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Chris M. King takes individuals and organizations beyond their perceived limits, enabling the realization of the seemingly impossible.
In this one, author, speaker, and coach Chris King shares his insights on recalibrating human systems, optimizing performance, and transforming reality through embracing struggle and shifting perspectives. We explore the transformative power of reframing one's perspective, the interplay between ego and soul, and the significance of belief systems and energy in achieving success and fulfillment.
Somehow we springboard from a discussion on crushing life and success and end up getting deep on releasing judgment, energy vibration and frequency, the relationship between the soul and ego, and the concept of multiple lives and reincarnation.
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Today’s guest is Brad Ritter – one of the world’s leading experts on performance. He is the author of the best-selling book, School of Grit: Unlock Your Potential Through Purposeful Adversity. After graduating from Kokoro camp in 2015, he wanted to find a way to serve others, help people take control of their lives, and get unstuck. He accomplishes this through a proven system that focuses on your physical, mental, emotional, intuitional, and warrior spirit. His mission is to build a “warrior class” community. That is why he created the School of Grit.
And that is why I’m excited to bring you this conversation with Brad. You might need a daunting challenge or event to fire you up! For many people it’s always a good reminder to train mentally and emotionally for the real hardships life throws our way. We all have that warrior spirit within and could all use a bit of extra grit!
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Brad Ritter is one of the world’s leading experts on performance. He is the author of the best-selling book, School of Grit: Unlock Your Potential Through Purposeful Adversity.
Mark Silverman is an executive coach who helps CEOs and Senior Leadership teams focus on making sure the right work gets done in their organizations. He also helps clients deal with overwhelm personally as well as professionally and helps them thrive throughout midlife and beyond.
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Mark Silverman is no stranger to overcoming adversity and mastering his own overwhelm. When he was 27, he was homeless, 135lbs, and living in his truck. 10 years later he, he was a millionaire. Mark is on a mission to take the lessons learned along the way, paired with his business acumen, to help others define and achieve their own successes.
He is the author of the Bestselling “Only 10s 2.0 – Confront Your To- Do List, Transform Your Life” which has sold over 70,000 copies to date. Mark is also the host of the “Mastering Overwhelm – How To Thrive in Business, Relationship and Life” podcast and working on his third book.
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Mickey Schuch has one core goal for himself and his students – to live a long and full life. His ethos at Carry Trainer is simple – enjoy each day, live in a manner that causes no harm to anyone, but be willing and capable of immediate righteous defense of life, if needed.
Plan to succeed (or fail), start with the basics, work on yourself first, and take an active, big picture approach. That and be capable, skilled, and willing to act when needed.
Mickey Schuch owns and operates one of the most successful firearm and self- protection companies in the United States, “Carry Trainer.” Mr. Schuch has trained thousands from coast to coast, including private citizens and local, state and federal law enforcement. Carry Trainer also facilitates high-level EMT and CPR medical training.
Mickey also hosts the popular Higher Line Podcast, where he invites modern warriors, thought leaders, survivors and anyone he finds fascinating to have discussions about life, philosophy, firearms, combatives and more.
Cole Rodgers has an infectious intensity and leads from the front in defending the modern attack on men and in reclaiming primal manhood. After years of hiding addiction and distraction in the refuge of achievement he now embraces and teaches vulnerability and deep fulfillment. Cole founded School of Man to reclaim the lost sense of manhood and brotherhood that so many live without.
Brian Kight is a highly sought-after speaker, author, and performance coach / consultant. In this conversation we break down the key success criteria in leadership and culture and reverse engineer getting to winning behaviors and results – for any kind of team or organization.
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You’ve been dead too long. Welcome back to life. I’ve missed that smile!
These words from Keith Schmidt‘s wife awaited him at the successful end of a 75-hour learning and life reset experience.
Keith had repressed and suppressed so much trauma from his life and job that he was on autopilot, careening toward disaster in his marriage, fatherhood, relationships, and personal health. Despite a career in team-based public service organizations, Keith was utterly alone. He had isolated himself in his own suffering and had forgotten the power and necessity of brotherhood, feeling able to ask for and offer help, and choosing hard every day – not feeling victimized by life.
There are no coincidences. Keith found the shock and rebirth he needed at just the right time. Now, in addition to continuing to serve his community, Keith shares his experiences to inspire others to their own fullest potential.
Modern life has us all in a state of elevated stress and inflammation that underlies chronic disease. Beyond the biological response and impacts, stress can be crippling to decision making and emotional control. Learning to lead under stress is imperative – leading ourself, family, business, and community. Leader 193 offers unique training for both.
Errol Doebler is the creator and author of The Process, Art, and Science of Leadership – a methodology Leader 193 teaches to business leaders around the world. Errol is one of the few people ever who has had the distinction of serving as a Surface Warfare Officer, SEAL and as an FBI Special Agent and FBI SWAT Operator. But, elite leadership lessons from the battlefield apply to more than just the boardroom.
Errol is also a practitioner of the Wim Hof Method of daily breathing and cold exposure. He discovered that it saved his life after a traumatic brain injury and recognized that the emotional awareness gained in WHM is paramount to leadership. Leader 193 combines Errol’s leadership expertise and Level 2 WHM coaching into online and live training for organizations and individuals.
Errol and the Leader 193 team have very generously extended a discount offer to the Mastery tribe. Use discount code LEADER193 for 20% off the Online Academy and 100OFF for $100 off the ticket price to the November 2023 Live Leadership Training in Aspen, CO.
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Daniel Mangena shares his approach for realizing the reality of our dreams and reprogramming ourselves for abundance.
Daniel studied self-development with intentionality since a young age and found his way to millionaire status by 19 – but then lost it all, made it back, and lost it all again. Broke, riddled by severe social anxiety, and paralyzed by self-doubt, Daniel became depressed and suicidal. Fortunately, he couldn’t even carry that plan to completion for fear of failure!
At the age of 27, Daniel was diagnosed with Asperger’s and soon realized the syndrome had actually prevented the suicide attempt and saved his life. In it, he has found his super power. And in his journey through extreme highs and lows, Daniel uncovered the secret to permanently maintaining a state of abundance after manifesting it.
These days, Daniel lives a life of joy and freedom with his wife and children in Los Cabos, Mexico. He travels the world teaching alignment of mind, body, and spirit in actions, thoughts, and feelings.
Dr. John Jaquish recently stopped by the show to share his fitness invention, the American-made X3 Bar, and how it offers training that is superior to free weights and certainly cardio. He is a PhD who comes from the biomedical device field and used his own product to go from an overweight 40 year old to packing on lean mass using only variable resistance training.
We had a fun and varied conversation that covered marketing to illiterates in the fitness industry, working with Tony Robbins, getting trolled and banned, death threats, the food pyramid, living on gas station hot dogs, blue zones, the FDA, the collapse of California, and jumping through flaming hoops!
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Chris Patrick has been arrested and accused of a heinous crime (at 12 years old!), robbed, fired, divorced, and failed in two businesses. He had every reason to feel victimized, bury the past, and accept that creating his own reality of happiness and abundance was beyond his reach. But that’s not how Chris is wired.
Instead, he has written it all down in a book – Disaster to Dreams. It’s a story that demonstrates how amazing opportunities lie just on the other side of adversity—if you’re willing to do the dirty work and dig through defeat. As Chris says, you build triumph on the foundation of failure and no path is a dead end, no matter how epic your defeat.
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Josh Duntz is an ultra runner, Naval Special Operations EOD veteran, and co-founder of Stasis – focused on optimizing health and performance through breath work. Did you know we take around 22,000 breaths per day and yet most people never learn to breath intentionally and correctly? About 80% of us has at least one dysfunctional breath habit causing decreased health and performance! And through Shift, Josh is heavily involved in matching unique veteran talent with the private sector to drive American business growth.
Chris Miles came to a stark realization – the financial advisory industry was not showing anyone how to quickly and safely become financially prosperous. He lost everything after the Great Recession and had to rebuild his investments and himself. Chris has since retired thanks to the passive income streams he was able to create and now spends his time educating people about alternative investments so they can work not because they have to, but because they want to. His firsthand knowledge of financial advising vs passive investing gives him a unique perspective on why cash flow is the best way to become financially free.
Rick Maurer provides leaders who want to lead change the expertise to help them identify even deeply hidden resistance and turn that opposition into support. Rick’s approach to leading change is unique. He focuses on two fundamental questions: Why do people support us? Why do people resist us or our ideas?
Rick and I discussed effective leadership as a consultant and from within as an executive, mastery in a corporate setting, how the energy and momentum of change is similar to martial arts, and even touch on lessons learned in hiking the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim and dog sledding in Alaska!
David Strickel has been receiving downloads from a source consciousness since childhood – a consciousness and wisdom he refers to as the Stream. The Stream’s teachings have proven effective in transforming lives all over the world via The Tya Practice, a practice co-created by David and the Stream. David joins the show to talk about trust, appreciation, joy, humor, and acceptance as the path to creating a life of abundance and experience.
Julian Serrano is living a life of service as a firefighter, smoke diver, resident medic for The MDK Project, and ultra runner. But, Julian knows failure. He failed multiple attempts to realize the dream of becoming a firefighter. Julian failed last year in his first attempt at the Leadville 100 ultra marathon.
A life of service starts first with leading yourself and converting failures to growth. Then you can show up as a leader for your family, friends, and community.
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Physical performance as an aging athlete, the ski bum lifestyle, friends who level you up, serving and inspiring others, and the epic story, life, and legacy of Glen Doherty...all of that and more today with Sean Lake!
Sean Lake, is a former professional snowboarder who went on to join Burton Snowboards, work as Shaun White’s Team Manager, and land a spot as the Director of Sports Marketing at DC Shoes. After decades in action sports marketing, Sean co-founded BUBS Naturals, a line of collagen peptides and other all-natural supplements named after Sean’s childhood best friend Glen “BUB” Doherty, a Navy SEAL who was killed in Benghazi, Libya on 9/11 in 2012. A devoted husband, father, and fitness fanatic, Sean is passionate about helping people feel great and do good.
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Doctore Dan Proffitt is a life-long martial arts student and instructor, Wyoming born and raised, and a self-proclaimed cowboy, samurai, ninja, viking, spartan, and philosopher all rolled into one! This 20 year old trapped in the body of a 50 year old is about to take on the Spartan Death Race where the full extent of waiver states, YOU MAY DIE.
Udo Erasmus, an acclaimed author and speaker, shares his 8-step process to total sexy health! It takes into consideration all of the elements of nature and human nature, including physical health, mental health, presence and awareness, life energy, and being in harmony with nature and humanity.
We chat about the Vitamin D and Omega 3 deficiencies wreaking havoc on health in America how to safely fix it.
To learn more from Udo, he has generously given us FREE access to his Total Sexy Health – Mini Course
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Do you ever think, “it will be great when…?” Does it feel like much of the world is moving in slow motion or completely missing the big picture? Are you easily bored and swing from hyper-focused to chasing the next goal? Do most people think you ain’t quite right?! Maybe you (or a child) have even been labeled ADD, ADHD, or OCD!
Well, you’re not normal and certainly not average. You may be misunderstood. You may not understand yourself. Not to worry. You may simply be Driven.
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After an extended holiday hiatus to fine tune the brand mission, message, and appearance, this episode kicks off “season 2” with renewed purpose, passion, and of course massive action!
We cover the rename, what has changed, and what remains the same. A 2021 event failure has just put fuel on the fire for training toward 2022 BHAGs. I recap the failure, the lessons, and brutal honesty and self-awareness that led into my current training plan – and the unexpected, profound insight for life and daily routine.
This one has a few calls-to-action for all of you…frankly a challenge or two and I’ll warn you now this one is not G rated. I’m calling you (and myself) out on some bullshit. It’s a little raw. It may have more than few F bombs. It’s a wake-up call…but trust me it’s all from a place of love and brotherhood and community and lifting each other up to that next level.
Additionally, I’ve included an update on a couple of training tools and opportunities as well as a run-through previewing the next 8-9 upcoming guests and topics to bring your way!
Traumas, dramas...we all have them and realize the importance of healing and growth so that we continually improve at home, at work, and out serving the world. But, HOW? That's what we get into with today's guest.
In 2001, Scott Sunderland found himself lying in a hospital bed, unable to move any part of his body.
In just three days, he went from a very capable, athletic man to living in a completely paralyzed, lifeless body, with a mind full of fear. All his life, he believed he was greater than just his body. He used that power throughout the next year, to teach himself how to literally walk out of that room, out of his fearful mind, and walk into a new life.
Today, Scott strives to inspire, motivate, and empower people, just like he did himself. Instead of looking at themselves as victims, they realize they are the victor just waiting to be uncovered.
Like it or not, most all of us have been working remotely for the last year or even two. We’ve adapted and survived, but are we thriving?
Productivity author and consultant Ryan Fahey studies how to be at our absolute best personally and professionally…and sustain it. Ryan visits the show to share from his latest book and real world experience on how to execute consistently and at a high level in a remote working environment. We talk routine, reminders, culture, community, energy, and adding value.
Remote work may be here to stay. Tune in for reminders and ideas on how to excel, advance, be recognized and rewarded for your work…and remain healthy and happy!
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Angus Nelson is bringing the fire and calling out of men to the full potential – to stop suffering in silence, limiting themselves, and instead rewriting their beliefs to embrace optimism, abundance, and possibility. As Angus likes to teach – What we hear about, we think about. What we think about, we talk about. And, what we talk about, we bring about.
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Eliot Popkin is a singer-songwriter and personal development coach turned author. He’s also a survivor of child abuse and had to overcome a great deal and rediscover himself in order to become the man he is today. His memoir, Circle, is a journey of self-discovery, growth, gratitude, healing, and forgiveness.
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Nate Rifkin had failed to achieve any of his goals. He spiraled into debt, drank every morning, felt lonely and lost, hated himself and even contemplated suicide. Just a few years later Nate quadrupled his income, married the woman of his dreams, and found happiness and contentment. What made such a dramatic difference? Rifkin discovered an ancient form of meditation that reversed his downward spiral and elevated him to levels of success he never dreamed possible.
Nate shares the practice and how to stop self-sabotage, eliminate self-doubt, and tap into an unlimited source of energy. WARNING – It’s not easy. It’s not pain-free. But it could transform your life.
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Let’s talk about blind spots created by success. Success can feel like the pinnacle but your competition is constantly in pursuit and from a growth perspective there’s always another tier of excellence yet to reach. Greg Ballard specializes in taking senior executives and organizations to the next level by creating cultures and habits of introspection, critical thinking, and communication.
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Ryan Braves believes that each and every single man in this world must live to their full potential and the only way to do that is to create massive success in their business to fuel the mission of their life and be the role model and provider within their family. He is specifically focused on married entrepreneurs with children and in this episode we cover building businesses and better men while enjoying life abundantly with the people most important to them.
Ryan Braves is a serial entrepreneur, married with 3 young children. He is obsessed with success, growth and contribution. Ryan’s company, ASCENSION by design is focused on building better men and helping married businessmen and entrepreneurs grow their businesses without neglecting the people that are most important to them.
Ryan is extremely intentional with every last minute of his time and consciously spends almost all of his free time doing one of two things…enjoying his beautiful wife and his three amazing boys or challenging himself physically in the gym and out in nature.
Paul Salter shares how to transform your mindset and behaviors to prevent weight regain for good. He is obsessed with providing you the tools, resources, and support to do so.
Since 2013, Paul has worked one-on-one with over 1400 men and women to help them collectively lose more than 10,000 pounds, thousands of inches, and to maintain their results.
Tom Kubiniec is a business innovator, disruptor, and visionary. Most of all he knows how to seize an opportunity, grind, and embrace failure because speed trumps accuracy in business. When a music career ended abruptly, Tom went into start-up mode – working from a cardboard box for a desk and telemarketing office supplies to businesses. These days he is revolutionizing the weapons storage industry as CEO of SecureIt Tactical and leading authority on military weapon storage and armory design. SecureIt is now bringing the same technology to the consumer market to make homes safer and more secure with decentralized storage.
Tom Kubiniec is the visionary leader behind SecureIt Tactical Inc, listed in the Inc 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America. He is the leading authority on military weapon storage and armory design. SecureIt is the largest supplier of weapons storage systems to the Defense industry and is now the fastest-growing residential gun safe company. Mr. Kubiniec has designed custom armories for U.S. Army Special Forces, Navy Seals, and Marine MARSOC units. It was while working with Army Special Forces that Mr. Kubiniec developed SecureIt’s patented CradleGrid™ Technology, the revolutionary system that completely changed the way the U.S. military stores weapons.
SecureIt was grown out of Mr. Kubiniec’s previous data and electronics secure storage business when a law enforcement official asked him to securely store an automatic weapon. Before his career as a storage expert and entrepreneur, Mr. Kubiniec was a popular professional guitar player in Los Angeles for more than a decade.
This is as time-sensitive episode! In the next few days, Josh Guerrero of the All Around Adventure podcast sets off on a 1200-mile, multi-month, self-funded, self-supported trek from north to south across the state of Michigan. He’ll travel ultra-light, minimizing gear and nonetheless face fall and winter weather, uncertain conditions, and even the possibility of bears and wolves. Much more than just an epic adventure, Josh is raising money and awareness for a non-profit that supports American military veterans through involvement in global archaeological digs.
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The Alpha Hippie team say, “You have an opportunity to break the unserving and incredibly frustrating cycles that have been holding you back, and take your life back. The good news is that making the decision is easy. The bad news is that nobody is going to do it for you, BUT YOU. YOU must decide that enough is enough and that you are ready to finally make the shift.
In this 2nd part of the sit-down with the Alpha Hippie team we get into what that process looks like to bridge the gap between gathering knowledge and taking action…moving from information to transformation!
Angelo, Marcus, and Ryan – team Alpha Hippie – coach men to their fullest potential. They have worked with men of all walks of life – entrepreneurs, CEO’s, professional athletes, consultants and everyday people. In fact, most of their clients are regular guys who want to get over their old BS and finally start living a fulfilling life they are proud to live.
The also host the Alpha Hippie Podcast, discussing everything from confidence builders and advanced communication techniques, to personal care routines and tools to reignite your most valuable relationships.
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Are you owning your life? Angelo Sisco and the team behind AlphaHippie are on a mission to help men realize their full potential, take ownership, welcome responsibility, and ensure they anchor into themselves and their purpose to be able to serve most powerfully.
Angelo was nearly killed in a hit-and-run motorcycle accident and from the depths of physical and emotional despair has completely transformed and manifested his life, relationships, and business.
Angelo Sisco is the Godfather of the mindful renaissance, co-founder of the AlphaHippie podcast and brand, and serial entrepreneur in the gym, health, wellness, and self-improvement space. Hailing from Chicago, he manifested his dream of living in California beach town San Clemente where he and the AlphaHippie help men grow up, make more money, become great fathers, and reignite their marriages.
Adam Chin is the co-founder and guy-behind-the-guy at Procabulary and Enlifted where he and the team are helping clients eliminate self-doubt and procrastination while they turbo-charge goals and live with fulfillment and purpose. Enlifted coaches are transforming the way leaders identify behavior at the word and thought level to seek and destroy self-sabotage and to eradicate any underlying victim mentality.
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Michael Easter is steeped in the science behind and more importantly the action and the experience of doing hard sh!t. Getting harder to kill is about tempering our genetic proclivity for comfort...modern comfort that is available in such excess that it's destroying creativity, mental health, and even our longevity. Instead, pushing and expanding the boundaries of our comfort zones is also inherently human and incredibly rewarding. Michael shares clips of an epic backcountry adventure in Alaska where he did some of the hardest things yet and also how the experience shows up back in everyday life.
Erin Claire Jones is a leadership coach who uses the Human Design system to help people perform at the top of their game – both personally and professionally. Human Design is a synthesis of the ancient and mystical with modern behavioral science to provide emotional, psychological, and energetic self-awareness. Is it real? More importantly – is it helpful? As a live example, Erin provides an overview of my Manifesting Generator type, compares and contrasts her Projector type, and we discuss how these two types might best work together in a corporate team.
Erin Claire Jones uses Human Design to help thousands of individuals and companies step into their work and their lives as their truest selves and to their highest potential. Her work as a guide, coach, and speaker has attracted a growing community of over 100,000 people who turn to her teachings for practical tools, digestible tips, and deeper self-knowledge they can access to live with greater ease and authenticity every single day.
With work featured in Forbes, mindbodygreen, Well&Good, and Nylon; words shared on over 100 podcasts such as Almost30, That’s So Retrograde, Highest Self, and Chatty Broads; and conversations with crowds of hundreds around the world, Erin’s insights are highly sought-after because they make Human Design pragmatic, tangible, accessible — and immediately applicable to everyday life.
Dr. Jack Kruse is a neurosurgeon and optimal health educator. In this episode, Dr. Kruse dispels myths about skin cancer and blue zone longevity and discusses how the brilliance of nature’s design can benefit us in both health and wealth. Strap into your seats for this one! Get ready to take notes, listen a couple of times, and read/research further.
Paul Shepherd has been on quite a journey from early business success and failure to military commando to serial entrepreneur – all the while trying to work out why something didn’t quite fit and how to find true peace, happiness, and fulfillment. After spending over $500k in personal development, Paul finally found a system that resonated for him and in just a couple of hours had a roadmap for the rest of his life. Now he combines science and spirituality to coach others in tapping their full potential.
Paul Shepherd is a Sydney-based entrepreneur, coach, and creator of a unique system that helps leaders to live a life of purpose and meaning through a holistic 360-degree approach that nurtures the mind, body, and soul.
After multiple successful years in business, making millions of dollars in his early 20s, he discovered that his life needs to change. Despite all the “success,” he didn’t feel fulfilled, so he went on a journey to discover himself, his true values, and his calling. And he did.
Ron Worley, today’s guest, embodies some of the greatest resilience, attitude, and gratitude we’ve come across in a long while. He has been a drug addict and alcoholic since early childhood, was arrested, homeless, and lost the privilege of access to his children, has been institutionalized and suicidal, and a few years ago died in public of heart failure. But he has lived to tell his story, reclaim his role as a father, start several businesses, become a self-made millionaire, and write a book about what he’s learned and the resulting value system for bravery, trust, family, and freedom.
David Pereira, a Navy Combat Veteran and Purple Heart Recipient, is the owner of FENIX, a high-end personal training facility located in New Jersey, and the creator of the Beyond Fitness program. David visits the show to share his passion for helping successful people develop a mental toughness mindset that allows them to shift their perspectives and excel in more aspects of their lives. He enjoys helping his clients excel in fitness and in business and knows that high achievers sometimes need help translating what they do in their careers over to their health goals. In short, David helps people become the CEO of their lives.
David Pereira, a Navy Combat Veteran and Purple Heart Recipient, is the owner of FENIX, a high-end personal training facility located in New Jersey, and the creator of the Beyond Fitness program. As a well-trained fitness professional, David offers valued experience in the ownership and management of an active successful physical fitness business. He has success in defining, developing, and executing long-term excellence as well as a sound record of running a highly efficient cost effective operating structure. David has demonstrated the capacity to create long-term business solutions that enhance operations and increase revenue and is a respected leader with a proven ability to flawlessly implement innovative strategies and help clients achieve their goals.
Lane Kawaoka joins the show to share how he built passive cashflow with a specific rental real estate formula. He educates and organizes investors to do the same, leading from the front with his philosophy to live where you want and invest where the numbers work. It’s shocking to consider that a real asset with cashflow and leverage is considered an alternative investment compared to the engineered virtual financial markets dominated by wholesale firms and high-frequency trading. Listen and learn where to look, what metrics to use, and how to start.
Nathaniel Carroll recently completed his one-millionth pushup (on March 2, 2021 and with his kids alongside) on his quest to break the world record for the most push-ups in a 12 month period. This 31 year record of 1,500,230 push-ups looks ready to fall by mid June as Nate averages 4,111 push-ups per day in pursuit.
But, the record and notoriety are not what drive this Wisconsin father of three. He remains humbly focused on the mission it serves: to benefit and to honor the first responders who keep our communities safe and especially those and the families of those who have fallen in the line of duty. And at home, Nate stays focused on leading as a father, by example, with action, dedication, and consistency. These commitments live in his mind every waking moment, impacting every moment and every day until the mission is complete.
Nathaniel Carroll is no stranger to hard work, setting big goals, and serving a bigger mission. He was in the US Marine Corps Reserve, has been a social worker in the Wisconsin prison system for 20 years, and is an active dad with children ages 10, 11, and 13. In recent years he has completed two Ironman triathlons and numerous marathons and ultramarathons. But Nate doesn’t stop at the finish line.
In 2019 Nate finished the Marine Corps Marathons plus did 3,142 pushups. In 2020, he tacked on 3,000 pushups to the JailBreak Marathon and 5,000 pushups to the Glacial Trail 50k. Also in 2020, adapting to quarantine, Nate ran 50 miles around his house to raise money for local law enforcement to buy COVID PPE. And this year’s quest for the world record of 1,500,230 pushups to benefit fallen first responders through the Tunnel 2 Towers foun
Dennis Stoika is a high-ranking career FBI agent, police officer, Marine veteran, NRA instructor, and expert in reality-based self defense. He is also a certified coach and practitioner in numerous modalities of functional fitness, health and nutrition. Most importantly, the way he trains clients to be the safest, strongest version of themselves is in an integrated, incremental, sustainable, and achievable fashion. Dennis visited at the start of the year to share how to approach 2021, make it the best year yet, and become 1% better every day, in every way.
Patrick Sweeney – the Fear Guru – returns to the show to announce and preview the audiobook version of Fear is Fuel that is dropping on March 1, 2021! He’s created a really special audiobook format that we discuss, narrated by a former pro athlete and featuring cameo appearances from other fear and courage gurus to deliver podcast style lessons with each chapter. And we catch up on adapting and thriving to find happiness on the other side of COVID and quarantine fears.
Patrick Sweeney, the Fear Guru, was a typical, over-compensating over-achiever in Olympic level sports and then in the tech / business world…until he’d pushed so hard he literally faced death in the form of diagnosis with a rare case of leukemia.
With the gift of a second chance at life and as the father of a young daughter at the time, Patrick committed to face his limiting fears. On the other side of those fears he has created his own future of abundance, fulfillment, joy, and happiness.
Today, Patrick is an author, key-note speaker, and adventurer, traveling the world speaking on fear and unlocking peak performance. His mission is helping thousands of people make amazing transformations in their lives.
Mark Podolsky of The Land Geek is on a mission to free everyone from solo economic dependency – trading hours for dollars – the most extreme form of active income. Mark shares the details of his method to developing a passive income stream through investment in distressed land in a way that minimizes capital at risk and creates monthly cashflow. The goal is working when you want to, not because you have to. As Mark says, true freedom in life is working when you want, where you want, and with whom you want. Ultimately, Mark’s own story and the way he serves others through The Land Geek is all about creating happiness.
Andy and Kacy Panfil of the Fierce Planet Adventures podcast are a married couple who sold their home and possessions to travel the country and world inspiring others to lives of purpose, passion, and self-mastery. They like to say, “With nature as our canvas and adventure our vehicle, we are creating a life of purpose and passion.”
What can we do to change and live this life of being untethered and adventure and growth? – Kacy Panfil
Michael Bulloch Jr made a commitment on Jan 1, 2020 to complete 20 burpees…per day…each and every day of 2020 – all 366 off them. Little did anyone know what a crazy year it would turn out to be. A few burpees each day is simple, but not easy. Sometimes they go quickly. Some days you just don’t feel like it. Either way, you push through and can rely on consistency and discipline as constants even in volatile and uncertain times. Along the way, Michael was supported, joined, and encouraged by kids and adults all over the world. He led and he learned. In this episode we talk wins, lessons, and what’s next in 2021.
“This past year taught me to appreciate everything because life can change so quickly”
– Michael Bulloch Jr
Tracy Goodwin has captivated audiences as an award-winning speaker, actor, and director. But, as a child her voice was stifled and in an on-stage tragedy in college, Tracy’s voice was literally beaten out of her. In rediscovering her own voice, Tracy uncovered the direct link between our internal beliefs and external communication. Now, Tracy trains executives, entrepreneurs, parents, and leaders to make deeper connections and communicate more effectively through Psychology of the Voice.
Mark England shares how to take control of your life one word at a time. His mission is helping people use intentional language to shape the beliefs that become reality as more powerful, more fulfilled lives. We discuss breaking the victim mentality, the four main things our words influence, and the importance of written words – especially for children.
“What starts as a simple word choice ultimately forms the world which we inhabit”
– Mark England
Chad Austin is passionate about helping people who can’t find time for fitness learn how to stop making excuses, so they can make it a priority in their lives. He expertly helps steer people away from the desire of instant gratification and helps them make changes that lead to long term fitness, not just temporary success. As we approach the end of 2020 (yes!!), why not begin now with a sustainable new plan to beat your excuses and make fitness a priority in the New Year!
And make sure to listen to find out about Chad’s Sports Fan Fitness League – to combine fitness challenges in with watching your favorite sports.
“Fitness is always the thing that we think we will get to later. We need to rewire our brains and think of fitness as something we can do right now. Just like all of the other priorities in our life, when one gets better all get better.”
– Chad Austin
Thane Marcus Ringler is a former professional golfer now focused on bringing the habits, mindsets, and disciplines of a pro athlete to everyday people and life. The #1 limiting factor in his athletic career – mental discipline – and the lessons learned are the platform for Thane’s insightful and actionable ways to own and optimize thoughts and behaviors. Thane also recommends several tools including his favorite for training mental fortitude…all with a vision and optimism toward individually being the best we can and collectively improving the world.
Micah Murphree grew up doing hard work on a farm and in sports. As a youth pastor and father of three, he has a passion for developing respectful young men and instilling resilience. When he suddenly found himself out of bounds where he wanted to be physically, he took action – looking to lead by example with passion and perseverance.
Micah got moving, he reframed his language and mindset, and committed to some big goals. In the process he reawakened a long term vision for creating a sustainable business that would serve others in need. That vision has come to life as Grit Army – making relentlessly designed, high quality compression socks for obstacle course racing and other athletic apparel and with proceeds supporting a program for children in the Dominican Republic.
“Let’s create an army of people that come together, that are pushing each other, encouraging each other, and working toward a goal of getting rid of excuses in life. Think about how much better we could all be in every aspect if we just throw out excuses and work towards grit. “
– Micah Murphree
Lani Woods is a mom of two, athlete, adventurer, and healthcare professional. She is also the survivor of an impoverished childhood, depression, and a toxic and abusive relationship. Through it all she recognized in herself an innate resiliency and has turned to physical fitness individually and as a bonding tool for her family.
During her recent recovery from a complex leg injury, Lani launched the Unrelenting Humans podcast to celebrate and empower other athletes by sharing their stories of fortitude in sport and life.
Lani is also establishing a non-profit for athletes in underserved communities. Growing up in poverty, without resources and activities to promote physical and mental health, has inspired Lani’s work to provide access to sports as a means to help more humans reach their full life potential.
Brent Gleeson is back with his second book in raw, no excuses and no bullshit form. Embrace the Suck – The Navy SEAL Way to an Extraordinary Life is a follow-up and complement to his best-seller TakingPoint, which focused on effectively leading organizations through change. Embrace the Suck drives into developing every organization’s most valuable asset – people…starting with yourself!
Brent’s humor, personality, resilience, and humility – despite massive success – come through in this unvarnished look at the stress, failures, and incredible costs behind the success. He embodies the SEAL ethos of common citizens, forged by adversity, embracing opportunities to grow and operating with uncommon desire.
Brent’s approach is again based on data and research, supported by gripping real-world experiences, and presents a specific framework to “get off your ass and execute.”
This one is gold on its own and bolstered by a foreword by David Goggins that is not to be missed!
We’re privileged to share this pre-read and preview of Embrace the Suck!
Links and show notes at manofmastery.com/064
#brent_gleeson
Wayne Herring is a talented relationship builder, enabled by his genuine interest in people and connection. He’s real, open, full of imperfections and willing to share and learn from them all to get better and make others better. Wayne is an entrepreneur himself whose success in business was accelerated by work on personal development and intentional living. Although that connection isn’t widely intuitive, it’s real, direct, and is core to how Wayne now helps others in his Business Builder Camp.
Wayne and Business Builder are offering 3 FREE tools to Man of Mastery podcast listeners at https://businessbuildercamp.com/mastery
“Inevitably life and business cannot be separated so we end up talking about much more than just business.”
– Wayne Herring
Ryan Sawyer shares his journey out of a desperate place that looked like success to everyone else but that was crushing him inside. He finally and literally collapsed under the weight of it all and made a choice to completely reinvent himself, his career, and his relationships. Ryan showed up to this conversation as an open book with no questions off limits and offers not only his story but the lessons and practices he has gone out and learned, applied, and now teaches others.
Damion Lupo is uncommon when it comes to the approach and mindset of finance, investing, and wealth creation. He has an ability to flip the thinking 180 degrees such as reading the tax code as an incentive structure rather than a burden, viewing investments for the experience and people, and taking a 20 year forward view on his fund. But Damion’s holistic approach to life and finance wasn’t learned in school. In fact, he was kicked out, built and lost a business, and earned what many of us know as our real world MBA. Damion credits a fail-fast approach of making more mistakes faster than his competition as key to success and today leads 3 multimillion dollar global companies.
“When you start asking ‘how do I’, ‘what could I’, or ‘what’s possible’, everything changes.”
– Damion Lupo
https://www.facebook.com/damionlupo
Aaron Quinn is a second generation Firefighter who has been serving the community of Oakland, California his entire career. He is a true servant warrior who knows risk, fear, and pressure. Aaron has been a coach and leader since a young age and brings Crossfit, yoga, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and Wim Hof breathing together in personal and professional performance. In this episode he shares lessons learned 20 years ago, new on the job, right up to what he teaches new team members today in how to train, how to step up, asking for help, and recovery of mind and body.
Kyle Depiesse experienced a complete breakdown. After spending 15 years of his life in the rat race, chasing the success carrot of the corporate world, it all caught up with him. It took being completely broken for Kyle to realize he’d been focused on all the wrong things and began to align himself to what really matters.
Now, Kyle’s mission and focus is helping high performing men step into a work life rhythm that allows them to sustain that performance AND enjoy fulfillment WITHOUT sacrificing their personal life.
“No success at work covers up for failing at home”
– Kyle Depiesse
In last week’s Episode 057 we visited with Thom Shea, founder of Unbreakable Leadership and author of Three Simple Things. In the intro to that one I shared that my family and I had recently completed the Unbreakable 48 event that involves layers of physical, intellectual, relational, and wealth-building exercises over an entire 48 hour weekend – in this case as a virtual event. There were some surprising and interesting insights to take away, captured in this solocast.
Show Highlights:
Thom Shea, founder of Unbreakable Leadership, is an accomplished athlete, decorated veteran, husband, and father of three. He is also the author of the best-seller Unbreakable and his second book, Three Simple Things, just released. Thom and the Unbreakable Leadership team teach high performance in health, wealth, learning, spiritual connection, and relationships. Tune in learn how to succeed in ways that very few have. Unbreakable is simple, but simple is far from easy.
“Honor your commitments or honor your excuses”
– Thom Shea
Rachel Watters came from a broken home, battled an eating disorder for nearly a decade, and struggled with insecurity, low self-esteem, and debilitating emotional pain. In 2015 she found herself at the start line of a Spartan Race, terrified by the same self-doubt. Working through the course, obstacles, fears, failures, and finally the finish line permanently changed Rachel’s mindset and beliefs.
Since that first race, Rachel has grown into one of Obstacle Course Racing’s top elite-category athletes. Each competition has transformed her as a person, building resilience. Each obstacle and failure has developed confidence. Rachel calls OCR the greatest gift of her life. As she continues to pursue the best version of herself, Rachel shares her history, successes, set-backs, and lessons as a way to support and inspire life-changing results in others.
Tod Jacobs and Peter Lynn tackle why we keep getting marriage wrong and how to get it right, both philosophically and in practice. It starts with a reset on the definition and expectations of marriage and a paradigm shift in our focus as a successful partner. In their book Not A Partnership and in this enlightening discussion, Tod and Peter combine ancient wisdom, modern perspective, and positive psychology into actionable recommendations.
“The moment you begin making demands of each other, your happiness already left you”
– Tod Jacobs
"It’s never about the other person. It’s you and it’s about the system you’re co-creating with other human beings in the world." – Figs O’Sullivan
Marek Zmyslowski grew up in Soviet-era Poland and rejected conventional career and perceived security and stability to thrive in the chaos of start-up business. At an early age he realized huge financial success, then loss, and along with it burnout, depression, and personal crisis. A ground-floor opportunity in Africa began the best experience of Marek’s life but led also to the worst experience of his life.
Marek profiles his great adventure in the book Chasing Black Unicorns – How building the Amazon of Africa put me on Interpol’s Most Wanted List. All sales and speaking proceeds benefit the MaYa Foundation to “redistribute the luck in life” in support of teenage orphan girls from underdeveloped regions dealing with war/terrorist conflicts.
You can also find this one in video format on YouTube at Man of Mastery – YouTube Channel
COVID-19 may be the first time the entire world is united on the same side of a crucible and yet individually we must face uncertainty, fear, isolation, and life impacts. This episode presents resources, places, and ways to learn and act. You’ll get tips on health, connection, routine, and mindset – thinking about what’s left and what’s next. And find out about a FREE 14-day online training opportunity open now.
You can also find this one in video format on YouTube at Man of Mastery – YouTube Channel
Ever speak to a Zen master? This week’s guest may be as close as I’ve come so far, although it may not be apparent by description alone. Jeff Depatie is a retired tier one special forces sniper who has survived and thrived in the harshest environments on the planet. From just what we can know as civilians about his certifications and experience, Jeff has ticked off about every “manly” thing you could list. But as you’ll hear in this episode, Jeff has been studying much more than that and is thinking much bigger, much deeper. He’s on a mission in service to the greater good of humanity.
You’ll learn about The Process, run once per year for a select group of men to experience the ultimate in adventure, personal growth, and the challenge of a lifetime. And The Trials – taking applicants now – for a 12 week self-discovery, self-mastery deconstruction, discovery, and training for the mind, body, and soul. As well as the Robust Human Summit coming soon to address how to survive AND thrive in the wilderness or after a pandemic like the COVID-19 coronavirus.
“Understand the power of suffering as transcendence on the physical and mental planes” – Jeff Depatie
Ryan Michler, founder of Order of Man, leads under the banner Become the Man You Are Meant to Be – Live with purpose, achieve self-mastery, and create your legacy. The Order of Man movement has touched tens and hundreds of thousands of men through events, the Iron Council group, the blog, social media and the website and worldwide through tens of millions of downloads of the Order of Man podcast. Clearly Ryan is onto something very important and very timely and very special that has eroded and been missing for modern men.
It is an honor to be able to bring you this conversation with Ryan Michler as our milestone 50th episode!
You can also find this one in video format on YouTube at Man of Mastery - YouTube Channel
Dan Stanchfield, or as many know him Tracker Dan, is a warrior, artist, and scholar who is deeply experienced in wilderness survival, foraging, and hunting. His custom knife designs and his training services are based on years of field-testing and innovations out of necessity – across growing up in the outdoors to Tom Brown’s Tracker School to active and now reserve duty serving in the US Navy SEALS. Dan is also keenly interested in fitness and nutrition for health and longevity. The challenges of the coronavirus pandemic make this visit ultimately timely and valuable.
You can also find this one in video format on YouTube at https://youtu.be/uRJ9XlMpHBc
Kam Knight returns to drill in on the biology of concentration and distraction – at a really key time when many of us find ourselves looking for actionable ways to address the uncertainty of the world. He shares why concentration is so difficult due to competing areas of the brain, why we get fixated on threats and opportunities – real or perceived – and how social media has engineered to tap right into that primal instinct. Kam provides techniques to exercise and build concentration, tools to turbo boost it, and ways to manage distractions and environments to support concentration.
Peter Lazaroff is the Chief Investment Office at a $4 billion wealth management firm, a contributing author in Forbes and the WSJ, and recently released his first book Making Money Simple. This conversation, including a discussion of the biology of fear in investors, is super timely. Peter also talks about the science of happiness from spending and giving – in experiences, memories, and relationships. As we all take this COVID-19 lockdown opportunity to reflect and reprioritize, listen to this one and check in with yourself on the spending and earning and lifestyle needs that will best serve you now and after your peak earning years.
Episode show notes and links Performance Kickstart Training CourseThis episode is the biography of a local Fire Dept as seen through the lens of the recent privilege to ride along and observe their crew for a 24 hour shift. It is a story of leadership, effective teams, comradery, and service…of teammates, warriors, humble servants going quietly about their calling with unrivaled calm, care, and compassion.
Dr. John Nichols is an OB-GYN in Utah and specializes in high risk cases - moms and babies. Because of their overall risk profile COVID-19 is a particular concern right now. While he is not a virologist, he has access to the most current information and experts on behalf of his patients. Additionally, he is an osteopath - meaning that he takes a holistic view of patients and treatment. He's also a trusted friend, fellow coach, surfer, and super experienced SCUBA instructor. We'll get him back to hear more about that another time. Today he takes time out from his patients and practice to share more about what we currently do and don't know about COVID and what do to about it.
Today’s modern world allows us abundant comforts but the human spirit doesn’t thrive on being overly comfortable. It withers. Having it too easy leads, at best, to feeling unfulfilled and adrift. Worse, we see depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and other thrill-seeking addictions. Training to do hard things not only prepares us for the challenges life will always throw at us, it provides ways to grow.
Today I have the honor of sharing an interview I did on Josh Guerrero’s All Around Adventure Podcast. Josh is a great host and ran a fun episode where he allowed me to talk about some of my formative travel adventures, some of the challenges life threw at me a while back, and then we talk about traveling to seek out crucible events to get outside our comfort zones.
Olivia Mead is the founder and CEO of Yoga For First Responders on a mission to support academy, in-service, and retired public service professionals. Olivia and team developed and offer a unique teaching protocol for first responders based on traditional Hatha combined with Trauma-Informed Yoga. With an intimate understanding of the stress of the job calling, Yoga For First Responders (YFFR) teaches resilience.
The power of fire can warm, give, and sustain life or take and destroy. Today’s guest has been forged in the fire and is literally named for it. Todd Ignatius Gross Jr of Breaking Glass Ceilings opens up about social anxiety, depression, learning disabilities, even the will to live. About how learned associations and emotional attachments held him in place. Most importantly and actionably we talk about the tools and ways Todd has completely turned it all around in relationships, health, and business. Todd shares his mindset on progress over pursuit of perfection, how he tees up every single day to be outstanding, and the importance of coaches to accelerate change and enable LIVING YOUR MISSION.
Today is a solo-cast to chat about one of my favorite things – BHAGs. Big Hairy Audacious Goals. Today we’ll talk about why I love ‘em, who they’re for, accountability, and the importance of plans supporting the goals. As fodder I’ll recap what I set out for 2019, wins and lessons, and what’s on the radar for 2020. And in the process I’ll give you the 3 most important things you need to be successfully in your own goals.
I’d love to hear about your 2019 results as well as your 2020 BHAGs! Put them up on Instagram and tag @themanofmastery or better yet, guys, apply to our private Facebook Group also available through @themanofmastery and in addition to a means of visibility and accountability, you’ll find a high quality peer group who are there to learn from each other, and challenge each other to new heights.
Josh Guerrero is an archeologist, philanthropist, veteran of the Marine Corps and Peace Corps, and versatile traveler and adventurer intent on making the most of his time on this wonderful planet. A two week study abroad in Japan as a young student ignited Josh’s love of international travel and a desire to see much more of the world. Since then he’s done two stints as an expatriate – in The Gambia, West Africa for two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer, and one year in England as a graduate student.
Josh joins the show to share some of his greatest travel moments, meals, inspirations, lessons, and failures. He also reveals the details of his next great adventure and fund-raising effort to empower veterans with a new team and mission.
Kam Knight shares the biology behind fear and other emotions, the power of mental images, and the hard-wired challenges to concentration and memory. In addition to the background, he provides techniques to harness fear, to use visualization more powerfully than willpower, to convince our brains to concentrate, to solidify memories and practice recollection, and speed reading for faster learning.
Kam is a coach, speaker, and author of several best-selling books in the area of mental performance such as memory, concentration, and productivity. Over the past 15 years he has dedicated his life to understanding the secrets of the mind and how to optimize its performance.
John Cain is a father and serial entrepreneur living his passion and empowering change makers through Relentless MV. John and team have created a truly unique event that marries keynotes of world-class achievement, epic experiential adventures in a renowned location, a limited and referral-based attendee list, and a 3-day format to foster lasting connections. John visits the show to share more about his success-built-on-failure journey that led to Relentless MV and where it is going (literally) in the future.
Mark Divine is the New York Times best-selling author of Unbeatable Mind. In his newest book, Mark reveals and drills into the seven key principles it takes to foster and lead elite teams. He shares lessons learned in his own businesses and on the battle-field to apply to top-tier teams. I’m honored that Mark, as one of my coaches, offered the opportunity of a pre-read of this one a couple months ahead of time. And I’m pleased to bring it to you and share an early preview.
This week is a really fun look at all the good, bad, and ugly of Spartan Race 2019 and with excitement at the start of the 2020 race season just days away. We’re doing it panel style with three of the biggest personalities in the sport – Nathan Connolly, Renalto Hardin II, and Scott Knowles. These guys share what brought them to OCR, what they love about Spartan, and what they’re looking forward to in 2020 and beyond.
#getafterit #ocr_rh #iamaspartanpodcast #adaptiveocr
Chad Zueck is the founder of A New Kind of Man podcast and community. We reconnect in Part 2 of this episode to explore the 4 Pillars underlying the mentoring and coaching that Chad offers his tribe and now more broadly through the launch of his new podcast. Timed with wrapping up 2019, we take the opportunity to cover the importance of big, scary goals and share a few of ours from the years past and upcoming. In talking about goals and growth, Chad shares more about each of his pillars and how hiding in our strengths can neglect other developmental needs, ultimately undermining pursuit of purpose and meaning. #getafterit
Find @anewkindofman at www.beanewman.com
Chad Zueck is the founder of A New Kind of Man podcast and community. He overcame hardship, self-doubt, and a broken home to lead a life of service, helping to heal and inspire other men. Chad’s work has many similarities to our Man of Mastery mission and in our belief that everyone has a unique path and remaining untapped potential. Chad kindly facilitated this two-part crossover interview episode where we continue to explore ways to improve ourselves each day.
Kyle Maynard is a record-setting mountaineer, weight-lifter, and martial artist. He has traveled the world extensively. He’s an ambassador for multiple non-profits, a best-selling author, entrepreneur, recipient of numerous awards, and speaker to Fortune 500 companies and recently to the United Nations. Not bad…How about doing it all before the age of 35 and having been born as a congenital quad-amputee? Kyle shares how his parents enabled him for life, how repeated failures became a foundation for success, and a few of his favorite mindset tricks and mantras. Beyond the accolades, Kyle takes us into a deeper discussion on the future of society and humanity and why getting uncomfortable to grow should include the comfort zones of our belief systems.
Shawn Bucher, The Business Chef, joins the show to discuss innovation, success, and failure in the context of one of the toughest industries around – food service. High stress, long hours and holidays, a physically demanding environment, customer expectations, and constant staff turnover make it very challenging to lead effectively, foster business partnerships, and turn a profit.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! This is a special, holiday solo-cast to take time out and not only express gratitude but to dive into ways to foster and express gratitude, bring it into a daily routine, and to build upon consistent daily action to set and achieve big, audacious, scary and seemingly impossible goals. We take time in this episode to roll out What Am I Reading?, to highlight a few valuable new product and service partnerships that may be useful in your training, and to preview upcoming book pre-read episodes, a behind-the-scenes series, and future podcast collaborations.
Laval St.Germain is a world-class mountaineer and extreme athlete, cyclist, and ultra-marathoner. He recently set a record rowing solo 5500km across the Atlantic Ocean to raise money for a local cancer hospital and in solidarity with a close friend who had just been diagnosed. We even get a sliver of a hint on Laval’s next adventures.
This solo-cast dives further into Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG), Cognitive Bias, and Tactical Breathing. Recapping a variety of recent experiences and opening up about failures, we cover vulnerability with and commitment to teammates and talk about emotional control.
Ben Killoy, of the Military Veteran Dad podcast, is on a mission to bring every dad home. Ben has gone from being paralyzed by fear to realizing that being a dad can help us find courage in life and that you’re always one conversation away from greatness. In this episode we discuss how Ben uses getting outside of his comfort zone to help show up fully for his family and as a father.
Craig Hemke, aka Turd Ferguson, applies several decades of commodity and market expertise to challenge conventional perspective on currency, markets, the economy, and even geo-political news. Craig shares his thoughts and insights as to precious metals trends and the financial markets.
Joel Runyon, the founder of Impossible, is an athlete, speaker, adventurer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He joins the show to discuss the mindset behind accomplishing things that previously seemed impossible and what the world looks like on the other side of the impossible.
Patrick Sweeney, the Fear Guru, previews the research, neuroscience, and framework in his newest book, Fear is Fuel. Patrick was an Olympic-level athlete and then technology entrepreneur until a wake-up call from a cancer diagnosis and brush with death. He realized that fear had governed his entire life and that to fulfill his mission as a father he must face down his biggest fears and begin to live life with courage. Now Patrick is a full-time adventurer on a mission to help people transform through mindset, focus, and learning to recognize and harness fear.
Nathan Connolly was born with Spina Bifida and doctors predicted he would never even walk. By the age of 10 he had summited Half Dome and other peaks. Now Nathan is competing to be the first adaptive athlete to make the Spartan Pro Team and is on a mission to inspire the participation of many more adaptive athletes in Spartan racing.
Paul Moore started, grew, and sold a business to become a millionaire at an early age…and then lost it all to the tune of $2.5 million in debt. Paul and his family gave their way out of debt and in the decades since have gained experience investing in real estate rentals, flips, development, multi-family, hotels, and other commercial properties. Many of the lessons were hard-earned through the failures that inspired Paul’s podcast How to Lose Money.
Greg Amundson previews his newest book, The Good Soldier: How to Fight Well, Finish the Race, and Keep the Faith. He has studied biblical accounts of warfare to share an innovative perspective on the Warrior archetype. The Good Soldier also puts forth radical new principles on leadership that run contrary to modern theory.
Patrick Antonucci, host of the Dad Hackers Podcast, and I sat down recently to riff about fatherhood and go through tips and hacks in the context of our daily lives. The Dad Hackers community is on a mission to enable and educate Christian dads. It’s a mission that intersects nicely with the Man of Mastery look at self-improvement and parenting. Patrick shared powerful questions to use with the children, mental toughness and emotional control, and insight on finding your Why.
Nick Hays, Harvard-educated Navy SEAL veteran, consultant, speaker, author, comedian, and rollerblade enthusiast joins the show to discuss his book Elite – High Performance Lessons and Habits from a Former Navy SEAL. This isn’t a war memoir or a book on “how to become a Navy SEAL.” It’s a very readable, relatable set of habits that are broadly applicable to life and life at a level of high performance.
5 Lessons Businesses Can Learn from a Team of Missionaries - Brent Kassing began volunteer work to contribute skills and disciplines from the corporate world to an international charity. However he’s come to realize much more in return personally and even professionally.
On this week's podcast, I'm honored to welcome veteran, entrepreneur, speaker, consultant, best-selling author, husband, and father of 3, Brent Gleeson. Brent, his wife and co-founder Nicole, and the rest of the Taking Point Leadership team specialize in bringing real-world success to help organizations build high-performance teams, design winning cultures, and lead organizational transformation.
Meredith Kirk opened up about the violent tragedy that befell her family at a young age and how that pain drove her to overachieve in school and career – at a price paid in health, solitude, and anger. In this second half of the story, we hear about the void left by her father, the moment when suppressed emotions finally crashed down, and how she’s turned the corner to now living a life of service, family, and community in a confluence of events that Meredith can explain only as Divine Intervention.
Meredith Kirk bravely shares the shocking tragedy that shattered her family and faith at a young age and drove her into a life of isolation and anger. This is also a story of incredible resilience, from feeling broken and helpless to finding empowerment, community, and literally family.
Kelly Roach – author, coach, speaker, and host of Unstoppable Success Radio – applies a Fortune 500 background to work with digital entrepreneurs in designing roles and organizations to hire, lead, and develop teams to drive profit and scale. In this quick-hitting episode, we talk about the importance of foundational strategy to support adaptable tactics and the mindset it takes to achieve lifestyle and financial freedom. Kelly also shares the story behind Give Her Courage, a movement inspiring confidence and courage in young women.
Debriefing a recent overnight, 12 hour event called SEALFit 20X, this week’s episode examines lessons and tools from hands-on training designed and run by some of the physically and mentally toughest men on the planet. We look at why it’s so important to undertake manufactured crucibles, where to find them, and “the process” of getting uncomfortable.
Andrew Henderson founded Nomad Capitalist to help people increase their personal freedom and to help them improve their financial situations and intelligently diversify their lives. His mission is to show you that geography is no longer a limiting factor.
Meraki is a Greek word that means the soul, creativity, love, and essence of yourself put into something like work. Josh Schneider shares his expertise in workplace employee motivation and engagement by connecting to passion and strengths. Josh’s latest book, 5 Days to Your Best Work Yet, lays out not only the benefits of personal and workplace performance but a simple, quick, and efficient set of steps to breakthroughs and to unleash potential.
Billionaires are normal people you just you and me, right? Not from the sounds of it! Our guest spent a long career behind the scenes in billionaire oil families and visits to share the good, bad, and ugly of it all.
Want to look better, feel better, move better, and live better and longer? Listen up! Research indicates that Keto slows aging, accelerates weight loss, reduces inflammation, turbo-charges the immune system, and increases mental clarity and energy levels. Chef Alvin Schultz personally lost 125 pounds and joins the show to talk about his incredible physical and mental transformation and his business helping others do the same.
Today’s episode is a checkpoint and a call to action. We take a few minutes to reflect on each of the interviews from the last 2 months and a sampling of the interesting take-aways from those guests. If you are curious and motivated and ready and want to make some changes of your own, then this one is for you.
Global leader in the Krav Maga community, author, entrepreneur, and coach Chief CJ Kirktalks about real world self-defense and the doorway to training and self-improvement in all areas of life. We touch on biological initiative, moral obligation to one's unique purpose, the power of service to others, and how tragedy and adversity in life can and will lead to equally opposite positive experiences. Chief Kirk also talks about the epidemic plaguing modern life in America and other first-world countries. We discuss the importance and the benefit of training to overcome stress and fear and to develop a habit of making powerful decisions.
This week we chat with Collin Naylor, founder of The Dad Cast podcast. Collin is on a mission to optimize his day and learn and share ways to be the best possible version of himself as a man, husband, and father. The purpose of his podcast is to lead from the front in those very important pursuits.
Right on time for the 75th anniversary of Operation Neptune – the World War II Allied forces D-Day invasion of Normandy – the Man of Mastery podcast has the distinct pleasure of speaking with Steve Snyder, author of Shot Down about the valor, dedication, and determination of the Greatest Generation.
Navy SEAL veteran Brian Dougherty talks about his newest venture the Declan James Watch company. His start-up provides great context for a discussion around differentiators in an extremely competitive business, the critical importance of relationships.
This week we continue the talk with Mike Herzog, corporate and individual Coach and Founder of Life Design Center, and dig deeper into tips, techniques, and the value of coaching for difficult endeavors – whether it’s holding an extended meditation pose or undertaking an intense physical crucible.
Building on last week’s part 1 episode, we learn about the extended fast that was part of Mike’s Vision Quest and anecdotal insights from a SEALFit training class, the Bataan Death March event, and a 24-hour Krav Maga crucible.
Mike Herzog, corporate and individual Coach and Founder of Life Design Center, joins us to talk about the rich learning opportunities to be found when life throws us into the wilderness, be it literally or figuratively. We discuss the importance of designing to undertake crucible events and why the study of martial arts provides the right combination of immersion, physicality, structure, and deep presence to foster meaningful growth.
As always, we draw back to actionable information on where to start, finding a coach, and how this type of work can yield surprising benefits.
Escaping the rat race, going all in on a start-up venture, the support and confidence of a rockstar wife, failure as feedback, and dedication to quality
Andrew Clark, Co-Founder of Boochcraft, visits to talk about life, self-mastery, and fatherhood in the context of founding a, now three-year-old, brewery of California’s first alcoholic kombucha beverage.
Today, we discuss infusing a brand with feeling, setbacks and serendipity, facing fear, and knowing your why.
Today we kick off with the first episode of the Man of Mastery podcast where we will help unlock the secrets of elite-level life performance – align happiness, fulfillment, health, wellness, productivity, and peace. Succeed harmoniously in family, relationships, career, finance, fitness, emotional control, and mental toughness. Discover and live your unique, authentic purpose. We are building a movement of men looking to learn and optimize how they show up every day, to join a new peer group of high achievers, and challenge and hold each other accountable to grow.
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