The Grind is Optional

We thought cutting down a tree with a $12 handsaw and a kitchen machete was a good idea. It wasn’t. But what we learned that summer in 1994 stuck with me for life: the biggest battle isn’t with the work — it’s with the story you tell yourself when the work gets hard. In this episode, we talk self-image, limiting beliefs, and why your internal voice matters more than your tools. Because if you’re stuck, it’s probably not your grind — it’s your mindset.

In this first episode, we go back to the summer of ’94 in Dallas — when me and Joseph mowed lawns not for hustle, but for comic books. No dads. No shortcuts. Just two broke kids with a rusty mower and a goal. This one’s about real growth: what it looks like, what it costs, and why you don’t need to grind yourself into the ground to get somewhere worth going. Let’s start with the truth — growth doesn’t need to be loud. It just needs to be consistent.