1051. Q&AF: Trusting The Process, Navigating No Man's Land & Building An Empire artwork

1051. Q&AF: Trusting The Process, Navigating No Man's Land & Building An Empire

REAL AF with Andy Frisella

August 3, 2026

On today's episode, Andy answers your questions on how to stay committed to long-term goals when progress feels slow, how to deal with outgrowing your friend circle while building something bigger, and how to scale your service business into an empire.
Speakers: Andy Frisella, DJ, Tyler
**Andy Frisella** (0:26)
Today, we have Q&A AF. That's where you submit the questions, and we give you the answers. DJ's gonna tell you how you could submit your questions to be answered on the show.

**DJ** (0:36)
Yeah, guys, you can email your questions in to askandy at andyfrisella.com. You can also click the links in the description below right here, and submit your videos for a chance to be answered, or just drop them simply in the comment section of the Q&A AF videos on YouTube.

**Andy Frisella** (0:51)
Now, before we get started, if you're new, we have shows within the show, okay?
Tomorrow, you're going to hear CTI. That stands for Cruise the Internet. This is where we put topics on the screen. We kind of evaluate what's going on in the world. We speculate. We laugh. We make some jokes. But then we talk about how we, the people, have to solve these problems going on in the world, all right? Then we're going to have REAL Talk. REAL Talk's five, 20 minutes, me giving you some REAL Talk. And then we have what's called 75 Hard Verses. That is where someone who has completed the 75 Hard Program comes on the show. They talk about how they were before, how they are now, and how they used the 75 Hard Program to change their lives. If you're unfamiliar with 75 Hard, it is the initial phase of the Live Hard Program, which is the world's most popular mental transformation program ever. You can get that for free in episode 208 on the audio feed, 208 on the audio feed. It's not on YouTube. There is also a book. The book is called The Book on Mental Toughness. I know it's super creative, but you can get that book at andyfrisella.com. It is not free, but it includes the entire Live Hard Program, plus a whole bunch of other information on mental toughness, why it's important, how to cultivate it, and use it in your life. All right? One thing about our show that's different from every other show on the internet is that we do not run ads. We are actually the largest show in the world that doesn't run ads. And we don't run ads because I don't want to be told what I can and can't say. This is called REAL. It's not called FOR SALE. All right?
So we only grow if you guys share the show. All right? So if you don't share the show, we don't grow the show.
So we have a little ask of you. If the show makes you think, if it makes you laugh, it gives you a new perspective. If it's something that you think people need to hear, do us a favor and share it out. When you see the short form clips, do us a favor. Share those out. That helps us grow the show. Okay? So don't be a ho.

**DJ** (2:57)
Shut the show.

**Andy Frisella** (2:57)
All right. What's up?

**DJ** (2:58)
It's actually selfish when you think about it, right? They're keeping all the good information and the laughs and the jokes to themselves. They don't want to... It's kind of selfish, if you ask me.
You know what I'm saying?

**Andy Frisella** (3:10)
Sorry. I had to get my energy juice here.
Yeah, I do think it's selfish.

**DJ** (3:17)
It's selfish. You know what I'm saying? They just want all the laughs to themselves.

**Andy Frisella** (3:20)
Well, you know, hey, it's not just that. It's like, hey, do you want people to get better? Do you want society to get better? Do you want culture to get better? Then everybody has to get better.

**DJ** (3:27)
Yeah. No, I just want to get better. I'm not sure.

**Andy Frisella** (3:31)
So, you know, and it is what it is, man. You know, the truth of the matter is, is we would be the biggest show in the world if everybody paid the fee. So, pay the fee.

**DJ** (3:43)
Belfish horse.

**Andy Frisella** (3:44)
Yeah, some of them. Yeah.

**DJ** (3:48)
What's going on, man? How you doing?

**Andy Frisella** (3:50)
Good. Good.

**DJ** (3:52)
Looking good?

**Andy Frisella** (3:53)
Thank you.

**DJ** (3:53)
Feeling good?

**Andy Frisella** (3:54)
Yeah. Yeah.

**DJ** (3:56)
Sip it. I didn't mean to.

**Andy Frisella** (4:01)
That was a little weird, bro. I don't care what anybody says. This is the best flavor.
I don't give a shit what anybody says.

**DJ** (4:09)
Bro.

**Andy Frisella** (4:09)
Well, of course, you like that.

**DJ** (4:12)
Yeah.

**Andy Frisella** (4:13)
Orange is good, too, bro. But I'm a screaming freedom dude.

**DJ** (4:16)
It's been a minute since I've had a watermelon, mainly because I couldn't find them cold.

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