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All In Podcast · April 29 · 31 min

If Work Is Your Only Hard Thing, You’re in Trouble

Work is hard. But if it’s the only hard thing in your life, you might be in trouble. A lot of men tie their identity to performance: promotions, quotas, raises, outcomes. And when the results stall, so does their confidence. The guys talk about the difference between pressure that’s placed on you and challenges you choose for yourself. From marathon training and MBAs to fatherhood, prayer, and 5:30am garage workouts, they explore why self-chosen difficulty builds a different kind of strength. Because eventually the deeper question shows up: What happens when achievement becomes your identity? This conversation gets into discipline, ego, brotherhood, and the quiet shift from chasing results to forming character. At the end of the day, you won’t be measured by your metrics. You’ll be measured by how well you loved. Hit follow or subscribe so you don’t miss future episodes! LISTEN & FOLLOW US EVERYWHERE: Listen on Spotify → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4vnHBKphp6xEBUsJNerBdT?si=59poYSVvQVOzj8TOIaHPaQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen on Apple Podcasts → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-in/id1831854757⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen on YouTube→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@All-In-focus-c⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONNECT WITH FOCUS ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/focuscatholic/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HAVE A QUESTION OR GUEST SUGGESTION? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠allin@focus.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or leave a comment! Join Our Email List → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠seekreplay.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more original content and early releases, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠seekreplay.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ All In is a production of FOCUS. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.focus.org

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Work is hard.
But if it’s the only hard thing in your life, you might be in trouble.

A lot of men tie their identity to performance: promotions, quotas, raises, outcomes. And when the results stall, so does their confidence.

The guys talk about the difference between pressure that’s placed on you and challenges you choose for yourself. From marathon training and MBAs to fatherhood, prayer, and 5:30am garage workouts, they explore why self-chosen difficulty builds a different kind of strength.

Because eventually the deeper question shows up:
What happens when achievement becomes your identity?

This conversation gets into discipline, ego, brotherhood, and the quiet shift from chasing results to forming character.

At the end of the day, you won’t be measured by your metrics.
You’ll be measured by how well you loved.


Hit follow or subscribe so you don’t miss future episodes!


LISTEN & FOLLOW US EVERYWHERE:

Listen on Spotify → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4vnHBKphp6xEBUsJNerBdT?si=59poYSVvQVOzj8TOIaHPaQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Listen on Apple Podcasts → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-in/id1831854757⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Listen on YouTube→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@All-In-focus-c⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


CONNECT WITH FOCUS ON SOCIAL MEDIA:

Instagram → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/focuscatholic/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


HAVE A QUESTION OR GUEST SUGGESTION?

Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠allin@focus.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or leave a comment!

Join Our Email List → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠seekreplay.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

For more original content and early releases, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠seekreplay.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

All In is a production of FOCUS. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.focus.org

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