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Send us Fan Mail WLC SIGN UP  In this episode of the M4M Podcast, we explore powerful lessons from The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday—focusing on the discipline of the will, the importance of preparing for trials before they hit, and the strength that comes from accepting what we can’t control. We unpack how figures like Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt endured hardship by cultivating r...

Send us Fan Mail Made4More & What How We Can Help In this episode of the Made4More Podcast , we dive into one of the most impactful lessons from the book we’re working through: learning how to use obstacles to our advantage , rather than letting them define or defeat us. Drawing from powerful examples like Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Arthur Ashe, we break down what it means to meet adv...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we dive into The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday and explore the power of The Process . Success isn’t just about setting goals—it’s about the steps we take to reach them. WLC SIGN UP Key Takeaways: 🔹 Follow the Process – Inspired by Nick Saban, focus on the present task, not just the big picture. Progress happens step by step. 🔹 Do Your Job, Do It Right – Ha...

Send us Fan Mail WLC SIGN UP Welcome back to the M4M Podcast! This episode focuses on taking action, overcoming obstacles, and leading with persistence. Growth is vital—we can’t pour from an empty cup. Key Topics: Facing Challenges: How do we respond to obstacles—avoidance or action? Lessons from History: Demosthenes and Amelia Earhart’s stories of persistence. Overcoming Fear: Fear is a False Rea...

Send us Fan Mail WLC SIGN UP In episode 170, we dive into the power of staying present and pushing past obstacles. Too often, we get stuck in a cycle of overthinking, self-doubt, and fear—preventing us from taking action. We break down key insights on: How to stop getting paralyzed by problems The importance of focusing on the big picture rather than temporary struggles Overcoming fear and self-do...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 169 is here and we are continuing our book on The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday!  WLC   WAYS WE HELP  Topic: Mastering Objectivity & Perspective In this episode, we dive into the importance of practicing objectivity, altering our perspective, and focusing on what we can control when facing obstacles. 🔹 Practicing Objectivity – We often exaggerate challenges or c...

Send us Fan Mail WLC EMAIL SIGN UP HERE PURCHAS BOOK HERE “Choose not to be harmed – and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed – and you haven’t been.” – Marcus Aurelius In this episode, we continue our discussion on perception and the power we hold in every situation—no matter our position, title, career, or background. Too often, we allow problems to appear bigger than they are, forgetting th...

Send us Fan Mail WLC SIGN UP Episode 167: The Obstacle Is The Way In this episode of the Made4More Podcast , we dive into The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday and explore how perceptions shape our actions and influence. Key takeaways include: Perceptions as power : We control how we see obstacles—choosing strength or weakness. The discipline of perception : Lessons from leaders like John D. Roc...

Send us Fan Mail Hi everyone, and welcome to the Made4More podcast! I’m your host, Mario, and I’m excited to walk with you on this journey of leadership and personal development. My mission in life is simple: to leave people better than I found them—whether it’s through a conversation, a message, or this podcast. At Made4More, we’re passionate about helping every person take ownership of their lif...

Send us Fan Mail Today Mario shares with us the next book for the podcast. The book is The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday. - You can purchase it HERE . What if we learn that in life our way through life is going THROUGH the obstacles and not around. Not backing down because of fear. What if we learn that life is going to give us all we need by going THROUGH and not around? What if the key to...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to 2025! This year, we want to challenge the way we approach goal-setting and shaping our outlook for the future. Instead of focusing solely on what you want to achieve or how you’ll get there, we’re inviting you to dive deeper and consider two transformative questions: Why are you pursuing your goals? What’s driving you? Even more importantly: Who do you want to become? W...

Send us Fan Mail Weekly Leadership Challenge Email Sign Up In the final episode of the year, Mario and Jamie issue the challenge for 2025 - Choose Growth. In the final episode of the year, Mario and Jamie invite you to embrace the challenge of 2025: Choose Growth . Life will bring its share of challenges, triumphs, decisions, setbacks, failures, and opportunities. Through it all, the choice remain...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Mario welcomes back Jay Mayo. Jay was recently on one of the most listened to episodes. Click HERE to listen. Today Mario & Jay are continuing the conversation on Leadership Graveyard - where leadership goes to die. This is part 3 of this podcast series. The previous 2 are on communication, centralized leadership. Today we are looking at a topic that EVERY lead...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode Mario & Dan discuss the second part of Leadership Graveyard, where leadership goes to die. Last week we discussed communication, and you can listen to that episode here. Episode 161 In this episode we are discussing the importance of decentralized leadership. If you want to see leadership die along with your influence, keep all the leadership to yoursel...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode starts a series of talks called The Leadership Graveyard, where leadership goes to die. WLC SIGN UP   This is the first of many episodes on leadership that we must learn from or else our influence along with our leadership will be led to the graveyard to die.  Mario has his good friend Dan Martinez on the podcast to discuss the first topic...Communication.  Co...

Send us Fan Mail WLC SIGN UP Episode 160 is all about a posture of GRATITUDE as a leader. Today's episode was prompted by a quote that Mario came across. " Gratitude turns what we have, into enough ." From this quick quote we are challenging ourselves to position our lives in a place of being someone who is thankful. Thankful for what we do have, not for what we don't have.  Th...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Mario sits down with one of his great friends, Jon "Bang Bang" Evans. Jon was on a previous episode a couple of years ago.  Catch Jon Evans on episode 49 by clicking below.  Episode 49 W/Jon Evans    Mario wanted to bring Jon on the podcast to talk friendship and fun times. They both worked together for 6 years. Sign up for the - Weekly Leadership Challen...

Send us Fan Mail Here is episode 158! In this episode Mario & Jamie continue the discussion on Life Wisdom.  Last week we shared 1-5 Life Wisdoms & and you can listen to the episode by clicking HERE .  Here are a couple of links we mentioned in the podcast that you may want to click on!  Weekly Leadership Email Sign Up   Episode 157 What wisdom would you share? email us mario@made4morecons...

Send us Fan Mail We are back with episode 157! In this episode Mario & Jamie discuss Life Wisdom.  What are some life wisdoms that you live by?  What would you share with someone starting a career out? Starting life out on their own?  In todays episode Mario shares where the idea of this came from and 5 of the 10 wisdoms he would share.  The Made4More Challenge for this week is as follows... W...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we wrap up the book Make Your Bed by Admiral William H. McRaven. The final 3 chapters of this book are extremely challenging and important on having a community around us. We need people in our lives that we can encourage and that can encourage us. Here are the final 3 chapters. Chapter 8: Rise to the Occasion Chapter 9: Give People Hope Chapter 10: Never, Ever Qui...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Mario and Stephanie discuss the importance of living with values. You can listen to past episodes with Stephanie here. * Episode 70 * Episode 71 We would love for you to join us on Wednesday September 25th @ Red Horn Brewery in Leander for our next class. Register HERE .  Remember we EXIST for more, we're here to OFFER more, don't EVER give up, e...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we get back to our book by Admiral William H. McRaven Make Your Bed . This book is based after his commencement speech he gave at the University of Texas in 2014. To hear & watch the speech click HERE .  We titling it, Avoiding the Weight of Regret, because the 2 chapters we are covering deal highly with RISK, CHALLENGES, & BULLIES.  Chpt 6: You Must Dare G...

Send us Fan Mail Today Mario interviews a friend who went from NOTHING to EVERYTHING she has been pursuing. Shonda Hetherington is an insurance agent who has her own office and has been in the industry for over 27 years! Shonda has a heart to Help People Have Better Lives. She knows that she is NOT just here for insurance. She is a LEADER who helps people, and insurance just happens to be what she...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 152 is here and we are discussing chapters 3 & 4 of Make Your Bed by Admiral William H. McCraven. Here are the chapters we are covering. 3. CHAPTER 3: ONLY THE SIZE OF YOUR HEART MATTERS If you want to change the world, measure a person by the size of their heart. 4. CHAPTER 4: LIFE’S NOT FAIR - DRIVE ON! If you want to change the world, get over being a sugar cookie a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Mario & Jamie launch the book Make Your Bed by Admiral William H. McCraven . This book is filled with ways to change yourself and in that same way, changing the world around you. It starts with US. Chapters 1 & 2 are discussed in this episode. 1 .  Start Your Day With A Task Completed 2. You Can’t Go At It Alone The Made4More Challenge on this podcast are.....