Hosted by Brian Walsh · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 61 episodes
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Bad Day Excellence is your go-to podcast for transforming challenges into growth opportunities. Hosted by Brian Walsh, a habit expert and speaker, each 10–20 minute episode delivers practical tips, inspiring stories, and actionable strategies to help you build habits that stick. From career struggles to parenting wins, discover how to embrace failure, create lasting change, and thrive—even on tough days. With relatable insights, guest interviews, and audience Q&A, Bad Day Excellence empowers you to craft a life of purpose, one habit at a time.
Brian Walsh hosts Bad Day Excellence, a education show with 61 episodes published.
There's a moment a lot of people experience where nothing is obviously wrong, but something feels off.You're capable. Life looks fine from the outside. But internally, something isn't aligned anymore.Most people misread
Why does your life suddenly feel, off?Nothing is obviously wrong.But something doesn’t feel right anymore.Conversations feel different.Habits feel empty.Your environment feels tighter.Most people interpret this as a prob
There’s a strange phase in personal growth that almost no one talks about. It’s not burnout. It’s not failure. And it’s not even being lost. It’s the moment when the old version of you no longer fits, but the new version
If you feel like you no longer fit where you used to...if the things that once excited you feel different...and if you’re somewhere between who you were and who you’re becoming...You may be in what I call the messy middl
If you’ve been feeling more alone lately, not because you hate people, but because something feels off, this episode is for you. Highly capable people don’t usually struggle socially. They know how to perform. They know
High performers don’t usually crash. They don’t quit. They don’t explode. They don’t disappear. They slowly lose momentum. From the outside, everything looks fine. But internally, something feels heavier than it should.
Feeling like your job is draining you? This episode explores how engagement is a skill, helping you navigate feelings of dread and wasted potential. We discuss key levers for improvement, including identity separation an
What if the next seven days could actually change your trajectory? Not through motivation. Not by grinding harder. Not by flipping your life upside down. In this episode of Bad Day Excellence, Brian Walsh breaks down a s
What happens when the person closest to you tells you the thing you’ve poured your heart into isn’t landing? In this episode, I share the failure that almost broke me. Not a business flop. Not a public embarrassment. A m
Motivation feels powerful, until it disappears. In this episode of Bad Day Excellence, Brian Walsh breaks down why motivation is actually the reason most people quit their goals by mid January and what works instead. Usi
You’ve been lied to your whole life about success. In this episode of Bad Day Excellence, Brian Walsh breaks down the three biggest lies that quietly keep people stuck, overthinking, and waiting for a moment that never c
In this milestone 50th episode of "Bad Day Excellence," Brian Walsh guides you through the "unstuck blueprint," a powerful tool designed to help you navigate life's transition windows. Drawing from the Momentum Makers Cl
In this episode of "Bad Day Excellence," host Brian Walsh guides you through the art of reflection, turning the often-overlooked wins, losses, and lessons of the past year into powerful tools for growth. Discover how sma
Most people treat performance reviews like a dentist appointment they forgot to cancel. Stress, avoidance, and a lot of box-checking. In this episode of Bad Day Excellence, Brian Walsh sits down with leadership creator a
This Thanksgiving episode dives into a surprisingly powerful idea, all sparked by two little words that changed how I show up in every conversation. It starts with a rough childhood lesson about life being a “shit sandwi
In this episode of Bad Day Excellence, I sit down with Jon Hord, founder of The Engaged Father Project, to talk about something a lot of dads quietly wrestle with: You are crushing it at work, but feel like you are losin
Ever feel emotionally broke? In this episode of Bad Day Excellence, Brian Walsh shares the story of writing his own promotion only to watch someone else get it, and how that moment birthed the idea of the Fail Bank. Lear
Ever feel torn between chasing your dream and doing what’s practical? In this episode of Bad Day Excellence, Brian Walsh opens up about his journey toward becoming a full-time speaker and the tough choices that come with
In this compelling episode of "Bad Day Excellence," host Brian Walsh delves into the heart of what it means to live with purpose in a world increasingly driven by automation and efficiency. As we navigate the age of repl
Burnout is not just about workload, it is about meaning. Brian Walsh, Amanda Zidlick, and Nicole Eisdorfer explore multigenerational burnout across Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z. They cover why connection fuels
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Bad Day Excellence is hosted by Brian Walsh. The show is categorised under education (self improvement) and has published 61 episodes.
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