At the end of the movie 8 Mile, Eminem is in the final of a rap battle. Rather than make fun of his opponent, Em took a different approach. He rapped about what his opponent was going to say about him. It left his opponent speechless; he had nothing to say. So, my question to you is, why don't you let the world see your weakness so that, just like Eminem, the world won't be able to use them against you?

Forrest Griffin is an American retired MMA fighter and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2013 and currently serves as the Vice President of Athlete Development at the UFC Performance Institute.

You have failed at everything in your life except one thing. You have failed at being a good dad, a good spouse, and a good boss. The only thing you have never failed at is making it through a really bad day.

Jake Arians is a former American football placekicker in the NFL. He played college football at UAB. He is the son of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl-winning coach and former Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians.

Stoicism is often misunderstood. It is often said that a stoic man does not feel emotions. This isn't true. A stoic man incredibly feels his emotions; he just doesn't let his emotions take over his actions.

Stuart Phillips is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health. He is also the Director of the McMaster University Physical Activity Centre of Excellence. Dr. Phillips has authored more than 350 research papers. In 2018-21 he was named to Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers list as a being in the top 1% of all cited researchers in nutrition and physiology research.

If you want success, if you want more than what you have right now, you don't have a choice. You don't have a choice to have a bad day. You don't have a choice to chill today. You must be waking up and grinding. You must wake up, start your day skillfully, and then get to work.

Mike Robbins is the author of five books, including Bring Your Whole Self to Work and, hist latest, We're All in This Together. He's an expert in teamwork, leadership, and performance. His clients include Google, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, Schwab, eBay, and many others.

Every morning you get out of bed, you have a choice of what you will do in the day. Will you let the momentum of the previous day be the deciding factor? Will you let the way you are feeling be that factor? Or will you choose discipline?

Brendan Fitzgerald is a play-by-play announcer and show host for the UFC. He also is the host of the Fitz Nation Podcast, featuring long form interviews about personal development and what top performers in MMA have used to reach a high level of success. Brendan has been in sports broadcasting since 2007 and has had the most fun in his career calling fights and falling in love with martial arts since joining the UFC in 2017.