{"id":144,"date":"2025-10-16T19:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T19:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ironsharpensironfaith.com\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2026-05-17T14:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T14:35:57","slug":"currently-working-on","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ironsharpensironfaith.com\/?page_id=144","title":{"rendered":"Currently Working On"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/ironsharpensironfaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chosenSuffering.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-551\" style=\"width:201px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ironsharpensironfaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chosenSuffering.png 440w, https:\/\/ironsharpensironfaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chosenSuffering-201x300.png 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:clamp(25.5px, 1.594rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.367), 43px);\" id=\"chosen-suffering-becoming-elite-in-life-and-leadership\">Chosen Suffering                                              <em>Becoming Elite In Life And Leadership<\/em>\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Life in the twenty-first century is designed for comfort-just look around, We have upgrades for everything- airfare, tickets to the big game, and even our phones. But what is the real cost of comfort?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Easy and elite were never meant to coexist. Throughout history, elite high performers didn&#8217;t escape suffering- they embraced it. By carrying their cross, they discovered their crown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Real champions aren&#8217;t born-they&#8217;re built. It&#8217;s true in life, business, athletics , and faith. We must transcend physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual limits if we want to achieve ultimate victory. Author Tom Ryan calls this &#8220;chosen suffering.&#8221; He knows that success comes with a price, paid for by the daily choices we make. He also believes every person encounters &#8220;unchosen suffering,&#8221; the type that brings us to our knees. In Coach Ryan&#8217;s darkest hour, he and his wife discovered joy, peace, and hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this raw and relatable book, you&#8217;ll learn how the death of a dream can lead you straight into the grace of God. Ryan shares the lessons that secured his University&#8217;s first-ever NCAA National Championship. You&#8217;ll discover his proven process for escaping average and embodying greatness. Elite isn&#8217;t by accident. It&#8217;s the intentional outcome for Chosen Suffering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chosen Suffering Becoming Elite In Life And Leadership Life in the twenty-first century is designed for comfort-just look around, We have upgrades for everything- airfare, tickets to the big game, and even our phones. But what is the real cost of comfort? Easy and elite were never meant to coexist. Throughout history, elite high performers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-144","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ironsharpensironfaith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ironsharpensironfaith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ironsharpensironfaith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ironsharpensironfaith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ironsharpensironfaith.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=144"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ironsharpensironfaith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":553,"href":"https:\/\/ironsharpensironfaith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144\/revisions\/553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ironsharpensironfaith.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}