I hope you struggle today.

Spartans, welcome back to another Spartan way podcast.

I'm your host, Zach Evernesh, coming to you from Spartan headquarters in Boston.

Now, I listened to an interview from a veteran

and he was being asked lots of questions from business

to his time in the military, and he kept harping on one

thing to the person interviewing. He said you know what everything that I've got that is

good came from the other side of hard work. Hard work was on this

side and good and greatness came from it. So his answer to everything was keep working

hard on those struggles those tough times are the very things

that made him successful and I want to share this quote with you that I shared on my

Instagram and it's from Henry Rollins.

Go without a coat when it's cold.

Find out what cold is.

Go hungry.

Keep your existence lean. Wear away the fat. Get down to the lean

tissue and see what it's all about. The only time you define your character is

when you go without.

In times of hardship, you find out what you're made of and what you're capable of.

If you're never tested, you'll never define your character.

Now, sounds like a Spartan living the dream,

but the truth is that if we're always comfortable,

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