481 - Stop Being Soft – Turn Your Pain Into Power

The Secret To Success with CJ, Karl, Jemal & Eric Thomas

Karl Phillips

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

In this raw and unfiltered episode of the Secret to Success podcast, we’re diving deep into the mindset shift that separates the weak from the unstoppable. If you’ve ever felt stuck, angry, or held back by your past, this is the episode that will force you to take a hard look in the mirror and make a choice: keep making excuses or use your pain as fuel. ET shares powerful, real-life stories—including how he forgave his father, how love is the ultimate weapon, and why true strength isn’t about never struggling but about rising up when life knocks you down. We also discuss the difference between people who talk about success and those who become successful—and why your excuses won’t cut it anymore. Whether you’re facing struggles in relationships, business, or life itself, this episode will challenge you to stop playing victim and start becoming the version of yourself that refuses to lose. Key Takeaways & Action Steps: 🔥 Face Your Truth – Stop hiding behind your pain. Acknowledge it, own it, and use it as fuel to move forward. ❤️ Love is Power – The real strength isn’t in fighting—it’s in choosing love when you have every reason not to. Forgiveness isn’t for them, it’s for you. 🛠️ Upgrade Your Mindset – Success isn’t just about strategy. It’s about becoming the type of person who attracts success through discipline, focus, and transformation. 🚀 No More Excuses – If you’re not willing to do the hard work—mentally, physically, spiritually—you will never reach your potential. Join Our Community & Go Deeper: ✅ 🔥 Get Exclusive Content & Coaching: Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes, expert training sessions, and behind-the-scenes content → https://www.patreon.com/c/S2SPodcast120 ✅ 💡 Stay Inspired Daily: Follow us on Instagram for bite-sized motivation → @s2spodcast 🔔 Subscribe & Never Miss an Episode: 🎥 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@S2SPodcastChannel?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Now ask yourself: Are you ready to stop making excuses and start making moves? Let’s get it. 🚀

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0:00.0	There is no challenge that's gonna stop me
0:04.0	from being the best daddy I could be.
0:06.0	Yeah.
0:07.0	The best hudgeman I could be the best pastor I could be.
0:09.0	There's nothing that's gonna stop me from doing that.
0:12.0	And I look at TJ now and I'm like, yo, I know it's heart wrenching.
0:18.0	I could not begin to talk about losing my daughter. That's no way I could.
0:23.6	But you see it was a time when at beginning, you know, he could, he was just like, I can't.
0:31.6	And then him and God and now when he preached, you see how people respond to him because it's like, bro, you could preach when you lost your daughter?
0:40.3	Like, bro, you're not, this ain't no theory. So when you asked me earlier, what does it look like? It looked like T.J. talking about, it looked like T.J. doing next daughter's funeral a month to the date that he lost his daughter.
0:56.0	That's what it looked like.
0:57.0	You feel me?
0:58.0	And people looking and going, that's genuine.
1:01.0	That's, that's, that's, that's, like, only God can help him do that.
1:06.0	Like, that's not humanly possible to lose your daughter and get up and do the eulogy in the very church that you buried your daughter.
1:14.6	You had the eulogy right there. Her casket was right there and you was able to walk in that place and didn't feel like doing it and did it.
1:21.6	Now we know there's a God. And a lot of people want to be strong and think people don't think you God
1:28.1	because there's a God because you strong.
1:30.2	No, when people see you weak
1:32.1	and see God get you through the hardest point of your life,
1:36.0	that's when people start saying there's a God.
1:38.3	You know, Secret of Success Podcast, baby.
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