The Bridges We Burned

It's only through failure, through our shortcomings, that we come to understand our limitations. Through understanding, through analysis and strength of will, we dishearten the shadow within that seeks to withhold us from greatness. In failure we recognize our mistakes, and it's that very recognition that empowers us to change. To grow. To adapt. To be better. To overcome failure is to embrace change, and therefore, to embrace brilliant possibility.

In this episode Mark and I outline the struggles of our past and identify those moments of crisis where we chose to rise up, to pursue the path leading towards the men we knew we could be, instead of falling further into our gloom and despair.

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro & Sing Along

05:00 - We

10:00 - Are

15:00 - Funny >_<

18:56 - Let's Talk About Change

23:04 - Learning How to Understand and Adjust Your Limits

29:00 - Let's Talk About Our Failures

34:30 - We Started Our Journey With Honesty

42:51 - Goals Are Useless If What You're Aiming at Achieving Is a Lie

45:25 - Your Choices Could Harm A Billion People

48:37 - Stop Adding Fixes & Start Removing Weaknesses

53:20 - It's Important to Reflect on Your Failures

01:02:03 - Let's Talk About Mark

01:12:00 - Cut Away the Dead Weight in Your Life

01:16:00 - Let's Talk About Alec

01:24:00 - The World Will Be Fine, Fix Yourself First

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Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDr31rTqYRSINr2LBrzv8A

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

12:21 - Making the Most of the Time You're Given

18:50 - Developing Your Routine is Honestly the Hardest Part

21:22 - What's Next After a Hard Earned Goal?

30:08 - Agency Vs. Urgency

39:25 - Pick Out Two Things That You Absolutely Want From This Life

47:22 - Single-mindedness is Not a Weakness

55:31 - The 40% Rule

01:02:33 - Stop Moving the Goal Posts

01:05:39 - The Cosmos & the Uniqueness of Life

Mark and I break down his 1st competitive power lifting meet and discuss his motivations for devoting himself to fitness. From there we break out into discussions about self care, the desire to be and do better, fostering community, developing meaningful relationships, and finding inner strength through discipline.

If you're looking for a how to on ways to shake it up for the better, this is a great episode to check out!

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Mark's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lechon_gainz/

Alec's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alec.reiplinger/

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Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0sGiWwitEdZdtPGCbioiIE

Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bridges-we-burned/id1577264078

Google - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNzc2MjU1LnJzcw==

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDr31rTqYRSINr2LBrzv8A

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Show Notes:

[00:00} - Intro

[03:15] - Marks Power lifting Meet

[10:35] - This Milestone Is Massively Important

[14:00] - What Started You Down the Path to Self Care?

[24:35] - The Desire to Change Arises From Within

[28:49] - I Need the Struggle of Fitness in my Life

[31:50] - Looking For Meaning? Find a Community that Foster's It

[36:29] - Meaningful Relationships Are Massive Boons On the Path to Self Improvement

[40:48] - Can I Recover from 20 Years of Wasted Time?

[45:02] - The Smallest Realizations Create the Biggest Victories

[50:40] - How Can We Reconcile Who We Are with Who We Want to Be?

[54:49] - Be the Change You Wish to See in the World

[01:00:00] - Following the Profoundly Difficult Path

[01:09:00] - What Can I Do Right Now to Start Down the Path to Change?

Mark and I go through the biggest recent events in our lives, from transitions in my workplace to his preparation for his first competitive powerlifting event and how reading helps shape the way we see the world. We also get into how I might have accidentally joined a cult a bit later on and sometimes you just gotta make lemonade when Jim Jones hands you lemons.

We're very much trying to pin down the show's formatting and the finer points of recording, so point out the flaws you're seeing so we can make corrections.

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Mark's Instagram - @lechon_gainz

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Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDr31rTqYRSINr2LBrzv8A

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Apple - Coming Soon

Google - Coming Soon

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Show Notes:

08:45 - Don't Call Your Superintendent On Off Hours

11:23 - Mark Has a Blinking Problem

13:00 - Decompressing by Finding Purpose

15:30 - Dungeons & Dragons

20:20 - Reading Saves Lives

27:43 - How to Time Travel

29:45 - How Reading Creates Worlds Within Your Own Mind

36:30 - Alleviate Your Stress by Changing Your Perception

46:30 - What Kind of Cult Did You Join Dude?

49:30 - Routines Will Give Structure to Your Life

53:30 - Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

54:20 - Don't Drink the Poison Kool-Aid

Growth requires change. Change requires finality. Should you wish to grow, you must accept your end. You must accept the death of the person you are, in exchange for the life of the person you could be. This truth is inescapable, just as change is inescapable. So you must choose. Do you make your sacrifices now, clear-headed and freely? Or do you leave them to chance, and bind yourself to whatever fate decrees? This episode focuses on seeking out change, on outlining our strategies for choosing our sacrifices, as wisely as we are able, so that we may avoid the death of the person we dream of becoming and instead forego the person we never wished to be.

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Alec's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alec.reiplinger/

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDr31rTqYRSINr2LBrzv8A

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

16:50 - Organizing Your Thoughts Into Lists

22:39 - Creating Tools that Help You Cultivate Growth & Success

30:24 - Once You've Overcome Distraction, How Do You Find Purpose?

35:43 - This Is What I Want to Achieve, Now How Do I Get Started?

43:04 - Stop Letting The Stories You Tell Yourself Halt Your Progress

47:52 - Do Not Minimalize Your Sacrifices in Comparison to Others

50:49 - Mark's Turn to Talk

57:35 - Stop Frontloading Who You Want to Be and Burning Out Who You Are

01:08:00 - Feigning Strength Doesn't Remove Your Weaknesses

01:17:00 - We Care About You, Even If You Don't