Be The Leader with Jeramiah Solven

Think right now about the biggest, recent failure that you have experienced. Think about why you would consider this event a failure, and what lessons you took away from it. Does it even feel like your last failure was an event? Or does the failure start to creep into your identity when you think about it? The truth is, failing hurts when it happens in real life. We have all seen motivational spea...

Have you ever caught yourself comparing your own performance to the performance of the top figures in your field? Do you feel like you have ever paralyzed yourself by comparing yourself to others, and feeling like you are not good enough to even get started, or take the next step toward your goals? The truth is that imperfect action is exactly what is going to make you successful. Despite the fact...

Stepping out of one chapter in your life and moving into another is scary.  I struggled with fear as I transitioned out of the military and into my new journey with entrepreneurship, MMA, and others.  And here is the secret to winning in the next chapter of your life...  Starting over.  Being a newborn in your journey is scary, and it prevents many of us from ever getting start...

Have you ever walked into work thinking to yourself that you just do not want to deal with the people you work with?  They aren't necessarily bad people, but they are low-performers. Nothing ever gets done, and you are wasting your time by even showing up.  How do we change that?  How do you take a team of low-performers, or average performers, and make them phenomenal?  Well h...

Every Olympic athlete goes into the games faced with two possible outcomes: Winning Gold Not Winning Gold How these athletes perform in the moment of their event is ultimately what determines whether or not they will see gold. But how each individual athlete thinks, prepares, and performs in the four years in between events has the greatest influence on their success. This episode is going to go o...

When I was younger I used to think all of the talk about “haters” was nonsense. It was a buzzy topic that figures would use in order to attract MORE attention. Because haters couldn’t really be that bad, and when you are in the position of being an influencer, who cares if people are hating on you anyway? Then I learned how haters actually work, and they come in many shapes and sizes. Today’s epis...

Recently, we had an event where some members of Conquer Academy gathered together at 1:00 AM to begin their trek up Pike's Peak out in Colorado. Looking back on this event, there is a lot to learn about how we set expectations for ourselves as well as for those around us. If you are someone that is looking to set and achieve massive goals for yourself, then there are lessons to be pulled from this...

Truth be told.... I was one of the most arrogant leaders around at times in my military career, and that go in my way. When your ego gets bigger, your ability to improve yourself and those around you gets weaker, resulting in poor leadership. To the person that is the arrogant leader, and looking for the best method to get out of your own way and start growing again, this episode is for you. To th...

We closed out the conversation alluding to the fact that we would see each other again… But deep down, we both knew that wasn’t true. Today, I am reflecting on the life of Major Steel. One of the toughest men I have ever met, and one of the best leaders I have ever seen in my life. Listening to this episode will put leadership into a whole new perspective for you, and will help us all become bette...

This is hands down one of the topics that I get asked the most about. Fitness and Nutrition. In this episode, I will break down everything that you need to know about how I manage my diet, my exercise, and my sleep in my day to day life, as well as for ultra endurance events. It may not be what you think. After listening, take at least one lesson that you learned from this episode and implement it...

What is more important to you? Your goals, or appeasing the people around you? Saying yes to every plan that comes your way may seem like it will lead to an abundance of opportunities, but saying no will take you even farther. Listen in today if you are a person that struggles with saying no to friends, family, or anyone for that matter. You will find yourself able to free up more of your time, an...

You can’t do everything, but you can do anything. One of the easiest things for a person to do is make excuses, and these excuses are what will destroy the level of consistency that is required to be successful on any path. This episode is for the person that is ready to quit making excuses, master the practice of taking consistent action day in and day out, and dominate the path that they are on....

Shiny Object Syndrome is real.  With opportunities around every corner, success can look deceptively easy from the outside looking in, but when you try to chase all of these opportunities at once, things don't work out.  This episode is for you if you want to achieve the highest level of success on the path you are already on. That could be in your corporate career, your military career,...

You are not going to succeed. Not if you are one to avoid pressure. Not if you are one to avoid the harder path. When you feel like you’re stuck, or an aspect of your life has gotten so far out of control that there is no coming back, there are a few things that you need to do to get yourself moving in the right direction. This week’s episode will help you get your wheels to stop spinning, and put...

Everybody has a breaking point. This past weekend, a Conquer Academy member reached out looking for help breaking through some of his biggest obstacles that have been weighing on him for some time now. A member that has seen success in many areas, but still has a handful of demons that he is dealing with day in and day out. This episode goes out to all of you that are in a similar situation. Fight...

Many young leaders are unprepared for what is about to hit them. New leadership positions always come with problems that you could never expect, and this episode is going to provide tips that will help new leaders do a great job in their next role. Use what you learn in this episode to build a foundation for yourself as a new leader, and you will be putting yourself at a great advantage to grow on...

Your energy is a resource.  Every day you wake up with a certain amount of energy in the tank, and it is up to you to decide how you will use up that resource.  You can put your energy toward negative feelings, actions or people. You can also put your energy toward positive feelings, actions or people.  When you start to pay closer attention to where you are putting your energy, and...

We've been getting a lot of questions recently surrounding discipline, consistency, and confidence.  Most people seem to be lacking, if not missing, any combination of these three elements in their life, and we want to do our part to change that.  Today's episode dives into how to build your discipline, how to be more consistent, and in turn, how to boost up your confidence perpetually.&...

Let me ask you a question.  When is the last time that you quit something? Let me ask you another question.  What was the reason that you quit?  When it comes to the reasons for quitting anything, it's hard to really even say if and when is the right time to quit.  What I can tell you is that, more often and not, quitting is not truly justified.  Quitting is what holds peo...

When is the last time that you had a virtual meeting for school or work? For most of us, the answer is very recently. That’s because that is the world we are living in right now. The virtual world. The virtual world has made some teams across the world a lot weaker, but it has made other teams a lot stronger. What’s the difference between the teams that got weaker and the teams that got stronger?...

Through observation, it has become apparent that there is one big problem in this world that could be solved if we all start taking the steps to work on it.  That problem is that we have too many people and too many wannabe leaders demonstrating "lazy thinking" when they should be demonstrating "leader thinking."  Lazy thinking leads to individuals and their teams getting stuck, lacking...

You wake up, Get Dressed, Jump in the car, Head to work, Clock in, Do your thing, Clock out, Head home, Go to bed, And then… you repeat. And repeat and repeat and repeat. Eventually you find yourself in a rut. Feeling like you aren’t going anywhere. You aren’t growing. And you can’t escape. So what do you do?

One of the few things that we truly cannot control in life is the way that other people act and feel. We may be able to influence them, but we cannot control them.  Everyone who sees success in one area of their life or another will have to deal with critics or "haters" somewhere along their journey, and while some might say that you should just ignore the haters, we think that there is a bet...

What does “excellence” mean to you? Excellence is a term that gets thrown around a lot. It sounds great to go to the “Academic Center of Excellence” or to “strive for excellence” but how many of us are actually taking our excellence seriously? This episode is going to break down the true meaning of excellence, and how you should view excellence in order to truly boost your performance.

This is a collaborative podcast episode between Nathan Mansfield, Matthew Berthot, Jeramiah Solven, and there is a reason that these three guys decided to sit down together and have a conversation to share with you.  All three of these men know what it is like to run face first into adversity, and they all know what it takes to work through adversity and reap the benefits that are waiting for...