They say that one of the best ways to serve others is to figure out who was the person that you needed to hear from at the times in your life that you needed it most. What was that voice? What did they say? And how did they say it? And once you’ve figured that out, to go be that voice for others.

One of the hardest parts of this exercise is acknowledging that our lives have not been perfect and looking back upon our lives and identifying the times when it’s clear that we really needed help.

Maybe it was because of our own behaviors spiraling out of control, or maybe because of things that happened which were not within our control to begin with, but determining the points or periods in our lives which were forks in the road and which we chose the wrong path.

Looking back, who is the person that if they were standing at that fork, we would have listened to them? And what would they have said or what would they have done?

And the other part of this is that being that voice is meaningless unless your actions back it up. Acta Non Verba – Acts, not words. If you’re going to talk the talk, you’ve gotta walk the walk.

Today's guest is making it his life’s mission to be that voice, the voice that he needed at the times he needed it most, to other men, through both his actions and his words.

Shane Beckham has been a decorated Marine, a Firefighter of the Year, a Spartan Athlete, and a decorated member in the sphalt/Construction Industry.

He has also battled abandonment issues, alcoholism, and anger issues which led to a life out of control and a perpetuation of negative behaviors learned from his father.

Through all of the failures and mistakes in his private life, he publicly built up a stellar career in the Road Construction Industry until recently, after 20 years of dedicated service, Shane retired to pursue a higher calling – serving others.

Shane is now the proud owner of a Fit Body Boot Camp in Hendersonville, Tennessee, as well as a co-founder of a free online community of men sharing their struggles and their successes, and seeking to become better every day.

Shane has a beautiful wife named Leslie, who has supported him in pursuing his passion, even if she didn’t quite understand at the time, and is now undoubtedly his biggest cheerleader.

He also has 3 kids with whom he is dedicated to not only making up for lost time, but also ensuring that not one more moment moving forward can ever be characterized as lost.

Shane has a powerful story of pain, loss, defeat, failure, redemption, and resurrection. And he is very clear that nothing in his upward trajectory would be possible without his faith in God and in Jesus Christ.

Shane can be found on Instagram at @sbeckham41 and @hendersonvillefitbodybootcamp

This was truly one of the most enjoyable conversations I’ve ever had, and I’m excited to share it with you now.