In this episode, Zack talks about a powerful realization: the struggles we often wish away might be our greatest unfair advantage. Drawing from personal experience and inspired by stories like David Goggins’, he explores how growing up with instability, scarcity, or setbacks can actually fuel extraordinary drive.

He reflects on his own journey, from feeling behind in life due to his upbringing to recognizing how that hunger became the very thing that pushed him forward. Whether it’s having no financial safety net or feeling like you’re at a disadvantage, this episode flips the narrative on adversity and reframes it as a superpower.

If you’ve ever looked at your past and thought, “This is why I can’t make it,” this episode will help you see that maybe, just maybe, it’s the reason you will.

Chapters:

00:00 – 00:45 | Kicking Things Off

• Why this message matters now
• Real talk on struggle and success

00:45 – 01:40 | Goggins & the Power of Pain

• David Goggins as an extreme example of transformation
• The link between hardship and hunger

01:40 – 02:36 | Personal Story: Feeling Left Behind

• Growing up without money or stable family structure
• The early belief that life was unfair

02:36 – 03:13 | Victim to Creator

• Letting go of excuses
• Learning that your future isn’t dictated by your past

03:13 – 04:08 | Seeing It in Others

• Coaching young professionals through their own hunger
• The difference between a crutch and a catapult

04:08 – 04:49 | Reframing Struggle as an Edge

• Hunger as the most powerful motivator
• Why comfort can actually be a disadvantage

04:49 – 05:35 | No Safety Net = All In

• The fuel that comes from having no backup plan
• How desperation can create transformation

05:35 – 07:36 | Grateful for the Grind

• Looking back with appreciation for hard beginnings
• How adversity created grit, tenacity, and drive

07:36 – 08:39 | Honoring the Journey & the People in It

• Gratitude for the parents who modeled resilience
• Releasing resentment and rewriting the story

08:39 – 09:10 | Final Word: It’s a Choice

• Struggles: unfair disadvantage or unfair advantage?
• The biggest mindset shift that changed everything

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