Sergeant Noah Galloway is a former United States Army infantry soldier who enlisted just hours after watching the the twin towers fall on 9/11. After his humv was hit a roadside bomb in his third deployment, he awoke five days later to find both his left arm and left leg amputated. The following years were shaded by depression which were ultimately overcome in an effort to be a better human being and model for his kids. On the road to recovery of his physical and mental health, Noah began to snowball attention on social media, which led to him completing Tough Mudder races, landing the cover of Men's Health Magazine and starring in many popular TV shows such as Dancing with the Stars, American Grit, Ellen, GMA, True Life, CMT Country Music Awards, The View, and many others. In 2016, Noah became an author with the release of his incredible book titled "Living with No Excuses." He's a motivational speaker and philanthropist, raising money through his No Excuses Charitable Fund, which provides resources to a various charitable organizations, and he is a true American hero. One thing I really appreciate about Noah is his outlook on life. He entire life story is rooted in service to others and even during the times when he's struggled the most, he's never stoped pouring into and caring for other people first. But above it all, he is an incredible man, husband, and father, and it's an honor to share this conversation with a guy I'm now honored to call a friend.

Discussion Points:

• Why Noah joined the army
• Noah reflects on his childhood
• Improving upon our parents performance
• One on one time with kids
• We don’t yell in our house
• Saying sorry to our kids
• How we act is who they become
• Asking the question “why” to avoid lazy parenting
• Mental health, depression, anxiety
• We are the model for our kids
• Leadership applies to all parents
• Rebranding ourselves
• Rebuilding after Alabama tornados
• Marriage and the hammer story
• Noah’s best marriage advice
• What Noah is the most proud of
• What Noah wants his kids to remember about him
• How we can help veterans

Links:

Noahgalloway.com

Instagram: @noahgallowayathlete

Twitter: @noah_galloway

John Eldredge is an author, a counselor, and a teacher. He is the president of Wild at Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God, recover their own hearts in God's love, and learn to live in God's Kingdom. John grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles and spent his boyhood summers on his grandfather’s cattle ranch in eastern Oregon. He earned his master’s degree in Counseling from Colorado Christian University and worked as a counselor in private practice before launching Wild at Heart in 2000. In 2001, John authored the book "Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul." I'm not blowing smoke when I say that this book changed my life. In episode 10 of this podcast I explain the life lessons and conversations with God that led me to starting Dad the Man, and this book, Wild at Heart, played a monumental role in helping me find solid ground in my faith and confidence in who God called me to be. It isn't every day that you get to chat with someone who has made a massive impact on your life, and there is no doubt that I was extremely excited for this one. But above it all, John is an incredible man, husband, and father, and it is an honor to share this conversation with him.

Discussion Points

• Where Wild at Heart came from
• Permission to be a man
• What little boys need from their dads
• Setting your boys up to win
• Calling kids to courage
• Why we can't protect our kids from failure
• Is this about us or about them?
• Do I have what it takes? And why does this matter so much?
• Risk
• God is always upping the stakes
• Life won't work without God
• An adventure to live
• The different types of adventure
• Crossroads between fear and excitement
• The sovereignty of God vs the will of man
• What John is the most proud of in his life

Links

• www.wildatheart.org
• IG: @wildatheart

Josh Smith is one of less than 200 master bladesmiths in the entire world and the founder of Montana Knife Company. From the age of 11, Josh dedicated a large portion of of his time to mastering the craft of knife making. He worked a full time "day job" for many years in an effort to provide a stable income and living to support and very intentionally raise his four kids, before quitting to start the now exploding Montana Knife Company. One thing I really appreciate about Josh is his commitment to his family and his intentionality as a father. A man of old school character, he is always working to do right by others and is the kind of guy that deserves the benefit of the doubt.

Discussion Points

• Josh talks about his childhood and upbringing
• How Josh got into knife making
• Balancing work and family life
• Why good parenting is to solution to the current state of our country
• Get your house in order first
• Why kids crave structure
• Importance of parenting children well at a young age
• Importance of giving kids responsibility 
• Kids helping in the business
• Josh’s favorite part of being a dad
• The responsibility as a parent
• We are just writing the foreword and our kids write the book
• Kids are more resilient than we give them more credit for
• Don’t use work as an excuse as a parent
• What Josh wants his kids to remember about him
• The Montana Knife Company story

Links

• www.montanaknifecompany.com
• www.joshsmithknives.com
• IG: @montanaknifecompany (business)
• IG: @joshsmithknives (personal)

In this episode, Brendan talks about new years resolutions, specifically....

1. What everyone does wrong and why resolutions fail
2. Give you a framework to create goals that can't fail

Why your new years resolutions don't work

1. New year doesn't mean anything - lack of ownership
2. No clear action steps
3. No accountability
4. To short of a time frame

Outline to create true process goals that actually lead to success

1. What
2. Why
3. How
4. Execute
5. Track

Brendan explores the concept of Instagram versus reality in the context of a husband and father at the holidays.

Cal Callahan is a retired trader,  host of The Great Unlearn podcast , and runs Unlearn Ventures, which is an investment fund and incubator for forward-thinking projects. The product of a hard charging father, Cal was supplied with the tools necessary to perform well in school and even better professionally as a trader. It wasn't until after facing a life altering experience at the Route 91 mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017 that Cal began his mission of Unlearning and questioning everything and consciously deciding how he wanted to live the rest of his life. He then left the big city  trading lifestyle in Chicago at the age of 41 and moved his family down to Austin, Texas, where they live today. I'll mention this again later when I'm talking with Cal, but the thing I appreciate most about him is the curiosity he brings to the table. He's always down to truly consider the ideas that challenge his beliefs, which I believe is a prerequisite for true growth and a quality we're sorely missing in the world today. Above it all, he's an incredible man, husband, and father, and I am super excited to share this conversation with you guys.

Discussion Points

• Cal describes his childhood
• Earning his father's love as a child and younger adult
• Holding space to handle anything our kids do
• How being at the Route 91 mass shooting changed his life
• Explaining what Unlearning means
• Unlearning in marriage
• Where we need to fight the urge to fix things
• Dealing with shame as we grow and learn new things
• Balancing everything going on in life
• Not robbing our kids of living their own experiences
• Showing up for our kids in the way that they need us
• What Cal wants his legacy to be with his kids

Links

• The Great Unlearn Podcast: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/
• Instagram: @cal.callahan

Heath Evans is former NFL fullback. After a 3 year career at Auburn University, he was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks as the first fullback off the board. He spent several years in New England under head coach Bill Belichick and QB Tom Brady before heading down to New Orleans where he became a Super Bowl champion alongside Head Coach Sean Payton and QB Drew Brees. After his playing days, Heath transition from the field to the booth, where he worked as an analyst with NFL Network until 2017. Heath now spends a large portion of his time growing and pouring into the guys in his Built Ready community. which is a community of men fighting for more, spiritually & physically, by tackling the challenges of mastering manhood through Biblical truth, challenging workouts, and the pursuit of the peace, power, and purpose that God's Word promises His men. You'll hear me mention this throughout the interview but the thing I appreciate the most about Heath is his willingness and ability to seek, hear, and speak the truth. It takes an incredible level of courage and humility to tell the truth's of his past and his vulnerabilities as a man of faith the way that he does, which is something I greatly respect. But above it all, Heath is an incredible man, husband, and father who is ferocious and passionate in his faith. I am so blessed to have had the opportunity to chat with him.

DISCUSSION POINTS

• Heath's willingness and ability to seek, hear, and tell the truth with compassion, grace, and strength
• Heath talks about his childhood
• How God let Heath find out who he was before saving him
• Heath tells his story of salvation
• Ephesians 2:1-10 - "But God"
• Heath reflects on his time playing football at Auburn
• Heath talks about a time when he was bitter with God
• Will of man vs the sovereignty of God
• What is Built Ready?
• Heath tells the story of meeting his wife
• Best marriage advice
• Heath talks about both of his daughters
• What Heath wants his daughters to remember about him
• What Heath is the most proud of

LINKS

www.builtready.com

@heathevans44

Collin Henderson is the founder and CEO of Master Your Mindset, an industry leader in the field of mental conditioning. He is a speaker and author of five books dealing with peak performance. Most notably, his recent books Quiet Mind and Quiet Mind for Kids just recently released. They are awesome and I'll drop a link to pick up a copy in the show notes. Collin earned his undergraduate and masters degrees from Washington State University, where he was a starting two-sport athlete, Pac-12 champion, captain, and Academic All-American. After a successful career in the sales world, he started his company Master Your Mindset in 2016 and has worked with some incredible companies like Nike, Zillow, Microsoft, Lululemon, the LA Dodgers, and many many more. One thing I really appreciate about Collin is his commitment to not just increasing the performance of himself and his clients, but I love his ability to utilize that skillset in his roll as a parent and help other parents do the same. Above it all, Collin is an incredible man, husband, and father, and I am so glad we had the opportunity to chat.

Discussion Points

• Collin talks about his childhood
• Pressure from his father 
• Champions are born and then unmade
• How we speak to our kids becomes their self talk
• Praising the right things
• Psychological safety
• 31% of kids wish their parents weren’t at their games
• Modeling the behavior you want to see in you kids
• Core values and family slogan
• Neutral thoughts and reactions with our kids
• Remember the power of the mind
• The Best Method (Breathe, Envision, Self talk, Thankfulness)

Links

• Website: www.thecollinhenderson.com
• @collinhenderson on Instagram

Before passing away at the beginning of 2021, Tim Tinsley immortalized his final thoughts in a blog series called Thoughts of a Dying Man. In today's episode, Brendan reads Tim's last entry and unpacks the lessons contained inside, particularly, how the ambition to die a good death can inspire us to live a great life.

Trevor Cowley is a successful serial entrepreneur most widely known for his podcast Real Business owners, which he cohosts with his business partner Kale Goodman. Trevor's businesses include Easier Accounting, 60 Day Credit Repair, an Everbowl store, and he has also invested in seven other business as well. Despite growing up in a challenging environment, his father walking out on his family when he was 12, and falling into drug addiction by the age of 20, Trevor overcame all of these obstacles to become the brilliant leader of his family, his businesses, and his social media and podcast followers that he is today. Trevor is hell bent on contributing all that he can to the world we live in, which starts with a dedicated daily practice to his own spiritual, mental, and physical health. One thing I really appreciate about Trevor is his down to earth attitude. With over 130,000 followers on the Real Business Owners Instagram page, Trevor personally responds to every single message that is sent his way, which I can vouch for as a follower and fan of their show. But above it all, Trevor is an amazing man, husband, and father, and I am so excited to share his story here on the show.

DISCUSSION POINTS

• Real Business Owners respond to every DM!
• Trevor's morning routine
• The small town life
• Trevor breaks down his childhood and how growing up in an underprivileged served his growth
• Trevor speaks on processing and growing through his father walking out on his family at age 12
• Bridging the gap from childhood to present day
• Entry into sales
• Drug addiction
• Saving money to buy into a business
• How he met his wife
• The role that Trevor's wife plays in their family and how he supports her in that role
• Family > Money
• The values that Trevor is focusing on with his kids right now
• Why his 12 year old daughter doesn't have a phone yet
• What Trevor is working on within himself
• Patience
• What Trevor wants his family to remember about him

LINKS

• Real Business Owners IG Page: @realbusinessowners
• Real Business Owners Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-business-owners/id1467058171