
The Excellence Project with Eric Worre · 2025-04-07 · 1h 34m
In this powerful episode of The Excellence Project, Eric Worre sits down with Garrett White, founder of the Wake Up Warrior movement that has transformed over 70,000 men's lives. Garrett shares his remarkable journey from mortgage millionaire to financial collapse during the 2008 crash, and how this "Armageddon" became the catalyst for his spiritual awakening. With raw honesty, he reveals how his personal and financial crisis led him to discover the transformative power of radical truth - a principle that would become the foundation of his movement. TimeStamps [00:01:06] - Early Entrepreneurial Awakening- Garrett describes how reading "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" while playing arena football sparked his journey into entrepreneurship and the mortgage business. [00:04:13] - The 2008 Financial Collapse- The devastating impact of the 2008 mortgage crisis on Garrett's business, finances, and marriage, creating his personal "Armageddon." [00:08:25] - Running to Escape Pain- How Garrett used ultra-running as an escape mechanism during his darkest times, leading to unexpected spiritual insights.