My takeaways:

• You only know what you know + your environment shapes your experience..
• • “Where I’m from, you got no girls if you weren’t fresh in shoes or clothes. ‘Successful’ people in my community were the ones selling drugs.”
• Your past is part of you, but it doesn’t decide who you are - you always have the choice of who you want to be & how you want to move forwards.
• • “I took back my pen. I decided that I wanted to write my story.”
• Feeling your emotions as a man isn’t weak - it makes you human.
• None of us have it all together, but that doesn’t mean you can do meaningful things from exactly where you’re at. (And in fact that means you should stop waiting and start acting!)
• We shouldn’t fear failure or pain - avoiding these at all costs is a recipe for feeling unhappy, unfulfilled, and eventually - regretful.
• We all have inherent value and the fact that we’re different is beautiful.
• • “We’re all masterpieces.”

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Guest info:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/youmattertoday/

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Ben’s Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/benjamin.m.fritz

 

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Intro/outro music:

Jeff II - Wait For Me

https://youtu.be/YuBBSQI2XDQ

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