Delay the Decay with Dan Harty

Most people don’t have a time-management problem. They have a priority problem.

In this solo episode, Dan Harty looks at what it means to live a truly prioritized life and why the things we say matter most can easily become the things receiving the least of us. He reflects on the spiritual, relational, physical, mental, and financial areas of life, the danger of drifting into someone else’s definition of success, and why lasting change starts with honestly examining where your time and attention are already going.

This isn’t about finding perfect balance. It’s about choosing a direction before life chooses one for you.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Your Priorities Are Already Showing

02:05 Why More Time Isn’t the Answer

04:15 The Five Areas Competing for Your Attention

06:50 What Your Calendar Says About You

09:20 When Success Starts Costing Too Much

11:45 Direction, Not Perfection

14:05 Choosing What Comes First

16:20 One Change to Make This Week

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Dan Harty is a coach, entrepreneur, and former pastor, who helps people build resilience in body, mind and spirit by emphasizing faith, fitness, and fighting the natural decay with daily habits rooted in biblical truths. Find Dan on social media:

- Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dharty123/

- Dan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanHarty/

- Dan’s Guides: www.danhartyguides.com

What if getting older isn’t about winding down, but getting clearer about what your remaining years are actually for?

Hugh Halter has spent decades planting churches, building communities, and challenging conventional ideas about ministry. Now, entering what he calls the “back thirty” of his life, Hugh and Dan Harty talk about surrendering old definitions of success, continuing to take meaningful risks, and finding purpose when the shape of your calling begins to change.

They also explore why faith was never meant to stay inside a church building, and how ordinary people can create meaningful change where they already live by remaining useful, curious, and willing to follow the next invitation.

00:00 What Will You Do with Your “Back 30”?

06:15 When the Definition of Success Changes

12:40 Why Hugh Keeps Starting Over

19:20 Moving Toward the Brokenness

26:10 The Problem with a Consumer Version of Church

33:05 Why Faith Has to Leave the Building

40:30 Creating Change Without Starting Another Program

48:10 Becoming a Sage Instead of Staying the Hero

55:20 What Younger Men Actually Need from Older Men

01:02:10 Staying Useful in the Second Half of Life

01:07:00 What Hugh Wants His Remaining Years to Mean

Thank you, Hugh Halter, for being a guest on Delay the Decay!

Find him on social media:

- Hugh's website: https://www.hughhalter.com/

- Hugh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hughhalter/

- Hugh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hughhalter/

- Hugh's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Hugh-Halter/author/B001JSF9D0?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

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*** New episodes every Monday! ***

Dan Harty is a coach, entrepreneur, and former pastor, who helps people build resilience in body, mind and spirit by emphasizing faith, fitness, and fighting the natural decay with daily habits rooted in biblical truths. Find Dan on social media:

- Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dharty123/

- Dan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanHarty/

- Dan’s Guides: www.danhartyguides.com

What happens when the career you worked so hard to build no longer feels like the point?

Dan Wolgemuth spent nearly three decades in corporate leadership before a profound shift changed how he thought about success, people, and purpose. In this conversation, both Dan's reflect on the moment that forced Dan W. to look beyond achievement, why leadership is stewardship rather than status, and what eventually drew him from the corporate world into 16 years leading Youth for Christ.

They also explore the danger of making your own plans the center of your life, why caring for people and holding them accountable are not opposites, and what it means to build a legacy that is about more than what you accomplished.

00:00 When Success Stops Being the Point

06:20 Building a Career at GE

13:10 What Corporate Leadership Taught Dan

20:05 The Moment That Changed His Perspective

27:40 Burning the Ship Internally

35:15 Why Leadership Is Stewardship

43:05 Leaving Corporate Life for Youth for Christ

51:20 Caring for People Without Avoiding Hard Decisions

59:10 When Your Career Becomes Too Much About You

01:07:05 What Actually Makes a Life Successful?

01:14:10 The Legacy Dan Wants to Leave

Thank you, Dan Wolgemuth, for being a guest on Delay the Decay!

Find him on social media:

- Dan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dan.wolgemuth/

- Dan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-wolgemuth-6244b219

- Dan's blog: https://www.fridayfragments.com/

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Delay the Decay is a podcast for unashamedly ambitious people who want to live longer, better and deeper by prioritizing what’s really important in life.

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*** New episodes every Monday! ***

Dan Harty is a coach, entrepreneur, and former pastor, who helps people build resilience in body, mind and spirit by emphasizing faith, fitness, and fighting the natural decay with daily habits rooted in biblical truths. Find Dan on social media:

- Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dharty123/

- Dan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanHarty/

- Dan’s Guides: www.danhartyguides.com

What happens when the skills that prepared you for your next chapter come from a career you never expected to leave?

Darius Wise spent 17 years as a pastor before taking an unconventional path into financial services and eventually becoming President and CEO of Red Rocks Credit Union. Dan and Darius talk about navigating major career transitions, leading organizations through difficult change, and why purpose, people, and profitability do not have to compete.

Darius also touches on what ministry taught him about leadership, how he approaches rebuilding an organization, and why knowing your “why” matters when the path ahead looks nothing like the one behind you.

00:00 From Pastor to CEO

04:40 Why Darius Left Ministry

10:15 Starting Over in a Completely Different Industry

16:30 What Pastoring Taught Him About Leadership

22:45 Walking Into an Organization That Needed Change

29:10 Why Purpose Has to Come Before Strategy

35:35 Turning Around Red Rocks Credit Union

41:50 Can You Put People First and Still Make Money?

47:05 Why Your Past Career Is Never Wasted

51:10 Preparing for the Next Chapter

Thank you, Darius Wise, for being a guest on Delay the Decay!

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- Darius on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darius-wise-07265629

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*** New episodes every Monday! ***

Dan Harty is a coach, entrepreneur, and former pastor, who helps people build resilience in body, mind and spirit by emphasizing faith, fitness, and fighting the natural decay with daily habits rooted in biblical truths. Find Dan on social media:

- Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dharty123/

- Dan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanHarty/

- Dan’s Guides: www.danhartyguides.com

What if getting stronger physically was only the beginning?

Brandin Kreuzer helped build Redemption Road CrossFit inside prison, but the real mission went far beyond workouts. In this conversation, Brandin and Dan explore how discipline, accountability, mentorship, and community can help someone build a new identity instead of remaining defined by the worst parts of their past.

Brandin shares what happened when men who were used to surviving alone began pushing, trusting, and holding one another accountable. They discuss why fitness became a training ground for leadership, what real rehabilitation requires, and why lasting change has to happen long before circumstances change.

00:00 Who Do You Decide to Become?

06:30 When Survival Becomes Your Identity

13:45 Why Working Out Wasn’t Enough

21:10 Building Redemption Road From the Inside

29:00 The Gym Was Never Really About Fitness

37:20 Learning to Trust Other Men

45:10 Accountability Without Excuses

53:30 Turning Athletes Into Leaders

01:01:15 Why Identity Has to Change First

01:09:20 Taking Responsibility for Your Future

01:16:30 What Brandin Wants to Build Next

Thank you, Brandin Kreuzer, for being a guest on Delay the Decay!

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Delay the Decay is a podcast for unashamedly ambitious people who want to live longer, better and deeper by prioritizing what’s really important in life.

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*** New episodes every Monday! ***

Dan Harty is a coach, entrepreneur, and former pastor, who helps people build resilience in body, mind and spirit by emphasizing faith, fitness, and fighting the natural decay with daily habits rooted in biblical truths. Find Dan on social media:

- Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dharty123/

- Dan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanHarty/

- Dan’s Guides: www.danhartyguides.com

Nick Wells was facing decades in prison after addiction and repeated arrests had taken over his life. Then, behind bars, a workout became the beginning of something much bigger: a new identity, a community, and eventually the first CrossFit affiliate inside a prison.

I sit down with Nick to talk about addiction, accountability, Redemption Road CrossFit, the fight for clemency that ultimately gave him a second chance, and why Nick now dedicates his freedom to helping other incarcerated people rebuild theirs.

00:00 Facing Decades Behind Bars

05:45 How Addiction Took Over Nick’s Life

12:20 Hitting Nearly 400 Pounds in Prison

18:35 The Workout That Changed Everything

25:40 Building CrossFit Behind Prison Walls

33:50 How Redemption Road Changed Prison Culture

42:15 The Unexpected Fight for Nick’s Freedom

50:30 The Moment Clemency Became Real

57:15 Walking Out of Prison With a New Purpose

01:03:20 Why Getting Out Is Only the Beginning

01:08:10 Taking Redemption Road Across America

Thank you, Nick Wells, for being a guest on Delay the Decay!

Find him on social media:

- Nick on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickwells_303/

- Nick's website: https://www.rf2.org/

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Delay the Decay is a podcast for unashamedly ambitious people who want to live longer, better and deeper by prioritizing what’s really important in life.

- Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/delay-the-decay-with-dan-harty/id1839656855

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*** New episodes every Monday! ***

Dan Harty is a coach, entrepreneur, and former pastor, who helps people build resilience in body, mind and spirit by emphasizing faith, fitness, and fighting the natural decay with daily habits rooted in biblical truths. Find Dan on social media:

- Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dharty123/

- Dan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanHarty/

- Dan’s Guides: www.danhartyguides.com

What happens when a calling asks you to leave behind the life you expected?

Dan Harty sits down with Mike Hahn to explore the story behind His Little Feet and the decision Mike and his wife, Christa, made to serve orphaned and vulnerable children around the world. Mike shares how an initial step of faith grew into an international children’s choir, a life-training academy, and a global mission helping young people find hope, opportunity, and a voice.

Their conversation explores the uncertainty behind saying yes, the personal cost of pursuing a mission, and what it takes to continue serving when the path is difficult. It is a story about faith, obedience, family, and building something whose impact extends far beyond its founders.

00:00 The Calling That Changed Everything

04:35 How Mike and Christa Found Their Mission

11:42 The Beginning of His Little Feet

19:18 Saying Yes Without Knowing the Outcome

27:06 Giving Vulnerable Children a Voice

35:14 Life Behind the International Children’s Choir

43:22 The Personal Cost of Following a Calling

51:08 Helping Children Beyond the Stage

59:16 Building a Mission That Can Endure

01:06:45 What Mike Has Learned From Saying Yes

Thank you, Mike Hahn, for being a guest on Delay the Decay!

Find him on social media:

- Mike on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-hahn-9a794a9

- Mike's website: https://hislittlefeet.org/

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Delay the Decay is a podcast for unashamedly ambitious people who want to live longer, better and deeper by prioritizing what’s really important in life.

- Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/delay-the-decay-with-dan-harty/id1839656855

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*** New episodes every Monday! ***

Dan Harty is a coach, entrepreneur, and former pastor, who helps people build resilience in body, mind and spirit by emphasizing faith, fitness, and fighting the natural decay with daily habits rooted in biblical truths. Find Dan on social media:

- Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dharty123/

- Dan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanHarty/

- Dan’s Guides: www.danhartyguides.com

Can faith genuinely shape the way you run a business, or does it disappear as soon as the workweek begins? In this episode, I sit down with Darren Shearer to explore what it means to build a business that reflects your beliefs in its decisions, culture, leadership, and purpose.

Darren challenges the idea that faith belongs only in church and business exists only to generate profit. We discuss the divide between Sunday beliefs and Monday behavior, why business can become a meaningful form of ministry, and how leaders can pursue growth without allowing ambition, money, or status to become their identity.

We also talk about what makes a business truly Christ-centered, the difference between displaying Christian branding and practicing Christian leadership, and how entrepreneurs can create value, serve people, and build something that matters beyond the bottom line.

00:00 Can Your Faith Survive the Workweek?

04:30 Why Christians Separate Faith and Business

10:15 Is Your Business Actually Christ-Centered?

16:40 Faith as More Than Company Branding

23:10 Can Business Become a Ministry?

30:25 Profit, Purpose, and the Danger of False Choices

37:40 What Christian Leaders Often Get Wrong

44:20 Building a Culture That Reflects Your Beliefs

51:10 When Ambition Becomes Your Identity

57:20 What It Means to Build for the Kingdom

Thank you, Darren Shearer, for being a guest on Delay the Decay!

Find him on social media:

- Darren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darren_shearer_/

- Darren on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-shearer-44232635

- Darren's website: https://www.highbridgebooks.com/

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Delay the Decay is a podcast for unashamedly ambitious people who want to live longer, better and deeper by prioritizing what’s really important in life.

- Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/delay-the-decay-with-dan-harty/id1839656855

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*** New episodes every Monday! ***

Dan Harty is a coach, entrepreneur, and former pastor, who helps people build resilience in body, mind and spirit by emphasizing faith, fitness, and fighting the natural decay with daily habits rooted in biblical truths. Find Dan on social media:

- Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dharty123/

- Dan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanHarty/

- Dan’s Guides: www.danhartyguides.com

Matt Estrin spent 15 years as a pastor before taking the leap into entrepreneurship and eventually building seven businesses. In this conversation, Matt and Dan explore what happens when you stop keeping one foot safely outside your calling and decide to go all in.

Matt shares how faith shaped his approach to risk, leadership, community, and business ownership. They discuss the cost of divided commitment, why entrepreneurship can be a form of service, and what it takes to build something that matters beyond revenue.

00:00 Why Matt Left the Pulpit

03:42 Keeping One Foot Outside the Business

09:18 When Matt Decided to Go All In

15:36 Can Entrepreneurship Be a Calling?

22:14 Building Seven Businesses Without Losing the Mission

31:08 Why Community Matters More Than Growth

39:45 The Cost of Divided Commitment

47:20 What Matt Would Tell a Hesitant Entrepreneur

Thank you, Matt Estrin, for returning as a guest on Delay the Decay!

Find him on social media:

- Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-estrin-223125113

- 477 Distilling website: https://477distilling.com/

- Find Matt's upcoming book: https://a.co/d/0aeXaEfo

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*** New episodes every Monday! ***

Dan Harty is a coach, entrepreneur, and former pastor, who helps people build resilience in body, mind and spirit by emphasizing faith, fitness, and fighting the natural decay with daily habits rooted in biblical truths. Find Dan on social media:

- Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dharty123/

- Dan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanHarty/

- Dan’s Guides: www.danhartyguides.com

In this abbreviated solo episode of Delay the Decay, I share some key takeaways from a recent Nashville trip, a men’s retreat, and an upcoming community initiative. I reflect on a Dolly Parton quote about desire outweighing fear as a practical picture of courage—taking the next faithful step instead of waiting for fear to disappear.

From the retreat, I share my experience confronting three areas in my own life—shame, deceit, and sadness—highlighting identity, honesty, and navigating life transitions with gratitude. Then we talk a little bit about the 40-Day Fight “Fall Forward” starting September 14, built around a Hebrews devotional and an assessment designed to help reorder priorities toward intentional living—moving from inspiration to action while pursuing healthier habits, better leadership, and deeper love.

00:00 Solo Episode Setup

01:04 Dolly Parton Courage

02:36 Direction Not Perfection

03:15 Men's Retreat Lessons

04:32 Healing Shame

05:33 Leaving Deceit Behind

06:30 Navigating Sadness

08:40 Introducing 40 Day Fight

09:16 Gospel Centered Growth

10:54 How the Program Works

12:06 Sign Up and Pricing

12:45 Closing and Next Guest

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Delay the Decay is a podcast for unashamedly ambitious people who want to live longer, better and deeper by prioritizing what’s really important in life.

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*** New episodes every Monday! ***

Dan Harty is a coach, entrepreneur, and former pastor, who helps people build resilience in body, mind and spirit by emphasizing faith, fitness, and fighting the natural decay with daily habits rooted in biblical truths. Find Dan on social media:

- Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dharty123/

- Dan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanHarty/

- Dan’s Guides: www.danhartyguides.com

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