I had the chance to chat with @JulieNavickas on her podcast, Just Write Julie, about writing my memoir, Rise & Climb: Finding Purpose Through Pain, and why the story isn’t over when the book ends.
If you’re a writer—or curious about the creative process and finding purpose through adversity—you can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube here: youtu.be/sWWhbCNAKbE?si=uk5R…
My latest interview on @iamrefocused just dropped—and it already crossed 150+ plays within minutes.
We went deep into turning pain into purpose, the discipline it takes to rebuild your life, and why reaching one summit is never the end of the climb.
Watch here:
youtu.be/yLOHKHadL-o
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How to Turn Pain Into Purpose | Ben Barbic’s Incredible Journey youtu.be/-l0F4cBKeZk?si=i2hE… via @YouTube
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Your pain is not your purpose. What you build from it can be. I joined @MichaelUnbroken to talk about loss, addiction, anxiety, rock bottom—and the daily work of becoming the hero of your own story.
Watch: youtu.be/v9rq5K9dKH8
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I sat down with @robertlufkinmd — NYT bestselling author — on Health Longevity Secrets. The question we kept circling: what if the pain isn't the thing to fix, but the fuel? Hear about the building and the climb out. Rise & Climb—the whole arc.
▶️ youtu.be/HrLNMSKAfmU
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Talking music creation, what inspires me, my book, and why I am preparing an acoustic set.
youtube.com/live/p4vBDRe_b1A…
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My book, Rise & Climb: Finding Purpose Through Pain, is now available on amazon.com, audible.com, Barnesandnoble.com, and a growing list of independent book stores—like below.📖
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March 3 — Rise & Climb is live.
Eight years.
4 a.m. rewrites.
Brutal honesty.
I didn’t write something safe.
I wrote something true.
On we go.
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Out March 13: “Freedom”
Mental freedom.
Winning the war inside your own mind.
Pre-save now:
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/be…
If it speaks to you, pass it on.
#NewMusic #ReggaeMusic
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TRUTH out now.
Every release brings me closer to my own voice. Finding my lane — one record at a time. Truth is my guide.
If it speaks to you, pass it on.🎧
#NewMusic #ReggaeMusic
open.spotify.com/track/6BcFG…
If you can’t face your own truth… you’ll never change your story.
— Tim S. Grover @ATTACKATHLETICS
#RiseAndClimb
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Eight years ago, I started writing my life story on a layover.
There were moments I wanted to quit.
Moments I felt exposed.
Moments I questioned the climb.
Moments I faced rejection.
Good.
That’s how I knew I was building something real.
Disappointment is part of growth.
Comfort is not.
Morning thoughts inspired by @BrendonBurchard and his book #TheMotivationManifesto
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Whatever you give your focus to grows.
Whatever you rehearse in your mind strengthens.
Whatever you return to daily becomes your direction.
Choose wisely.
Great book from @AndrewKapDotCom
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Every morning you get a choice.
You can blame what happened—or you can build from it.
Most people wait for perfect conditions before they move.
That day never comes.
Control what you can.
Build from everything else.
I love this quote from @MarcReklau
#RiseAndClimb #MorningDiscipline #BuildFromAdversity #PurposeDriven #MentalStrength #DailyResolve #KeepClimbing #Resilience #StayFocused #dailyquotes
Booking podcast appearances leading into the release of Rise & Climb.
Conversations around resilience, music, discipline, fatherhood, and building a purpose-driven life.
If your audience values real conversations, reach out.
— Ben
#RiseAndClimb
#BookLaunch
#PodcastGuest
#PurposeDriven
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Just hit 100K streams on “These Dreams.”
Made this song while I was writing Rise & Climb.
Same fight. Same climb. Same purpose.
We’re just getting started.
open.spotify.com/track/1CvhH…
#TheseDreams
#RiseAndClimb
#RiseAndClimbBook
#NowPlaying
#SpotifyArtist
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