Why Everyone’s Talking About the Chicago Bears Right Now — And What It Shows About Turnarounds #524

The Secret To Success with CJ, Karl, Jemal & Eric Thomas

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🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Everyone’s talking about the Chicago Bears right now (or at least Jemal thinks so), and while a new coach matters, the real shift runs deeper. This episode breaks down a powerful truth about real turnarounds: the players didn’t change — the perspective did. Same roster. Same city. Same pressure. What changed was how the game was being seen, understood, and approached. And once that shifted, the results followed. Using the Bears as a real-world case study, this conversation explores why so many people stay stuck year after year. Not because they lack ability or effort, but because they keep trying to do more instead of learning to see differently. This isn’t about starting over. It’s about building on what’s already there. 🎯 In this episode, you’ll hear about: Why turnarounds don’t require new talent, just clearer perspective How guidance and coaching change what you notice and how you move The difference between repeating a year and actually creating a new one What happens when you stop chasing more and start maximizing what you already have Whether it’s your life, your career, your finances, or your faith — this message applies far beyond football. Chapters 00:00:00 Opening: Can You See Me Now? The Chicago Bears Energy 00:01:26 Welcome and Team Introductions: The Helmet Comes Out 00:05:16 Bears Fever: From Last Place to First in the Division 00:08:45 The Ben Johnson Effect: Why Coaching Changes Everything 00:20:17 New Year or Another Year? The Choice Is Yours 00:26:56 Don't Start Over—Keep Building: The Skyscraper Mentality 00:32:00 The Coaching Conversation: Carl's Real Estate Transformation Begins 00:33:45 From Crisis to Clarity: Carl's COVID Real Estate Story 00:36:34 The Equity Revelation: Money in the Bricks 00:43:05 The Six-Figure Check: Carl's First Major Real Estate Win 00:46:00 Why We Talk About Money: ET's Passionate Defense 00:50:04 Stop Listening to Broke People: Reading the Coverage of Wealth 00:51:26 Outro and Call to Action 👉 Register for the ET One Percent Solution Summit (Chicago) Real perspective. Real tools. Real turnaround conversations. https://etonepercent.com 👉 Subscribe to the Secret to Success Podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@S2SPodcastChannel?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Follow us on Instagram for daily perspective shifts & behind-the-scenes moments https://www.instagram.com/s2spodcast 👉 Join the S2S Patreon for exclusive episodes, live conversations, and deeper breakdowns https://www.patreon.com/c/S2SPodcast120

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0:00.0	You just run a film back of just how in the beginning of the season, when we were talking about the predictions and things like that. Yeah, yeah. But nobody. Nobody. Nobody. Including myself. I think I said a Super Bowl for us is if the Bears win at least eight games, doubled the amount of wins we had last year. Yeah. And for them to, you know, to listen, number one in the conference, in the division, and then for us to go ahead and win our first playoff game and we didn't just win it, though. We did it in Chicago Bears fashion. Come back. The cardiac bears, you know what I'm saying? So, you know, and then we did it against Green Bay. I don't even think it would have been that special.
0:37.9	It would have been Detroit or anything.
0:39.4	I don't think it would have been that special in Minnesota. No, no. But for the fact, it's Green Bay. One thing y'all, y'all didn't do, though. What will you do? Beat the Lions. Hey. And you know what? Hey. Hey! And I'm...
0:51.9	Hey, you still can't say nothing to me.
0:54.7	Oh, brother, listen.
0:55.6	All the green day things you want.
0:57.2	Listen, listen. what? Hey! And I'm, and I'm, hey, you still can't say nothing to me.
0:54.7	Oh, brother, listen. Call all the Green Day fans you know. Listen, listen. Hey, call the Philly fan.
0:59.5	It's kind of cold in here. Call the Philly fan. It's kind of cold in here.
1:03.3	Listen, bro. You still can't beat the lions, dog. What does the conversation look like if the Bears win the Super Bowl.
1:09.9	What I always stand by is what my father always taught me. He said when you go man up with a man whoever, let the best man win. Now what he go do against anybody else ain't got nothing to do with you. He said, don't never brag on another man. Can you see me now? Can you see me now?
1:27.7	Yeah. Secret to Success Podcast, baby.
1:59.2	What's going on, world?
2:00.4	Welcome to another edition of The Secret to Success Podcast.
2:03.4	I'm your host, CJ.
2:04.1	joined, as always, by the Bayesian sensation, Mr. Carl Wesley Phillips.
2:08.3	What's going on, y'all?
2:09.6	What did it do?
2:10.9	We got Douglas in the building, Douglas.
2:15.4	Douglas, how you feeling?
2:17.2	You can't see me? I was trying to... You can't see me?
2:18.1	I was trying to... You can't see me, though. You're saving the best for last. Bro, I was trying to get a man. He's saving the best for last. Can you see me now? Yeah, I tried to give him his own... Can you see me now? I'm blessed, bro. I'm blessed. Now, I'm just saying, bro. No, no, no, I'm just saying, bro, can you see me?
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