The Fuck It Shift
Sometimes the only way forward is to stop caring about what you should do—and start doing what you must do.
Hosted by Adam Ross, The Fuck It Shift is about breaking free from rock bottom and rewriting your story. Over a decade ago, Adam was broke, divorced, and starting over with nothing. Today, he’s built himself back up into a multi-millionaire. Through raw conversations, hard-earned lessons, and unfiltered truth, Adam shares the mindset shifts, strategies, and stories that helped him rebuild—and how you can too.
If you’ve ever felt stuck, defeated, or ready to throw it all away, this podcast is your reminder that sometimes the most powerful move you can make is to say, “Fuck it”—and shift.
The Fuck It Shift
The chess analogy that changes everything about life.
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In this episode of The Fuck It Shift, Adam Ross breaks down a simple chess analogy for anyone dealing with betrayal, loss, change, or a relationship that didn’t work out the way they thought it would.
Adam explains that in chess, the game only ends when the king falls. Pieces can be lost. Pawns can be sacrificed. The board can change completely. But if the king is still on the board, there are still moves left.
He connects that idea to real life: business partners leaving, relationships ending, people betraying you, or certain seasons coming to a close. Those moments can hurt, but they don’t always mean the game is over.
Sometimes the hardest part is accepting that not every person is meant to stay on the board forever. Some people are only in your life for a season, and losing them may be part of the move that allows you to keep going.
This episode is a reminder to panic less about the piece that fell off the board and focus more on the moves you still have left.
If the king is still standing, you’re still in the game.
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Welcome to the Fucking Chip Podcast. I'm Adam, joined by Jay as always. Jay, what do you got for me today? Adam, what would be your advice to those individuals who are going through life right now, whether that's business and or relationships, and it just doesn't seem to be working out for them, and they just can't figure it out.
SPEAKER_01Well, that's that's a great question. I'll relate it to the game of chess, which I am not a very good chess player. I was beaten in one or two moves by someone who works here. So don't take game advice from me when it comes to chess. But I'd ask this question Is your king still on the board? See, in chess, the game only ends when the king falls. And when a pawn is taken, someone in your life that maybe betrayed you, that's not a good business partner, that's not maybe in your future. If the king's still on the board, you're still in the game. I'll relate this to a personal situation. I'm in the process of being bought out of company. I had a fellow person get ring me up and call and say, Hey, I hear this is happening. Is this a good idea for you? Are you sure? And I look at it as it's time. It's just part of the evolution, I guess, of what was supposed to happen. And those pawns in my life are no longer part of the board, part of the game. The king hasn't fallen. There's still a piece on the board. I still have moves left. So when you're struggling and you feel betrayed, a relationship's not working out, business partner did something wrong. I would encourage you that it's not over yet. If the king is still on the board, you've got moves left. You mentioned to me podcasts ago about people being in your life for a season. I think that's a really hard thing to grasp sometimes because we can get really attached to people. We grow, we can love them. They can be such a big part of who we are or the energy in our life. And when they leave, it it's an impact. It leaves a hole. And I think that's part of the process. And this analogy you can throw back to the game board of the game of chess at all times in your life. If you're the you still have the king on the board, you still have moves left, and you understand that the game of chess is about sacrifice, about being willing to give up a piece to move forward in life or in the game, then I would tell you to panic less about the piece that fell off the board and focus on the game at hand and how many moves you still have left. That's gonna do it for this episode short, sweet Jay. Thanks.