Playing Injured

John's Background as a Stuntman, Fight Director, College Professor, Artistic Director, and Comedian makes him an intriguing guest that draws your audience in and delivers real-world techniques for overcoming self-imposed limitations and achieving maximum potential even in times of adversity.

After a serious back injury that left him paralyzed, John developed his "5F" system of achievement. The system hacks the fight or flight response shortening learning curves and increases successful outcomes. Using the system, he went on to perform over 4000 live comedy sword-fighting shows in 16 countries around the world.  On six USO tours, John took his show to the front lines of both Iraq and Afghanistan from 2001-2006.

John now is a highly sought-after keynote speaker known as The Corporate Action Hero. He delivers empowering programs to organizations globally. His programs are unique, out of the box, and use bullwhips and nunchucks to deliver his message. His website is: www.corporateactionhero.com

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If your purpose is only money then you will sell your life to the highest bidder.

This means that you will accept any salary even if it doesn’t align with your values.
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Listen to what Hosts, Josh and Mason have to say about the subject above.

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AK Ikwuakor, also known as Coach AK, is a former top ten world-ranked athlete (University of Oregon Track and Field), entrepreneur, Executive Coach and Global Speaker who has traveled to 30+ countries working with students, professional athletes, coaches, governmental agencies, celebrities, CEO’s, employees of Fortune 100 companies, scholars, victims affected by terrorism and even community leaders from around the world through his entrepreneurial ventures. His endeavors have included work in sports diplomacy, storytelling, athlete performance, fashion, virtual reality, leadership development, global education, business coaching, as well as several others.

He has led an unorthodox path which began by narrowly missing the 2008 Olympic games to working at top educational institutions such as Phillips Exeter Academy and The St. Paul’s School, to now founding a fashion company for athletes. Coach AK has collaborated or worked with companies such as Google, Raymond James, RBS, Biogen, Dear World, Duke Basketball, NYU, Xavier, Americans Promoting Study Abroad, Dermelogica, Jimmy V Foundation, the State Department, WeWork, ImpactHUB, and Oath.

Through his work he has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Nike, Yurbuds, Women’s Health, Sony, Fox Sports, The Doctors, and was even a contestant on the Fox game show, Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader? with his triplet brother. (Unfortunately, they were not smarter than a 5th Grader.)

Coach AK is the founder of MobileXA, an accountability and business coaching platform, to help early-stage entrepreneurs 10x their productivity and find balance. Coach AK is a global speaker and advises several startups around the globe. He currently resides in Boston with his 7-year-old daughter, Haiven. Coach AK enjoys rock climbing, standup comedy, and traveling.

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Henry Frazier III is a Former Professional Football Player. This is a wide-ranging conversation about his life and the up and down experiences he faced.

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In Ep. 41, Tyree York and Josh talk about how important it is to chase progress over perfection and the art of studying yourself.

They also talk about Tyree's story of constantly being the underdog and how he overcame those challenges to have an excellent collegiate career and pay his knowledge forward to other young players be successful.
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Tyree York is the CEO & Founder of Great Training. His goal in life is to help generations to come find ways to improve mentally, physically and emotionally. He's learned that in order to be Great, you have to work on yourself and your craft every single day.

Follow great.training on Instagram and Great Training on Facebook

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In Ep. 40, Matt Walker and Josh take about how to bring Adventure into your everyday life.

In the show, we talk about a 30-day challenge that Matt created of Practical Exercises to support your clarity & direction.

Try it out: https://matt-walker-adventure.mykajabi.com/30-day-challenge
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As the managing director and founder of Matt Walker Adventures. Matt has more than twenty years of international mountain guiding experience with a Master’s in Organizational Development.

He specializes in

• Leading small groups on mountain adventures with a focus on individual development.
• High-level personal and executive coaching.

He will help you to shift your perspective and gain energy to understand that full engagement living is a state of physical, emotional, and cognitive high performance.

He offers a transformational opportunity. — adventure is a catalyst for learning to fully embrace your life and is an opportunity to gain confidence and clarity.

While working with him, he’ll teach you that you are capable of doing more than you ever imagined. You will regain your joy in life and find adventure in everything you do.

Learn more about Matt at https://mattwalkeradventure.com/

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Q is an athlete turned mindset and performance coach. He specializes in supporting Men in connecting to their life’s mission and forming habits and relationships that will forward their life.  

He utilizes his extensive background in sports psychology, leadership development, emotional intelligence, men’s work, career transitions, yogic philosophy, meditation, & breathwork to help you tap into your full potential.

Reach out to Q on Instagram: @qwilliams__ or go to https://linktr.ee/qwilliams_/

Free Anger Resource: https://www.q-williams.com/anger-resource

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Join us for Episode 38 with Scott Leese, where we learn his story and how he turned his struggle into being one of the top sales leaders out there!
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Scott Leese Consulting, LLC was founded with a concentration on companies scaling from $0 – $25m ARR. Armed with years of industry experience, and a proven track record of success, we focus on a scalable approach to sales strategy, process, people, infrastructure and more.

Scott Leese is one of the top startup sales leaders in the country. Through domestic and international consulting as a strategic advisor; he has trained an army of salespeople and sales leaders thousands strong. Leese puts his nearly two decades of sales and leadership experience to use as the CEO/Founder of both Scott Leese Consulting, LLC and SurfandSales.com. 

Based in Austin, TX, Scott is a 3-time winner of the Top 25 Inside Sales Professionals by the American Association of Inside Sales, and a highly sought-after consultant, advisor, leader, and sales trainer.

While learning both the fundamentals and higher strategy of sales, Scott Leese’s students come away motivated and empowered. He has helped to create many successful organizations and has shaped thousands of individuals into highly sought after sales leaders. Areas of expertise include Sales and Leadership Seminars, Consulting and Coaching, Public Speaking Events, Conferences, Sales Training, and more!

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Scott is the author of the book, Be The Hero of Your Life: Ditch the Excuses, Take Your Hero’s Journey and Find Your LIfe’s Purpose, a guideline to self-discovery using the Hero’s Journey.

Learn more at https://www.jscottmacmillan.com
Also, go to http://takehj.com

Everyone has an obstacle they’re trying to hurdle over. Whether it be finding that perfect career job or letting go of damaging relationships, something is keeping them STUCK in the same place. Scott MacMillan has coached clients through those very barriers to successfully get where they want to be. The whole process starts with the 12 stages of the Hero’s Journey!

By creating your personal timeline - with big and minor life events - listeners will be able to identify how they got where they are today. Scott talks about how to overcome the fear holding you back once you’ve identified your Journey, how to hone in on limiting beliefs, and then flip them to the positive for forward-motion. He provides insight into how to use these timelines to create the roadmap for where you want to be and how to get there. 

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Join us for EP 36, where Paul and Mason talk about the injuries that Paul went through in his baseball career and what grit really looks in life!

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