When my grandmother gave me my mom's journal, which was a testament to her

positive mental attitude when I was a junior in college, I was able to read that

my mother wrote, beat the statistics, beat the odds, live with the disease that

is chronic and fatal, believe in yourself, combat anything purpose in life. The

way my mother approached her adversity, it has caused me to have this burn inside

of me. I don't care how many knows I hear.

I don't care what kind of heat you bring to me.

You will not break me because I have been through worse.

And that's the fire that causes me to show up every day

and give it everything that I've got.

Now, I would never wish that adversity and challenge on anybody.

But I know because I've done this enough times,

there's plenty of people listening right now. You just realized how important the burn is because you've been through your adversity and challenge too.

Welcome to the Articaching Podcast, a show aimed at getting to the core of what

it takes to change attitudes, behaviors, and outcomes in the weight room, boardroom,

classroom, and everywhere in between.

I'm your host, Brett Bartholmue, I'm a performance coach, keynote speaker, and the author of the

book, Conscious Coaching.

But most importantly, I'm a lifelong student interested in all aspects of human behavior and communication.

I want to thank you for joining me and now let's dive into today's episode.

Hey guys, welcome back to the show. We have an awesome episode queued up for you guys.

Today is Ben Newman and Ben is a highly regarded performance coach, international speaker and bestselling author. He has worked with a wide range of folks as

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