Success that doesn’t feel like success is one of the loudest signals your soul can send. In this conversation with Brandon Yager, we peeled back the layers of mindset, false beliefs, and unconscious patterns that quietly shape our lives. We talked about alignment, clarity, conviction, and why the real first step isn’t action — it’s the decision to change how you think. When you become more conscious, when you take ownership of your inner world, your words begin to open doors you didn’t even know existed. Growth isn’t about becoming someone new — it’s about removing what was never truly you. And when you do that, everything changes.

Shame loses its power the moment we stop hiding. Shame has a way of convincing us that our past disqualifies us from our future. On the podcast, I sat down with Deborah Yager, and we talked about something that doesn’t get discussed enough in professional spaces—inner transformation.

What Deborah reminded us today is that you are not broken—you’re becoming. Your past isn’t a life sentence, it’s raw material. When you stop fighting who you were and start owning your story, something shifts. Healing begins. Power returns. And the very thing you thought disqualified you becomes the reason you’re uniquely equipped to help others rise. Kick shame to the curb. Speak your truth. Create the life you were always meant to live. That journey often turns into what she called a spiritual bootcamp—uncomfortable, challenging, and absolutely life-changing.

Deborah’s story is living proof of that transformation.

A Story of Courage, Accountability & Radical Transformation

Some stories don’t just inspire you—they challenge you. They remind you of what’s possible when a person refuses to stay who they used to be. Will’s story is one of those stories.

With 25 years of lived experience in the system beginning at just 12 years old, Will’s early life was marked by instability, addiction, trauma, and survival. He never knew his mother, his father battled alcoholism, and he was bounced from home to home with a poor-me mindset that shaped his childhood and teenage years. As the years went on, that pain turned into chaos—six trips to prison, 6–7 overdoses, and a life spinning faster and faster toward a dead end.

But here’s where the story flips…

In this conversation, we stripped away the noise and got real about what the modern man is facing today. We talked about the importance of exercise, not just for the body but for the mind — how movement becomes medicine, and how it anchors us when life feels heavy.

We dove into emotional situations, anger, and the pressures men carry that often go unspoken. Society has trained men to believe vulnerability equals weakness… but in reality, vulnerability is where strength is born. It’s where healing begins. It’s where truth lives.

We also unpacked the “victim mindset” — how easy it is to sit in the passenger seat of your own life, and how damaging that can be.

Life has a way of sending us in circles. We swear we’re choosing differently… only to find ourselves with the same type of partner, the same pain, the same heartbreak — again. And then the question hits us like a brick:

“WHY DO I KEEP DOING THIS?”

In this episode, Laney Lawrimore helps us break down the truth behind co-dependency — not as a label, but as a pattern of survival we’ve lived in for far too long.

We unpack the many faces of co-dependency:

• People-pleasing

• Enabling

• Emotional rescuing

• Being the savior

• Becoming the fixer

• Carrying the weight of everyone else’s chaos while ignoring our own

This Episode is Sponsored by EMERGO ACADEMY / emergoacademy.com

Today’s conversation with Rachel Liddell hit deep. We talked about something that far too many people avoid, and yet it’s the doorway to a better life: accountability.

For so many of us, especially those who’ve battled addiction, it’s easier to play the victim. It’s easier to point fingers, blame circumstances, or believe life is happening to us instead of the choices we’ve made. But as Rachel said so perfectly — when you can OWN YOUR SHIT, there’s freedom in that. Real freedom. The kind that cracks you open and lets you rebuild.

We also went somewhere people don’t talk about enough: the pain of the families on the other side of addiction. Rachel said something raw and brutally honest:

“I’d rather be in my own addiction than be a loved one watching someone I care about battle theirs.”

This Episode is Sponsored by EMERGO ACADEMY / emergoacademy.com

Today’s conversation with Rachel Liddell hit deep. We talked about something that far too many people avoid, and yet it’s the doorway to a better life: accountability.

For so many of us, especially those who’ve battled addiction, it’s easier to play the victim. It’s easier to point fingers, blame circumstances, or believe life is happening to us instead of because of the choices we’ve made. But as Rachel said so perfectly — when you can OWN YOUR SHIT, there’s freedom in that. Real freedom. The kind that cracks you open and lets you rebuild.

We also went somewhere people don’t talk about enough: the pain of the families on the other side of addiction. Rachel said something raw and brutally honest:

“I’d rather be in my own addiction than be a loved one watching someone I care about battle theirs.”

This Episode is Sponsored By Emergo Academy/emergoacademy.com

In this special episode, we flip the script—this time, I’m the one being interviewed. Life has thrown some heavy challenges my way these past few weeks, including the devastating news that I may lose my right leg due to two failed surgeries. The question is—how do you handle news like that? What thoughts run through your mind? And more importantly, do you choose the right road or the wrong one?

I lay my vulnerability on the table, sharing the raw emotions, fears, and mental battles I’ve faced.

This Episode Was Sponsored By Emergo Academy / emergoacademy.com

In this deeply moving conversation, Austin Kiser opens his heart about losing his brother to suicide on October 23, 2023. What followed was a roller coaster of emotions — grief, numbness, and the heavy weight of realizing just how fragile life can be.

But out of that pain came purpose. Austin began to look inward and then outward — learning neurology, reshaping his identity, and discovering that self-discovery is the purpose of life. He didn’t just survive his grief; he allowed it to move through him and help him thrive.

Life has a way of testing us in ways we never expect. For Jimmy and me, that test came in the form of losing a leg — a challenge that forces you to redefine what “normal” means and find strength in the face of change.

In this powerful conversation, we talk about the journey of adapting to a new normal — one that keeps evolving — and how a positive mindset can fuel healing, even on the toughest days. Because at the end of the day, attitude is everything. We can’t always control what happens to us, but we can always control how we respond.