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What if the hard things in life weren’t setbacks — but setups?

In this powerful episode, I sit down with Coach Rod Ray, Amazon #1 best-selling author of Hard Comes First and Head Coach of Wofford Tennis. We dive into what it really means to do hard things — not for the applause, but for the growth that no one sees. From leading student-athletes with humility to walking through seasons of pressure, pain, and purpose, Coach Ray shares the mindset that turns adversity into strength.

If you’ve ever asked, “Why is this so hard?” — this conversation is for you.

💬 We talk about:

• The origin and meaning of Hard Comes First
• How to lead when no one’s watching
• What strength looks like when it’s quiet
• The spiritual foundation that guides his journey

This episode will challenge, uplift, and equip you to carry what’s heavy — with purpose.

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Theme: Holding on when life is heavy, staying rooted through pain, and building quiet strength

We all hit that point — the days where showing up feels like the hardest rep to lift.
This episode is for the ones still fighting in silence. The ones overthinking, missing someone, trying to heal, and wondering if they’re doing enough.

You’re not weak for feeling tired. You’re not broken for needing God more than usual. You’re human. And even now — you’re still building through strength.

This is a raw, faith-filled solo about navigating emotional fatigue, staying soft in hard seasons, and clinging to grace when you can’t cling to much else.

🎧 What You’ll Hear:

• Why strength ≠ never struggling
• What to do when healing feels like it’s taking too long
• Anchors to help you stay grounded physically, mentally, and spiritually
• A personal word of encouragement from Kyle’s own testimony
• Real talk: heartbreak, growth, and God’s mercy in the middle of it all
• Signature close:
  Two feet down. One head up.
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This episode isn’t scripted. It’s not polished. It’s just real.

I just finished watching Forever on Netflix… and it stirred something in me. It reminded me how fast life can change — how one conversation, one decision, one moment can flip your whole story.

I talk about Megan. I talk about what it means to love someone and still need space. I talk about heartbreak, reflection, faith, and the quiet in between. This one’s personal.

If you’re in a season of stillness, silence, or uncertainty — this is for you.

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🧠 What You’ll Hear:

• Reflections after Forever on Netflix
• When emotions hit before you're ready
• What it’s like to miss someone without going backward
• Faith in the aftermath of change
• Honest encouragement for those quietly healing
• Signature close:
  Two feet down. One head up.
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🗣 Quote from the episode:

“You can still love her and still heal. The two don’t cancel each other.”

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He walked away from college football — not because he gave up, but because he woke up to a deeper calling.

In this episode, I sit down with a former D1 athlete who left the game to pursue music, purpose, and God’s plan over people’s expectations. We talk faith, fear, discipline, and what it really means to pivot from identity to obedience.

This episode is for anyone who’s been feeling the pull — to leave the familiar, to chase the unseen, to follow purpose over platform.

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🎧 What You’ll Hear:

• Why he left football at the height of his career
• How music became more than a hobby
• The mental + spiritual battle of choosing purpose
• What faith looks like when no one claps for your decisions
• Encouragement for creatives, dreamers, and those in transition
• Signature sign-off:
  Two feet down. One head up.
  143 🫶🏾

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🗣 Quote from the Episode:
“Sometimes obedience looks like walking away — even when it doesn’t make sense to anyone else.”

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A quiet reminder for the ones healing in silence.

In this solo episode, Kyle shares what it means to stay consistent, faithful, and committed when your progress goes unseen. He opens up about his personal testimony — rebuilding through injury, heartbreak, and seasons of emotional silence — and how God met him there.

This is for anyone who’s tired, overlooked, or tempted to quit just because it feels like no one is clapping. Your quiet progress still counts.

Includes:

• Kyle’s personal healing journey
• Spiritual reflection on Galatians 6:9
• “Rep for the Soul” encouragement
• Weekly gym tip
• Journal-style open-ended questions

Progress in private is still progress. Keep showing up.
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This 5-minute solo drop is a quiet reminder that progress isn’t always loud.

Host Kyle Pinnix speaks into the silence of self-doubt, discouragement, and emotional fatigue — and reminds us that showing up in the dark still counts.

Includes a faith-based reflection, and a Rep for the Soul to carry into your week.

You’re not falling behind. You’re still building.

And always… 143 🫶🏾

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In this powerful installment of Building Through Strength, host Kyle Pinnix sits down solo with Trooper Wright—a high school football player who lost half of his arm in a four-wheeler accident yet refused to hang up his cleats. Trooper shares the raw details of that life-altering day, the mental and spiritual battles that followed, and what it takes to step back onto the field when the odds feel stacked against you.

Join us as we explore:

• The accident & aftermath: How Trooper processed shock, doubt, and grief.
• Choosing action over defeat: The moment he decided to fight for his dream of playing college ball.
• Redefining strength: Why true resilience is rooted in purpose, faith, and relentless hope.
• Life beyond injury: What he wants every athlete—or anyone facing setbacks—to know about moving forward.

Plus, a practical Weight Room Tip for training through emotional weight, and this week’s Rep for the Soul:

“Real strength isn’t about having it all—it’s about refusing to quit with what you still have.”

Tune in and be inspired by a story that proves you can build forward, no matter what life takes away.

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In this 5-minute solo reflection, host Kyle Pinnix breaks down what it really means to be built different — not in the way social media flaunts, but in the quiet, painful, resilient way that real life demands.

Inspired by the story of high school football player Trooper Wright — who lost half of his arm in an accident and is still chasing his dream — Kyle shares how loss, scars, and setbacks don’t disqualify you… they define you.

This episode is for anyone carrying invisible weight, questioning their future, or wondering if they still have purpose left in them.

Rep for the Soul:
“Real strength isn’t about having it all — it’s about refusing to quit with what you still have.”

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In this solo episode, Kyle Pinnix opens up about what it looks like to show up strong on the outside — while grieving silently on the inside.

He shares how the gym became a space to escape emotional pain, and how that turned into a false version of strength. This one is raw, real, and filled with truth for anyone who has ever carried silent weight.

Includes: a practical weightlifting tip for controlled emotional training and a closing Rep for the Soul that speaks straight to your healing process.

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Not all grief is obvious.

Some of it lives in the quiet — the breakup you chose but still think about, the dream that didn’t work out, the version of yourself you’ll never get back.

In this short but powerful mini session, Kyle Pinnix speaks to the kind of grief people don’t talk about. The kind you carry into the gym. The kind that follows you into your silence.

This episode is a reminder that your grief is real, even if it doesn’t make sense to anyone else.

You’re not weak for still feeling it — you’re healing.

“You’re allowed to miss what broke you.You’re allowed to not be okay yet.You’re allowed to still be healing — even when no one else notices.”

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