The Be That Guy Podcast

This past weekend I along with other brave souls tackled the 4x4x48 challenge. This challenge was created by Ex-Navy Seal David Goggins and challenges participants to run 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours. This was hard...really hard, and in this episode, I explain the thoughts that were going through my mind during the runs and workouts and a lesson the challenge taught me around the freedom we...

Limiting beliefs are the beliefs we decide to have in our mind that limit or restrict us in some way. This is what we tell ourselves we are not capable of. We all have them and received these limiting beliefs from family, friends, teachers and coaches. In this episode I outline and exercise to help weaken the limiting beliefs you have placed on yourself by making a decision and then finding eviden...

I set out with a goal to release a podcast every week for one year. Not knowing what the weekly content would be about but why I wanted to do it. In this episode I recap the halfway mark, 26 episodes of how to make more progress from both a mental and physical standpoint. I review each episode and its main points to help you find more happiness and joy. Thank you to everyone who has stuck with me...

We welcome Derek Milgate to the Lib & WR Podcast. Derek is our first Acres of Diamonds member to be featured on the show. On this episode we discuss Derek's journey to AOD and the power of perception and meditation.

Time is limited and we live our life in moments. In one moment, you could be here, and in the next you're not. Time is precious and it's important to let those who made an impact in our life know while we have some time left. Introducing the Life Eulogy, eulogizing someone while they are still alive. In this episode I breakdown the Life Eulogy and how to apply it to someone who has helped you in s...

Visualization is a powerful exercise by mentally creating pictures in your mind. I was a part of a visualization exercise that brought me to tears and had to share the power of this incredible tool. Visualizing three specific areas every day will change your life. In this episode I outline those three areas.

Acres of Diamonds is the belief that each one of us has greatness within. This greatness if not properly managed can be covered up and hidden by social media, mainstream media and authoritative figures such as parents, teachers and coaches. Acres of Diamonds has the vision of helping people uncover those diamonds, remembering who you truly are and the type of thinking you apply to your life. Our j...

We often make small problems large in order to hide the real problem at hand, in turn we are actually protecting the real problem. Professional coach, author and host of the New Man podcast Tripp Lanier introduced me to an incredible idea around each of us protecting something. When we reflect on what we are protecting and why we start to uncover the real problems, insecurities and fears that are...

The Jordan Challenge otherwise commonly known as the 4x4x48 challenge was created by David Goggins. The challenge kicks off on March 4th at 8 pm and you run 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours totaling 48 miles in 48 hours. You can still participate in the challenge even if you don't run, but you have to do an equivalent physical movement for however long it would take you to run 4 miles (biking, s...

There are 3 ways we can show up to the challenges we face. We can be fragile which means we break easily. We can be resilient which means we withstand some stress initially and eventually break. Or we can be antifragile where stress and challenge actually make us stronger. The waves of life will not stop so we need to become better surfers to those waves. A key piece to becoming that better surfer...

Remember the ending scene of the Polar Express? If you could hear the bell you believed in the spirit of Christmas, the power of belief in its purest sense. As 2022 comes upon us we will set goals and visions of what we want to accomplish and what we think our life may be like in the new year. Having a certain level of personal belief is critical to achieving those visions and goals. In this episo...

The Dad bod is a term given to the "average" look of a male physique. Not too shredded and not too overweight, somewhere in between with a little side of a gut and lack of muscle tone. The important thing to remember about the Dad bod is that you can change the way you look. If you want to gain muscle and physically change your image you can. Exercise, sleep, nutrition and drinking water are all p...

Our brain and our gut communicate through what is known as the Enteric Nervous System (ENS), a piece of our gastrointestinal tract that is outlined with more than 100 million nerve cells. This means that the food we eat is communicated from our gut to our brain, the healthier the food we eat the better we will feel, the better we feel the better we act. Healthy eating not only makes us feel better...

Plants, flowers, vegetables...all planted in a garden will grow based upon how much water they receive. Negative and positive thoughts grow based upon how much attention we give them. This idea is know as the Mind Garden, our minds are a garden and the thoughts in our mind are the plants and vegetables we planted in that garden. Whatever we water (focus on) will grow, so we need to be conscious of...

Questions allow us to search for an answer. Why did that happen? When will this be done? Sometimes we do not know these answers but we prime ourselves to start searching for them. Questions are the key to progress, they highlight blind spots in our lives. This episode asks the listener 10 questions that if taken seriously can change the direction of their life. It's time we start asking ourselves...

Going to college can be stressful. Having a job that you didn't go to college for can be even more stressful. We often think we need to solve everything so quickly, and to a point action is always needed to make a change, but what if we practiced more patience? Identifying somewhere to go, something to do and someone to love can help you practice patience. These areas are critical thinking points...

I stood on the balcony of a million-dollar home in the California hills next to my father, we both looked out over the trees and watched the sun come through them. I was in awe of the beauty in front of me, the elegance and peacefulness I was experiencing. I looked at my father and said "Isn't it beautiful?" He didn't look at me, he was quiet and focused on something...what he said next changed my...

We live in a society where the majority of people are stressed and anxious, becoming the prevailing normality of our world. Most people are unhappy and unhealthy which leaves the happy and healthy people as the minority in this category. Do you have the courage to deviate from the norm and be a little different or unique? Sometimes the fear of this deviation will cause us to stay in the "safe" and...

We would like to welcome Sarah Salib as our first guest to the podcast. On this episode we talk about the power of our emotions and how it's our job to manage them and be aware of when they may be hurting vs helping. We like to call this mental fitness. We lift weights to make our bodies stronger and we control our emotions to make our minds stronger. A beautiful testament to being smarter, strong...

"I can't talk bad about her because she is not here to defend herself". I learned of this statement from a stranger I met in Miami who is now a friend. Once I became aware of this concept I started to notice when I was talking bad about others. It wasn't all the time but it happened and I noticed how easy other people around me did it as well. Connection and superiority, the two main reasons we ta...

When will I be enough? A question that many of ask ourselves in order to predict a level of self-acceptance once something happens. Every decision we have made has led us to this very moment and we place meaning to those decisions. What if we shifted this idea and said I am enough right now, always have been and always will be because of those decisions. Sounds much more empowering doesn't it? Ask...

Every day we practice certain routines known as habits. Some of these may be bad and some good. Certain triggers in our environment cause us to practice these habits which lead to a specific reward. By making small adjustments to these habits we can achieve massive change towards producing more results that we want, but first we have to understand what those habits are and how they are triggered a...

Our whole outer experience of life is determined by the way our brain works. If our lives are experienced through the way our brain perceives it, it might be a good idea to get a better understanding of the rules the brain lives by. Things like sensory stimulation, exploration and exercise play huge roles in feeding the brain what it craves. Exploring daily routines to keep our brain focused will...

Do we enjoy the our own company? Maybe the idea of being by ourselves stresses us out because of the magnitude of negative thoughts that can creep into our minds. What if we leaned into the power of Solitude and what it could offer us? A moment of reflection and opportunity to slow down the overly stimulated world around us and create our future instead of consume it. 

Social Anxiety is a fear that many people have regarding the opportunity to be judged in a social situation. We start to doubt our abilities, confidence and overall levels of happiness when we become overwhelmed by the anxious feelings social settings cause. These negative emotions hurt our performance and overall potential in every area of life. It's time we shine a light on Social Anxiety and on...