Strong By Design Podcast

Send us Fan Mail What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.   We’ve all heard the old adage and know exactly what it means. Good, bad and anything in between will remain off the record.   But how does this approach work in our everyday life?   Ultimately this is awful advice for how to live your life in the real world.     There comes a time when you must look into the mirror and live by a higher stand...

Send us Fan Mail 100 pairs of shoes. 30+ high dollar purses. Stacks of baseball cards. What about that nightly 6-pack after work, a pot of coffee every morning before work or those 2-3 midday energy drinks daily just to stay focused and get by??     There are so many things out there that hold some kind of power over us.   What is an addiction? Are all people guilty of at least one addiction, good...

Send us Fan Mail “We are ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen.”   Becoming the best in the world at something, being truly excellent at it takes discipline and an uncompromising way of doing things.    For Horst Schulze, the former president and co-founder of the Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, his message for over 5 decades to all businesses and business leaders is clear and uncomplicate...

Send us Fan Mail As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. - Proverbs 27:17 Our guest today on Strong By Design is Aaron Walker, the founder and visionary for the Iron Sharpens Iron Mastermind group. A group dedicated to helping people live a life of success and significance. If we are honest with ourselves and truly on a journey of self-improvement, to get better every day personally...

Send us Fan Mail   In the conclusion to living virtually or virtuously…   Jared and Chris talk about setting healthy boundaries with social platforms and why limiting or restricting our children’s time on social media is critical to their future.   And how can we merge our face-to-face connections with our screen time connections for the best possible outcome? Where must the foundation be laid?  ...

Send us Fan Mail   Reality or fantasy? Non-fiction or fiction? Truth or deception? What head space are you living in these days?   Today’s conversation on SBD is two regular guys, co-hosts Jared and Chris, talking candidly about what it means to live and behave with a high regard for other people, to live morally, ethically, and biblically. To live in the present and proximity of others in a world...

Send us Fan Mail What good is living longer if you are not living well?   So many people are trudging through life on prescription medications, processed foods and sedentary lifestyles resulting in chronic pain, inflammation, poor energy, and brain fog to name a few of the nasty side effects.   Our special guest today on the Strong By Design podcast show is Dr. Steve Hruby D.C., an integrative hea...

Send us Fan Mail Brant Hansen’s book Unoffendable , is the inspiration for this powerful conversation today on Strong By Design featuring hosts Jared Haley and Mike Westerdal. Utilizing his ability to write engaging and humorous stories, Hansen introduces and develops the ideology of becoming a person who is not easily offended. We believe this book is highly beneficial to our American culture tha...

Send us Fan Mail   Most of us take for granted how many steps we take in a day. How about in a month, a year or even a lifetime…   For a moderately active adult, that’s 3,650,000 steps in a year or 36.5 million steps in a decade!   Our amazing feet are what connect us to the earth and carry the full weight of our body every day but unfortunately, many of us mistreat our “dogs” without realizing it...

Send us Fan Mail   The message we are so used to hearing is, “Don’t make this mistake like I did…” or “Listen to me because I messed up big time…” and so on.   But what about the person who stood their ground (even from an early age in school) and can speak from experience about making good decisions and the outcomes of those good decisions?   That regardless of the popularity or consequences tied...

Send us Fan Mail When you think of a pride of lions, what comes to mind?   The lionesses do everything, right!? They do most of the hunting and caring for the cubs. So, what about the lions?   Even though it appears that the male lion is lazy, eats much of the food and does not earn his keep, something else is going on entirely. He is patrolling, marking, and guarding his pride. He is the KING and...

Send us Fan Mail   Continuing the conversation with our guest today on SBD, Troy Ericson, hosted by Mike Westerdal.   Find out in Part 2 how much value Troy puts on focus and its impact on business success. Troy and Mike also discuss why thinking big and surrounding yourself with BIG thinkers is the key to growth in any industry.   Troy Ericson Is a Direct Response Copywriter & Email Deliverab...

Send us Fan Mail   Often times life throws you a curve ball.   And in the case of our special guest today on Strong By Design, life actually took away the opportunity to throw a curve ball.    When purpose and passion are connected at a young age, it’s a wonderful thing and you feel invincible. You actually see yourself living out your dream vividly.    But when you realize the life that you’ve dr...

Send us Fan Mail Here’s the truth — illness starts before the symptoms appear. Treating only the symptoms of a disease does not help you recover your health. You need to get to the bottom of what caused your illness to begin your healing journey.   The path of healing helps you discover not only who you are, but enables you to create the life of your dreams. We support this by addressing the emoti...

Send us Fan Mail   I’ll never forget the moment when my fiancée Anne turned to me after I had been told that I could never be a SEAL again, and said,   “What makes you extraordinary isn’t what you can do physically. It's how your brain works, how you think.” (from sealteamleaders.com/about )   Larry Yatch is a retired US Navy Seal Officer - a 10-year veteran. And boy does Strong By Design lov...

Send us Fan Mail Anxiety, stress, depression and despair seem to be at an all-time high in our culture today. People seem so weighed down by life.   Could it be the fear of failure, overcommitment personally and professionally and what about comparison syndrome… that need to keep up with your peers in a fast-paced world?   Our guest today, Erin Pheil, founded MindFix after discovering the magic fo...

Send us Fan Mail Getting older isn’t all it’s cracked up to be… or at least it’s not what it used to be.   We live in a very interesting period in history where science, nutrition and technology are pushing the limits of the aging process. We are literally aging S L O W E R.   Every day breakthroughs and new discoveries are made in real time transforming the way we look at old age. Professional at...

Send us Fan Mail It may be one of the simplest and most truthful health claims ever… you are what you eat. Especially when it comes to sugar and a poor diet.   Eat doughnuts, French fries, pizza and ice cream on a regular basis and you will look like a walking fast food advertisement. Eat colorful fruits and vegetables, whole fresh foods and high-quality proteins and fats and your body will turn h...

Send us Fan Mail   Where there is no vision, the people perish. —Proverbs 29:18   Whether we realize it or not, we are all leaders. Some of us may be in a position of leading hundreds if not thousands of other people while others just a handful.    But to be truly good as a leader you must first get great at leading one person, yourself.   Leadership begins with the person you see in the mirror ev...

Send us Fan Mail   Ever feel trapped by the life you’re living?  Like you’re stuck in the hamster wheel of life?   Back in 2016 our guest on SBD, Crystal O’Keefe, found herself in corporate America with those same thoughts and feelings. Crystal was successful in her career but it was a grind and somewhere deep down she knew this wasn’t her purpose.    She was not fulfilled and it was at this point...

Send us Fan Mail   The conclusion to Never Give Up on Your Dreams ft. Jason Meland…   “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” -Babe Ruth   Sounds simple enough right, just don’t quit. Many of the greatest of all time (GOATs) in their respective sport or career are known to chant this famous mantra.   However, when this principle is applied in your life, in all areas of your life, it can h...

Send us Fan Mail   “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” - Babe Ruth   Sounds simple enough right, just don’t quit. Many of the greatest of all time (GOATs) in their respective sport or career are known to chant this famous mantra.   However, when this principle is applied in your life, in all areas of your life, it can have massive impact and ripple into everything that you do.   Today...

Send us Fan Mail When you think of God or Jesus, what first comes to mind? Creator of the Universe, Son of God, Lord and Savior, Holy Spirit… possibly Father and Son? These are all good things and certainly true however it’s not the only way He wants us to think of Him. How about friend? Having a healthy relationship with God is also about friendship and companionship. Experiencing each other as f...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone longs for a hero to save the day and most people all over the world love a good Superhero movie.   So then, what are the characteristics we associate with a hero that make them so powerful and amazing?  Well, heroes are brave, courageous, strong, and fearless.    Yes, those are great but what about this list of attributes… loving, compassionate, truthful, devoted, humble,...

Send us Fan Mail Most people will never run 26.2 miles. Only a very small percentage of the population are willing to push themselves to that extreme level of endurance.   Not only is that distance intimidating physically, the mental demand may be even more jaw dropping for any aspiring competitive athletes.   Today’s guest, Dave Frazier, is a longtime friend of SBD host, Jared Haley, and shares s...