Strength Through The Struggle

We have our first returning guest on the podcast today. Philip McKernan is here to help us get our alignment in life in check to reduce pain, dropping our masks to finally find out gift that you are meant to share with the world and discovering that your thoughts may not be your, but those that have been told to you by others. 

Dr. Joel Wade is here to discuss his new book "The Virtue Of Happiness" and talks positive psychology with Mark to bring home the fact that adversity happens, but searching for true happiness with help you get past the adversity in your life. 

Imagine you have a good life...enough money, friends, etc; however, there was something missing from your life. You were missing a deeper meaning in life and you wanted to search for something fulfilling. That is what my guest today, Christie Garcia, went through in her life and she is here today to tell us how to achieve a more meaningful life.

Jesse Moskel is my guest on the podcast today. Jesse has an interesting life story that saw him go from the right path down a dark path that landed him in jail in Thailand with a life sentence. Jesse decided to break free of the series of bad decisions that landed him in prison and started to make better decisions for the long term. 

Michael Veltri is my guest on the podcast today. Here is here to teach us about how to trust, not a blind trust as that would be foolish. He wants to teach us how to trust in ourselves, others and the world that will carry us through the challenges of life.

Darren King is on the podcast to tell me about how he coasted through life, but was rushing from one thing to the next at the same time. He never really found his path until he really figured out how to connect his mindset to his body to find strength in the struggle. 

Michelle Evans opens to Mark about her childhood where she endured abuse and addiction from her father. She used her experience to become a better parent to ensure that her children did not have to endure a similar childhood.

Dave Daley joins Mark on the podcast to tell him how he built a number of companies after some serious life challenges including being in jail at the age of 18 and being in a serious accident that almost left him paralyzed. Regardless of the struggles, Dave found the strength to find success by using the struggles as motivation.

Harriet Cabelly tells Mark about her interesting job as a pre-school social worker and how she "retired" to rebuild her profession to follow a career path that matches her passion.

I sit down with Chris Sajnog, a retired Navy SEALS chief, to discuss with him his ability to train people to calm their mind when going through challenges in their life. Chris describes his Navy SEAL introduction through "hell week" on how he got through some of the toughest training that anyone will go through in their lives. He uses his experience during his life and military career to help othe...

Nick Morgan is a coach, writer, and speaker. He was a public speechwriter for a governor and eventually started his own business. A series of events led him to the public speaking world. Nick had an experience with his father at age 17 that inspired him to ask what it was about communication that you could receive a lifetime of secrets at a glance. At 17, Nick was also in a tobogganing accident an...

David Henzel was always the "problem child." Growing up he went to 14 different schools, smoked cigarettes and weed, and saw his fair share of struggle, including losing his father when David was only 12. He found entrepreneurship, moved to the US, founded (and then sold) MaxCDN, and has since moved back to Europe. The story only begins there.  In this episode, David and Mark discuss that trying i...

Dan Millman is a former world champion athlete, university coach, martial arts instructor, and college professor. He has written 17 books along the way. In this episode, Dan and Mark discuss becoming the best version of ourselves. Dan reminds listeners that effort IS success, and happiness or success is progress toward a meaningful goal. They also discuss how all we can do is learn to surf the wav...

John Lex Robinson describes himself as a man of God and a son of God, though he is also an IT professional and family man. He has had a recent resurgence in faith which restored his energy. Lex explains how he did all things "right" (as he thought), but life still crashed down. He got divorced and ran out of energy and motivation. Lex reminds listeners that from rock bottom, there are two ways out...

Sherrie Dunlevy is an author, speaker, and business owner. Earlier in her life she was a TV newscaster and radio talkshow host. Sherrie lost her son when he was just 29 days old. This was a pivot point in her life that ultimately led to her leaving broadcasting and starting anew. In this episode, Mark and Sherrie discuss trying to inject positivity into the world. They talk about the vulnerability...

Michael Marcial is an online course coach and consultant who has risen greatly in the last few years. Michael grew up very self sufficient and found success as a high end consultant. He identified himself by his lifestyle. Then everything changed. He went through a divorce, lost his family, his identity, his purpose. Michael found himself living out of his car. His life turned around when he got r...

US Navy SEAL Retired Thomas Shea became a SEAL upon failure at West Point, a moment which altered the course of his life. Highlights of his Navy career include graduating SEAL training, surviving his first combat tour, and becoming a SEAL instructor.  In this episode, Mark and Thom discuss the shift from military life to civilian life. In Shea's words, he was floundering until he realized civilian...

Erik Weihenmeyer is a rock climber.  In 2008 he climbed Carstensz Pyramid on the island of Papua New Guinea, completing the Seven Summits, the highest point on every continent. This accomplishment closed the circuit on a 13-year journey that had begun with his 1995 ascent of Denali. He is joined by a select company of only 150 mountaineers to have accomplished the feat. He is also blind.  In this...

Megan Peterson is the founder of 2nd Chance Counseling Service - a unique platform connecting addicts with therapists, resources, and help in a quick and easy way. The goal of their service is to get help to people when they need it and when it's convenient for them. In this unique episode, Mark and Megan discuss the science behind addiction and the strength of addicts. They discuss the importance...

Dan Martell is a father, husband, entrepreneur, teacher, and community builder. He grew up in a challenging environment, with an alcoholic mother, salesman father, and an early ADHD diagnosis. Dan was put into foster care at age 12 and his life spiraled out of control from there. He got into trouble with the law, got into drugs, and wound up stealing a car in a high-speed chase. His moment of chan...

Tony Grebmeier is a successful entrepreneur who grew up with some serious struggle. He was molested by his dad, he felt serious shame surrounding his parent's divorce, and he even describes an incident where he accidentally blinded his friend. The struggles of his childhood carried on into adulthood. Tony got caught up in addiction. (During this episode, Tony describes his "addictive personality"...

Jaret Grossman is a serial entrepreneur and coach. His life is a result of personal transformation. He was bullied and picked on as a kid. He realized he had control over his life and made the effort to change and transform himself into the person he wanted to be. In this episode, Mark and Jaret discuss helping people, helping yourself, and taking control over your life.     

Mike and Karen Valentine had a great life. They called them their "salad" years. Their life dramatically changed when their second son was born with the cord around his neck and an Apgar score of 0. After a miraculous resuscitation in the hospital, they went home with a baby who doctors said was normal. When their son wasn't quite 2, he had a seizure. Doctors couldn't figure out what was going on....

Ernie Svenson grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. His parents divorced when he was young, and he quickly found himself a pawn in his parents' custody battle. His dad was a psychoanalyst who manipulated Ernie to achieve selfish desires. Ernie knew he was being manipulated, but had little wiggle room to react due to his age.  In this episode, Mark and Ernie talk about the challenges of being a litiga...