What do you do when the job you were hired for… doesn’t exist anymore?

You adapt. You serve. You grow.

Today’s guest on The Embrace Your Awesome Podcast went from morning radio personality to walking into a dealership on day one only to be told the role he was hired for was already filled. Instead of quitting, he went to the back of the store as a service advisor — and turned that pivot into a pathway.

He would go on to become General Manager and Managing Partner of Green Family Stores — while also serving as Chairman of the Springfield Chamber, an executive member of the Illinois Automobile Dealers Association, founder of Peacekeepers, and the in-venue host for Illinois Fighting Illini basketball.

This episode is about:
✔️ Leadership earned, not given
✔️ Turning setbacks into strategy
✔️ Serving before leading
✔️ Building influence through community

Real leadership isn’t scripted. It’s forged.

Embrace Your Awesome Lifestyle Podcast, with a very Powerful Guest Antony Graf, (Master Instructor, Business Owner, Author and USA TKD Olympic Team reserve team member. 

Antony and I go deep into sharing his practical systems that parents, coaches, and educators can implement immediately… on how to create lasting behavioral change… and how to raise strong, capable humans in a world that desperately needs them.

Embrace Your Awesome Lifestyle Podcast, with a very Powerful Guest Antony Graf, (Master Instructor, Business Owner, Author and USA TKD Olympic Team reserve team member. 

Antony and I go deep into sharing his practical systems that parents, coaches, and educators can implement immediately… on how to create lasting behavioral change… and how to raise strong, capable humans in a world that desperately needs them.

Today, we’re joined by a truly powerful guest — Dustin Lash. Dustin is a high-level entrepreneur, business coach, and the host of the Fitpreneur Evolution Podcast. He’s built and scaled multiple online businesses, including turning his own fitness company into a seven-figure success. Now, he dedicates his life to helping coaches, trainers, and entrepreneurs create freedom — financial freedom, time freedom, and the confidence to pursue their purpose at the highest level.

Dustin is a living example of what happens when ambition meets discipline and mindset meets action. His journey is all about evolving, taking ownership, leveling up, and refusing to settle for anything less than your potential.

We live in a culture that tells us to want more.

More success.More passion.More excitement.More fulfillment.

And growth is a good thing.

But there’s a difference between growing and never being satisfied.

Most people don’t lose happiness because life falls apart.They lose it because their focus shifts.

From what’s working…to what’s missing.

So today, I want to talk about something I call the 75% rule—and why chasing the missing 25% can quietly cost you everything that was already good.

What if your lowest moment wasn’t the end…
but the beginning of your comeback?

In this powerful episode of The Embrace Your Awesome Podcast, John Geyston sits down with Phil Albenze, a man whose life story reads like a movie script—and proves that transformation is possible no matter how far you’ve fallen.

For over 20 years, Phil battled alcohol addiction, declining health, and a life that felt completely out of control. At over 315 pounds, he was facing moments most people never recover from.

But Phil didn’t just survive—he reinvented himself.

He lost over 140 pounds in his first year, became a natural bodybuilding champion, and today coaches others to reclaim their health, discipline, and identity.

This conversation goes far beyond weight loss. It’s about:
• Breaking free from addiction and self-sabotage
• Rewriting the story you’ve been telling yourself
• Becoming the example your family, children, and community need
• And learning that the strength you’re searching for is already inside you

Whether you’re a parent, athlete, student, or someone quietly fighting a battle no one sees—this episode will remind you that your past does not define your future.

🎧 Press play and discover what’s possible when you decide to embrace who you’re meant to become.

Happiness gives you moments. Fulfillment gives you meaning. And confusing the two may be what’s quietly draining your life.

In this episode of Embrace Your Awesome Lifestyle, we explore the powerful difference between feeling happy and living fulfilled—and why so many high-functioning, successful people still feel a sense of emptiness despite doing everything “right.”

Fulfillment doesn’t come from status, achievement, or staying busy. It comes from alignment—when your values, your actions, and your priorities are moving in the same direction.

When you’re aligned, life still requires effort…but it stops feeling heavy. Pressure gets replaced by peace. Proving gets replaced by purpose.

This episode will help you recognize where you may be chasing moments instead of meaning—and how the discomfort you feel might actually be guiding you back to who you are meant to be.

If you’ve ever felt successful yet unfulfilled, this conversation is for you.

In this episode of The Embrace Your Awesome Podcast, John Geyston introduces the Emotional Resilience Framework—a simple, practical 3-step system that helps kids build emotional strength from the inside out.

This isn’t theory or “just calm down” advice.
It’s real-world tools you can use immediately.

You’ll learn how to help kids:
• Recognize emotions before they escalate
• Regulate stress and overwhelm
• Express feelings in healthy, confident ways

The framework is simple:
Awareness. Regulation. Expression.

If you want to raise emotionally strong, confident kids—this episode is for you.