
Ep 5: The Art of Persistence
I started going to the gym in January of 2025. In May I hurt my neck and that was the end of it. I didn't work out again until August. August was when I decided to get my body right for real. And that same month, I sold nothing. Twenty years in sales and I can't remember another month like it. So I'm around 300 pounds, coming off a pinched nerve, scared to lift because I thought I'd break something, sitting in a new opportunity where I had no idea what anybody was talking about. I kept showing up anyway. This episode is about persistence. I reread the persistence chapter of Think and Grow Rich so you don't have to, and I break down the eight factors Napoleon Hill points to, the symptoms that show up when persistence is missing, and the four steps he lays out for building it. Then I get into my own year. The months where nothing moved. The video where I told everybody I was a size 36 when I was nowhere near it. Deciding to focus on one thing when my attention was everywhere. Persistence is a habit you build from the inside. Nobody hands it to you. In this episode: The eight factors of persistence Procrastination, indifference, and wishing instead of willing Why fear of criticism stops more people than failure does The four steps for developing persistence Why the people closest to you often have the most fixed mindset What happened when I stopped splitting my focus The year I showed up with nothing to show for it Mentioned: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill Les Brown Jim Rohn The 48 Laws of Power freedpodcast.com Instagram: @freedpodcast Art: @callcentertv Next week: building community as an introvert, and why it's okay that your friends and family don't engage with your art.






