No More Excuses, The World Won’t Wait on You

The Trent Shelton Podcast

Trent Shelton

Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Ka'Chava: Get 15% off your next Ka’Chava order at kachava.com with code TRENTSTRAIGHTUP. • MasterClass: Right now, our listeners get an additional 15% off any annual membership at MasterClass.com/TRENT. • Indeed: Speed up hiring with Indeed! Now get a $75 sponsored job credit when you go to Indeed.com/trent • Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/trent Let me tell you something straight up, the world is not going to slow down so you can figure it out. People are not going to pause their lives so you can build yours, and at some point you have to get real with yourself. In this episode I am challenging you to drop the excuses, not next week, not next year, now. We have all been through things, pain is real, trauma is real, setbacks are real. But you cannot keep using what hurt you as the reason you stay stuck. At some point you have to decide that your future deserves more than your excuses. If you keep blaming your circumstances, your past, or other people for where you are, you are giving away your power. And you need to understand something, you are stronger than that. Do not let this year be another year of almost. Do not let it be another year of talking about what you are going to do. Do not let it be another year controlled by a victim mindset. This is your wake up call. Take responsibility, take ownership, take your life back. The world is not stopping, the question is, are you ready to stop playing small. Let’s get it.

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0:00.0	What's up, rehabs across the world.
0:02.0	Welcome to Straight Up with Trent Shelton.
0:04.0	Throughout my career from the NFL to sold out stages speaking to thousands,
0:08.0	I built up a toolkit to break through negative mindsets,
0:12.0	let go what's holding you back, and start rehabbing your life.
0:15.0	Now, I'm sharing those tools with you in a whole new way.
0:19.0	I'm always going to be real with you and give you the 100%
0:21.3	truth, even when it's going to pierce your heart. This is me, Trent Shelton, straight up. Live legendary regardless.
0:43.7	You know what I mean?
0:44.1	Regardless.
0:44.9	And the reason I'm bringing this type of energy today,
0:46.7	because I'm going to just tell you right now,
0:47.5	I know I've been on this energy.
0:49.1	But the reason I'm bringing this energy this month,
0:51.8	because this is the month that's very crucial for a lot of people. This is the month where people fall off. I'm just keeping it real. I've been doing this for so long. I've coached so many clients. I've been around people. I notice when the excitement leaves because a lot of people don't have what we talked about a few episodes ago, emotional adaptability, emotional discipline, emotional resilience. A lot of people don't have it. And so once that mood of excitement leaves, it's back to, man, I have all these things going on. Man, life isn't, I'm dealing with this. I'm dealing with that. Listen, as I told you before, I remind you, life is always going to be life. I can easily choose and have that same story. I can easily talk about the things that I'm dealing with throughout my whole career. You think this has been smooth selling? You think everything has been good? No, it's just that my mission was strong. And I was dedicated to my mission. So I know it's going to be some hard truth for you to hear, even if it's not for you. Maybe you want to send this to somebody. Maybe you want to send this to somebody you really care about. You want to say something to them
1:47.1	or just remind them of their greatness and help them. You just don't have the words. Send it to your people
1:51.4	because it's some hard truth, but you need to hear this truth. Okay. And I'm going to say this right now.
1:58.7	Nobody cares. Nobody cares.
2:01.9	Nobody cares.
2:04.5	Please tell yourself that, right?
2:06.6	Take full responsibility over your life.
2:08.2	Put it all on you.
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