PUSHING BACK CHAOS

We all like to think of ourselves as honest, but integrity goes way beyond just telling the truth. It’s about doing what you say you will—especially when no one’s watching. And let’s be real, how many times have you promised yourself you’d wake up early, hit the gym, or finally start that big project… only to bail on it?

In this episode, we dive into why integrity is the foundation of personal growth. When you consistently keep your word to yourself, you build self-trust, confidence, and momentum. But when you break those little promises—hitting snooze, skipping workouts, making excuses—you quietly erode your own belief in yourself. And that, more than anything, is what keeps people stuck.

We’ll unpack:

·      How self-trust fuels success in every area of life

·      Why small breaches of integrity matter more than you think

·      How cognitive dissonance and self-sabotage keep you stuck

·      Practical steps to strengthen your integrity muscle

·      Integrity and personal growth

·      Self-discipline and success

·      Building self-trust

·      How to develop integrity

·      Follow through on commitments

Integrity isn’t about perfection—it’s about alignment. When your actions match your values, everything in life flows more smoothly. So, if you’re tired of spinning your wheels and ready to start actually following through, this episode is for you.

💬 Join the conversation! What’s one small commitment you’re making today? Share your thoughts and tag us on social media!

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🎧 Listen now and start building a life you can trust—one small promise at a time.

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Imagine a broke guy saying, “If I had a million dollars, I’d start my dream business and finally be successful.” Sounds logical—except he’d probably just blow it on a sports car and an espresso machine he never uses.

Why? Because success isn’t about what you have—it’s about who you are.

Most people think life works like this: Get the stuff → Do the things → Become the person.But it’s actually the opposite. The people who succeed don’t wait for external proof before they take action. They step into the mindset of a successful person first, act accordingly, and the results follow.

It’s like waiting to feel fit before you go to the gym—nonsense, right? Instead, you start moving, eat better, and over time, healthy choices become natural.

When you stop waiting for the right conditions and start embodying the traits of the person you want to be, everything changes.

Join your hosts as they expand on this shift in mindset that has been so effective for both of them in generating the lives they love.

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Goals for 2024:

-100  Ratings on Apple Podcasts

-50 Written reviews on Apple Podcasts

-500 followers on FB, IG & YouTube

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"Our intention creates our reality”

- Wayne Dyer

In this action packed episode, your hosts cover daily routines and practical steps that can be implemented into your day immediately. 

Melon and Mike share a conversation based around practices to gain mental clarity and focus throughout the day. 

How can we consciously define how we show up in life- so that we can be in action taking the necessary steps when needed?

Having the ability to put yesterday behind us- extracting the lessons, and especially savouring the blessings we have been given- allows us to have our full focus on what is ahead of us. 

Finding our blessings allows us to manifest a state of gratitude- which is essential to shift our energy into positivity when things are hard. From a positive energy state, we can all start to see pathways for actions that will make the difference we need:- it can allow us to escape when we feel "stuck".

Mike and Melon share what works for them in their lives- and challenge you to apply some of these steps in your own day. 

Let us know what works for you- whether your practices are similar or different. We answer all messages.

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Goals for 2025:

-100 Ratings on Apple Podcasts

-50 Written reviews on Apple Podcasts

-500 followers on FB, IG & YouTube

#PBC #PushingBackChaos #Podcast #HMG #HeroesMediaGrp #Veterans #goals #Transition #Military #Operationonceinalifetime #intention #intentionality #gratitude #focus #clarity #abundance #stoic 

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All the best to you and your circle from Mike and Melon, plus the support guys here at Pushing Back Chaos and Heroes Media Group. 

We take the opportunity to re-introduce ourselves for new listeners. You’ll hear about our professional and personal backgrounds- where we are at in 2025. You’ll hear WHY we have been doing this podcast for the past 4.5 years. 

Coming from senior roles in special forces and military aviation, your hosts also draw on our family backgrounds and personal relationships. Nothing is off limits- we share from the heart. Your hosts have wide life experience- from special needs children to life threatening combat experiences and everything in between. 

During this first episode of the year, we dive into some very deep personal questions- some very hard questions to answer. 

We are here to share our story and our conversations with you. We address the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of life and let you know what has worked for us: most of our lessons were hard won in times of failure and breakdown. 

From the members of PUSHING BACK CHAOS and HEROES MEDIA GROUP, we wish you all the best for 2025. Reach out to us on social media or by email. We answer all messages. 

Goals for 2025:

-50 Ratings on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube

-50 Written reviews on Apple Podcasts

-300 followers on FB, IG & YouTube

#2025 #PBC #PushingBackChaos #Podcast #HMG #HeroesMediaGrp #Veterans #goals #Transition#Military #Hobbies #Operationonceinalifetime #Notyouraverageoperator #Adversity #Positivity #Struggle #Youcandothis #Priorities #leadership #Faith #2025.

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Happy New Year everyone!  We just want to take this time and wish you, your families, and loved ones a bright and prosperous 2025 filled with great achievement, memories, and filled with meaningful relationships. 

On this final episode of 2024, the guys recap their year while answering questions from you, the listeners. They cover the highlights of the show as well as highlights of their own personal lives. Sharing strong examples of growth physically, emotionally , spiritually, and mentally that they have built upon and shared with you throughout the year in every episode. 

From moving across the world from the desert back to the land down under with Melon, to overcoming injury with Mike, to being present and maximizing family time with both , this year has been a year of growth, acceptance, challenges, and prosperity. Our hope is that in someway, we have been a pillar for you to lean on when times got tough or confusing. God knows we have needed our own pillars and we are happy to share them.

From the members of PUSHING BACK CHAOS and HEROES MEDIA GROUP, we wish you a happy and prosperous new year!

Goals for 2025:

-100 Ratings on Apple Podcasts

-50 Written reviews on Apple Podcasts

-500 followers on FB, IG & YouTube

#PBC #PushingBackChaos #Podcast #HMG #HeroesMediaGrp #Veterans #goals #Transition #Military#Hobbies#Operationonceinalifetime #Adversity #StayPositive #Positivity #Struggle #Youcandothis #Priorities #leadership #Evolving #Faith #NewYears #2025 

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Last episode we started a conversation series about Achieving the Goal. The first episode was about gaining clarity on your individual goal- your personal “why”. This week we are starting to look at how we build teams that can achieve at the top levels. 

Join Mike and Melon as they share from their decades of shared experience inside military aviation and special forces units about building teams that excel. 

Working towards excellence involved building individuals and teams along the journey through the four levels of competence:

How can we build teams that reliably work through sticking points where most would fail?

These lessons are applicable to professional groups, sporting teams, families and personal relationships. Melon and Mike share from their experience in all of these areas. 

Let us know where and when you have built world beating teams and how you worked through the tough times. 

We would love to hear your thoughts! 

Goals for 2024:

-100 Ratings on Apple Podcasts

-50 Written reviews on Apple Podcasts

-500 followers on FB, IG & YouTube

#PBC #PushingBackChaos #Podcast #HMG #HeroesMediaGrp #Veterans #goals #Transition #Military#aviation #Operationonceinalifetime #training #StayPositive #Positivity #specialforces #teamwork #team #leadership #growthmindset

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Everyone wants to do something special on a beautiful sunny day surrounded by comfort, but what happens when that first obstacle lands in your path? Is it what you thought it would be? Is it still desirable? Are you still capable of moving forward? Can your reasons for starting overcome the challenge? Join us this week with Mike and Melon back in the saddle and ready to pour some honesty and experience with Part 1 on preparing and approaching a daunting goal. The boys use their experiences as top-tier professional instructors within aviation and special operations training to break down and identify the key steps to make it to the end and accomplish your goals. For part 1 we are starting with: What is your WHY and is it strong enough to withstand the formidable moments ahead? Let us hear your reasons for beginning something. What got you to start? Did it survive the first challenge? We are always excited to hear from you!

Come check us out & send us a message or leave a review! Let us know how our discussions have helped you push back against the chaos in your life! 

Goals for 2024:

-100 Ratings on Apple Podcasts

-50 Written reviews on Apple Podcasts

-500 followers on FB, IG & YouTube

#PBC #PushingBackChaos #Podcast #HMG #HeroesMediaGrp #Veterans #goals #Transition #Military#Hobbies#Operationonceinalifetime #Adversity #StayPositive #Positivity #Struggle #Youcandothis #Priorities #leadership #Whatisyourwhy?

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Well, this one is going to be different. For the first time on PUSHING BACK CHAOS, we talk about a very powerful topic: FAITH. 

What is it exactly and what does it mean to you? This week, Mike welcomes our special guest and owner of Heroes Media Group, Adam Bird. A great friend who is like family and the whole reason our podcast even exists. 

Mike and Adam ask some upfront and hard questions on faith and where they stand with it, how it has changed their lives, and address the conflict that exists between faith and what the world tells us to believe. This is not an easy one, but it is a welcomed one.

We think about daily life and how hard everything can be. We look at the world as it is filled with chaos, war, confusion, and misinformation. Where do we go when we feel lost in all of it? Who do we talk to? Where is the truth? Why do I even exist? 

Here at PUSHING BACK CHAOS, this is exactly our purpose and what we believe is true. To serve others, to make our communities better, and to be the best leaders, warriors, mentors, and friends that we can be.

What does faith mean to you?

Goals for 2024:

-100 Ratings on Apple Podcasts

-50 Written reviews on Apple Podcasts

-500 followers on FB, IG & YouTube

#PBC #PushingBackChaos #Podcast #HMG #HeroesMediaGrp #Veterans #goals #Transition #Military#Hobbies#Operationonceinalifetime #Adversity #StayPositive #Positivity #Struggle #Youcandothis #Priorities #leadership #Evolving #Faith #God 

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Well it’s been a minute, but here we are!Back after a long summer and full of stories! Melon and Mike welcome you back with an update after 2+ months of adventures between the two of them. From relocating to Australia from the Middle East with Melon to coming home after a successful final deployment with Mike, there is no lack of lessons learned to be shared!

This week, the guys speak on their recent experiences, but more so on what positive mindsets or lifestyle adjustments they’ve adopted and explain how they infused them into their daily lives. There are many flashy catch phrases such as “stay positive” or “just go with the flow!” that are used often, but lack the “how to” instruction manual. How annoying is that? Well we got you covered! We go in depth about the thought processes, the reality of combative emotions, and how to reaffirm yourself that what you are pursuing and how you are going about it may be out of the traditional norms of the world, but right in line with moral victory and success.

Come check us out & send us a message or leave a review! Let us know how our discussions have helped you push back against the chaos in your life! 

Goals for 2024:

-100 Ratings on Apple Podcasts

-50 Written reviews on Apple Podcasts

-500 followers on FB, IG & YouTube

#PBC #PushingBackChaos #Podcast #HMG #HeroesMediaGrp #Veterans #goals #Transition #Military#Hobbies#Operationonceinalifetime #Adversity #StayPositive #Positivity #Struggle #Youcandothis #Priorities #leadership #Evolving 

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If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.

-       Steve Jobs

The term “vision” is thrown around a lot in the context of organisations and leadership. What is meant by this umbrella term? How important is it? How can we create a compelling and effective vision? How can this vision be sustained in the inevitable difficult times that will come to all of us?

Mike and Melon are continuing their exploration of leadership- as it occurs in military aviation and special forces, as well as in families, sporting teams and community groups. This week they define vision- the overarching north star or reason for the organisation’s existence. It shouldn’t just shape strategies, but also the values and principles of the team that guide the way there.

How can we build a vision that motivates and draws us forward effectively? How can we get buy in from the people in the team? Your team contend that there has to be an open forum, where a consensus can be formed together, and that achievable goals can be set.

The difficult task of sustaining the vision when the chips are down is also covered. The example of Churchill during WW2 is offered- constant communication and reinforcement that serves to maintain the long term effort through the short term hardship.

Join the conversation and let us know your experiences. How have you seen this done well? What insights can you offer? Where could we take this conversation next?

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Goals for 2024:

-100  Ratings on Apple Podcasts

-50 Written reviews on Apple Podcasts

-500 followers on FB, IG & YouTube

#PBC #PushingBackChaos #HMG #HeroesMediaGrp #Veterans  #createvision  #communicatevision  #vision  #create   #sustain

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