THE FINAL CHAPTER
2017 was an absolutely terrible year for me and surely the darkest period of my life. My personal and work world was crumbling all around me, and I was way out of balance. As I dug myself out of this dark hole with books, podcasts, inspiring people and helpful resources… I wondered if others were struggling with levels of stress and overwhelm I was dealing with. As I collected these resources I felt compelled to share and pay it forward to others as ZenHustlers.com a response to the hustle world I was sucked into back then.
This year 2026, I have decided to archive the .com and move the domain redirected back to my parent company Brick House Media at: bhmedia.co/zen-hustlers.
I went way back to our first public video in June 2018 almost exactly 8 years ago, and re-created it as a closing video in the exact same beautiful location of Santa Cruz, CA. Except now I’m not that same man...
Since 2019 I have had major personal help and male support from the ManKind Project groups, and continue today to meet bi-monthly. I've consciously ended a difficult 13 year marriage and have two healthy sons, and happily now in a new relationship that is truly generative, very healing and wholey loving. My Brick House Media business has since thrived to new heights as I evolve with it, and it continues to fill me up, now in a balanced and healthy way. As I rounded 50 years on this planet I can now see what life does to us… often beating us down, and sadly some of us never get back up. I'm proud to say I'm much stronger and healthier today than when I started ZH…
I have listened, learned, integrated and healed huge parts of myself and I know this journey only ends at your last breath... hopefully many decades from now. A serious reminder to live well and be fully present.
My heart is so filled up with true gratitude for all these amazing people that supported and helped me, as a solid stone on a darkly lit pathway out into the light again. Each of them are inspiring thousands and into the millions, dare I say billions of people and I trust they will continue their great words, that really do help others. I am living proof we can all find balance.
A special shout out to all below this wild modern world and their truly life inspiring work...
Brandon Peele
Megan Arneson, MBA
Kathleen (Kathi) Joy
Lloyed Lobo
Stephanie Staidle
Steve Napolitan
ANTHONY TRUCKS
Peter Guinosso
Milena Miteva-Regos
Lee Holden L.Ac
Duncan So
Maryam Sharifzadeh
Kyra Bobinet, MD, MPH
Vishen Lakhiani
Zsofi Bruckner
Our W T E R event partners
Richard Branson
Tony Robbins
Tim Ferriss
Aubrey Marcus
Wallace J. Nichols - RIP
Simon Sinek
Jay Shetty
Shefali Tsabary
Jason Wilson
Jamie Wheal
Brendon Burchard
David Goggins
Steven Kotler
Sage Lavine
Casey Neistat
Mel Robbins
GaryVee
Tom Bilyeu
Dr Joe Dispenza
Thank you and be sure to live well.
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Are you living under overwhelm, stress and anxiety?
Yes, we get it… but we’re more than just these feelings too. We’re also sharp, high-impact motivated people, that innovate fast, create businesses and scale for value-driven growth opportunities.
We seek our own path in this life, not waiting for someone to hand it to us... we know it takes the work to go beyond average to attain our ambitious dreams!
And we can embrace zen, as a way of living a carefully balancing the act of living and being mindful of the present moment. We can have compassion for ourselves and for others. And we can strive for a calm mind with insightful clarity, so that we may remain in the creative productive flow.
ZeN
Components of a zen way of living are mindfulness to the present moment, compassion and kindness for the self and others, tuning into appreciation and thoughtfulness while increasing creativity, clarity and thus insights.
HUSTLERS
Living the hustle life is about pushing your limits for growth, typically around success in business. You are seeking an extraordinary life of your dreams based on hard work and tenacity of your passions and purpose here.
& balance
We're seeking to have it all in this life... personal success, freedom, growing wealth, true connections and finding our greatest self. We know we need to embrace real gratitude to truly enjoy it all and find balance on the edge!
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The 'Hustle' alone is a lonely rough life...
Balance on the edge is the key
Original Posts from 2018
HUSTLER CHALLENGES
A hustle mindset can often be too fast-paced, frenetic and fraught with personal deep loneliness
A focus only on the future removes us from the present moment, yet all that w can truly control in life
Our work and commitment for growth, often keeps us distracted from deep appreciation and gratitude
Knowing and 'being' are quite different, learning to practice zen habits as a new skill for hustlers today
Living in balance can feel like settling or laziness, as we are not busy 'working' all the time... yet this is the myth!
“Hustlers are often told to grind, work harder and never give up... that’s just an unsustainable way to work and live!”
OUR CHALLENGES
Creating more time and space to calm our always active busy-mind chatter when living under the hustler way of life
Trusting in a new path towards mindfulness as a source of more appreciation for what we already possess here
Understanding the power of a calmer clearer mindstate and the impact of an open peaceful heart in life and work
Creating your own personal zen path including daily practices on mindfulness, meditation and living in balance
Learning to welcome daily gratitude, an appreciation for deeper clarity to yield productive actions and purpose in life
“Mindfulness:
Placing your attention in the present moment with curiosity and kindness”
“Am I doing enough... am I enough?”
BOOKS TO READ
EXPERTS & MASTERS
VIDEOS & PODCASTS
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ZH Logo 2019
Meet the creator
Zen Hustlers, was conceived by Jared Brick, an award-winning multimedia marketing innovator, media thought leader and bold entrepreneur.
Jared has been seeking new resources and a community around balancing the now popular 'hustle mindset' and also seeking more equilibrium in his life.
Originally from NJ, Jared learned to 'hustle' from at a young age, surrounded by a family of small business owners. He has since traveled the world to realize there are many ways to live a deeply fulfilling life... he’s still figuring it out.
Zen Hustlers was born out of this desire for more balance on the edge.
Jared holds MBA in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School and started Brick House Media Co circa 2013. BHM is a custom video production, media marketing and strategy company based in Santa Cruz, CA. He’s proud the father of two awesome boys and embraces a zen lifestyle. The hustle has evolved in him.
