{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F95fe474a-3534-4acf-9558-b814a35d3bed","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"It\u2019s Good To Be The Underdog\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/95fe474a-3534-4acf-9558-b814a35d3bed\"></iframe>","title":"It\u2019s Good To Be The Underdog","description":"\"Life is never more fun than when you're the underdog competing against the giants.\"<br />\r\n<br />\r\n- Ross Perot<br />\r\nLife can feel like you\u2019re pushing a rock up a hill.\u00a0 No wait, that\u2019s a mountain. A big ass mountain. And it\u2019s a struggle and grind everyday to push that rock just a little bit further than it was the day before.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nAnd what happens when we reach the top?<br />\r\n<br />\r\nUsually, we don\u2019t know what to do.\u00a0 We hit the apex. Some of the thrill of life just left us.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nNow, there are ways to avoid that, but maybe it\u2019s a hint that we should enjoy the process a bit more.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nThere\u2019s a quote in Shoe Dog, the story of Nike, where founder Phil Knight talks about bringing the company public.\u00a0 After a nearly impossible 20-year grind to build the company, they finally closed on a $22 stock price, making Knight worth a cool $178 million.\u00a0 That night, as he\u2019s laying in bed, he tries to understand how he\u2019s feeling.\u00a0<br />\r\n\u201cI asked myself: \u2018what are you feeling\u2019?\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t joy. It wasn\u2019t relief. If I felt anything, it was regret?\u00a0 Good God, I thought. Yes. Regret. Because I honestly wished I could do it all over again.\u201d<br />\r\nThe man that spent 20 years in debt, struggling, grinding, missing his family finally makes it big.\u00a0 And his first feeling is reget.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nBecause the struggle can be beautiful.\u00a0 Embrace it.\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\n\u00a0<br />\r\nThis post is from our new series, Daily Momentum.\u00a0 Each morning, we send a short, inspirational post via email, blog and podcast.\u00a0 You can get it directly to your email here.\u00a0 You can subscribe on iTunes here .","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/84060626-235a-42dc-9a40-a1eead6830e0/eAA1TPwy9oTcEamuijU4gpev.png"}