NLP690 - Change Your Story, Change Your Journey
The Next Level Health & Fitness Podcast (Formerly The Key Nutrition Podcast)
Brad Jensen
4.9 • 766 Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2025
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I dive into the hard truth about quitting when things get tough and how often we let fear and negative self-talk get in the way of our progress. I bring back “10 minutes of fire” to share a heartfelt, motivational message about facing adversity, embracing the simple fundamentals, and learning to pivot instead of giving up. I talk about the power of imperfect action, being impeccable with your word (especially to yourself), and why it’s crucial to act better than you feel—no matter what life throws at you. My hope is that this message reminds you of your own strength and helps you break the cycle of quitting, so you can keep moving forward toward your goals. If you need a boost, replay this one whenever you hit a rough patch. You are not a quitter—you’re a badass!
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Episode Timestamps
00:00:00 – Brad introduces the return of "10 minutes of fire" and sets the intention for a motivating, no-nonsense episode.
00:01:02 – "Stop quitting when things get hard." Brad emphasizes the importance of not running from adversity and how purpose often comes from pain.
00:03:00 – Brad discusses how our minds create stories from fear and how recognizing this pattern helps break it.
00:04:51 – Key difference between pivoting on your goals and actually quitting; making intentional decisions is contrasted with giving up.
00:07:44 – Brad references “The Four Agreements” as simple yet life-changing principles.
00:10:54 – Always do your best, even if your best changes from day to day. "Act better than you feel" is emphasized.
00:13:19 – Importance of progress over perfection; evaluating daily best based on current circumstances.
00:15:00 – Pivoting vs. quitting in fitness, career, and relationships—growth often comes from adapting, not stopping.
00:16:01 – Empowerment and changing your identity by aligning actions with goals.
00:16:55 – Closing motivation.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | What's up, everybody? This is Brad Jensen and you are listening to The Next Level podcast. |
| 0:26.6 | Welcome back to another edition of the Next level podcast, your tips and tools to help you get to your next level. |
| 0:29.5 | New things coming to the show here soon. |
| 0:30.6 | You guys stay tuned. |
| 0:31.3 | A really cool. |
| 0:33.2 | Actually, a little bit of a rebranding yet again. |
| 0:34.2 | And I'll explain why. But it's going to be more pertinent for the shit we actually talk about on here, okay? Um, listen, I'm bringing back the 10 minutes of fire. |
| 0:41.6 | It's been requested. Um, truly 10 minutes. Okay. That's the idea of this. So I'm letting you know |
| 0:47.5 | what you're in for whenever you see a 10 minutes of fire, probably be every few months, maybe. |
| 0:51.4 | It's going to be 10 minutes of a motivational message that's deep and near and dear to |
| 0:55.2 | my heart that I feel like can help you in your journey maybe this is one you replay when you're |
| 1:00.8 | going through a certain situation that's my hope for this is to bring the passion out that I have |
| 1:08.1 | inside my heart about a few topics to help you further and further in |
| 1:13.5 | your journey. Listen, you can listen to motivational shit all day. You've got to do the action. |
| 1:18.0 | But sometimes you need to hear somebody remind you of your greatness to take charge and to do the |
| 1:24.0 | damn deal. So we're going to jump right in. No bullshit, no announcements, no nothing, no anything. |
| 1:29.7 | We're jumping right in. |
| 1:32.3 | I'm going to say this. |
| 1:33.5 | I'm going to stay really, really slow. |
| 1:36.5 | Stop quitting when things get hard. |
| 1:40.5 | Stop running from adversity. |
| 1:44.9 | You cannot find your purpose and passion in life without going through pain. |
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