However; I live by a personal saying where I pump up myself to stay motivated and in tune with my rational mind. Does it get easier? Not Really. What does get easier is the ability to limit the down moments through proper medication, diet, exercise, and positive thinking. The down moments still suck and are hard to pull out of, but I now know that I can overcome anything.
KJ: If you could do one thing over in life what would that be?
JP: Oh geez….That’s another hard question. Typically people want a redo because they think they failed horribly, but I have a different perspective on failure. Failure is what gives us the tools to succeed and without seeing what failure feels like, we have nothing to compare our successes to. So, I embrace these low moments and learn from every bad experience. Because of that, I think that I can be a better person not.
only for myself but others as well. I can talk about my failures in life openly with anyone and hopefully I can give others hope that even though they are struggling, there is always a way out. Let’s be honest, if I can do it, anyone can do it. Right?
KJ: Tell us about your book “Bulletproof For Life?”
JP: The book started out as something I wanted to give my children. Something that could recount the life of their dad and hopefully shows them that when life gets hard,
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