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11/16/2025

BECOMING THE MAN GOD DESTINED BEFORE THE NEW YEAR EVEN BEGINS.

Most men wait for January 1st to “start fresh.”

But real growth doesn’t wait for a date on a calendar.

Real growth begins the MOMENT you decide you're done living below your potential.

Before the new year comes, ask yourself:
“Who do I want to be when the clock hits 00:00?”

Am not talking about what job you want, what phone you want or the amount money you want.

But WHO you want to become as a man.
Because every blessing God wants to hand you in the coming year requires a certain version of you that is ready and willing to receive it.

A stronger, more disciplined, spiritually awake in Christ version.
A focused, intentional man with a vision.

And that version doesn't magically appear because fireworks go off, or by merely saying you want to be.

That version of you comes from the decisions you make RIGHT NOW young Kings 👑

The shift starts today, not next year.

Before the new year arrives, start waking up earlier
Start praying deeper, start cutting distractions

Start cleaning your habits, start becoming consistent

Start improving your fitness, start disciplining your desires.

Start planning your goals, don't just set New year resolutions.

Start acting like the man you've been pretending you’ll "become one day"

If you wait for January to change, you’re already behind.
But if you start shaping your future self now,
you enter the new year with MOMENTUM, not excuses.

Because the man you become determines the life you receive.
You want God to bless you with more?
Grow into someone who can HANDLE more, blessings.

You want doors to open?
Become the man who can WALK through them, confidently.

You want new opportunities?
Become the man who doesn’t sabotage them.
The new year will not magically fix your life.
But a new you absolutely will do more than fix your life.
It will change it for the better.

Start early, start now, start becoming HIM.

Habakkuk 2:2:

“Write the vision and make it plain”

Write your vision now, become that vision gradually before the new year.

Don’t enter the new year confused, unfocused, or unprepared.
Step into it STRONG, CLEAR, and READY.

Remember young Kings 👑

If you want 2026 to look different, YOU must look different.
Start building the man you want to be, before the year even starts.

START TODAY YOUNG KINGS👑

11/15/2025

The Underdog Who Refused to Break.

This is a Story Every Young Man Needs Today

Every young man hits a point where he asks himself:
“Do I really have what it take, or am I just lying to myself?”

If that’s you right now?
Look you need to pause and breathe.
And listen closely.

Because today’s story is about a kid who went from nobody to NFL legend.

Not through talent, not through hype.
But through pure, stubborn, unshakeable determination.

Julian Edelman Story. The Man They Laughed At

Julian wasn’t supposed to make it in the NFL, at least not the way he did.

He was, too short, too light, too slow and definitely not built like an NFL receiver

Coaches told him he’d never play beyond high school.
Scouts said he wasn’t NFL material.

No college wanted him he had to play quarterback at a small school that barely got TV time.

When the NFL draft came? He wasn’t on anyone’s list, not even one.

But the Patriots took a chance on him. Pick #232 basically the forgotten zone.

And here’s what Julian said later:
“I wasn’t the fastest. I wasn’t the strongest. But nobody, nobody, was going to outwork me.”

So he switched positions.
Learned a brand new role.
Spent hours after practice training alone, Staying late, Coming early.

Running routes until his legs burned.

And slowly, quietly but surely, he became one of the most clutch players in NFL history.

Super Bowl MVP, Multiple championships.
A legend born from pure grind.

Not talent, not privilege not even luck but pure hard Work paying off.
Relentless, uncomfortable, brutal hardwork.

This is Lesson Young Kings 👑

Life isn’t fair, it was really built to be, but effort is.
You don’t control where you start from.
You don’t control who believes in you.
You don’t control your genetics, height, or background.

But you do control your consistency and Your hunger for success.
Your refusal to fold when people doubt you.

In a world full of talented quitters, the man who endures becomes unstoppable.

Proverbs 13:4 (NIV):
“The desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.”

Not the gifted, not the lucky but the diligent one
The ones who work when nobody sees, talk more of clap for them.

STAY DILIGENT YOUNG KINGS 👑.

11/14/2025

FAITH OVER FEAR.

Sometimes life hits you so hard, it doesn’t just knock the wind out of you, it reshapes you.
But when Faith in God, fuels your comeback, you become unstoppable.

Let me tell you the story of Alex Smith, an American football player who defined what it truly means to rise again after a big fall.

Back in 2018, Alex suffered one of the most gruesome injuries in NFL history.
A compound leg fracture so severe it nearly cost him his life, not just his career.

17 surgeries, multiple infections.
Doctors told him he might never walk again, let alone play football.
They even talked about amputation.

Imagine that waking up from surgery, hearing that your leg might be gone.
All your years of sweat, training, and dreams gone in a flash.

But Alex said one thing:
“If there’s a 1% chance, I’m taking it.”
That 1% became his faith.

He started from scratch, learning to stand again, then walk, then run. Every single step was pain, every stretch was fear.

But every day was also progress, he kept going, praying, believing.

And in 2020, against all odds, Alex Smith returned to the NFL field fully recovered. A moment so emotional, even his opponents applauded.

When asked how he did it, Alex smiled and said:
“You don’t have to be fearless. You just have to keep going even when you’re scared.”

That’s the secret right there not absence of fear, but the refusal to quit in face of fear.

Lesson for young Kings 👑:

Obstacles are not meant to stop you. They’re meant to reveal who you are when everything else is stripped away. Your pain can become your platform.

2 Corinthians 4:17:
“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.”

Sometimes, God doesn’t change your situation immediately. He changes you through it.

And that, my friend, is where real success begins.

STAY POSITIVE YOUNG KINGS 👑

11/14/2025

11/12/2025

Happy Veterans Day all our brothers and sisters that have served in our armed forces! We honor you and thank you for your sacrifices for our freedoms. The Bring The Hat crew does not take it for granted whatsoever.💯

God bless America!🇺🇸

11/12/2025

How Men Are Made Under Pressure.

Pressure? Every real man faces it in one way or the other.

I'm not talking about the social media kind of pressure.

Not the hustle culture, peer pressure.

I’m talking about the fire, the kind that burns away weakness and leaves only strength.

You see Most men run from that heat.

But the real ones who rise? They learn to stand in it and adapt, understanding what it's trying to teach you.

Let’s talk about Kobe Bryant for a sec.

This dude was drafted at 17, he was literally benched most of his first season.
Mocked after air balling multiple shots in the playoffs.

The crowd laughed at his seemingly absurd efforts.
The critics were breathing down his neck.

This could make the strongest man fold.

But did Kobe fold? Of course not, else you wouldn't know who was right now, he had to trained harder.

He studied every miss, every move, every mistake and learned from it.

Years later it paid off big time, those same fans who laughed stood on their feet for an ovation, chanting his name.

I want you to take a minute to just imagine what it would feel like, to have people that jeered and laughed or even bully you, suddenly start to praise your success and you wins, try to associate with you now.

Do you know how that feels?

The Mamba Mentality he stood for, wasn’t born from success, it was forged in pain, repetition, and relentless discipline.

That’s the open secret and nothing else.
Pressure doesn’t destroy real men, It reveals them who they truly are.

From raw dirt stones forged in fire to shiny gems everyone adores and loves.

This is a lesson for Young Kings 👑

Every time life turns up the heat, you have two choices: Break and run away or embrace the challenge and become unbreakable, it's your choice to make.

Pressure builds character, Character builds consistency and Consistency builds greatness.

When things get tough, remember,
Diamonds are made under pressure, not in comfort.

That's what makes them rare and special.

There are billions of undiscovered and unrefined diamond underground, practically useless where they are right now, what make them special is the tedious process of refining they go through and withstand.

Without that they just as good as mere rocks.

Don’t pray for the fire to stop.
Pray for the strength to withstand it young Kings.

1 Peter 1:7 (NIV):
“These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold.”

You’re not being punished with trials, You’re being purified. 💎

Every challenge is shaping you into the man you were meant to become.

Stay strong during trials, and learn what it trying to teach you, that what makes you a great Man.

11/11/2025

The Purposeful Edge.

Most men drift through life like leaves in the wind.
Wake up, Work, Sleep and Repeat.

But there’s a big difference between living and merely existing.
One man survives the days.
Another man leaves a mark and positive legacy in the world.

What's the difference? Purpose.

Let’s talk about Dwyane Wade.

A Basketball Super star, Three-time NBA champion.

But before the fame, he was just an average young man living in Chicago, surrounded by chaos.

He had to decide, whether to give in to circumstance or fight for something bigger than himself and become great amongst his peers.

He fought, not just for the scoreboard or for the highlights.
He became a role model, a father, a man of influence, that people admire.

That’s the power of purpose, it turns mere talent into legacy.
Everyone has a talent or two, what actually set you aside from people with similar or even better talent, is how you utilize that talent artfully and purposefully.

This is Lesson for Young Men Kings 👑:

A life without purpose is a life of noise, and mere frivolities of life.
A life with purpose is a life of impact and lasting legacy.

Whenever you set out to do something.
Ask yourself this question; “Am I doing this because I have to… or because I was born to?”

Your purpose is rarely found in comfort.
It’s found in the struggle, the grind.
In the moments when no one’s watching and you keep going with the praise and motivations.

Live life intentionally.
Don’t just go through the motions and let the current take you wherever.
Stand your ground and use your God given talents and gifts to thrive and help people as you go.

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV):
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Your calling is not random.
Your days have meaning. Your struggles have a reason.

STAY PURPOSE FILLED YOUNG KINGS 👑...

11/10/2025

Failure is on the path to success.

11/09/2025

Real Men Rise After the Fall.

Every man hits the ground at some point.
You lose the job.
You lose the girl, You lose the spark you once had.

And when that happens, the world doesn’t stop to check on you.
No one’s coming to save you.
That’s when you find out what kind of man you really are.

Let’s me tell you a story about, Alex Smith.
NFL quarterback. First round pick. Millions in the bank.
Then, in one single play… it all shattered.
He broke his leg so badly that doctors said he might never walk again and almost had it amputated.

17 surgeries, 2 years of rehab.
Pain, Infection, Darkness.
But Alex didn’t quit.
He said, “If I can walk again, I’ll play again.”
And he did.

In 2020, he ran onto that football field again not for fame, not for money, but to prove to every man watching that no fall is final.

The Lesson for Young Men Kings 👑:

You are not defined by your failure you’re defined by your response to it.

Most men give up at the first sign of pain. The few who rise again? They become legends.

Pain is not punishment. It’s preparation.

You may be down right now but that’s not the end of your story.

Every setback is a setup for your next season.

Don’t curse the struggle.
Thank it, it’s turning you into the man you were meant to be.

Micah 7:8 (NIV):
“Though I fall, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.”

You can lose everything money, status, even friends
but if you keep your faith and your fire, you can rebuild it all.

11/06/2025

Master Your Emotions, Master Your Life.

Every man fights two battles on a daily basis.

The one the world sees physical as hustle, and the one inside his mind.

The later is much more fierce than the former.

The world tells you to “man up,” “don’t cry,” or “stay strong.”

But what they don’t tell you is this real strength isn’t about hiding your emotions.

It’s about mastering them, and learning how to not only control them but channel them to the right cause.

Because Emotion means: ENERGY in MOTION.

Learning how to harness the Motion of energy, that we know as emotion is crucial.

Let’s talk about Dak Prescott, a quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys.

Back in 2020, Dak lost his brother to su***de, the man who was his best friend, his biggest supporter.

Most people would have broken under that kind of pain, but Dak didn’t run from it he faced it, head on.

He spoke openly about his grief, his depression, and his healing.

He turned his pain into purpose, becoming one of the strongest advocates for mental health awareness in the NFL.

And through all that, he didn’t just come back to play football, he came back better, sharper, and more grounded.

This is a Lesson for Young Kings 👑

Emotions are not weakness as the society portray it to be, uncontrolled emotions are actually the real weakening factor.

Feel every emotion to the core. Process it. Then channel it into your growth as Man should.

The man who controls his emotions doesn’t just control his day, he controls his destiny.

He take charge of his life and success.

Don’t let anger, heartbreak, or fear dictate your choices.
They are just Energy in different form of motion.

As we all know energy cannot be created nor destroyed.

So all you can do is use them as fuel towards your goal.

You can’t stop the waves, if do want to get wrecked, but you can learn to surf the wave by aligning gently with it's subtle movements.

Proverbs 16:32 (NIV):
“Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.”

Your power as a man doesn’t lie in how loud you are when things are stable, it lies in how steady you remain when everything shakes you up to core.

Channel your Emotions right, young Kings 👑.

And remember to pray whether in good or bad times.🙏

11/04/2025

Simply put... bring the hat everywhere you go, every single day and your in.

11/03/2025

Legacy Over Likes, Build Something That Outlasts the Screen.

There’s a young man out there right now posting every day, chasing validation, counting likes like they’re dollars.

But there’s another young man building in silence, stacking bricks instead of hearts, preparing for something the algorithm can’t measure, Legacy.

Let’s talk about Cooper Kupp.

Back in college, Kupp wasn’t the most athletic.

He wasn’t the 5-star recruit.

He came from Eastern Washington University a small school most NFL scouts ignored.

No fancy facilities, no hype, just grit.

While others partied, Kupp studied tape.

While others scrolled, Kupp perfected his routes.

He trained in empty fields, visualizing every step, every break, every catch.

When he finally entered the NFL, he wasn’t supposed to shine yet he ended up winning Super Bowl MVP and becoming one of the best receivers of his generation.

Why? Because he wasn’t chasing likes, he was chasing legacy.

The Lesson for Young King.

Stop trying to be seen start trying to be remembered.

Likes fade in 24 hours. Legacy compounds over decades.

Every choice you make today your habits, your discipline, your mindset builds your foundation for tomorrow.

Men who chase noise die in silence.

Men who chase purpose live forever.

Proverbs 13:22 (NIV):

“A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children.”
Legacy isn’t about money. It’s about impact.

What you do today should echo long after you’re gone.

So don’t post for applause.

Build for eternity.