What Wrestling Taught Me About Pain, Purpose & Pushing Through | #Success - Ep. 21

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Then it shifted to the Marketing Secrets Podcast. Now it's just the Russell Brunson Show because I'm talking about all sorts of stuff, not just marketing, all the fun things. So, but when I first started the podcast, I literally would, I had a 4-minute commute to my, from my house to the office every day, and I would hold my phone up to my mouth like I'm doing right now, and I would talk while I was driving. Anyway, today I have a 30-minute commute to the doctor, and so I thought I would jump on and record an episode with you guys right now while we're hanging out in traffic like the good old days. So And just to give you context, so the time I'm recording this right now, last 30 days, my life's been a little crazy. My life's always a little crazy, as you know. But twice a year, or sorry, once a year, I basically, I try to get back in shape and relive my glory days by going out and wrestling. And there's a tournament every single year for basically all age groups, all the way up to veterans, which are like the really old, like 70, 80-year-old guys who wrestle in this tournament. And it's funny because I remember when I was wrestling in college, I remember going to an open tournament and there were these guys that were like in their 70s wrestling and I was like, that's so cool. And I forgot about it. And for almost 20 years I didn't wrestle and I was just doing my thing, doing my business. And then when I, when I moved in our house I'm in now about 10 years ago, 10 years ago, I built a wrestling room and so I just built it to be able to wrestle. And so I invite a bunch of my friends over, started wrestling and it was just kind of fun. Like we get together 3 or 4 times a year and beat each other up and it was just like, ah, reliving the glory days. It was so great. And then, um, after one time, one of my, one of the wrestling guys was wrestling, he came one day, he's like, yeah, I competed in a tournament this weekend. I'm like, what? He's like, yeah, there's a tournament every year. I went and wrestled in it. I'm like, why didn't you tell me? And so the next year I was like, I'm gonna go wrestle in this tournament. So, uh, I remember we start, I was gonna, I was gonna try to get in shape, um, but ran outta time. And so the week before the tournament, we started working out and then my very first practice, it was like Monday morning, we got to, you know, had a practice to get prepared for the tournament that weekend. And the very first practice, I had tore my neck and like could barely walk and had a chiropractor coming over like every single day, tried putting me back together, but like I couldn't, it hurt so bad. And so I literally had half of a practice before we went to this tournament. Show up at the tournament. I'm, I'm sore as can be. And there's two styles. There's two Olympic styles. There's a freestyle and a Greco. And so, um, I went and, um, anyway, did the, did the freestyle tournament, or sorry, it was Greco first. And I can't remember, I think I, I think I took third place in that tournament with a stiff neck. And then I did freestyle and I think I took second, second or something like that. But anyway, I placed in both the tournaments and, uh, and I had so much fun. But there's a, there's a moment that was like really cool. I remember What happened is we were warming up before and there's this old guy came over to me. There was Tony, I think, from, from London, and he's probably 70, 70 to 80 years old, somewhere in that window, right? Older guy. And he came up and we were warming up and he walked over and he's just wearing like a wrestling singlet and knee pads. He's an old guy. And like, you know, we're nowadays like, we don't want to walk around in our singlets. We're all wearing shorts and t-shirts and there's singlet underneath. But like, we're not just walking around. This guy's walking around in it with his knee pads on. He walks over. He's like, hey, you want to wrestle? I was like, I guess. And so he's like, cool. He's like, I've had 2 knees and 2 hips replaced, so just don't shoot on me. I was like, what? Like wrestling's all about shooting on people. So anyway, so we warmed up and we drilled together and it was just so funny. And then I remember watching him and he went out there and he won 1 or 2 matches. And I was like, okay, if this dude who's in his 70s has got double knee replacements, double hip replacements, is still competing at this age, I'm like, I'm making a commitment to myself right now. I'm going to do this every single year till I die. And so that was kind of the, that was the promise myself, right? And so I did that year, the next year, and then COVID year hit. And so we, during that year, we went in, um, actually down to Florida, which was usually these are in Vegas. This was in Florida. There was a beach wrestling tournament we got to do, which was like insanely cool. Uh, so we're wrestling on the beach and then they had the regular tournament. And this tournament, there was this old guy and, um, and he was terminal. In fact, if you watch my YouTube channel from back then, we did a whole vlog about it, but He's a, he was a judge and he'd never wrestled his whole life, but for some reason, like 10 years earlier, he decided he wanted to become a wrestler. And, um, and he told, and anyway, um, I pulled him aside because I wanted to interview him a little bit. He said that, you know, he's like, he's like, when I was a judge, as a judge, he's like, it's tough because he's like, there's people that love me or they hate me and there's always this politics, these things that when I show up as a wrestler, he's like, I'm a wrestler. He's like, there's like, there's no judging. He's like, I'm part of a community and like, that's why I'm here. And he was not good. Like he'd walk out on crutches and then he'd put the crutches down, he'd hobble out in the middle, he'd start wrestling. Um, and so we watched these matches. It was just like crazy watching this old guy do it. And I remember, um, at the end of it, uh, over the speaker, they made an announcement and basically, and somebody hasn't heard me tell the story before, but in wrestling when you retire, if you're, if you're good, I mean, not for most people, but you know, you retire, you take your shoes off and you leave them on the side of the mat. So Funnel Hacking Live this year, by the way, that's something that I did is that when the event ended, me and Todd, uh, took off our shoes and we had Dave Woodward's shoes and we left them on the stage and we walked off stage to kind of symbolize like the ending of an era. But, uh, at this wrestling tournament, they announced sort of a speaker that this judge has said he has a terminal illness and, uh, this was his last time having a chance to wrestle. And I remember he took his shoes off and let it outside the, of the mat and everyone clapped for him. And I was like, oh man, I'm looking at this guy who had never wrestled till 10 years prior. He's in his 70s and he just wanted to wrestle, you know, like it wasn't even something he was doing his whole life. He just wanted to be a wrestler and he, he, um, and he was dying. He did all the way till, you know, till the end. Um, anyway, so for me it's like kind of recommitted, like this is something I do every single year till I die. Um, it's been fun. Like since I've been doing this, I've had a lot of people message me who are like, oh, like I used to do karate when I was a kid. Now I do karate again. Or I, I used to do this when I was a kid. Now because I've, you're doing, you're chasing these dreams of yours, I'm doing it as well. So. One of my main goals of sharing any of this is just to hopefully, um, for most of you guys to think back, like when you were a kid, what was the thing that brought you the most happiness? For me, 100%, it was wrestling, right? And then we, we get done wrestling, our career ends and we stop doing it. And I think other sports are probably better, you know, like I have friends who played basketball and they still go find pickup games here or there and stuff, you know, but in wrestling it's hard. There's not really stuff happening other than jiu-jitsu. Jiu-jitsu is like the that drug for, you know, for wrestlers to get to, to do something similar. So jiu-jitsu is a big one out there. But, uh, anyway, I'm hoping that by sharing some of these stories, it gets you guys to figure out like, what was the thing that you loved when you were a kid that, that was like, that meant the most in the world? And like, go start doing that thing again. Go, go into a wrestling tournament, go play soccer, go, um, go act in a play, like whatever your thing is. 'Cause like, man, it, I can't tell you how much life and excitement it brings. So for me, it's like once a year I have this thing and it's like, I've, you know, for me to compete, I gotta, I have to get back in shape. I gotta wrestle, I gotta get my cardio up, I get my strength training back up. Uh, but it means the world to me. Like, it's, it, it's the best, right? Um, and so this year was interesting because there, uh, so there's freestyle and Greco-Roman Olympic styles, but there's a third style, which is, um, you know, called like collegiate style or folk style, which is the only style that we wrestle here in America. And so I was so excited because I wanted to— there's, there's, uh, every single year they have it, but it's like during spring break. So Every year I'm with my family on a cruise ship. It's like, I, I can't do it right because the cruise ship leaves at a certain time and you just can't make it. And so this year our family decided for spring break not to go on a cruise, but just to go on a vacation. And so I was like, wait, based on that, I don't have to be at the vacation spot like right when it happens. So I told Claud, I'm like, hey, you're gonna take the kids to Hawaii and then I'm gonna go wrestle and I'll fly there a day late. I think she was a little annoyed with me cuz she, you know, yeah. Uh, especially this year it was for spring break where our twins, Down and Bowen, weren't with us. Like, Down was home working, Bowen's on a mission. So it was already like a smaller family anyway. But I told Clem, like, I want to do this. I need to wrestle in this tournament. Like, it's a collegiate style, which I'm better at. I'm better at that style than the other ones. I'm so excited to go. And so anyway, long story short, I'm prepared for this tournament. I start wrestling and things are going well. I'm like, I'm doing well. I'm getting back in shape. And then this Sunday, it was March 2nd, I believe. So it's like 2 weeks before I was, uh, out cleaning up the wrestling room, getting ready to like turn on where we're gonna be doing like, you know, at least 1, maybe 2 practices a day, getting ready for the tournament. And I had this big tire, like it's a big tire that you can flip and you can, you know, hit. And it's, it's a, it's a really big tire. Like it's hard for me to lift. In fact, usually it takes 2 people to actually be able to lift the tire and flip it. But I was cleaning the wrestling room and I was like, I wanted to move the tire. So I went to the lift to try to pick it up. I'm like, I can't pick it up. I'm gonna hurt my back. And so I didn't. And then a few minutes later I'm like, I just, I'm gonna move it. So I walked over and I started lifting it again.. And what's crazy is I had, I had, um, I had like my noise canceling headphones on so that, um, cuz I was listening to music and stuff and so I couldn't hear anything in the room. And so I started lifting it. As I'm lifting the tire, I get underneath it. I have both my hands underneath it and all of a sudden I hear a pop in my left forearm, like a, like a, like I could hear it through noise canceling. It's like pop. I'm like, what the crap? I'm like, what was that? And I'm like, oh well. And it's like, you kind of readjust, start lifting again and it pops again. And I was like, Oh no. So I dropped the tire. I looked down at my arm and my arm looks like it's broken. Like it's, it does not look good. And I try to like, I'm like, like, what's wrong with that? I try to pick something up. I couldn't pick anything up. I'm like, oh no. So I called one of my friends, Ty Ogata, who lives in the neighbor next to me. He's like, he's a chiropractor. He's awesome. And he raced over and he's like, dude, your ulna popped out of your elbow or whatever, or something like that. And so he goes and he snaps it back in. Oh, and it was hurt., but then like the muscles looked weird. My arm looked deformed. I was like, what's happening? He's like, he's like, your muscle's all freaking out cuz you know, the bone moved. And so he spent like an hour like massaging my forearm to get it back to like, so it looked like a normal arm. And then I started doing some basic pressure. I pressure my hand over, up, and, and then as soon as I put some pressure up, my ulna popped out again. And I'm like, oh no. So he had to reset it back in there. And I was like, dang it. And so Chloe was so happy. She's like, all right, you know, cancel wrestling. You're gonna come. And I'm like, ah, like, wait, don't cancel yet. Cause like, Maybe there's a way we can heal. And so then in true Russell Brunson fashion, I was like, all right, how do we solve this problem? There's gotta be a way. So I'm calling everyone I know, trying to figure out the right things, right? So, uh, the guy who does my, uh, Doug Grant, who does my blood work and does my supplements, I tell him. So he is like, okay, there's this, these peptides, it's called the Wolverine Protocol. And so he ships me out, overnights me these peptides. They're supposed to make you heal super fast. So twice a day I'm giving myself peptide shots directly into my arm, right? I'm doing all sorts of stuff, trying to get this thing healed. As fast as I can. And, um, and it just hurts every time I try to do anything that hurts. And so I was about to the spot where I was gonna give up. And then, uh, Ty, my chiropractor came over and he is like, I have an idea. So he went, he taped my wrist really, really tight on that side. He taped, uh, about 3 inches deep on my wrist. And by taping it, it, he, it kept the 2 bones together closer. And so I actually moved my wrist. I'm like, oh my gosh. Like it still hurts, but not like, I think I could actually wrestle this way. And so I was like, okay, I'm gonna test tomorrow morning. I called, uh, Mike Van Bril, who's my, one of my wrestling partners. I was like, hey, come out tomorrow. Let's wrestle. I wanna see if I can do it. So he came out the next morning and wrestled and yeah, it hurts a lot, but I was able to, I was able to do a whole wrestling practice. I'm like, okay, I'm back in. Told my wife, I was like, sorry, Colette, I'm gonna go wrestle. She's like, what? You like, you literally dislocated your arm like 2 days ago. I'm like, I know, but I'm gonna do it anyway. And so I committed to doing it again. Right? Um, at this point, some of you guys are like, Russell's insane. Um, and I remember I posted on social something cuz Everyone's like, oh, sorry, you're gonna miss your wrestling. I was like, I don't think you guys understand. I was like, if I was missing a leg, I would still go to wrestling. Like, this has nothing to do with like, oh, I'm healthy or not healthy. Like, like, this is something I committed to that I'm gonna do every year till I die. Like, I'm, I'm going to this tournament. And so that was kind of the plan. So then fast forward now a couple days. Now it's like, okay, now as I get close to the tournament, there's two weight classes. And in old guy wrestling, the weight classes are bigger gap, right? When you're competing as a younger guy, like, like every, 8 to 10 pounds are different weight classes. You're kind of in there. But with my age group, there's like a, there's like a 20-pound gap. So like there's one, it's in kilos, but if you were, if you were to put it into like pounds, there's like a 194-pound weight class, which is what I normally weigh about. And then there's one down below, which is 172, which is a huge gap, right? That's like a 22-pound gap. But the problem is everyone's cutting weight. So if I wrestle 194, I'm gonna be wrestling people who are cutting down from 220. If I wrestle 172, I'm wrestling people my same size. And so I'm like, okay, I'm gonna, I'm gonna cut down weight for this. And so I decided and committed to actually cutting weight. Um, and so that was kind of the game plan. Uh, and so I gotta lose, you know, I was coming down from, I was actually 195 pounds on Sunday and I'd weigh in that Friday, which I weigh 171.9 technically. So yeah, that's a lot of weight. It's 20, what, 23 pounds?

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So we get done that night, I go in, I'm like 13 pounds over. I'm like, okay, 13 pounds, weigh-ins are tomorrow. Um, and normally one of the ways we cut weight is we fill the bathtub up with like scalding hot water and you sit in it and it makes you lose a lot of weight. You can lose like 2 or 3 pounds every 15 minutes. And so I'm like, okay, here's the plan. So we go that, we got an Airbnb, we filled the hot tub, fill up the bathtub with water. And 2 things happen. Number 1, the hot water heater does not have enough hot water to fill the bathtub. So it's like halfway filled. I get in, I'm like, it's not covering my whole body. And number 2 is the bathtub is draining. So then like 2 minutes of me getting in, the bathtub's half empty and I'm not covered in water. I'm like, oh no, this is my, this was my catch-all to be able to lose weight and now I can't do it. Ah. And so, yeah, so the, and again, some of you guys are like, Russell, I thought this was a, a podcast about marketing or sales. Like, yeah, some days, but today is about, about you doing what it takes for you to go live the life you wanna live. So there, there's the theme for today is we're gonna go, cuz this is all I wanna do, right? I wanna go wrestle, I wanna go compete. Uh, anyway, so, um, so we go to bed that night, I'm still 13. I wake up in the morning, I'm 12 over and I'm like, okay, what am I gonna do? I gotta lose 12 pounds the next like, 12 hours. And so, uh, we went and we started looking for saunas. We go to this first place, we find a sauna, they let us go in there. And, um, you know, I'm like, hey, I'm like, can we have like 2 hours in here? They're like, no, you know, you're capped at 1 session a day and each session's 40 minutes. So we're like, okay. So we go in there for the first sauna session, we do 40 minutes, uh, come back out, go check our weight. I lost 3 pounds. Like now I'm 9 over. I'm like, okay, that's not enough. So we find a different sauna place. This place had like saunas with bikes in the saunas.. So we go there, throw in the plastics, ride bikes for an hour straight, come out, lost 4 pounds. Now I'm within 5 pounds, right? So then we go back and we need another sauna. So we find another place that's a sauna, but they also have a, a cryo, um, a cryotherapy chamber. And so we went there, got cryotherapy, froze it off just cuz not to lose weight, but just cuz it felt good. We were so beat up at this time. Hadn't drinking anything in like 2 or 3 days. Um, completely dehydrated. So go do cryo sauna, go back home, check our weight. I'm still I can't remember, 4 or 5 pounds over. So we go back, do another sauna session, get down to like right on weight, go back, check my weight at the, at the hotel. I'm right on. So we race over to the, to the place to go do our weigh-ins. I get the weigh-ins and the way weigh-ins work is there's an hour for weigh-ins, right? But as soon as you step on the scale, like, like, like that's your time. You can't go and like leave afterwards. So I go, go get in line, get on the scale again at the hotel. I checked, I was right, right on weight. I get on the scale and every scale's a little different. So I get on the scale and they're, they're like, you're 0.2 pounds over. And I'm like, what? And he is like, yeah, sorry. And then he is like, you, you have 2 challenges if you want, you can challenge, but like, you can't leave the, you can't go lose any more weight. Like you're done. And so I'm like, yes, let's do that other check scale. So we go out to this other check scale, check on that one. I'm still, I'm 0.1 over on that one. And I'm like, if I don't do this, I have to wrestle 194 and I just lost 25 pounds in the last 5 days. It was all for nothing. And I'm like almost in tears, which would've been nice if I could cry, I could lose some weight. But unfortunately I completely dehydrated my body, so I had no tears left. So I'm kind of freaking out. You know, on the last scale I jump on and sure enough, I'm at 78 kilos exactly. I jump off and he's like, they count. So I'm like, oh my gosh. And so we do that, we go back and then again, this is not like weight cutting, like smart weight cutting where you're like losing calories. This is just purely you're, you're dehydrating your body, right? So a gallon of water weighs 8 pounds. So basically, it was 3 gallons of water I had to suck out of my body to lose the weight, right? And so you're so dehydrated. And like, it's funny, I looked— my abs looked awesome. Like, you could actually see I had a six-pack and I had like no love handles. It was amazing. But my face is like sunken in, my eyes are sunken in. Like, there's just dehydrating your body. So you get done and you start drinking like crazy, but actually hurts to drink because you haven't drinking or eaten anything. So I'm just drinking as much as I can, as fast as I can. And then the place we'd gone into the cryotherapy, they also do IV drips. And so we went over back, back to there and we did an IV drip, rehydrated through IVs and then water. And what's crazy, that night we got back and, um, I already gained 14 pounds of water weight by the time we got back to our hotel that night. Um, so all the water we'd sucked out in the pri— the previous 24 hours was back just by drinking and doing the IV drip. But anyway, so that's what got me to the spot, right? And I'm like, a lot of you guys are like, Russell, why would you just like, this seems insane. This is like torture. And the answer is, and the reality is yes, it is torture. It is insane. But also like, I don't know, like for me as a wrestler who used to do this every single week for a decade of my life, like it was so much fun. It was, it was like making me feel alive again to like go through the pressure and the pain and the sweating and the cutting weight and the, deprivation and all this stuff, all to like, to be able to have the opportunity to compete was just, anyway, yeah, it was horrible and amazing at the same time. So then we fast forward next day, we go to the tournament to wrestle. I strap up my arm and I'm so excited because we're doing collegiate style, which means I can do my favorite moves like a cheap tilt and leg rides, which you can't do in freestyle and Greco. My first match, I go out there, we're wrestling, I get the guy to cheap tilt, my favorite move, I turn him and he starts spazzing out. And as soon as he does, Um, he's like jumping, he's kicking back and forth, and I feel my arm pop. The, the ulna pops out again. I was like, oh crap. I heard it, felt it, and literally I can't even move my, my left arm, Mike. That's how bad it was. And so I finished that match, I lose the match. I'm trying to like reset the arm myself and it just, it hurts so bad. They call me for my second match. I go out there wrestling a guy. I'm doing really, really well against him. Um, I get on top, same thing. I'm trying to cheat tilt him and it just, it hurts so bad. And then, uh, we get back on our feet and he locks in with this weird throw and throws me right on that arm again. And so my left arm is just destroyed. I can't flex. There's no bicep. It's all like bruised. It just, it looked horrible. And so I lost two matches, which means usually you're two and out. And I was just like, man, that sucks. Oh, that hit like, I lost both matches and my left arm now is completely jagged. I can't flex my bicep. It, it's swollen. It looks bad., and so we're getting ready, like, you know, we're about to leave the tournament. All of a sudden I hear him call my name again. I'm like, what? I run over like, yeah, you're up again. I'm like, okay. So I already like, I already like had like undone my wrist wrap, everything. So I go back, I wrap my wrist while I'm running out there to wrestle. I shake the guy's hand, we start wrestling. And, and I shoot a shot on this guy with my right hand. So it's now the other arm, the one that I had kind of hurt a little bit during the practice when we're cutting weight. I shoot on that leg, he sprawls back, and I hear my right bicep go pop. And I was like, oh my gosh, I let go of his leg. And also I'm like, I have no arms. Both my arms, the biceps are torn now. I don't even know what's happening. And so I start wrestling this guy, and luckily I'm able to flip him over and pin him, get the match over with. I come off, I look down, and both my arms look deformed. I was like, oh no, this is not good. And so, um, Anyway, tournament's done. I go over, I have the trainers like wrap them in ice so that we're icing these, these, uh, my biceps. Um, I go back, you know, to our, to our Airbnb afterwards. I unwrap them and I look at my arms. I'm like, they both look deformed. Like my bicep does not look normal. It doesn't go to like where it normally hooks. Like it looks, it, it looks really, really bad. Um, and so I'm calling some of my doctors and friends. I'm like, what do I do? And they're like, if you have a torn bicep, like you need to get in surgery and stuff. I'm like, well, I would love to, except for I'm flying in like 5 hours to Hawaii for my family's spring break. I cannot miss that or my wife would literally destroy me. I don't have an opportunity to do that. And so yeah, they, basically my arms swell up. I take a bunch of ibuprofen and stuff and then I don't go to bed that night 'cause my flight's like at 3 in the morning. I jump on the plane and I fly to Hawaii and both my arms, like I can't move them. I can't, it hurts to lift it. I can't lift my backpack up. Like excruciating pain. And as I'm flying to Hawaii, I had this realization. I'm like, my wife did not want me to wrestle, number one. She wanted me to spend time with her and the kids. You know, she's got the, she definitely got like the I told you so attitude, you know, which rightfully so. But I was like, I don't want to ruin this trip for her or for my family. I was like, I'm going to go to this trip and I'm going to have extreme annoying happiness and optimism. To the point where, yeah, just to, just because I don't want to ruin this trip with my kids. And I don't, I don't care about myself. Like, this is not about me, this is about them. And so I go to the, um, I go to Hawaii. And first off, we're in Hawaii and I'm like, it's beautiful. And I was like so happy to be there. And even though I couldn't lift my own bag up, I couldn't, I couldn't move both my arms at this point, um, are swollen. Like, they're huge. It looks like Popeye arms. It's kind of cool. Other than it's just swollen with fluid on both. It's like from my wrist to my, to my armpit, like both arms are just completely swollen. I can't even bend them. Um, and it was crazy because I was there in Hawaii and I was like, again, extreme happiness and optimism and like everything's positive, trying to have no, no thought for my pain or for any of these things because, uh, this was about them. And, um, anyway, the Hawaii trip was insane. We had so much fun. It was such a good time. So I'm almost at the doctor's, which leads me to why I'm doing this podcast. I'm actually now, we're back from Hawaii and I'm going to the doctors to have them check my arms and do MRIs. And I'm going to find out here a little bit if I tore both my biceps, which I have a weird inkling that I have. It's been over a week now. And again, from my wrist to my armpit is completely, my arms are completely yellow and purple, just of pretty bad bruising. Um, my, both my biceps don't look normal, which sucks. I'm like, ah, these don't look like my arms. So we're about to find out, but I share this for a couple reasons. Number one, You guys probably think I'm crazy. Now you know I really am. Number 2 is I want to kind of go back, like, like a lot of people don't, they don't want to do things. They don't want to get hurt. Right? Like, what else do I have to do? Right? Like I have a desk job. I'm sitting all day making funnels and talking with my, like, I don't need my body, my arms, you know, like anyway, I think a lot of people are so scared of getting hurt or they're so scared something happening. They don't do anything. Whereas for me, it's like, I don't care if I get hurt. Like, that's the point of it. Like, I want the soreness. I want that. Like, I want to relive my glory days. I wanted to have that fun experience again, you know? And so it wasn't about like, I don't want to get hurt. It's like, I'm probably going to get hurt. In fact, every year I've done these tournaments, I've gotten hurt. Like, consistently, there's not been a year that I haven't. Um, I always get hurt in them, but it's okay because I have a year to heal, right? Like, um, but it makes me feel alive, and that's the key, right? Um, and so the lessons I hope you get from this, number one is, do things that make you feel alive. Don't be scared of getting hurt. Like, worst case scenario, like, like, what else am I doing with my life, right? Like, like, this is such a fun, exciting thing. It made me feel alive. Like, all the, the, the pain, the suffering, the torture, all those kind of things all made me feel alive. So that's number one. Number two is, um, looking through the pain I was in and like, and by just mentally shifting, like, I'm gonna have a positive attitude. I'm like, I'm not gonna let my wife or kids know how bad this is hurting me. I'm just gonna be extremely optimistic and positive. And we made this Hawaii trip so much fun for everybody. And nobody, I mean, I'm sure they kind of knew I was being a wuss, 'cause I heard I couldn't do zip lining with them, a couple things like that. But I brought my happiest, most optimistic attitude to it, and we made the trip amazing. And now I have a chance to heal and figure it out. I'll probably have to get some surgery. Who knows what's gonna happen? But I don't regret it. I would do it again in a heartbeat because just that, that, that reason to exist, that reason to work out, the reason to cut weight, the reason to like be excited was worth everything. Like it added energy and excitement on every other piece of my life, my business, my writing, my everything. And so I didn't want to lose that. And it's worth the pain and the suffering. So there you go. I hope it helps you guys. Again, some of you guys are going to write this episode off like Russell's crazy. And some of you guys are like, I'm going to go and do the thing I want to do now. And hopefully you give yourself permission. And that's Don't be afraid of being hurt, 'cause worst case scenario, you get a surgery and you're back at it. I got a year to heal before next year's tournament. So thanks guys, I appreciate y'all, and I'll talk to y'all soon. Do you have a funnel but it's not converting? The problem 99.9% of the time is that your funnel is good, but you suck at selling. If you wanna learn how to sell so your funnels will actually convert, then get a ticket to my next Selling Online event by going to sellingonline.com/podcast. That's sellingonline.com/podcast.