The Journey
di Ricardo Vargas
The Pain You Feel Now vs The Joy That's Coming | Training Arc
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In this podcast, I will record my journey to becoming successful in the business world, starting from literally day 0 until I make it. You will listen to raw experiences, the good, the bad, and the ugly. I wish the great minds of our times did this as they were coming up, so I hope to do that here. Thank you for investing your time and I hope you enjoy!
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- The Pain You Feel Now vs The Joy That's Coming | Training Arc · 1 h 22 min · Episodio 701 AM. Can't sleep. Gym bag in hand. What happens when you can't shut your brain off? You show up. You train. You think out loud. This is a 2 AM back and triceps session with no…
- $40 Day Passes and Final Mission | NYC Road Trip Pt 2 · 21 min · Episodio 69Four hours from home, three weeks of planning, and one delivery that didn't show up on time. What happens to a plan when the one piece you can't replace fails three hours before…
- The LONG Drive & Side Quests | NYC Road Trip Pt 1 · 46 min · Episodio 68Ricardo and Marquise hit the road from Baltimore to New York City with one primary mission: help their boy ask out his girl. What starts as a straightforward road trip turns into…
- Every Road Leads Back to God · 50 min · Episodio 67Ricardo was 130 pounds, running marathons, and feeling like a rag doll. Andrew was spamming 100 push-ups a day during quarantine, trying to build something out of nothing. This…
- The Day God Took Everything We Treasured | Brutal Honesty · 52 min · Episodio 63Andrew had a first-division pro soccer offer in Colombia. He turned it down to follow God. Ricardo was crying on his couch on a Saturday night after exhausting every option —…
- Why Rock Bottom Is a Privilege (Not a Curse) - GRND CO · 37 min · Episodio 62Ricardo and Andrew from the Grind Collective sit down for the rawest conversation yet. Andrew opens up about losing himself inside his soccer identity — the fame, the clout, the…
- Pizza Doesn't Feed Your Soul (& Here's What Actually Does) - GRND CO · 35 min · Episodio 61Ricardo and Andrew are two twenty-somethings launching GRND Collective — a faith-driven fitness coaching brand built on the idea that physical, mental, and spiritual…
- I Stopped Being That Guy | The Real Reason Why · 13 minThis isn’t really about business. It’s about identity. Who you are when nobody’s watching—and what it costs to change. Mark Siles discusses insecurity, past immaturity…
- The Real Price of Not Taking Action · 41 min · Episodio 60Eight words wrecked my whole week: "If you think the price of being successful is too high, wait until you've served the bill for regret." This episode is different. No guest. No…
- Getting Back to Church After Years of Resentment · 14 minMarcus, Ricardo, and Parker all grew up resenting church — forced Sunday services, boring sermons, and rules that felt like chores. In this clip, they each share how they found…
- Success Looks Different Than You Think - Marcus Roberts · 1 h 44 min · Episodio 59I had a powerful conversation with Marcus Roberts, owner of two Augusta locations, about his transformation from a lazy teenager in Montana to building a million-dollar lawn care…
- PTSD vs Post-Traumatic Growth: Which Path Will You Choose? · 12 minMorgon Latimore opens up about his transformation from victim mentality to post-traumatic growth. He shares his journey from St. Louis streets through Marine Corps service in…
- Behind the Scenes: Cuts, Growth & the Bottom Line · 1 h 2 min · Episodio 58We tried to start this episode six times. That tells you everything about where we're at right now — Marco, Bryson, Andrew and I sitting down to reflect on a year that taught us…
- The Growth Nobody Wants to Do · 10 minMost people are out here looking for the answer everywhere except the one place it actually lives. Morgan Latimore has spent years working as a life coach and performance coach…
- Trauma as Catalyst, Not Anchor - Morgan Latimore · 45 min · Episodio 57Morgan Latimore grew up in East St. Louis. He served in Afghanistan. He came back not with PTSD — but with a decision to let trauma be a catalyst. This conversation covers the…
- Scaling Demands Speed: What Most Entrepreneurs Get Wrong · 11 minSome lessons can’t be taught — you only learn them after you lose time. This mini-episode is about the switch that flips when you finally understand: when something works, you go…
- From $40k Months to $100k Months—Then Reality Hit · 10 minIt’s possible to feel like you’re winning… while your business is quietly bleeding. Mark Siles talks about the dopamine of “numbers going up,” and the painful moment he realized…
- The Brutal Stats Check Every Couple Needs · 9 minThis is the moment a relationship stops being love… and starts being a failing investment. Caleb lays out a brutal but useful framework: are your stats going up — or are you just…
- Amazon Sellers Are Doing This Wrong: Here's Why · 10 minEveryone wants the “one product” that changes everything. Most people never realize the real bottleneck isn’t the product—it’s the level they’re trying to skip. Mark Siles…
- What No One Tells You About Growing Up · 10 minThere’s a point in every man’s life where the things he prayed for… become the things he’s now responsible for. That’s the weight of the crown. It’s the pressure that comes…







