In this episode of The Impossible Life Podcast, Garrett and Nick unpack one of the most important concepts for living a focused, purpose-driven life: your winning philosophy—the unique combination of beliefs, strengths, endurance, and principles that determine where you succeed and where you struggle.

Nick shares how he recently discovered his own winning philosophy — a pattern that had been showing up in his life long before he ever had language for it. Nick breaks down his own, revealing how understanding his natural wiring transformed the way he leads and helps others rise.

This episode will help you stop wasting time on pursuits you can’t win at… and stop quitting the ones God designed you to win.

This episode goes in depth into the 4 elements of a winning philosophy. They are:

• Beliefs — what you really believe, proven by your actions
• Giftings — your natural inclinations, strengths, and advantages
• Endurance — how long you can stay in the fight
• Principles — the patterns and truths you observe through experience

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In this powerful shortcast of The Impossible Life Podcast, Garrett and Nick expose one of the most dangerous forces shaping modern men: passivity. Drawing from Scripture, real leadership experience, and hard-earned battlefield lessons, they dismantle the seven lies that keep men stuck, ineffective, and spiritually asleep.

Modern culture celebrates “go with the flow” attitudes, conflict avoidance, and emotional softness — but none of that looks like Jesus. Garrett reminds us that Christ was never passive. He confronted lies, protected truth, and led with courage. Real masculinity creates strength, protection, and flourishing — not weakness or drift. 

Inside this episode, you’ll discover: The Top 7 Passive Lies Men Believe Each lie is unpacked with practical examples and Biblical clarity:

• “I’m just being patient.” Learn the difference between godly patience and spiritual laziness.
• “I don’t want to make things worse.” How fear of conflict quietly destroys families, marriages, and leadership.
• “I’m just laid back.” Why “laid back” can actually be a denial of responsibility.
• “It’s not a big deal.” The massive danger of minimizing problems.
• “I don’t feel motivated.” How children follow feelings — men follow truth.
• “I don’t want to be controlling.” Why real leadership is invitation, not domination.
• “If God wants it to change, He’ll change it.” One of the most damaging forms of spiritual passivity.

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In this powerful and deeply insightful episode, Dr. Robi Sonderegger joins Garrett and Nick for his third appearance on The Impossible Life Podcast—and this conversation may be his most impactful yet. Together, they expose the invisible forces—your beliefs—that quietly dictate your identity, your decisions, your relationships, and ultimately the direction of your entire life.

Drawing from psychology, neuroscience, Scripture, and lived experience, the guys explore:

• Where your beliefs actually come from
• How emotion cements beliefs into your identity
• Why most people never question their limiting beliefs
• How to identify beliefs that are silently sabotaging your growth
• The only two ways beliefs ever change: experience and revelation
• How God can supernaturally rewire what you believe in a moment

This episode is equal parts practical, spiritual, and transformational—packed with stories, humor, depth, and life-changing clarity.

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Identity is the glass ceiling of your life. You will never outperform what you believe about who you are. In this powerful episode of The Impossible Life Podcast, Garrett Unclebach and Nick Surface expose one of the most dangerous lies in modern culture: “Just be authentic.”

Culture has reframed feelings as identity and told men that their current state is a virtue.

• “I’m just being honest.”
• “That’s just who I am.”
• “I need validation.”
  What sounds empowering actually destroys grit, responsibility, and maturity.

Garrett and Nick unpack why authenticity without authority leads to narcissism, selfishness, and emotional fragility. True identity doesn’t come from feelings — it comes from authority. And there is no higher authority than God and His Word.

Garrett shares his own story of leaving the military and rediscovering parts of himself he had buried for the mission — and why the popular “just accept yourself” message is incomplete and often harmful. There’s a part of your identity you must embrace, and a part you must go to war against.

This episode gives men a biblical foundation for identity, the tools to build confidence without pride, and a roadmap for transformation rooted in Scripture and authority — not emotion.

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Quitters Day or Purpose Day? Designing a Year You Don’t Walk Away From

If you want this to be the most purposeful year of your life, you can’t drift into it — you have to design it.

In this episode of The Impossible Life Podcast, Garrett and Nick break down how to actually build a year rooted in purpose, clarity, and God-given direction.

Using the Purpose Playbook framework, they explain why so many people lose sight of purpose, fall into distractions, and quit on their goals by the second Friday of January which is known as “Quitters Day.” More importantly, they show you how to avoid it and turn your year into a mission, not a mess of side quests.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

1. Why Most People Never Live Purposefully

• Side quests consume their time
• Their why isn’t strong enough
• They set goals based on emotion, not calling
• They rely on motivation instead of mission

2. What Purpose Really Is Your purpose is where:

• What’s in your heart meets
• What God has put in your hand

Purpose isn’t something you discover once, it’s something you align your life to daily.

3. Vision: The World You Wish to Create. They explain how vision comes from seeing the mind of God in the presence of God.
You need vision for all 8 domains of life:

• Spiritual
• Marriage
• Family
• Friendships
• Health
• Finances
• Business
• Rest

4. Priorities: What You’re Least Willing to Fail At. Nick walks through how to think about your time, energy, and resources based on seasons of life — and how priorities anchor you in discipline instead of distraction.

5. Rules for Growth Real growth isn’t magical or instant. It’s measurable.

• How to track and evaluate your progress
• Why consistency beats intensity
• Why clarity removes overwhelm

6. Setting Goals the Right Way

• Stop setting goals based only on outcomes
• Start setting process-based goals
• Let your goals flow from:
  • Vision
  • Purpose
  • Priorities
  • Core Values

Your core values serve as the safety check — if a goal violates a value, it’s not from God.

7. Time Management for Purpose Nick breaks down how to structure your:

• Daily actions
• Weekly rhythms
• Monthly alignments

…so that the main thing stays the main thing. This episode is packed and it will have you thinking about your next 12 months entirely different.

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In this episode of The Impossible Life Podcast, Garrett Unclebach and Nick Surface break down one of the most valuable — and rare — abilities in leadership: strategic thinking.

Most people react. Few people think. Strategic thinking is the discipline of stepping back, seeing the whole picture, and identifying what really matters so you can make decisions that have lasting impact, not just short-term comfort.

Garrett shares how this mindset has been one of his greatest assets and how learning to zoom in and out of problems changes your performance in every area of life. Nick dives into the practical tools for developing this skill, from managing your time and asking better questions to practicing reverse stress testing — simplifying until it’s not true.

If you want to stop living reactively and start leading intentionally, this episode will teach you how to think at a higher level. 

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• What strategic thinking really means and why it’s essential for leadership
• The 3 questions strategic thinkers always ask:
  1. Where are we? – Developing awareness and reality-based evaluation
  2. Where are we going? – Defining purpose and direction
  3. What matters most right now? – Prioritizing for maximum impact
• How to zoom in and out to gain clarity under pressure
• The art of simplifying until it’s not true — breaking complexity down without losing truth
• The difference between planning and plans — how to adapt when things change
• Why imagination and evaluation are the hidden engines of great leadership

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In this episode of The Impossible Life Podcast, Garrett Unclebach and Nick Surface dismantle one of the most powerful lies in modern culture — that you are the main character of your own story.

Drawing from Scripture, history, and real-world examples, they explore how society’s obsession with self — from slogans like “Have it your way” and “Because you’re worth it” — has shaped a generation that’s prideful, impatient, and spiritually empty.

Garrett and Nick explain that true fulfillment doesn’t come from self-expression but from submission. The difference between salvation and wisdom is learning to play your part in the story God is already writing.

Through biblical truth and practical wisdom, they show how humility, endurance, and responsibility unlock the kind of heroic, meaningful life every man was created for. 💡 In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• Why the world’s version of fulfillment always ends in emptiness
• The difference between salvation and maturity — and why most men stop at salvation
• How pride blinds you to purpose, and why rebellion always leads to ruin
• The power of submission — what it means to let God be the author of your story
• The three daily disciplines of a mature believer:
  1. Humility – Recognize your spiritual poverty (Philippians 2:6–8)
  2. Responsibility – Build character and consistency (2 Peter 1:5–8)
  3. Endurance – Persevere in purpose (Hebrews 12:1–2)
• Why true fulfillment only comes when you stop chasing control and start following calling

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In this episode of The Impossible Life Podcast, Garrett Unclebach and Nick Surface revisit one of their most practical and transformative principles — Timeframe Orientation.

Your timeframe determines your direction. Most people live in short-term cycles — 30-day paychecks, 12-month goals, and reactionary habits — but true success and spiritual maturity come when you learn to see further down the road.

Garrett and Nick unpack how short-term thinking sabotages long-term growth in every area of life: parenting, marriage, health, business, and faith. Drawing from Scripture, personal stories, and leadership lessons, they show how extending your perspective aligns you with God’s eternal timeline and helps you live with greater clarity, discipline, and purpose. 💡 In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• What Timeframe Orientation is and why it determines your destiny
• How Luke 9:62 reveals the danger of looking backward instead of forward
• The difference between living by your mortgage cycle and your mission cycle
• How to shift your mindset from survival to stewardship
• Five areas where your timeframe determines your fruit:
  1. Parenting – Raising character, not convenience
  2. Marriage – Building connection, not comfort
  3. Faith – Focusing on identity in Christ, not performance
  4. Business – Sowing value, not chasing income
  5. Health – Thinking longevity, not quick fixes

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In this episode of The Impossible Life Podcast, Garrett Unclebach and Nick Surface tackle one of the most misunderstood and misused traits in men...ambition. Many Christians have been taught to view ambition as selfish or prideful, but the truth is, ambition is a divine design when it’s submitted to God’s purpose.

Garrett and Nick show the difference between self-driven ambition and God-directed ambition and how to cultivate a mindset that produces action, excellence, and impact. They go into how leaders can identify and stir ambition in others, inspiring them to rise above apathy and live out their calling with focus and fire.

If you’ve ever struggled with complacency, procrastination, or feeling stuck in your potential, this episode will reignite your drive and give you the tools to channel ambition toward obedience, not ego. 

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• The difference between ambition and desire
• The ingredients of ambition and how to use them to develop ambition
• The importance of belief
• What leaders can do to awaken purpose and drive in others

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In this Impossible Life Shortcast, Garrett Unclebach dives into the “Figure It Out Mindset” — the ability to face uncertainty, obstacles, and confusion with confidence, faith, and resourcefulness.

Garrett breaks down how this mindset separates those who take ownership from those who make excuses, and why learning to figure things out is one of the most valuable leadership and spiritual traits a man can develop.

Whether it’s a business challenge, a relationship issue, or a moment where life feels overwhelming, this short episode will challenge you to stop waiting for perfect clarity and start trusting God while taking action.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• Why “I don’t know” is never the end of the story for a man of God
• How faith and responsibility fuel the figure-it-out mindset
• The difference between problem finders and problem solvers
• How to stop waiting for perfect circumstances and start moving forward
• The power of resourcefulness, prayer, and perseverance when life tests you

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