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Are you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomStop chasing balance - grow your capacity instead and own the moments of here and now!Growing capacity has the greatest power to empower within our journey. A desire for balance is a destination that is forever moving. Body being balance and business - growing capacity = doing what the f%^k works - WTFW. This is growing capacity - if I am doing the wrong s*&t I am not growing my capacity to experience life I am growing my ability to live life on the wrong path. Growing capacity is embracing the journey. Empowered by the unknown as I am always in a state of becoming. My father - the power of associations Right people...2021-05-1109 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomIt’s not the flu, it’s not covid, it’s me. I am the problem, I am the solution - lesson learned.Felt off - questioned covid - got real and realized... I am the problem - I am the solution. Tired Wore out Head banging Taste and smell was off Chills Went back and forth for a week feeling better then worse. Today I feel normal - what the hell caused this. My mind jumps the gun thinking the flu / covid / life... So I took a little ownership of my mind instead of renting our my own truth to the stories of the masses. I am the problem I am the solution - how about you? Do you point the finger...2021-05-0309 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomWill I fail my son - YES. Lesson learned leading by example. Learn to learn. Don’t be ignorant.Will I fail as a father - yes! Will my son fail - yes! Will my babygirl fail - yes! Will they be able to navigate this life? Will they live a purpose driven life? Isn’t it crazy our kids can say - you have no idea what it’s like to be a kid these days and they would be right! 2021..... this isn’t 1980 and they ain’t playing Atari...this is real There is no room for ignorance... only purpose driven authenticity. I know great men, great parents, successful and full of love and courage... yet their kids are...2021-04-2906 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomDon’t give up the thing that drives you to be better. Three key principles -selfish VS Self interestPowerful lesson learned from a Ted talk I listened to while walking in the morning. Practice rigorous authenticity - surrender the outcome - do the work. I reflected on Warrior and the mindset of be real, raw, relevant so that our results reflect our true desires. Maybe these words spoken by this gentlemen on Ted talks rang true as I linked them to what I have learned living the warrior way. Maybe my own recent shortcomings made the words he said sting a little more than usual. I am either authentic or I am a liar. Its that simple. The...2021-04-2707 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomMy son raising his voice - says you made me this way. Lesson learned as painful as it is... I own itFather son lesson learned - raising his voice ... told me - you made me this way... That voice within was quick to say - own it, learn .. share it. Do you own the moments of life that are both good and bad? My 7 year old son Derek was raising his voice talking back to my queen... told him to calm down... don't do that .... he then comes over sits by me and says..... You made me this way... Painful and yet living the Warrior way I was quick to own it.... he was right. I get it man - I...2021-04-0508 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomWhy do we lie to ourselves? The power to pivot lies at the crossroads of our lies.Why do we lie to ourselves? Maybe you are a saint.... I got some work to do! I am thinking what powerful wisdom to tell you when the reality is... I can’t tell you how to figure this out. Only you can find your own truth. What I can tell you is a story that may empower you to step with courage learning and leading from your lessons in life. May the peaks and valleys be leveraged so that we can embrace the journey of today. Branden MacKenzie Proud Member of Warrior US Army Infantry Vet 2001 - 2006 A father, hu...2021-04-0106 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomMy son didn’t get a medal and I am glad. He got someMy son didn’t get a medal and I am glad - he got something better! He felt the pain, considered his options and took action. He asked the question - what do I need to do to earn a medal? So damn proud of my son. He earned a little courage and with that he has a lesson that will serve him for the rest of his life. How about you? What questions are you meant to ask today - courageously. Isn‘t it crazy - be it 7 years old or 43 years old like me there is an undeniable powe...2021-03-3004 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomLive life no strings attached! Embrace the journey of the life you are meant to live. B MackenzieMonday, March 15th 2021 Surprises are a beautiful thing. Decided to head north for one day to see my pops for his birthday. It was a good drive, Derek was amazing helping with Genevieve and while she only broke down once seems lunchables was the solution. Soon after arriving pops looked at me and said - thank you. I did not do it for that - it was not about hearing the words - it was the look in his eyes. It was .... I was just so happy to see him happy. To see him happy knowing for his birthday we...2021-03-1706 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomIf you bury your emotions you will not succeed - Branden MacKenzieIf you bury your feelings and emotions you will not succeed. I am talking true success - real joy, real happiness, real peace .... How many times? How many times have you buried your feelings and emotions in life..... Sit with this because if you don’t get this right - if we don’t get this right we will lose the gift of today. THE STORY: Was walking in the AM early listening to the Warrior Audio App - powerful tool I leverage daily. My mission is to move my body and my mind. By listening learning I am earning a bi...2021-03-1408 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomDon’t let Wednesdays Suck! Usually mid week I am wrecked but that has changed. Check this out!!!TITLE: Don’t let Wednesdays Suck - usually by mid week I am wrecked but that has changed! THE STORY: Usually by Wednesday or Thursday my body and mind is wrecked. The combination of walking in the morning and hardcore crossfit at night, kids, work, life.... for a number of weeks I have been frustrated that mid week I felt like shit. I dont believe it has to be that way. The story I ran was this is normal.. three days of pushing... I am going to feel rough. But rough did not translate to earned powerful presence for me. It...2021-02-1704 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomStop sedating in education start living in Execution! Do the work you are meant to do today!Stop sedating in education start living in Execution! Do the work you are meant to do today! DATE: Saturday, January 30th 2021 SUBJECT: Education is important - refreshing to read, learn and grow from others knowledge. The power of perspective outside our own opening our mind to the possibilities we alone can not see.... and yet at some point...we need to go, to do, to execute! When who we are becoming in body, being, balance and business is dialed in - our ability to learn from actual experience on our path far outweighs education from a traditional sense. Both have...2021-02-0104 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomWalking in the dark has more power to empower beyond all the city lights! Take the road less ....TITLE: Walking in the dark, in the desert has the power to empower beyond all the city lights. DATE: Tuesday, January 19th 2021 HERE’S THE STORY: Got up 3 am - decided to stay up knowing another hour of sleep would have probably messed me up more than serving me. Started my walk at 440 am dark as hell. As I walked I realized while I could not see beyond 20 feet in any direction clearly what matters was the light in front of me. In the dark in the desert beyond what I could see was really irrelevant. What matters was the li...2021-01-2105 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomPivot within VS. Pivot away from - the power to pivot is on you!Title: Pivot within VS Pivot away from - the power is on you! Branden Mackenzie | Jan 10th 2021 THE STORY : Was listening to a powerful audio from the Warrior audio app and realized there are two ways we must pivot in life. 1. Pivot away from that which does not serve us. It is a false lift to live and pivot within the frames of life we do not belong. There is a bit of mercy as we go through the years of life we have created - an understandable amount of struggle to break through the barriers created, to burn the...2021-01-1905 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomDon’t lose the love of the game - the love of living in the moment!TITLE: Don’t lose the love of the game - the love of living in the moment! DATE: Sunday, January 17th 2021 HERE’S THE STORY THAT CREATED THE LESSON: Played ball yesterday - got lost in it. It was a blast. Hit good, made a few great plays, wanted to win. I love the game LESSON: Live the life we get lost in like playing a game we love. Sounds fucking cheesy... yet I know it is the dividing factor between a purpose driven life and forcing, justified with stories and lies. When purpose outweighs pain nothing can stop us beca...2021-01-1804 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomDon’t give up the power that is meant to be yours. Season 2 Episode 3Title: Don’t give up the power that is meant to be yours! Do you influence from a place of power or force??? Family, kids, work, employees, coworkers, sales, health... this is a game changer in how you and I show up. THE STORY: As I walked I kept losing signal messing up the flow of listening to the Warrior Audio App. Challenged I started to question why the hell do I walk everyday with the weight. In these moments I know its a glitch in my mindset and that I need to keep pushing forward. Crazy thing is that fr...2021-01-1505 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomDon’t demand before creating desire in business - in life. You know those who are full of ... Be youTITLE: Don’t demand before creating desire in business, family, body .... in life! DATE: Wednesday, December 30th 2020 RESOURCE: Living the Warrior way! THE STORY: Listening to a powerful audio from the Warrior audio app. Greatest takeaway was this.... Don’t demand people buy - create the desire which is the fuel lighting the flame of demand. WHY IS THIS RELEVENT? We see it everywhere - people pushing to buy. Vomiting their bullshit all over the internet. Its the perfect ad with the perfect smile, perfect script and all of it is so perfect it is - full of shit. Its the...2021-01-0403 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomHow do you see what you see? Lesson learned - earned it early living Warrior CORE 4.TITLE: How do you see what you see? I see it Warrior CORE 4 style. DATE: Friday, December 18th 2020 THE STORY: Got up today at 430 with a desire to do some good. Working for earned presence doing Warrior CORE 4. Something powerful about the process I have grown to embrace. As I sat looking out the window into the dark slowly the light came around. Just as I was wrapping up my CORE 4 looked outside and saw these amazing colors in the sky through the clouds. Decided to go out on the patio and capture taking a picture and short video. Got...2021-01-0204 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomIt’s not weakness it’s wisdom to look for guidance. Do you - don’t be something you are not.TITLE: It’s not weakness - its wisdom to look for guidance. Do you - don’t be something you are not! DATE: Monday, December 28th 2020 Lessons learned from a powerful coaching call with my Warrior brothers. I have a problem - my desire to do shit on my own and yet - I know my value is not in creating websites. My value and desire is to create content to put within sites, pages, funnels. My goal is to impact and lead leveraging my lessons learned using a platform to present that message. There is a gap between my desi...2020-12-3004 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomDon’t get mad at them because you are mad at yourself. Get the lesson before you leave the frame.TITLE: Don’t get mad at them because you are mad at yourself RESOURCE: Being a dad THE STORY: My son was working on a project for school. He was moving to quick and Reyna ( my wife ) called him on it. He got a little frustrated and shifted his focus to Genevieve his baby sister who was messing with some cables from behind the TV. As he went to get her I saw he was a little aggressive and I told him prior to picking her up. Don’t get mad at her because your mad at yourself. Should have seen...2020-12-1607 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomMy phone or my son - I must choose over and over and over! 10 minutes is 936 hours. S1 EP 20TITLE: The phone or my son - I must pick ... over and over! THE STORY: Just last night he was playing Xbox and I was on many phone. I was not doing something productive. I looked up and realized I am giving up time with him .... for this. If I am not producing I am wasting time that could be spent with him and from now on I am not giving that up. WHAT GOT ME REFLECTING: The Warrior Gratitude Stack Every morning my mission is to start my day with power. One of the greatest ways I get centered...2020-12-0805 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomMy path ahead was full of mud so I took the hill! When will you take the path less travelled?I walk daily for an hour with a 30 pound ruck. My path I always take was muddy so I took the hill off to the left. This is about all the times in life we see the path ahead... the path we have always taken... we notice the mud ahead and realize there is another way. This is about the journey over the desination. Oh by the way.... do you want more clarity, more certainty, more ability to be present with presence? Join the Wake Up Warrior Challenge I recently experienced personally - 30 days of power presence earned in the...2020-12-0503 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomDate Night...When? Family, kids, work..found a window - lesson learned! Branden MacKenzie S1 Ep18Title: Date night - When? How? Family, kids, travel, work, working out, covid - WHEN?? Here’s the story: Went to crossfit with my queen. With mom and dad in town we had a chance to push some weight and get our hearts pumping. The wod 1:30 min bike followed by squat cleans - back and forth doing one each till we both hit 5 and then back to the bike. 5 rounds adding weight. Seeing my queen push, grind, hustle right in front of me .... proud, inspired, motivated .... turned on by the beauty of her ... in motion. The truth is setting us fr...2020-11-1704 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomThe weight of our lies we carry - Time to choose the weight we carry with courage Branden MacKenzieTITLE: The weight of our lies we carry with us DATE: Wednesday, November 4th 2020 I was walking today with my ruck and 35 pounds of weight. I thought about my lies ... not the ones I have spoken as those are far and few inbetween. I am talking about the unspoken lies. I consider the weight I was carrying representing all those times I should have said something but kept my mouth shut. I realized how those little unspoken lies over time have had a big impact the way I see life. I realized there were 4 that were big and worthy of...2020-11-0704 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomFight for the journey or the destinationTargets, goals, dreams, visions, destinations - all powerful and yet I wonder is the power in getting there or is the real power in the journey. In the struggle, in the victory of presence within the moment. I believe at times we fight so hard to get to that certain place that ( it ) becomes the obsession. There is a shift. Its as if we lose site of the power to be had within the journey because so much energy is being used to fight for the image we want and or created yesterday. We are taught in many ways life...2020-10-3105 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomWhere do you lead VS Where do you lean? Time to take a stand and step!TITLE: WHERE DO YOU LEAD AND WHERE DO YOU LEAN - IT’S TIME TO TAKE A STAND! THE STORY: Had a powerful call with my brothers from Warrior and the question was asked - where do we lead and where do we lean. I realized one of the ways I lead is by leveraging the most powerful tool if not weapon I have at my fingertips - the Warrior Stack App. Life continues to hit, I have moments where I shake my head in disbelief wondering why and then moments of bliss and I wonder how can I be so...2020-10-1805 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomMy son dreamt I was the bad guy - what a horrible and powerful lesson learned.TITLE - MY SON DREAMT I WAS THE BAD GUY...WHAT A HORRIBLE FEELING. Branden Travis Mackenzie | May 18th 2020 THE STORY : I hear my son Derek get up like he had a bad dream. Told him I was here. He said he had a bad dream and that he dreamt I was a bad guy. My heart sank ....what a horrible feeling .... I QUICKLY WONDERED WHY AND REMEMBER THE NIGHT PRIOR: The night prior I told Derek as he challenged me - go up stairs. I did not yell, I told him in a way he did not question, he...2020-10-0804 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomTITLE: Sleepless nights - nightmares, military - yet the solution was up to me.MY STORY: I continued to get up through the night - I was so tired of not getting straight sleep. I would sleep for an hour get up sleep for an hour get up. Thought this has to change. THE REALITY - TELL IT LIKE IT IS. Sleep had been a problem since I can remember. As a kid I had horrible nightmares, then in the military sleep just became a fucked cycle of always on edge. I would have these dreams of getting shot - gun to the head wake up dripping in sweat. I would deal with it...2020-09-2507 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomMy babygirl Genevieve choking - worst sound I have ever heard. What I know now. Branden MacKenzieI have never felt such pain or fear. I will never forget. I learned from my mistake and while she is ok .... it should never have happened. Take the time to do the things that matter now. Don’t wait. Don’t leave what is meant to be done today for tomorrow. I share this story because someone else shared theirs and it changed seconds that will forever last a lifetime. I want to fight for today like there is no tomorrow. I have been blessed to experience some amazing peaks and valleys. The ones I wished for a few more...2020-09-1503 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedom5 Bridges burned worth rebuilding! What a time to disconnect from the chaos so we can reconnect.....We all have experienced it. People in our lives who have impacted us greatly and over time we lost contact or maybe we got sideways.... one this is for sure there were times we will never forget and that is the sign... the sign that its times to make the call, write the note, send the text. Today is the day. I want to fight for today like there is no tomorrow. I have been blessed to experience some amazing peaks and valleys. The ones I wished for a few more seconds and then those I wished to never comeback...2020-09-1501 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomWoke up faded physically and mentally - Figured out the solution!! Branden MacKenzieThis is about fighting for the power of now. This is about making the moments of today count. This is about eliminating the stories that I / we allow to justify waking up feeling off. Which is how I felt Friday morning. I don’t want to accept that I want to fight for today like there is no tomorrow. I have been blessed to experience some amazing peaks and valleys. The ones I wished for a few more seconds and then those I wished to never comeback from. In the end it comes down to right now. One of my gr...2020-09-1004 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomMy amazing son - I am not ready for what to come as a father. Yet this we fight for together!Lessons learned as a father as I raise my son. He amazes me and yet I know there is so much I don’t know. This is about starting our day with power and while the hills will be infront of us, while life will hit us hard at times - we are better prepared to stand for what is ours. Its believing what matters is not our past nor our future. It is the moments if not seconds we roam within daily. Fight for today like there is no tomorrow. I have been blessed to experience some amazing peaks an...2020-09-0402 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomGoing to War to die VS going to war to survive. This is about our fight daily for more than survivalGoing to war to die VS going to war to survive. This is about our fight daily for more than survival. Its the calling we continue to hear, that voice saying go. Its believing what matters is not our past nor our future. It is the moments if not seconds we roam within daily. Fight for today like there is no tomorrow. I have been blessed to experience some amazing peaks and valleys. The ones I wished for a few more seconds and then those I wished to never comeback from. In the end it comes down to right now...2020-09-0203 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomPaid Vs Earned Advertising - There is power in both but most in the difference.While reading Traffic secrets I was hit with the reality of paid vs earned traffic. In my own twisted way I walked away with some undeniable truths I felt worthy of sharing. If you want a free copy of this pivoting book as it relates to sharing your message - https://trafficsecrets.com?cf_affiliate_id=1960477&affiliate_id=1960477. At the end of the day I believe there are many ways to advertise all with their own unique value and connection to the message. But nothing - nothing is more powerful than the message. That is ours to explore and then...2020-09-0103 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomFeel the weight and let it go. This is about pushing daily so we can walk understanding the power..This is about feeling the weight and then letting it go. Life is not easy. We all know that. I have found peace in pushing myself this way. Its about literally feeling the weight and then the freedom of letting go. Easy no - one and done - now way. Yet the power gained is worthy of consideration. The power of knowing some of the weight we hold onto ... if we let go life can be a little more amazing.2020-08-2504 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomOwn the land below your two feet - Episode #5Own the land below your two feet or someone else will. Now is the time to stand, rise and believe how we move is what matters.2020-08-2102 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomTake the hill or grab a shovel -Episode #4At a time when most will take the hill I question is the real opportunity to pivot right below us? Never the less now is the time to - move!2020-08-2104 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomThe Past Has Nothing On The Power Of - Be here now - Episode #3Sometimes we gotta slow down and listen to hear what is meant to be heard. Lesson learned!2020-08-2103 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomProtest Riot and Loot - fighting for what matters most against our greatest .........Episode #1Take a stand for you - for the things that matter most in your life. Rise up against - rise up for all that you were meant to be. Meant to become. Meant to embrace. There is a journey to be had by all of us. This is about stepping on the path you and I were meant to blaze. A little dust, for sure a few storms - some pain, some regret but also a bit of bliss that we have a chance once again in this moment to not give in, not give up. This is about becoming...2020-08-1403 minAre you all in or faded in your freedomAre you all in or faded in your freedomSlow down for power presence - a reflection from lessons learned! Episode #2Amazing how fast we are going these days! Against the masses against the grain I am seeing life is the opposite of face value. Its an opportunity to go beyond what we have by being more of who we are - to be more than present - to have power presence in the moments we will never get back Branden MacKenzie Proud Member of Warrior US Army Infantry Vet 2001 - 2006 A father, husband, brother, a son, a friend fighting to become the best I can be. Oh by the way.... do you want more clarity, more certainty, more ability to...2020-03-0603 minDie LZ-KindernachrichtenDie LZ-KindernachrichtenDie LZ-Kindernachrichten im April Johann, Luise, Merle, Henri, Laura, Emilja, Sophie, Antonia und Annie von der Grundschule Häcklingen lesen für euch die Kindernachrichten der landeszeitung Lüneburg. In dieser Folge: (00:15) „Der Fleck muss weg“ – welche Tiere sich im Spiegel erkennen können und welche nicht. (01:10) „Zwei Parteien suchen eure Ideen“ – wie sich CDU und SPD Gedanken über die Zukunft machen. (02:48) „Wetterbericht aus dem All“ – wie warm oder kalt es auf anderen Planeten ist. (03:52) „Die Augen überall haben“ – warum Ralf Baschlau seinen Job als Museums-Wärter liebt. (94:49) „Keiner segelt so elegant wie er“ – wie sich Albatrosse durch d...2019-05-2808 minWriteBehindUsWriteBehindUsEp 5: Mackenzie and Troy - The Young EvilsMackenzie and Troy - The Young Evils: Mackenzie and Troy talk to BD in their kitchen about finding each other in the record store, the future of their band and how Troy writes when Mackenzie is out of the house. Buy The Young Evils Music: https://theyoungevils.bandcamp.com/ Sponsored today by: http://www.blumensteinaudio.com & http://www.future-vapor.com2015-09-2900 minThe \'Clones PodcastThe 'Clones PodcastJan 14, 2015 - Audio Recap vs. EVNThe Cyclones routed the IceMen by a 4-0- final.  Goals were scored by Branden Gracel, David MacDonald, MacKenzie Weegar, and Jaynen Rissling.2015-01-1400 min