It’s easy to love the mountain top, but real growth happens in the valleys. That’s where hard work, training, and teamwork shape resilience and deepen roots. 

This Monday Morning Mindset shows why embracing the valleys is just as important as celebrating the peaks. Watch and see how the low points can lead to your biggest wins. 

What if the way you've always viewed health, growth, and even yourself isn't the full picture? 

In this episode of Beyond Bricks, Dr. Nathan Unruh sits down with Dr. Sherry McAllister to discuss her book, Adjusted Reality, and explore how inherited beliefs, conventional thinking, and fragmented approaches to health can limit our potential. Drawing from more than 25 years of clinical experience, Dr. McAllister shares a powerful vision of whole-being—an integrated approach to mind, body, and spirit that empowers people to live with greater purpose, resilience, and vitality. 

Together, they discuss what it means to challenge the status quo, see the whole person rather than isolated parts, and embrace a new perspective that transforms the way we care for ourselves, our communities, and one another. 

Whether you're looking to improve your health, grow as a leader, or simply see life through a new lens, this conversation will inspire you to rethink what's possible when you embrace an adjusted reality. 

If you want healthy fruit, start with the root. 

Strong roots are your culture, your team, your numbers, and your mission. This is what makes success last. Weak roots might give you a quick win, but it won’t stick. 

Stop chasing the fruit and start feeding the root. The results will follow. 

We’re exploring this on Monday Morning Mindset. This one might change the way you think about growth. 

Teams need ways to know what’s really happening. Meetings, one-on-ones, and informal check-ins act like thermostats, they show what’s working and what needs attention. 

This Monday Morning Mindset shares how simple check-ins can protect your culture and boost performance. Watch and learn how to keep your team at the right temperature. 

Culture is not what you say. It is what you allow and what you repeat. 

If something gets ignored, it sticks. If something gets recognized, it grows. People don’t just need to be told once. They need to see it, hear it, and feel it over and over. 

So what are you really reinforcing right now? 

We’re digging into this on Monday Morning Mindset. This one might make you rethink what you’re allowing every day. 

Communication has the power to strengthen relationships—or quietly create distance. In this episode of Beyond Bricks, Dr. Nathan Unruh sits down with Jason Van Ruler to explore how greater self-awareness can transform the way we communicate.

Together, they discuss why understanding both your own communication style and the styles of those around you leads to healthier conversations, stronger relationships, and deeper trust. Jason shares practical insights on narrowing the gap between what you intended to say and what others actually hear, helping you communicate with greater clarity, empathy, and purpose.

Whether you're leading a team, navigating family dynamics, or simply looking to connect more meaningfully with the people in your life, this conversation offers valuable tools for using communication to build stronger, more authentic relationships.

It is easy to focus on getting things done. But how people feel while working with you matters just as much. That is what they remember. 

This Monday Morning Mindset explores the experience you create every day. Take a few minutes to watch and see what might be worth adjusting. 

Culture is not something you say, it is something people feel. It shows up in how you think, what you say, and what you do every day. 

This Monday Morning Mindset takes a simple look at how your daily choices shape the culture around you. Watch the episode and see what might need to shift to match the culture you want to build. 

When conflict shows up, it usually points to one thing. But most of the time, that’s not the real issue. So what’s actually going on? 

The reaction, the tone, the tension… it usually comes from something deeper that hasn’t been said yet. That’s where things either break or get better. 

We’re talking about this in Monday Morning Mindset. This one might change how you handle tough conversations. 

When pressure hits, it is easy to second guess everything and change course. But the best performers do the opposite. They stick to what they know works and trust their process. 

This Monday Morning Mindset looks at why staying grounded in your fundamentals matters most when things get tough. Watch the episode and see how trusting your process can carry you through.