He was adopted at birth, so before he could even talk, the first question of his life was already there. Where do I belong?He went looking for the answer everywhere a kid like him could. Skateboarding, hiphop, garage bands, anywhere that would have him. Then in fifth grade he picked up a camera and something clicked that he wouldn't understand for years. He wasn't just taking pictures. He was learning how to make people see something the way he saw it.In this episode, Jake sits down with John Mediana, filmmaker, creative director, founder of Executive Brand Growth, and host of Branding Beyond Business, for a wide-ranging conversation about creativity, identity, faith, and what it actually takes to build a brand that lasts. John has been the high-level creative mind behind some of the biggest names online, and he can't stand the recycled guru playbook. He's not interested in looking successful. He builds brands that scale into real impact.If this conversation touches on mental health and you or someone you know is struggling, you can call or text 988 in the US to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7.👉 Subscribe for weekly conversations on purpose, discipline, clarity, and building a life that holds up.⏱ Chapters 01:51 | What a creative director actually does 02:45 | The hardest leadership skill to develop 06:05 | The biggest thing that made him a better communicator 12:27 | What still works in branding since MySpace in 2003 13:13 | Why copying what's trending quietly hurts you 15:33 | The inner work most creatives aren't doing 17:21 | Attention as currency and how the algorithm really works 20:03 | Living off brand and the stress it creates 21:41 | Structure, energy management, and avoiding burnout 24:30 | Tomorrow isn't promised and choosing creativity 26:46 | Being Filipino, hospitality, and an open-handed life 28:55 | Growing up a pastor's kid and serving others 31:32 | Why we can't do life alone 34:19 | The dash on the tombstone and what people will say about you 36:48 | Good artist versus great artist 38:08 | Why men one-up each other 44:48 | The bamboo tree principle and overnight success 49:02 | What makes you unique and why most people can't answer 53:07 | Stranger to super fan: the six psychological stages 1:03:08 | Why personal connection beats automation in coaching 1:10:20 | Problem awareness content and the PDOCS framework 1:16:38 | Painkiller or surgery: what your product really is 1:17:30 | Riches in the niches and why you can't serve everybody 1:29:07 | Advice to his nine-year-old self 1:34:12 | The one thing that made the biggest difference👉 Follow John Mediana: 🌐 Executive Brand Growth 🎙️ Branding Beyond Business👉 Follow Jake Turner for more grounded conversations on mindset, purpose, and growth: 📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/jakepaulturner 📘 Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/jakepaulturner 💬 Threads — https://www.threads.com/jakepaulturner 🐦 Twitter / X — https://x.com/jakepaulturner ▶️ TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/jakepaulturner 💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/jakepaulturner 🎧 Spotify — https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jakepaulturner 🍎 Apple Podcasts — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jake-turner-podcast/id1845876962 🌐 Website — https://www.jakepaulturner.comDisclaimer: This episode is for educational, inspirational, and conversational purposes only. It does not constitute medical, psychological, legal, or business advice, and it does not create a clinician-patient relationship. Jake Turner is a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia; however, views expressed are personal and do not represent any employer or institution. Always seek the guidance of qualified professionals regarding personal, business, or mental health matters.#branding #creativedirector #personalbrand #entrepreneurship #faith #marketing #contentcreation #jaketurner #johnmediana #brandgrowth

He started going to the gym at 12 just to spend time with his dad. A kid whose own body kept turning against him learned how to build one worth trusting.

Together, they discuss:

• The Boy Who Couldn't Trust His Body: How an autoimmune diagnosis at 12 sent him to the weight room and changed everything

• Strength as Discipline: Why showing up for your body every day teaches you how to show up for everything else

• Light and Darkness: The framework Jake uses to understand purpose, people, and what we are here to do

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⏱ Chapters

00:00 | Introduction to Jake Walker

02:04 | Why he didn't quit after everything he went through 03:14 | The autoimmune diagnosis that ended football

06:42 | What switching from private to public school taught him 08:08 | Losing his mother at 16

11:35 | Blaming people for the good things, not just the bad

16:30 | Losing his father to brain cancer and finding faith

17:21 | The diagnosis that brought him to his knees

23:14 | The dream where his dad said he was with all the light 27:10 | What the light means and why it matters

31:14 | What people are really trying to fix at the gym

35:14 | The biggest mistake people make in the gym

37:42 | What separates people who change from people who talk

38:23 | Insecurity, the gym, and why everyone is in the same pool

43:48 | Why shining light on others doesn't dim your own

45:27 | Finding your calling and marrying your talents

48:06 | Affirmations, a dream, and the call to walk bold in faith 49:23 | Signs and wonders and how to filter them through scripture

59:10 | What actually makes someone stronger

1:00:40 | The most bang for your buck workout when time is short

1:03:50 | The Star Trek effect and the noise that says you're not enough

1:05:33 | The Screwtape Letters and the tactics of the enemy 1:09:57 | Why people don't choose faith

1:12:04 | Live demo: the Romanian deadlift

1:14:14 | The biggest mistake people make squatting

1:16:55 | Where to start if you haven't been to the gym in years 1:18:25 | The story of Bali and selling everything to go

1:20:49 | Lost across the world and the verse that brought him home

1:27:01 | How sin blocks the good things God has planned 1:29:07 | Live coaching segment on empathy and relatability 1:34:07 | The miscarriage, brushing things under the rug, and getting on someone's level

1:43:44 | Give people more grace and bear their crosses

1:47:37 | Why he doesn't love self-promotion and what he will promote

1:51:37 | Advice to his nine-year-old self

1:53:00 | The one thing that made the biggest difference

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Disclaimer: This episode is for educational, inspirational, and conversational purposes only. It does not constitute medical, psychological, or legal advice, and it does not create a clinician-patient relationship. Jake Turner is a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia; however, views expressed are personal and do not represent any employer or institution. Always seek the guidance of qualified professionals regarding personal, physical, or mental health matters.

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He was sitting on a park bench watching his kids play when he decided to build an app. By the time they were ready to go home, it was done.

In this episode, Jake sits down with Adam Terpstra, founder of Scalesmart and one of the sharpest builders in the AI automation space, for a conversation about what AI actually does to a business, where the real money leaks are, and why the gap between people using AI as a tool and people using it as a system is about to decide who's still standing in 2030.

Together, they discuss:

• Park Bench to App in Minutes: How Adam builds working apps in the time it takes his kids to finish playing

• Tool, Worker, System: The three stages of AI maturity and why most businesses are still stuck on stage one

• The Iron Man Effect: Why AI is not here to replace you, it is your suit

• Chat Lighting: Why your AI is gaslighting you into bad decisions and how to stop it

• Vibe Coding a Business: How Adam registers companies, buys domains, and builds websites with a single prompt

👉 Subscribe for weekly conversations on purpose, discipline, clarity, and building a life that holds up.

⏱ Chapters

00:00 | Introduction to Adam Terpstra

02:11 | Building an app from a park bench in minutes

04:49 | Why most small business owners freeze when they hear AI 06:18 | Using AI on Fitbit data and full DNA analysis

10:36 | Tool vs system: the difference that changes everything 14:07 | The three stages of AI maturity in a business

17:32 | Will AI hurt customer trust on high-ticket sales

20:36 | Training AI to actually sound like you

22:56 | The first thing to do tomorrow morning with AI

24:21 | Why blind trust in AI will walk you off a cliff

26:40 | Where small businesses are leaking money right now 29:01 | What an agentic system actually does

30:42 | The Iron Man Effect and why AI is your suit

35:39 | How AI is going to affect relationships

38:33 | Chat lighting and the panda farm in Uganda

40:42 | Live build: turning a fitness PDF into a working app

52:54 | How AI can be dangerous and what bad actors are doing 58:39 | How total beginners should start using AI

1:03:43 | Building an AI CEO that runs your business

1:11:54 | The five AIs you keep around you

1:15:28 | The biggest mistake people are making with AI

1:17:35 | What businesses look like in five years

1:20:01 | Where to actually start if you feel behind

1:26:48 | Live coaching segment on overwhelm and execution 1:47:27 | Cooking but never putting anything on the plate 1:52:30 | Advice to his nine-year-old self

1:53:36 | The one thing that made the biggest difference

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Disclaimer: This episode is for educational, inspirational, and conversational purposes only. It does not constitute medical, psychological, legal, or financial advice, and it does not create a clinician-patient relationship. Jake Turner is a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia; however, views expressed are personal and do not represent any employer or institution. Always seek the guidance of qualified professionals regarding personal, business, or mental health matters.

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At 11 years old, she watched broken people cross a finish line and decided that was the only place she wanted to be.Thirty years, thousands of miles, and a lifetime of loss later, she still laces up.In this episode, Jake sits down with author, speaker, and marathon runner Missy Moss Wright to talk about her book Unbreakable Soul and the raw, deeply personal journey behind it. From childhood anxiety and depression to losing her high school sweetheart, a fostered son, and watching her husband face two brain tumor diagnoses, Missy's story is not a highlight reel. It's a masterclass in running toward pain instead of away from it, and choosing faith when the finish line feels impossibly far.Together, they discuss:• The Finish Line at 11: How watching broken people cross a marathon finish line gave a little girl a reason to keep going• Running as Medicine: Why movement and being outside healed Missy's childhood anxiety when nothing else could• Stop Asking Why, Start Asking How: The faith shift that changed how Missy faces every loss and hard season• The Cheeseburger Decision: Why Missy and her husband celebrated a brain tumor diagnosis and what that says about mindset• The Batman Effect: Jake breaks down why your hardest season is not your setback, it is your origin story• Mile 16: The moment in every marathon and every life when you need someone to show up for you• Run for Jed: How over a thousand strangers ran one mile during the pandemic for a man waking up alone from brain surgery• The Peach Cobbler Principle: Why the people you are next to will slowly seep into who you are• The Pace Runner: Why who you surround yourself with will set the pace for your entire life👉 Subscribe for weekly conversations on purpose, discipline, clarity, and building a life that holds up. ⏱ Chapters00:00 | Introduction to Missy Moss Wright 01:47 | The cheeseburger decision after a brain tumor diagnosis 04:29 | What made an 11-year-old run her first marathon 11:28 | What running does to anxiety that nothing else can 19:09 | Stop asking why and start asking how 25:16 | The formula for getting through the hardest moments 34:02 | What carries you when everything falls apart 43:00 | The Batman Effect and your origin story 54:43 | Why we are not meant to do life alone 55:00 | The pace runner and who sets your pace in life 1:00:05 | Mile 16 and who showed up for Jed 1:07:01 | The peach cobbler and toxic people 1:17:15 | Someone is in the hardest mile right now 1:18:38 | Live coaching segment on acceptance and perfectionism 1:45:33 | Advice to her 11-year-old self 1:46:52 | The one thing that made the biggest difference👉 Follow Missy Moss Wright: 📖 Unbreakable Sole — available now 📸 Instagram — missymosswright👉 Follow Jake Turner for more grounded conversations on mindset, purpose, and growth:📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/jakepaulturner 📘 Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/jakepaulturner 💬 Threads — https://www.threads.com/jakepaulturner 🐦 Twitter / X — https://x.com/jakepaulturner ▶️ TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/jakepaulturner 💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/jakepaulturner 🎧 Spotify — https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jakepaulturner 🍎 Apple Podcasts — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jake-turner-podcast/id1845876962 🌐 Website — https://www.jakepaulturner.comDisclaimer: This episode is for educational, inspirational, and conversational purposes only. It does not constitute medical, psychological, or legal advice, and it does not create a clinician-patient relationship. Jake Turner is a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia; however, views expressed are personal and do not represent any employer or institution. Always seek the guidance of qualified professionals regarding personal or mental health matters.#unbreakablesoul #marathonrunner #cancersurvivor #faith #mindset #originstory #nobaddays #resilience #jaketurner #missymosswright #growthmindset #runningmotivation

You think your past disqualifies you from a powerful future. Mario Cannon is proof that it doesn't.He grew up in the projects with no father in the picture. One foot in the streets, one foot trying to build something real. He watched his cousin get killed. Walked to work in the rain with dress shoes because he'd lost his car and his license. Bought a gym with a 480 credit score. Landed a guest role on Fox's Empire. Got inducted into the Recording Academy. And somewhere in the middle of all of it, he became a father and that changed everything.

This isn't a highlight reel. It's the full story of what it actually takes to bury the version of yourself that was never really you.Together, they discuss:• The Biggest Lie He Believed: Why growing up without a father left him convinced he was never enough and what finally broke that• One Foot in the Streets: The double life, the ego, the drinking, and the moment his cousin's death forced him to choose• How He Bought a Gym in One Year: From a 480 credit score to owning the building and the strategy nobody talks about• Fox's Empire & the Recording Academy: What the come-up actually looked like from the inside• The Pain That Became Purpose: How losing everything, the car, the money, the status, gave him more clarity than success ever did• Fatherhood as the Ultimate Driver: Why having children created an urgency in him that nothing else could• Live Coaching Session: Fear of success, sticking to the plan, and why Mario's own ego has been holding him back from his next level• The 4-Minute Mile: The ceiling you've been told is real and why it isn'tIf you've ever felt like the life you're living isn't the one you're supposed to have, this conversation will wreck that lie.👉 Subscribe for weekly conversations on purpose, discipline, and building a life that holds up.⏱ Chapters 00:00 | Introduction 01:07 | Meet Mario Cannon 01:43 | The biggest lie he believed about himself 04:09 | How do you get over not feeling enough 10:17 | When did the old you have to die 14:20 | Becoming a better man, wisdom that stuck 17:45 | From 480 credit score to owning the gym 22:00 | Doubling the gym in two years 27:00 | South Park, music & finding your lane 34:05 | How do you turn pain into purpose 43:00 | The bodybuilding stage story 50:12 | What do you do on the days you want to quit 53:03 | The parable of the talents 55:01 | The last thing you tell yourself under pressure 1:02:01 | The 4-minute mile 1:11:41 | How do you choose discipline over emotion 1:15:41 | Live coaching session 1:38:24 | What would you tell your 9-year-old self 1:39:28 | The one thing that made the biggest difference👉 Follow Jake Turner for more grounded conversations on mindset, purpose, and growth: 📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/jakepaulturner 📘 Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/jakepaulturner 💬 Threads — https://www.threads.com/jakepaulturner 🐦 Twitter / X — https://x.com/jakepaulturner ▶️ TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/jakepaulturner 💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/jakepaulturner 🎧 Spotify — https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jakepaulturner 🍎 Apple Podcasts — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jake-turner-podcast/id1845876962 🌐 Website — https://www.jakepaulturner.comDisclaimer: This episode is for educational, inspirational, and conversational purposes only. It does not constitute medical, psychological, or legal advice, and it does not create a clinician-patient relationship. Jake Turner is a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia; however, views expressed are personal and do not represent any employer or institution. Always seek the guidance of qualified professionals regarding personal or mental health matters.#reinvention #fatherhood #purpose #mindset #personaldevelopment #discipline #growthmindset #jaketurner #mariocannon #fromthestreets #selfimprovement #motivation #nobaddays

You made it to Part 2. That means something landed in Part 1. Good. Because this one goes even deeper.Board-certified plastic surgeon. Greek Orthodox Christian. Philosopher. And one of the most brutally honest voices Jake has ever sat across from.In Part 2, Dr. Spiros Lazarou picks up right where he left off. This time the conversation moves into wealth and idolatry, toxic relationships, marriage, masculinity, what it actually means to be a man, and a live coaching session that reveals more than either of them expected.This isn't a feel-good conversation. It's a mirror.Together, they discuss:• The Rich Young Man: What this scripture story actually reveals about wealth, idols, and why accumulating money is spiritually dangerous by definition• The Surgeon's Paradox: Why the best time to fix something is before it breaks and what that means for your marriage, your health, and your life• How to Stop Worrying: Why anxiety is a loose cannon of thoughts and the one practice that actually reins it in• How to Get Out of a Toxic Relationship: Why most people wait too long, what the warning signs really look like, and why you have to cut it off while it's still a spark• The Best Relationship Advice: Why Christ at the center isn't a religious cliché but the actual mechanism that makes trust between two people possible• The Best Dating Advice for Men: Why where you go on a first date matters, why self-censoring kills relationships before they start, and what you should know about a person before you get emotionally involved👉 Subscribe for weekly conversations on purpose, discipline, clarity, and building a life that holds up.⏱ Chapters 00:00 | The simulation question 02:44 | Society gaslights us 05:36 | Layers of deceit and immaturity 07:00 | Jesus and the rich young man 11:07 | The camel and the eye of the needle 13:22 | Wealth, idols, and giving freely 15:03 | The Greek general who counted angels 16:35 | Standing firm when it costs you everything 19:50 | Self-censoring and living with discernment 30:19 | A funnier story — kickbacks in Greece 33:34 | The things that shape and define you 38:02 | The managerial class problem 39:10 | The surgeon's paradox 43:34 | How do you stop worrying 45:44 | How to get out of a toxic relationship 52:26 | The practice that saved their marriage 58:06 | The best relationship advice 1:01:48 | The best dating advice for men 1:04:25 | What it means to be a man and a woman 1:08:40 | Serving vs. lording over 1:09:00 | Estrogen, masculinity, and protecting your woman 1:10:04 | King and queen — the Orthodox wedding 1:12:37 | Death does not do us part 1:12:45 | The coaching session 1:33:32 | The one thing that made the biggest difference👉 Follow Jake Turner for more grounded conversations on mindset, purpose, and growth: 📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/jakepaulturner 📘 Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/jakepaulturner 💬 Threads — https://www.threads.com/jakepaulturner 🐦 Twitter / X — https://x.com/jakepaulturner ▶️ TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/jakepaulturner 💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/jakepaulturner 🎧 Spotify — https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jakepaulturner 🍎 Apple Podcasts — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jake-turner-podcast/id1845876962 🌐 Website — https://www.jakepaulturner.comDisclaimer: This episode is for educational, inspirational, and conversational purposes only. It does not constitute medical, psychological, or legal advice, and it does not create a clinician-patient relationship. Jake Turner is a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia; however, views expressed are personal and do not represent any employer or institution. Always seek the guidance of qualified professionals regarding personal or mental health matters.#happiness #faith #relationships #philosophy #greekorthodox #plasticsurgeon #mindset #marriage #masculinity #christianity #growthmindset #jaketurner #drspiroslazarou #nobaddays

The Jake Turner Podcast Ep. 29 ft. Dr. Spiros Lazarou | Part 1You’ve been chasing happiness your whole life. That’s exactly why you can’t find it.Board-certified plastic surgeon. Greek Orthodox Christian. Philosopher. And one of the most brutally honest voices Jake has ever sat across from.In this episode, Jake sits down with Dr. Spiros Lazarou a plastic surgeon who has spent decades with his hands literally inside the human body, watching people chase perfection, run from pain, and try to become someone they’re not. What he’s learned from a lifetime of faith, medicine, and deep philosophical thinking will challenge everything you believe about happiness, money, meaning, and what it actually means to live well.This isn’t a feel-good conversation. It’s a wake-up call.Together, they discuss:• How to Actually Change Your Life: Why real change begins with a change of mind and why it takes far longer than one decision• The Happiness Paradox: Why the more you chase happiness, the further you get from it and what science actually says about this• The Problem with Happiness: Why the pursuit of pleasure reduces you to a purely biological creature and cuts you off from love• Money as God: Why wealth accumulation is the true religion of our age and what that’s doing to our souls• The Ancient Greek Word for God: What “theos” actually means and why atheism is literally self-imposed blindness• Why the West Has Become Anti-Christian: The cultural forces that have replaced faith with materialism and what it costs us👉 Subscribe for weekly conversations on purpose, discipline, clarity, and building a life that holds up.⏱ Chapters00:00 | How do you change your life?03:08 | Identity and the statue of David07:20 | Saint Spirodon and the robbers09:43 | How can you really be happy?12:42 | Why the West has become anti-Christian16:02 | Money, wealth, and the distortion of value19:00 | Where God promises eternity, money gives a loan22:05 | The devil, division, and what symbols really mean26:55 | The happiness paradox stop chasing it32:39 | The Samaritan woman and the person of Jesus35:19 | Everyone has a dark side39:19 | Can you see God in the world?43:05 | The more you focus on love, the more you hear from God47:32 | The wheat and the weeds50:07 | Self-love vs. loving the other as yourself53:20 | Language, the capitalized I, and narcissism57:37 | Going fast in the wrong direction1:05:44 | The story that saved a life1:09:16 | How to master your mind1:11:40 | How to stop overthinking and anxiety1:16:27 | Paul’s micro revolutions how to live in this world1:22:09 | Has trusting God made life harder or easier?1:24:00 | The cemetery story and the monk👉 Follow Jake Turner for more grounded conversations on mindset, purpose, and growth:📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/jakepaulturner📘 Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/jakepaulturner💬 Threads — https://www.threads.com/jakepaulturner🐦 Twitter / X — https://x.com/jakepaulturner▶️ TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/jakepaulturner💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/jakepaulturner🎧 Spotify — https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jakepaulturner🍎 Apple Podcasts — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jake-turner-podcast/id1845876962🌐 Website — https://www.jakepaulturner.comDisclaimer: This episode is for educational, inspirational, and conversational purposes only. It does not constitute medical, psychological, or legal advice, and it does not create a clinician-patient relationship. Jake Turner is a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia; however, views expressed are personal and do not represent any employer or institution. Always seek the guidance of qualified professionals regarding personal or mental health matters.#happiness #faith #meaning #philosophy #greeorthodox #plasticsurgeon #mindset #money #purpose #christianity #growthmindset #jaketurner #drspirosoaro #nobaddays

The Jake Turner Podcast Ep. 28 ft. Ryan HuberIn this episode, Jake sits down with Ryan Huber, affiliate assistant professor of Christian ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary, author of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Ethics of Formation, and special adviser to the New Canaan Society for a deep, unfiltered conversation about why male friendship is disappearing, what it actually takes to build community, and how real growth happens slowly, through relationships, habits, and the willingness to do the hard inner work.This isn't a feel-good conversation about being nice to people. It's a blueprint for any man who wants to stop being lonely and start building something that lasts.Together, they discuss:• Why Male Friendship Is Dying: The cultural and psychological forces pulling men apart and what to do about it • The Buffered Society: How technology, distance, and self-curation are quietly undermining our closest relationships • The Biggest Mistake People Make in Relationships: Why talking more than you listen is destroying your ability to connect • The Han Solo Effect: Why the people who stop trying so hard are the ones who actually get what they want • Little Ryan: The powerful therapy concept that helped Ryan lower his reactivity and show up better for his family • How to Write a Book: The three-step framework Ryan uses — including the donut hole method — to produce work that lasts If you've ever felt disconnected, reactive, or like the friendships and life you want keep slipping through your fingers, this episode will show you exactly why and what to do about it.👉 Subscribe for weekly conversations on purpose, discipline, clarity, and building a life that holds up.⏱ Chapters 00:00 | Why deep friendships are dying 01:38 | The buffered society and male loneliness 09:04 | How Jake met Jim and Ryan through his dog 16:30 | The biggest mistake people make in relationships 20:13 | Formation: why real growth takes a long time 26:05 | The Han Solo Effect 32:13 | The paradox of neediness and carrying your own weight 34:35 | Little Ryan: therapy, reactivity, and the inner child 47:32 | The productivity paradox and the lion mentality 53:10 | Why men don't stay long enough to build brotherhood 57:03 | The NICU story: Lewis, open heart surgery, and community 1:05:31 | How to build high quality friendships 1:06:38 | Live coaching segment: reacting less, responding more 1:18:36 | How to write a book: the donut hole method 1:29:47 | Advice to 9-year-old Ryan 1:31:10 | The one thing that made the biggest difference👉 Follow Ryan Huber: 📸 Instagram — search Ryan Huber 📚 Substack — formationtime.substack.com 📖 Books — search "Ryan Huber Formation" on Amazon👉 Follow Jake Turner for more grounded conversations on mindset, purpose, and growth: 📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/jakepaulturner 📘 Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/jakepaulturner 💬 Threads — https://www.threads.com/jakepaulturner 🐦 Twitter / X — https://x.com/jakepaulturner ▶️ TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/jakepaulturner 💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/jakepaulturner 🎧 Spotify — https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jakepaulturner 🍎 Apple Podcasts — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jake-turner-podcast/id1845876962 🌐 Website — https://www.jakepaulturner.comDisclaimer: This episode is for educational, inspirational, and conversational purposes only. It does not constitute medical, psychological, or legal advice, and it does not create a clinician-patient relationship. Jake Turner is a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia; however, views expressed are personal and do not represent any employer or institution. Always seek the guidance of qualified professionals regarding personal or mental health matters.#malefriendship #loneliness #mentalhealth #theology #formation #community #mindset #growth #relationships #faith #coaching #jaketurner #ryanhuber #growthmindset #nobaddays

Most people say they'll do it someday. Rick actually did it.

In this episode, Jake sits down with Navy Corpsman veteran, motocross racer, and entrepreneur Rick Lehman for a raw, unfiltered conversation about what it actually takes to build a life worth retiring from on your own terms.

This isn't just Rick's story. It's a blueprint for anyone who has ever said someday and meant never.

Together, they discuss:

·       The Retirement Blueprint: The exact system of goals, accountability, and discipline Rick used to retire at 50

·       The Entrepreneurial Spark: From Kool-Aid stands and lawn mowers to a multi-million dollar business exit

·       The Navy Corpsman Mindset: How over a decade of military service rewired Rick's relationship with fear and pressure

·       Kyle's Story: The tragic loss of a friend on Rick's motocross track and the community it unexpectedly built

·       Facing Cancer: How Rick chose faith, education, and a warrior mindset over fear when the diagnosis came

·       The Goal Setting Framework: The exact process Rick used to compete in 75 races and win multiple championships in a single season

·       Live Coaching Segment: Jake coaches Rick in real time on managing anger and emotional outbursts

·       Faith as the Foundation: Why accepting Christ was the single biggest turning point of Rick's entire life

·       The Starfish Rule: Why one conversation, one subscription, or one moment of courage can change everything

·       Advice to 9-Year-Old Ricky: Listen, embrace the hurdles, and trust what's coming

If you've ever felt like you're running out of time, waiting for permission, or wondering if the life you want is still possible, this episode will light a fire under you.

👉 Subscribe for weekly conversations on purpose, discipline, clarity, and building a life that holds up.

⏱ Chapters 

00:00 | Retired at 50 on purpose 

01:38 | How Rick set the goal and built the plan 

10:43 | From Kool-Aid stand to multi-million dollar exit 

16:00 | BMX racing and the GHP business story 

22:06 | Why 50 was the number 

25:42 | Kyle's story and the track that built a community 

33:06 | What military training taught Rick about fear 

39:59 | The cancer diagnosis and what Rick did differently 

53:44 | Mental prep for success and Rick's goal framework 

1:06:57 | The 2006 BMX season and the championship spreadsheet 

1:18:49 | Live coaching segment on anger and outbursts 

1:34:08 | Random fun questions 

1:38:06 | The fear Rick had to outgrow 

1:39:49 | The one thing that made the biggest difference

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Disclaimer: This episode is for educational, inspirational, and conversational purposes only. It does not constitute medical, psychological, or legal advice, and it does not create a clinician-patient relationship. Jake Turner is a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia; however, views expressed are personal and do not represent any employer or institution. Always seek the guidance of qualified professionals regarding personal or mental health matters.

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The Jake Turner Podcast Ep. 26 The Reverse InterviewMost people only show the highlight reel. They share the wins. They post the results. They hide the trailer park.But what happens when the guy behind the microphone finally sits down in the hot seat and tells the whole story?In this episode, Jake's close friend and motocross competitor Rick Layman flips the script and interviews Jake in a raw, vulnerable, and deeply personal reverse podcast.Jake shares the childhood memory that shaped everything, the moment he hit rock bottom before anesthesia school, and the two decisions that completely rewired how he lives, feels, and sees the world. Together, they discuss:• The Earliest Memory: How witnessing childhood trauma became the fuel for everything Jake has built• The Survival Mindset: What it really means to go day by day and how to break out of it• The Burnout Season: Working two full time nursing jobs, destroying his health, and finding the moment that changed everything• The Rejection Roadmap: Getting turned down by PA school twice and how it led him exactly where he was supposed to be• Solomon's Paradox: Why the wisest people often can't see their own blind spots and how to fix it• The No Bad Days Framework: The mirror routine, the incantation, and the science behind starting every day with momentum• Date with Destiny: Why Jake says the Tony Robbins event is one of the two most life changing decisions he has ever madeIf you've ever felt like your background disqualifies you, your past defines you, or your current season will never end, this episode will give you a completely new way to look at where you've been and where you're going.👉 Subscribe for weekly conversations on purpose, discipline, clarity, and building a life that holds up.⏱ Chapters 00:00 | Grew up in a trailer park — Jake's origin story 03:34 | The earliest memory that shaped everything 11:00 | Survival mode — what it really means and how to break out 13:05 | Tony Robbins Unleash the Power Within — the turning point 29:45 | What made you choose nurse anesthesia? 39:12 | The hardest season before anesthesia school 44:51 | Was the sickness self-induced? Drive, pressure and the cost 51:08 | How his dad's death changed how Jake views time and relationships 1:01:37 | Patterns in relationships — breaking the pain with different faces 1:08:23 | Solomon's Paradox explained 1:11:26 | The moment Jake committed to coaching for real 1:17:28 | How to build an unstoppable mindset 1:29:00 | Random questions — the fun side of Jake 1:37:41 | The signature question — one thing that made the biggest difference 1:41:29 | If you could talk to your 9-year-old self👉 Follow Jake Turner for more grounded conversations on mindset, purpose, and growth:📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/jakepaulturner

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🌐 Website — https://www.jakepaulturner.comDisclaimer: This episode is for educational, inspirational, and conversational purposes only. It does not constitute medical, psychological, or legal advice, and it does not create a clinician-patient relationship. Jake Turner is a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia; however, views expressed are personal and do not represent any employer or institution. Always seek the guidance of qualified professionals regarding personal or mental health matters.#reversepodcast #originstory #mindsetcoach #nobaddays #faith #tonyrobbins #datewithdesitny #anesthesia #jaketurner #growthmindset #unstoppable