“Problems are nothing but wake-up calls for creativity.” – Gerhard Gschwandtner

What if the problem you are trying to get rid of is the thing trying to wake you up?

Brian Bogert’s wake-up call arrived at 7 years old, when he was run over by a truck and his left arm was severed from his body.

What followed was years of intensive rehabilitation and 24 surgeries.

The accident forced a creativity most of us never have to learn. But the bigger wake-up call came later.

For 20 years, Brian shut off physical pain, and without realizing it, shut off mental, emotional, and spiritual pain too. Underneath it, shame, anger, and armor that almost cost him his marriage and the people he loved most.

Today he is a husband and father of two, and he teaches a simple idea: choose your pain, or suffering will choose you.

In this episode:

• The childhood accident that became a lifetime of creative adaptation.

• Why pushing pain down eventually pushes everything else down with it.

• The three questions that turn a trigger into a response.

• How to create emotional safety at home before you create damage.

Let’s WIN THE DAY with Brian Bogert!

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Timemarkers:

00:00 Who is Brian Bogert

1:35 The accident that changed Brian Bogert’s life forever

4:52 The off-duty nurse that saved Brian Bogert’s life

6:34 Intense rehabilitation and 20+ surgeries

10:03 Did Brian Bogert need to be hit by a truck to adopt a positive mindset?

11:57 The role Brian’s parents played in his recovery (and how trauma impacts other family members)

17:18 What life do you want?

24:05 Tips for men to improve their marriage

25:16 Why your past is not your fault

30:53 How to speak to your kids when you’re overwhelmed

35:30 The power of context

38:46 The best mentor from Brian Bogert’s life and her best piece of advice

39:14 Embrace pain to avoid suffering

41:34 3 steps to upgrade your mindset

43:28 How to handle toxic or lazy people in your life

48:28 Family rituals to build strong and resilient children

51:02 How Brian Bogert sets goals

54:55 Affirmation

55:17 Rocket Round

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In case you missed it: ⁠Live At Your Limit with Dean Stott (Ep 270)

"They tried to bury us, they didn’t know we were seeds." — Dinos Christianopoulos

Your attitude to discomfort has a massive impact on both your progress and happiness.

In this minisode, we'll go through 3 tips to help you get uncomfortable — and live a little closer to your potential.

Onward,

James

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Links and resources mentioned:

🎁 Free ebook: 50 Ways to Win the Day

🦸🏻 Episode 152: Soaring into Success with Norman Kent

🎞️ Episode 236: Lead with Vision with Namit Malhotra

🚑 Episode 248: Perform Under Fire with Leigh Anderson

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