The Inspired Way

Over the past two years, I have seen a theme with those I have spoken with or from guests on the podcast and that is, that many didn't know how to become a Buffalo. They were raised in homes or in environments with cows, people who avoid anything and everything. I believe we are designed to be Buffalos, not cows! 

Hopefully, this episode will help you start on your path to becoming the Buffalo you were meant to be. This is in no way an exhaustive list however will get you headed in the right direction, Facing The Storms!

Stick around to the end for some promoting questions to help you a different perspective on the storms in your life.

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My guest this week is Brian Davis, a father and social media strategist. 

Brian and I discuss how he got into the entrepreneur space and becoming a social media strategist. We chat about the importance and how we can get paid for our knowledge; as a knowledge broker. This conversation then led us into discussing the lessons learned from his greatest storm of his life: divorce.

Brian walks us through the 3 lessons he learned to help others potentially avoid the same mistakes. On this show we don't like avoiding many things however, we are all about learning from others past mistake to avoid potential disaster in our life's.

Connect with Brian here: Coachbriandavis.com

FB:  https://www.facebook.com/brianbdavis07

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This week's guest is Josh Perry a former pro BMX athlete and multiple brain tumor survivor turned inspirational speaker, optimization strategist, and health coach.

Josh Perry was born and raised in Cape Cod, MA. His father bought him his first BMX bike when he was just a kid and it almost immediately consumed his life. Josh worked tirelessly at perfecting his craft while his mother drove him all over the country for camps, sessions and competitions.

At 17 years old Josh was given an opportunity to train with the best of the best, and though it was thousands of miles from home and he had not yet graduated high school, he didn't think twice and moved to Greenville, NC. Josh moved up to the professional level of competition quickly and was riding Dew Tours, X-Games and competing internationally at the highest possible level.

Josh had hit his head and went to a local urgent care to make sure something more serious wasn't happening. He had no damage from the crash, but there was a brain tumor taking up the left half of his brain.

Immediate surgical removal was necessary. Josh came out okay and defied all odds by getting back on his bike only five weeks later.

On August 26th, 2021, Josh went into awake craniotomy surgery to remove yet another tumor that had grown and was causing seizures. Thanks to Dr. Q at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, and awake craniotomy, Dr. Q was able to remove the new tumor and ALL the other tumours resulting in Josh being tumor FREE for the first time in 12 years.

As the passion to support others grew, and after a third brain tumor diagnosis, Josh got really clear on his higher purpose in life and left BMX competition to start his business speaking around the world and coaching entrepreneurs, athletes, executives, and organizations. Josh became certified through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition as a health coach, became certified through Ketogenic.com as a Keto Specialist, has become well versed in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, read countless research articles, stacks of books and communicated with every expert he could.

Josh and I discuss these storms and how his mindset played a vital role in his success. We also discuss perspective is essential, health is internal, our reality is a manifestation of our choices, what we focus on expands, and much much more.

Connect with Josh here: https://calendly.com/j-perry/consultation

Socials: @joshperrybmx

Web: www.JoshPerryBMX.com

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In this segment of The Pursuit, we have David Norrie on to discuss his new book "THE PURSUIT: The Truth That Will Set You Free Is The Truth They Don't Want You To Know"

I originally had David on June 9, 2020: Ep:9 David Norrie - Facing The Storm of Tuning In, In a Tuned-Out World

It was great to have him back and to hear about his new book and we felt it was obviously appropriate to have him on this segment of The Pursuit. We discuss many topics but in all, how we are ultimately pursuing the Truth in our lives.

David's Books: "THE PURSUIT: The Truth That Will Set You Free Is The Truth They Don't Want You To Know" & "TURNED ON: Tuning in, In a tuned out world"

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Here are some lessons I learned while serving/networking over a recent weekend.

Why do most people avoid networking with high performers, why should we do the hardest task offered, and the impact around us.

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John Grdina is a special education teacher, podcast host, leadership coach, and so much more. He has taught in public education for the past 17 years, including career and technical education as well, where he began his career. He has also coached baseball and golf and teaches a leadership class at his school.

John graduated from John Carroll University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, earned his Master’s in Education in 2009 from Notre Dame College, and his Education Innovation and Leadership endorsement in 2019 from Fort Hays State University. He continues to coach varsity golf and a leadership course at a suburban school on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio. In his spare time, he is an ultra-endurance athlete who helps train other athletes across the United States, the owner of a TrueSupporter Group that prays for those in need, and the founder of 40 Days of Deliverance, a program to improve individuals’ mind, body, and spirit.

John currently lives in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, with his wife (Megan) and four children (Giuliana, Benjamin, Calvin, and Elijah). In his leisure time, he enjoys nature walks with his family, coaching and supporting his children’s local sports teams, and spending time with his extended family. He loves helping others grow and wants everyone to “exhaust all their gifts” that God has given them in this life.  John’s first book Freedom to Ascend is now available. He shares his personal journey and the uplifting experiences of his inspirational friends to show there is hope where many think there is none.

In this episode, we cover the book and draw out some key components to living our lives free to ascend. We take a deeper look into Chapter 4: Connection Before Content, Chapter 7: Attitude Matters, Chapter 8: Believe and finally Chapter 9: Show Up to the Arena of Life.

 Connect with John: https://linktr.ee/Jgrdina

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Super honored to have my friend Will Branum back on the podcast. It has been almost 2 years since he was on and he did not disappoint, duh!

Check out our first conversation back in Ep:16 https://anchor.fm/theinspiredway/episodes/Ep16-Will-Branum---Recovery-From-Lifes-Storms-ehbjte

Founder and CEO of Naked Warrior Recovery, a CBD company focused on the recovery of veterans and first responders. He is a retired Navy SEAL with 26 years of service. He has served on both traditional SEAL Teams, taught as a SEAL Sniper Instructor and served on Teams that specialized in undersea operations, who’s missions must be approved by the President of the United States. He led major combat operations ranging from protecting the interim Iraqi elected officials to Direct Action missions in Baghdad and across Ambar province. 

After retiring from the military in 2018 he realized that he was suffering from physical and psychological symptoms that negatively impacted his well-being and quality of life. Migraines, severe anxiety, chronic pains, difficulty focusing, difficulty sleeping/falling asleep, and depression are some of the symptoms he struggled with on a daily basis. Like so many others, he used alcohol & prescription drugs to mask the symptoms he had. Then he discovered CBD and it changed his life. It had such an impact on him he started Naked Warrior Recovery to bring the highest quality products to the market and to teach the GET NAKED! Mindset.

Will and I talk about the importance of having a SEAL Mindset and a GET NAKED mindset in our everyday lives! We chat about as leaders of our homes, workplaces and communities how we can me more affective as a leader. 

Will shares 2 SEAL secrets he taught young SEAL leaders and he goes through the 5 SEAL Secrets he shares on stages all across America. To get your copy of Will's 5 SEAL Secrets go to www.5sealsecrets.com  I encourage you to print it out and start applying them to your life.

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In this segment of The Pursuit 004, Jeff Forrester and I talk about relationships and friendships. The importance of defining them, investing in them and what type of friends we are and the type of friend we are looking for.

Questions to ask yourself after this segment, What are my relationships like? Have I defined what I am after? Am I honestly investing in them?

Are you looking for a community? A brotherhood? Check out The Council: mightywarriorcouncil.com/thecouncil

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My guest this week is Kyle Thompson. Kyle is the Founder of Undaunted.Life and the host of Undaunted.Life: A Man’s Podcast. The mission of Undaunted.Life is to equip men to push back darkness. They do so by providing content that forges spiritual, mental, and physical resilience. If you are a man listening to this episode, you may have also come across his daily Undaunted devotionals on the Bible app.

Buckle up because Kyle and I discuss some topics rarely talked about, at least publicly, in the Christian church space. We chat about the challenge Kyle faced in being a manly man in the modern-day local church (I believe a lot of men will relate to this), how as manly men we can find our place in the church, and why a lot of men don't like the local church.

We also discuss how we need to focus on both the Lion of Judah as well as the Lamb of God. Finally how we as strong Christian men can be equipped to push back darkness when others won't. For this, we discuss how to address the worldly cultural topics that are affecting the church body such as abortion, Pride, CRT, wokeism and more.

Men are called to be the light in this dark world. If we do not cry out the rocks will!

Ephesians 5:11-17 says, "11 Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. 12 It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. 13 But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them, 14 for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said,

“Awake, O sleeper,

15 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. 16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. 17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do."

To hear more of this hard-hitting talk, check out Kyle's podcast Undaunted.Life: A Man's Podcast

Follow him on IG: @undauntedlife

Website: www.undaunted.life

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The Pursuit is about facing the hard things in life with integrity, discipline and valor. Being a man of God in this culture requires us to be different from the rest of the world. Dah! but common knowledge isn't common practice. We need to have more integrity - wholeness, discipline - putting in the work and valor - that personal bravery to go against the flow of this world.

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