5. And then it exploded

Progress Mode with Brendon Burchard

Brendon Burchard

Education, Business, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.8 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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They gave me a $2million book deal. Then hated the book. This is the story of fighting for your art. This is the story of my book THE MOTIVATION MANIFESTO. Join my newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠ProgressMode.com⁠⁠⁠ About this Season of Progress Mode with Brendon Burchard In life, you’re in passive mode or PROGRESS MODE. Brendon Burchard, three-time New York Times bestselling author and the world’s #1 high-performance coach, helps toggle your brain to progress, excellence, and resilience as you make bold moves and chase your dreams. This is Season 1, with 6 episodes. This is Brendon’s most personal work yet, sharing the stories, motivation, and authentic decisions that have shaped his 25 years as one of the most respected leaders in personal growth and performance. After archiving 1,000 episodes of his previous podcast, Motivation with Brendon Burchard, he’s flipping the switch from highlight clips to real conversations about what it takes to find your authentic path and move your life forward. This is the life coaching you’ve been waiting for. Next Steps: 1. Join Brendon’s newsletter Progress Mode for behind-the-scenes insights and exclusive essays on personal growth and excellence: ⁠⁠⁠ProgressMode.com⁠⁠⁠ 2. Apply for Brendon’s private mastermind group, ULTRA:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠UltraVIP.com⁠⁠ 3. Get the world’s #1 daily life coaching and personal growth app:⁠⁠⁠ GrowthDay.com⁠⁠⁠ 4. Read Brendon’s #1 bestselling books: - High Performance Habits - The Motivation Manifesto - The Charge - The Millionaire Messenger - Life's Golden Ticket - High Performance Planner - High Performance Journal 5. Watch inspirational clips from Brendon on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠ YouTube.com/BrendonBurchard⁠⁠

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0:00.0	At some point, your conviction just gets tested.
0:03.5	Imagine you're an artist and you spend two, three years
0:08.0	working on the most important project, right?
0:10.6	Whether you're a painter or a musician or you're a writer,
0:14.2	or you're doing that artistic sculpture or project
0:17.3	that you really care about.
0:18.5	You pour yourself into it, two, three years. And you're just
0:23.1	about to release it to the public in your gallery, or you're about to launch it, or you're about
0:27.1	to finally like show people it. It's like it's your pride and joy. And someone comes along and says,
0:32.1	hey, I don't like that. I'll give you a million dollars to change that,
0:39.3	to do it in this style versus the style
0:42.5	that you just worked on.
0:44.2	I'll give you a million dollars.
0:45.7	Would you take it?
0:46.9	Would you change?
0:48.4	Hey my friend, it's Ben Breschard, host of Progress Mode.
0:52.0	Thank you for joining me.
0:53.0	We are in episode five. Working through different areas of progress mode. Thank you for joining me. We are on episode five, working through different areas of progress in your life.
1:00.5	Remember, progress has a direction to it.
1:03.2	Are you headed in the right direction in your life?
1:06.3	Do you feel like as you are moving towards where you want to go in your life, that you have
1:11.9	some sense of freedom in that?
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