Speaker 1: 0:00

So, guys, we're just walking out of First Forum and I gotta tell you just heard the story from Austin Montero, one of their employees, who was born, had a stroke, rare condition, wasn't even supposed to live, and sometimes you meet people that just blow you away, and here he was trying to tell me that I've inspired him. He just inspired me. So we're gonna do something very, very special. Joey Yak is gonna put together a special burn episode to honor Austin. He's not even gonna know that we're doing it, so let me give you a little rundown. Welcome back to the burn. We bring you stories of athletes, entertainers, celebrities every single week who understand it's that underlying burn that ignites your why and purpose and causes you to show up on days you don't feel like it, and especially after you win. So sometimes, when you get hit in the heart with something, we'll drop it right in the middle of the first form parking lot. So this is the burn and I cannot wait for you to hear this story of Austin Monteiro. Where do you live here in town?

Speaker 2: 1:14

I just live, about 10 minutes away.

Speaker 1: 1:16

Oh nice.

Speaker 2: 1:17

That's it.

Speaker 1: 1:18

Did you move close because of work.

Speaker 2: 1:20

Oh yeah, I burned my boats to get here. I had a very nice paying job and I worked high industrial construction. I'm thinking I would have been on track to make six figures a year. I'm only 26. So I had a very good paying job and I loved this place.

Speaker 2: 1:34

Like I said like very big impact, and I put my two weeks in at my job. I paid first and last month's rent on an apartment here. And how I got my apartment is I looked at the list of apartments and the one that was closest to here was the one that made the cut. And I got my lease code of my apartment back home and so before I even had actually had my job here. So I was like I went in all in on this place and was like I'm going to make it fucking happen. That's just how you have to do things. So when you interview, is that what?

Speaker 1: 2:10

you told them.

Speaker 2: 2:12

Oh yeah, 100%. Look at this You're a huge Bama fan, oh, huge, huge, huge Bama fan Ever since I was a kid Like, and that's something I read every single day. That is my favorite all time because it takes what it takes. It takes what it takes to be successful. Unreal I looked up to that and thought it was a huge thing. So yeah, so this once I got this from you.

Speaker 1: 2:33

So everybody got to sign it and I didn't.

Speaker 2: 2:34

Yeah, so I have people that have had a huge impact on my life, had huge influences. It's kind of an earned, in my opinion, an earned right, like people that I've built great relationships with, like we have a huge following. But I don't just have anybody celebrity-like. It's people that I've been able to have great conversations with have had a huge impact. I want this to hang in my office when I have an executive glass office here. It'll hang here, it'll hang there. So I'd be honored if you could.

Speaker 1: 2:59

Amazing, Can you? It'll be easier for everyone to write a little message on it. Yeah, of course Can we take it down.

Speaker 2: 3:05

If you want to go over here, there's a clear desk.

Speaker 1: 3:07

Yeah, let's do that, It'll be easier. I wish I'd do this right. So, because of the story you just told me, I'm going to put never stop going all in. Is that cool?

Speaker 2: 3:18

Oh, of course, yeah, of course. Whatever you like, is that Ben yeah?

Speaker 1: 3:26

How you doing, Good man I'm sorry, I don't know.

Speaker 2: 3:28

If you remember me, I used to work at S2 four years ago, ben.

Speaker 1: 3:30

Newman, absolutely, yeah, I recognize the face. Yeah, nice to see you, great to see you, good to see you in here, yeah, man. There you go.

Speaker 2: 3:41

Thank you, appreciate it, man, you're welcome.

Speaker 1: 3:43

Thank you so much you got it.

Speaker 2: 3:45

Thank you, it means a lot. I got the magnets over there.

Speaker 1: 3:47

You got it OK. Thank you Appreciate it Absolutely yeah, thanks for asking me to do that Of course, man, of course, and yeah, after you, because when you came and spoke, to us right when company I wrote that you wrote this

Speaker 2: 4:04

yeah, it's hung. That's hung in my cubicle. Oh my god, that's amazing. Yeah, dude, you've had a. You had a. I know you probably know this, but you speak all around the world. You probably have had a lot of interactions like this, but you've had an amazing impact on my life and I want you to know that. Like incredible your story about your mom. My mom was my best friend in my entire life. She passed away. She suffered from different things and different struggles in her life. She fought amazing battles and she loved me to the day I died. It's just like she passed away.

Speaker 1: 4:52

When did she pass With?

Speaker 2: 4:54

COVID, so 24 years ago, oh my. So she didn't pass away because of COVID, but it was during those times During those times, yeah, yeah.

Speaker 2: 5:00

so I mean, I lived this life because of her and everything I do is to be able to, you know, give her the life that I wanted to give her. Like I always told her when I was 12, she loved the beach. I was going to buy her a house on the beach. I was going to, you know, make this money and do this thing and give her this life. And she worked all this time to make sure she was a single mom with two boys, you know, and so I loved it, and so I just, yeah, like hearing your story.

Speaker 1: 5:26

Your story is amazing, from what they shared, so you were born with complications.

Speaker 2: 5:32

Yeah, so I essentially, when I was born, I essentially had a stroke, so I was born with a condition called left frontal cystic liosis. I have a little bit of limited mobility and so when I was born I wasn't supposed to walk talk. Doctors told me I wasn't going to probably have much or any quality of life, very much. The doctors told my parents that you know, I worked through that, of course, and you know, andy, you, david Goggins, jocko, all those types of mentalities, cause I played a little bit of a victim, like probably would you know, but then you know, hearing, like man, you were the ownership. You take ownership of your life. You take your bag of shit and you make it what it is and like it just flipped that switch.

Speaker 2: 6:09

And I mean now 26, I run ultra marathons, I work out six days a week Like and I'm. I believe that I can build a life like what Sal and Andy and everybody talks about. Like you are, you can build whatever the fuck you want in life. I fully believe that I'm going to make damn sure that when I leave this earth that I did everything I could and I left it all out there when I leave this earth that I did everything I could and I left it all out there.

Speaker 1: 6:33

That's unbelievable. Yeah, will you do me a favor? Read that burn statement out loud.

Speaker 1: 6:40

So I just want to share this real quick. This is so powerful. I was sitting with Sal and Andy after we got our workout in and Austin went by and they're like now that kid, what an amazing story, what a fighter he is. And they mentioned the ultra marathons and all that little did I know I'd walk in the locker room. We'd get to hang out just chat talking about coach Cochran at Bama Bama fan check this out, bama fans since he was a little kid. And then for him to share that when Sal had me come in and just drop a little fire for the Monday morning sales meeting, that when I talked about the burn, it helped Austin connect even deeper. I already read it but if you don't mind reading it, it's super powerful. Yeah, so connecting my burn.

Speaker 2: 7:19

I wasn't supposed to live a life this sweet, so every day that I get the opportunity to put two feet on the floor is not one I'm going to waste.

Speaker 1: 7:26

You read that every day when you come in here.

Speaker 2: 7:28

Oh yeah, every single day I wasn't supposed to live. Doctors told me that or told my parents that we just don't know, like don't expect so every day that I'm living on borrowed time the way I see it. So yeah, I'm gonna give all I can every day I'm gonna make sure I look myself in the mirror and whether it was a good day or was a bad day. Hey, I laid it all out there in the line and wake up tomorrow do it again.

Speaker 1: 7:53

And you do it for your mom every day.

Speaker 2: 7:55

Oh yeah, my mom, for the people that have poured into me. Like you know, I just look at it. Like you know, I didn't have to have the opportunity to work here. I didn't have the opportunity. I didn't have to get to do all this stuff. I get to be around influential people that care about me, want to invest in the young people. It's not something I take for advantage, not a fucking single second. It's amazing. Yeah, thank you. I look forward to seeing you every time.

Speaker 1: 8:23

I come in here. Yeah, it's great. Appreciate you, brother. God bless you. Thank you so much for having me. Yeah, absolutely, absolutely, Anytime. If there's anything else I can ever do, just hit me up, yeah of course, yeah me as well, man. Let me make sure I follow you too. Yeah, I love it. I do hard shit sometimes, man, that's awesome.

Speaker 2: 8:43

Thank you.

Speaker 1: 8:44

Man, that's awesome. I'm so glad I got to meet you.

Speaker 2: 8:47

Thank you, I appreciate.

Speaker 1: 8:47

I appreciate it. I appreciate you taking the time. I know you're a busy guy. Oh no, we're all busy, so I appreciate it. It was great meeting you. We'll see you soon. Thanks, Austin.