When Life Punches You in the Mouth: What I’m Doing After the Worst News of My Life | 1PM: 139

Episode 139 February 07, 2026 00:02:51
When Life Punches You in the Mouth: What I’m Doing After the Worst News of My Life | 1PM: 139
The 1% Man Podcast
When Life Punches You in the Mouth: What I’m Doing After the Worst News of My Life | 1PM: 139

Feb 07 2026 | 00:02:51

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Hosted By

Bertrand Ngampa Bertrand Ngampa

Show Notes

In today’s episode, I share something real, raw, and unexpected — the kind of moment that forces you to take inventory of your entire life.

I had just left the VA hospital with some of the worst news I’ve ever received, the type of diagnosis that would stop most people in their tracks. The kind that makes you think of terminal illness, time running out, and everything you still haven’t done.

But instead of crying or breaking down, something different happened inside me:
Clarity. Urgency. Execution.

I sat in my car and asked myself one question that changed everything:

“If I only had one year to live… how would I move?”

This episode is about that exact mindset — the shift that happens when you stop assuming you have more time. I walk you through:

This isn’t sadness.
This isn’t fear.
This is activation.

If you’ve been drifting, hesitating, or moving slow… this episode will snap you back into focus. Because all of us — you, me, every man listening — will eventually get news that forces us to see life clearly.

Don't wait for that moment.
Choose urgency now.

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