July 28, 2025 • 52 mins
What do you do when everything changes in an instant?
In this raw and powerful episode, I sit down with my friend Bryce Turley, who survived a life-altering fireworks accident that left him with a completely different life than the one he planned. One moment, he was holding a mortar tube on the beach. The next, he was in an ambulance fighting for his life.
But this episode isn’t about pain—it’s about perspective.
Bryce opens up about relearning how to do everything from opening a door to playing volleyball again, this time left-handed. We talk about the mental roller coaster of recovery, addiction temptations, identity loss, and how the smallest wins can keep you going when life feels unbearable.
You’ll hear stories of surgeries, setbacks, and small victories. But most of all, you’ll witness the mindset of a man who refused to give up—who chose growth, resilience, and gratitude over victimhood.
If you've ever felt like giving up, this episode is for you.
Three Takeaways:
You can rebuild your life piece by piece—physically, mentally, and emotionally—no matter how broken it feels.
Support systems are everything. Healing happens in community, not isolation.
Purpose is forged in pain. When life strips everything away, what remains reveals who you are—and who you can become.
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Brett (00:00):
Everything.
Since my accident I've had torelearn how to do, and so it's
just.
It's a huge been a hugeadjustment, but I mean I figured
it out, yeah.
Bryce (00:12):
Well, maybe it might make sense to start there and maybe
like walk through thatexperience and I don't know how
comfortable you are with likesharing things, but yeah, so
what actually happened?
Okay, so I don't even think Iknow really.
Yeah, I mean, I I know verybasic of like what happened, but
yeah, I don't know the details.
Brett (00:31):
So I mean like growing up in arizona, right, we had to
make our own fun and mine wasbeing a pyro and just doing
stupid stuff.
Bryce (00:39):
Yeah and so, oh, I did the same thing, man.
I don't know if you rememberthe altar, we won't go into that
one.
Brett (00:47):
But yeah, pyrotechnics, man, I'm into it, and so it was
July 10th, 2022.
Okay, I was with some friendsand it was right after the 4th
of July.
I had extra fireworks, yeah,and it was down in Vineyard
(01:09):
Beach, area of like by the utahlake, yeah, and so I was holding
the mortar tube and I lit itoff and, um, you know like how
you hold the tube?
Like, yeah, I'm pointing whereyou wanted it to launch out, and
so I was doing that and itdidn't launch out of the tube,
it just blew up right in my hand, jeez, and so kind of like I
vaguely remember a bunch oflittle things, but the full
(01:31):
picture is kind of like justpatchy.
Yeah, I'm sure.
Bryce (01:36):
Just adrenaline, just going through you at that point.
Yeah.
Brett (01:38):
Man, and so kind of at the very last second, when I'm
like, okay, this is taking a,it's like you want it, okay,
it's like you have that mindsetlike throw it.
But it just happened so fast,man, and then it blew up and
then, um, as far as I remember,like I've I feel like I stayed
pretty calm.
It's just like the adrenaline,the in shock, yeah.
(02:00):
And so we called 9-1-1 and methim at that gas station on
Geneva okay, that Maverick yeah,and so kind of like, once we
get there, I was losing a lot ofblood by then and so I kind of
like just was out of it, kind ofloopy, yeah, once I got in the
(02:21):
ambulance, and so, getting theambulance, they take me to provo
hospital, um, and they saidthat it was too severe because
they're a trauma to hospital,okay, and so there's like it's
too severe, we can't work onthis, and so I think I got back
(02:41):
into the ambulance and they tookme to Intermountain Health in
Murray, and so that's where Ihad my first two surgeries, back
to back, kind of just likecleaning up.
Yeah, that same night, I assume, right, yeah, july 10th and
July 11th.
Actually, my mom wrote like alist of everything.
Bryce (03:03):
Dang man bomb.
We're like a list of everything.
Dang man that's.
That's the thing is like withfireworks and and those kind of
things, like you just never,never expect it to happen.
No, it could happen anytime.
Yeah, it's crazy like Iremember me and my friends when
we were kids.
We used to make sparkler bombsall the time and like one time
it was spencer and I and acouple other kids and we blew up
(03:23):
one of the bombs in like thefield behind walgreens.
Yeah, we put like a five gallonbucket on top of it and we
thought like it would silencethe noise, but it was just like
mushroom cloud, dude.
This thing is shot up and blewup and like the whole field was
on fire and we're like what, ifthat was in our hand, like we
could have died, dude.
Brett (03:39):
Yes, like it's scary, it really is, and like before,
accident like this has happenedtwo times to my other buddy,
really yeah, one was at ConnorStott's wedding.
No way, yeah, and Justin Nilewas holding it.
Yeah.
And it was like a smaller onebut he like hurried and put his
hand in the water, oh man, andhe's like shaking it, it's like
(04:02):
all numb Jeez.
It's just like all these happen.
And then when mine happens,like that's been like the final
straw, like a lot of my friends,like they won't touch fireworks
now yeah, yeah, so anyway,sorry that took you off track no
, it's good man.
So july 10th, 2022, firstsurgery, july 11th second
(04:25):
surgery, and then July 13th wasmy third in major flap surgery.
So that's when they took theskin from my leg.
Yeah, I have like a big, hugescar right here.
Bryce (04:38):
I don't know if you've seen pictures or not Like a skin
graft kind of thing.
Brett (04:40):
Yeah, so it's a skin graft, but it's even more so.
Like you see, it still growshair on my thumb oh, that's nice
from my leg, yeah, and so it'scalled a free flap surgery.
They take a big portion of skinand muscle, huh, and to put
right here, and then they do askin graft.
So they did like thinner layers, okay, um, right here, and then
(05:00):
on my other leg too, to putback over that, because it was
like so deep, yeah, and so haveyou.
Bryce (05:07):
I can show pictures too, if I mean, yeah, I kind of, if
you don't mind man you want tosee I mean I'll see.
Yeah, if that's crazy though,man, like so were you in the
hospital the whole time, likewhile you're getting surgeries
and stuff, like were you, yeah,for the first three.
Brett (05:22):
Yeah, and my mom was there with me the whole time.
Dang man, um, you got a greatmom.
Oh my gosh, I would not bewhere I'm at without her dude,
she's, she's awesome.
I remember her like fromvolleyball days and all that
stuff like going over to youguys's house yeah, and I'll show
you some videos too, but she uh, like she had to, after the
hospital, my mom like right hereon this side, because they put
(05:45):
it here and it's hollow insideoh really it has to grow from
the inside out pretty much,because it's just fat and scar
tissue, yeah, and so like shehad to stuff it with gauze.
Dang man Every day until it kindof like healed out.
Yeah, and that alone.
Like her I had to be.
(06:06):
I had to like show no faceexpressions or like look away
because it would hurt her more.
Bryce (06:11):
Yeah, like seeing me, because I can't imagine how bad
that hurts.
Like yeah.
Brett (06:16):
Crazy.
That was probably the worst,like at post.
Hospital like has been one ofthe most oh dude, just like,
yeah man, painful things.
Bryce (06:25):
Hospital like has been one of the most just like yeah,
man, painful things, that'sinsane, that is really wild.
Brett (06:29):
Yeah, I would go to like doctor's visits and the doctors
they didn't like be gentle oranything.
I'm just like sitting here, I'mlike screaming in my head, I
would have lost it.
That's crazy my mom's overthere, like yeah, you know my
dad has a surgery.
Bryce (06:42):
Um, he almost lost his foot, but like he had a bacteria
that was basically eating awayhis foot and they had to go in
and keep cutting out more andmore of his tissue in his foot
and they're eventually like wehave to amputate this.
But it didn't happen.
But my mom, she couldn't do it,so they hired a nurse to like
take the gauze out, and everytime my dad like put a pillow
over his head and was likescreaming yeah so, dude, I can't
(07:03):
imagine that that's yeah, soafter the hospital I had um an
at-home nurse.
Brett (07:08):
Yeah, so one of our like family friends, um cousins.
I stayed at their house and shehad to give me like a blood
thinner shot every day and shehad yeah, she had diabetes, but
she could not do it to me like,yeah, it's crazy how, like you
know, I guess that makes sense.
Bryce (07:24):
I probably couldn't put a shot in like alley, but I'd
give myself shots, like I wastelling you the hormone stuff.
I give myself shots every weekso it's like I don't know same
thing this wild here's a lake,what it looked like oh, dude,
that's brutal.
How far deep did they go down?
Brett (07:42):
Pretty freaking deep, bro man.
Bryce (07:45):
That's insane.
Is that your muscle, rightthere?
Brett (07:49):
So that's the skin from the top where they said they put
it through this cheese graterthing Really.
So it expands it and that's whyit looks like that man.
Bryce (08:01):
That is insane.
And then they just have thestaples in there.
Brett (08:05):
Yeah, eventually I had to get those pulled.
It's like, that's brutal.
You know when, like close toyour thigh, when you pull a hair
yeah how it's just so painfulyeah it's the worst dude.
This whole thing was likesuction rat for three 72 hours.
Bryce (08:19):
I couldn't get out of the hospital bed after that so you
had to stay in bed for 72 hours.
Brett (08:23):
Yeah, dude, I had, like one of them, uh, catheters and
everything no way trying to peeupside down bro holy crap, I've
heard, I've heard.
That's the worst too yeah, it'shard like the catheter.
This is painful, yeah, but butyeah, um, I had it suctioned and
then when they pulled it off itwas like all sticky around like
the worst band-aid ever.
(08:43):
Oh my god, dude I was likesitting there pulling it with
her, the nurse, oh, I'm just man, I mean that's like I don't
know.
Bryce (08:53):
It kind of shows who you are a little bit, because it's
like I'm just gonna keep movingforward in this thing, like
that's what it looks like, kindof right after.
Brett (09:02):
So I mean like compared to now it looks night and day
difference yeah that looksbrutal, man.
Bryce (09:10):
So you did you lose your thumb completely, or is it um?
Brett (09:14):
yeah, man, that is insane .
And so after the hospital here,for what was it like a month or
so, and then went back toarizona for a year, and so it
was like around august to august, yeah, and what was it like
(09:35):
with um, like psychologically,like when you looked at your
hand, like did it kind of freakyou out a little bit?
yeah, I mean, every time I dolook at it, it's just, it's just
a reminder, yeah, and sodealing with that is just you
have to like you get thosethoughts all the time, but it's
(09:57):
in the end.
I know that I'm gonna make it.
Yeah, you just have to havethat mindset.
100, but holy crap every daydude, it's gotta be.
Bryce (10:06):
Yeah, man, I can't imagine that.
But I mean, you're doing greatlike yeah, you seem to be in
great mindset, like I don't know.
I feel like, um, people havethe option to either let it ruin
them or let it make them becomesomething greater, like I don't
know.
Um, I'll tell you offline whoit was, but there's this kid in
high school we he went to ourhigh school and you might know
(10:29):
him because he like lost.
He lost like his two fingershere and then like half of his
thumb.
He was in a razor and the razorrolled on it and like completely
, destroyed his hand um, and helike started getting addicted to
like narcotics right away andthis is high school, yeah, and
(10:49):
like, then, after that, he movedon to harder stuff and then now
he's like his life's completelydifferent than what it could
have been.
Um, it's all because of, likethe decisions that like
obviously you didn't decide toget hurt, like to get injured,
but you decide every single daywhat you're going to make of it
and, like what you choose to do.
Brett (11:08):
I think that's cool.
When I was in the hospital,when they I mean I was just like
on drugs you know, and whenthey would give me morphine
through the IV, it was like thisjust like sudden, just rush of
just like you know, Just reliefyeah, yeah, this just like
(11:29):
sudden, just rush of, just likejust relief, yeah, yeah, and in
my head I'm like, oh my gosh,this could like.
Now I see how it's addictive.
Yeah, and at the beginning Iwas like I told myself I'm like
I'm not gonna get into any hardstuff.
Yeah, um, and still, to thisday, like nothing crazy hard,
and because I made that choicein the beginning, it's been a
(11:49):
blessing, you know that'sawesome, man.
Bryce (11:51):
I think that's that's so admirable, because, like, people
use it as an excuse.
Brett (11:55):
So yeah, and that like I feel for the people that, um,
are addicted, because I can seethat and I can see how hard it
is to come out of it right, andso that's what I'm just like go
through this whole life in aperspective, of perspective of
just like seeing people for whothey are.
Yeah, not judging, and I don'tknow, I it's blessed me, it's
(12:18):
made me more happy, damn, yeah Imean, that's a huge mindset to
take.
Bryce (12:22):
Like you shouldn't judge people.
Everyone's got somethingthey're dealing with, whether
it's like a physical thing or ifit's mental, but everyone's got
something.
Like you can't judge people,it's not fair.
Brett (12:32):
But yeah, for real I'm just grateful I'm here yeah, me
too, I mean you like.
Bryce (12:38):
We've been buddies for how long, I don't know, since
beginning of your freshman yearor something.
I mean it's wild.
Brett (12:45):
Playing some volleyball.
Bryce (12:46):
Playing volleyball.
Dude.
Brett (12:47):
Yeah, yeah, bro, last summer I actually played
volleyball again.
Bryce (12:50):
Really.
Brett (12:51):
Yeah, I learned how to play left-handed.
Bryce (12:53):
Dude, let's go.
Had to bump a little higher,but I mean, it's fun learning
things and like trying to figurethings out.
Yeah, so after you like hadyour initial surgeries, you move
in with the nurse, right, yeah?
Brett (13:07):
And then I moved back home, to Arizona.
Bryce (13:09):
Yeah, so what are you doing in that time?
Is it all rehab stuff?
Brett (13:12):
Yeah.
So I was physical therapy threeto four times a week.
Dang yeah at first, and then itkind of went back to like two
Okay.
But we found one doctor when wefirst moved down and we go in
he says everything's fine Like Istill have open wounds at this
point, right.
And he's like oh, everything'sfine, like you're good.
(13:35):
And me and my mom look at eachother and we're like what he's
like you can go swimming and allthat.
I'm like what the hell?
the hell yeah like do you seethis, yeah, like and so I had an
infection at the time in myhand, and so, yeah, um, my
therapist said that there was adoctor at that building he was
(13:55):
just like on the floor below,yeah and so she brought him up
and he looked at my hand and so,um, from that point on we went
with him.
He did my last four surgeries.
Oh, nice, yeah, okay, and so,yeah.
So my fourth surgery was August26th and they cut a lot of dead
(14:21):
thumb bone off.
So backtrack April of that thatyear I think it was 2023.
I was just like, so fed up.
I'm like I'm getting out of here, so I went yeah went out and uh
did sales um test control ingeorgia really yeah, like put my
(14:41):
mini cooper on my dad's truckand he drove it out there and I
flew that out there and it waswith.
Braxton Hatch.
Oh, cool Okay.
And so I was out there for amonth and I was actually
starting to get pretty good atit, like doing at least a sale a
day, and then my bones startedpopping out of my skin.
No way.
Yeah, so I still had the thumbbone at the time.
(15:01):
Yeah, still had the thumb boneat the time, yeah, and I like
was texting my doctor and he'slike, yeah, let's go, like come
home and we'll get it taken careof.
So I had to leave and from likegoing up here like oh yeah, I'm
doing good, you know and thenyou just get right back down.
Bryce (15:18):
It's been just like roller coaster since for the
past three years I mean, yeah,you said it, I think when we
were texting initially.
You're like life's a rollercoaster, man dude, and you've
been through it, like yeah,you've been through it.
Brett (15:31):
That's, that's insane yeah, and so we had that surgery
.
And then I mean more recoveryyeah had to grow strength back
up.
And then let's see march 9thwas my fifth surgery, so I went
out in april.
Oh, august of 2022.
(16:01):
So when I went, back home I hadanother surgery yeah yeah,
sorry, there's been no, that'sokay.
I mean, that's just insane andthen that following march yeah
is when I had my fifth, and thenI had my sixth in may and then
2024 april, so last year yeah Ihad my seventh dang man in the
(16:22):
past couple.
I've just been like debulkingsurgeries, so they just open it
back up and kind of take outsome stuff, make it smaller,
tighter, but I mean like it'sstill jiggly yeah.
Bryce (16:34):
Squishy, is it just like fat and scar tissue.
Yeah, just fat and scar tissue.
Hey well, does it hurt when youdo that?
Brett (16:41):
Like I can feel it.
Bryce (16:46):
It's like a little tingly , yeah, but it just always feels
like that.
Brett (16:48):
That's crazy, yeah, like what happened to the nerves in
there it's, I don't know man,yeah, so I had the most feeling
on this backside it's been threeyears yeah, it was july 10th,
so like a week ago holy cow man.
Bryce (17:02):
That's, that's a lot yeah , it's been.
It's been a crazy ride, butwe're we're doing good now yeah,
man, I mean, I think that's,that's huge.
Like obviously I don't knowwhat anything like that is.
Like like I'm I'm fortunateenough not to have had something
like that, um, but like I thinkit's moments like this that
(17:25):
really determine, like, who youare and um, like I think of
another person I had on thispodcast.
His name is rob jones okay he,uh, he was an I ied detector in
um, afghanistan, I think in 2008, and he got blown up, like
above the knee, amputee, like inboth legs both legs, um and he
(17:49):
was in the hospital and like hejust had this thought he's like
I can either have this ruin mylife or I can make the most of
it.
And then, like he later went onto win the bronze medal in
paralympics for like rowing andum biked across america and then
he like ran 31 marathons in 31days.
Dude, that's freaking awesome,but it's like you know he had
the chance to be like well, Ican't do anything about it.
(18:10):
So it's like how'd you get tothat mindset of like that You're
just going to try your best tobecome, you know, the best
version of yourself?
Brett (18:20):
I think when I was back home for that year, my parents'
neighbor his name is Blake, buthe moved into the house when I
was 13, 12 years old.
Okay.
And so when I went back home webonded and just made that
connection.
And he's a very outgoing, justtalkative dude and so just being
(18:42):
around him and being around hisenergy truly did help me and
save me.
And so I think, to answer yourquestion, just being around
people that uplift you, peoplethat always believe in you, and
so I think people has been a bigpart of it Just keeping that
(19:04):
mindset, People will come up tome and be like holy crap, you're
such an inspiration.
I'm like what did I do?
Bryce (19:13):
I mean, yeah, it's kind of what you're talking about,
just like mindset, but, dude,support is huge.
Anything difficult that I'vegone through like I was telling
you when I was sick havingpeople that you can rely on and
who, like they know yoursituation, they know it's not
the best and they're still likehappy to see you and they're
cheering you on like that's hugeman.
Brett (19:32):
yeah, so so definitely that and yeah, um, definitely,
uh, something that did help mejust keep my spirits up, um, was
weed.
Really, yeah, I did get intolike smoking weed and, um, it
just made me happy, yeah, mademe forget and numb the pain, um,
and so a lot of these threeyears I have just kind of numbed
(19:54):
it, yeah, and set it aside, butI think, looking back, I
probably wouldn't change itbecause it did help me.
Yeah, um, I know that I'm notgonna do it my whole life.
Yeah, I know that there comes atime when you kind of have to
let that stuff go, to be thenext person you want to be and
(20:15):
be greater, yeah, and so I'mkind of at that point I'm just
trying to better myself and bethe best person for me healthy,
you know yeah, start working onthat.
Bryce (20:26):
I think that's huge.
It's like um, like, if it helpsget you through that, then you
know, by all means, by all meansI'm not gonna tell you not to
do it, yeah, but like I thinkyou're right, like there does
come a time where it's like,okay, well, what's next for me?
Yeah, and like it's you have tojust be like okay, well, this
helped me at this point, butit's no longer useful.
Like maybe there's somethingelse I could do, exactly, um,
(20:47):
but no, I think that's totallyfair.
I mean, I would love to see youwith like snoop one day, though
he's actually a great person,that's what I've heard.
Yeah, that's what I've heard.
Brett (20:56):
I watched um.
He was on the voice was hereally yeah and like just seeing
his personality.
It was very cool to see Because, no matter what people do like,
it's still them.
You know, yeah, and I just seethe good in people.
Bryce (21:12):
It's huge man.
I think that's an admirablething too is like finding the
good in everyone, becauseeveryone does have something
good to give Exactly, just likehow everyone's going through
something or dealing withsomething difficult.
Brett (21:29):
There's also really great people out there.
Yeah, it starts with yourselftoo.
Yeah, like I do give myselfcredit because, um, I may not
say it a lot, but I have likerelearning how to do everything.
Yeah, it has been so fuckinghard, you know, and so, like I
do give myself a lot of credit,like that I never gave up, yeah,
and so the biggest thing that Ilearned out of this whole thing
(21:50):
is just never give up.
Like, even if you have bad days, just keep pushing as hard as
it is.
I think just keep pushing,something will eventually happen
.
Bryce (22:00):
Yeah, I agree fully, and it's like I don't know.
Brett (22:04):
That was your last podcast, just to never give up.
Bryce (22:08):
I think I listened to it yeah, last night I mean, well, I
appreciate that dude, but, um,yeah, that's the thing is like
it's so easy to give in, likewhen things go wrong, when when
life gets hard, it's easy toplay the the victim card and
just be like, okay, I'm, I'm notdoing this, I'm not gonna push
myself, I'm not gonna, yeah, tryto make the most of the
situation.
And, um, I've known people whohave done that and their life is
(22:31):
not what it could be, um, butthen I've also known people who
have, like, pushed throughdifficult times, like yeah.
I talked to this one guy on thepodcast.
His name's Dave Daly and he, um, it was like a super healthy
guy and then one day went boogieboarding and broke his neck and
(22:51):
now he's like, um, um, he hasthe symptoms of like a stroke
victim or like someone who had astroke.
So he still has likefunctionality and stuff, but
he's definitely messed up withuh, how he moves and things like
that, but like he's the mostpositive guy I've ever met.
Um, so I don't know, I mean,it's just like he didn't quit
and you didn't quit.
Like it's just, it's admirable,yeah, like I can say the same
(23:12):
thing about like myself when,when I was sick, to like where
I'm at now, um, that took, Ithink, uh, four years total for
like me to get healthy again.
Um, and it was.
It was hell, dude, like darktimes, like not knowing if I was
going to live or die, and likedoctors telling me I had
(23:33):
leukemia, like all these crazythings.
Brett (23:35):
You start getting those thoughts like just like an
everyday thing, like you'll goto do something and like for me
laying in bed, like on my back.
Yeah.
And like sometimes I'll crossmy arms and then I'll get that
thought, like is this the lasttime I'm gonna breathe, you know
?
Yeah and it's just like thosebad thoughts that, yeah, dude,
(23:57):
like you have to shut outimmediately it's hard.
Bryce (24:00):
It's hard to shut those out sometimes it really is
something yeah brain freakingplays tricks, man, like it wants
you to think about the worstcase scenario.
Brett (24:08):
But yeah, I mean it sounds like you've done like a
lot of healing yeah, meditation,yeah, what's up, and like just
being alone, I think for me likelistening to music and um,
sunsets, yeah, dude, likewatching sunsets alone, like
it's just very calming it justcalms my mind um, and so I think
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, just finding your own niche ofwhat makes you happy and free
and I mean that's.
Bryce (24:39):
That's a big one too.
Being out in nature, manunderrated it heals it's, it
really does yeah um, I don'tknow.
Do you know, joe rogan is yeahdude he talks about.
He's like, he's like I thinksomeone's gonna come out in the
future where people say thatlike nature's a vitamin, that
like people need, and I'm like,yeah, it probably is like being
out in nature, spending time outthere.
Um, it's one of the reasons Ilove to run is like you're just
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out running.
Usually, uh, I run on roads,but like when I get out in the
trails it's like a whole notherthing, man, and I'm just like I
can't believe I'm here yeah, welive here.
Yeah, it's crazy, it's amazing,it's cool, but um no, that's
awesome I haven't learned how tolike running yet you.
Could you for sure could you'vegrown a ton.
Brett (25:23):
So I'm sure like yeah, no , I got the like I've done it
before, but the consistency toeverything, yeah, is the hardest
I've done a before but, theconsistency to everything is the
hardest.
I've done a lot of hard things,but I've never stayed
consistent.
Yeah.
So like I know that I can, butI mean I'll get there, but
Consistency is hard, but like Idon't know, I mean Discipline.
Bryce (25:44):
Discipline.
I always say, like disciplinegets you started and consistency
gets you across the finish line.
Yeah, like in those first days,in those first times when
you're like you decide to startrunning, or like doing anything
difficult, like it takesdiscipline and it's going to be
hard, like you need motivationbut motivation goes away.
And that's when you rely ondiscipline.
But, yeah, consistency is justlike I always tell people to
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start small and then work yourway up, and like that
consistency won't be as bad.
But um, I mean, I wasn't arunner, he knew me.
I was volleyball.
Brett (26:14):
Do you?
Bryce (26:14):
go to canes every day after practice and just like
type shit, just veg out and allthat crap.
Go to Cameron's house watchclone wars all that stuff.
But yeah, man, I mean it'simportant to find that stuff and
when you were meditating, didyou have like anything you would
focus on?
Because I've heard like somepeople do that, Breathing.
Brett (26:35):
Really.
Yeah, I've done a couplebreathing kind of meditation
classes.
One was with that company thatI was with Lifetime.
Yeah, it was actually reallygood.
There was a time I kind ofworked my way up to project
manager and was running a crewoh nice, and for all the team
leads they paid for a trainer, apersonal trainer, and then they
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bought a cold plunge, dang dude, and so at 5.30 am we'd go and
cold plunge every morning andthen go do our workout and then
go home, change, come back andgo throughout our day.
You know, dude, that takesdiscipline.
Bryce (27:10):
The cold tub sucks.
Yeah, it's good for you.
Brett (27:13):
I love cold plunging.
I haven't done it in a while,but I do need to get back into
it because it helps with yourbreathing.
Yeah, that's what I've heardWim Hof.
Bryce (27:23):
he talks about that all the time.
Yeah.
You know who that guy is.
Yeah, he's got some crazy stuff.
Like, if you, he's got a bunchof youtube videos, um, there's
like documentaries about himthat I think are on youtube and
I don't know it's.
It's interesting to see peoplewho go to him, or go to him like
they're usually part of somekind of class and then like
he'll teach them how to dobreath work and they're all just
like laying on the floor doinglike intense breath work and
(27:45):
like some people are crying yeahand uh.
But he explains the sciencebehind it.
Brett (27:48):
Yeah, so that's what we did at the company Dang.
We did one of those you putlike a blindfold on and she
takes you through this wholebreathing exercise.
It was probably about 30minutes to an hour yeah.
Dang.
That seems long.
There's like very calm music on.
Yeah, people use like the soundstuff.
Bryce (28:10):
Oh, like the uh, the bowls and all those things.
Yeah, chime bowls, I can'tremember.
Brett (28:15):
A lot of people kind of um.
One of my buddies.
He had this experience where,uh, like he saw his younger self
and that's what happened withme.
I just like saw my youngerhappy self, yeah, happened with
me.
I just like saw my youngerhappy self, yeah, and I don't
know.
It's very good for it.
Bryce (28:33):
Yeah, that's cool for the mind, yeah, but I um, I'm
curious about the, therelearning things.
Like I know it's probably beenreally difficult because, like,
you have to relearn everything,right, pretty much.
Yeah, were you?
Brett (28:45):
right-handed before I was like sports and everything
right-handed.
I did right with my left.
Bryce (28:51):
So I did get lucky with that.
Brett (28:53):
And like eating.
I was left-handed.
So like the very main importantthings that you kind of have to
relearn quick.
I already knew how to do.
That's good, yeah, but there'sa lot of little things, kind of
like just anything.
Like you use your thumb, likeit's crazy how much.
Like you don't realize how muchyou use your thumb, yeah, um,
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like if I have a freakingingrown hair or something on my
left arm and like pinching itlike you can't do it.
If I'm carrying stuff, um, withmy left hand and like opening
doors.
It's very hard to open doors.
I kind of have to like leanwith it, yeah, um, and so just a
bunch of little stuff, um, andjust learning how to use these
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two fingers with everything,yeah, grabbing, and so very hard
, but I I'd say I did prettygood at it.
Yeah, I've always beennaturally kind of just
coordinated and athletic, yeah,and so I think that has just
helped a lot.
Yeah, man, I mean it's crazy.
It's like God knew that I couldget over it, yeah, and so he
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gave it to me.
Bryce (30:06):
I feel like that's true.
Sometimes, like I feel like Godhe does that to to strengthen
you, like make you become whoyou're meant to be.
Yeah, absolutely.
Like um, I don't know when,when I was sick and like I went
through depression, all thisstuff like I've helped not
trying to like toot my own hornhere, but like I've talked to
other people who have been goingthrough something similar and
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like helped them through it andlike said, hey, this is what I
did that helped me.
Right now, allie and I aregoing through infertility, which
sucks.
Brett (30:36):
Yeah, that's the podcast I listen to.
It's brutal.
I'm sorry, guys, I mean it iswhat it is.
Bryce (30:41):
You can't change it, but it's the same kind of thing.
It's like, well, we've talkedabout this, like there must be
something that we need to learnfrom it that we can help someone
else with, or yeah, or becomebetter ourselves, but a lot of
the stuff that you do learnthrough, like trauma and stuff
like people don't usually well,they'll never understand unless
they actually go through it.
(31:02):
Yeah, and so I could sit hereand ramble on everything I've
learned, but I mean it's more sofor me to um learn from, and so
I think what you guys are goingthrough definitely going to
learn some stuff, and yeah, Imean, dude, I like I wouldn't
say that I feel like you got alot to tell people, because, um
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one, I feel like people ingeneral uh, just kind of lose
their minds over the smallestthings, yeah, and like when
something big happens, they justdon't know how to cope with it.
Um, and so you coming on hereand like saying like hey, this
is what happened to me, but Ididn't let it break me, I didn't
let it stop me, yeah, um, Imean, that's really what getting
(31:46):
after it's all about is likeyou just keep going, man Get
after it, baby, get after it.
That's right.
But like, yeah, I mean, ifsomeone sees this and they're
like going through somethinghard, they're like, hey, well,
if Bryce did it, if Brett didsomething, then maybe I can
apply some of the things thatthey said, Like who knows?
You never know Like that's onething I've learned about doing
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this podcast you never knowwhat's going to resonate with
someone.
Your story might do that forsomeone very specific that I
couldn't, yeah, absolutely.
That's what.
Going back to the God piece, Idon't know where you stand on
God or anything like that, but Ido feel like he gives people
not challenges or trials, butexperiences to go through that
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allow them to reach at least oneperson.
Um, yeah, at least like step inand it could be something about
like your personality or youknow someone.
Um that like something you saywould resonate with them rather
than coming from someone else.
Yeah, I might just be going on atangent here, but like no
absolutely and like for me inthe future.
Brett (32:51):
I just all I want to be in this world is an inspiration.
Yeah and so I.
I've learned that very I don'tknow in the past year or so.
It's like I've had no purposeand so not having a purpose in
life, it it's very hard on themind too.
It's like for sure, I blew myhand up.
My whole life changes like whatthe fuck am I supposed to do
(33:13):
now?
Yeah and so.
Uh, when I came back up to utahto like do epoxy and everything
hands-on, it's like, yeah, Ilearned how to do it, I could do
it, but it's not something Iwant to do for the rest of my
life.
Yeah, because it really washard on my hand.
Like, as good as I can do it,it's I can't do it forever.
Bryce (33:32):
Yeah and so just skin's sensitive right.
Isn't it more sensitive thanyeah?
Brett (33:36):
and just like all the muscles is just always tight,
like, yeah, from pretty much thewhole thumb and like the arm
and everything.
It's just I always have to bemassaging, like rubbing it, and
that's something else like in mymind.
I'm like I don't want to do itin public because I in my mind
I'm thinking other people arelike, oh, he's just holding it
out there to like show off.
(33:57):
I'm like, but I don't know, it'sjust, I don't think it would
come off like that, I know, butit's just like mental.
Everyone deals with that,that's true.
Um, just being confident, um,confidence, yeah, but wait, what
were we talking about?
Bryce (34:13):
I think I just asked like what?
I don't know actually, whatwere we talking about?
It's just going on, but um, youtalked about like doing epoxy
and things like that and beingan inspiration, yeah, so I guess
, yeah, that's what it was.
Brett (34:29):
Inspiration in this world , um, I know, in the future
that's what I want to do, butleading up to that, um, it's
hard to figure it out.
Bryce (34:40):
Dude, it's tough.
Yeah, it's hard, especiallylike with social media and stuff
Like I see you post like atleast this is the thoughts that
go through my head.
Like every time I postsomething, I'm like I know
people are going to hate thisand like someone's going to say
something stupid.
Brett (34:55):
You always have the haters though.
Bryce (34:57):
Yeah, and that's the thing that, like, I've come to
just realize it's like no matterwhat you do, someone's going to
have a different opinion of it.
And then I heard this quotefrom, I think it was Alex
Hormozy, if you know who thatguy is, but it was basically
that no one doing better thanyou is ever going to shoot you
down.
If someone's doing better thanyou in life, they're not going
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to take time out of their dayand be like hey, by the way,
that video sucked.
You're terrible.
You should stop.
It's always coming from losers.
Brett (35:26):
Yeah, and those are the people that you want to be
around.
Is the people that don't?
Bryce (35:32):
Yeah, man, that's one thing I've learned a ton is like
the importance of who yousurround yourself with.
Yeah, absolutely, whether it'sgetting through like a difficult
time or just in general, it'slike learning how to be a better
person, like I don't know,mentorship has been a big thing
for me.
Um, I haven't been a mentor,but I mean like asking other
people and like finding peoplewho are like hey, you have a
(35:54):
pretty good life, you seem likeyou got it all together.
What are you doing?
That kind of thing.
And, um, I mean I'm sure peoplewill ask you the same thing
with, like you know, if they gothrough, go through something
difficult and, um, if they getinjured, like yeah, you'll be a
resource to them.
Brett (36:08):
Man, yeah, I think that's amazing it's cool because, um,
um for me, like just giving that, like you got this, bro, you
know, like I feel like it meansa lot more for the other people
because they've seen how muchI've gone through yeah, and so I
, I love just kind of being thatperson that just kind of gives
(36:29):
yeah, man a boost of umexcitement or confidence, or,
and so, as as much as I don'thave it like I, I love giving it
to other people.
Bryce (36:39):
Yeah, and just being that person I mean that's huge, like
I don't know, it's a goodwillcompounds very fast and like the
more that you're reaching outto people and trying to help,
like this is gonna sound socorny and cheesy, but I feel
like like the universe rewardsthat kind of behavior.
Brett (36:56):
Yeah, um, and I don't know and little do they know me.
Giving them confidence and likewords of advice, it actually
helps me.
Bryce (37:05):
Yeah too, and so it's like a win-win yeah, man, I mean
, that's what I tell everyone.
Getting after it's all about islike it's a community dedicated
to helping you improve andhelping others do the same.
I gotta work on the wording.
I told ali yesterday but yeah,basically it's like you come
here and then you're committingto also go help other people,
either from the things that youlearn or whatever.
Brett (37:27):
But yeah, my dad has been like a big role model in that
sense Like he's always servingothers before himself.
And so just growing up withthat it's been a huge blessing
in my life.
And so just growing up withthat, it's it's been a huge
blessing in my life.
Yeah, and so, um, definitely,my parents have been my biggest
supporters.
Bryce (37:47):
Yeah, dude, so I give it all to them for sure yeah, so
what's uh next next plans foryou like, um, do you have a
social media?
Brett (37:57):
you should start something like that um, yeah,
I've been doing like thosevideos that I make.
Yeah, they're more so for methey're good though.
Bryce (38:05):
Yeah, I mean people like them.
Brett (38:06):
But when I'm going through a hard time, I'll make
something like that and post it.
Yeah, and it just gives me Idon't know that inspiration.
You know like, yeah, you'vedone this Cause a lot of times.
You go through life and youforget what you've done.
Yeah, at least for me.
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I'm really hard on myself.
Yeah, dude.
Bryce (38:30):
I don't know what it is about, guys, but we freaking
suck by the way.
We talk about ourselves.
Yeah, to ourselves, absolutely.
But yeah, I mean it isimportant to, like I don't know.
Remember where you came from,remember the lessons that you've
learned, remember what you'vebeen through, because all of
that makes you who you are.
Remember all the good thatyou've done.
Yeah.
Yeah, for sure, and like, um, Ihad on this, uh, this girl
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yesterday.
She was, um, she won thenational championship for
Javelin at BYU.
Yeah, um, and she was talkingabout how, like, or maybe I was
saying this, but one of us wassaying, like we caught ourselves
talking really bad aboutourselves the other day and, um,
the immediate thing to do islike, reframe it and be like I'm
not that bad, like I know I doother good things, um, and
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that's the thing like you caneasily spot the bad.
Our brains are so good at itand they're good at finding
evidence of it too, absolutely.
And so it thing like you caneasily spot the bad, our brains
are so good at it and they'regood at finding evidence of it
too, absolutely.
And so it's like you have tocontrol your thoughts.
You have to control what you'rethinking about, because
otherwise you can spiral prettyfast, really fast oh yeah, dude,
that's why it's been a hugeroller coaster for me.
Brett (39:33):
It's just like I just get those bad thoughts, you know,
and it's like I don't want toshut them out.
It's like I want to feel, feelit, and sometimes you do need to
feel that to get through andpast it, and so I mean I'm still
working on it.
Um, there's a lot to unravelthat I haven't unraveled yet,
but, um, for the most part, likeI think, just staying positive
(39:57):
and happy, yeah man.
Yeah, that's huge, I think.
Just staying positive and happy, yeah, man.
Bryce (40:00):
Yeah, that's huge.
Stay positive and happy, likefocus on the good where you can.
But I mean, I think the themeof this episode is just never
give up, never give up.
Don't stop Type shit, bro.
That's a huge thing, likeanything you're doing in life,
if you like.
Once you start running, becauseI'm going to get you into it Um
(40:20):
, like that's the thing that youalways have to remind yourself
is just never give up, nevergive up.
Um, I had my buddy on.
He's a DJ down in Arizona.
Oh, hell yeah.
Yeah.
Brett (40:28):
He does like the Diamondbacks games and stuff.
He's really yeah, that's cool.
Bryce (40:41):
Um, but he, he started like running, I think two years
ago, and now he's like intotriathlons and stuff.
And, uh, he said that this oneold guy looked at him at like
his first race and he's like, um, your race, your pace, like you
go as slow or as fast as youneed to, but like don't stop,
yeah, don't give up, finish,yeah.
And I think that's like anothergreat lesson we can pull is,
like you know, everyone is is indifferent phases of life.
Like so many of our friendsfrom high school are like doing
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way different things than whatthey said they were going to,
and others are just like youknow, having kids, having
families, like it's wild, um,and it's like not fair to
yourself to compare yourself tosomeone else.
Absolutely like your ownexperience is unique to you.
Yeah, um, but you're in thedriver's seat and you get to
dictate what happens.
Brett (41:23):
Yeah, never settle.
Yeah, that's been a big modelof mine is just never settling.
Yeah, because I know people Imean our generation's pretty
good at it, like realizing, tonot settle, to follow your
dreams.
And you know, chase thatfreedom, follow your dreams.
(41:44):
And yeah, you know, chase thatfreedom.
But I mean um, in past, likeour parents generation, like,
yeah, you get a job you workedat nine to five and that's it,
yeah, for the rest of your life.
Bryce (41:50):
Yeah, it's tough, and so I think finding that um freedom
and chasing dreams for sure umget after it after man, yeah, I
mean I'm trying to do the samething, like um, when I was
telling you I hate bringing thisup again, but when I was sick,
like I would only listen topodcasts, bro, bring it up as
much as you want.
I mean, I learned a lot duringthat time.
(42:10):
So it's like um, I don't know.
Brett (42:13):
It wouldn't be fair to like talk about it, because that
really made me who I am today,dude, honestly, and that's like
every time I meet someone it'swith my hand, like they always
ask about it, really, yeah, andso mine is a little bit more
noticeable than yours, but Imean still share it bro.
Bryce (42:28):
Yeah, I mean it's it's everyone has dark times.
But, like podcasting, listeningto podcasts got me through it
and then I was like I feel likeI could hopefully help someone
who might be going throughsomething similar and and then
bringing people on and hearingtheir stories and giving it back
to the audience, helping thesame kind of thing that it helps
them.
Um, but like that's, that's mydream is like building a
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community that's just aimed tohelp each other grow.
Dude, I love um and you'rehelping too, like by being on
and sharing your story.
No, dude.
Brett (42:59):
I was actually so excited when you hit me up and asked if
I wanted to.
I love being that likeinspiration, you know.
Bryce (43:07):
Yeah, it's huge and it goes a long way.
Who knows.
Like I always think about this,like anytime I'm making a
podcast or like recording avideo or something like that.
But like if someone comesacross it and they listen to it
or they watch it, and that waslike the breaking point.
Like maybe they were like, ohman, I really want to get out
and exercise and get healthyagain, or I really want to take
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a chance on a business or a job,and then they hear or see
something like from anythinggetting after wise, and then
they're like, okay, well, I'mgonna do it.
Like, yeah, that's obviouslythe dream I want people to be
like, okay, I'm going to take achance on myself, because it is
scary and it is hard.
Anything difficult is not goingto be easy to attain.
(43:51):
Absolutely, I mean, yeah, man,even you with your recovery.
I think it shows real characterin the way that you've handled
it and everything.
Thank you, dude.
You'll be an inspiration.
You already are.
I think that's awesome.
Brett (44:07):
I appreciate that man, but yeah.
Bryce (44:08):
I mean, have you had anyone reach out to you that
you've helped, or anything likethat?
Brett (44:16):
Definitely, um, definitely Um.
I mean just little comments.
People like um text and justask part of like what has helped
you the most, or you know likewhat's gotten you through all
the hard, and so just likelittle stuff like that, um, and
so I mean hopefully it's helpedthem, but I, yeah, I mean I
(44:38):
think it's awesome like you justkeep posting social stuff, dude
, and all that stuff that, um,you want to do, like, yeah,
it'll get out there, like themessage will get get across to
someone I have a love-haterelationship for uh.
Bryce (44:52):
Social media do me too.
If I didn't have to be on it, Iwouldn't absolutely.
But, um, I don't know.
I feel like it's also a greatway to reach people, exactly
like there's some things I hateabout it, but there's also some
good things, like I've learnedsome cool things, but it's just
a distraction.
It really is Like that's at theend of the day.
It's a distraction, man,absolutely.
Brett (45:11):
But I mean eventually, like when I'm like fully
confident and like actually havea kind of like a daily routine
and schedule and um, just doinga little bit better financially,
I think I will probably startposting more videos like that,
um and start actually talking onthem.
Bryce (45:29):
Yeah, but that's like the hardest part is like talking
dude it is the hardest part whenI, if you go, listen to the
first episode of this thing,it's the worst yeah, I was so
nervous coming here.
Brett (45:39):
I'm like what the?
Hell am I gonna say I?
Bryce (45:41):
know everyone says that, but it's like I don't know.
It's um trying to keep itconversational and like easy and
light and yeah, it kind of justflows.
But that's how I am just easybro.
Yeah, man, I mean I've knownyou since high school you've
always been that way this is achiller and for some reason
you're still on my phone asbryce fetus and I don't know why
was that a name dude?
I don't know that you probablycalled me it.
(46:03):
I probably called you that onthe volleyball court.
Yeah, fetus, that's messed upwith me.
Man, what?
Brett (46:08):
am I doing?
Bryce (46:09):
that was rude, that's weird bro, we both grown a lot,
absolutely um, but that's cool,man.
I mean I'm sure, like yourfamily's proud of you.
Brett (46:19):
Like, yeah, it's cool because my like, I'm the
youngest of four boys and mybrothers will shoot me a text
here and there.
Like Spencer, he does it a lot,but he just says like how much
I'm an inspiration to him andI'm like, dude, I'm your younger
brother, how can I be aninspiration?
But no, it's cool.
Um, family is everything andthe um.
(46:47):
This whole journey has broughtme closer with family and just
like a different mindset, likethey're gonna be with you for
the rest of your life, likeexperience all the things that
you experience, and so I think,just finding that connection and
being closer with family, umbecause those are your people
yeah, that that's the uh.
Bryce (47:05):
Something I learned too is like I don't know it.
Also for me, like when I wasgoing through all my stuff and
like when with ali and I and thefertility stuff, it's like it
always is a chance for you tolike remember what's actually
important.
Yeah, and for me it alwayscomes back to like my family
yeah they're the ones that, like, I love the most.
Brett (47:24):
They're my best friends, and they never give up on you
yeah like no matter how much Ishut them out, like they're
still gonna hit me up and textme and call me.
It's like why, yeah, why do youstill love me, you know yeah I
mean, that's it.
Bryce (47:37):
They love you, bro.
Yeah, and that's uh.
That's what a good family does.
So you got a freaking awesomefamily.
Brett (47:43):
Yeah, amazing family.
Bryce (47:45):
That's crazy.
But yeah, dude, anything elseyou want to share or leave with
the audience, just a quote?
Oh yeah, let's go.
Man, that's actually funny.
Usually I tell people toprepare a quote that they like,
oh yeah.
Brett (48:03):
Let's go, man.
That's actually funny.
Usually I tell people toprepare a quote that they like.
Oh, no shit, I don't even thinkI told you no, you didn't by.
Here I am, it's meant to be,yeah.
It's meant to be.
This was actually my momtexting me this one day, way
back when.
Yeah, but it's what lies behindus, and what lies before us are
small matters compared to whatlies within us.
Every day may not be good, butthere's something good in every
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day, dude, I love that.
It's pretty cool.
That is pretty cool.
I'm going to read that lastpart again Every day may not be
good, but there's something goodin every day, it's true.
I think just having thatmindset will get you far, yeah.
Yeah, it's like what we weretalking about with looking for
the bad.
I think just having thatmindset will get you far.
Bryce (48:41):
Yeah, it's like what we were talking about with looking
for the bad that forces you tolook for the good Exactly, and
allows you to never give up 100%.
Yeah, man, I mean, allie and I,we got like our results back
yesterday that like our testresults were bad.
It was a pretty bad day.
But, then, like you know, allieand I had dinner and there's
good moments in every day,absolutely, and I love that man.
(49:03):
That's such a good mindset tohave.
Yeah, and I think it's amazingwhat you're doing, like you're
showing the world like, hey, I'mwilling to relearn these things
, I'm going to build myself back, I'm going to help others along
the way.
Brett (49:16):
Yeah, and along the way, yeah, and you know we need more
people like that, yeah, and Ithink the big thing, too, is
just be real and raw.
Um, people don't just want tosee your good side, they want to
see your bad side too, andthat's something that I'm
working on is just being moreopen and sharing, because I mean
, there's days that I can't getin out of bed before 12 pm yeah
(49:39):
you know like noon and all, justlike, oh, I'm so lazy.
You know like you just get inyour head but it's like you can
still make something out of thatday yeah, for sure and so to
the people they're not alone,you're not alone and so I think
that's just the biggest thingdude, I love it.
Bryce (49:59):
Yeah, keep doing it, man.
Like, don't stop.
I appreciate that.
Never give up on your dreameither, man, because I think
it's one that we need more of.
Yeah, Like it just shows peoplethat they're capable of really
doing whatever they want.
Because you're doing it andlike you're injured, you've had
to fight back.
Brett (50:18):
It's inspiring, man, thank you, I love it, so thank
you.
I appreciate you coming on,dude.
Bryce (50:24):
Yeah, it's been such an honor bro.
No, it's fun.
I, I love it.
And like I remember I saw avideo of you um, it's one of the
videos you posted and I waslike I want to reach out to him
and like ask if he'd be willingto come on the podcast because
like it seemed like he did a lotof healing and stuff and I was
like I just I don't know if itwould, like, you know, turn him
off or anything like that if hedoesn't want to talk about it
(50:45):
like I was pretty worried aboutit, but I was like you know what
?
Brett (50:49):
I just yeah, dude's got something good to say, I want to
have him on.
I appreciate it.
It's like kind of just um aneveryday thing.
So like people ask about it,they're um, I'm just open now,
kind of sharing the story, um,because I can't run away from it
as much as I want to, I can'tyeah.
And so, but yeah, I think Ithink it's been good.
(51:10):
As much as this has helped you,it's helped me too, so I
appreciate that and getting outof my comfort zone.
Bryce (51:16):
You know, yeah, man, that's that's what life's all
about.
Yeah zone.
You know, yeah, man, that'sthat's what life's all about.
Yeah, if you're comfortable fortoo long, you're not going to
be growing, exactly stagnant,yeah that's a dangerous place to
be we got bigger things, youknow, yeah, never settle.
It's never easy, but hey, that's, that's, uh, why it's called
discomfort.
So yeah, it is what it is.
But yeah, man, um, what's your,what's your instagram so people
(51:36):
can follow you, and uh it'sjust bryce turley right on.
Okay, I'll put in the shownotes, but, okay, yeah, you can.
Um, yeah, so people can followyou along and and check your
stuff out because, perfect, itreally is like you should make
some more videos, man.
One you're talented and thentwo like they're.
They're very yeah moving like Ithink it's it's cool to see.
Brett (51:57):
So some of it is, uh, just me having fun.
Yeah, hey, that's cool too.
It shows you you're not helddown.
Yeah, just have fun with yourlife.
You never know when your lastday is going to be.
Bryce (52:07):
That's true, dude.
I study a lot of like stoicismand stuff and they talk about
that all the time is mementomori?
It's like that means literallyremember you must die.
Brett (52:21):
Yeah, like I was an inch away from hitting my artery,
really, yeah, and I could havebled out and died that night,
dang man.
And so it just puts you in aperspective like, yeah, chase
your dreams, have fun if you'renot having a good time.
Like, find something that justmakes you happy.
Yeah, because that's reallywhat matters I mean that's,
that's.
Bryce (52:34):
It is like yeah, don't settle, I love it, man don't
settle, never give up, that'swhat I'm talking about.
That's it, I love it.
Man, don't settle and nevergive up.
That's what I'm talking about.
That's it, dude.
I love it, bro.
Well, again, I appreciate youcoming on and sharing your story
and being open about it.
I think it's huge.
You're welcome For everyoneelse listening and watching,
appreciate it and, as always,keep getting after it.
Get after it baby, let's go.
Everything.
Since my accident I've had torelearn how to do, and so it's
just.
It's a huge been a hugeadjustment, but I mean I figured
it out, yeah.
Bryce (00:12):
Well, maybe it might make sense to start there and maybe
like walk through thatexperience and I don't know how
comfortable you are with likesharing things, but yeah, so
what actually happened?
Okay, so I don't even think Iknow really.
Yeah, I mean, I I know verybasic of like what happened, but
yeah, I don't know the details.
Brett (00:31):
So I mean like growing up in arizona, right, we had to
make our own fun and mine wasbeing a pyro and just doing
stupid stuff.
Bryce (00:39):
Yeah and so, oh, I did the same thing, man.
I don't know if you rememberthe altar, we won't go into that
one.
Brett (00:47):
But yeah, pyrotechnics, man, I'm into it, and so it was
July 10th, 2022.
Okay, I was with some friendsand it was right after the 4th
of July.
I had extra fireworks, yeah,and it was down in Vineyard
(01:09):
Beach, area of like by the utahlake, yeah, and so I was holding
the mortar tube and I lit itoff and, um, you know like how
you hold the tube?
Like, yeah, I'm pointing whereyou wanted it to launch out, and
so I was doing that and itdidn't launch out of the tube,
it just blew up right in my hand, jeez, and so kind of like I
vaguely remember a bunch oflittle things, but the full
(01:31):
picture is kind of like justpatchy.
Yeah, I'm sure.
Bryce (01:36):
Just adrenaline, just going through you at that point.
Yeah.
Brett (01:38):
Man, and so kind of at the very last second, when I'm
like, okay, this is taking a,it's like you want it, okay,
it's like you have that mindsetlike throw it.
But it just happened so fast,man, and then it blew up and
then, um, as far as I remember,like I've I feel like I stayed
pretty calm.
It's just like the adrenaline,the in shock, yeah.
(02:00):
And so we called 9-1-1 and methim at that gas station on
Geneva okay, that Maverick yeah,and so kind of like, once we
get there, I was losing a lot ofblood by then and so I kind of
like just was out of it, kind ofloopy, yeah, once I got in the
(02:21):
ambulance, and so, getting theambulance, they take me to provo
hospital, um, and they saidthat it was too severe because
they're a trauma to hospital,okay, and so there's like it's
too severe, we can't work onthis, and so I think I got back
(02:41):
into the ambulance and they tookme to Intermountain Health in
Murray, and so that's where Ihad my first two surgeries, back
to back, kind of just likecleaning up.
Yeah, that same night, I assume, right, yeah, july 10th and
July 11th.
Actually, my mom wrote like alist of everything.
Bryce (03:03):
Dang man bomb.
We're like a list of everything.
Dang man that's.
That's the thing is like withfireworks and and those kind of
things, like you just never,never expect it to happen.
No, it could happen anytime.
Yeah, it's crazy like Iremember me and my friends when
we were kids.
We used to make sparkler bombsall the time and like one time
it was spencer and I and acouple other kids and we blew up
(03:23):
one of the bombs in like thefield behind walgreens.
Yeah, we put like a five gallonbucket on top of it and we
thought like it would silencethe noise, but it was just like
mushroom cloud, dude.
This thing is shot up and blewup and like the whole field was
on fire and we're like what, ifthat was in our hand, like we
could have died, dude.
Brett (03:39):
Yes, like it's scary, it really is, and like before,
accident like this has happenedtwo times to my other buddy,
really yeah, one was at ConnorStott's wedding.
No way, yeah, and Justin Nilewas holding it.
Yeah.
And it was like a smaller onebut he like hurried and put his
hand in the water, oh man, andhe's like shaking it, it's like
(04:02):
all numb Jeez.
It's just like all these happen.
And then when mine happens,like that's been like the final
straw, like a lot of my friends,like they won't touch fireworks
now yeah, yeah, so anyway,sorry that took you off track no
, it's good man.
So july 10th, 2022, firstsurgery, july 11th second
(04:25):
surgery, and then July 13th wasmy third in major flap surgery.
So that's when they took theskin from my leg.
Yeah, I have like a big, hugescar right here.
Bryce (04:38):
I don't know if you've seen pictures or not Like a skin
graft kind of thing.
Brett (04:40):
Yeah, so it's a skin graft, but it's even more so.
Like you see, it still growshair on my thumb oh, that's nice
from my leg, yeah, and so it'scalled a free flap surgery.
They take a big portion of skinand muscle, huh, and to put
right here, and then they do askin graft.
So they did like thinner layers, okay, um, right here, and then
(05:00):
on my other leg too, to putback over that, because it was
like so deep, yeah, and so haveyou.
Bryce (05:07):
I can show pictures too, if I mean, yeah, I kind of, if
you don't mind man you want tosee I mean I'll see.
Yeah, if that's crazy though,man, like so were you in the
hospital the whole time, likewhile you're getting surgeries
and stuff, like were you, yeah,for the first three.
Brett (05:22):
Yeah, and my mom was there with me the whole time.
Dang man, um, you got a greatmom.
Oh my gosh, I would not bewhere I'm at without her dude,
she's, she's awesome.
I remember her like fromvolleyball days and all that
stuff like going over to youguys's house yeah, and I'll show
you some videos too, but she uh, like she had to, after the
hospital, my mom like right hereon this side, because they put
(05:45):
it here and it's hollow insideoh really it has to grow from
the inside out pretty much,because it's just fat and scar
tissue, yeah, and so like shehad to stuff it with gauze.
Dang man Every day until it kindof like healed out.
Yeah, and that alone.
Like her I had to be.
(06:06):
I had to like show no faceexpressions or like look away
because it would hurt her more.
Bryce (06:11):
Yeah, like seeing me, because I can't imagine how bad
that hurts.
Like yeah.
Brett (06:16):
Crazy.
That was probably the worst,like at post.
Hospital like has been one ofthe most oh dude, just like,
yeah man, painful things.
Bryce (06:25):
Hospital like has been one of the most just like yeah,
man, painful things, that'sinsane, that is really wild.
Brett (06:29):
Yeah, I would go to like doctor's visits and the doctors
they didn't like be gentle oranything.
I'm just like sitting here, I'mlike screaming in my head, I
would have lost it.
That's crazy my mom's overthere, like yeah, you know my
dad has a surgery.
Bryce (06:42):
Um, he almost lost his foot, but like he had a bacteria
that was basically eating awayhis foot and they had to go in
and keep cutting out more andmore of his tissue in his foot
and they're eventually like wehave to amputate this.
But it didn't happen.
But my mom, she couldn't do it,so they hired a nurse to like
take the gauze out, and everytime my dad like put a pillow
over his head and was likescreaming yeah so, dude, I can't
(07:03):
imagine that that's yeah, soafter the hospital I had um an
at-home nurse.
Brett (07:08):
Yeah, so one of our like family friends, um cousins.
I stayed at their house and shehad to give me like a blood
thinner shot every day and shehad yeah, she had diabetes, but
she could not do it to me like,yeah, it's crazy how, like you
know, I guess that makes sense.
Bryce (07:24):
I probably couldn't put a shot in like alley, but I'd
give myself shots, like I wastelling you the hormone stuff.
I give myself shots every weekso it's like I don't know same
thing this wild here's a lake,what it looked like oh, dude,
that's brutal.
How far deep did they go down?
Brett (07:42):
Pretty freaking deep, bro man.
Bryce (07:45):
That's insane.
Is that your muscle, rightthere?
Brett (07:49):
So that's the skin from the top where they said they put
it through this cheese graterthing Really.
So it expands it and that's whyit looks like that man.
Bryce (08:01):
That is insane.
And then they just have thestaples in there.
Brett (08:05):
Yeah, eventually I had to get those pulled.
It's like, that's brutal.
You know when, like close toyour thigh, when you pull a hair
yeah how it's just so painfulyeah it's the worst dude.
This whole thing was likesuction rat for three 72 hours.
Bryce (08:19):
I couldn't get out of the hospital bed after that so you
had to stay in bed for 72 hours.
Brett (08:23):
Yeah, dude, I had, like one of them, uh, catheters and
everything no way trying to peeupside down bro holy crap, I've
heard, I've heard.
That's the worst too yeah, it'shard like the catheter.
This is painful, yeah, but butyeah, um, I had it suctioned and
then when they pulled it off itwas like all sticky around like
the worst band-aid ever.
(08:43):
Oh my god, dude I was likesitting there pulling it with
her, the nurse, oh, I'm just man, I mean that's like I don't
know.
Bryce (08:53):
It kind of shows who you are a little bit, because it's
like I'm just gonna keep movingforward in this thing, like
that's what it looks like, kindof right after.
Brett (09:02):
So I mean like compared to now it looks night and day
difference yeah that looksbrutal, man.
Bryce (09:10):
So you did you lose your thumb completely, or is it um?
Brett (09:14):
yeah, man, that is insane .
And so after the hospital here,for what was it like a month or
so, and then went back toarizona for a year, and so it
was like around august to august, yeah, and what was it like
(09:35):
with um, like psychologically,like when you looked at your
hand, like did it kind of freakyou out a little bit?
yeah, I mean, every time I dolook at it, it's just, it's just
a reminder, yeah, and sodealing with that is just you
have to like you get thosethoughts all the time, but it's
(09:57):
in the end.
I know that I'm gonna make it.
Yeah, you just have to havethat mindset.
100, but holy crap every daydude, it's gotta be.
Bryce (10:06):
Yeah, man, I can't imagine that.
But I mean, you're doing greatlike yeah, you seem to be in
great mindset, like I don't know.
I feel like, um, people havethe option to either let it ruin
them or let it make them becomesomething greater, like I don't
know.
Um, I'll tell you offline whoit was, but there's this kid in
high school we he went to ourhigh school and you might know
(10:29):
him because he like lost.
He lost like his two fingershere and then like half of his
thumb.
He was in a razor and the razorrolled on it and like completely
, destroyed his hand um, and helike started getting addicted to
like narcotics right away andthis is high school, yeah, and
(10:49):
like, then, after that, he movedon to harder stuff and then now
he's like his life's completelydifferent than what it could
have been.
Um, it's all because of, likethe decisions that like
obviously you didn't decide toget hurt, like to get injured,
but you decide every single daywhat you're going to make of it
and, like what you choose to do.
Brett (11:08):
I think that's cool.
When I was in the hospital,when they I mean I was just like
on drugs you know, and whenthey would give me morphine
through the IV, it was like thisjust like sudden, just rush of
just like you know, Just reliefyeah, yeah, this just like
(11:29):
sudden, just rush of, just likejust relief, yeah, yeah, and in
my head I'm like, oh my gosh,this could like.
Now I see how it's addictive.
Yeah, and at the beginning Iwas like I told myself I'm like
I'm not gonna get into any hardstuff.
Yeah, um, and still, to thisday, like nothing crazy hard,
and because I made that choicein the beginning, it's been a
(11:49):
blessing, you know that'sawesome, man.
Bryce (11:51):
I think that's that's so admirable, because, like, people
use it as an excuse.
Brett (11:55):
So yeah, and that like I feel for the people that, um,
are addicted, because I can seethat and I can see how hard it
is to come out of it right, andso that's what I'm just like go
through this whole life in aperspective, of perspective of
just like seeing people for whothey are.
Yeah, not judging, and I don'tknow, I it's blessed me, it's
(12:18):
made me more happy, damn, yeah Imean, that's a huge mindset to
take.
Bryce (12:22):
Like you shouldn't judge people.
Everyone's got somethingthey're dealing with, whether
it's like a physical thing or ifit's mental, but everyone's got
something.
Like you can't judge people,it's not fair.
Brett (12:32):
But yeah, for real I'm just grateful I'm here yeah, me
too, I mean you like.
Bryce (12:38):
We've been buddies for how long, I don't know, since
beginning of your freshman yearor something.
I mean it's wild.
Brett (12:45):
Playing some volleyball.
Bryce (12:46):
Playing volleyball.
Dude.
Brett (12:47):
Yeah, yeah, bro, last summer I actually played
volleyball again.
Bryce (12:50):
Really.
Brett (12:51):
Yeah, I learned how to play left-handed.
Bryce (12:53):
Dude, let's go.
Had to bump a little higher,but I mean, it's fun learning
things and like trying to figurethings out.
Yeah, so after you like hadyour initial surgeries, you move
in with the nurse, right, yeah?
Brett (13:07):
And then I moved back home, to Arizona.
Bryce (13:09):
Yeah, so what are you doing in that time?
Is it all rehab stuff?
Brett (13:12):
Yeah.
So I was physical therapy threeto four times a week.
Dang yeah at first, and then itkind of went back to like two
Okay.
But we found one doctor when wefirst moved down and we go in
he says everything's fine Like Istill have open wounds at this
point, right.
And he's like oh, everything'sfine, like you're good.
(13:35):
And me and my mom look at eachother and we're like what he's
like you can go swimming and allthat.
I'm like what the hell?
the hell yeah like do you seethis, yeah, like and so I had an
infection at the time in myhand, and so, yeah, um, my
therapist said that there was adoctor at that building he was
(13:55):
just like on the floor below,yeah and so she brought him up
and he looked at my hand and so,um, from that point on we went
with him.
He did my last four surgeries.
Oh, nice, yeah, okay, and so,yeah.
So my fourth surgery was August26th and they cut a lot of dead
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thumb bone off.
So backtrack April of that thatyear I think it was 2023.
I was just like, so fed up.
I'm like I'm getting out of here, so I went yeah went out and uh
did sales um test control ingeorgia really yeah, like put my
(14:41):
mini cooper on my dad's truckand he drove it out there and I
flew that out there and it waswith.
Braxton Hatch.
Oh, cool Okay.
And so I was out there for amonth and I was actually
starting to get pretty good atit, like doing at least a sale a
day, and then my bones startedpopping out of my skin.
No way.
Yeah, so I still had the thumbbone at the time.
(15:01):
Yeah, still had the thumb boneat the time, yeah, and I like
was texting my doctor and he'slike, yeah, let's go, like come
home and we'll get it taken careof.
So I had to leave and from likegoing up here like oh yeah, I'm
doing good, you know and thenyou just get right back down.
Bryce (15:18):
It's been just like roller coaster since for the
past three years I mean, yeah,you said it, I think when we
were texting initially.
You're like life's a rollercoaster, man dude, and you've
been through it, like yeah,you've been through it.
Brett (15:31):
That's, that's insane yeah, and so we had that surgery
.
And then I mean more recoveryyeah had to grow strength back
up.
And then let's see march 9thwas my fifth surgery, so I went
out in april.
Oh, august of 2022.
(16:01):
So when I went, back home I hadanother surgery yeah yeah,
sorry, there's been no, that'sokay.
I mean, that's just insane andthen that following march yeah
is when I had my fifth, and thenI had my sixth in may and then
2024 april, so last year yeah Ihad my seventh dang man in the
(16:22):
past couple.
I've just been like debulkingsurgeries, so they just open it
back up and kind of take outsome stuff, make it smaller,
tighter, but I mean like it'sstill jiggly yeah.
Bryce (16:34):
Squishy, is it just like fat and scar tissue.
Yeah, just fat and scar tissue.
Hey well, does it hurt when youdo that?
Brett (16:41):
Like I can feel it.
Bryce (16:46):
It's like a little tingly , yeah, but it just always feels
like that.
Brett (16:48):
That's crazy, yeah, like what happened to the nerves in
there it's, I don't know man,yeah, so I had the most feeling
on this backside it's been threeyears yeah, it was july 10th,
so like a week ago holy cow man.
Bryce (17:02):
That's, that's a lot yeah , it's been.
It's been a crazy ride, butwe're we're doing good now yeah,
man, I mean, I think that's,that's huge.
Like obviously I don't knowwhat anything like that is.
Like like I'm I'm fortunateenough not to have had something
like that, um, but like I thinkit's moments like this that
(17:25):
really determine, like, who youare and um, like I think of
another person I had on thispodcast.
His name is rob jones okay he,uh, he was an I ied detector in
um, afghanistan, I think in 2008, and he got blown up, like
above the knee, amputee, like inboth legs both legs, um and he
(17:49):
was in the hospital and like hejust had this thought he's like
I can either have this ruin mylife or I can make the most of
it.
And then, like he later went onto win the bronze medal in
paralympics for like rowing andum biked across america and then
he like ran 31 marathons in 31days.
Dude, that's freaking awesome,but it's like you know he had
the chance to be like well, Ican't do anything about it.
(18:10):
So it's like how'd you get tothat mindset of like that You're
just going to try your best tobecome, you know, the best
version of yourself?
Brett (18:20):
I think when I was back home for that year, my parents'
neighbor his name is Blake, buthe moved into the house when I
was 13, 12 years old.
Okay.
And so when I went back home webonded and just made that
connection.
And he's a very outgoing, justtalkative dude and so just being
(18:42):
around him and being around hisenergy truly did help me and
save me.
And so I think, to answer yourquestion, just being around
people that uplift you, peoplethat always believe in you, and
so I think people has been a bigpart of it Just keeping that
(19:04):
mindset, People will come up tome and be like holy crap, you're
such an inspiration.
I'm like what did I do?
Bryce (19:13):
I mean, yeah, it's kind of what you're talking about,
just like mindset, but, dude,support is huge.
Anything difficult that I'vegone through like I was telling
you when I was sick havingpeople that you can rely on and
who, like they know yoursituation, they know it's not
the best and they're still likehappy to see you and they're
cheering you on like that's hugeman.
Brett (19:32):
yeah, so so definitely that and yeah, um, definitely,
uh, something that did help mejust keep my spirits up, um, was
weed.
Really, yeah, I did get intolike smoking weed and, um, it
just made me happy, yeah, mademe forget and numb the pain, um,
and so a lot of these threeyears I have just kind of numbed
(19:54):
it, yeah, and set it aside, butI think, looking back, I
probably wouldn't change itbecause it did help me.
Yeah, um, I know that I'm notgonna do it my whole life.
Yeah, I know that there comes atime when you kind of have to
let that stuff go, to be thenext person you want to be and
(20:15):
be greater, yeah, and so I'mkind of at that point I'm just
trying to better myself and bethe best person for me healthy,
you know yeah, start working onthat.
Bryce (20:26):
I think that's huge.
It's like um, like, if it helpsget you through that, then you
know, by all means, by all meansI'm not gonna tell you not to
do it, yeah, but like I thinkyou're right, like there does
come a time where it's like,okay, well, what's next for me?
Yeah, and like it's you have tojust be like okay, well, this
helped me at this point, butit's no longer useful.
Like maybe there's somethingelse I could do, exactly, um,
(20:47):
but no, I think that's totallyfair.
I mean, I would love to see youwith like snoop one day, though
he's actually a great person,that's what I've heard.
Yeah, that's what I've heard.
Brett (20:56):
I watched um.
He was on the voice was hereally yeah and like just seeing
his personality.
It was very cool to see Because, no matter what people do like,
it's still them.
You know, yeah, and I just seethe good in people.
Bryce (21:12):
It's huge man.
I think that's an admirablething too is like finding the
good in everyone, becauseeveryone does have something
good to give Exactly, just likehow everyone's going through
something or dealing withsomething difficult.
Brett (21:29):
There's also really great people out there.
Yeah, it starts with yourselftoo.
Yeah, like I do give myselfcredit because, um, I may not
say it a lot, but I have likerelearning how to do everything.
Yeah, it has been so fuckinghard, you know, and so, like I
do give myself a lot of credit,like that I never gave up, yeah,
and so the biggest thing that Ilearned out of this whole thing
(21:50):
is just never give up.
Like, even if you have bad days, just keep pushing as hard as
it is.
I think just keep pushing,something will eventually happen
.
Bryce (22:00):
Yeah, I agree fully, and it's like I don't know.
Brett (22:04):
That was your last podcast, just to never give up.
Bryce (22:08):
I think I listened to it yeah, last night I mean, well, I
appreciate that dude, but, um,yeah, that's the thing is like
it's so easy to give in, likewhen things go wrong, when when
life gets hard, it's easy toplay the the victim card and
just be like, okay, I'm, I'm notdoing this, I'm not gonna push
myself, I'm not gonna, yeah, tryto make the most of the
situation.
And, um, I've known people whohave done that and their life is
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not what it could be, um, butthen I've also known people who
have, like, pushed throughdifficult times, like yeah.
I talked to this one guy on thepodcast.
His name's Dave Daly and he, um, it was like a super healthy
guy and then one day went boogieboarding and broke his neck and
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now he's like, um, um, he hasthe symptoms of like a stroke
victim or like someone who had astroke.
So he still has likefunctionality and stuff, but
he's definitely messed up withuh, how he moves and things like
that, but like he's the mostpositive guy I've ever met.
Um, so I don't know, I mean,it's just like he didn't quit
and you didn't quit.
Like it's just, it's admirable,yeah, like I can say the same
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thing about like myself when,when I was sick, to like where
I'm at now, um, that took, Ithink, uh, four years total for
like me to get healthy again.
Um, and it was.
It was hell, dude, like darktimes, like not knowing if I was
going to live or die, and likedoctors telling me I had
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leukemia, like all these crazythings.
Brett (23:35):
You start getting those thoughts like just like an
everyday thing, like you'll goto do something and like for me
laying in bed, like on my back.
Yeah.
And like sometimes I'll crossmy arms and then I'll get that
thought, like is this the lasttime I'm gonna breathe, you know
?
Yeah and it's just like thosebad thoughts that, yeah, dude,
(23:57):
like you have to shut outimmediately it's hard.
Bryce (24:00):
It's hard to shut those out sometimes it really is
something yeah brain freakingplays tricks, man, like it wants
you to think about the worstcase scenario.
Brett (24:08):
But yeah, I mean it sounds like you've done like a
lot of healing yeah, meditation,yeah, what's up, and like just
being alone, I think for me likelistening to music and um,
sunsets, yeah, dude, likewatching sunsets alone, like
it's just very calming it justcalms my mind um, and so I think
(24:31):
, just finding your own niche ofwhat makes you happy and free
and I mean that's.
Bryce (24:39):
That's a big one too.
Being out in nature, manunderrated it heals it's, it
really does yeah um, I don'tknow.
Do you know, joe rogan is yeahdude he talks about.
He's like, he's like I thinksomeone's gonna come out in the
future where people say thatlike nature's a vitamin, that
like people need, and I'm like,yeah, it probably is like being
out in nature, spending time outthere.
Um, it's one of the reasons Ilove to run is like you're just
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out running.
Usually, uh, I run on roads,but like when I get out in the
trails it's like a whole notherthing, man, and I'm just like I
can't believe I'm here yeah, welive here.
Yeah, it's crazy, it's amazing,it's cool, but um no, that's
awesome I haven't learned how tolike running yet you.
Could you for sure could you'vegrown a ton.
Brett (25:23):
So I'm sure like yeah, no , I got the like I've done it
before, but the consistency toeverything, yeah, is the hardest
I've done a before but, theconsistency to everything is the
hardest.
I've done a lot of hard things,but I've never stayed
consistent.
Yeah.
So like I know that I can, butI mean I'll get there, but
Consistency is hard, but like Idon't know, I mean Discipline.
Bryce (25:44):
Discipline.
I always say, like disciplinegets you started and consistency
gets you across the finish line.
Yeah, like in those first days,in those first times when
you're like you decide to startrunning, or like doing anything
difficult, like it takesdiscipline and it's going to be
hard, like you need motivationbut motivation goes away.
And that's when you rely ondiscipline.
But, yeah, consistency is justlike I always tell people to
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start small and then work yourway up, and like that
consistency won't be as bad.
But um, I mean, I wasn't arunner, he knew me.
I was volleyball.
Brett (26:14):
Do you?
Bryce (26:14):
go to canes every day after practice and just like
type shit, just veg out and allthat crap.
Go to Cameron's house watchclone wars all that stuff.
But yeah, man, I mean it'simportant to find that stuff and
when you were meditating, didyou have like anything you would
focus on?
Because I've heard like somepeople do that, Breathing.
Brett (26:35):
Really.
Yeah, I've done a couplebreathing kind of meditation
classes.
One was with that company thatI was with Lifetime.
Yeah, it was actually reallygood.
There was a time I kind ofworked my way up to project
manager and was running a crewoh nice, and for all the team
leads they paid for a trainer, apersonal trainer, and then they
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bought a cold plunge, dang dude, and so at 5.30 am we'd go and
cold plunge every morning andthen go do our workout and then
go home, change, come back andgo throughout our day.
You know, dude, that takesdiscipline.
Bryce (27:10):
The cold tub sucks.
Yeah, it's good for you.
Brett (27:13):
I love cold plunging.
I haven't done it in a while,but I do need to get back into
it because it helps with yourbreathing.
Yeah, that's what I've heardWim Hof.
Bryce (27:23):
he talks about that all the time.
Yeah.
You know who that guy is.
Yeah, he's got some crazy stuff.
Like, if you, he's got a bunchof youtube videos, um, there's
like documentaries about himthat I think are on youtube and
I don't know it's.
It's interesting to see peoplewho go to him, or go to him like
they're usually part of somekind of class and then like
he'll teach them how to dobreath work and they're all just
like laying on the floor doinglike intense breath work and
(27:45):
like some people are crying yeahand uh.
But he explains the sciencebehind it.
Brett (27:48):
Yeah, so that's what we did at the company Dang.
We did one of those you putlike a blindfold on and she
takes you through this wholebreathing exercise.
It was probably about 30minutes to an hour yeah.
Dang.
That seems long.
There's like very calm music on.
Yeah, people use like the soundstuff.
Bryce (28:10):
Oh, like the uh, the bowls and all those things.
Yeah, chime bowls, I can'tremember.
Brett (28:15):
A lot of people kind of um.
One of my buddies.
He had this experience where,uh, like he saw his younger self
and that's what happened withme.
I just like saw my youngerhappy self, yeah, happened with
me.
I just like saw my youngerhappy self, yeah, and I don't
know.
It's very good for it.
Bryce (28:33):
Yeah, that's cool for the mind, yeah, but I um, I'm
curious about the, therelearning things.
Like I know it's probably beenreally difficult because, like,
you have to relearn everything,right, pretty much.
Yeah, were you?
Brett (28:45):
right-handed before I was like sports and everything
right-handed.
I did right with my left.
Bryce (28:51):
So I did get lucky with that.
Brett (28:53):
And like eating.
I was left-handed.
So like the very main importantthings that you kind of have to
relearn quick.
I already knew how to do.
That's good, yeah, but there'sa lot of little things, kind of
like just anything.
Like you use your thumb, likeit's crazy how much.
Like you don't realize how muchyou use your thumb, yeah, um,
(29:16):
like if I have a freakingingrown hair or something on my
left arm and like pinching itlike you can't do it.
If I'm carrying stuff, um, withmy left hand and like opening
doors.
It's very hard to open doors.
I kind of have to like leanwith it, yeah, um, and so just a
bunch of little stuff, um, andjust learning how to use these
(29:42):
two fingers with everything,yeah, grabbing, and so very hard
, but I I'd say I did prettygood at it.
Yeah, I've always beennaturally kind of just
coordinated and athletic, yeah,and so I think that has just
helped a lot.
Yeah, man, I mean it's crazy.
It's like God knew that I couldget over it, yeah, and so he
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gave it to me.
Bryce (30:06):
I feel like that's true.
Sometimes, like I feel like Godhe does that to to strengthen
you, like make you become whoyou're meant to be.
Yeah, absolutely.
Like um, I don't know when,when I was sick and like I went
through depression, all thisstuff like I've helped not
trying to like toot my own hornhere, but like I've talked to
other people who have been goingthrough something similar and
(30:27):
like helped them through it andlike said, hey, this is what I
did that helped me.
Right now, allie and I aregoing through infertility, which
sucks.
Brett (30:36):
Yeah, that's the podcast I listen to.
It's brutal.
I'm sorry, guys, I mean it iswhat it is.
Bryce (30:41):
You can't change it, but it's the same kind of thing.
It's like, well, we've talkedabout this, like there must be
something that we need to learnfrom it that we can help someone
else with, or yeah, or becomebetter ourselves, but a lot of
the stuff that you do learnthrough, like trauma and stuff
like people don't usually well,they'll never understand unless
they actually go through it.
(31:02):
Yeah, and so I could sit hereand ramble on everything I've
learned, but I mean it's more sofor me to um learn from, and so
I think what you guys are goingthrough definitely going to
learn some stuff, and yeah, Imean, dude, I like I wouldn't
say that I feel like you got alot to tell people, because, um
(31:24):
one, I feel like people ingeneral uh, just kind of lose
their minds over the smallestthings, yeah, and like when
something big happens, they justdon't know how to cope with it.
Um, and so you coming on hereand like saying like hey, this
is what happened to me, but Ididn't let it break me, I didn't
let it stop me, yeah, um, Imean, that's really what getting
(31:46):
after it's all about is likeyou just keep going, man Get
after it, baby, get after it.
That's right.
But like, yeah, I mean, ifsomeone sees this and they're
like going through somethinghard, they're like, hey, well,
if Bryce did it, if Brett didsomething, then maybe I can
apply some of the things thatthey said, Like who knows?
You never know Like that's onething I've learned about doing
(32:11):
this podcast you never knowwhat's going to resonate with
someone.
Your story might do that forsomeone very specific that I
couldn't, yeah, absolutely.
That's what.
Going back to the God piece, Idon't know where you stand on
God or anything like that, but Ido feel like he gives people
not challenges or trials, butexperiences to go through that
(32:31):
allow them to reach at least oneperson.
Um, yeah, at least like step inand it could be something about
like your personality or youknow someone.
Um that like something you saywould resonate with them rather
than coming from someone else.
Yeah, I might just be going on atangent here, but like no
absolutely and like for me inthe future.
Brett (32:51):
I just all I want to be in this world is an inspiration.
Yeah and so I.
I've learned that very I don'tknow in the past year or so.
It's like I've had no purposeand so not having a purpose in
life, it it's very hard on themind too.
It's like for sure, I blew myhand up.
My whole life changes like whatthe fuck am I supposed to do
(33:13):
now?
Yeah and so.
Uh, when I came back up to utahto like do epoxy and everything
hands-on, it's like, yeah, Ilearned how to do it, I could do
it, but it's not something Iwant to do for the rest of my
life.
Yeah, because it really washard on my hand.
Like, as good as I can do it,it's I can't do it forever.
Bryce (33:32):
Yeah and so just skin's sensitive right.
Isn't it more sensitive thanyeah?
Brett (33:36):
and just like all the muscles is just always tight,
like, yeah, from pretty much thewhole thumb and like the arm
and everything.
It's just I always have to bemassaging, like rubbing it, and
that's something else like in mymind.
I'm like I don't want to do itin public because I in my mind
I'm thinking other people arelike, oh, he's just holding it
out there to like show off.
(33:57):
I'm like, but I don't know, it'sjust, I don't think it would
come off like that, I know, butit's just like mental.
Everyone deals with that,that's true.
Um, just being confident, um,confidence, yeah, but wait, what
were we talking about?
Bryce (34:13):
I think I just asked like what?
I don't know actually, whatwere we talking about?
It's just going on, but um, youtalked about like doing epoxy
and things like that and beingan inspiration, yeah, so I guess
, yeah, that's what it was.
Brett (34:29):
Inspiration in this world , um, I know, in the future
that's what I want to do, butleading up to that, um, it's
hard to figure it out.
Bryce (34:40):
Dude, it's tough.
Yeah, it's hard, especiallylike with social media and stuff
Like I see you post like atleast this is the thoughts that
go through my head.
Like every time I postsomething, I'm like I know
people are going to hate thisand like someone's going to say
something stupid.
Brett (34:55):
You always have the haters though.
Bryce (34:57):
Yeah, and that's the thing that, like, I've come to
just realize it's like no matterwhat you do, someone's going to
have a different opinion of it.
And then I heard this quotefrom, I think it was Alex
Hormozy, if you know who thatguy is, but it was basically
that no one doing better thanyou is ever going to shoot you
down.
If someone's doing better thanyou in life, they're not going
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to take time out of their dayand be like hey, by the way,
that video sucked.
You're terrible.
You should stop.
It's always coming from losers.
Brett (35:26):
Yeah, and those are the people that you want to be
around.
Is the people that don't?
Bryce (35:32):
Yeah, man, that's one thing I've learned a ton is like
the importance of who yousurround yourself with.
Yeah, absolutely, whether it'sgetting through like a difficult
time or just in general, it'slike learning how to be a better
person, like I don't know,mentorship has been a big thing
for me.
Um, I haven't been a mentor,but I mean like asking other
people and like finding peoplewho are like hey, you have a
(35:54):
pretty good life, you seem likeyou got it all together.
What are you doing?
That kind of thing.
And, um, I mean I'm sure peoplewill ask you the same thing
with, like you know, if they gothrough, go through something
difficult and, um, if they getinjured, like yeah, you'll be a
resource to them.
Brett (36:08):
Man, yeah, I think that's amazing it's cool because, um,
um for me, like just giving that, like you got this, bro, you
know, like I feel like it meansa lot more for the other people
because they've seen how muchI've gone through yeah, and so I
, I love just kind of being thatperson that just kind of gives
(36:29):
yeah, man a boost of umexcitement or confidence, or,
and so, as as much as I don'thave it like I, I love giving it
to other people.
Bryce (36:39):
Yeah, and just being that person I mean that's huge, like
I don't know, it's a goodwillcompounds very fast and like the
more that you're reaching outto people and trying to help,
like this is gonna sound socorny and cheesy, but I feel
like like the universe rewardsthat kind of behavior.
Brett (36:56):
Yeah, um, and I don't know and little do they know me.
Giving them confidence and likewords of advice, it actually
helps me.
Bryce (37:05):
Yeah too, and so it's like a win-win yeah, man, I mean
, that's what I tell everyone.
Getting after it's all about islike it's a community dedicated
to helping you improve andhelping others do the same.
I gotta work on the wording.
I told ali yesterday but yeah,basically it's like you come
here and then you're committingto also go help other people,
either from the things that youlearn or whatever.
Brett (37:27):
But yeah, my dad has been like a big role model in that
sense Like he's always servingothers before himself.
And so just growing up withthat it's been a huge blessing
in my life.
And so just growing up withthat, it's it's been a huge
blessing in my life.
Yeah, and so, um, definitely,my parents have been my biggest
supporters.
Bryce (37:47):
Yeah, dude, so I give it all to them for sure yeah, so
what's uh next next plans foryou like, um, do you have a
social media?
Brett (37:57):
you should start something like that um, yeah,
I've been doing like thosevideos that I make.
Yeah, they're more so for methey're good though.
Bryce (38:05):
Yeah, I mean people like them.
Brett (38:06):
But when I'm going through a hard time, I'll make
something like that and post it.
Yeah, and it just gives me Idon't know that inspiration.
You know like, yeah, you'vedone this Cause a lot of times.
You go through life and youforget what you've done.
Yeah, at least for me.
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I'm really hard on myself.
Yeah, dude.
Bryce (38:30):
I don't know what it is about, guys, but we freaking
suck by the way.
We talk about ourselves.
Yeah, to ourselves, absolutely.
But yeah, I mean it isimportant to, like I don't know.
Remember where you came from,remember the lessons that you've
learned, remember what you'vebeen through, because all of
that makes you who you are.
Remember all the good thatyou've done.
Yeah.
Yeah, for sure, and like, um, Ihad on this, uh, this girl
(38:53):
yesterday.
She was, um, she won thenational championship for
Javelin at BYU.
Yeah, um, and she was talkingabout how, like, or maybe I was
saying this, but one of us wassaying, like we caught ourselves
talking really bad aboutourselves the other day and, um,
the immediate thing to do islike, reframe it and be like I'm
not that bad, like I know I doother good things, um, and
(39:15):
that's the thing like you caneasily spot the bad.
Our brains are so good at itand they're good at finding
evidence of it too, absolutely.
And so it thing like you caneasily spot the bad, our brains
are so good at it and they'regood at finding evidence of it
too, absolutely.
And so it's like you have tocontrol your thoughts.
You have to control what you'rethinking about, because
otherwise you can spiral prettyfast, really fast oh yeah, dude,
that's why it's been a hugeroller coaster for me.
Brett (39:33):
It's just like I just get those bad thoughts, you know,
and it's like I don't want toshut them out.
It's like I want to feel, feelit, and sometimes you do need to
feel that to get through andpast it, and so I mean I'm still
working on it.
Um, there's a lot to unravelthat I haven't unraveled yet,
but, um, for the most part, likeI think, just staying positive
(39:57):
and happy, yeah man.
Yeah, that's huge, I think.
Just staying positive and happy, yeah, man.
Bryce (40:00):
Yeah, that's huge.
Stay positive and happy, likefocus on the good where you can.
But I mean, I think the themeof this episode is just never
give up, never give up.
Don't stop Type shit, bro.
That's a huge thing, likeanything you're doing in life,
if you like.
Once you start running, becauseI'm going to get you into it Um
(40:20):
, like that's the thing that youalways have to remind yourself
is just never give up, nevergive up.
Um, I had my buddy on.
He's a DJ down in Arizona.
Oh, hell yeah.
Yeah.
Brett (40:28):
He does like the Diamondbacks games and stuff.
He's really yeah, that's cool.
Bryce (40:41):
Um, but he, he started like running, I think two years
ago, and now he's like intotriathlons and stuff.
And, uh, he said that this oneold guy looked at him at like
his first race and he's like, um, your race, your pace, like you
go as slow or as fast as youneed to, but like don't stop,
yeah, don't give up, finish,yeah.
And I think that's like anothergreat lesson we can pull is,
like you know, everyone is is indifferent phases of life.
Like so many of our friendsfrom high school are like doing
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way different things than whatthey said they were going to,
and others are just like youknow, having kids, having
families, like it's wild, um,and it's like not fair to
yourself to compare yourself tosomeone else.
Absolutely like your ownexperience is unique to you.
Yeah, um, but you're in thedriver's seat and you get to
dictate what happens.
Brett (41:23):
Yeah, never settle.
Yeah, that's been a big modelof mine is just never settling.
Yeah, because I know people Imean our generation's pretty
good at it, like realizing, tonot settle, to follow your
dreams.
And you know, chase thatfreedom, follow your dreams.
(41:44):
And yeah, you know, chase thatfreedom.
But I mean um, in past, likeour parents generation, like,
yeah, you get a job you workedat nine to five and that's it,
yeah, for the rest of your life.
Bryce (41:50):
Yeah, it's tough, and so I think finding that um freedom
and chasing dreams for sure umget after it after man, yeah, I
mean I'm trying to do the samething, like um, when I was
telling you I hate bringing thisup again, but when I was sick,
like I would only listen topodcasts, bro, bring it up as
much as you want.
I mean, I learned a lot duringthat time.
(42:10):
So it's like um, I don't know.
Brett (42:13):
It wouldn't be fair to like talk about it, because that
really made me who I am today,dude, honestly, and that's like
every time I meet someone it'swith my hand, like they always
ask about it, really, yeah, andso mine is a little bit more
noticeable than yours, but Imean still share it bro.
Bryce (42:28):
Yeah, I mean it's it's everyone has dark times.
But, like podcasting, listeningto podcasts got me through it
and then I was like I feel likeI could hopefully help someone
who might be going throughsomething similar and and then
bringing people on and hearingtheir stories and giving it back
to the audience, helping thesame kind of thing that it helps
them.
Um, but like that's, that's mydream is like building a
(42:52):
community that's just aimed tohelp each other grow.
Dude, I love um and you'rehelping too, like by being on
and sharing your story.
No, dude.
Brett (42:59):
I was actually so excited when you hit me up and asked if
I wanted to.
I love being that likeinspiration, you know.
Bryce (43:07):
Yeah, it's huge and it goes a long way.
Who knows.
Like I always think about this,like anytime I'm making a
podcast or like recording avideo or something like that.
But like if someone comesacross it and they listen to it
or they watch it, and that waslike the breaking point.
Like maybe they were like, ohman, I really want to get out
and exercise and get healthyagain, or I really want to take
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a chance on a business or a job,and then they hear or see
something like from anythinggetting after wise, and then
they're like, okay, well, I'mgonna do it.
Like, yeah, that's obviouslythe dream I want people to be
like, okay, I'm going to take achance on myself, because it is
scary and it is hard.
Anything difficult is not goingto be easy to attain.
(43:51):
Absolutely, I mean, yeah, man,even you with your recovery.
I think it shows real characterin the way that you've handled
it and everything.
Thank you, dude.
You'll be an inspiration.
You already are.
I think that's awesome.
Brett (44:07):
I appreciate that man, but yeah.
Bryce (44:08):
I mean, have you had anyone reach out to you that
you've helped, or anything likethat?
Brett (44:16):
Definitely, um, definitely Um.
I mean just little comments.
People like um text and justask part of like what has helped
you the most, or you know likewhat's gotten you through all
the hard, and so just likelittle stuff like that, um, and
so I mean hopefully it's helpedthem, but I, yeah, I mean I
(44:38):
think it's awesome like you justkeep posting social stuff, dude
, and all that stuff that, um,you want to do, like, yeah,
it'll get out there, like themessage will get get across to
someone I have a love-haterelationship for uh.
Bryce (44:52):
Social media do me too.
If I didn't have to be on it, Iwouldn't absolutely.
But, um, I don't know.
I feel like it's also a greatway to reach people, exactly
like there's some things I hateabout it, but there's also some
good things, like I've learnedsome cool things, but it's just
a distraction.
It really is Like that's at theend of the day.
It's a distraction, man,absolutely.
Brett (45:11):
But I mean eventually, like when I'm like fully
confident and like actually havea kind of like a daily routine
and schedule and um, just doinga little bit better financially,
I think I will probably startposting more videos like that,
um and start actually talking onthem.
Bryce (45:29):
Yeah, but that's like the hardest part is like talking
dude it is the hardest part whenI, if you go, listen to the
first episode of this thing,it's the worst yeah, I was so
nervous coming here.
Brett (45:39):
I'm like what the?
Hell am I gonna say I?
Bryce (45:41):
know everyone says that, but it's like I don't know.
It's um trying to keep itconversational and like easy and
light and yeah, it kind of justflows.
But that's how I am just easybro.
Yeah, man, I mean I've knownyou since high school you've
always been that way this is achiller and for some reason
you're still on my phone asbryce fetus and I don't know why
was that a name dude?
I don't know that you probablycalled me it.
(46:03):
I probably called you that onthe volleyball court.
Yeah, fetus, that's messed upwith me.
Man, what?
Brett (46:08):
am I doing?
Bryce (46:09):
that was rude, that's weird bro, we both grown a lot,
absolutely um, but that's cool,man.
I mean I'm sure, like yourfamily's proud of you.
Brett (46:19):
Like, yeah, it's cool because my like, I'm the
youngest of four boys and mybrothers will shoot me a text
here and there.
Like Spencer, he does it a lot,but he just says like how much
I'm an inspiration to him andI'm like, dude, I'm your younger
brother, how can I be aninspiration?
But no, it's cool.
Um, family is everything andthe um.
(46:47):
This whole journey has broughtme closer with family and just
like a different mindset, likethey're gonna be with you for
the rest of your life, likeexperience all the things that
you experience, and so I think,just finding that connection and
being closer with family, umbecause those are your people
yeah, that that's the uh.
Bryce (47:05):
Something I learned too is like I don't know it.
Also for me, like when I wasgoing through all my stuff and
like when with ali and I and thefertility stuff, it's like it
always is a chance for you tolike remember what's actually
important.
Yeah, and for me it alwayscomes back to like my family
yeah they're the ones that, like, I love the most.
Brett (47:24):
They're my best friends, and they never give up on you
yeah like no matter how much Ishut them out, like they're
still gonna hit me up and textme and call me.
It's like why, yeah, why do youstill love me, you know yeah I
mean, that's it.
Bryce (47:37):
They love you, bro.
Yeah, and that's uh.
That's what a good family does.
So you got a freaking awesomefamily.
Brett (47:43):
Yeah, amazing family.
Bryce (47:45):
That's crazy.
But yeah, dude, anything elseyou want to share or leave with
the audience, just a quote?
Oh yeah, let's go.
Man, that's actually funny.
Usually I tell people toprepare a quote that they like,
oh yeah.
Brett (48:03):
Let's go, man.
That's actually funny.
Usually I tell people toprepare a quote that they like.
Oh, no shit, I don't even thinkI told you no, you didn't by.
Here I am, it's meant to be,yeah.
It's meant to be.
This was actually my momtexting me this one day, way
back when.
Yeah, but it's what lies behindus, and what lies before us are
small matters compared to whatlies within us.
Every day may not be good, butthere's something good in every
(48:24):
day, dude, I love that.
It's pretty cool.
That is pretty cool.
I'm going to read that lastpart again Every day may not be
good, but there's something goodin every day, it's true.
I think just having thatmindset will get you far, yeah.
Yeah, it's like what we weretalking about with looking for
the bad.
I think just having thatmindset will get you far.
Bryce (48:41):
Yeah, it's like what we were talking about with looking
for the bad that forces you tolook for the good Exactly, and
allows you to never give up 100%.
Yeah, man, I mean, allie and I,we got like our results back
yesterday that like our testresults were bad.
It was a pretty bad day.
But, then, like you know, allieand I had dinner and there's
good moments in every day,absolutely, and I love that man.
(49:03):
That's such a good mindset tohave.
Yeah, and I think it's amazingwhat you're doing, like you're
showing the world like, hey, I'mwilling to relearn these things
, I'm going to build myself back, I'm going to help others along
the way.
Brett (49:16):
Yeah, and along the way, yeah, and you know we need more
people like that, yeah, and Ithink the big thing, too, is
just be real and raw.
Um, people don't just want tosee your good side, they want to
see your bad side too, andthat's something that I'm
working on is just being moreopen and sharing, because I mean
, there's days that I can't getin out of bed before 12 pm yeah
(49:39):
you know like noon and all, justlike, oh, I'm so lazy.
You know like you just get inyour head but it's like you can
still make something out of thatday yeah, for sure and so to
the people they're not alone,you're not alone and so I think
that's just the biggest thingdude, I love it.
Bryce (49:59):
Yeah, keep doing it, man.
Like, don't stop.
I appreciate that.
Never give up on your dreameither, man, because I think
it's one that we need more of.
Yeah, Like it just shows peoplethat they're capable of really
doing whatever they want.
Because you're doing it andlike you're injured, you've had
to fight back.
Brett (50:18):
It's inspiring, man, thank you, I love it, so thank
you.
I appreciate you coming on,dude.
Bryce (50:24):
Yeah, it's been such an honor bro.
No, it's fun.
I, I love it.
And like I remember I saw avideo of you um, it's one of the
videos you posted and I waslike I want to reach out to him
and like ask if he'd be willingto come on the podcast because
like it seemed like he did a lotof healing and stuff and I was
like I just I don't know if itwould, like, you know, turn him
off or anything like that if hedoesn't want to talk about it
(50:45):
like I was pretty worried aboutit, but I was like you know what
?
Brett (50:49):
I just yeah, dude's got something good to say, I want to
have him on.
I appreciate it.
It's like kind of just um aneveryday thing.
So like people ask about it,they're um, I'm just open now,
kind of sharing the story, um,because I can't run away from it
as much as I want to, I can'tyeah.
And so, but yeah, I think Ithink it's been good.
(51:10):
As much as this has helped you,it's helped me too, so I
appreciate that and getting outof my comfort zone.
Bryce (51:16):
You know, yeah, man, that's that's what life's all
about.
Yeah zone.
You know, yeah, man, that'sthat's what life's all about.
Yeah, if you're comfortable fortoo long, you're not going to
be growing, exactly stagnant,yeah that's a dangerous place to
be we got bigger things, youknow, yeah, never settle.
It's never easy, but hey, that's, that's, uh, why it's called
discomfort.
So yeah, it is what it is.
But yeah, man, um, what's your,what's your instagram so people
(51:36):
can follow you, and uh it'sjust bryce turley right on.
Okay, I'll put in the shownotes, but, okay, yeah, you can.
Um, yeah, so people can followyou along and and check your
stuff out because, perfect, itreally is like you should make
some more videos, man.
One you're talented and thentwo like they're.
They're very yeah moving like Ithink it's it's cool to see.
Brett (51:57):
So some of it is, uh, just me having fun.
Yeah, hey, that's cool too.
It shows you you're not helddown.
Yeah, just have fun with yourlife.
You never know when your lastday is going to be.
Bryce (52:07):
That's true, dude.
I study a lot of like stoicismand stuff and they talk about
that all the time is mementomori?
It's like that means literallyremember you must die.
Brett (52:21):
Yeah, like I was an inch away from hitting my artery,
really, yeah, and I could havebled out and died that night,
dang man.
And so it just puts you in aperspective like, yeah, chase
your dreams, have fun if you'renot having a good time.
Like, find something that justmakes you happy.
Yeah, because that's reallywhat matters I mean that's,
that's.
Bryce (52:34):
It is like yeah, don't settle, I love it, man don't
settle, never give up, that'swhat I'm talking about.
That's it, I love it.
Man, don't settle and nevergive up.
That's what I'm talking about.
That's it, dude.
I love it, bro.
Well, again, I appreciate youcoming on and sharing your story
and being open about it.
I think it's huge.
You're welcome For everyoneelse listening and watching,
appreciate it and, as always,keep getting after it.
Get after it baby, let's go.
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