it was just a beautiful moment, man.

[B]

Yeah, I love that. And it's just that, like, though that's the proof, you know, you don't get those signs all the time.

[A]

No.

[B]

Right. But you know, you just got to keep being patient. And that's the. But that's the proof. It's, it's working.

[A]

It's beautiful, ma'. Am.

[B]

Talking about big goals and this is. Be completely, you know, their dreams with the kids. I asked Kylie, you know, what's your biggest dream? Like, what do you want to do? And she's like, well, last year in my head was the boogeyman under my bed? I'm like, really? Come on, kid. Like, seriously? That's what a 10 year old told it. So it goes both ways, but yeah. Right. I'm hoping that she'll get to.

[A]

I mean, she's a swimmer. She's an avid swimmer.

[B]

Yeah, she is.

[A]

She kicks butt and swimming she does. She loves the relays, right?

[B]

Yeah, yeah.

[A]

We had a little conversation.

[B]

She's a hustler.

[A]

That's great.

[B]

Yeah. They do hard things.

[A]

Things.

[B]

And I mean, they just, you know, like they. Because we've normalized it and you have to.

[A]

Yeah, you have to. Like, we always teach this lesson in the house. Do the hard go the hard road. Yeah. If it seems really hard, go there.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Because if you take the easy route, you're going to create a really, really tough life.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And that's a cliche everybody talks about. You want to have an easy life, do the hard things. But I think it's important to parent like that, you know, like, even when it comes down to homework. Well, I want to do English first because it's easier than math. I'm like, no, no, no, we're going to do the math. Yeah. We're going to use all our brain power for this. We'll do the hard thing first and we're going to get that out of the way so you feel good. And then we'll execute what's easier for you. I just think that that is a main component of parenting, but also living a very, very productive adult life.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Like, you got to go the hard thing, man.

[B]

Yeah. You got to seek it almost. I, like, I, I find like if, if you, you got to try not to avoid it. But I think even one step, four further is just actually seek the hard thing.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Like, and expect it. And like, kind of almost like call it on. Because when it, when it does come, it's not nearly as hard. When you've got that mindset, it's just, it's. It's when you expect it to get. Eventually get hard. We've all been in life where, you know, things are just like, okay, it's going too good. It's too good to be true. Which is fine. But expect it to like, you know, something just to rock your world next. And when you expect it, it's here. You're like, ah, you're here.

[A]

And then I knew it was coming.

[B]

Let's go now.

[A]

I'm ready for it.

[B]

Yes. You can't.

[A]

And that's the other thing too. I think a lot of people live in this. I believe in positivity, but not toxic positivity. Like, if I sit there and say, this is going to be hard, I'm not gonna over positive those feelings away. I'm gonna be like, this is gonna suck. Yeah, I'm gonna suffer here. And I think there's a healthy. We just Talked about it a little bit ago on a different episode. It was like, suffering is mandatory.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You suffer in your. In your run.

[B]

Yeah. Oh, 100. It's. It's. Yeah. You choose to suffer. You.

[A]

You have to have some type of suffering when we're doing something because that builds the resilience.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And you know, the whole thought of the failure. I always laugh at failure. Right. I used to be so afraid of it, but then I realized it's like, wait a second. If you're going to build any type of muscle in the gym, you have to tear that muscle apart.

[B]

Right.

[A]

Right. You have to go to failure. And then they have to. It has to re. Has to come back together and it comes back stronger. So, like, everything. You should be seeking that failure aspect. And if you're reaching points where you failed, don't look at it as a defining moment for you. Look at as like, what can I learn from this?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

How did I approach it? What was my mindset? How did I practice for this? That I get of everything? And then if it was like, okay, maybe I just wasn't good enough on that day.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But if you work it backwards and go, I missed a step here.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

That's an important tool. Yeah.

[B]

Really good book that I read on this was called Mindset, and it talks about a fixed mindset versus a growth mindset.

[A]

Yep.

[B]

And like. And that is honestly very easy read. But, like, exactly what you're. What you're talking about. And because we can be caught in both, like, a fixed mindset is somebody's like, that's gonna. If. If they're going to put everything they can into a test, and if they get 90%, well, that was the best I could do. That's it.

[A]

Y.

[B]

Where the growth mindset is like, oh, I got 78% perfect. Let me know where I went wrong so I can get 90 next time.

[A]

Y. Y.

[B]

Right. And so, and I think, like, when we're look thinking about talking about just even our own mindset, but our children, how can we make failure? Okay. It's fine. It's part of this.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

It's part of the process. Right. But like, again, like, what you said, what can we do to fix this and make it better?

[A]

Probably one of the best lessons you can teach your kids.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You fail at something. Congratulations.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

What did you learn? Yeah. Like, you. You got. It is not a bad thing. I mean, people make that. That specific F word, like, worse than the ever, ever other F word. It's like, because it's all about ego. If I fail, people are going to laugh at me. Well, yeah, the ones that aren't doing something themselves, Right. They're. They're finding the enjoyment out of your failure because it makes them feel better for not doing anything.

[B]

Right. 100.

[A]

Big difference. Right?

[B]

Big difference. Yeah.

[A]

Dude. Let's talk about the 50k in 50 states.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Because that's a big thing you gotta go on with the Make a Wish Foundation.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Walk the audience through that and how they can support you and follow along.

[B]

Yeah, I appreciate that. Yes. This is. So it was. It actually started before the Moab, and it was like. It got to the point where, okay, Moab's just a stepping stone and. Because when I, before the Moab, God told me, use your legs to help people.

[A]

Right.

[B]

Like, getting, you know, running 240 miles in one shot is great. Serves the ego. It's a big distance. It sounds great, but, like, who does that help? Nobody.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And so I had. I started this idea about 4 months ago, and I'm going to run 50k in all 50 states to. To give at least 50 wishes to 50 brave children that have critical illnesses. So it's done. Like I said, it's done through all Make a Wish. So we're. The goal is to raise a million dollars. And so we're going to be literally hitting a big city in every single state in the United States in 2026. Most of it's going to be done from August till December. And we're going to be. I'll be, you know, posting the route and the dates on the website in the next probably few weeks or the dates at least, so people could come out. And we're going to post the route so you could come out and you could run, walk, stroll any distance. And then we're going to be finishing. This is the best part.

[A]

So you can. People can come along with you.

[B]

Yeah, we're gonna make this. This. The thing is, this is gonna be huge. And it's completely free. Right? This is. And it's gonna be huge. So we're gonna be gifting the children their wishes live at every single location. So the people that come out and they're, you know, they're shooting their Facebook stories or Instagram stories, and they're sharing it and they're donating or they can. So you could donate, you know, money, if you want, directly to me or to somebody else, but you could also fundraise your own amount. Right. And. And then collect your own money. And we're going to actually teach people how to do this and feel good about it.

[A]

Yeah, of course.

[B]

Because there's strategy around this, and then they can come out and join it and share it. And the goal here is to create a lot of momentum and a lot of awareness, so that way we can raise a million, probably 2 million, $3 million. Wow. Like, it's gonna. We're gonna create a social movement and. And really want to give. The goal's so big that we want other people to find purpose within it. I want to show how giving can be easy, it can be fun, it can, like, change its. Its purpose, you know, and. And we get so caught up in, like, achieving our own personal goals of making more money or buying the bigger house or the cars or the promotion that. And thinking that that's going to give us peace and satisfaction. And what I've learned is it does. I mean, I've had all the things, and it never is fulfilling in it and it. But helping somebody else is very fulfilling. And I'll remember that forever.

[A]

It's so funny you say that, because I remember when I bought my trx, my dream car. It's a bad truck, bro. And I was fulfilled for, like, a week. Yeah. And then after that, I was like, okay.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But when I get messages from somebody that I don't know, that thinks I'm never going to read that message, and they always start off with, you probably will never read this.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But I have to tell you this. On how a certain episode helped them, that's worth more to me than anything I could ever buy. Yeah.

[B]

So good. I mean, so good. And people just don't know that, like, how that feels sometimes because maybe they don't know how to give or, like, what. What charity does sponsor, you know, what charity to donate to, how much to donate. Like, people don't know. A lot of people don't know all these things.

[A]

Well, they're also scared because a lot of, like, some of them, the actual cause doesn't get most of the money.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And so it's hard to vet that out.

[B]

Yeah. Right. Yeah. And so we're working very closely with Make a Wish Florida. They've been amazing. So this is a true sponsorship. And, you know, I know how much money is going to be going to it because we'll be raising it.

[A]

That's amazing.

[B]

Yeah. And. And so we're building a machine. Like, we're running this, like, a company. We're having L.10 meetings like you would, you know, in. You know, I've got 28 staff. I'm running this project like I run that company.

[A]

That's amazing.

[B]

And we're going to be looking for sponsors across the entire country. So if you have a business you want to sponsor the location in the. In the run at that location, and the live giftings, we'd love to hear from you. And we're looking for influencers in all the cities to come out and share it and promote it and to get people out there. We want this to create, like, just to be an amazing experience, both for the families that are going to benefit, but for the rest of us that can create the change.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Because that's where the trickle effect happens. We're going to do some great. We're going to help at least 100 kids. I know that. But the. The big impact is if we can teach and show people how. How they can do this in their own little world, in their own world. Right. In their own communities, we're going to move the world a little bit.

[A]

What I'm super excited to see is where you start with how many people are following you and running. Yeah. To state 20. Yeah, bro. You're going to have a massive movement.

[B]

I hope so.

[A]

And that's going to be really freaking cool, dude.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

We'll have to do this again after you're done with that.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

So I want to talk about your experience and how. How it filled you up. But this is starting when? Now you're going to start doing this.

[B]

So we're doing a Florida tour in March.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

So March 14th in Fort Myers, 15th in Tampa. And then two weeks later we're doing Orlando and Miami. And so I'll be running 50k in each one of those cities. We'll be gifting. We'll be giving live wishes to these children at each one of these locations.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

So you want to come and see it, experience it, feel it?

[A]

Like, I'm gonna come to the Fort Myers one.

[B]

You know that you gotta be there.

[A]

I have no excuse.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

That'd be kind of bad if I didn't.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Right here, locally.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Maybe we'll do something there.

[B]

Yeah, we should.

[A]

We should definitely do something there. Yeah. That's really exciting, man. I just. It's really nice to see everything that you're doing. You're using your gift. Right. You know, you're utilizing your legs to help people. But I think that what I want the audience to realize, and I'd love to hear your opinion on this and give them some thoughts, is I truly believe that every human wants to help somebody, but we just don't know how.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And we kind of talked about that. But every one of you has a gift, and you may not see it as something that you can help people with, but it's just because you haven't dove in enough. Like, you gotta really dive in to what your gift is. Like for me, it was my voice. Yeah. My ability to communicate. I'm like, well, what the heck can I do with that? Yeah, well, eventually you find a way. Yeah. Right. So what are your thoughts on that?

[B]

Yeah, I think, you know, discovering what you're. What, how you can help. I, you know, I think when we were at church the other day that, you know, there's. There's some that are really good at administration, for an example. Like, I mean, that could be your gift or, or, you know, like counseling people. That could be your gift. There's a way to help somebody with that. You know, for me, you know, of course I'm going to be using my running to do it, but I mean, my gift also is just like the ability to never quit. And like, I have a business, you know, mind, so I can turn. I'm turning this thing that I could just run, you know, make it a nonchalant 50k and do this half know, half Willie. Or I could run it like a business and raise millions and millions of dollars. It doesn't both take effort. One uses my gift. One, you know, it's just so. Yeah, I think, I think it's important. I think. And it doesn't have to be, you know, your gift is not my gift. You know, like, I couldn't do what you're doing, Sean. And likewise, you're probably not going to do what I'm going to do. But together, yeah, we can create a lot of massive impact, you know, and just as an example, like, I've, you know, as I've been talking about, I've been recruiting a lot of support from other CEOs. Like, hey, when you come here, I can help you with this little part or this little part, or, hey, you know, let's. I'll sit on the meetings and sit on the board with you. Like, or just other people on social media, like, hey, DM me when you're coming to this city, I know these three people. Like, it could be, you know, seemingly small to the giver, but create massive amounts of impact for the people that it actually hit.

[A]

One introduction from you, from someone to another person could change their whole complexion of what they have going on.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And it's something small for you. It's like, hey guys, connect.

[B]

Yeah, that's it.

[A]

Right. And I, and I think that when people try to dissect their gifts, they judge them. Not impactful enough, not big enough.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And they go and they look at other people like, well, I want to do it like that person. What would you tell those individuals that are thinking like that?

[B]

Well, all you need to do is just, just help. That's, that's it. It doesn't have to be, you know, like it takes a bazillion grains of sand to make a beach. Right. And, and I think just, you know, if it, if you do it out of love and it, it can be small, it can be big, just do it.

[A]

Just help. Yeah.

[B]

You know, don't judge it. Just try.

[A]

I love the sand analogy or the beach analogy. I never, never thought of that though. It's a collective effort.

[B]

Yeah, it's collective effort.

[A]

It's compound.

[B]

I mean there's no one person is going to go and raise all this money and do help all these kids. Is not the Brady Show.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You know, there's going to be probably a thousand people that make this possible.

[A]

Dude, that's going to be so cool to watch, bro. What are, what are you doing from now to, to prepare for this? What are you doing from now until March when you actually march 14th where you're running in Fort Myers?

[B]

And so I'm in strike strength mode right now. So I'll be doing strength up until the end of December and then I'll start running. I'll start a running block. I'll. I'll. Yeah, I'll probably like ramp up to, you know, like 32 miles at a session. Maybe like 70 mile weeks. Kind of treat it like a 100 miler training block. You know, by the time I'm at my peak for that, I'll probably end up training for like maybe like 18 hours a week. And then once I start, then I probably will just be doing the runs and then recover. Runs and recover.

[A]

Runs and recover. What do you do to recover?

[B]

Nutrition? Sleep is really important. Peptides, hydration. It just depends, like if the body is. If I have like tight it bands or pulls like that. I'll do electrical pulse therapy and some electrical pulse padding and stuff like that or rolling. But other than that, it's just rest. Yeah. I mean from these big, big efforts. Couple weeks.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Exosomes really helps speed it up a lot. So good.

[A]

So good, bro. Oh my God. The amount of growth factors.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

In exosomes is, is tremendous, dude. It fixes you right up.

[B]

Well, after the 240.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Like, I. It was like two weeks. Two weeks. And I had a torn quad. And I talked to Jeff and I'm like, dude, should I go see the doctor? He's like, just. Let's just see what happens. Just, you know, give it a couple weeks and then we'll talk about it. I was back to squatting in two weeks.

[A]

That's insane.

[B]

Yeah. And I. I couldn't. I could barely walk. Finishing that race, you know, that's so. They. They work.

[A]

That's some witchcraft, bro. It's just crazy. Well, look, dude, I appreciate you, man. Thanks for coming on.

[B]

Yeah. Thanks.

[A]

Sharing your story and, you know, giving the audience a good feel of who you are as an individual, what you've overcome, and how you're helping the community right now, which I think is the most important part. And who can forget the kids, man? Yeah, the. You know, the mission. You're on with the Make a Wish Foundation.

[B]

That.

[A]

That's massive. I have a. Someone very close to me. He's very young. He's going through brain cancer right now. I coached him in little league, and it's been very, very heavy. They found another mass, and the original mass started to bleed last week, so they went and he was airlifted to Miami. And they actually, I think two days ago, they took the 2nd Mass out. They got it all out. But this first one is just it. So it. The fact that you're doing that, you know.

[B]

Yeah. It hits home.

[A]

Yeah, it does. Yeah, it does, man.

[B]

I mean, you just got to think, like, unfortunately, you have that experience to lean on, and, I mean, most of us probably. You might not. You might know a child that's gone through some critically ill issues. But, like, just think about if your kid was like that.

[A]

Dude.

[B]

You know, dude, it's heart wrenching.

[A]

How do you.

[B]

It's terrifying.

[A]

I. In the parents.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Megan and Eric, they're just. I don't know where they're from. I don't know what planet they're from, but the. The amount of faith.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And positivity that they have. Like, I called dad the other day. I'm like. He has a. He's like, Mr. Bridge, what's up? I'm like, well, hold on a second here.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

What's up with you? Like, how are you?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Yeah. Right. And so I look at that, and I'm like, you know, I can't even imagine. I don't even. Like, when my kids have a cold.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Because I feel bad for them. Yeah. Oh, man. He's. You know, they're sick. You know, I want to help. I can't imagine that. On the flip side, I can't fathom what the parents are going through.

[B]

No, I just.

[A]

I don't ever want to know. I'm here for them.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I never. I don't want that experience.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

It's just. But it's just amazing to me how they've stayed steadfast in their faith.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And that's positive. And it just. They're. They're superheroes, bro, because they're. They're in the fight of their lives right now.

[B]

Yeah, no doubt.

[A]

Just sad to see, dude.

[B]

Yeah, I'll pray for them. That's wild. Yeah.

[A]

He's gonna make it. Yeah, he's gonna make it. I. You know, he better. Isaac, you better.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You know, I mean, because I. I can't think of any other outcome than that. Look, dude, how can the audience find you, man?

[B]

Yeah, I mean, Instagram, Facebook, all the places. Brady.mcdonald84. And then wishmaker50.com is. Is that wishmaker50.com wishmaker50. We'll be coming into a city near you, and we'll be gifting live gifts to these children. The impact that we're talking about, you can actually do it.

[A]

That's awesome, dude. Look, man, I appreciate you. It's been fun and a long time coming.

[B]

Yeah, absolutely.

[A]

Absolutely, brother.

[B]

All right.

[A]

All right, guys. I need you guys to share this show. Someone you know love and Trust. Make a wish50.com See how you can get involved. Also, check out 0to100.com and see if that's something you're interested in. And start moving your bodies a little bit. Start giving people gifts based on what your gift is. Any way you can help utilize your gift. And don't judge it, because any amount of assistance you can give is enough. So until next time, guys, stay determined.