Men Are Forged

“I had an extreme passion for what I was doing and what I was building. Every day is a crucial element to building the foundation to the greatness that lays before me.”

Takeaways from the interview:
What is my leadership style? Is it unique to me or someone else?
What was my initial mentality toward my career?
What is more important to me in my career growth? People or experience?
What have I learned about my occupation that is unique compared to others? 
What am I willing to do to get the job I want?

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Evan Burk is not your typical football coach. Despite not playing football beyond high school and no network in the coaching profession, Evan's unlikely football journey began as a 4th grade coach, where he quickly worked his way to the NFL in just 6 years, and included coaching for teams such as the Miami Dolphins, UCLA, and SMU. After spending fifteen-plus years working with the highest-performing athletes, coaches, and teams on the planet, Coach Burk uses his unique football coaching background to teach people how to utilize the same strategies in business and life that elite players and teams use to perform at a world-class level. In 2022, Evan Burk released his first book, Finding Intangibles, in which he helps organizations identify the hidden traits that drive elite performers and championship teams. He also hosts his own weekly sports leadership podcast, The Highest Level, where he reveals how championship team cultures are built and the keys to leadership excellence at the highest level.

Highlights
2:30 - Connecting with Grandfather going to Cowboys games growing up
7:18 - High School Wrestling Coach giving him confidence
11:05 - Unique styles of Leadership and Coaching
17:45 - Became a football coach
20:38 - 3 things he’d tell himself at the beginning of his career
27:30 - Getting in the door of College football coaching
34:00 - Hard work instilled at a young age
39:20 - Behind the scenes as a college football coach
45:40 - Quality of most successful teams
49:30 - Send 400 letters to NFL coaches
54:25 - Discovering his coaching style
58:10 - The Highest Level Podcast 

Takeaway Questions from the interview
What is my leadership style? Is it unique to me or someone else?
What was my initial mentality toward my career?
What is more important to me in my career growth? People or experience?
What have I learned about my occupation that is unique compared to others? 
What am I willing to do to get the job I want?

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MEN ARE FORGED develops young professional men to pursue God's calling — so they can grow, lead, and maximize influence in the world around them.

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“One of the greatest gifts, my dad gave me was telling me to think for myself and how valuable original thought is. You should have opinions on things and its okay that your opinion differs from someone else. You don’t want to look like the rest of the pack.” 
- Cam Doody, Episode 74

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Cam Doody is the Co-founder and Chairman of Bellhop, the fastest growing moving company in the U.S. Serving 75+ cities, they developed a new operating model to fix the infamously poor and unreliable service in the space with tech. Bellhop has raised $90m in venture capital and moved +300,000 households over the last 6 years. Cam is the dad of two wonderful little girls— Margot and Liles, and a passionate aviator and outdoorsman.

Highlights
3:30 - Growing up encouraged to explore and build
7:45 - “Licenses to hunt”
12:20 - Calculated risk 
16:05 - Struggle with first job out of college
21:00 - What is Brickyard?
26:35 - Advice for being an early founder of a start-up
30:20 - Innovator not a manager
37:10 - Build the best place and community of early stage founders
44:00 - Gap in technology for start-ups in the last 10 years

Takeaway Questions from the interview

1. What is something (beyond stuff) my dad gave me that I am thankful for, today?
2. How can I give myself permission to think different from others?
3. What insight do I have from my first job?
4. How am I most valuable within my organization/business? As a manager or an innovator?
5. How much is shared experience a part of my life especially in the more challenging endeavors?

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“I think every guy needs this to some degree: To be in a scenario where you are completely humbled because you can try to double down on your pride or you can let that humility explore your heart.”

- John Steakley of Unbound Grace

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John was born in Dallas, grew up in Huntsville, AL, and has lived in Birmingham, AL, since 2005. He received an undergrad degree from The University of Alabama and an M.Div. from Beeson Divinity School; he is also a licensed and ordained minister and holds certifications specializing in addiction recovery and mental health.Before founding Unbound Grace, John was a minister in Birmingham at a local church for 11.5 years. Unbound Grace was founded out of John's struggle with substance and alcohol. Its primary purpose is to help families and individuals find hope in the wilderness of addiction through counseling, discipleship, and community. Their niche focus is recovery in the context of real-life through relationships and the Word of God. He is married with two beautiful daughters and a dog named Bear. To learn more about Unbound Grace, please visit www.unboundgrace.life.

He is available for preaching and speaking engagements.

Highlights
3:37 - Growing up in the church in Dallas, TX
9:35 - Exploring Independence in College
14:00 - Asking hard questions in his early 20s
19:20 - Anxiety of performance leading to alcohol use
23:12 - Chains of Addiction
27:48 - Moment of humility and vulnerability
32:15 - What he learned from rehab
36:35 - Reality of Sobriety
41:30 - Starting organization for addicts and the 4 rhythms of Recovery for Life
45:00 - Advice for 25 year old self
48:15 - Unbound Grace: Find Hope in the Wilderness of Addiction

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“A Negative Mindset loop…When you have a negative mindset and negative beliefs about yourself, you have negative actions. Negative actions done repetitively, you will have negative habits, negative habits lead to negative results.”

Recap of my interview with Mark Marino of Awake Your Wellness Now about the importance of Mindsets over behaviors toward our growth and success. 

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Mark Marino is an expert on the topic of health and wellness and is a leading physical therapist with 25 plus years experience. He has been sharing his message of “Awakening The Mind” and “The Proactive Mindset” to help people unleash their potential, overcome their obstacles and reach their goals. Mark’s journey was born out of the need to overcome his own obstacles. He was involved in a life threatening car accident with severe injuries and multiple surgeries. After suffering for years, he developed strategies in his mindset that allowed him to conquer his obstacles and reach his goals. Mark is a former adjunct professor for Columbia University, adjunct professor for Touro College and nationally recognized instructor for continuing education for physical therapy. He is founder and creator of The Awaken Your Wellness Now blog. He has been speaking on the topics of the proactive mindset, motivation and focus for over 15 years. Whether you’ve heard Mark speak or become a member of his “AWAKEN YOUR MIND” “Motivation * Focus * Results” Online Course, his strategies can help anyone with overwhelm, stress, pain (emotional or physical) and lack of focus to unleash their potential, to enhance their mindset, get motivated and reach their goals through utilizing his clear, simple, practical educational training and technique.

Highlights
2:30 - Favorite Childhood Memory
6:50 - Playing D-III College Football
9:20 - Switch Career paths
13:05 - Becoming a Teacher as a Physical Therapist1
7:35 - Life Changing Car Accident
23:10 - “A HA” Moment
29:00 - Reframing your Mindset
34:25 - Lasting Results and improvements
39:35 - Why is physical therapy valuable?
42:00 - The Four-M Mindset Method

Takeaway Questions from the interview:
What positive activity do I do now that was implemented in my childhood?
How do I apply life skills gained out of work to my work?
What life changing moment am I thankful for yet won’t wish on my worst enemy?What is my “A HA” moment? How am I different because of it?
What mindset must I have for the next stage of my life? 
What mindset do I need to stop?

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“The true definition of wealth is an abundance of resources…seen and unseen. Therefore, is LOVE a resource? Is CONTENTMENT a resource? Is JOY a resource?”

Recap of Episode #68 with Zac Juergensen

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Zac Juergensen is a personal finance, real estate, and responsible debt educator. He currently hosts a podcast called DIY Wealth focused on providing free content in order to share in his self-learned wealth accumulation journey allowing others to learn and take action on their own money management and retirement goals. He also publishes short content pieces focused on providing real value that people can carry with them to help empower their money management journey. Zac Juergensen went from being in a fair amount of bad debt with poor money management and financial behavior patterns in his early 20’s to amassing a net worth of one million dollars by 31 through self education.

Highlights
2:45 - Religious and abusive Upbringing
7:50 - Existence of “Duality”
10:20 - Gratitude through serving with the Marines over seas
15:40 - His psychedelic use that lead to a breakthrough
21:50 - Is there something bigger than us out there?
30:19 - Definition of Wealth
36:12 - Financial Behavioral Change
39:35 - Internally motivated spending
43:05 - Doing the little things now
48:30 - Wasted time and money on get-rich quick schemes
51:45 - @ZACdiyWealth

Questions to ask yourself from the interview
1. How can I be more grateful with my life right now?
2. How am I addressing and evaluating your anger? What is my anger connected to?
3. What is my foundation for personal growth and self-worth?
4. How do I define wealth?
5. Am I aware of my internally motivated spending?
6. What are the little things I am doing regularly that is building wealth?

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MEN ARE FORGED develops young professional men to pursue God's calling — so they can grow, lead, and maximize influence in the world around them.

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