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Adversity Is A Gift: Jordan Mendoza’s Guide to Facing Life’s Toughest Challenges

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This is the full, timestamped transcript of "Adversity Is A Gift: Jordan Mendoza’s Guide to Facing Life’s Toughest Challenges", an episode of Mick Unplugged Podcast published January 12, 2026 (33 min, about 6,782 words). It mentions 8 people, works and ideas, including Jordan Mendoza, Blaze Method, Regenerate RX, Brian Schulman, The Life-Changing Power of Adversity.

What this episode is about

Jordan Mendoza shares his transformative journey from adversity to success, emphasizing the life lessons learned from personal challenges and his mother's resilience. He introduces key concepts from his book, "The Lifechanging Power of Adversity," and outlines his Blaze Method for effectively navigating tough times.

Key takeaways

  • Adversity is the ultimate motivational fuel; being voted 'least likely to succeed' just ignites the fire within.
  • The Blaze Method: turning hardship into wisdom, transforming stories of struggle into stepping stones for success.
  • Many believe social media glosses over real struggles; Jordan shows vulnerability is not only human, but empowers.
  • Adversity, when unpacked, reveals layers of potential; it’s the unopened gift most fear to explore.
  • Forget envy; real success is built through shared adversity, sparking connections over curated perfection.

Who speaks in this episode?

What is discussed, and when

  1. – 5:00: Jordan Mendoza, Blaze Method, Brand Sharks, Regenerate RX
  2. – 10:00: Jordan Mendoza
  3. – 15:00: Brian Schulman, Jordan Mendoza
  4. – 20:00: Brian Schulman, David Meltzer
  5. – 25:00: Mark Victor Hansen
  6. – 30:00: Blaze Method, Regenerate RX
  7. – 33:04: Jordan Mendoza

Notable quotes from "Adversity Is A Gift: Jordan Mendoza’s Guide to Facing Life’s Toughest Challenges"

  • How are you handling adversity today? In this episode, I sit down with my really good friend Jordan Mendoza, who went from nobody knowing his name in 2019 to being one of the biggest influencers on LinkedIn and Instagram.
    about Jordan Mendoza · at
  • But we're going to we'll do that a little bit later. But Jordan, the name of the book, The Life-Changing Power of Adversity, subtitle, How to Overcome Struggles, Unlock Your…
    about The Life-Changing Power of Adversity · at
  • Let's see if there's enough stories. and once I was able to execute on that project, it was called Brand Sharks.
    about Brand Sharks · at
  • Looked like a lot of borrowed confidence. As you read in the book, I mentioned Brian Schulman who was like he was like the godfather of LinkedIn for video. this guy was Yep. did like the longest live streams and he when I was on a trip to.
    about Brian Schulman · at
  • Set out to do, which is pretty awesome to reflect on that. But getting folks like David Meltzer on the show, a guy that figured out how to lose 100 million and build it all the…
    about David Meltzer · at
  • And I remember I just interviewed Mark Victor Hansen. The guys sold a half billion copies of Chicken Suit for the Soul. Interviewed him and his wife Crystal for their book. And Ask.
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Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

Books & papers

Companies & orgs

  • Regenerate RX — Company · 2 mentions · first at
    You are going to their site. I'll have everything in the show notes for you to go. But Regenerate RX, one of my best partners for my overall brand.

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  • Blaze Method — Concept · 4 mentions · first at
    Lifechanging Power of Adversity. He's going to give some really cool tips. We talk about his Blaze Method at the end, so make sure that you're listening. This episode is…

Full transcript with timestamps

How are you handling adversity today? In this episode, I sit down with my really good friend Jordan Mendoza, who went from nobody knowing his name in 2019 to being one of the biggest influencers on LinkedIn and Instagram. His life story is amazing. We're going to go through his new book, The Lifechanging Power of Adversity. He's going to give some really cool tips. We talk about his Blaze Method at the end, so make sure that you're listening. This episode is personally brought to you by Regenerate RX, one of the best wellness companies in the game. Make sure that you are going to their site.

I'll have everything in the show notes for you to go. But Regenerate RX, one of my best partners for my overall brand. Ladies and gentlemen, I present my really good friend Jordan Mendoza. This is Make Unplugged. Let us uncover the because that thing that drives you. That thing that fuels you. I'm ready if you are. Let's go. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another exciting episode of Make Unplug. And today I have one of my best friends. He went from growing up in government housing with one lung to becoming a globally recognized force in branding and business growth. He is, and I'm gonna say this because he won't say it.

He is a LinkedIn powerhouse. He is a keynote speaker and he is the master of resilience. He is the trailblazing, the relentless, the visionary. My guy, Mr. Jordan Mendoza. Jordan, how you doing today brother?

Hey, what's going on, Mick? First off, I would say you are too kind with the uh introduction. You make me sound way more cool than I am. And then one little caveat. My mom was the one with that was born with one lung. But I I did get to learn from her level of adversity and we'll get into into the book and to the story of how watching her overcome such things helped me later understand really after her passing that I had went through a couple things myself growing up.

Yeah, man. So much. And you know, I appreciate you. You're talking about your book for everyone. We're going to go into the book now, but I'm going to make sure we have links to this. You all know me. I'm probably going to buy like 20 copies and give them to to 20 people, but we're going to we'll do that a little bit later. But Jordan, the name of the book, The Life-Changing Power of Adversity, subtitle, How to Overcome Struggles, Unlock Your Potential, and Blaze Your Own Trail to Success. Bro, let's talk about it. What made you say, "I'm going to sit down. I'm going to put pen to paper or keyboard this out like what went into you saying this book needs to be written?"

Yeah. So, uh, well, first off, you know, I was voted least likely to succeed in high school. So, I think part of that was, you know, fuel to the fire. I get negatively motivated and and and so usually when people say I'm going to be something that I don't think I might turn out, then it gets me fired up. So, this was one of those things where in in 2022 I I did a co-c collaboration project and I did it because of, you know, some of those people that say, "Hey, you're not going to be anything when you grow up. You're not going to amount to anything."

And then you get opportunities further in life. And it presented it to my to me where I could collaborate with 10 other authors. We could each have a chapter and let's see if I've got it in me. Let's see if there's enough stories. and and once I was able to execute on that project, it was called Brand Sharks. They've since done a volume two of that, but just kind of doing that, it gave me the confidence to say, you know what, there's more uh in the tank. There's more plenty more stories that I haven't put out to the world. And I really feel like I've gone through so many things and come on the other side and can do it with a positive attitude. And when I looked at the world around me, I didn't see many people that were talking about going through that that tough situation or circumstance and how they were able to introspectively pull out the lessons from those experiences to put it out and

actually help other people. And I said, man, this is something that, you know, adversity is a gift as long as we're willing to open it, to unwrap it, and to dive into all that it has to offer. And sometimes it hits us hard and sometimes it hits us in the right place.

No, I love it, dude. And one, the book is such an easy read. And you sent me a couple of copies and I sent a copy to to my oldest son, Jay, just because I felt like the content that you had was really, really good. And my youngest son came in, you're getting your copy. Don't worry, Dad's gonna is gonna make sure you have yours. But but here's what I loved about it, man. the first five ch the first five chapters, it's almost like you go through the different types of adversity that that people could could go through and that you actually went through and and I think telling your story allows others to acknowledge, yeah, I've gone through that, too. And so for those that are listening, for those that are watching, the the first five chapters are five different types of adversity, right? We've got racial adversity, physical adversity, chapter 2, chapter 3, financial adversity, chapter 4, communication adversity,

which I freaking love that chapter, by the way. We're going to go deep into that one. And then family adversity, chapter 5. And I know that there's everybody that's listening or watching this, you faced minimum one of these, if not two or three of these different types of adversity in your own life. And that's why I wanted to send this to my children because I want them to understand like, hey, you're going to see social media today and everything's going to look perfect, right? You're going to go on the internet and everything's going to look perfect, but there's going to come a moment probably much sooner than you realize that holy crap, perfect isn't real, right? So Jordan, I'd love for you to just walk through. You can choose any of the five that you want to just start with. like walk us through what that adversity meant for you, whether again it's racial physical financial communication, or family.

Yeah, I I think the one I want to touch on, not enough people touch on it because it's it's so close to us, and that's the racial adversity. And when you've got a name like mine, Jordan Mendoza, um most people's natural inclination, especially if they're from a uh Spanish-sp speakaking uh country, they immediately speak Spanish to me. And so I've personally dealt with that my entire life. Well, you know, in the book, my heritage is actually Filipino. My mom was Irish. My and and Native American and my father's from the Philippines. Well, if you dive into history a little bit, you'll you'll learn that Spain colonized the Philippines for hundreds of years. In fact, so did Japan. So did the United States. So yeah, uh you know, multiple countries colonized that place. In fact, Texas used to be called New Nova Viscaya, which is new, you know, a part of the Philippines because they used to bring Filipino migrants in the early

1700s to the state of Texas. So, there's so much history that goes on. And so, from an early age, everywhere, places I would go, people would speak Spanish to me. And I remember it used to frustrate me as a kid because I'm like, man, like I speak English, like I don't speak this language, you know?

Right. And and then as I got older and and started working with my dad in the landscaping business, I had to start really learning it. I took it in high school, barely passed it. I didn't really enjoy the language. But when I started working with my dad and all the employees were Spanish- speakaking, you better believe I had to learn this language. And so I started to actually appreciate it. And as I got into the workforce, uh I started to uh take it less as like a somebody was just profiling me, which is it's how it feels though, right? when you when you're not of a culture, you're not of a language, and all you get is that, especially when you wear a name tag, like I had a uh work in property management as an on-site manager. Well, my name clearly said Mendoza on it. So, all the vendors would come and immediately start speaking Spanish with you. And although I could speak it, out of principle, I

wanted to just say, "Hey, listen. We we speak English in here." Once I get to know them, then we can chop it up in Spanish. You know, we can we can go that route. But the reason why I'm bringing this up is everybody faces some type of profiling, right? Whether it's racial profiling, physical prof, and there it's happening all around us, but I think the racial subject is one that really should be highlighted and tackled because it at just 12 years old. And so for those of you listening, I want you to remember back to 12. Maybe some of you have children that are 12, grandchildren that are 12 years old. And I want you just to put yourself back in in what you remember about you at that age. And so we moved two towns away at 12. I had to take two public buses just to get to my middle school and I stopped at a 7-Eleven convenience store. And uh I would play Mortal Kombat 2 and I'd do that on my bus route every single day.

And uh one day, as you know, Mick, you read the story. I was sitting playing Mortal Kombat 2. The bell uh ring like someone walked in. A male voice yelled, "Hey, Daniel." And I'm Jordan, so I just keep playing the game. And within about a minute, I was literally lifted up. My body was lifted in the air. I was thrown against a Terminator 2 pinball machine, punched several times, thrown on the ground, handcuffed, and put into a police car. And the reason why this occurred is because a they were looking for a Hispanic runaway, although I'm not Hispanic because of what I look like.

They racially profiled me. They leveraged uh very brute force police brutality. Uh [snorts] and it was a false arrest. Um they said they thought I assaulted somebody. I was about I don't know less than 5 foot tall you know less than 100 pounds probably wouldn't have hurt you know air you know and so they they got the wrong kid and and of course we went through the whole process of seeing psychologist the court process my mom wanted to sue them she was like we're about to get rich right and and because of the level of empathy that I had stored up seeing my mom suffer from her one lung and being sick and almost dying seeing my grandmother get dementia you know I built up this such such a level of empathy that my my first thing was they don't need to be in the police force. They should lose their jobs and I just want to move on with my life. And I remember telling that to my mom and ultimately she went with my

call, which I'm still eternally grateful that she did that. There are some parents that could have said, "Whatever kid, you're 12, like we're going after the money." And I'm sure we would have got a boatload of money. Would it have added value to our world? Sure, probably. But at 12 years old, just to know in in my heart of hearts that that wasn't the right call. The right call was to say, "Hey, listen. They shouldn't have a job." So, they both got fired from the Portland police. They lost their jobs. And I went on and they went on. And and uh to me, that was the right call because what I what I had learned at that point in my life is that people make mistakes. You know, I I'd seen this whether it was my stepdad going in and out of jail, making mistakes and coming back and my mom giving him a second chance or a third or a fourth chance, you know. So, I'd seen that good people do bad things, right? And it made

Listen, I don't know what happened that day. I don't know if the guy just walked in after he got off the phone and his wife just divorced. I I have no clue. I don't have the context, but I knew for me the right thing was to just let this thing go. let's see what lessons I can maybe extract from this, you know, as I kind of move on with my world. And and a lot of people say, well, did this impact you from a traumatic standpoint, you know, and even psychologists, they're like, hey, do you what do you feel like when you hear a siren? You know, they kind of go through the the list of things. And I was like, there's no difference, you know, so for me, I think that's just the grace of God. like he was with me, protecting me, guiding me, you know, in these moments because it could have went a really bad direction as you we've all seen in social media in 2025. You know, people decide to make a run for it or do something with their

hands or maneuver in some kind of way and then it ends up in a whole different light.

Yeah. Absolutely. Absolutely. And I have to think, Jordan, right, because you've you've made a business around it, but I also know that it's who you are based on your character, right? that you help and have helped thousands of people find their voice, find their message, build their identities, whether that's socially, digitally, or whatever. Did a part of these adversities help you understand how to get that through to other people?

Yeah. Yeah, that's a great question and and I think you hit it on the head. It's it's understanding that everyone has a story. You know, most people haven't mustered up the courage yet to share it. And so it's finding out, you know, how can I I get it out of them. Hey, what's your story? Everybody wants to be known, but people don't feel like they're heard. And the the reason is is sometimes we're not asking the right questions, you know? So, hey, what what's what's one traumatic experience that you went through and you've made it to the other side? What a great question, right? Because if somebody has the willingness to become vulnerable with you, then they can do that on camera or on a podcast or on a stage or in front of people. And in fact, it's it's actually the biggest unlock for me was mustering up the courage when I lost my mom at 31 years old to be able to go stand on a stage and tell her story in

front of a in front of about 60 people back in 19 when nobody knew who I was and uh and get positive feedback about that because that was really when I was like, you know what, my mom did go through a lot and she is one of the biggest inspirations, but I can't not let my story be heard as well. And I cannot share the things that I've been able to overcome on my journey because I would be doing the world a disservice if I didn't share what I've been able to overcome so that they can see it's possible for them to.

Yeah. And I want to go there, Jordan. Right. So, you know, 2019, nobody knew Jordan Mendoza, right? You got the courage to tell your story, but there's also a business aspect to that, right? Like, okay, you did it. you prove that you could tell your story and that your story resonates with others. I know that there are people that are watching or listening right now that are like right now I am 2019 Jordan Mendoza. I want to tell my story and I want to use my story as a platform to help others and by helping others maybe I can make a business out of this as well. Talk to us about that journey for you from Jordan telling my story to Jordan, I'm a freaking successful business person. I'm a rock star at what I do. Like, let's go through that a little.

Yeah, I love it. Yeah. So, at first looked like a lot of borrowed confidence. As you read in the book, uh I mentioned Brian Schulman who was like he was like the godfather of LinkedIn for video. I mean, this guy was

Yep. did like the longest live streams and and he when I was on a trip to Boston, I remember I facetimed him and and he took, you know, an hour to just listen to me. And after I was done sharing my story with him, he said, "Jordan, like you're one day you're going to have a brand bigger than mine." And, you know, he fed into me, you know, he he instilled something in me and gave me confidence when I didn't have it in myself that he just said, "Go start talking about what you've been through. go start talking about, you know, different experiences, coaching that you've helped people with. And he's like, you're just you're going to find your people, you know, if you just start showing up, if you just start posting short videos, tips, tricks, quotes, whatever comes to to your mind, if it's if you're out there to add value to people, then you'll see that this is going to pay off. And man, some of the

best advice that I've ever received because it happened. my brand did grow bigger than his and my audience did even surpass you know my mentors that I thought was doing incredible things and so it's it's so cool to whenever we get uh feedback like that it's up to us to do something with it you know and for me if I get positive feedback that's something that really ignites me and it lights that passion even more and I want to go set out to do it because I don't want to let that person down you know if they saw something in me then they saw it for some reason. Even if it's cloudy for me at this point, I need to go prove it to myself that I can at least go attempt it, you know. And I remember my one of my first videos, Mick, was uh does can anyone help out with social media on getting their associates engaged online or something? It was something stupid like that. And you know, now I help people globally with

social media and getting visibility online, you know. So, I was literally asking the question that you fast forward six years later, this is like what I do to help people, you know, and so it's it's just all about that first video that got five views and all of them were me because I kept re-watching the thing over and over again, you know?

Yeah. But you start you start to sound less like you think you sound, right? Because we all hate how we sound. I know probably you can attest to that when you first start on video. you feel like this bumbling, baffling person and then all of a sudden it just comes second nature and natural where you're like, "Wow, I I just did like three hours of video and I didn't even realize I was doing it, you know." But it's I tell my clients, it's all about the reps. You know, you got to put in the reps every day. You got to show up for yourself. One of the biggest things that really unlocked it for me is and I implore anyone to take this challenge. which I think I talk about in the book, is I did this 30-day video challenge where every single day I had to post a video for 30 days. And I did it probably harder than most people cuz I'm just a freestyle type of guy. So, every single day I would come up with

the topic when I was about to post a video. And so, I got so much just it was like silly stuff. I did like impressions of character. I mean, I just kind of went through this whole like gamut of my whole like anything I had in the tank, you know, just threw it all out there. And some of it was sticky, some of it wasn't. But that was just so helpful to know that no one cares. Like, no one cares what I'm really what I'm putting out. It's just a matter of is it adding value to them in that moment? Is it entertaining in that moment? Right? If as long as I'm getting that accomplished, I can build something around that.

Amen to that, brother. Amen to that. And so I'm gonna come back to the book because for those that don't know, I'm trying I'm telling Jordan's story, Jordan's way and I'm using the book to do that. So chapter 10, the podcast and the jump, right? Which obviously stuck with me and and that's one of my favorite chapters. Um, and I I've actually been using that to to coach a couple of podcasters, Jordan. So kudos that.

But talk to us about the podcast and the jump. And if you're anyone who is quasi thinking about starting a podcast, this next segment that we're about to talk about is literally for you. So Jordan, go ahead, brother.

Yeah. Yeah. So for those of you that don't know the Blaze Your Own Trail podcast, which is our podcast, about to hit our sixth anniversary January 1st. So it's super super grateful to start that before I started the business. So I started the show on January 1st. First guest was my mentor Brian Schulman. Had to to kick that off, bring him on the show. And I remembered, you know, this was, you know, right right before COVID, I had uh I said, you know, I want to start off and try to get some heavy hitters in the space, people I really looked up to up to. So, you know, getting Heather Monahan on the show early, you know, I saw what she was able to do to kind of break out of corporate, start her own thing. Like, I really aspired to do all the things that she does. Uh, and I'm proud to say that now after almost 6 years I'm doing all the things that that she does, I aspired to set out to do, which is which is pretty

awesome to reflect on that. But getting folks like David Meltzer on the show, a guy that figured out how to lose 100 million and build it all the way back and everything in between and Marcus Ogden who I know we both know uh as well. And man, I feel like co was a gift and you know, I extracted every bit of that gift, which was access because I had access to people that most people wouldn't typically have access to. And if you knew any way to communicate with humans, then you knew how to get their attention. And so I would I built this strategy up, Mick, where I would see Meltzer go on live. I would jump on the live, make a comment, then I would go to his post comment. I would go to story comment and then I'd be like, "Hey, love to get you on the show." And and as soon as I saw them react, I would jump back in with the voice note. And so I was leveraging a strike while the iron's hot approach and accessing people that I

would have never got their attention had it been the year prior. Um, and so that really helped me get people that other people knew because again, I didn't know what I was doing. I just knew that if I wanted to get my show to be up in the ranks and to get people to listen, I could tap into other people's audiences and leverage their audiences if they would be willing to share that that and that was kind of my whole play is like I was building this audience. I had the 20,000 on LinkedIn that I could leverage. But if I could really add value to my guests and they were willing to share it, then I would tap into their audiences. And and that's really how the show began to take off. And something surprising happened though, Mick, as I was interviewing all these incredible people that I really looked up to. They actually, I found out, looked up to me and they were consulting me for advice on things like LinkedIn and social

media. Uh, and they were all asking me why I hadn't left corporate yet. And so after a year of having this amazing podcast, they all instilled courage in me and and also my circle locally, business groups I was a part of even before I had a business, they all were like, "Man, you need to start your own thing, you know." So the podcast was essentially my college, you know. I got to I didn't go to college, but I got I felt like I earned in 2020 like four different PhDs because I was learning from some of the world's greatest people in my eyes. Some of the brightest people, some of the best storytellers, some of the best authors, best athletes.

And what I found is that they were no different than me. And that I think was the biggest gift that that gave me is that I could do this too. And uh and so the borrowed confidence turned into actual confidence which turned into taking a chance and betting on myself. And I remember I I just interviewed Mark Victor Hansen. The guys sold a half billion copies of Chicken Suit for the Soul. Interviewed him and his wife Crystal for their their book. And um Ask their book Ask and I remember he he said on this book he said he's like Jordan you're a star.

you you know you leaving corporate was the best thing that you could have ever done and we're just excited to see what happens next because they kind of I interviewed them right at the very start. I had just given my notice and just left and they were like hey who else can we introduce you to you know and and and that's all that's all it is sometimes folks is you're just one connection away from creating massive impact in your world. Amen to that, bro. And I'm I'm a testament to that, right? Like I mean, my mentors, you know, Damon John and Robert Irvine and Dave Meltzer, right? I mean, who literally what what I realized with with all of my mentors and people that I look up to, if you communicate and ask the right questions, like they love that. If you're going to be a fanboy, a fan girl, like they see that all day every day, right? Like you're no different than anyone else.

But you ask the right questions, right? and then conversation starts and that's where I think those relationships can truly blossom. So, you know, I have this piece of advice that I give to everyone whether it's podcasting, public speaking, building your brand, whatever it is. Instead of taking selfies with these celebrities or the people that you you think you look up to, ask them questions because again, they take a thousand pictures a day. They don't remember them. But I can promise you what Damon John will tell me, Mick, the reason I remember you is because you asked me a really good question. Right.

Robert Irvine, who now is like my best friend in the world. The reason our relationship started was because I asked him a really good question and I didn't I didn't go to them as a fanboy. Like I really wanted to pick their brain and get get a free master class if I could on a question that I had. So talk to everybody about just the importance of being able to ask good questions.

Yeah, I love it. Yeah, asking questions is so important. Um and the other thing is don't be afraid to offer value, right? Offer some type of advice. Hey, I noticed, you know, I I identify things. I'm kind of a nerd like this. If I go to a LinkedIn profile, someone's Tik Tok, their Instagram, their podcast, like I look at their show notes, if I see something, I'll actually say, "Hey, I just wanted to give you this feedback that if you did this shift or you did this change, this would actually add a tremendous value to you." So, offering is also great. Asking, if you don't ask, you don't get, right? Close mouths do not get fed at all. And if you grow up poor, you know that from the early days.

It's like if I don't go out and hustle, I'm not getting the things that I actually want to get. So I I learned that from from the jump. But it's so important in business because the worst that could happen is silence. Okay. The second worst thing that could happen is no, right? The best thing that could happen is yes. And Mick, you're a testament to knowing what that yes could turn into down the road. You all of a sudden you have this circle of people that will go to bat for you with the drop of a dime. you know, they're they're there for you.

Uh, and you really build these contextual relationships. So, asking powerful open-ended questions, I would say, is the best thing to do. Um, because open-ended, uh, you know, elicits a response. If you ask a yes or no question, that frustrates people usually more often than not. So, ask something open-ended, but then don't be afraid to offer up some assistance. If you have value to add that they're not seeing, because we all have blind spots. We all have areas that we're not experts at. Believe me, you don't want me to cook or clean or do a lot of these things, measure anything. I'm very self-aware at what I'm good at and what I'm not good at. But if you have an area of expertise and and they're missing it and you add that to the table, man, people will remember that, especially if you're not asking for anything in return.

Totally agree, bro. Totally agree. So, I want to before I get you out of here, I want to go to the ending of the book or towards the end and we talk about the Blaze method. Like break down the Blaze method for the viewers and listeners. I know obviously it's the brand with the podcast, but but I feel like the Blaze method is the framework that everybody, I don't care what you do for a living, it is the framework that you need to incorporate into your life, into your business, into your daily. So Jordan, if you will bless us with the blazer.

Yeah, we'll do we'll do a little reading time. We're gonna do a little reading time with Jordan here and get this get this method. It's it's on chapter 84. My literal goal with the book is I wanted to build it for people like me that honestly if I I'm not I'm not a reader. I have become a reader by force, but I'm naturally not a long reader. So I wanted to build this book for people that have ADHD like me. short very short attention spans that could actually get through it, you know, because that's one of my biggest complaints for a lot of things around the household is that I just forget stuff or I don't get things done.

This is a book that is ADHD friendly. Yeah. 100 pages, you know, you've got spaces for people to put their notes in. So, you don't even have to write, you know, on the words or highlight anything. Like Jordan gives you seven to 10 lines that you can take notes right there. So, freaking love it. That's it. Back to you.

All right, let's let's go through it. The Blaze method. So the the B is believe in yourself. Okay, when you believe in you, others will believe in you, too. And so that's one of the things I'm always coaching my clients on is like, hey, do you believe in this? Do you believe in what you just said to me?

Right? Because if we don't believe it, uh people will see through that. Uh seven out of seven. And you can usually tell just a couple telltale signs when people don't believe. They won't make eye contact. They won't look you in the eyes. They're looking to the side or down, right? But if you if they believe, they're actually looking you in the eyes. You can actually hear the tenonality in their voice change. Their voice inflection is changing when people believe. And so those are just a couple little signs of how do how do you believe in yourself and why do you need to believe in yourself so that others will believe in you as well. Uh the L, let's just go right down, is let go of the past.

Reflect on the past. I tell this to people all the time, but but don't dwell. We have to go back to get context, to pull lessons, to extract things, but dwelling there serves serves us no good. Take it from me. I've been a past dweller in the past. It doesn't serve you any good. Okay? But go back, extract some lessons, and let's get back to action. And the A is action. And then I put a little quote in here. Action creates momentum. Momentum creates consistency. Consistency creates habits. And habits turn into those results that we're looking for. And the Z is be zestful. So being zestful is to have great enthusiasm, okay? And energy. And it's to align ourselves with God is actually to have zest. Um and it's it's almost something is tangible you can see on people. And then E is to elevate. Um the best way to elevate is to invest in yourself. So for me it's my faith is number one. my coaches, mentors,

education, health, family, investing in those areas. Uh, for me, I've been able to elevate at such a higher level. And it sounds like, Mick, you have too, right? Using the Blaze method, to me, when I look at everything that you've built, whether you knew it or not, you've actually leveraged this to realize some of the things that you have.

No, absolutely, brother. Absolutely. Jordan, I know how busy you are. Totally honored you took some time. And we're going to get to my quick five in a second. Brought to us by Regenerate RX, the the best wellness company in America. But I want everybody right now, if you're listening, I'm going to get 20 copies of the book, if you message me the word Blaze. Message me Blaze. I don't care if it's LinkedIn, if it's Instagram, if you email me, it's the first 20 people. So, number 21, I'm sorry, number 30, I'm sorry, but the first 20, you're going to get this book.

Message me blaze and you've got the lifechanging power of adversity coming your way. Is that cool, Jordan? Can we do that?

Yeah, I appreciate that. Awesome. Yeah. Listen, if it doesn't add value to you, ping me. Okay. That's my goal with the book is I I just want to make sure that everyone that gets it in their hand, it at least adds value to them in some capacity.

Yes, sir. All right. You ready for this rapid fire quick five? Let's do it. Let's go. All right. Before you go on stage, you need to get hyped up. What's your hype up song?

Oh, man. Right. Right now it has been uh blimp by schema boy. Okay. I like it. I like it. Your favorite place to recharge? Mountains, beach, or a big city?

Uh definitely the beach. Somewhere in the uh Gulf Coast of Florida. Okay, I like it. I like it. If you could have any meal that you wanted today, no repercussions, what's on the plate,

man? It It's got to be Filipino egg roll. So, lubia and uh chicken adobo. Yeah, Lubia and chicken adobo is my go-to.

I love Lubia, bro. I love Lubia. The biggest lesson that you've learned from failure.

That it is a gift. That's the biggest lessons I've learned from it is that it's a gift. I encourage everyone to try to fail multiple times a day and and it makes life a lot more fun.

The last question, and this is funny because you know where I'm getting at. How many times do people think they're messaging you on on Instagram, but they're really messaging AI bot Jordan Mendoza? A lot. A lot. Or they're messaging the Jordan Mendoza from the from uh Comedy Central as well.

Yeah. I I I probably spent a good hour talking to Jordan's bot and then I got mad and had to text him and was like, "Bro, I thought I was talking to you the whole time. I love it, man. I love it." Jordan, thank you so much for for taking the time. Everybody, the life-changing power of diversity, make sure you get it. I'll have links to all of that. Jordan, where can people find and follow you? Yeah, the best place uh you can just check out the podcast. Go to by yotpod.com. That'll get you to all our social links. The book info is on there as well. And I just want to say Mick, I appreciate you hosting me on your amazing show. You do an incredible job. You clearly do your research, ask great questions, and I was I want to say keep blazing your own trail, my friend.

I'm going to because of you, man. I'm going to because of you. Thanks for just being a great friend and mentor. I appreciate you more than you know, bro.

Thanks so much. You got it. And to all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it. You've been plugged into Mick Unplugged. Don't just listen, take action. Rate and subscribe. Follow me on social and get the full experience at mickhuntofficial.com. Keep building, keep leading, and most importantly, keep dominating.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Adversity Is A Gift: Jordan Mendoza’s Guide to Facing Life’s Toughest Challenges"?

Mick (Host), Jordan Mendoza (Guest).

What is "Adversity Is A Gift: Jordan Mendoza’s Guide to Facing Life’s Toughest Challenges" about?

Jordan Mendoza shares his transformative journey from adversity to success, emphasizing the life lessons learned from personal challenges and his mother's resilience. He introduces key concepts from his book, "The Lifechanging Power of Adversity," and outlines his Blaze Method for effectively navigating tough times.

What is mentioned in this Mick Unplugged Podcast episode?

8 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Jordan Mendoza, Blaze Method, Regenerate RX, Brian Schulman, The Life-Changing Power of Adversity, Brand Sharks. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Adversity Is A Gift: Jordan Mendoza’s Guide to Facing Life’s Toughest Challenges"?

The episode runs 33 min; the transcript is about 6,782 words in 62 timestamped sections.

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