The Bryson Every Day Project

110. The Dog Episode + Growing/Maturing

7:20pm, February 6th, 2024, West Haven, UT, Neighborhood, Outdoor Ruck
I’m so sick of dogs not being on their leash, man. I love dogs. I’m a dog person. I want a big dog. But holy shit dude. It’s pitch black outside, it’s raining, and bam a black dog appears from the shadows. This might be the 15th time in the last 6 months. It’s ridiculous.
Anyway, here’s some growth. I don’t care about the lack of “love” on my stuff anymore it seems. I hit 100 downloads today. And while that’s very cool, I’m seemingly unphased. Whether it was still 0 or if it was 10,000, I’d still be stoked to get another episode recorded. I guess that’s what falling in love with the process actually is then huh? I like doing it. I’m already on 110. I blinked and here I am. Weird.
I think doing this with the rule of “no one can know” forced me to produce with the goal to produce, not with the goal to get likes, comments, and shares. It makes me wonder if I apply this rule to other areas of my life, how could I change the goal associated with that activity. Now that I think about it, that is where my success for 75 hard came about as well. No one knew I was doing it except my immediate family. I was doing it for me. Interesting reflection.
Keep going. Do it for the younger you.

109. Moving Forward

9:23pm, February 5th, 2024, West Haven, UT, In Bed
Day 8 in the books. Almost forgot to record a show, but got it done anyway whilst laying in bed, moments away from sleeping. 
I’m getting my own place once again here in the next 4-5 months and I am stoked about that. Big moves in my life and I couldn’t be more thankful. 
Discipline is simply about getting what needs to get done every day. Poorly designed plays can still score points. Remember that. 

108. New Podcast Name & My Brainstorming Workflow ft. ChatGPT

7:27pm, February 4th, 2024, West Haven, UT, Desk
The new podcast is on its way. The real, professional, value packed, sit down, high quality one. Before embarking on this much more professional journey, I dedicated about 30-40 minutes to brainstorming a name for the show based on the information I’ll be talking about. 
Spoiler alert, we came up with 
- Your New Norm -
The Pursuit of Personal Excellence
We’ll see if it sticks. So far so good. I like this one. 
P.S. need to go to bed in 18 minutes and still need 50g protein, 500 calories, and drink a quart of water. Because tomorrow I WILL do my outdoor ruck at 2:50am, followed by an ice bath.
 
(I'm embarrassed to share that I did not keep my word to myself on waking up at 2:30am. It makes me feel like a bitch. Not that I didn't do this or that, but because I didn't keep my word)

107. First Time Listening To My Own Shows

10:10pm, February 3rd, 2024, West Haven, UT, Bedroom
I started listening to the shows I record now to critique myself and get better. I have not listened to any episodes of this show below 105. So, hearing 105 to this one has opened my eyes a bit to the things I’d like to improve on. 
Phase 2 Day 6 is complete, which means tomorrow will be the end of the first week. It’s been a smooth run so far and I’m proud of my execution. I have been focusing on intent of all things and have been loving the challenge it presents in each area. Intent is the key.
For further context and a painted picture, I put my phone down on my bed, near my thick blanket and a pillow, and hit “record” on my voice memos app. I’m kneeling on the floor, elbows dug into my mattress, and my phone placed between the blanket and pillow. The quality is much better and it requires zero setup. Badda bing. Proof you don’t need an elaborate setup for great audio quality. Just start.

106.5 - I'm Living A Day That My 15 Year Old Self Envisioned

6:19pm, February 2nd, 2024, Hill AFB, UT, Car
Yes, this is episode 106 and a half. I have so many thoughts I want to capture.
Going Off 106; I am doing my thing. I am spending my day how I want. I am doing so while also being proactive toward my goals. I’m doing a lot of what my younger self always wanted. Which was to have freedom of choice to do as I wished. Go play ball, hit the gym, go read, go watch a show if I want, listen to music, enjoy some time with myself, drive around, enjoy life. I’m feeling grateful for these opportunities more and more the more I reflect.
Specific memories that come to mind are when I would shoot hoops with my buddies at the Ogden Athletic Club. I'd see the older guys (I was 15, so older guys were 25) coming in with their gear and just ball up. I'd always wonder what it was really like to have the freedom to go wherever, whenever, and do whatever with whoever. I thought that freedom must've been awesome and so empowering. Turns out it is. But as the great Uncle Ben once said...

106. I Ain't Doing Shit. Oh Wait.

4:25pm, February 2nd, 2024, West Haven, UT, Bedroom
I feel lazy when I do the bare minimum of my tasks now. And as a result, it affects my mental game. I have to remind myself where I was at just 6 short months ago.
It is no exaggeration when I say I would go to work, come home, and sit in my room all day and play RuneScape, COD, and Minecraft. I didn’t socialize, work on myself, or hit the gym more than twice a month. I wasn’t doing any form of self development. The ONLY thing I was doing was listening to Dr. Huberman and taking 8 second cold showers. Which might be the start of it all…
But now, my new baseline is 1 gallon of water, 1 workout, reading 10 pages, following a bulking diet with 225g+ protein per day, working on building a business, podcasting every day, and all the small things, all while working 2 jobs (and also busting my ass at those, too).
So now… for me, when I am doing JUST those things, I feel down and upset with my lack of execution. 
So I have to remind myself, “Yo, you’re doing just fine. What you’re doing now is going to get you where you want to go. The catch is you can’t ever give up. This is your life.” And I feel better again.
And for all of those listening or reading, thinking I might be saying all this to flex… I am being 100% transparent with my thoughts and feelings regarding my early, early, early days of all of this. It is to document every detail. Someone in 3 years from now is going to see my then-success and find comfort and value in listening to this. This is who I’m recording for (aside from myself).

105. Set The Standard High For Yourself & Integrity in Working Hard

4:11PM, February 1st, 2024, Hill AFB, UT, Gym Parking Lot
 
In life, there will be thousands of moments where you are faced with a test of integrity. You can either choose to do the harder option or the easier option — whatever those may be. No one will know what the outcome of these decisions will be except you. 
 
You will know, and you will always know. 
 
For me, I want to know that I held the standard I set for myself. I want to know that I did the right thing even when I could’ve gotten away with the alternative. I want to know that I am exactly who I say I am, and I never want to doubt that even for a millisecond. 
 
If you can’t nail the small stuff, how will you ever nail the big ones? 
 
Take pride in remaining on the path to success even though you may walk it alone with wolves snarling at you at every corner. They’ll only bite if you let them. 
 
Work hard, do the right thing, and be proud of yourself for doing so.
 
We are now caught up. Every episode from here on out is within a day of recording. Sick.

104. The Ice Bath Episode (Not Porn)

Nothing like a deep breath intro for 2 straight minutes from a grown ass man eh? 
In this show, I record while in the cold plunge, catch a win LIVE on the show, and touch on current conditions with Phase 2. Today is day 3. So far so good. 
Day 69 of taking a 39º ice bath for 5 minutes. Gunning for another 100 milestone!

103. Early Mornings Suck

Early mornings suck. I have never been a morning person. I have always been a night owl by default. but I have trained myself to be a morning person. There for a while I was waking at 1:45am to run a mile, take an ice bath, read, journal, stretch, pack a lunch, shower, prep for work, and leave by 4:30am to get to work by 5am. 
That shit sucks. I'd rather not do it if I don't have to. I am looking forward to the day when my hard work pays off and I earn myself the freedom of my schedule to do such as I please. Until then, we keep moving forward.
As a reminder to anyone, shitty progress is always better than zero progress.
Day 2 of Phase 2. 

102. Phase 2 Day 1 of Live Hard, Intent

In this episode, I talk about starting phase 2 of live hard, hurting my foot, creating a new intensity technique for my workouts, and having one of the best workouts I’ve had in quite some time due to proper intent and focus. I touch on a little bit of my diet, my workout, and the entire purpose and focus of phase 2 of live hard. I’m quickly realizing that getting an episode that documents the day in under three minutes or so is very difficult. So it might take a lot longer for somebody to catch up if they choose to. Live and learn, keep on growing, keep on progressing.
 
(this was all typed up by voice chat. I made zero edits to this. I didn't proof read it either. It doesn't have to be perfect. I am simply documenting every move, good or bad)