The Fire You Carry

In this week's episode, Kevin and Nole are joined by Joel Weldon. Joel currently works as a voice actor for companies like Ford and Carls Junior. He also teaches others to learn how to use their voice to its full potential and become better communicators. In the past, he spent 8 summers at Hume Lake Christian Camps doing music, along with traveling the country playing music, putting our recor...

In this week's episode, Nole and Kevin are joined by Dustin Schlegel. Dustin is Nole's brother-in-law and someone that Nole respects and admires greatly. Dustin shares his story of choosing to move his family across the country from Colorado to Tennessee without a job or a place to live. He also shares some outstanding life lessons through his story of leaving his current job to launch h...

In this week's episode, Kevin and Nole are joined once again by our good friend Rich Zuniga. Rich is here to talk about why he left behind the world of YouTube and Podcasting and to share what he is working on now. This is a fun episode with lots of laughter so don't miss it.  Big thank you to My Epic and Facedown Records for the use of their song "Hail" in our podcast! https:/...

In this week's episode, Kevin is joined by Mikhail Nayfeld of Heroes and Villains Entertainment. Mikhail has a great perspective on life, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to family. This is a great and entertaining conversation so don't miss this one! Thank you for listening. Big thank you to My Epic and Facedown Records for the use of their song "Hail" in our podcast! htt...

In this week's episode, Kevin and Nole talk about conflict. This topic arose from a situation Nole recently dealt with and spurred a conversation that you will find beneficial. This is likely a topic you've never really thought about too much but as you'll see there's a lot to break down here. Enjoy.   Big thank you to My Epic and Facedown Records for the use of their song &quo...

In this week's episode, Nole and Kevin talk about why the motivations behind your actions matter, even if what you are doing is a "good" thing. We also recap Class 3 of The Fire Up Program, and we're asking for your help so make sure you listen to the end of the episode to find out how you can partner with us.   Big thank you to My Epic and Facedown Records for the use of their...

In this week's episode, we are back with Dr. Sam Ho! This might be the first time in the history of our podcast that we've had the same guest 2 weeks in a row. We enjoyed the first conversation with Dr. Ho but we left too much untalked about so, here is round two. This time we're talking about the ways Dr. Ho works with his patients at his practice, many of whom are athletes. How he...

In this week's episode, Nole and Kevin are joined by Dr. Sam Ho. Kevin has been a patient of Dr. Ho for the last couple of years and was impressed by his story, commitment to his family, and drive. Dr. Ho's story is a fantastic example of a family's tenacity and bravery to escape communism and pursue a better life in the United States. We actually ran out of time to talk to the Doct...

In this week's episode, Kevin and Nole are joined once again by Jeremy Stalnecker. Jeremy is the CEO of Mighty Oaks, hosts several of his own podcast, and has written multiple books. Every time we talk to Jeremy we come away having learned something and motivated to be better in our own lives, this conversation is no different. Make sure you follow the links in the show notes to subscribe to...

In this week's episode, Kevin & Nole give a recap of last week's Memorial Stair Climb event with our sponsor Core Health and Fitness. We throw down the gauntlet for the first time in far too long with a fitness challenge that you may recognize. And, we invite you to join us for our first ever A.M.A. style discussion over in our Discord group. Don't miss this one, we've got...

In this week's episode, Kevin is joined by Sean Steward. In his triumphant return to the podcast, Sean talks about the importance of sports, athletics and just being active for kids. He and Kevin also talk about finding balance in those arenas, the workplace, and at home.  This is a fun episode to listen to and one you will get a lot out of. Thank you for listening! Big thank you to My Epic a...

In this week's episode, Kevin and Nole are joined by former Master Chief in the Navy, David Dearie. David spent a career in the Navy and now has his own podcast where he talks about leadership with other members of the military. Additionally, he also founded a non-profit that teaches leadership courses to enlisted members of the military. Follow the links below and subscribe to David's p...

In this week's episode, Nole and Kevin are joined by Jim Stitzinger. Jim is a Pastor at Crossroads Community Church in Valencia CA, he serves as a Chaplain with the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department and he is a husband and father. Jim has some great stories and perspectives in this interview, both Nole and Kevin were taking notes during the episode of all the takeaways they want to apply...

In this week's episode, Kevin and Nole discuss the topic of selfishness. With stories of some of the areas of life, we struggle with selfishness and why we think it's an important thing to be aware of and fight.  Big thank you to My Epic and Facedown Records for the use of their song "Hail" in our podcast! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz2RZThURTU&ab_channel=FacedownRecor...

In this week's episode, Kevin and Nole talk tattoos, Nole's complete lack of podcast listening, and why looking at the sun is critical. Enjoy! Big thank you to My Epic and Facedown Records for the use of their song "Hail" in our podcast! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz2RZThURTU&ab_channel=FacedownRecords Kevin's Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/kevinpwelsh/?hl=e...

In this week's episode, Kevin and Nole are joined by Danny Coon. Danny is currently retired after a long and impactful career in law enforcement. He worked as a Military Police Officer in the United States Army and spent the rest of his time working for Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department where he retired at the rank of sergeant. Danny is passionate about issues confronting the first...

In this week's episode, Kevin gives us an update on his continuing recovery from neck surgery and some lessons being learned through it. Nole talks about getting defeated in a workout and how that experience highlighted some weaknesses and failures. Nole also gives an update on the continuing disciplinary process he is going through with Los Angeles County Fire.  Big thank you to My Epic and...

In this week's episode, Kevin and Nole are joined again by Dave Tebo. Dave is one of our fellow cadre members at The Fire Up Program, a great husband, father, leader, and a well-known savage in many realms of life. We recorded this episode based on a conversation we had after our recent podcast discussing quotes from Jordan Petersen. Dave shared with us a quote we missed and we worked on tyin...

In this week's episode, Kevin and Nole talk about some of Nole's favorite Jordan Peterson quotes. As with everything related to Jordan Peterson there is a lot to unpack here. Enjoy the conversation and we'd love to hear your take on these or your own favorite quotes from JP or anyone else.  Big thank you to My Epic and Facedown Records for the use of their song "Hail" in o...

In this week's episode, Kevin and Nole talk through the reality of dealing with "false summits" in life. A false summit is when we have a plan or a goal and we feel we are about to achieve it, but life steps in and we realize we're not going to accomplish what we thought we were going to, at least not in the time frame we originally thought. How do we deal with that? Big thank...

In this week's episode, Kevin and Nole delve into the tendency many of us have to get stuck reliving the glory days when we accomplished something we perceived as good, or special. The temptation to allow this to become an excuse to not work as hard as we should is real and something that we have both struggled with. We talk about this through the lens of Uncle Rico, and if you have ever watc...

In this week's episode, Nole goes solo to talk about his ongoing battle with the temptation to cheat during his solo workouts. The desire to cheat in the small areas in life will bleed over into other areas and life and grow, so it needs to be fought and conquered at the lowest level in your life possible, for me, that's my workouts.  Big thank you to My Epic and Facedown Records for the...

In this week's episode, Kevin shares some great insight on why instant gratification never ends up bringing true gratification, especially when looked at through the lens of time.  He also gets into goal setting vs habit building and other aspects of the process of work that is required if you are going to be a better man today than you were yesterday. Don't miss this one!  Big thank you...

In this week's epsode Kevin and I are Joined by Jarvis Anderson Jr. Jarvis has a background in boxing, basket ball and a lot more. He currently competes at the National level in bodybuilding and he has set a goal for himself to make it to the Olympic stage. He is also the man the has rebuilt Kevin after his injury, getting him back to being strong enough to return to the firehouse and get bac...

Big thank you to My Epic and Facedown Records for the use of their song "Hail" in our podcast! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz2RZThURTU&ab_channel=FacedownRecords Nole's Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/nolelilley/?hl=en Kevin's Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/kevinpwelsh/?hl=en Get on the waiting list for the Fire Up Program! https://fireupprogram.com/ Fire Up...