What if success had less to do with talent and motivation, and more to do with building a system that works when life does not?
At 23, Justin Desjardins-Michaud was broke, living with his grandparents, and kicked out of university. What followed was not a straight path upward, but years of setbacks, responsibility, and hard-earned lessons about discipline, structure, and resilience. From failure and anxiety to fatherhood, custody battles, and eventually academic success, this book tells the story of how one man built a system that helped him keep going on his worst days.
Part memoir, part practical guide, Built for Bad Days is about learning how to work with reality instead of waiting for perfect conditions. It is for anyone who has ever felt behind, overwhelmed, or stuck - and needed a better way forward.