Sculpted by Suffering

Our story isn’t the most complex. The idea was spawned in
the midst of a training block for an ultra-marathon a few years ago. We
reflected and talked about how hard life can be, particularly so when driving
towards such a challenging goal. However, it wasn’t just how hard it was to
remain disciplined through a long training block. We talked through the loss of
close relatives and loved ones, combat deployments, setbacks in our
professional lives, bodybuilding prep and the mental and physical healing
process after competing, the loss and fear when changing career paths, relocating
and losing close friends as we changed and grew, the pain of ultra endurance
events. It felt like we had an experienced an inordinate amount of suffering
for how relatively short we’ve been on this earth.

Yet… Isn’t there beauty in that?

Look at what we’ve learned. Look how we’ve grown. Look at
what we’re capable of.

Would we be who we are today without the suffering we’ve
endured? Would the version of us that existed 10 years ago even recognize who
we are, or what we’ve accomplished?

And with that, Sculpted by Suffering was born. The idea that
there’s beauty and growth in suffering. In being present in the experience of
life and embracing the pain. Taking the setbacks and challenges we’ve endured
and using those to redefine our future.

Above that, we’ve learned how important it is to not only
embrace the suffering found within our life story, but actively seek out new
opportunities to get outside of our comfort zone and find discomfort. We truly
believe it’s the most effective way to continue growing and is the key to
happiness that so many of us are missing in our lives.

Our brand is focused on spreading the message of the power
of suffering and encourages everyone to get outside of their comfort zones.
That could be in new physical fitness goals, new responsibilities at work,
starting that new business, going back to school, learning
something new with your spouse or family, or whatever scary goal you’ve had in
the back of your mind for far too long.

We hope you join the Sculpted by Suffering crew and find the
beauty in discomfort.