Have you ever set out on a journey, only to realize you've forgotten the map? That's a bit how I felt before sitting down with Marcus Collius, the visionary co-founder of Play A Bigger Game, who reminded us that without clarity, we're simply travelers without a destination. Throughout our conversation, we carved a path through the dense forest of success, with Marcus shedding light on the importance of a clear vision and purpose. As we shared our personal quests for clarity, we unearthed the value of our backstories in sculpting not just our ideal weeks but our ideal selves. Marcus's insights on leveraging past experiences as springboards for growth resounded with me, as I've personally discovered the profound impact clarity can have on one's life trajectory.
The digital age has woven a complex web that often entangles our sense of self, but this episode untangles that web to reclaim authenticity. Marcus and I tackled the double-edged sword of social media, emphasizing the critical role community plays in our lives, and how finding the right one can make all the difference. We celebrated the courage it takes to embrace our quirks, knowing that while they may not bring us fame, they will undoubtedly draw in the right tribe. As someone who has grappled with shedding old skins, I found solace in our candid discussion about the small, brave steps we take towards becoming the most genuine versions of ourselves.
Closing this episode, our hearts were full of faith—a beacon guiding us through the chaos of today's world. I shared intimate anecdotes of my own renewed faith, which has given me courage in the face of adversity, and Marcus echoed the sentiment, highlighting the serenity that accompanies true belief. As we wrapped up, we cast a spotlight on the transformative impact of mentors and the importance of aiming high. Marcus's journey, much like this conversation, is not merely one to follow but one to be inspired by, as we all strive to play a bigger, bolder, more intentional game.
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Have you ever set out on a journey, only to realize you've forgotten the map? That's a bit how I felt before sitting down with Marcus Collius, the visionary co-founder of Play A Bigger Game, who reminded us that without clarity, we're simply travelers without a destination. Throughout our conversation, we carved a path through the dense forest of success, with Marcus shedding light on the importance of a clear vision and purpose. As we shared our personal quests for clarity, we unearthed the value of our backstories in sculpting not just our ideal weeks but our ideal selves. Marcus's insights on leveraging past experiences as springboards for growth resounded with me, as I've personally discovered the profound impact clarity can have on one's life trajectory.
The digital age has woven a complex web that often entangles our sense of self, but this episode untangles that web to reclaim authenticity. Marcus and I tackled the double-edged sword of social media, emphasizing the critical role community plays in our lives, and how finding the right one can make all the difference. We celebrated the courage it takes to embrace our quirks, knowing that while they may not bring us fame, they will undoubtedly draw in the right tribe. As someone who has grappled with shedding old skins, I found solace in our candid discussion about the small, brave steps we take towards becoming the most genuine versions of ourselves.
Closing this episode, our hearts were full of faith—a beacon guiding us through the chaos of today's world. I shared intimate anecdotes of my own renewed faith, which has given me courage in the face of adversity, and Marcus echoed the sentiment, highlighting the serenity that accompanies true belief. As we wrapped up, we cast a spotlight on the transformative impact of mentors and the importance of aiming high. Marcus's journey, much like this conversation, is not merely one to follow but one to be inspired by, as we all strive to play a bigger, bolder, more intentional game.
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Welcome to another episode of playing injured. I am sitting here with Marcus Collius. He's the co-founder of Play A Bigger Game, he's a speaker, mentor and he also has a book coming out this this year. Well, in 2024, Marcus, how we doing today.
Speaker 2:Oh, josh, so good, so good to be here. Man, thank you for having me. I'm psyched to play with you. I've got a question for you to start, though I love it, what is going to need to happen for you to walk away from this going? That was an awesome podcast.
Speaker 1:You know, my main intention that I wanted to do is Understanding what it means to play a bigger game. Right, I think in life. Right, and I can speak for myself and I can speak for a lot of folks Me in my 20s right, it's this kind of a separation period. You'll start to feel, right, you start to see people who are, you know, excited about life, and you start to see people who are not too excited about life. They're, they're looking to escape life. Oh, you're so, right, right, and so these folks that are excited about life, right, they are focused on playing a different game. Right, they are eight players and they have some type of clarity in their life.
Speaker 1:And so, even for myself, this past year, I've been looking to understand how can I have more clarity on my vision moving forward, because it's always changing as I grow older? Yes, but also, too, how can I organize my life so that it's not so overwhelming? Yes, as I put more on my plate. And so, for me, right, selfishly right, I started a podcast. I was like, wow, this is a great way to get consulting. But also, too, I know my peers and I know listeners of the show. They also can get an understanding of hey, how can I play a big game, how can I grow in 2024 and have a little bit more clarity on what 2024 looks like, but also beyond that? And so to answer your question hey, I want to walk away from this with clarity, but not only for myself. I want folks who hear this to also be able to have a little bit more clarity moving forward.
Speaker 2:Man, what a beautiful answer. I love it. That's that's going to be our goal. We're going to do this, it's going to happen. But let's even talk about clarity for a second, because I think it's so important that you're focusing on that and, for everybody listening, I think it's so important that you understand why clarity is so important.
Speaker 2:Imagine you're going on a trip and you're going I'm going to go somewhere on the East Coast, but you don't know where. Yeah, how are you going to get there? You're just going to start moving to the East. Well, that can work and you're going to experience some success. But you're going to do a lot better if you go. I'm going to New York and now you can just buy a ticket, you can just get on that. Everybody who's been to New York and go, I'll tell you exactly how to get to New York. But if you're hazy, if you don't have that clarity and you're just going, I'm going to the East Coast people can't help you and you're not going to learn from other people other than just go this way, I guess. So let's let's nail some clarity today.
Speaker 1:Yeah, 100 percent. You know. You know, I've had mentors in my life. We've always talked about this idea of your desired future state. Right, what does your life look like in the future? What is it? First of all, what does it look like? What do you want your Monday, your Tuesday, your Wednesday to look like? You know what would that look like. But also, to what type of person do you need to become to get that lifestyle Right? And so you realize like they're in parallel with each other. Yes, so when you mention that vision right, that final destination, what does that look like? I don't know how many people have that. They don't know. You know what their perfect Monday and Tuesday or Wednesday looks like, Right. And so how do you help folks do that? Or how did you do that for yourself, starting off your journey in entrepreneurship or whatever it is?
Speaker 2:You know I love that and I love that you've had those mentors. I think that's a real blessing and it set you apart from an early stage in life, because I think there's so many people listening right now going. Nobody talked like that to me when I was young, so I think that's so fantastic. But guess what? Everybody it's never too late. You're listening to this right now and we're talking to you or giving you the juice right now. So for me, I love coming across people who just first of all, they know that the path that they're on right now is not good enough for them. They're going.
Speaker 2:I should be playing a bigger game, like I was meant for more than what I'm doing right now, and I know there's so many people listening right now. They're like, oh man, he's calling me out. I'm calling you out in the most loving way because I was there. I was there for so many years. I was stuck In my early days. I had such a crappy life.
Speaker 2:Now I'm going to start by saying this I own and love my backstory and one of my favorite things to do is help people own and love their backstory. We've all got crap Like if you ever noticed that we've all got crap in our past. There's a real difference when people go I have too much crap, I'm broken, I can't move forward. And then there's the people who are like I'm just going to frickin' own this, I'm going to use this, because, whatever that crap was, it made you into the awesome person that you are today, and so part of that is inside. You're going. I can be doing more.
Speaker 2:Now you need to surround yourself with people who've done it before, who can help you on your path, who want to be there for you on your path. You got to learn, and you got to learn in the right environments. Quite frankly, social media is not the right environment. Like we looked at social media like it's some sort of expert encyclopedia. It doesn't work that way. Surround yourself with people who are doing it, who are actually doing it, not just saying they're doing it on social media, actually doing it, who have a real resume and who've done stuff that you want to do, because those are the people who will get you there so much faster. That's the point in writing books and reading books. These people who have done amazing things are taking their 20 to 30 years and cramming it so that you can do it in two to three years if you do it properly.
Speaker 1:Yeah, 100%. And you mentioned about having a community. Basically, I don't know if folks have found their group of people and with that, social media is what we go to. And here's the problem with social media is that it makes us all think the same, follow the same trends, wear the same clothes, eat all the same foods, want to live in all the same places, right, yes, very rarely do we actually get to crystallize our own vision because we're so distracted by scrolling off You're scrolling that we get influenced by society or the masses instead of really coming in our own and realizing first what our vision is, our desire for your state, and then, like you mentioned, folks who have already done that and they are excited to help you with their journey. And so I think finding your community, finding your tribe, is so important.
Speaker 2:I couldn't agree more. But I also love the way you just put that. If we're all trying to be the exact same person, think about how hard it is to stand out and people are recognizing that. It's like wait, I'm posting the same crap as everybody else. Well, I'm only getting 20 likes. What's wrong?
Speaker 2:This is where I love to encourage people to go. Listen, this world was given only one of you and you were designed to be uniquely you. We need the unique you in your authenticity and if you show up that way, it doesn't necessarily mean you're going to be rich and famous, but what it will mean is you'll love who you are and there will be people magnetized to you, because there's been other people put on this planet to be drawn to you and you'll be drawn to them. And when you find those people, oh, beautiful, magic can happen. And you know what else is really great about that. You're also going to repel certain people. Yeah, I really want to encourage people. It's a great thing when you repel people. Don't fight that.
Speaker 2:I did that for so many years. Oh man, why don't you like me? I'll try harder. I'll become somebody different so that you'll like me. That's both crap. I was made to be this. I'm not everybody's cup of tea, that's okay. I know there's some people listening right now. That goes I don't know what this guy is on, what this guy is about, that's okay. You don't have to love me, I'm not going to change me. But then there's other people who are like. This guy is speaking right to my heart. Yes, follow that. Come, hang out with me, spend time with me. I'll be in your community. I'd love that.
Speaker 1:Yeah, 100%. I think. You know I was reading a quote, man old philosopher it was. You know I am letting go of who I am for who I'm supposed to be, right, and that's, frankly right. That's something I've struggled with, right Is? You know, you get fear, that fear of rejection, that fear of kind of losing those attachments that you built to you know, old identities, right, old freedom, and it can be tough to kind of sever that tie, right, yeah, and what? I've grown to realize? That I'm just not that person anymore. I'm growing as a person and so those things just don't serve me Anymore. They serve the Josh from a year ago even yeah.
Speaker 1:Josh, from six months ago, if you're growing, you know one of weekly bases, these small, you know these small bits of growth. You look back in 90 days from now You're like, wow, you know I've grown quite a bit, yes, and so it's constantly this letting go of old stories, old identity, old friends, and it's so scary and it's been something that I've done this year Of letting go of a lot of different things and it's just been some of the scariest things that I've gone through.
Speaker 2:Oh, the awareness that you have is so beautiful, man, and you are on such a great path. Stay on it, because I know you're discovering more about yourself every day. And, yes, this is work. It takes work and for anybody listening going wow, josh, that sounds like a lot of work. Do you know what's even more work? Being complacent? Yeah, the pain and the suffering of just sitting around knowing that you should be doing more with your life, barely being able to make ends meet, begging for a new job or a new promotion, that's way more work, yeah, but this work that Josh is talking about, man, this is the juice, this is the good life and and you know one of the things you're talking about where it's.
Speaker 2:It's not always easy. This is the vulnerability piece and there's something that, when you think about your, when you're exposing your true self and becoming your authentic self, essentially you're opening the kimono and you're like here I am people, and that can be very scary, because if someone rejects you, that's rejecting the real you. Yeah, that's why we put on this, these, these shelters, these, this armor, and it's like well, whatever you rejected me, it's not even me, like, I've got this on it's, it's not a big deal to me. But, man, when you open up that kimono and then there's people who are like, hey, man, I love that, I respect that, that is the best feeling on the planet because on the flip side, you got that armor on, you got these shields up. If someone says, I really like that, you're going. It's not even the real me, though, like it doesn't yield that good.
Speaker 1:Right, you just scared of what they're going to say, or you're scared of the rejection, and that's what I think a lot of us fear is Rejection piece, which is why you know, social media or whatever the case may be, and I think, man, you know, and I'm sure you probably experienced this on your entrepreneurial journey it's, it's counter cultural. It's not necessarily what everybody Um does. Yeah, everybody is is looking to read books or listen to positive podcasts, or, you know, get up early to work out or, yeah, restricting themselves from eating everything that they desire, right. And so, you know, people make, can make fun of you, people can kind of talk about you, and you can be scared of that, right, it can be something that you fear. Have you gone through that in your? I mean, well, I'm not even gonna ask, have you gone through that right, because I know you did it right. But how do you handle being looked at as a weirdo? Or you know somebody who's crazy? I, I love this question and I Absolutely embrace it.
Speaker 2:I embrace being the weirdo, and here's why 99.9% of the population is going this way. And what does that lead to? I can see it. It's not good. 99% are leading to obesity and and health problems. And just for clarity, this is not body shaming, this is health shaming. Like you have to figure this stuff out or else you are just creating one more nightmare after another for yourself. That's this direction and it's not just about health, it's about joy, it's about fulfillment. I know what that path leads to, so at any time, I can see that I'm not going to be a weirdo or a weirdo. I know what that path leads to, so at any time I can look up and go awesome, I'm not going with the crowd, I know I'm going the right way 100%, 100% and feeling comfortable in it.
Speaker 1:Yes.
Speaker 2:Own it, why not?
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, like you said you, you're either going to uh repel people who are not meant for your journey, yeah or attract people who are.
Speaker 2:Yes, so that's that's such a great comment to bring up too, because, remember, if you are going against 99.9, you have to understand 99.9. People don't understand why you're going this way and they reject the fact that you're going this way. But when you find that small portion of human beings going this way, oh the magic. It feels so right, it feels like being at home, and then you, you hold on to those people, you connect with those people, you make sure you pour extra love on them, support them, give unto them, and then you receive so much here, and that that is life changing stuff.
Speaker 1:Yeah, 100, and I think you know, obviously I man, I believe in perfect timing and you coming on the show with is perfect timing I believe. Right, every year. Right, folks are looking to essentially play a bigger game. Right, they're looking to get to the best version of themselves, to some warmer fashion, whether they go from zero to hero and they try to do a bunch of things out at the same time. What's the starting point of somebody looking to play a bigger game? How can somebody finally be successful and kind of reaching their plans and their goals for a new year coming up?
Speaker 2:Oh, what a great question. One of my favorite concepts is baby steps. We all look when we're failing at getting anywhere near our big goals. It's usually because we try to go from zero to hero overnight. And then, of course, we're looking at social media going. Look at all these guys who went from zero to hero. There's so many lies on social media. So can we all just agree for a moment that there's some embellishment happening on social media, but in our own lives we tried to jump too far.
Speaker 2:I've got my diet is absolutely garbage, but starting tomorrow, I'm gonna eat no sugar. I'm gonna have no alcohol, no fast food. How often does that work out for people? Yeah, it's a great idea, it's beautiful on paper, but tell me, how often does that work out in reality? So my concept of baby steps is just make some little adjustments so that you're 1% better tomorrow. Yeah, it's gonna feel slower, but guess what? It's sustainable. So if you eat five fast food meals per week now, you're gonna go down to four, or ooh three. You go three or four. You just drop in one or two meals per week. You replace them with healthier decisions. All of a sudden you're like hey, that's, I can't keep doing this. It's not that hard, it's not radically life changing, but you're gonna feel better about yourself because you made a commitment to drop it and now you did Do that for a couple of weeks and then remove one more and then, a few weeks later, remove one more. Those baby steps are so sustainable.
Speaker 2:And what happens is you don't look at your results after one day or even one week, but how are you feeling after a month and celebrate those wins, the fact that you did it for a week. Celebrate that Don't. Oh, but I'm still. I haven't lost the weight I want. No, no, no, no, no. Shut that voice out. You listen to this voice. You're fricking awesome. You did it for a week. You're a person of integrity because you said you do it and you did it. And those are the little wins that we're looking to keep building on and building on and add to. And that's just one thing. We talked about diet Okay.
Speaker 2:What about exercise? Don't go from zero to five days a week or seven days a week. How does that work? How's that worked out for you in the past? From now on, we're just gonna go. Okay, I'm gonna start with two days a week and I'm not gonna go for two hours, I'm gonna go for 30 minutes. These are baby steps that are very sustainable. You take these little steps and then you add to them. You add to them. You are going to be a radically different person in three months, in six months, in a year. And now it's up to you. How much do you wanna stick to this? How much further do you wanna go in life? How big of a game do you wanna play? And you're recognizing that you are in control 100%.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it's a few things that I picked up from. There is one don't feel guilty, right. What I've learned, though, about guilt is that it does indicate what you value, right, it does indicate what you value, and so it gives you this indication of okay, I did mess up today, that's great. I actually value that Some people who really eat Doritos and donuts, or whatever the case may be, and they don't feel guilty about it at all right. And so that feeling of guilt is giving you an indication of hey, this is the direction that you actually wanna go, this is what you actually value, and so have a good relationship with that guilty feeling. And just hey, the next day let's feel good about ourselves and, like you said, that integrity itself creates an amazing level of confidence in you to continue, right.
Speaker 1:And then a few things I picked up is like hey, that's an area of life right. You talk about fitness and health right. We can use that same baby step method for all areas of our life, right. Finances, right, yes. Relationships Talk about our faith, right. Yes, being very clear about, first of all, where we're at currently, so we can know the baby steps to take.
Speaker 2:Beautiful. I love that, josh. We're so aligned, by the way. I just want to go back to what you said on guilt. I think that's beautiful the way I talk about guilt. I say guilt only plays one small role for us. We're essentially using different words, but we're using the exact same language. The only value I see in guilt is to stop for a minute and go okay, that does not feel right. What do I need to learn from it? And now it's over. So fix your course. Recognize hey, those are my values. Okay, fix it for tomorrow. Now drop the guilt. Otherwise that guilt you're choosing to put this big backpack on, filled with 40 pounds of rocks, and it will slow you down tomorrow. And it will slow you down even worse the next day, and that's when you make bad and worse decisions. So recognize the value of the guilt, the decision, make a move for the right direction and then drop the guilt 100%, 100% Other areas in life.
Speaker 1:Right, I think we talked about relationships. Right, we kind of understand, hey, you can even use that frame of guilt of, hey, I did this with these friends and that didn't feel fulfilled by that. Right, I went on a crazy bender and I actually don't feel good about that. Right, it gives you an indicator of, hey, maybe I need to invest more into these relationships. That after we talk right, you know I have mentors after I get off the phone with them, I feel amazing like, oh, I instantly want to do more. Yes, right now, versus, maybe you have other people you talk to and it's just, you know, it's comfortable, right, it's a comfortable conversation, but you don't feel inspired afterwards, right? Yeah, when it comes to relationships, what should folks kind of focus on when it comes to either choosing their circle here in this next year or starting to kind of slowly, you know, decrease their time with folks who they might not want to spend time with?
Speaker 2:Yeah, great question. I'm a firm believer that we know in our hearts the right answer we're led, we're led. We know I shouldn't be hanging out with you. Every time I hang out with these guys, trouble. I get in trouble with my wife, my girlfriend, my whatever Trouble. Listen to that Over here. Every time I spend time I feel good, I feel like clean. This is the right way to go. Listen to that and stop fighting it. This road is a fight. This road is so smooth. You will get so much further ahead every single day if you keep leaning into that.
Speaker 2:And then my next big thing about relationships we've got this tendency in this world to always point this way like, hey, here's the things you should improve so that we can spend better time together. The more I do this and go, what can I do to change myself, to better myself, to be better in this relationship? My relationships get way better. But again, for clarity, I'm not talking about with these wrong people. Then it will actually make a bigger mess. I'm talking about these right people and maybe the right spouse that you're looking for, or the right girl or the right man you're looking for, if you change yourself and go. I want to improve myself. Yeah, I want to say improve, not change. I want to improve these areas of my life because that's who I need to become, to be with a person like that.
Speaker 1:Yeah, 100%. I agree with that a ton. Because when you are around these folks right that really make you feel amazing about yourself, it can honestly be uncomfortable because in your heart of hearts you may not feel good enough or you may not feel what you're doing, what you're supposed to be doing. Oh, you're so right To be aligned with them. Versus these folks here. They are very comfortable, right. It's very easy to kind of hang out with them, even though they don't fulfill you in any way. You're choosing your fight now. Either you're going to choose this fight you're going to regret this years from now or this current fight that is stretching you to get out of your comfort zone, but later on it'll be extremely fruitful for you.
Speaker 2:You're so on target today, brother. Listen, we're talking about imposter syndrome, and everybody experiences it at some point. One of the best ways to get over imposter syndrome is to just recognize. Here's where I am. Again, we're talking about clarity. Here's where I want to go and what do I need to do? What steps do I need to take to become that person and, each day, just move a little closer to it? If you're moving closer to it, you don't have to pretend to be this person. Everyone in this circle that you're loving they're just going to be recognizing that you're somebody who's trying to grow to that. I love spending time with people who are in that growth mindset not faking it, not pretending to be someone they're not, but they're actually putting in steps every day. I'm not demanding that the people around me have to already be there. What have you accomplished? Where's your resume? No, but what I really love seeing is hey, here's the things that I do on a daily basis to become the person I want to be. Yeah, I want to be around that person.
Speaker 1:Yeah, 100%. And then, like you said, you'll feel good in yourself. Yes, that's why you're casting a vote for the person you want to be in the future with your daily actions. I love that, yes, and so I think that's super important.
Speaker 1:You know another thing faith, right, let's talk man in today's world, right? Like I said, hey, we got social media, we have so many different things, but we feel like we need to see it right. We need to actually physically need to see it to believe it. If I can't see it, I can't believe it. Right, and in my life, right where my college days, even shortly after college, my faith may not have been as strong, and then recently, I've had things that happened where, all of a sudden, like, whoa, wait, I can't do this on my own right, I cannot do this on my own.
Speaker 1:And so for me, that is God. That is me praying like, hey, I need you in these moments to help me with my confidence, help me be courageous enough to take these steps that I need to take. And so how do you help folks in today's world, right? Alright, what is it that makes you have a strong faith? Like I said, I watch a lot of your content different things like that. I know you have a strong faith, right. What is it about you that makes you have a strong faith, and why do others need to have a strong faith, especially in today's world?
Speaker 2:Oh, great question. But I also just want to say I'm so proud of you for this journey that you're on, and I want to encourage you because the longer you stay on this journey and the more you dive into it, man, the better life becomes. You're going to receive so much more peace in your life. So you know that's leading into my answer to this and especially when we're talking about playing a bigger game in life, I'll tell you if you don't have something bigger than yourself and yeah, I'm talking about God if you don't have something bigger than yourself, recognizing that there's more at play than just what I can handle, my own strength, what the whole world sits on your shoulders, and you see what happens to people, the world is too heavy that would break anybody's back. You see so many people every day struggling to pay their bills, struggling to pay mortgages, and I've got this analogy that, well, it's not an analogy, it's the truth is the fact that you know, at the height of one of my businesses just this one business I did a calculation and I said how many mortgages am I responsible for? There was a hundred mortgages across the planet that I was responsible for. Well, I'm not a superhuman, I can't handle a hundred mortgages. The fact is, I knew that it was something much bigger at play than just what I can do, what I can handle, and because of that I'm able to handle that each day and have a great night's sleep and still have a relationship with my wife and my children and still show up to work with great energy and get the job done so that I can eventually handle 200 mortgages. But if you're limiting yourself by going, well, it's just what I can handle and it's on my strength. Good luck with two mortgages.
Speaker 2:But it's this beautiful invitation that God has given us to say, like the God of the world, the creator of this world, would love to have a relationship with you, love you that much. That's a crazy thought and I mean really loves you. And I think we going back to guilt, I think we go ah, but not me. You don't understand what I've done. I'm telling you I had brutal stuff in my history and I know that my God doesn't look at me with any of that stuff. He forgives me for all of it and he just has the most loving eyes for me, and I know for a fact he has that for you, every one of you listening. His arms are open, going please come. And the number one thing you get to experience is peace. If you accept it, you get to experience peace. Couldn't we all use more peace in our lives?
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, and I think, like I mentioned before, people confuse peace and boredom, right? People are like, oh, my life is too peaceful right now. What's going on here, right? So, level of why is my life so peaceful? Where is the danger? The excitement, whatever it is, the excitement, whatever it is right. And so, man, like you mentioned, that level of peace, it frees your mind up to finally be able to have, like you said, the clarity and kind of the boundaries in your life to really go after the life that you want.
Speaker 2:Oh, so good. And listen, you said this before too, then we gotta highlight this back. We're not just talking about this peace and we're not just talking about trusting in God, but God gives you strength, God gives you clarity, so that you don't have to rely on just your own level of wisdom. You can ask and go which path should I take? If you trust in God and you give that to him, he will make the path quite clear, and I'm living proof of that. Like I've got this beautiful relationship with our creator and he speaks to me every day. He shows me which direction to go, and guess what? It's always the right direction.
Speaker 1:Yeah, 100%. And it's crazy, even you just. There's so many things in life that you can't even explain. You know different struggles in life, right, that have brought you to where you are today and it's like, man, I really have no other explanation. Yes, I have no other explanation. I didn't do this alone. I just am humble enough to say, hey, I did not do this by myself, just the way things came together so perfectly. I just know it's not me doing it.
Speaker 2:I love that, I love that attitude, by the way, and I know God does too. Yeah, 100% 100%.
Speaker 1:Well, Marcus, where can folks find you? Where can people start to follow your journey and play a bigger game in life?
Speaker 2:Yes, I would love, love to have you join me on this journey and I'd love to be on yours. Two big places. I spend all my time Play a bigger gamecom. If you come check us out, look at what the community is about and you can have a free discovery call. You're just going to get on with one of us and just we're going to see if you're the right fit for us, we're the right fit for you. You answer a bunch of questions, share some love with you, explain to you more about what's going on the other places on Instagram.
Speaker 2:I spend a decent amount of time on there, just share in love, share in the wisdom that I've been given over the time. I'm hoping to accelerate people's learning and success in life. But the big thing for me and I hope people have felt this today I'm just a loving guy. My duty here is to serve the people who are around me and share some extra love, because I don't think anybody is getting enough love these days. We're missing out on community these days and our communities were really broken over the last few years. Let's find a place where you get to connect with people and share some beautiful time together and some growth together and some celebrations together.
Speaker 2:If you come, check us out at playbiggergamecom. It's a beautiful community that's lifting each other up and we're growing together. There are some of the most amazing leaders in the world pouring in their wisdom, giving us unbelievable content. There's incredible courses to take within the community, but the community calls are so beautiful. We get together. We just share what we've been doing. We share our wins, we learn together. We lift each other up and there's performance coaching. There's performance mentoring. If you don't have a mentor or you don't even know where to go to get one, come, come join us. We would love to spend that time with you. And if you spend time with big thinkers, guess what happens? You start thinking bigger, yeah 100%, 100%.
Speaker 1:I love that. Well, marcus man, this is, this is jam packed with a ton of value. Yeah, buddy, this is something that I believe is the perfect. Like I said, it's the perfect time where folks can listen to this and continue to follow your journey at the top of 2024. I can't believe how fast time is going by, and so it is time to really start being intentional and taking our lives serious. And so, yes, please follow Marcus. Marcus, I know you also have a book coming out next year, and so you know I can't wait to read that and share that with my community as well. So, marcus, appreciate it, and looking forward to seeing what's next for you.
Speaker 2:Josh, I just want to say how grateful I am to spend this time with you, man. I think you're a beautiful human being. I love what you're doing and listen everybody who's listening. Josh is killing it over here and he puts in his own time and so much effort and love into this. The least we can go do is give this guy a review. Go on to any of these podcasts for give the guy five stars. Let other people know that this is a fantastic podcast. But keep doing what you're doing. I was so grateful to spend this time. Thank you for having me, man. Thank you.