Jake and Michael unpack Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations—which weren’t meditations at all, but wartime journals written under pressure—to expose the Stoic principle most people miss:

👉 You don’t control outcomes. You only control standards.

From gym goals and sales quotas to New Year’s resolutions that die by February, this episode breaks down why most people fail: they chase results instead of enforcing non-negotiable inputs. Marcus didn’t write about winning wars—he wrote about how to show up when outcomes are uncertain. That lesson still applies to business, health, money, and leadership today.

This conversation reframes success as a function of discipline, execution, and refusal to tolerate mediocrity, not wishful thinking disguised as goals. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it.

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Gal Borenstein, founder of a Top 50 B2B agency serving the DC and Department of Defense ecosystem for 30 years, flips the fear-based AI narrative on its head. In this Total Disruption episode, Gal proves that small businesses aren’t competing with AI—they’re using AI to beat giants who are slow, bloated, and trust-deficient.

While big corporations struggle with culture leaks, Glassdoor exposure, and internal distrust, niche players can move faster, build deeper relationships, and use AI as a precision weapon—not a replacement for humanity. Gal’s two books, Don’t Believe the Hype: When Trust Is on the Line and Beating Goliath with AI, outline exactly how trust, metrics that matter, and AI-assisted validation create decade-long client retention in an industry where 2–3 years is the norm.

This episode is a masterclass on trust-first growth, AI realism (not hype), and why people still buy from people—even when the product is advanced technology. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it.

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Jake and Michael deliver a philosophical gut-check most people avoid: what if you’re living in the “good old days” right now—and you’re too distracted to notice? From Jake’s onion ring tragedy (his body literally rejects them now) to flow states, disassociation under pressure, and the dopamine hangover of doom scrolling, this episode exposes a hard truth—your best health, relationships, opportunities, and timing might be TODAY.

They break down why humans only recognize peak moments after they’re gone, how comfort quietly erodes awareness, and why movement—not motivation—is the antidote to stagnation. This isn’t nostalgia. It’s a wake-up call. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it.

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From Rock Bottom to Quantum Transformation

Debra and Brandon Yager—founders of Yager Training—share a raw, unfiltered origin story that cuts straight through spiritual fluff and business BS. From addiction, sex work, and self-destruction to conscious selling, language mastery, and quantum transformation, this episode exposes how the words you use determine the life you live.

Debra’s 16-year spiral wasn’t random. It was patterned—reinforced by the labels she used and the beliefs she repeated. Meeting Brandon at an NLP training in Las Vegas in 2013 became the inflection point that turned pain into purpose and trauma into a scalable mission. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it.

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In this unapologetic episode of Total Disruption, Dr. Jake Clendenning and Michael Libercci dismantle the glorified fantasy of the 100-hour workweek—and replace it with something far more dangerous: math.

100 hours of work + ~49 hours of sleep = 19 hours left per week (≈ 2.7 hours/day) for eating, showering, driving, family, thinking, and recovery. That’s not discipline—it’s erosion. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it.

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Jake and Michael dismantle the tired lie “you’re not as good as you used to be” by exposing one of the most dangerous limiting beliefs in business, leadership, and life:

that age equals decline.

They break down the aging athlete phenomenon, using elite performers like Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Philip Rivers, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi—all of whom continued performing at world-class levels well into their late 30s and 40s.

The conclusion is unavoidable:

What changed wasn’t their ability. It was their approach. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it.

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In this powerful episode of Total Disruption, Dr. Jake Clendenning interviews the immigrant entrepreneur who proves public speaking is the fastest path to business breakthrough—not marketing.

Sebastian did everything “right.”

He built funnels. Ran ads. Paid for email marketing. Showed up on social media.

And still lost $20,000 trying to make his finance business work.

Then everything collapsed at once.

Both parents lost their jobs.

Eviction was imminent.

Homelessness was no longer theoretical.

Sebastian was ready to quit.

Until a phone call changed everything.

An elderly mentor—fresh out of a stroke, voice barely audible—called from a hospital bed and asked Sebastian to speak at a church on his behalf.

That one reluctant “yes” didn’t just save his family.

It changed the trajectory of his life. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it.

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Eighty percent of investors say financial advisors all sound the same—and for good reason. Most of the industry was built to turn people into numbers, not humans into confident decision-makers.

In this Total Disruption episode, Dr. Jake Clendenning sits down with Eric Mangold, founder of Argosy Wealth Management, to unpack what happens when financial advising becomes relationship-first instead of asset-first.

After spending 15 years inside a system obsessed with “minimums” and account size, Eric walked away and launched his firm in 2022 with a radical premise:

Wealth isn’t a number—it’s the freedom to live without fear. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it.

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Most women leadership coaches aren’t failing—they’re scattered. Chasing every opportunity. Drowning in tactics. Burning out long before they ever reach the level they’re capable of.

In this episode of Total Disruption, Dr. Jake Clendenning interviews Carol Williams, founder of the Beacon of Light Center, whose journey proves that thinking expansively while staying grounded is the real formula for sustainable growth.

After being laid off in 2009 with zero business knowledge, Carol “fell down and almost drowned several times” before building a thriving retreat business that’s now expanding internationally—with Costa Rica retreat domes opening in late 2025.

This is not a hustle story.

It’s a grounded evolution story. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it.

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Most entrepreneurs are bleeding money chasing new customers—while their existing customers quietly walk out the back door.

In this Total Disruption episode, Dr. Jake Clendenning sits down with Vance Morris, a former birth-control factory security guard turned Disney leader turned bankrupt executive turned home-service entrepreneur.

Today, Vance runs three home service businesses on just 90 minutes per week—using Disney systems, ruthless simplicity, and an 80/20 retention model.

The brutal math tells the story:

• New customer = $136

• Retained customer = $22

Retention isn’t a “nice to have.” It’s a 6x profit multiplier. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it.

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