The Two Types of People: Episode One with Patric Young
There are those who are humble. And those who are going to be humbled.
The premise of my new show is deceptively simple: “What are the two types of people in this world?”
The answer reveals more than personality. It reflects how someone sees everything: success, failure, identity, control, faith, fear.
Patric Young‘s answer?
There are two types of people: those who are humble… and those who are going to be humbled.
Knowing Patric personally, this hit because he’s lived both. And still does.
Humility is often dressed up as passivity. Or mistaken for weakness. But the kind Patric’s talking about—the kind that’s been carved out of hardship and shattered plans—that’s a different animal. It’s the humility that comes when life levels you, and you realize the game you thought you were playing… isn’t the one you’re in anymore.
This episode doesn’t try to make you feel good. It invites you to get real.
About Patric
Patric’s background is extensive.
- University of Florida Basketball, 4-year starter
- Played in the NCAA Final Four
- Pro career overseas
- SEC Network Analyst
- Spinal cord injury in 2022 that changed everything
But those are bullet points. They don’t tell you what it felt like to be 6’9”, full of talent and promise, walking into Billy Donovan’s program as the next Dwight Howard… and getting humbled quickly.
They don’t show you the rep after rep of defensive shell drills—only to win a championship game years later on that exact drill.
They don’t show you the silence after the injury. The hospital bed. The grief. The transformation.
They don’t show you the decision: not just to get better—but to become someone new.
Patric said something that stuck with me:
I had to ask for help. Accept help. I couldn’t talent my way or smile my way through this one.
Most people know Patric as an athlete or a speaker. But this conversation revealed a man doing the hardest kind of work—the internal kind. The kind where you stop performing for people and start becoming for real.
Why Two Types?
I created Two Types of People because I believe we are all constantly navigating that line between who we are and our highest version.
And if I’m being honest, Patric’s story hits me on more than just a professional level.
There have been seasons of my life—hell, even recent months—where I’ve been humbled. Not by choice, not by mindset, but by force.
Burnout. Uncertainty. Health challenges. Questioning everything I thought I knew.
And in those moments, it’s easy to try and muscle through. To grind. To pretend the “shell drill” doesn’t matter. But it does.
Because when life does call your number—when the stakes are real—you only have what you’ve practiced.
Patric reminded me of that.
He also reminded me that you don’t need a viral moment or a platform to be effective. You just need to show up consistently, with humility, and let the reps compound.
That’s the real glitch in this world. Not avoiding hardship. But learning how to recode it.
A few final takeaways:
There are multiple gems from this episode, and I want to highlight them clearly:
1. Humility is not weakness—it’s wisdom.
The people who have been broken and come back aren’t soft. They’re solid. Because they know the limits of control. And they show up anyway.
2. Your ‘why’ better be bigger than applause.
Patric talked about playing in packed gyms vs. grinding alone. The real ones don’t need the crowd. They need the mission.
3. Transformation starts with brutal honesty.
He used the GPS analogy: a system can’t give you directions unless it knows where you are. So many of us try to skip that part—pretend we’re further along. But real growth starts with truth.
4. The obstacle really is the way.
After the accident, Patric’s speaking, his book, his foundation—all of it flowed from that pain. Not in spite of it.
5. Choose how you respond.
One of the most powerful things he said:
“Whatever you’re going through, you still have the choice of how you respond to it.”
It’s simple. But it’s everything.
Closing Thoughts + Episode Plug:
When we wrapped this episode, I felt something I haven’t in a long time after a recording—stillness.
Not because the conversation was perfect. But because it was real. And we need more of that.
So if you’re building something, battling something, or trying to find a reason to keep showing up—start here.
This isn’t a podcast about success. It’s a podcast about choice.
And you have one to make right now:
Will you stay the same? Or will you let the hard things humble you into someone new?
Episode 1 of The Two Types of People is now streaming everywhere.
Featuring Patric Young
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Because the story you tell yourself… makes you who you are.