Tired of feeling financially stuck or stressed every time you check your bank account? In this episode of Bad Day Excellence, Brian Walsh shares his personal journey of building financial security from rock bottom—starting with just $34,000 a year and negative cash flow.

You’ll learn how he and his wife slowly, habit by habit, crafted a sustainable financial system that led to freedom, flexibility, and a $100K+ shift in net worth. Discover the Quiet Wealth Strategy: simple, repeatable actions that create long-term peace of mind—even if you’re not making six figures (yet).

🔑 In this episode:

• How financial stress shows up (and how to track it)

• Automating your money to avoid emotional spending

• The debt avalanche method

• Side hustles, smart savings, and guilt-free budgeting

• Building unstoppable momentum with tiny financial wins

💥 Weekly Challenge: Choose ONE small step—like reviewing your streaming subscriptions or auto-saving $10—to start your Quiet Wealth journey.

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Ever feel stuck, scattered, or battling the distraction hydra of ADHD? You're not alone—and you're not broken. In this episode of Bad Day Excellence, Brian Walsh shares how to rebuild momentum when life derails your routines.

After a whirlwind of work trips, allergies, and long weekends, Brian breaks down the systems and mindsets that helped him get back on track—one habit at a time. Discover how to:

• Create a “starter routine” that’s frictionless and foolproof

• Use dopamine wisely to beat executive dysfunction

• Gamify your comeback with ADHD-friendly tactics

• Slay dragons like decision fatigue and time blindness

• Tap into gratitude to reframe resistance

Plus: Why naming your routine reboot (like Momentum Mode or Quest for Consistency) can be the tiny spark your brain needs.

🎧 Whether you're neurodivergent or just feeling overwhelmed, this episode will help you build your way back—with humor, heart, and high fives.

👉 Grab the Three Levels of Excellence Habit Tracker: baddayexcellence.com

🎯 Challenge of the week: Name your routine comeback and share it with us!

🔁 Like what you hear? Subscribe, review, and share with someone who could use a win today. Every listen helps fuel good vibes for bad days.

What if the secret to reaching your biggest goal wasn’t a master plan—but one small step, done consistently? In this episode of Bad Day Excellence, Brian Walsh shares the deeply personal story behind his 15-year mission to positively impact 9.5 million lives—and why the mantra “Just One More” might be the most powerful habit you ever build.

Whether you feel stuck, overwhelmed by your dreams, or unsure where to start, this episode will show you how to transform uncertainty into momentum, one intentional action at a time. Learn how Brian went from a car video and a blog to publishing Habit Craft 101, launching this podcast, and creating tools to help people navigate life’s chaos.

🎧 What You’ll Learn:

• Why huge goals don’t require massive leaps—just consistent steps

• The origin and power of the “Just One More” mindset

• How to use the 5-10-15 method to reverse-engineer your dreams

• How mantras can kickstart real behavioral change

• The connection between habit formation, identity, and emotional resilience

💥 Weekly Challenge: Try the 5-10-15 Method to break your goal down and take action today. Download the free worksheet at baddayexcellence.com/resources

📘 Grab your copy of Brian’s new book:
Habit Craft 101: A Field Guide to Building HabitsAvailable now on Amazon!

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Your brain isn’t broken, it’s just bored. That task you’ve been avoiding? It’s not impossible... it just hasn’t been made interesting yet. In this episode of Bad Day Excellence, Brian shares five powerful habit strategies to flip avoidance into action, especially for ADHD minds.

Learn how to:

• Build a pre-focus ritual that launches you into deep work

• Gamify boring tasks with timeboxing and dice rolls (yes, really!)

• Engineer your environment to eliminate friction

• Break big tasks into microgoals that spark momentum

• Use accountability and external triggers to stay consistent

Whether you’re neurodivergent or just feeling stuck, these systems will help you tap into your natural hyperfocus so you can finally get stuff done—without the shame spiral.

🎧 Tune in now and discover how to make your brain work for you, not against you.

👉 Get the full system in my book Habit Craft 101 – now available on Amazon! If this episode helped you, the book is packed with even more brain-friendly habit hacks to build confidence, clarity, and consistent action—even on your worst days.

🧠 Your next breakthrough starts with one tiny step.

Raise your hand if stress has ever steamrolled your day. (Yeah—ours too.)

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Brian Walsh—motivational speaker, author of Habit Craft 101, and Director of IT Operations—dives deep into how stress isn’t your villain…it’s just trying (poorly) to help you.

In this episode of Bad Day Excellence, Brian explores:

• Why stress exists and how it evolved to protect us

• The hidden costs of constant cortisol and decision fatigue

• The 3 science-backed tools to help you transform stress into clarity and action, including:

  • The 5-4-3-2-1 grounding method

  • Stress Rescripting (rewire your brain’s reaction)

  • Environment Design that sets you up for peace, not panic

💡 Plus, hear a powerful story from Brian’s past about stress, burnout, and Code Red Mountain Dew—and how Bad Day Excellence became his secret weapon.

Whether you’re dealing with career pressure, ADHD overwhelm, or parenting chaos, this episode will leave you feeling empowered, prepared, and ready to turn stress into progress.

Links & Resources:

• ✍️ Stress Audit Worksheet and Coloring Page

• 📘 Get your copy of Habit Craft 101 (now available!)

• 🧠 Join the Bad Day Excellence newsletter for weekly tools

• 📩 Submit your “bad day” moment for a future episode

• 🎧 Follow the show and leave a review if this helped you

If you feel like you're doing everything right but still aren’t earning the trust or loyalty of your team, you're not alone. Leadership isn’t about working harder—it’s about showing up differently.

In this episode of Bad Day Excellence, Brian Walsh unpacks five game-changing mindset and behavior shifts that will help you stand out as a leader your team actually wants to follow. With insights tailored for middle managers, you'll learn:

✅ How to reframe failure into fuel

✅ What makes assertive communication build trust faster than strategy

✅ Why active listening is your secret influence weapon

✅ How daily gratitude transforms team morale

✅ The one mindset shift that separates stagnant teams from thriving ones

🎯 Plus, don’t miss this week’s leadership challenge: Send 3 thank-you notes to boost team connection.

Whether you're managing up, leading down, or just trying to survive the middle, this episode will help you turn tough days into opportunities for growth.

Previously on Bad Day Excellence, we declared war on passivity and started our shift from consumer to creator. Today, we double down.

In this episode, Brian unpacks one powerful truth: the highest return on investment you can ever make is in yourself. Forget chasing market trends or waiting for someone else to win big—this is about building something that grows you.

Tune in to learn:

• Why comfort is the enemy of growth (and how to break out of it)

• The mindset shift that transforms distractions into momentum

• Real-world examples of small bets that created massive opportunities

• How to compound consistency to create lasting confidence and capability

This isn't hype. It’s your wake-up call.

🎯 Challenge of the Week: Block one hour to create—content, systems, skills. Guard it like your future depends on it. Because it does.

🎧 Haven’t listened to Part 1? Go back and check out “From Consumer to Creator” to catch the full transformation.

➡️ For more tools and resources, visit baddayexcellence.com
💬 Leave a review, share with a friend, and keep showing up. This is how we build.

You’re not going to build a life you love by watching the stock market and hoping for a miracle. In this episode of Bad Day Excellence, Brian Walsh shares how he went from blank Google Doc to published author—and how you can do the same by becoming a creator instead of a consumer. Learn how to protect your energy, avoid dopamine traps like news and social media, and lean into your unique voice. This episode is packed with inspiration, habit-building wisdom, and one simple mindset shift (TRY) that could change your life.

🎯 Whether you’re stuck in distraction or scared to start, this one’s for you.

👊 Take the challenge: What’s one thing you could talk about for hours? Learn it. Share it. Let it change your world.

💬 Email Brian at brian@baddayexcellence.com or message him @walshmegrow with your breakthrough!

🔗 Don’t forget to subscribe to not miss episode, rate, and check out baddayexcellence.com for more tools to craft the habits that shape your future.