The AJNashville Podcast

Remember that New Year's resolution you swore you'd stick to for 2026? How's it going? Did you accomplish what you said you wanted to do, or did they crumble sometime in May when they weren't already magically fulfilled to your liking without putting in the necessary effort that's needed?  We must become conscious of how we are choosing to spend our time. Are we allowing o...

Do you seem to find it difficult to take ownership of your responsibilities in full? Are you able to take credit for the good bits while dismissing the faults that result from your lack of attention and actions in life? At some point, you have to realize you are to blame for your current place in life. If there's something you want to make happen, you have to be the one to go out there and do...

When you think about what happened 25 years ago, what is it you are remembering? Is it the tragic loss of those gone too soon for a reason beyond their control? Is it the choice made out of honor to sacrifice themselves during the aftermath in hopes of recovering lives that could still be lived beyond devastation? Is it the murky opinions transformed now over the past 25 years by those who have fo...

Have you ever found yourself stuck in place by the need to ensure perfection over the drive to just take action? How often to you put off the execution by making justified excuses in its place? What happens when you actually have to hold accountability for your shortfalls?  At some point, you have to rearrange your priorities in order to get it done or face the conflicts you are avoiding with othe...

Have you ever realized you used to have certain good habits that somehow you've fallen out of or you've taken on a new comfort that isn't serving you in the long run? You adjust to a different lifestyle based on your career, friends, or interests, and sometimes those changes go against what you originally anticipated. As your circumstances change, you start to make excuses why not t...

Each of your actions taken compound into the goal you set out to accomplish, just like all the different layers that work together to make up a cheeseburger the way you like it made. On a deeper dive though, would you really want all those toppings every single time you made a burger your way?  The magic of the McDonald's cheeseburger definitely isn't the quality of the meat, rather it i...

Who you are in the dark will come to the light. If you want to preserve your own sense of integrity and trustworthiness, you should be doing things that are the same no matter what the environment is or circumstances are. Taking ownership is something you should be doing similarly in both your public and private life. If you have habits that have formed differently in the dark than you perform in...

Happy 250th Independence Day, America! What an amazing day to celebrate being the best country in the world! A day meant to commemorate the honorable sacrifices made in order to remain free and enjoy life with our liberties. This is what 250 years of constant evolution and growth as a country unified looks like. Protecting our freedoms is what allows us to project those very same freedoms today. ...

Happy Father's Day to all the men who show up to provide for their families, I hope you remember to enjoy spending time with your children this weekend as you have earned it. Don't let others rob you of YOUR time, they will still be there on Monday, but your children will continue to grow older every day whether you participate in their lives or not. Remember to show them you care by spe...

Let's talk about the grace and forgiveness for things that aren't as big as they may seem to be when they occur. We all make mistakes and we can either let that mistake be the end of the impact, or we can allow our reactions to make an even bigger impact. Accountability is how we can learn to overcome our mistakes and create new healthy patterns we can rely on. Consistent execution is ho...

It is in times of tragedy that we must connect with one another and renew faith in life and its greater purpose. With loss comes a deep necessity to support each other and lift spirits beyond the earthquake that is a challenged reality. Whether in times of celebration or grief, we must give comfort as a family would.  Many times we think we are the ultimate teachers of those younger than ourselves...

When you are celebrating Memorial Day weekend, what is it that really comes to mind for you? Do you think more deeply than grilling out with your buddies and beers in the backyard? Maybe thank a veteran when you pay enough attention to your surroundings beyond your phone screen? Do you dwell on the losses of others who are no longer here and able to celebrate with you?  How do you decide to live y...

Once we start taking accountability, we can really focus on how to make our lives better one action at a time. We have to remain accountable in order to remain consistent and allow those single actions to compound into bigger accomplishments we are striving for. We cannot expect those one actions to be huge commitments or we will continue to struggle with the wonder of why things keep failing for...

Why is it we don't intrinsically receive accountability from others around us who call themselves our friends? Many times, we are more willing to talk shit behind their back about their actions than truly call them out to their face for being inconsistent with their own actions towards their goals. Is it coming from a place of fear that we don't say it directly to their face? What does t...

Why do you listen to me, week after week? If it's not your first time, there's a reason you keep coming back -- nuggets of knowledge that spoke to you , right? When you listen to an episode and think, "I know someone else who needs to hear this message", please share this podcast directly to them so they can gain some gold nuggets from me to their own ears. I appreciate all the...

Change isn't recognized overnight, nor does it happen over one night. It happens night over night, day on day, of consistent actions that allow us to arrive to where we want to be. As long as we continue to choose to progress, we shall progress with matching actions. If we choose actions we know will result in digression, we will digress. We can take breaks and reset without letting it become...

This training exposed my weaknesses… fast. In this episode of the AJ Nashville Podcast, I break down my raw, unfiltered experience with Achilles Heel Tactical, from their online coursework to Zoom training, all the way to the in-person class that forced me to rethink everything I thought I knew. This isn’t hype. This isn’t fluff. And it’s definitely not just another “review.” If you’re serious abo...

What can we do outside of our norms that can help us be our best so that we can arrive at the goal we are striving for? Are we only giving the bare minimum, then find ourselves frustrated with the mediocre results we end up with? Can we focus on becoming more efficient with our actions to produce more of what we actually want in the same (or less!) amount of time spent? We can all agree that the o...

Have you ever had a dream that you set out to accomplish, and even after you have successfully completed your mission, only then do you realize you alone cannot keep the dream alive? Sometimes, we think there is only one path that we must follow to get to the end we want, when in all reality, the path will change and alter as needed so long as we remain focused on accomplishing the end goal. We al...

Why wouldn't you want to train to be the best you can be? When you think about what it is you want to succeed at or who you see yourself as after all the effort you put into something, wouldn't you rather picture yourself as the best at what you now do, or do you really only want to half-ass do the bare minimum, resulting in rock bottom options and you then try to blame others for your o...

When you hear about a potential natural disaster striking in your area, do you have any idea or plan in place to follow when chaos ensues? Do you have the means to provide yourself and your family the protection and guidance needed to make it through the storm? Have you shared your ideas and plans with your loved ones so they know what they need to do in times of crisis? Just like tornado drills a...

"No one is coming to save you!" Sure, yeah, your success is your responsibility based on your actions. No one may not be coming to save you, but if you surround yourself with the right people, you have the support to help get you through whatever it is that you may be trying to navigate. No one is going to come do it for you, but with the right support system encouraging you to grow to t...

As active members in our local communities, it is our responsibility to teach our youth what is safe and sound, especially when it is hard to advocate for safety over novelty. We have to be the wise ones to stand for the wellbeing of our children rather than caving to the pressures of others' weak opinions just because it is what the lazy masses are doing, or lacking doing more likely. We hav...

In order for improvement to be made, we have to first become aware of what it is that is needing attention and then follow up with the actions needed to be taken to make the goal come to fruition. When we set a goal, we should have a true intention defined that will motivate the possibility into our reality. Success isn't something achieved overnight, it is something that is borne from compou...