There is a strong connection between all the primary domains in your life: faith, family, fitness, and finances. When one of those domains is weak, it affects all the other areas.

Last week, I took one of the biggest steps I've taken in my life in a long time. I took a trip on my own for a few days. This may seem like something insignificant. No big deal. However, I'm coming to you from a place of permission: giving myself full permission to be all of me. I can't think of a specific time in my life when I fully embraced this…

Healing is possible. Change not only happens around all of us, but it happens within us. As I keep going and moving forward, I feel certain this is the way, because it is the only real option I have; it's the only real option for any of us, unless we just want to give up and die. We just have to focus on putting one foot in front of the other, step…

Every time you love yourself better, build your self-awareness, understand your patterns, improve your ability to communicate, or expand your compassion for others, the future of humanity grows brighter. You not only impact your own life, but you impact the world.

Men face a variety of challenges that are often not openly discussed due to societal expectations, gender norms, and stigmas. Today, I want to tackle 10 of the biggest challenges facing men today.

You know healing is real when you find more joy in unexpected places. You were built for redemption. We were all born into imperfection and live it daily. But just as we can make mistakes, we can also learn and improve. With enough conviction, we can understand where we went wrong and not keep making the same mistakes. Break free from the past. Lea…

As you grow, you level up... but operating at a higher level does not mean that things get easier. On the contrary, they often get more difficult because the standards are now higher, and it takes more work to clear a higher bar. As we continually improve and level up, we must accept each new level of difficulty and rise to meet it, not only in exp…

Do you struggle with feeling drained, not just physically, but also emotionally or mentally? I definitely do, but I have developed three ways to get my energy up despite speedbumps and keep it strong. Today I'm sharing them with you.

We understand intellectually that everything is fundamentally governed by change. But when life throws its challenges at us, we deeply crave for things to stay the same. Change is so predominant in the structure of reality that being absent-minded of it will inevitably result in dissatisfaction, stress, and suffering. The greatest adversity of the …

Determination is a crucial quality to develop in life. It is the unwavering resolve to pursue your goals and dreams, even in the face of obstacles or setbacks. At some point, you must make a firm decision and declare to yourself and others, "I'm going to move in this new direction, and no person or circumstance will deter me." Developing determinat…

There are 7 key characteristics that I believe make a powerful leader. Today, I want to share them with you. I hope they will help you in your journey of self-improvement.

If I don't like the results I have in my body, it's up to me to figure out a solution to get the result I desire. That being said, it's also up to me to understand the balance between my expectations and the reality that results take time. They take a level of commitment. They take a level of consistency. They are not instant, and perfection is not…

I got injured last week. This doesn't happen to me much, so it was a big setback for me. Today I'm discussing how I overcame this, first mentally, and then by taking the right course of action. I hope my journey will help you with your own thought processes and actions as well.

You are not always going to get it right. Sometimes the reaction is going to be strong, and it will pull you into saying and doing things that are counterproductive. Even if you have grown immensely, you are not perfect; you are not flawless. This is why growth is nonlinear. The journey of self-development and personal growth is not about developin…

This topic is a hard one for me and I spent a lot of time thinking about this. The topic came to me multiple times over this last week. Rather than reacting because others are not seeing things the way I do, I need to take a breath, take a step back, and try to see things the way they do and understand.…

Happy New Year, and welcome to the first episode of 2024. Perhaps you're feeling anxious. If you're like me, you're good at planning, but you're uncomfortable because it's now time for doing. What I've realized is, it's in doing that I grow the most–not in doing the same things repeatedly, but in doing the uncomfortable things when I do not feel li…

Why does my journey matter? Why does your journey matter? Time to answer this question and begin the new year motivated to make it count.

Today we are discussing personal commitments (or resolutions) going into the new year. In the last couple episodes, we have laid the foundations for accountability and goal-setting, so now it is time to commit to specific goals for the upcoming year.

There are three levels of targets that I like to set for myself each year: Reasonable - Good results that aren't super difficult or excessive; logical, moderate results. (1-2x growth) Radical - Extreme results that surpass reasonable, logical, or moderate expectations. (4-5x growth) Impossible - Utterly not possible in your mind right now; probably…

It's time to review and reflect on the year. 2023 is coming to an end quickly, and there's no better time than to take an honest look back at the plans you had in place for this year and examine where you have ended up. I've adopted this practice over the last seven years, and I can tell you this is not easy. I spent the better part of my weekend i…

The judgment of others is largely informed by a combination of their old conditioning and current emotion. Once you realize this and begin to see it as it is, you will have the freedom to genuinely be yourself.

How do you build a good life for yourself? In this episode, I want to share with you six key components to answering this question that I have learned in my journey.

In the world that we live in today, speed is glorified: big leaps forward and meteoric rises... but reality usually moves at a slower pace, especially when it comes to personal transformation. Not every day needs to involve a "big win" for you to end up in a thriving and beautiful place. Transformation isn't a smooth process: cloudy, dark days are …

Everyone does time in the Pit. This episode, I'm spending a little time reflecting on the past year, the hardest year of my life thus far, and all the time I've spent in the Pit. Time in the pit above all else is what distinguishes top performers by their persistence in the face of failure and setbacks. The Pit is where you learn things about yours…

This episode is going to be a little different than the others in the past. I want to not only take you on a journey, but I also want you to come out of listening to this episode with an experience that you will continue to come back to and make it a part of your life going forward. Listen to the full episode to receive this powerful message.…

Not letting yourself be who you are is the great lie you are telling yourself. It's the same lie I was telling myself for years, and even today a bit. Who are you? What a powerful question that is, a question that can be one's life's work. Once you figure that out, can you allow yourself to be you? All of you? For yourself and no one else?…

Last week, I hit on the topic of stress and meditation: using the tool of meditation to increase your capacity and power to deal with the stresses that come into your life. Today, I want to talk about how to train the spiritual mind and body. The willingness to sit in silence in the world we live in today is incredibly difficult to muster. It's unc…

Stress is non-negotiable. It's everywhere and shows up in our lives in many different capacities, like physical stress, emotional stress, and environmental stress. The sources are also different: some stress is self-induced, such as a hard workout. Some stress is not. However, the one thing that is inevitable is that to grow in all areas of our liv…

Proverbs 27:19 says, "As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person." Each day I spend time reading my Bible, and it never fails that what I need to see in the moment stands out to me in the passage that I'm reading. On September 27th, I was reading in the book of Proverbs, and this verse stood out to me. Today, I get into …

Who will stand with you in the darkest of times? I'm lucky enough to have a couple of those people in my life who are willing to be there for me at any time, regardless of what the circumstances are. I found myself in deep appreciation and gratitude for those people as I was reflecting on the last year of my life. I've needed these people to help g…

Things are not assets, people are assets. In this episode, I discuss why your number one asset is YOU! This podcast episode provides deep insight into the reasoning behind why you are your number one asset. I dive deep into how you can change your mindset and start developing yourself as your true number one asset. As your guide on this journey, it…

Most of my life I've lived in the Gap. You know you are in the Gap every time you measure yourself or your situation against an ideal. The ideal is where you wish you were. This leads to feelings of failure, frustration, disappointment, low self-esteem, guilt, and depression. Being in the Gain means you measure yourself against where you were befor…

Today I welcome to the show special guest Zachary Beach. Zachary is the CEO and a Partner of SmartRealEstateCoach.com, which is a 3-time Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Company that focuses on transforming W2 employees into creative financing real estate investors. With a passion for business building, he is also a partner in Original Real Estate, Wicked…

I have come to realize that I struggle with perfectionism. I have always wanted to do the best and be the best. Sucking has never been an option for me. But obviously, we all have to learn new things, and we can't be great at something brand new to us. Furthermore, we can't lie to ourselves about how good we are at things we have been doing for a l…

Far too many people these days live in the Land of Maybe. The inability to make a decision is weakness. It leads to confusion, lack of confidence, lack of direction, lack of certainty, and lack of power. On the other side of all this is the ability to live a life that is clean and simple. Yes or No. This takes the confusion out of life. Just decide…

The way you see the world drives the way you see the world. This may sound obvious or redundant, but I actually think it's not. We are driving our reality by the stories that we are telling ourselves. Your view of yourself can create the "you" of tomorrow. Your worldview can create a vicious downward spiral or it can instead contribute to constant …

Each day, you're faced with the facts of where you are vs. the goals you are seeking to achieve, a.k.a. the finish line. The distance in between is the gap. Living in the gap is a constant challenge. Do you want to push forward toward your goals and narrow the gap every day, no matter what it takes, or will you instead give into adversity and allow…

Have you ever experienced a time in your life where you were shooting for a goal or wanted something badly, but it seems like it's taking forever to come to fruition? Maybe you're in that moment right now with something in your life. The question is, how long are you willing to fight for what you are after?…

Your results sit on the other side of your commitment to do the work that is required. That work looks different for everyone. I'm getting ready to tackle my fifth Ironman 70.3 Triathlon this coming Sunday, July 30th, 2023. This topic of results and commitment is something I deeply understand and take personal responsibility for. What results are y…

Why don't you just go back to easy? ...just be like everyone else? This was a question that I asked myself over and over again. Why don't you just go back? My answer: "It's not who you are!" This mentality has helped me through the darkest of times. Without it... well, I'm afraid to even think about what my life would be like. What about you? Do yo…

If you asked 100 people what leadership is to them, you would get 100 different answers. What I do know is that to lead, you must have these two characteristics: strong physical and mental strength. When I talk about leadership, I talk about the ability to lead oneself first. I do this because if you can't lead yourself, you have no business trying…

How can you master yourself? Personally, this has been a focus of mine over the last several years, with specific focus on how I can master myself by changing the words I use to talk to myself. Eliminating phrases such as "I can't," "I don't," "I won't," and "I have to" and replacing them with "I choose to," "I prefer to," "I desire to," and "I hav…

We have all experienced conditioning in different forms, and it affects our beliefs and worldview. We have four key pillars here at OnAscent: Faith, Family, Fitness, and Finance. What would be possible if we looked at each of these areas of our lives, and if we harbor any bit of resentment in those areas, then we intentionally shift our thinking aw…

No matter where you are listening today, pause and say, "I Create My Life." Have you ever heard anyone say, "Life Happens to Me?" I've said it... maybe in different forms. "It's life." "Such is life." "This too shall pass." I heard my father speak these statements a million times. They come from a place of passivity, a place of victimhood. The appr…

The war within is often more difficult than the war on the outside. Mastering your thoughts, emotions, and will is the ultimate challenge. Our outside circumstances should not break us when they are tough, and likewise, they cannot fix us if we are broken. We must overcome our programming from the past and our obstacles in the present, take our tho…

Memorial Day has come and gone. Today I want to spend a moment remembering those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. To all the families who may have celebrated in a different way Monday or are mourning the loss of a friend or family member, may God bless you. Thank you all for the opportunity to live free.…

This topic of accountability partners continues to come up in conversations I have with clients and others. The question was raised about whether a particular person should do a specific program. He stated, "I would do this and stick with it because I will have accountability partners." My response: "What happens when your accountability partners q…

Only the strong... what? Survive, last, win, come out on top? What's the answer? They all may be true. Only the strong are willing to choose the path of resistance, face exposure, tell the truth, show vulnerability, and have the courage to be all themselves and have peace of mind and heart in doing so. The definition of strong is different for ever…

Most people today expect massive results in little to no time while putting forth minimal effort; they want to do as little as possible for as short a time as possible, and they still expect big results. Well, life doesn't work like that.

I want to talk about the experience of walking into the headwinds vs. walking with a tailwind. One is clearly easier than the other. Would you choose to walk into the headwind, or would you choose to walk with the tailwinds? I noticed my physical demeanor on my walk earlier this week when it was pouring rain, strong winds, and raw and cold outside.…