Michael Easter

I mean, at least I was, I think most fighters experience that.

I can't speak for all, but sometimes certain fighters need to get hit before they, what they call wake up, you know, like, Oh, and they get hit.

They like wake up and they turn it on even more.

That was me.

Yeah.

I kind of like, I went in like focused, uh,

But then when I would get hit, it helped me reach a new level of competitive focus, presence, really just snapped me right into the moment.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Sometimes people just got to get hit in the face, metaphorically.

I mean, that's life though.

It will, you know, hand you your ass sometimes.

And I think that it's all for a reason.

And I think that it would be beneficial for people to step outside of what is like comfortable for them more often, because that is usually when you experience something that's really difficult and kind of shakes you or

um, shakes your foundation or challenges you in a way.

And I think when we have those challenge moments, there's the, that's where the opportunity is.

That's where the opportunity is to like get to the other side.

But if we never even approach the bridge, like how do we, how do we ever get to their side?

How do we ever figure out, you know, what opportunities lie ahead of us, what we're really made of, what we're really drawn to, what we're really great at, unless you're willing to, um, put yourself out there a little bit and you gotta be willing to fail too.

I absolutely think that failure is such an important part.