Your WHY Will Carry You Through Anything!
Hey guys,
Today’s episode is one that I didn’t even fully plan — it was born out of a walk around a track, watching people, thinking about life, thinking about attitude, thinking about purpose.
And I want to ask you something right out of the gate:
Who’s waiting for you on the other side of your obedience?
Because here’s what I know — one of the biggest predictors of life expectancy isn’t diet.
It’s not exercise.
It’s not even genetics.
It’s purpose.
It’s having a why.
It’s having something that pulls you out of bed in the morning because someone needs you to show up.
In this episode, I share the powerful story of Viktor Frankl — a Holocaust survivor who lost everything. His manuscript. His freedom. His family. His name. And yet, he discovered something that can’t be taken from any human being:
The freedom to choose your attitude in any given circumstance.
You can’t control what happens to you.
But you can always control how you respond.
And I contrast that with real-life moments I’ve witnessed — people who’ve walked through immense pain yet carry light… and others who seemingly “have it all” but live in constant complaint.
The difference?
Attitude.
Purpose.
Gratitude.
We talk about:
Why complaining is a public declaration of defeat
How gratitude literally rewires your perspective
The danger of “give-up-itis”
Why storms are seasonal, not permanent
How your purpose acts as drag power to pull you forward
And how an unexamined life leads to frustration
And I’ll tell you this…
If you’re walking through hell right now —
this episode is for you.
Because storms always end.
But bitterness can last a lifetime if you let it.
You are needed.
Your perspective matters.
And someone is waiting on the other side of your obedience.
Tie your kite string to your why — and let it pull you forward.
🔑 KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Purpose is one of the strongest predictors of longevity
• You cannot control circumstances — only your response
• Complaining reinforces defeat; gratitude restores power
• A strong “why” helps you survive almost any “how”
• Every situation is either a prison or a teacher
• An unexamined life leads to frustration
• Storms are temporary — bitterness is optional
• Your attitude today shapes your future decades from now
• Someone is waiting for you to show up fully
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Episode Minute By Minute:
00:00 – The real predictor of longevity: purpose
01:30 – Attitude makes the difference in how people endure pain
02:20 – “Quit complaining” and what it really reveals
03:10 – A life lived on purpose until the very end
04:15 – Viktor Frankl and the decision that changed everything
05:30 – Honor your father and mother: the visa decision
06:20 – “Give-up-itis” inside concentration camps
07:10 – He who has a why can endure almost any how
08:00 – Rewriting a future inside a nightmare
09:00 – “What’s waiting for you on the outside?”
10:15 – Why the world is waiting for your unique DNA
11:10 – 12 million lives changed by one man’s pain
12:10 – The last human freedom: choosing your attitude
13:20 – Gratitude as a daily discipline
14:00 – Foster’s attitude shift moment in the car
15:30 – You can’t control events — only your response
16:15 – If you’re walking through hell, shift your lens
17:15 – Everything that shows up is here to evolve you
18:00 – An unexamined life is a frustrated life
19:00 – Tie your kite string to your why
20:00 – Who’s waiting on the other side of your obedience?