Overcome Challenges, Inspire Change

(A Sober Broker Reflection on Progress, Gratitude & Growth) “Maybe you don’t notice your progress because you’re constantly raising the bar higher. … You don’t need to slow down, just remember to look back long enough to realize you’re living in the prayers of your past self.” That quote landed deep... I’ve walked paths in sobriety, in business, in faith — always pushing forward. But sometimes the progress is so incremental you forget how far you’ve come. If you’re reading th

-The Sober Broker Business isn’t for everyone. It’s only for those who are slightly insane. That line hit me hard. Because let’s be honest — true consistency often looks like insanity. It’s not glamorous. It’s not viral. It’s not the stuff of highlight reels. It’s the quiet, daily choice to keep going  when nobody is clapping. To do the same task, the same habit, the same prayer — over and over — just to make it 1% better. That’s not obsession. That’s faith in motion. The Qui

By The Sober Broker I’ve learned something the hard way: most people spend their entire lives reacting. They react to stress. They react to fear. They react to what others expect from them. For years, that was me. I was living by default, not by design. And the day I decided I was done living that way was the day everything quietly began to change. I didn’t suddenly become a new person. There were no fireworks. But there was a shift — a small inner agreement that I refused to

A Sober Broker Blog by Patrick Brooks The Weight of Every Seed Every action you take—every word, every thought, every choice—is a seed.Some fall on rocky ground, some in rich soil, but none go unnoticed. In a world that loves quick results and easy wins, it’s easy to forget that everything planted eventually grows.  You can’t escape that law. What you sow, you will reap. The universe doesn’t forget. God doesn’t forget. We call it karma sometimes, but truthfully, it’s the divi