What does it feel like to truly put it all out there and give it everything you've got? Well, for those who have done this, they'd argue that there is no better feeling in the world. But what does putting it all out there mean? How can we quantify this? The answer is we can't, it's unique to each person and that includes, the coveted elation that putting it all out there promises to deliver. As humans, we have perspective. This is a faculty of our minds that allow us to have our a unique take on everything in life. In other words, it's the explanation for why multiple people can look at the same object and see completely different things. Perspective, the way I see it, is also a conduit to conflict. (Enter ego!) In our pursuit to be right, which by the way can only happen by making another wrong, we sometimes fight to the death to uphold our perspective as truth. It's an interesting dance and one that played out in full expression in the days following the October 5th launch of a blog post entitled, "The Wussification of 140.6" written by today's guest, Billy Hafferty. Needless to say, Billy was showered in perspective shortly after publishing this piece. The was response magnified once IronCowboy James shared it to his tens of thousands of Facebook followers. Some people agreed with Billy and validated the content while many argued against him. Some were more polite than others but again, it's all just in the way you see it. BJ and I watched it all go down from afar and in today's episode we talk with Billy about his intent in writing the post and what it felt like to be on the receiving end of the commentary. But Billy is more than just a controversial blog post author, he is a free-lance writer and a plant-based endurance athlete who is on the search for his purpose in this life. I love the depth of this conversation and the honesty in which Billy engages despite my constant digging for more. Thank you for tuning in this week. Keep sharing the YTP with your community, please use the Amazon Banner ad, leave a review on iTunes and become a patron on Patreon. Deep thanks to each one of you for supporting the show.

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