“Average Sucks: How One Discipline Can Transform Your Life”

Are you tired of living a templated, average life? In this episode, I share my story of hitting rock bottom—facing jail time, a broken neck, and being broke—and how one single discipline turned everything around. Today, I’m making six figures, married to the love of my life, and living in the best shape of my life. It all started by pushing myself at the gym. But this isn’t just about fitness; it’s about breaking out of the mold, facing your darkness, and building a life that stands out. I’ll reveal how discipline, determination, and the right decisions can take you to the next level. Ready to stop making excuses and finally be the rock in your life? Tune in and start your transformation.

Episode Transcript

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Let me tell you something really personal.

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In 2014, I hit rock bottom.
Unfiltered with Matt Farnsworth.
A terrible car crash left me with a broken neck, facing serious jail time, and not a penny to my name.
But I am sitting here today to tell you that you can change your life. 6 00:00:18,711.999 --> 00:00:20,631.999 Now, I'm making well over six figures.
I just hired Bedros Koulian to be my business coach, and I'm living the life I once dreamed of.

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I'm happily married to the love of my life.
I'm in the best shape I've ever been in.
And it's all because I learned to be consistent in my processes.
Now, here's the secret.
.999Develop one new discipline, just one new discipline every day.
So for me, it started with going to the gym.
When I was injured, I knew I needed to get back in shape.

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I got to the gym, and when I got out of recovery, I didn't stop working out.
It became my release.
.999It became my medicine.
Now, if you want to transform your life, you start with your body.
Get up and get to the gym.
.999Start bodybuilding.
.999It's one of the best things you can do. 22 00:01:01,646.999 --> 00:01:04,336.999 When you push your body, your mind follows.
You build the strength to withstand more pain.

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And suddenly you are equipped to face those difficult situations that you've been avoiding.
.999It gives you better decision making skills.
Now most people go throughout life and they don't change a single thing.
They stay comfortable.
They avoid growth and they just blend in.
Now, if you're fine being just like everybody else falling in line, like a limbing, like an average life, well go ahead, but understand this, you're never going to find true success and happiness that way.

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At the end of your life, you're going to look back and say, why didn't I just try? And if you want something different, something meaningful, it's going to take effort.
You need to have determination and the will to act when that little voice inside says, It's time you have to listen to that voice.
That little voice is the most important one that you have.
.999It's the one that tells you when you're in danger and when it's time to change.

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.999So stop making the excuses. 35 00:02:03,611.999 --> 00:02:05,621.999 It's the things that you fear doing. 36 00:02:05,821.999 --> 00:02:11,642 They're often the exact thing we need to do to achieve the success that we've always dreamed of. 37 00:02:11,651.999 --> 00:02:17,832 Now, instead of facing our fears, we often fall back on vices, right? We reach for the bottle, for the drugs, for the junk food.
I'm guilty of this too.
I've done it.
I used to do that.

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I used to stay up late, procrastinate and neglect because it's easier to be average.
But let me tell you, average sucks.
Average is a template.
I see this in finance all the time.
.999Companies that can't say anything interesting because of compliance issues. 46 00:02:35,986.999 --> 00:02:37,146.999 They all look the same.
They all sound the same.
They all blend in.
They survive because they're established.

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.999But as entrepreneurs, as people striving to build influence, we don't have that luxury.
You have to be different.
You have to make your mark.
You have to show the world who you are.
And if you don't, no one is going to pay attention.
If no one pays attention, they're not going to buy from you. 56 00:03:02,481.999 --> 00:03:03,292 Nobody's going to care.
But if you have the determination to make that one change to start, if you push yourself to stay disciplined, everything starts to happen.

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Your mind opens up to a new dimension.
When you work on your body, when you push through the physical pain, you build the strength to face your own darkness. 60 00:03:20,446.999 --> 00:03:26,277 You can confront those demons, your problems more head on and figure them out and conquer them.
.999You see, for me, it was only by pushing through the pain by doing the things I didn't want to do that I broke through.

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to that next level.
And this is how I turn my life around.
I really credit a lot of my life being turned around, uh, to bodybuilding from facing jail time to running a successful business, from being broke to making six figures, from being alone to finding true love.
It all started with one discipline, and that was showing up at the gym day after day.

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You are capable of doing this.
You are capable of this transformation too.
It's time to stop being average.
Push yourself. 70 00:04:05,456.999 --> 00:04:06,417 Face your fears.
Develop that one discipline, and stay determined.
.999Make the tough decisions. 73 00:04:12,6.999 --> 00:04:17,606.999 You have to do this, and you'll start living that life that is truly extraordinary. 74 00:04:18,106.999 --> 00:04:20,146.999 A life that is uniquely yours.

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Don't you want that? Everybody wants a life that is uniquely yours.
And if you can just stay aligned to that vision.
You will be a successful person.
It's all about the discipline, the determination and the decisions.
.999The new decisions that you're making are going to change your life because you've learned how to treat yourself right.

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.9How to go to bed on time, how to stay hydrated, how to.
Wake up early, how to get the work done that matters the most and avoid the things that waste your time and don't make you money.
That is so critical.
And only when you take care of yourself, can you see the whole package.