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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.

But we're not just here to share knowledge; we want to engage with our listeners too! Your feedback, comments, and shares are invaluable in helping us grow and improve. So, if you enjoy the podcast, please take a moment to like, share, and comment on your favorite episodes. And if you have any suggestions, questions, or feedback, don't hesitate to email John Perry at [email protected].

Join us on this journey of continuous improvement, and let's strive to never stop getting better together!"

How Do Leaders Build The Integrity Muscle?

1. With their words, commitments, and responsibilities.

2. Welcome accountability.

3. Close their integrity gaps.

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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.

But we're not just here to share knowledge; we want to engage with our listeners too! Your feedback, comments, and shares are invaluable in helping us grow and improve. So, if you enjoy the podcast, please take a moment to like, share, and comment on your favorite episodes. And if you have any suggestions, questions, or feedback, don't hesitate to email John Perry at [email protected].

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LOREN MONTGOMERY

Email: [email protected]

Coach Montgomery will be entering his 15th season as Head Football Coach for the Bixby Spartans. Coach Montgomery has led the Spartans to nine State Championships and one runner-up finish in Oklahoma’s 6A. The Spartans have also made 10 straight championship appearances, an Oklahoma record. Coach Montgomery has an overall record of 132-38 and a playoff record of 29-3 as the Spartans Head Coach.

During the undefeated 2019 season Coach Montgomery earned OSSAA, Daily Oklahoman, and Tulsa World Coach of the year honors. He also was awarded OCA Region 7 and NFHS regional coach of the year.

Before arriving in Bixby in 2010, Coach Montgomery spent 10 seasons as an assistant football coach for the Jenks Trojans. During Montgomery’s time at Jenks he served as Interim Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line Coach, and Strength Coach. Coach Montgomery coordinated an offense that set the all-time record for points scored at Jenks averaging nearly 50 points per game. Montgomery has coached over 30 NCAA Division IA athletes, several of whom had careers in the NFL.

Prior to entering the coaching profession, Coach Montgomery was a 4-year starter on the offensive line at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla. Montgomery was a starter on NSU’s 1999 Division II Semifinals team. Coach Montgomery also earned Academic All-Conference accolades while he was a member of the Redmen Football team under legendary coach Tom Eckert.

Coach Montgomery holds a Master’s Degree in Teaching and Learning Leadership from Oklahoma State University, and also holds a Bachelor of Science in Special Education from Northeastern State University.

Coach Montgomery attended high school at Charles Page High School in Sand Springs where he was a 6A All-State by class offensive lineman under Hall of Fame Coach L.D. Bains. Coach Montgomery started on both the offensive and defensive lines.

Coach Montgomery has been married to his wife Jessica for 19 years. Loren and Jessie have two children Guy(13) and Sloane (10).

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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.

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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.

But we're not just here to share knowledge; we want to engage with our listeners too! Your feedback, comments, and shares are invaluable in helping us grow and improve. So, if you enjoy the podcast, please take a moment to like, share, and comment on your favorite episodes. And if you have any suggestions, questions, or feedback, don't hesitate to email John Perry at [email protected].

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Mark Freeman

Head Football Coach

Thompson High School

Alabaster, Al

Email: [email protected]

4 State Championships, Bessemer Academy

2 State Championships, Spanish Fort High School

4 State Championships, Thompson High School

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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.

But we're not just here to share knowledge; we want to engage with our listeners too! Your feedback, comments, and shares are invaluable in helping us grow and improve. So, if you enjoy the podcast, please take a moment to like, share, and comment on your favorite episodes. And if you have any suggestions, questions, or feedback, don't hesitate to email John Perry at [email protected].

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Accountability is more than just an action you take with a wayward teammate, or how you ensure that you reach your next big goal. Accountability is a commitment to yourself, your teammates, and your goals. A commitment to DO what needs to be done, to SAY what needs to be said, and to CHANGE what needs to change so that the standard, or your goals can be met. Though it can have a negative connotation at times, on championship teams it is a positive. It means you care enough to do things right–or help others do things right.

If you want to build championship accountability, your accountability needs to move in three directions. Let’s briefly look at each.

ME TO ME ACCOUNTABILITY.

The first person a leader must hold accountable is himself. If you can’t keep your word to yourself, how will you keep your word to someone else? When you commit

to a goal or to live to a certain standard, you have to be willing to stick to it whether someone is watching or not. That’s called integrity. Living in alignment with word and action is your own personal responsibility. You will have teammates who will encourage you along the way, but you must be willing to hold yourself accountable, first.

ME TO YOU ACCOUNTABILITY.

A leader must be willing to hold their teammates accountable for their actions. The better a teammate you are, the less you will let slide. A skipped rep here, and a shortcut there will snowball into a critical consequence if left unchecked. Calling a teammate out isn’t about you being better than them. It’s about loving them too much to let them bring anything less than their best.

YOU TO ME ACCOUNTABILITY.

You become a leader when you can receive accountability as well as you can give it. As talented–and let’s face it, careful– as you are, you will always be just one step away from a mistake. Whether it’s caused by a bad day, poor effort, or a dumb choice, you are never exempt from needing accountability. When you make a mistake and own it, you show your teammates that you are ready for leadership.

Accountability is a critical part of leadership. When done properly, it is one of the secret weapons a championship team can have.

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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.

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Cody Royle

Website: https://www.codyroyle.com/

You can purchase his books: Second Set of Eyes, The Tough Stuff and Where Others Won't on his website and at amazon.com

Podcast: Where Others Won't

On X at: @codyroyle

Cody Royle coaches head coaches in elite sports.

After a decade coaching Canada's men's AFL national team, he now works as a second set of eyes to head coaches across many of the world's top leagues, including the Premier League, NBA, WNBA, National Rugby League, Major League Soccer, Liga MX, Canadian Hockey League, Major League Rugby, international college rugy, international field hockey, and college ice hockey.

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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.

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How Do Leaders Give "Relentless Effort"?

1) Choose can over can't

2) Choose process over outcome

3) Do hard things

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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.

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Angie Wiley, Mental Performance Coach

For more information go to, youarestrong.com

Email: [email protected]

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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.

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How Do Leaders Build Great Relationships?

1) Build Trust

2) Communicate Great

3) Support Others

4) Be Extremely Consistent

5) Be Respectful At All Times

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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.

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Todays Guest, Coach Kirk Thacker Email: [email protected]

6th generation Ray County resident.

Married to Lisa (Taylor) Thacker in 2000. Two Children- Carly (Recent grad from William Jewell College/attending

Pharmacy School at KU this fall.) and Dalton – forever 15, living in Heaven

Education

1987 Richmond High School Graduate

1991 Harlaxton College – Grantham, England (Spring Semester)

1992 William Jewell College Graduate – B.A. in History

1996 William Jewell College – Social.Studies certification

2003 CMSU Graduate – Master’s Degree in Secondary School Administration.

Memberships

Board Member of MSHSAA Football Advisory Committee. 2012- 2016

Board Vice –Chairman of Special Needs Services of Ray County. 2017-2022

Board Chairman of Special Needs Services of Ray County 2022-Present

Secretary of Missouri 8 Man Coaches Association. 2008-2022 (Founding Board Member)

Vice-President of Dockery, Missouri Cemetery Board. 2010-2021

Treasurer of Dockery Cemetery Board 2021-present

Ordained Deacon – First Baptist Church of Hardin. 2005-2023

Member of Richmond Lodge #57 A.F. & A. M. 2009-Present

Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity. 1988-Present.

Former Chairman/Founder – Missouri 8 Man Coaches Hall of Fame.

Teaching/Coaching History

1996-2000 Oak Grove School District- Teacher/Coach

2000-2021 Hardin-Central School – Teacher/Coach

2021 – 2024 – Orrick School District Teacher

2005-2024 - Head Football Coach – Hardin-Central, Norborne/Hardin-Central, Orrick

2002-2012, 2017-2020 Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach – Hardin-Central

2019-2024- Head Track Coach – Hardin-Central, Orrick

2000-2019 Junior High Coach (Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Track)

2000-2005, 2016-2020 – Hardin-Central Academic Coach

2018 Hardin-Central Future Teachers of America Chapter Sponsor

Football Accomplishments

132-69 record (4 th all time)

55 All-State Players coached

6 Conference Championships

4 District Championships (3 time runner up)

2007 State Runner Up (2 Final Four Appearances)

4 Time KMZU 8 Man Coach of the Year (2008, 2009, 2012, 2020)

8 Time Missouri 8 Man All- Star Game Assistant Coach

DD Video

https://youtu.be/jOp6-YJT3mw?si=807DgQoJhHHj6bA6