PIPE DREAM PODCAST

Jeremy Smerek used to work the service rigs, lived the biker lifestyle, found his passion in carpentry and has been running his own company following his passion of renovating and building homes for for others for 13 years now. His whole life he could not figure out why Relationships would not work out. The same patterns showing up and showing up. Jeremy finally agreed to come the Men of Iron FORGE in Victoria this past January and found none of this is about making others happy. If he did not love himself there is no way he can feel anything from others and now instead of running to sedation, he deals with his emotions and is learning to be comfortable being uncomfortable. Jeremy has lived a hard lifestyle, but is now seeing how hard he made it on himself and is taking responsibility for his life he is able to move forward in his life the way he wants and not what he expects others want from him. Sit back and relax and listen to TODAY'S TALE FROM THE TRENCH.

Dean Nimmo is a Journeyman Pipefitter that is now an Area Manager for a major Oil and Gas company in Alberta, Canada. Dean has worked in a variety of positions to work up the ladder from project manager, at 35 going to get his journeyman pipefitter ticket, to now an Area Manager. His resilience and insight of asking for help at the end of his marriage, to working up the ladder in this type of environment are very inspiring and something everyone in the industry should hear. I welded on a project that Dean was a PM on over 10 years ago and it was great to catch up with a fellow tradesman. Sit back and relax and listen to TODAY’S TALE FROM THE TRENCH.

Dr. TARYN MARIE STEJSKAL is the Chief Resilience Officer of her own company and a corporate executive at a global Fortune 50 company, heading up leadership development, a writer, a Mom, an athlete, an international traveler, and a philanthropist. Dr. TARYN has proved she knows what it takes to be resilient having to deal with the after affects of a stalker as a teenager and the journey she took from a family therapist to leading some of the most prominent leaders in the world is truly amazing. I was curious how RESILIENCE LEADERSHIP ties to the oilpatch and everything from being gone from your family, to job loss, all either makes us either more RESILIENT or we fold under pressure. In this episode we dive deep into why the work she does is so profilic and how the tools we use in the MEN of IRON all help us to live a more RESILIENT life and give us purpose in a world that is constantly changing and trying us. The FR33DOM FORMULA Tools utilized in the MEN OF IRON movement are here for us to take our power back. Dr. TARYN has taken her power back and it was such an amazing experience to hear about the tools she uses to drive these FORTUNE 50 companies into the next century using her profound theories putting together the 5 Practices of Particularly Resilent People. Sit back and relax and listen to TODAY'S TALE FROM THE TRENCH.

"ERECTING INTEGRITY".......

Building TEMPORARY STRUCTURES for other trades to perform their work.

Heath Kai is a father, husband, Journeyman scaffolder/carpenter who discusses the struggles of building these temporary structures for a career and how that can tie to your life.

We discuss what implementing the Fr33dom Formula tools and fueled by the Men of Iron has done to gain traction during this time of his life in the Midlife Triangle of Chaos. 

Things are only getting started for this amazing individual and his story is one of a family history of Ironworkers and his pride in the industry but on the flip side has seen first hand the downfalls of this living this TRADES life when you let the lifestyle consume your life and now it using these tools to build a fulfilled and balanced life that we all are searching for.

Sit back and relax and listen to TODAY'S TALE FROM THE TRENCH.

We can only deal with what we contributed to the end of a marriage. 

Luke 'THE DUKE' Spicer is as blue collar as it gets and makes the majority of his money by owning a concrete company and has a few other businesses also. 

As a CAGE FIGHTER and a man of many faces; Luke had to deal with his biggest challenge at the end of his marriage.

Why was I unhappy he asked?

Why am do I not feel fulfilled?

In this space, he has found his recipe and has found it is up to him to make that happen. 

We discuss what he did to get out of his PIT of drinking way too much to now being sober and rocking at business and relationships. 

He is using what he has learned to help other men in his book, The Divorced Dad.

Sit back and relax and listen to today's TALE FROM THE TRENCH.

In today's episode, I did a talk at a Webinar the COAA(Construction Owners Association of Alberta) and tied the importance of leading yourself and being resilient in times of crisis like COVID, to what we do everyday working away in the oilpatch. I discussed how I dealt with my separation and the DAILY habits, I have implemented to live an actual full and balanced lifestyle still living this lifestyle we love and are proud to be in. Sit back and relax and listen to today's TALE FROM THE TRENCH.

We all have the choice of making a decision in life. Michael is an engineer that has now transformed his life after having the choice to continue down the same unhappy path that led to his to his separation with his wife, or look within himself to see what truly inspires him, what truly sets his soul on fire and most importantly make a life that makes sense to him. This is all discussed in his new book coming out soon SATORI ANANDA - AWAKEN TO HAPPINESS. Sit back and relax and listen to TODAY'S TALE FROM THE TRENCH.

What I am seeing with this entire pandemic and looking around to how others are acting and reacting was just like what happened at the end of my marriage and just like a lot of people I am being EXPOSED in business and relationships. When you don't put in the time to cultivate the relationships you want and have a safety net of your job how does that make you feel. We have defined ourselves in a a certain way but when that is taken away like losing your job, like being at home all of the time with your wife and kids and also when things like the gym and other activities are stripped from you, what is left. I want you to consider that when you see you were living paycheck to paycheck being EXPOSED in your relationship when you can't hide at work, the bar, the gym. What is left? Sit back and relax and listen to TODAYS TALE FROM THE TRENCH.

Unbelievably crazy times. Now that I have daily habits aligned with my values, it is very hard for me outside forces to knock me off course. When I did not have that structure it was very easy for the midlife triangle of chaos to pull me off course and want to sedate. The daily game of the core 4 of doing something for my body, being, balance and business pulls your entire life together. Sit back and relax and listen to today's TALE FROM THE TRENCH.

Skiing again on the weekend with my son caused a lot of thoughts and emotions. Physically and mentally drained from working long shifts and hours. I was asked to ski some terrain that I was not prepared for. Just like in my marriage, there was no one coming to save me as I was sitting in some crusty powder section in the trees. I did not prepare for this skiing session with proper sleep and nutrition. In my marriage, I did not prepare by seminars and couples counseling. It was my duty to ask for help when I needed it. I just sat there as the universe kept telling me to get back on track and talk to my spouse. My ego said I was good and doing the right thing, boy was it wrong. Sit back and listen to today's TALE FROM THE TRENCH.