RIP Charlie Kirk 🙏💔

Death has a way of stopping us in our tracks, forcing us to confront what truly matters. After learning about Charlie Kirk's shocking death, I found myself overwhelmed with emotion and struck by a familiar, uncomfortable question: If I had known his time was so short, would I have lived differently?

This moment of tragedy serves as a powerful reminder about the fragility of life and how easily we become disconnected from what matters most. We get caught up in traffic frustrations, minor inconveniences, and daily stresses while neglecting the relationships and purposes that give our lives meaning. We assume there will always be more time—more hugs with our children, more moments with our spouse, more opportunities to pursue our dreams and make our mark on the world.

I've been here before. When I sat in that jail cell facing a life sentence, everything suddenly came into focus. I made a promise that if given a second chance, I would live all-in from that moment forward. Yet even with that hard-earned wisdom, I still catch myself slipping back into old patterns, taking precious moments for granted. That's why these wake-up calls, though painful, are so necessary. They remind us to analyze our lives with brutal honesty: Are we present enough for our families? Are we procrastinating on our purpose? Are we standing for something meaningful, even when it's difficult? The world needs people willing to fight the good fight—individuals committed to living with intention and courage. Your family needs it. Your community needs it. And deep down, your soul needs it too. Don't wait for tragedy to remind you what matters most.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
You see someone who lived like Charlie Kirk and you
gotta go, man.
That guy was all in on hispurpose.
He died for his purpose.
He put himself in harm's wayevery day to speak a message.
We still all get caught goingthrough the motions and focused
on stuff and then all of asudden you're stressed about
things and life circumstancesand before we know it, sometimes
we get disconnected and thensomeone passes away and it puts

(00:22):
everything in perspective.
I want to take a minute toaddress Charlie Kirk passing
away.
Man.
Charlie Kirk was a reallycontroversial person in the

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spotlight, someone who Irespected and admired immensely,
and I just found out that hepassed away from being shot at
an event he was speaking at inUtah.
And I just saw Charlie Kirkspeak two weeks ago at Wind the
Storm in Dallas.
I was there, I was right in theroom with him and the first
thought I had when he passedaway went to his wife and his
children, being a father and afamily man.
Like it's emotional, it's sadwhen you see somebody who's

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taken too early man, somebody.
It's emotional, it's sad whenyou see somebody who's taken too
early man, somebody who's donea lot of good to wake people up
and speak a truth that not a lotof people understood or
believed in.
But he stood for something thathe felt his heart was right and
you got to respect a man thatdoes that.
But you know, the first thing Ithought about after his family
and just in disbelief, was, um,how I was just in a room with
him two weeks ago.

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I was just in the room with himtwo weeks ago and I thought to
myself, if I knew Charlie Kirkwas going to be shot to death,
would I have acted differently?
Of course I would have.
I would have went and warnedhim and told him.
But I mean, like here's thepoint, you guys we take people
and life for granted.
You take your wife and yourchildren for granted.
Every day, when stress andbullshit and your phone and

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things that don't matter grabyour attention, this is where my
mind goes.
I start analyzing myself and goam I taking people for granted?
Am I taking this precious lifewith these opportunities for
granted?
Am I doing enough to give back,to help people to reach my
potential?
You know, you see, someone wholived like Charlie Kirk and you
got to go.
Man, that guy was all in on hispurpose.
He died for his purpose.

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He put himself in harm's wayevery day to speak a message and
a truth that the Americanpublic and the younger
generation desperately needed tohear, because our country was
going down such a nefarious path, with people being manipulated
and lied to and turned againsteach other.
And my heart is broken.
I feel very saddened andrattled and emotional right now

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because I truly, you know Irespected Charlie Kirk and I
shared his values.
I saw what he was doing for ourcountry and, in time, when
nobody else was stepping up tospeak this truth, he started
going on these college campusesand he made it a mission to wake
up the younger generation.
And so now I'm sitting here,going.
Am I doing enough?
Am I showing up present enoughfor my family?
Like this is what happened.

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When I went to prison, you guys,I analyzed my whole life and I
realized, man, I had not beenall in.
I made excuses, Iprocrastinated, I took it for
granted.
We all do.
We think we have more time.
You think you have more hugs,more kisses, more time to walk
your kids to school, more timeto walk your kids to school,
more time to hold your wife,more time to fulfill your dreams
, whatever your goals are moretime to lose your weight, more

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time to build your business,more time to care about people,
more time to show others whatyou're capable of, your truest,
best self.
This is where I go when someonepasses away.
It puts things in perspective.
I went through this when my dadpassed my mom.
I've had so many loved onespass away in my life, early,
beyond their their, their peakyou know, before their peak, I
should say, never reaching theirpotential.

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That's why I'm so driven everyday to speak this truth and
share my message, because I knowpain, man, and I know loss.
And I remember when I sat in myjail cell thinking my life was
over.
It all made sense to me, it allmade sense.
And then you know I got asecond chance and I came home
and I'm pursuing these goals anddoing something productive with
my life.
But we still all get caughtgoing through the motions and

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focused on stuff you know andthen all of a sudden you're
stressed about things and lifecircumstances and, before we
know it, sometimes we getdisconnected.
And then someone passes awayand it puts everything in
perspective.
You know the other day whenyou're mad about being in
traffic or you were late orsomething on your phone or
something with finances, yourkid spilled milk or whatever it

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is.
And we look back on thosemoments and go, damn, why did I
let that get to me?
Why did I let that steal thejoy from my life?
Why did I let that get me outof character?
Why wasn't I more present athome?
Why didn't I hold their handmore?
Why didn't I hug them more?
This is where I go with it, youknow.
I think about my own children.
I think about the impact that Ineed to have on this life.

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I think about what we could alldo, man, if we thought and felt
this way every day collectively,together, not fighting each
other, not seeing the things wedon't have common, but coming
together and connecting to begood human beings.
You know, we're in a crazy timeright now.
The evil forces in this worldare trying to win us over and we
got to fight back.
And the way you fight back isalignment with purpose, with

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truth, being a good person.
You know being a good fuckingperson every day, and this is
why getting up early andfocusing on your personal
development and reflecting onyour life and thinking about who
you're going to impact todayand why it's important and who
it's for.
That's why this train ofthought is so powerful.
Man, I don't want to miss amoment.
I don't want to let a day go bywhere I'm not all in.

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I don't want to look back withregrets.
I don't want a loved one topass away and wish that I could
have done more to be a betterperson for them.
But the truth is, a lot ofpeople have that feeling when
they lose individuals and theycan never rebound from that.
So this is just a message toyou guys right, we can't change
the past, but you could changethe way you live from this
moment going forward, andremember how you feel like when

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you realize that a loved one'spassed away or someone that you
respect and admire.
It takes your breath away, itstops you in your tracks and you
go gosh.
You know, and for me, I alwaysstarted thinking would I have
done things differently if I'dknown that they were going to go
that quick?
Would I have lived differently?
And again, this is what prisondid for me, because I lived the
first half of my life carelessly.
I lived carelessly, takingthings for granted, making

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excuses and procrastinating, andI made a promise to myself and
to God that if I got a secondchance, I was going to live all
in that moment forward for therest of my life.
And then I hear that CharlieKirk got shot in the neck and
he's dead.
And immediately my mind goes toyou know, I was in the room
with that guy two weeks ago.
Would I have lived differentlyhad I known his time was short?

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And then I start analyzing theway I'm showing up for my wife
and my kids and for you guys,and my message and my brand and
my mission.
And here's the thing, you guys,if we can all think that way
every day and channel what's soimportant to us and this passion
and this energy that God'sgifted us in everything we do,
with presence, with leadership,giving your best effort, being
an example, we owe that man tosociety, to our children, to the

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world, to everybody that youcome into contact with.
You know so, honestly, man, I'msad right now.
I was going to go do a workoutand I don't even know if I'm
going to.
I might just sit here andreflect and think and meditate
and pray.
You know, our country needs it,the people that get it, you
know.
For those of you thatunderstand.
You know what I'm saying.
It's our job to go out and wakeup other people that need to be
brought into the light, thatneed to be, you know, helped man

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.
We need to unite through thesetragedies.
But I just want to share thatmessage because immediately you
guys, I start thinking about amI doing enough?
Am I present enough for myfamily?
Am I pouring my heart and souland my craft and this gift that
God has given me?
Am I taking things for granted?
Am I lacking presence?
Am I procrastinating onanything?
Because when the door closes onyour life, it's over.

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There's no do-overs.
I got a second chance.
I got spared from that lifesentence in my jail cell and for
me it's like I got to do moreto give back to humanity.
I got to do more to make animpact, and you know this is
what it comes down to Like.
Are you willing to give yourlife for what you believe in?
Charlie Kirk just did.
He gave his life to wake upmillions of people who are now

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waking up millions and millionsof people in the ripple effect
there.
That's a legacy, that's a lifeworth living and I want you guys
to all think about.
Are you doing your part?
Are you all in?
Are you being the leader yourfamily needs?
Are you leading yourself?
Are you standing for somethingthat's meaningful, that's
purposeful?
Are you fulfilling God's giftright by the way you live and
who you're becoming?
There's so much more that wecould do together and right now

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the world needs us all to standup and to be strong to fight
that good fight.
Man, I love you.
Guys, say a prayer for CharlieKirk's family, his freaking
children, his wife, man, youknow, but they're going to grow
up hearing what a man their dadwas, what a leader he was.
In a time where there was a lotof cowards, he chose to be
brave and courageous and speakhis truth.
And you know what?

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There's nothing more admirablethan a man that's willing to
stand his ground and speak histruth and back it up with action
for what he believes in.
God, put a purpose on yourheart.
The world, in this corrupt,negative energy, is going to try
to steal it from you.
And you got to fight every day,man.
Fight this good fight every dayfor your children, for your
community and for the world thatneeds you.
Guys.

(09:05):
Right, I love you.
I'm here for anyone.
If you want to talk.
I'm going to keep leading anddoing my part, man and um, I'm
going to say some prayers rightnow, and I hope you do too.