Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
You've been waiting for the right moment to start. For things to feel easier. For someone to tell you you're ready. But here's the truth: the pain of regret will always hurt more than the pain of failure. And the only way forward is through.
This episode is 14 minutes of the lessons that took 39 years to learn. From getting fired and heartbroken to losing half a business overnight, these are the moments that built everything. The hard truths about cutting out losers, betting on yourself, and learning to smile when pressure shows up. Because winners don't avoid the fight. They get excited by it.
In this episode, you'll learn:
* Why getting fired or pushed out is often the greatest gift you'll ever receive and how it forces you to finally bet on yourself
* Why losers don't like winners and how hanging around people who haven't built anything guarantees you won't either
* How getting into rooms where you're the dumbest person changes everything and why asking how you can help opens doors you didn't know existed
* The pressure test: how winners react when the vice grips them and why learning to smile when it shows up is the only way to build something real
* Why regret is a greater disappointment than failure and how the worst thing that can happen isn't losing, it's never trying
Stop waiting. Start moving. The person you're meant to become is on the other side of the thing you're avoiding.
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00:00:00 Introduction: The 30-Year Truth About What Actually Matters
00:01:04 The Winding Path: Why Getting Fired Was the Greatest Gift
00:02:17 Heartbreak and the Decision to Choose Yourself
00:02:50 The Grit Factor: God Gives You What You Can Handle
00:03:13 Cut Them Out: Losers Don't Like Winners
00:04:34 Work Harder Than a Crackhead: The Obsession Test
00:05:50 Get in Rooms Where You're the Dumbest: The 100 Million Dollar Lesson
00:07:03 Your Light Shines on Someone Else's Darkness: Setting Boundaries
00:08:18 Do Not Be Afraid: Faith, Flow, and Killing the Mosquitoes
00:09:58 Winners Love Pressure: The Mexico City Story and Game Time Mentality
00:12:32 Regret Is Greater Than Failure: The CEO Who Almost Lost Everything
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You've been waiting for the right moment to start. For things to feel easier. For someone to tell you you're ready. But here's the truth: the pain of regret will always hurt more than the pain of failure. And the only way forward is through.
This episode is 14 minutes of the lessons that took 39 years to learn. From getting fired and heartbroken to losing half a business overnight, these are the moments that built everything. The hard truths about cutting out losers, betting on yourself, and learning to smile when pressure shows up. Because winners don't avoid the fight. They get excited by it.
In this episode, you'll learn:
* Why getting fired or pushed out is often the greatest gift you'll ever receive and how it forces you to finally bet on yourself
* Why losers don't like winners and how hanging around people who haven't built anything guarantees you won't either
* How getting into rooms where you're the dumbest person changes everything and why asking how you can help opens doors you didn't know existed
* The pressure test: how winners react when the vice grips them and why learning to smile when it shows up is the only way to build something real
* Why regret is a greater disappointment than failure and how the worst thing that can happen isn't losing, it's never trying
Stop waiting. Start moving. The person you're meant to become is on the other side of the thing you're avoiding.
___________
00:00:00 Introduction: The 30-Year Truth About What Actually Matters
00:01:04 The Winding Path: Why Getting Fired Was the Greatest Gift
00:02:17 Heartbreak and the Decision to Choose Yourself
00:02:50 The Grit Factor: God Gives You What You Can Handle
00:03:13 Cut Them Out: Losers Don't Like Winners
00:04:34 Work Harder Than a Crackhead: The Obsession Test
00:05:50 Get in Rooms Where You're the Dumbest: The 100 Million Dollar Lesson
00:07:03 Your Light Shines on Someone Else's Darkness: Setting Boundaries
00:08:18 Do Not Be Afraid: Faith, Flow, and Killing the Mosquitoes
00:09:58 Winners Love Pressure: The Mexico City Story and Game Time Mentality
00:12:32 Regret Is Greater Than Failure: The CEO Who Almost Lost Everything
___________
*MORE FROM BIGDEAL*
🎥 YouTube: youtube.com/@podcastbigdeal
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/bigdeal.podcast
📽️ TikTok: tiktok.com/@big.deal.pod
*MORE FROM CODIE SANCHEZ*
🎥 YouTube: youtube.com/@codiesanchezct
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/codiesanchez
📽️ TikTok: tiktok.com/@realcodiesanchez
*OTHER THINGS WE DO*
🌐 Our community: contrarianthinking.typeform.com/to/WBztXXID
📰 Free newsletter: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3XWLlZp
📚 Biz buying course: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3NhjGgN
🏠 Resibrands: resibrands.com
💰 CT Capital: https://contrarianthinking.biz/4eRyGOk
🏦 Main St Hold Co: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3YfGa8u
