Go All 1N Podcast
Go All 1N Podcast: All 1N. Every Day. No Excuses.
Hosted by a driven blue-collar entrepreneur, Jake Fine and a Notre Dame football alumnus and NFL veteran turned business leader, Braxston Cave, this podcast is for those who know the value of hard work, resilience, and going all in on what matters most. From the RV factory floor to the football field and beyond, we uncover the stories, strategies, and mindsets of those who hustle to turn challenges into opportunities and dreams into reality.
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Unlocking Your Full Potential: Why Hard Work Beats Natural Talent
Unlocking Your Full Potential: Why Hard Work Beats Natural Talent
What stands between you and your greatest potential? According to Braxston Cave and Jake Fine of the Go All In podcast, it's not a lack of talent, resources, or opportunity—it's your willingness to outwork everyone else while playing the long game.
Braxston shares a powerful personal perspective, reflecting on how he bristled when people would comment on his "potential" growing up. This launches the hosts into a candid conversation about achievement that dismantles the myth of natural talent. "I didn't get to where I'm at today because I'm special. I'm not special in any way, shape or form," Braxton reveals, explaining how his Notre Dame success came through relentless effort, not innate gifts. His admission about using countless note cards to learn both playbooks and academic material humanizes the achievement process.
The discussion evolves into a compelling exploration of value-based decision making, with Braxton breaking down his four core pillars—faith, family, fitness, and fortune—that guide every choice. This framework provides a refreshing alternative to aimless living, which both hosts contrast with scenes of people wasting potential in bars without purpose. The most thought-provoking segment arrives when they distinguish between contentment and complacency: "You are happy where you are, but you're not satisfied with where you are." This subtle but crucial difference encapsulates the mindset necessary for continuous growth without perpetual dissatisfaction.
Ready to stop settling for mediocrity and unlock your full potential? This episode provides the mental framework to help you sprint toward an unknown finish line—because that's where true achievement begins. Listen now and ask yourself: What potential are you leaving untapped?
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Welcome back to the Go All In podcast. I'm Jake Fine.
Speaker 2:And I'm Braxton Cave and on today's quick hitter episode, we are going to be talking about unlocking your potential. And, jake, I told you this a week ago. One of my biggest pet peeves growing up was when people would talk to me or people would talk to my dad and they'd be like man, braxton is so talented, but Braxton has so much potential. But and I used to get so pissed about that, and not so much of like someone saying like you know, braxton has, braxton is doing well by Braxton could be so much better, but I think it was more so like the people that the info would come from, of like, who are you? What are you doing?
Speaker 2:Right, and I don't say that to like be a dick, but it's like man, if you're going to give critical feedback there better be some substance there and not just taking a dig on somebody, and so I want to start from that.
Speaker 1:I want to start with this, and it's I'm going to stop you Because this happened with LSU basketball coach, the woman I forget her name she's a firecracker by the way A journalist was asking her question and it was basically like yeah, I just know we just lost. But he's like asked her you know, this is the second time you've lost an elite eight. And she's like what have you done? So, oh yeah, so you gotta, you gotta YouTube it is so oh yeah, so you got to, you got to YouTube it.
Speaker 2:It's good. So, but that's basically the same thing. So you may continue. I had to throw that in there because that fit perfect. So I look at it like this and it's.
Speaker 2:I've come to the realization and I and I do a lot of, I study myself a lot. So, like I know Braxton pretty well and you know, what I know is that I want so much more out of my life than what I currently have, and I know I'm capable of so much more. But the thing that gets me is I hear people all the time say they either tell me this or they'll tell my wife Brax, you're psycho, Like you're crazy, your husband's obsessed, Like that's the kind of things people will say. And I'm like my wife, you know, does a good job of like shrugging it off or, you know, telling the story from her perspective. But for me it's like you can call me whatever you want, but what I know is that I didn't get to where I'm at today or accomplish some of the things that I've accomplished because I'm special.
Speaker 2:I'm not special in any way, shape or form, Like I'm just like every other person. The difference is like I worked my ass off to get everything that I've ever gotten. Like I think I don't come from money, I don't come from a background of parents who played sports or professionally or any of that, nothing. And so you know I wasn't gifted, I wasn't handed anything. I'm not a genius and people be like, but you went to Notre Dame, Like you have obviously like have these crazy athletic gifts or this crazy athletic or this crazy, you know brain power, and I'm like no, I don't like, I had to work my ass off, I got to put in the work, and I mean I no, I don't, I had to work my ass off.
Speaker 2:You still got to put in the work. I'm not naturally smart. I've used more note cards in my life than I care to admit, whether that was learning a playbook or learning a biology textbook. I had to study and I was a horrible student, Not because I don't like learning, but because I just wasn't really interested in the material that I was having to learn.
Speaker 2:And so I pushed through all those things and I had a goal in mind and I knew that if I wanted to be able to play football then I had to get the grades to be able to be eligible. So there was an ultimate motivator there. And at the end of the day I walked out of Notre Dame with the same piece of paper as all the other kids that came in with a 4.2 GPA and all these other things.
Speaker 2:Because once you get there, it's a level playing field. It's who wants it. And I want to make it very clear I would not have been able to go to Notre Dame had it not been for football. And just because that's not, I wasn't the greatest student. But at the end of the day, what, where I made up for that was I'll just outwork you because that's that's what I do have and you know, I was willing to wake up every single day and sprint to a finish line. That was where the distance was unknown and I, from the very first time I heard that quote, like that was it? Like, are you willing to sprint when the finish line is unknown? Yeah, that's what makes it. You got to answer that question because you don't know how long it's going to take. You're going through it right now with your business. Like Nick asked you the same question Are you willing to do this for the next 30 years until you get your breakthrough? The answer is yes. Then hell, yeah, go all in, do it.
Speaker 2:But for me, it's like I want the most out of my life, not just for me, for my family, my wife, my kids, my future grandchildren. Um, you know, my, my life is built upon my four core values, my four pillars faith, family, fitness, fortune. And if, if anything in the day to day doesn't fit into those four, I'm not doing it. I'm just not, and that rubs a lot of people the wrong way. I try to do that as respectfully as possible. But if I want to unlock all the potential that I have within me, like I had to stay true to my core four because I know that that's what's going to get me there. And the last thing that I will say is if you want to, if you want to take full advantage and unlock your full potential, the last thing you can do is settle for a mediocre life. And I was reminded of this a couple weeks ago.
Speaker 2:I stopped in at an event to see some old friends and some family. I told them I'd stop by and say hi, and I walk into this room, into a bar, you know, and I walk into this room into a bar and I see all these dudes right sitting there slouched over the bar, drinking beers, them, and you know, just a bunch of doodlers. I didn't see one dude with his wife or girlfriend, like you know. And so for me, hey, family, family. It's not happening.
Speaker 2:And I'm not saying I'm not like saying I'm not like casting down drinking right, like I'll go out and have a drink with my friends. But when I go out with my friends to do that, like we're either celebrating a win, someone accomplishing a goal, like we're talking about you know we're networking over, like you know, business accomplishments or business goals or family, or you know we're talking about, hey, what's we're pushing each other like? What are we going to achieve? Like I, I'm not going to sit around and just watch a sporting event of something that has zero influence over my life right, I love noradame football just as much as the next crazy fanatic noradame fan.
Speaker 2:I grew up that way but before I went there. But like people ask me I'm like, did you watch? You know noradame lose, did you watch it? I'm like, yeah, I watch some of it, like these late night games. I'm not standing up.
Speaker 1:What are?
Speaker 2:we doing, um, but I just feel like, if, if you truly want to unlock your full potential like, don't just talk about it, like your actions have to show that that's really what you want. And if you're not willing to do that, if you're not willing to give some things up, you know a lot of people will give up what they want most, for what they want right now, and I'm all about playing the long game.
Speaker 2:Mm-hmm because I've made enough mistakes in my life of choosing the short-term, the feel-good thing versus what was going to be the long-term win to know that it never works out. And so I know there's a lot there in that long rant, but at the end of the day, if you want the best life you can possibly have, you have to make it very clear of what you want best life you can possibly have. Like you have to make it very clear of what you want and then you gotta go get it, because that's the only way to do it yeah, you pretty much nailed everything in a nutshell right there.
Speaker 1:But I mean back to your long game. I mean, I think the long game is well worth the wait, you know, because obviously everyone wants the quick fix, the, you know the, the pill overnight. But I think the, the long journey, is worth the weight. Um, you've heard numerous successful people talk about it and and you've heard a lot of them say they would go all, they'd go through it all over again.
Speaker 2:Right, you know, um, and not because it was fun no right, yeah, because it's not anyone that tells you that the journey is fun. They're lying because it sucks it.
Speaker 1:Yeah, and I'm not even I'm not even begun and it sucks. It sucks, um, but it's part of the journey, it's what you got to go through, you know it's. They tell you it's the five-year game, you know, and some people it's the five-year game, you know. Some people it's the seven-year game. I mean, ghost took them what? Seven years to finally get out. You know, and look at where they're at now. Their energy drink is like it was like number two below Red Bull, you know, and they basically set the standard for supplement industry, bringing out energy drinks for supplement companies.
Speaker 1:But you know what I'm going to go into a lot of people put limits on themselves and they settle for average, and that's one thing I will not do. I will not ever be complacent. I fear that I will not ever be complacent. I fear that People that fear and doubt and comfort keep them from going to their full potential. For example, growing up, we watched Disney movies. What's the main plot of Disney movies? Love, and we grew up watching that, you know. Oh, you're going to be 30 years old and you're going to get married at 30. Well, I didn't.
Speaker 1:I have a different journey. I'm on. It's like you know. I get asked. I've been asked. I haven't been asked recently, but I've been asked, you know, from my mother why aren't you married? Why aren't you when are you going to get married? I'm like it's not really on my, my vision right now. You know, I'm kind of focused on on one path right now.
Speaker 1:I said I want to give my full, 100% attention to what I'm building and when I'm ready to settle down with that person and get married, I want my full, a hundred percent attention on them. So if I feel like I'm giving that a hundred percent attention on my business and stuff I'm building, I'm not giving them the full a hundred percent. That's not fair to them. That's how I feel and that's what I told my mom the last time she asked me that. And, um, but yeah, I feel like just a lot of people were. They go with the motions and they're like they go with their basic life and they live that complacent life and, um, you know, and then they end up passing away with all that potential that they had and they didn't unleash that they could have. You know, they might've had the cure for cancer, you know, they could have, you know, had like a new design or something like that. That would have been a multimillion dollar design or something like that and they went to the grave with it.
Speaker 1:You know, I just feel like a lot of people hold back and you know, and settle and or they really fear of doing their full potential. And you know, number one thing it starts with your mindset. Um, if you don't have that right mindset, you're not gonna, you know you're not gonna do anything. You know that's the thing of 75 hard, you know you starting it off every year. I think that gets you set and ready for just for the full year and gets your mind locked in. I highly recommend doing that program because that gets your mind right If you do it correctly and do it right. But yeah, I mean, a lot of people just they don't, they don't open up that door and unleash their potential. A lot of people just hold back and you got to. You got to either do it or just, if you want to be that complacent life, that's fine, you know. So that's my short summary of the unlocking it.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I think, I think a lot of times people confuse contentment yes, complacency is not even in my vocabulary. Contentment Absolutely. I am content with my marriage and my children and my job. Do I want more out of all those things? Absolutely. But it's not like I'm sitting over here like looking for other stuff.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 2:Right. I think that's the difference between contentment and complacency is you are happy where you are, but you're not satisfied with where you are.
Speaker 1:That's it, man. That's it Short and sweet we're out of here. That's it Short and sweet we're out of here.
