Know Your Why: From Heroin Addict to Crossfit Games Champion - EP. 30

The Michael Caz Podcast

Michael Cazayoux

Health & Fitness, Business

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2016

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I read my article "Know Your Why" and expand on some of the ideas in it with a recent experience in mind.

I've spent the last two weeks in Lima, Peru as my best friend has been in the ICU over here due to swine flu and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. I've had ample time to contemplate what his death would mean to me, and before I even knew the outcome the experience was profoundly inspiring to me.

My friend Bryce is an extraordinary human being that inspires nearly every person he meets to be a better person, be more vulnerable with others, have more fun, etc. He's one of the healthiest guys I know. He's an ultra marathoner (runs 100 miles at a time), he eats a diet full of green veggies and healthy fats, and practices yoga, meditation, and Wim Hoff breathing daily. The fact that this happened to him tells me that it can happen to anyone, at any time, regardless of how fit and healthy you are.

So I was reminded, as I often am, to do the things I want to do NOW and not later. Life is too short to wait. One of the things I'm most passionate is spreading the message of being vulnerable and living a life full of purpose. Last year I wrote an article on our blog entitled "Know Your Why" which was about my personal journey from drug addiction to winning the Crossfit Games and everything in between.

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If you liked this episode you might also like the one I did with Chris Powell where we talk about building integrity with yourself to cause massive transformation in you life

or the one with Steve Cook on dealing with fear and self doubt

or the one I did with Adee Zukier on the science of a 6 pack, developing a sense of worthiness and a cultivating better relationship with food.

Transcript

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0:00.0	What's up guys? This is Mike Kaseh and you're listening to the Bruce Strength Podcast. This week is a little bit different. First I'm going to start off by reading an article I wrote last year for our blog called
0:10.0	Know Your Why, how I went from heroinin Addiction to Winning the Cross Fit Games.
0:15.0	After that, I'm going to share with you some thoughts on an emergency encounter.
0:21.0	I had a couple of weeks ago with one of my buddies. Before that, I had a couple weeks ago with one of my buddies.
0:23.0	Before that I have a couple things.
0:25.0	If you're listening to this, please go and leave us a review on iTunes or go to
0:30.0	brute strength training.com slash Podcast slash reviews.
0:37.0	Next, if you haven't already, go ahead and sign up for a newsletter.
0:42.0	That's where we're going to keep you up to date
0:43.4	on podcast or educational videos that we're putting out
0:48.1	as well as any new programs or products
0:50.8	that we put out as well.
0:52.8	And without further to do,
0:54.5	know your why.
0:56.0	Published April 14, 2015.
0:59.4	I sat in a cheap motel room in Salt Lake City
1:01.7	with my friend Dan. It was June of 2009. I've been up for a few
1:05.9	days smoking crack and shooting heroin. I had isolated myself from my friends and family
1:11.3	and I had abandoned the support system I had used in recovery.
1:14.9	I lied to my therapist, my AA sponsor, everyone.
1:18.4	In spite of my best efforts, I had once again let myself slip into a dangerously depressive state.
1:24.6	The shame was a sharp edge, cutting unbearably deeper every day.
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