Perpetual Grit

As parents, we spend a lot of time preparing our kids for the challenges we can see.

School.

Sports.

College.

But are we preparing them for the threats we can’t?

The FBI recently warned parents about Nihilistic Violent Extremist (NVE) networks targeting children online. These groups use gaming platforms, social media, and messaging apps to manipulate vulnerable kids through isolation, coercion, and fear, often targeting children searching for acceptance, purpose, or belonging.

The warning isn’t meant to create fear.

It’s a reminder to stay engaged.

Know the apps your kids use.

Know who they’re talking to.

Pay attention if they suddenly become secretive, withdraw from family, or their mood changes dramatically.

Teach them that no online relationship should require secrecy, threats, or sharing explicit photos or personal information.

Most importantly, build a home where they know they can come to you without fear, shame, or judgment.

At Perpetual Grit, we believe resilience isn’t built when the crisis arrives.

It’s built long before it’s needed.

We don’t prepare kids for one challenge.

We prepare them for life.

Built Not Given.

https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/boston/news/fbi-boston-warns-of-nihilistic-violent-extremists-targeting-children-and-vulnerable-victims-online

Don’t ask for easy.

Just do hard better.

Hard enough to carry your faith when it’s tested.

Hard enough to carry your family through difficult seasons.

Hard enough to stand beside a friend on the worst day of their life.

Hard enough to shoulder the responsibility that comes with leading well.

Life will always place something heavy on your shoulders.

Make sure you’re building the grit to carry it.

Train accordingly.

Built Not Given.

These two pictures in this video have more in common than most people would realize.

The first was taken when I was a kid.

After my mom’s battle with paranoid schizophrenia, our house burned down. We spent time sleeping in cars, on couches, and eventually in an RV with no running water as we tried to get back on our feet.

The second was taken just a few days ago.

Another RV.

Another chapter.

Only this time, it’s filled with my wife, my kids, laughter, and memories we’ll never forget.

Same type of home.

Completely different circumstances.

Life has taught me that your circumstances don’t get the final say.

They may shape you.

They may challenge you.

But they don’t define you.

What defines you is what you choose to do next.

One decision.

One step.

One day at a time.

If you’re in a season where life feels heavy, keep going.

Own the moment in front of you.

Put one foot in front of the other.

You never know where those steps might lead.

The In-Betweens — Coming Spring 2027.

Built Not Given.

Everyone wants big results.

Almost nobody wants to embrace small improvements.

The truth is, you don’t have to become a different person overnight. You just have to find a way to get 1% better today.

Not in everything.

Just in something.

Got 30 minutes?

Give this a shot:

5 Rounds

10 KB Devil Presses (aptly named)
10 KB Swings
10 KB Thrusters
Run 400 meters

Rest 1 minute between rounds.

Then challenge a friend.

Compare your times. Compare your weights. Write it down.

Come back in 2–3 weeks and do it again.

Progress in fitness, leadership, relationships, and life is rarely made through giant leaps. It’s built through the willingness to improve just a little today… and then do it again tomorrow.

Make 1% your focus for the next 90 days.

I think you’ll be surprised by who you’ve become.

Built Not Given

People have started asking me how hunting and the outdoors are tied to Perpetual Grit.

The truth is, they’re woven into the fabric of what we’re trying to build.

Hunting is an experience filled with failure.

You can prepare for months.

Train hard.

Scout the area.

Make all the right decisions.

And still come home empty-handed.

In many ways, it’s one of the purest reflections of life.

Effort doesn’t always guarantee success.

Preparation doesn’t always guarantee results.

But showing up, learning, adapting, and trying again is where growth happens.

The outdoors teaches patience.

Humility.

Resilience.

Gratitude.

It teaches you to appreciate the process instead of becoming obsessed with the outcome.

And beyond the lessons, it creates experiences that simply can’t be duplicated.

Conversations around a campfire.

Sunrises earned through early mornings.

Friendships strengthened through shared struggle.

And a perspective that only comes from spending time in places bigger than yourself.

You’ve never truly seen the stars until you’ve seen them from a mountaintop with no ambient light.

That’s why hunting and the outdoors are part of Perpetual Grit.

Not because they’re hobbies.

Because they’re teachers.

Built Not Given.

Life has a way of testing your grip.

Not just in training.

In business.

In relationships.

In faith.

In the pursuit of anything worthwhile.

The question isn’t whether you’ll be challenged.

The question is whether you’ll hold on long enough to see what’s waiting on the other side.

Hold on.

You never know how close you are.

Built Not Given.

I’ve officially started the final edits on my book with the working title of “The In Betweens”

It’s taken longer than I expected.

But looking back, I think it’s right on time.

Over the past few years, I’ve had to revisit parts of my life I hadn’t thought about in a long time. Childhood poverty. Homelessness. Abuse. Struggles with self worth. Successes. Failures. The people who helped shape me. The decisions that changed the trajectory of my life.

Some chapters were easy to write.

Others forced me to relive moments I’d rather forget.

But that’s the thing about growth. You can’t fully understand where you’re going until you’re willing to honestly examine where you’ve been.

My hope isn’t that people read this book because I’ve lived an extraordinary life.

My hope is that they read it and see pieces of their own story in mine.

That they find encouragement in the struggles, perspective in the setbacks, and confidence to keep moving forward when life gets hard.

If this book helps even one person realize they’re capable of more than they think they are, then every hour spent writing it will have been worth it.

More to come.

Built Not Given.

When I decided to start a business, one of the areas I struggled with most was how to incorporate my faith into what I was building.

Not because it wasn’t important to me.

Quite the opposite.

My faith is intrinsically tied to my mission, my purpose, and who I am as a person.

But if I’m being honest, I held back.

Part of me worried that openly talking about my faith might limit the people I could reach.

Looking back, that feels both ironic and a little foolish to admit.

Because the truth is there is no version of me without God.

There is no story without God.

There is no mission without faith.

Every blessing, every opportunity, every lesson learned through hardship, and every door that’s opened in my life has His fingerprints all over it.

So if you’re someone who has struggled to fully step into your faith and wear it publicly, you’re not alone.

I’ve been there too.

But I’ve learned that we’re not called to hide our faith. We’re called to live it.

And if you’re walking that road, know this:

We’ve got your back.

Built Not Given.