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Four people. Four completely different battles. One shared truth: your hardest chapter does not have to become your final chapter.

Recorded at MIC 2026, this special episode of The Asset Mindset Podcast brings together Paden Sickles, Gold Star Gamer Maddox, psychologist Saarah Nicolas, and veteran advocate John Spagnola for four powerful conversations about resilience, military transition, grief, mental health, entrepreneurship, community, purpose, mentorship, and taking ownership of your life.

PADEN SICKLES — FROM MILITARY INJURY TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP

After 12 years as an Army engineer officer, repeated injuries and a medical transition forced Paden Sickles to rethink her future. Instead of allowing the setback to define her, she built Sick Fit and turned a personal problem into a business.

Paden talks about military transition, leadership, toxic leadership, entrepreneurship, culture, finding your tribe, solving real problems, and why the right mentor can change everything. Her reminder: enjoy the journey, celebrate the wins, and “buy yourself the flowers.”

GOLD STAR GAMER MADDOX — GRIEF, GAMING & CONNECTION

Maddox lost his father when he was nine years old. Gaming became one of the ways he stayed connected to memories of his dad and processed grief. That experience became part of the mission behind Gold Star Gamers, a nonprofit helping military children through gaming, mentorship, friendship, community, and shared experiences.

Maddox speaks openly about grief, therapy, military families, loneliness, friendship, getting out of isolation, and why people struggling at rock bottom need connection and new experiences. His message: don’t stay trapped inside the pain. Get out. Meet people. Let the wound heal.

SAARAH NICOLAS — “FACE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT”

Former VA psychologist Saarah Nicolas, founder of Liberty Evaluations, discusses veteran mental health, trauma, isolation, social support, community, and what she has learned from veterans who have overcome extremely difficult experiences.

She challenges the familiar phrase “fake it till you make it” with something stronger:

FACE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT.

Saarah explains how environment can shape mindset and why small actions—opening the blinds, walking out the door, reaching out, showing up, and reconnecting with people—can begin moving someone forward.

JOHN SPAGNOLA — INFORMED CONSENT & VETERAN ADVOCACY

Veteran advocate John Spagnola discusses his work around informed consent, medication side effects, treatment options, proposed legislation, and helping veterans better understand the care they receive.

He explains why he believes veterans should have clear information about potential side effects and available treatment options before making healthcare decisions, and why awareness, choice, community, and purpose matter so much after military service.

FOUR STORIES. ONE COMMON THREAD.

• Military transition and entrepreneurship

• Gold Star grief and healing

• Veteran mental health and isolation

• Therapy and social connection

• Mentorship and finding your tribe

• Resilience after setbacks

• Informed consent and veteran advocacy

• Purpose after service

• Ownership, community, and moving forward

These guests come from different backgrounds and carry different stories, but their lessons point in the same direction:

You are not powerless.

You may not control what happened to you—but you can still choose what you do next.

If you're rebuilding after loss, injury, transition, isolation, uncertainty, or a season that has knocked you down, this episode is for you.

Listen now and ask yourself:

If you stopped waiting for life to get easier and started building the mindset, relationships, community, and purpose that could make you stronger?

Own Your Power.

Guest Contact Information:

Paden Sickles: https://sickfitofficial.com/

Gold Star Gamers: https://goldstargamers.org/

Saarah Nicolas Ph.D: https://libertyevaluations.com/

John Spagnola: https://johnspagnola.org/

Medal of Honor recipient Major James Capers survived brutal combat in Vietnam, severe wounds, unimaginable personal loss—and nearly 80 years of life without surrendering the mindset that carried his men home.

In this powerful episode of The Asset Mindset Podcast, Daniel Fielding sits down at MIC 2026 with Marine Force Recon legend Major James Capers and Green Beret Mike Clark of the BLK OPS Foundation for a raw conversation about combat, leadership, resilience, Special Operations, mentorship, purpose, and what it really means to never quit.

Major Capers takes us inside moments when leadership meant life or death. After being stranded on a mountain in Vietnam, his team faced a brutal choice: wait for rescue or move 10 miles, swim a river, and cross two minefields.

They followed him.

They believed in him.

And he didn't lose a man.

But some of Capers' hardest battles came long after Vietnam.

His son died in his arms. His wife of 50 years died from cancer. His body still carries the damage of war.

Yet his message remains:

“I survived.”

Capers explains why real leaders take care of their people first, why he refused to eat before his troops, and why leadership isn't about rank—it's about earning the trust of people willing to follow you when everything is on the line.

Then Green Beret Mike Clark joins Daniel to discuss the BLK OPS Foundation and its mission to preserve overlooked stories from the Special Operations community while bringing mentorship, resilience, discipline, purpose, and the Special Forces mindset to young people across America.

You'll hear:

• Major James Capers' lessons from combat in Vietnam
• What leadership looks like when lives depend on your decisions
• Why Capers' men followed him through extreme danger
• How he survived devastating personal loss without quitting
• Why taking care of your people comes before taking care of yourself
• The mindset that carried Capers through war and nearly eight decades of life
• Mike Clark's 27+ years in Army Special Forces
• Why representation and mentorship can change a young person's future
• The mission behind the BLK OPS Foundation
• Why young people need resilience, purpose, communication, and real-world adversity
• How Green Berets think “by, width, and through”
• Why finding the right mentors can accelerate your growth
• How veterans can discover a new mission after military service
• Why community becomes critical when life gets hard

This isn't just a military story.

It's a conversation about what happens when life knocks you down—and whether you decide to stay there.

Major Capers has faced combat, wounds, loss, grief, and isolation. His answer?

Get back up.

If you're a leader, veteran, entrepreneur, parent, mentor—or someone going through a battle nobody else can see—this episode will remind you what resilience really looks like.

Listen and ask yourself: When everything gets hard, who are you becoming?

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Adam Johnson gained 100 pounds, battled alcoholism and substance abuse, lost himself in the identities he created—and eventually realized the person destroying his life was also the only person who could rebuild it.

In this raw episode of The Asset Mindset Podcast, Army combat medic, former drill sergeant, coach, author, and entrepreneur Adam Johnson joins Daniel Fielding to reveal how he went from nearly 300 pounds and directionless to losing 100 pounds, building a military career, overcoming alcohol, rebuilding his identity, and creating systems that helped him take control of his life.

Adam breaks down why motivation isn't enough, how discipline becomes easier when your actions align with your identity, why journaling and self-awareness can expose the lies you tell yourself, and how systems keep you moving when motivation disappears. He also shares the uncomfortable truth behind his years as a high-performing drill sergeant who could enforce the standard by day while struggling with alcohol behind closed doors.

This conversation dives into identity, discipline, addiction recovery, personal responsibility, resilience, neuroplasticity, fitness, nutrition, journaling, overcoming victim mentality, building self-trust, taking action, and finding purpose after failure.

You'll hear why Adam believes:

• Identity comes before transformation
• Motivation gets you started—but systems keep you going
• Consistency matters more than perfection
• You must stop tying your identity to titles and positions
• Self-trust is built by keeping promises to yourself
• Your environment can either reinforce your goals or destroy them
• Giving yourself grace without corrective action becomes an excuse
• Failure doesn't mean you're on the wrong path
• Sometimes you have to remove people and environments holding you back
• Taking imperfect action is better than standing still
• You are never helpless—even when you feel hopeless

Adam also explains why he's walking away from the Army after nearly 14 years instead of staying for a 20-year retirement—and why becoming a husband and father means more to him than his military rank, businesses, speaking career, or accomplishments.

His message is simple:

You have the power to change your situation.

You don't have to transform your entire life today.

Take the first step.

Then take another.

Because the person you repeatedly tell yourself you are eventually becomes the person you live as.

If you're struggling with your identity, discipline, alcohol, motivation, weight, purpose, failure, or simply feel stuck in a life you no longer want—this conversation is for you.

Listen now and ask yourself:

WHO ARE YOU—and does the life you're living actually reflect that person?

Own Your Power.

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Would people still follow you when the plan falls apart and the consequences become life or death? Former Green Beret, entrepreneur, author, and Triple Nickel founder Ruben Ayala reveals what real leadership looks like when pressure, fear, failure, and risk become very real.

In this powerful episode of The Asset Mindset Podcast, Ruben takes us inside a dangerous high-altitude Special Forces training mission where a teammate began suffering from hypoxia—and everyone turned to the new team leader for the decision that could determine what happened next. He also shares the painful leadership mistake that forced him to terminate his entire workforce during COVID, why confidence without trust is worthless, and why the leaders worth following aren't fearless—they understand the consequences and move forward anyway.

Ruben also explores the message behind his new book, Follow Me, including leadership by example, mentorship, resilience, taking calculated risks, learning from failure, serving others, and helping the next generation recognize what they're capable of becoming.

If you're a leader, entrepreneur, veteran, parent, mentor—or anyone trying to become someone others can trust when things get hard—this conversation will challenge the way you think about leadership.

What you'll hear:

• The moment a Special Forces mission turned into a potential life-or-death emergency
• Why authority doesn't automatically make people want to follow you
• The difference between confidence and recklessness
• Why courage actually requires fear
• How mentors can completely change someone's trajectory
• The leadership mistake Ruben still carries with him
• Why a "never quit" mentality can sometimes become a liability
• How strong leaders communicate when things are falling apart
• Why calculated risk is essential to growth and success
• What Ruben learned from losing 80% of his company's revenue during COVID
• Why leadership means doing the work you're asking others to do
• The mission behind Follow Me and the Black Ops Foundation

Ruben's message is simple:

Leadership isn't about the title.

It's about becoming the person people are willing to follow when everything goes wrong.

Listen now and ask yourself:

Would people follow you into the worst day of their lives?

Own Your Power.

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Green Beret Carlos Contreras reveals how discipline, mental toughness, faith, purpose, and personal responsibility can help you stop making excuses, overcome mediocrity, and become the person you know you're capable of becoming.What if the biggest thing standing between you and the life you want… is you?In this powerful episode of The Asset Mindset Podcast, host Daniel Fielding sits down with U.S. Army Green Beret Carlos Contreras for a raw conversation about discipline, resilience, faith, mental toughness, personal responsibility, leadership, purpose, and what it really takes to create lasting personal transformation.Born in Mexico and later becoming a U.S. citizen, Carlos went on to build an extraordinary career in U.S. Army Special Forces. But some of his greatest lessons weren't learned through success.They came through struggle.Failure.Self-assessment.Growth.And learning to stop negotiating with mediocrity.Carlos shares the philosophy behind his Built for More method and explains why becoming stronger mentally, physically, and spiritually requires far more than motivation.It requires standards. It requires discipline.And eventually, it requires becoming the kind of person who does what needs to be done whether you feel like doing it or not.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL DISCOVER:• How Green Beret discipline translates into everyday life• Why your starting point does NOT determine your destination• How to stop negotiating with yourself and start taking ownership• Why commitment, consistency, discipline, and high standards must become non-negotiable• How to develop mental toughness when motivation disappears• Why faith, family, legacy, and purpose can give your life direction• Why discomfort is necessary for growth—but pain should never be confused with progress• How your internal dialogue can either strengthen you or sabotage you• Why the people around you influence the person you eventually become• How replacing “I have to” with “I get to” can completely change your perspective• How writing your own personal creed can clarify your values, standards, and purpose• Why personal responsibility is one of the most powerful tools for changing your lifeOne of the most important lessons from this conversation:A lot of people want the outcome—but they aren't willing to go through the process required to earn it.If you're tired of making excuses, lowering your standards, negotiating with yourself, or waiting until you finally “feel ready,” this conversation will challenge you.You don't need to feel ready.You need to be willing.Your past doesn't determine your future.Your circumstances don't control your potential.And the person with the greatest influence over who you become is you.The question is:Are you protecting your time, energy, attention, and standards—or giving them away to things that are keeping you from becoming who you were built to be?If conversations about mental toughness, discipline, leadership, resilience, faith, personal responsibility, high performance, and becoming your strongest self resonate with you, follow The Asset Mindset Podcast on Spotify so you don't miss the next episode.

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Financial educator and entrepreneur Rondi Lambeth explains how wealth building, taxes, credit, cash flow, asset protection, and financial education can change the way you think about money—and why making more money is only part of the equation.

What if becoming wealthy isn’t just about earning more—but understanding the rules of money most people were never taught?

In this episode of The Asset Mindset Podcast, host Daniel Fielding sits down with Rondi Lambeth, founder of Fortress U, for a powerful conversation about financial literacy, wealth, taxes, debt, asset protection, entrepreneurship, resilience, and legacy.

Rondi’s story is extraordinary. He grew up in a shack without running water or electricity, dumpster dived for food, endured a difficult childhood, and left home at 15. Then a mentor began teaching him about money, credit, business, and taxes—and one lesson changed the way he viewed wealth:

“It’s not how much money you make. It’s how much money you keep.”

After decades as an entrepreneur and financial educator, Rondi shares the principles he believes separate people who simply earn money from those who learn how to understand it, protect it, and use it strategically.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL DISCOVER:

• Why earning more money doesn’t automatically create wealth

• How financial education, cash flow, and credit influence your future

• The difference between good debt and bad debt

• Why Rondi compares your CPA to a referee instead of a financial coach

• How entrepreneurs can think differently about taxes and business structures

• Why asset protection matters when building long-term wealth

• Revocable vs. irrevocable trusts and common misconceptions

• Why some wealthy people borrow against assets instead of selling them

• Why documentation and understanding the rules matter

• How adversity shaped Rondi’s mindset and personal responsibility

• How a near-fatal heart attack changed his mission and view of legacy

• Why real wealth can include impact, giving back, and creating opportunities for future generations

One of the biggest lessons from this conversation:

Earning money and building wealth are not the same thing.

Financial literacy helps you ask better questions, make more intentional decisions, and take greater ownership of your financial future.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, business owner, investor, or simply someone who wants to become smarter with money, this episode will challenge the way you think about wealth.

If conversations about financial freedom, wealth building, entrepreneurship, taxes, asset protection, money mindset, resilience, and personal responsibility resonate with you, FOLLOW The Asset Mindset Podcast on Spotify and SHARE this episode.

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This episode is for educational and informational purposes only and is not financial, tax, legal, accounting, or investment advice. Consult qualified professionals before acting on any strategy discussed.

"What if the biggest battle you’ll ever fight isn’t against the world around you—but the one happening inside your own mind?"

In this powerful episode of The Asset Mindset Podcast, host Daniel Fielding sits down with Mike Kenny, a 22-year U.S. Army veteran, West Point graduate, former Army Special Forces leader, and the leader of Warriors’ Ascent, an organization helping veterans and first responders navigate post-traumatic stress and reclaim ownership of their lives.

Mike breaks down a simple but powerful framework that can change how you lead, perform, communicate, and live:

ATTENTION. INTENTION. ATTITUDE.

Where is your attention going?

What is your intention when you walk into a situation?

And are you choosing your attitude—or allowing circumstances and other people to choose it for you?

Daniel and Mike go deep into the psychology and mindset behind personal transformation, discussing self-awareness, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, limiting beliefs, emotional regulation, resilience, purpose, growth mindset, and the power of your tribe.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• How to stop reacting automatically and start responding intentionally
• Why your thoughts can distort your perception of reality
• How limiting beliefs keep you trapped in safety instead of moving toward growth
• Why failure becomes valuable when you learn from it
• How mindfulness can train your ability to control your attention
• Why you have more agency over your life than you may realize
• The importance of surrounding yourself with people who genuinely want you to succeed
• Why ownership is essential to healing, leadership, and personal growth
• How to identify what you truly stand for and live with greater purpose
• Why the first person you must learn to lead is yourself

One of Mike’s most powerful messages:

Before you can go out and do great things, you have to do the inner work. You have to conquer yourself first.

This conversation isn’t just for veterans or first responders. It’s for anyone who feels stuck, overwhelmed, distracted, stressed, or ready to become more intentional about the person they are becoming.

You have more control than you think.

Take ownership. Build your tribe. Challenge your beliefs. Control what you can control.

And Own Your Power.

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Content Note: This episode includes discussion of post-traumatic stress, depression, and suicide.

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Communication expert Kevin McIntyre, PhD, explains how to turn public-speaking anxiety into confidence, command a room, lead under pressure, and build the mental resilience to respond instead of react.

What if the difference between anxiety and confidence isn't what you feel—but how you interpret it?

In this episode of The Asset Mindset Podcast, host Daniel Fielding sits down with Kevin McIntyre, PhD—a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, professor, communication expert, mentor, and public-speaking coach—for a powerful conversation about confidence, communication, leadership, mental resilience, emotional control, and personal responsibility.

Kevin once froze during a college speech. Years later, he learned how to confidently command a room, communicate under pressure, and help others become stronger and more effective speakers.

In this conversation, Kevin explains why confidence doesn't require eliminating nervousness. Instead, it often comes from learning how to interpret that energy differently, shift your attention away from yourself, and focus on serving the people in front of you.

He also reveals why great communicators don't need perfect scripts, how to recover when you lose your train of thought, and how changing your internal dialogue can completely change the way you perform.

Daniel and Kevin go beyond public speaking to explore leadership, resilience, mentorship, emotional intelligence, relationships, and the importance of responding instead of reacting.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL DISCOVER:

• How to command a room without pretending to be someone you're not

• How to turn public-speaking anxiety and nervousness into productive energy

• Why anxiety and excitement may be more closely connected than you think

• How to speak with confidence even when you forget what comes next

• How to recover when you lose your train of thought

• Why focusing on your audience can reduce self-consciousness

• How to respond instead of react when emotions are running high

• How to stop allowing other people to control your emotional state

• How to recognize toxic, insecure, or fear-based leadership

• Why strong leaders create opportunities for other people to rise

• The difference between being a "riser" and simply being a climber

• How mentorship can accelerate personal and professional growth

• Why servant leadership builds trust, accountability, and performance

• How relationships may be one of the greatest measures of true success

One of the most powerful ideas from this conversation is simple:

Confidence doesn't always mean feeling comfortable.

Sometimes confidence means learning how to move forward even when discomfort is present.

Kevin also leaves listeners with a challenge:

Make somebody else's day at least once every day.

That simple act reflects a larger philosophy about leadership, service, relationships, and the kind of impact we choose to have on the people around us.

If you want to become a stronger communicator, more confident public speaker, more resilient leader, and more intentional human being, this conversation is for you.

If conversations about confidence, communication, leadership, mental toughness, resilience, personal responsibility, and high performance resonate with you, follow The Asset Mindset Podcast on Spotify so you don't miss the next episode.

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What does it take to keep moving when life hits hard, failure stings, and every part of you wants to choose the easier path?

In this powerful episode of The Asset Mindset Podcast, Daniel Fielding sits down with Green Beret Nick Lavery for a raw conversation about resilience, discipline, sacrifice, leadership, failure, personal responsibility, and what it really takes to achieve difficult goals.

Nick has spent nearly 20 years serving as a Green Beret. After losing his leg, enduring trauma, navigating survivor's guilt, and fighting his way forward, he developed a mindset built around one powerful idea:

This is the cost of admission.

If you say you want something badly enough, there will be a price to pay. Early mornings. Failure. Discomfort. Sacrifice. Discipline. Difficult conversations. Setbacks. And moments when quitting feels easier than continuing.

Nick explains why resilience is not something you are simply born with - it is a skill that can be trained through repeated exposure to adversity, recovery, and continued action.

In this episode, Daniel and Nick discuss:

• Why failure should be treated as an opportunity instead of something to fear
• How to stop dwelling on the past and start learning from it
• Why authentic confidence must be earned through evidence
• The four foundations of confidence: skill, resilience, preparation, and support
• Why emotional control is one of the biggest differences between average and high performers
• How discipline allows you to act even when you do not feel motivated
• Why every meaningful goal requires sacrifice
• How to break free from a victim mentality without denying what happened to you
• Why responsibility and fault are not the same thing
• How to find a new mission when your identity or career changes
• Why "work-life harmony" may be more realistic and powerful than work-life balance
• How to prioritize what actually moves you toward your objectives
• Why winning matters - but how you win matters just as much

Nick also opens up about combat loss, survivor's guilt, faith, purpose, and learning to move forward with difficult experiences rather than waiting for them to disappear.

This conversation is not just for military veterans or Special Operations soldiers.

It is for anyone facing adversity, transition, self-doubt, failure, loss, burnout, or the feeling that they are stuck in life.

You do not have to be a Green Beret to develop discipline, resilience, mental toughness, emotional control, and an Asset Mindset.

You have to decide what you want - and then be willing to pay the cost of admission.

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In Episode 59 of The Asset Mindset Podcast, Daniel Fielding sits down with retired Green Beret, author, and advocate Scott Roessler to discuss the life-changing impact of Ibogaine therapy on PTSD, trauma recovery, addiction, and personal transformation. Drawing from his own experiences and emerging scientific research, Scott shares how psychedelic-assisted therapy is creating new possibilities for veterans, first responders, and anyone seeking deeper healing.

This conversation explores the science behind Ibogaine, the groundbreaking Stanford study on traumatic brain injury and PTSD, and the mindset shifts required to move from survival mode to growth and purpose.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Healing Journeys
03:06 The Transition from Military to Healing
05:42 Exploring Treatment Modalities
08:49 The Impact of Ibogaine
11:44 Transformative Experiences and Personal Growth
14:34 Understanding Trauma and Healing
17:23 The Role of Community in Recovery
20:28 Case Studies and Real-Life Transformations
23:20 The Science Behind Healing Modalities
26:17 Future of Healing and Personal Responsibility
34:32 The Journey to Healing: Alcohol and Ibogaine
37:18 Understanding Ibogaine: Detox and Transformation
40:52 Life After Ibogaine: New Perspectives and Choices
44:03 Resentment and Relationships: Navigating Change
48:11 The Shift in Habits: From Self-Destruction to Growth
55:22 The Call to Action: Embracing Ibogaine for Change

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