WARRIOR WEEK

Coach Sam's guest in this special episode of Warrior Week: Parables From the Pit is elite tattoo artist, Jasen Workman, who has created masterpieces for Coach Sam, Garrett, and many of the Warrior brothers. We find out how he was introduced to the conversation of Warrior, what caused him to take a healing journey of over 600 miles, and how an "out of the blue" phone call led Jasen to make a decision that changed the trajectory of not only his life but also the lives of hundreds of men.

• While building a million-dollar company and team, at the young age of 34, Jasen's body began to shut down from the incessant hustle and grind. After discovering a brain tumor, doctors suggested surgery, but Jasen was unwilling to take chances with potential consequences.
• Much to the chagrin of medical experts and family members, and after being told he would eventually go blind and ultimately die if he did nothing, Jasen took matters into his own hands and decided to go on a spiritual journey of healing. Most thought he was absolutely crazy, but Jasen felt called to go on a 635-mile healing walk from San Francisco to Portland within 32 days.

What have you been called to do in your life that didn't make sense to anyone but you? What were the results?

• During his month-long walk, Jasen met many people, mostly businessmen who were trying to escape the hustle of their every day lives to gain clarity and to reinvent themselves.
• It was in isolation where Jasen gained clarity for his life through journaling and by asking himself questions. He wanted real connection and authenticity with his family, both of which were lacking on his part, and that his kids "just needed their fucking dad."

How are you showing up for your kids?

• Jasen and Coach Sam describe the tattoo experience as two old souls meeting and coming together. It's a pivotal life-changing moment in time, a transformational experience.
• "It's an experience where I get to share a slice of life with another human being …where they have a piece of me on their body. There's an energetic exchange, a footprint."

What message or story does the art on your body describe?

• It was December 2018. Jasen was in the airport waiting to board his flight to Florida when he received an urgent call from Warrior headquarters. A series of events had transpired, causing Jasen to become disconnected from Warrior for a time, so this call was totally unexpected.
• What transpired next was like witnessing a slow-motion scene in an epic Hollywood movie where one is kept on the edge of their seat until the very last possible second.

Describe a turning point in your life that came out of left-field.

• As Jasen sat in the audience of WC3 with over nine hundred other brothers, he suddenly heard Coach Sam call out his name. Only moments before, he had a premonition he would be called to the stage. Although he had healed in many ways, Jasen felt that his heart hadn't fully healed.
• Coach Sam recalls, "I was sitting there holding your heart, you turned the candle on, and I asked everyone to come forward. Nine hundred guys got up from their chairs, kneeled down, and all of their hands were on your heart. It was like a giant tree of arms with the healing coming through those 900 brothers and dads."

What lasting impact has this experience had on your life?

" We both had pain, and in the midst of it we had this pure joy and connection. We laughed, we cried, we listened to music, we were eating… we were kids again."

—Sam Falsafi

"Sam is a fucking healer. He takes men into a place they never thought they could be."

–Jasen Workman

Dr. Todd Wendell is Coach Sam's special guest in this eye-opening, compelling, and fascinating episode of Warrior Week: Parables From the Pit. Their conversation resonates at a high frequency and invites you to step up and connect in ways you may have never before considered.

• The conversation of Warrior entered Todd's realm when the conditions of his life could easily be described as "good." Always one seeking more growth and information, Todd consumed the entire audio of WarriorBook during his six-hour drive to a hunt in Utah and afterward found himself in a pivotal conversation with Coach Sam.
• "Based on society's standards, things are "good" for you. But is good going to be good enough in the future? What assurance do you have that as each of you change over the next several months, especially your children, that what you're doing is going to be good enough? What is your blueprint? What's your strategy?"

How does society's definition of "good" show up in your life?

• Todd entered Warrior Week 55 with a spiritual disconnect. He knew there was a God, and he believed in him, but he had spent years leaning on man for that connection.
• It was during that week that Todd was able to shed long-held beliefs and stories and begin to have a personal connection for himself with God, which was a significant turning point for him.

How has your connection with God opened up and improved?

• Up until Warrior Week 53, Coach Sam saw the mechanical aspect of chiropractic but remained uneducated about the deeper scope and meaning of it, and became a slave to his stories. We tend to dismiss and make up stories about that which we do not understand.
• After suffering for over nine months with an injury, Coach Sam turned to Chiropractic, which ultimately shifted his beliefs through his personal experience. "It is biological and spiritual. That is where the alignment happens with the universe, which is this bigger connection."

How do you feel about it? Have you had a personal experience?

• The nervous system is a reaction to the environment we surround ourselves with. If we can remove some of these interferences, and improve and tighten that awareness, the body starts to thrive and resonate at a higher frequency.
• "What creates resistance inside of our bodies? Drama, trauma, psychological, and physical issues which are ofttimes a manifestation of our emotions. As we begin removing those blocks of resistance built up inside of us, the electrical currency has the ability to circulate at full capacity."

As you look within yourself, what do you believe is holding you back and impeding your circulation capacity?

• In our modern era, the man who is aware is a man who sees life through the blended lens of science, spirituality, and his own philosophies. He is a man who exercises confidence and certainty as he leads his wife and children.
• Listening to the voice inside of you as you raise and lead your children is crucial in our day and age, especially when others are quick to tell you what to do. Remember, your children were given to you…not them. Trust your intuition.

What has been your experience with choosing the blended lens of beliefs?

"I'd rather my kids get lack of sleep than lack of me. And…I'd rather spend a fucking hour with my son than read a book about raising sons."

—Sam Falsafi

"Lose the shame and guilt, and step up to connection. It's all around you. Stop sedating it, stop running away from it…step into it."

–Dr. Todd Wendell

"Our bodies are nothing more than a television receptor for a frequency that's beyond us."

—Bruce Lipton

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Coach Sam's guest in this episode of Warrior Week: Parables From the Pit is Jeff Oldroyd, graduate of Warrior Week 55, the week it never stopped raining! What did Jeff realize that first night in the Pit? What does he treasure most in this world? How does he show up for his kids and the kids in their small community? What simple but important message do Coach Sam and Jeff have for the fathers listening to this podcast?

• About ten years prior to finding Warrior, Jeff created a symbol and statement of his life based upon a book his friend had written. "By having a balance between my belief in God, my family, my business, and my active, adventurous lifestyle, I will achieve my life's goals and dreams."
• When Warrior came into his life, Jeff was already heavily into the habit of Core 4 (Body, Balance, Being, and Business), but now had the tools to not only back it up but to also take it to the next level.

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What were the conditions of your life when Warrior was introduced to you?

• Upon entering Warrior Week, Jeff had no clue why he was there, but he was committed to submitting to the process. During that first night in the Pit, what opened up for him was the love he had for his family.
• One of the most significant moments for Jeff was the introduction of the Dark and Light Warrior and the amount of power and love that he felt when they were both joined together.

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What has been your experience with the Dark and Light Warrior?

• Pre Warrior, Jeff's life was pretty much on an even keel. His relationship with his wife was more functional than passionate, and he had reached the point where he was sick of mediocrity. Post-Warrior, Jeff has opened up more with his children and has been able to have deeper conversations with them.
• As dads in today's world, you have to have massive amounts of influence and persuasion over your children, as there's an over-abundance of information available to them that will over-ride your voice if it's not clear and cannot be heard by them.

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How have your conversations with your children changed since taking on the Warrior lifestyle?

• Once you label yourself as a Warrior inside this game of life you become someone who has been awakened, and there comes an understanding of and subscription to what Warrior is, which is found in the land of yes or no, but never in the land of maybe which leave things unresolved.
• "What is Wake Up Warrior? We wake up, and then we live in the land of yes or no. If I tell you I'm going to be there tomorrow by eight, I will be there by eight." Ultimately, that is how you must operate with your children; otherwise, you leave things unresolved."

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What can you do to strengthen your resolve to live in the land of yes or no more often?

• As a martial arts instructor, Jeff teaches many kids whose dads aren't around. As a result, he and his boys have become their role models, causing Jeff to wonder why dads aren't stepping up to take care of their kids.
• Both Jeff and Coach Sam advise fathers "to just show up and be present. That's it. Just be there and let it happen. Put your phone down and be consumed by your child and the energy of their environment. Don't delegate it to your wife, the nanny, or the big brother."

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How do you show up for your children? What is one thing you can do to improve that?

"Believing is not enough. You can have a story that you believe, but if you don't act on those beliefs, you're a fucking liar."

--Sam Falsafi

"I didn't realize how much I had to tear down in order to build myself back up."

--Jeff Oldroyd

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Joey Gindi is Coach Sam's special guest in this episode of Warrior Week: Parables From the Pit. What did he discover in his Pit? What was a pivotal point for him at Warrior Week? What does this mean, Comfort vs. Combat? How do we help our children face and triumph in their modern-world battles?

• Joey's initial introduction to Warrior came through his physical trainer, who had found Warrior and had developed his own version of it. Eventually, Joey and his father attended WC3, where they both signed up for a Warrior Week interview with Coach Sam.
• At the time, Joey felt like he was searching for something outside of himself to give purpose to his life. He felt trapped, almost as if he were living someone else's life. On the surface, all looked good and was working, but on the inside, there was a nagging question, "Is this all there is?"

Where in your world does evertything appear to be "good" on the outside, but in reality is far from it?

• Inside the Pit on that first night at Warrior Week, Joey couldn't get angry or pissed off. He was going through the motions trying to find his Pit but felt out of place.
• He came to the realization that he had been coasting through life without any emotions. "I had blocked myself from feeling sadness and hurt, which stopped me from feeling joy."

How do you relate to Joey?

• On the beach during the Hand of God evolution, Joey finally got that God was with him. "In that moment, I felt that all I searched for, I had been searching in the wrong fucking places."
• Throughout his life, Joey felt that the answers he was seeking were found outside of himself, when, in the end, he discovered they are all found within him. "I am no longer searching for a shiny object outside of myself."

Describe a pivotal point has changed the trajectory of your life.

• For years, men have been compliant inside this game of comfort. But the piece that has been forgotten among many modern men is combat.
• Combat is conflict; being able to collide for what you want, not physically but by telling the truth and not lying; by being honest about everything about your life. It's the ability to go and create conflicts and handle them not so that you create problems, but so that you get what you want.

What domain do you find yourself avoiding collision?

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• As Coach Sam began telling the truth, he found himself casting judgment on others and holding them to his newfound standard.
• As he started mastering the art and science of telling the truth, he accepted that he was going to be among people who may not be the same wavelength and that it wasn't his job to identify the liars.

Where do you find yourself casting judgement and holding others accountable to your own standards?

"I am not abandoning; I am upgrading. I am fighting for progress to get out of this comfort zone, and I am willing to accept the mission to the unknown"

—Sam Falsafi

"We get to teach our kids to believe in themselves and be their own fuckin gurus."

–Joey GindI

John Blackburn, graduate of Warrior Week 52, joins Coach Sam in today's episode of Warrior Week: Parables From the Pit. We learn about the very special person who loved John unconditionally, why that person was so important to him, and how he continues honoring their relationship inside of his life and business today.

• John was introduced to Warrior via one of his best friends who had been through Warrior Week himself and dubbed it as one of the most emotionally and physically difficult experiences of his life.
• The first thirty days into the build-up of Warrior Week was one of the most interesting, eye-opening, and liberating experiences for John. He was ultimately thrown into a pod with 16 other men where they shared their deepest, darkest secrets with coaches calling them out on their shit for not being completely truthful and honest.

Why are men uncomfortable telling the truth?

• The first night in the Pit was very emotional for John as he carried his sandbag filled with guilt, shame, and fear, dragging it along like an anchor. The weight he had been carrying was the guilt and shame around his marriage, his father, and his mother.
• The heaviest pain he was carrying was the loss of his mother, who was John's best friend. "She was in my corner all my life. I watched her suffer for ten years, as she wanted to be alive to watch me get married and have kids. I was her reason to live."

What anchors are you carrying that are weighing you down?

• Warrior Week was a game-changer for John. Not only did he find his power, but it was also a place to step up, shed the weight of guilt and shame, and get clear.
• One of the biggest shifts for John was the realization that he wanted to be married to his wife for the rest of his life. "I have 100% gone to war for this woman and have left it all on the field. It feels fucking fantastic not to hold anything back."

What evidence do you have in your life that shows you have actually gone to war for your wife?

• John's mother showed up in an unconditional manner day in and day out, no matter what he did or what was going on. "I always knew there was nothing I could do that would take her love and support away from me and what I was doing."
• "Reflecting on the moments together, I can't remember a time in our interaction when there wasn't love present. She always had an open heart, and her ability to give and share love in any situation was her light on this earth."

How does it feel to be around people who spread light wherever they go?

• Pam, John's mother, delivered joy inside of her heart despite the horrible complexity of her situation. She was able to cultivate joy inside of John's heart during her ten-year illness. The biggest git he received from her was that of unconditional love.
• The lessons John gleaned from his mother have immensely affected how he shows up in his marriage, particularly around unconditional love, where saying yes to your spouse means that no conditions are placed on the love that you give and show them.

What conditions do you place on your loved ones? How can you begin letting go of those conditions?

"It's a one-way deposit."

—Sam Falsafi

"You married this person for who they are, not for who they are going to become in the future."

–John Blackburn

Coach Sam's guest this week is Alan Daviduk, Jr., a graduate of Warrior Week 52 whose story is both fascinating and insightful. What was the biggest obstacle he faced pre-Warrior? What special message was whispered in his ear during Warrior Week that he still carries with him over 400 days later? What life-altering event completely changed his life? How was he able to cure himself in a three month period? Discover the answers to these questions – and more – in this exceptional episode of Warrior Week: Parables From the Pit. www.warriorweeknow.com

• Things were a mess for Alan before Warrior came into his world. Weighing in at 386 pounds – 116 pounds HEAVIER than he is today – Alan was searching for a way out.
• His involvement in the family Dunkin' Donuts business was taking a toll on him. He was working seven days a week and barely had time for his seven kids. The walls were closing in on him, and the box he was living in was getting smaller and smaller.

What state was your life in before Warrior entered the picture?

• Alan was uncertain and self-conscious about his weight and felt like shit all the time. He found it hard to function, leading Alan to make some bad decisions.
• He tried different fads and diets, most lasting for two weeks at best. His blood sugar levels were all over the place, and the constant roller coaster made things worse. He felt like he was dying from the inside out.

What's one of the biggest obstacles you've tackled or are in the process of tackling?

• From the outside looking in, Warrior Week appears to be an intense, physical journey, something Alan knew he most likely wouldn't be able to accomplish. Still, something drew him to it, and he committed to the process 100%.
• During one of the evolutions, he was having trouble staying up with the group. Alan thought he was dying. As he sat down for a drink of water, a familiar voice whispered something in his ear that was a turning point for him, something he carries with him over 400 days later.

What has proved to be a turning point in your life?

• By incorporating sustainable, consistent actions seven days a week, Alan's life began transforming. Rain or snow, he stepped outside and walked. As a result, in the past nine months, his diabetes has nearly been eliminated.
• A doctor's appointment for an infection in his foot led to the discovery of a 90% heart blockage. Further investigation revealed that the damage had occurred within a five year period from age 40 to 45. This led Alan down a path of massive lifestyle changes that ultimately led to his healing

What sustainable actions are you incorporating in your life that are leading you to the results you're after?

• Alan cracked the code inside their family business and is packaging this system into a program called "The Smart Plan," showing others in his industry how he was able to do it. Inside another business, he saw things he didn't agree with but didn't speak up, but instead hid.
• The moment he came coming out of his shell and began colliding with his partners, Alan began knocking down walls and cleaning things up. "Collision teaches you to take a stand. I want this, and I'm going to fucking get it. If you're in my way, I'm going to run you over, just like a full-back does in football."

Where do you know you need to have a collision today?

"The one thing that started the spark was courage. You chose to show up. And, in that decision, everything changed."

—Sam Falsafi

"It really comes down to what you want and the choices that you make. You've got to be diligent, you've got to do it every day, and you've got to be willing to do what it takes to get there."

–Alan Daviduk

Truly a beacon of Warrior for the past seven years, Mike Isom, Warrior's first client, joins Coach Sam in this historic episode of Warrior Week: Parables from the Pit. What business did Mike create as a result of an Impossible Game? What unusual event occurred at Warrior Week 40 that nearly drove Mike away from Warrior, but instead turned out to be one of the most important experiences of his life? Why does Mike keep showing up? Why do Legacy and preparation matter?

• Mike and Garrett go back to 2004 when Garrett was in the mortgage industry. For about two years, Mike drove from his home in southern Utah to Vegas, where Garrett was living at the time, doing financial planning for Garrett's clients.
• They lost contact for a few years, each going through their own transitions and pits. In 2012, Garrett's first Warrior video caught Mike's attention, and feeling that Garrett was speaking directly to him, Mike signed up for the first Warrior Week.

What was it about Garrett and his message that initially spoke to you?

• Warrior Week initially started out as a weekly call, and it was during these calls that Mike, for the first time, felt like he was not alone. This was a HUGE revelation for him.
• "I thought I was the only man experiencing what I was experiencing, so when I found out that I wasn't, it was a huge relief. It gave me this comfort, and it gave me permission to talk about, examine, and take action on things going on in his life."

As a married businessman with children, what conversations were you unable to have with anyone before Warrior?

• As part of the Certified Trainer program and with a desire to dive deep into the Warrior doctrine, and to be able to live it to a greater degree in his own life, Mike attended a required second Warrior Week, WW #40 in Sept 2017.
• Having assisted in Warrior Weeks 33 and 35, Mike knew what was coming experientially, yet ultimately didn't know what he would personally experience from these evolutions.

In what ways do you keep showing up in your life?

• During Warrior Week 40, as Mike was entering his pit, unbeknownst to him, his son Kayden stood behind the camera, filming him in this highly intense environment. In the evolution, Mike was waist-deep in the water with Coach Sam telling him to go deeper and deeper.
• All at once, Mike found himself face-to-face with his son, Kayden, Coach Sam and Coach Jesse. What happened next led Mike and Kayden on a father and son journey that brought a bond and trust back into their relationship.

How deep do you allow yourself to go in your daily pits?

• "The enjoyment comes in the pursuit of going after something. Do I stop, celebrate, and appreciate along the way? Yes. But, I'm constantly moving towards something that challenges me because it fulfills me the most and creates the most for those around me. That's why I live a challenge-based lifestyle that Warrior has taught me." Mike
• "In that moment of joy is when you're truly receiving the gift. If you receive it, you can give it away. But if you block yourself from receiving it, you have nothing to give away. Give yourself permission to receive and feel the gifts." Coach Sam

What have you noticed about yourself and how you feel when you give yourself permission to receive the gifts?

"We're all on this pursuit of happiness, but our paralyzing stories can prevent us from actually being in proximately of that happiness."

—Sam Falsafi

"The science of Warrior, when applied, allows us to connect with the truth."

–Mike Isom

• Dr. Jeff has been one who has desired continuous growth and expansion throughout his life. No stranger to self-help and improvement programs, Jeff has invested over $600K in himself over the last 25 years.
• When he discovered Warrior, physically and relationship-wise things were not that great. He felt something was missing in his life and was looking for something to push him harder than he had been pushed before.

What were the conditions of your life when Warrior entered the picture?

• Jeff's experience in the Pit at Warrior Week was deep and dark, "almost like being alone but I wasn't." Out of that came a hunger and a knowing that everything was going to be ok
• What has changed in Jeff's life since Warrior Week? Through the use of the CORE 4 tool, he is now spending time in all four domains of his life where before that wasn't the case. Connection with his parents and sons has increased exponentially.

What changes have you experienced post-Warrior Week?

• As an ER physician, Jeff has healed and assisted over 190,000 men, women, & children throughout his career. One of the hardest challenges he faces in his work is delivering the news of death to loved ones.
• Surprisingly, 60-85% of the people he sees have a significant psychological component, often anxiety or stress, which greatly magnifies the physical ailment or injury.

What is one of the challenges you face in your line of work?

• Coach Sam shared a story where the presence of the ER doctor made a massive difference when their son broke his arm in Vegas a year ago. The doctor's knowledge, confidence, and certainty poured into them and helped them come away with a feeling of happiness and certainty.
• If a doctor comes into a situation with anxiety or a closed & fatigued mind, it has a huge negative impact on the patients and their families. Knowing this to be the case, Dr. Jeff makes it a point to enter any situation with calmness and certainty

How does your attitude affect those around you, as in your family and teams at work?

• In addition to being an ER physician, Dr. Jeff also does energy healing which is a taboo subject in hospitals. He has found the results in those open to this sort of healing to be phenomenal.
• The desire to heal has been with Jeff from the time he was about three years old. He explored various types of healing before deciding upon becoming a medical doctor.

What about yourself did you instinctively know as a child that you have since become or explored as an adult?

"The practice of a healer is you who are; not what you do."

—Sam Falsafi"

"We all know more than we think we know. Listen; pay attention to that inner voice."

–Dr. Jeff Audibert

• Tony initially discovered Warrior on Facebook back in March of 2014, when a friend posted photos of a recently attended Warrior Week.
• This piqued Tony's interest in Garrett, whom he googled. As he watched Garrett's videos, it was the first time Tony felt "someone knew me better than I knew myself and was speaking directly to me."

What situation did you find yourself in when you first discovered the world of Warrior?

• At the time, Tony was in a painful place, newly separated, and looking for a new place to live. Self-development was new to him, and he had never invested financially in himself.
• Garrett's call to actions "led me to think about things from a different perspective, and I was willing to do anything to get into a better place."

What was in that caused you to invest in Warrior?

• "The first Warrior Week Tony attended in 2014 helped him survive the separation from his wife and armed him with tools that he eventually let go of.
• The prep alone leading up to Tony's second Warrior Week experience in 2019 was life-changing. It brought up abandonment issues and uncovered patterns from his childhood that surprised him.

What showed up for you during Warrior Week that surprised you and rocked your world?

• Warrior's CODE is simple: Stop Fucking Lying, and Start Telling the Truth. Coach Sam explains the Yin and Yang of the CODE, and how he "dont's & do's" are each a necessary component.
• Focusing on the do's of the CODE prevents you from visiting the parts of our life that can be scary to visit; the places most men don't want to go mostly because they don't know how to go there.

How has life changed for you since living by the CODE?

• Coach Sam and Tony have sons about the same age, and both men share similar feelings towards them. When they look at their sons, they see themselves at their age.
• Tony, regarding his son, "Every movement, every mannerism brings me back to my childhood." Both men agree it's almost as if they're trying to relive their childhood through their sons.

How have you seen your relationship with your children change since Warrior?

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"Seven years ago, before Warrior, I didn't see my son. Since Warrior, I have been planting the seed of trust inside of him. I feel like he's guiding me."

—Sam Falsafi

"I know you want to be a better father."

–Kayden LeBlanc, Tony's eight-year-old son.

• Stephen was striving to reach his goal of collecting $1M in a year. He hired chiropractic consultants along the way and figured with his track record of collecting $960k in 2017, he would easily reach that $1M figure in 2018.
• 2018 turned out to be a year of struggle for him, however, where he was running out of cash. He had reached the point where he was ready to pull money out of his savings, sell his dream home, and move closer to his office in order to meet payroll and dig himself out of the pit.

Looking back, when have you experienced something similar to Stephen's experience? What happened?

• As he searched for other options, he ran across an ad on Facebook featuring Garrett. As he watched the hour-long video, he felt that he was viewing the story of his own life.
• That night, Steven invited his wife to watch the video, both agreeing they were watching their story. Stephen pulled the trigger, bought the book, and enrolled in Kings Kit 3. "This is what I have been searching for my whole life!"

What was your initial impression or reaction of Warrior?

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• While attending WarriorCon3 in December of 2018, Stephen met other chiropractors. After the first of three days, he felt the call to do Warrior Week, no matter the cost. However, during the weeks leading up to Warrior Week, he had a change of heart and mind due to the stress of his financial situation.
• As he resultantly spoke with Coach Sam on the phone, Sam reminded him he was living in a story and that, yes, he would refund his money. But then he said something that caused Stephen to have another change of heart and opt to go all-in with Warrior Week.

What resistance did you experience leading up to Warrior Week?

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• The story of the White Warrior and the Dark Warrior was by far one of the biggest takeaways from Warrior Week for Stephen. "I knew I had the dark side, but I never wanted to let that beast out of the cage. It was a HUGE realization that it was ok to utilize that power to make everything work.
• The Stack is the tool that allows that to happen. It is a series of questions where you express your feelings and how those relate to what you truly want. Inside of that, that there is a Voice giving you instruction. This channels the darkness, blame, anger, and turns it into a gift.

What is your experience using the Stack?

• When eleven years old, Stephen knew he was going to be a doctor. He had this fascination with the brain and believed he would be a neurosurgeon. His little sister was born premature and struggled for six months with ear infections. The doctors wanted to put tubes in her ears, but his parents didn't want her to go through surgery.
• They took his sister to a chiropractor who did an exam and an adjustment and told them her body would heal itself. That night, her ears drained. Stephen was blown away from this experience and had four words imprinted forever in his mind: THE BODY HEALS ITSELF.

What did you feel called to do at an early age? Are you doing it today?

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"We all have that level of darkness. We can take all of that and generate light out of it, but the majority of us don't know how to do that. At Warrior, the tool of the Stack becomes the bridge between the darkness and the light."

—Sam Falsafi

"The Stack is a powerful tool that has helped me access the dark Warrior in me and use it to create production in my life. I live to find moments I can go deeper with so that I can Stack it. I also use it to journal and to express gratittude & love."

–Stephen Vincent