Brian J. Clark Blog | The Power of the Pivot: What Rock Bottom Taught Me About Growth

Rock bottom isn't the end... It's the reveal.

It's when you find out what you're really made of.

When everything around you shatters—

You're forced to look at what’s been broken inside you all along.

I hit a point where I lived in silence, seclusion and surrender.

Trauma had me broken. Addiction had me numb. Depression had me frozen.

And the world? It moved on without me...

But that stillness gave me clarity— and at some point I realized: if I was capable of destroying my life, I was capable of rebuilding it too. Different. Stronger. Better. With intention and with purpose.

I realized that building true character and real growth doesn’t begin when things feel safe and shit's going well— it begins when you decide to look your demons in the face and say FUCK YOU, no more, not me — then make that change you've been avoiding, choosing purpose over pleasure and making that pivot. It's the moment you decide not to give up, and you get back up after your worst fall— even while you're still bleeding out.

What pivot have YOU been avoiding?

What changes do YOU need to make?