Strength Through The Struggle

Dave Kovar is a great friend of mine and I am happy to have him on the show. Dave owns one of the largest multi-school martial arts organizations in the country. He is on the podcast today to discuss a little bit about martial arts and a lot about living life.   

Raul Lopez Jr. – Is a man with a story about how childhood impacts our lives as adults. I believe this works in the positive and in the negative. As children, we don’t always understand why our parents do what they do. Even though Raul had a loving mother and loving father, he couldn’t understand how or why he was no longer able to see his father and Raul grew up angry which led to fighting, crime and jail. Luckily that isn’t how the story ends but I’ll let you hear this amazing story of change and redemption yourself. I loved doing this interview. And what I loved most about it was how Raul was so transparent and raw about his own experience. To go from thinking Love = Pain to realizing Love Sets you Free is freedom indeed. The idea that things happened to me turns us into victims. When I choose to see it as things happened for me it empowers me to serve the world and myself in a positive way… Good stuff.

Len Wright refers to himself as a Mental Alchemist. This is the second time Len has been on the show. I had him back on because he has helped me with how I see the world and myself. In this episode we talk about how sometimes when I think something is right for me, it doesn’t mean it’s what is best for me and that when I think I know something, I shut off my capacity for learning and nothing improves in my life. I really loved how Len showed that we can turn the lead and iron and straw of our life, the negative and painful experiences into the silver, gold and platinum of learning and transformation.  And in the moment, in the midst of the storms of life to be able to ask the question “What would love do?” I challenge you, in the midst of a storm in your life or challenging experience, How do I take this lead and turn it into Gold and “What would love do?” Is there a time in your life when you had a similar situation? Let me know in the Facebook Group.

Mark speaks with John Williams to discuss how he lives and works with children to become better people as they grow up. John talks to Mark about working with kids to lean on strong relationships at home to help them get through any type of struggle.  John focuses on communication as a big aspect to his motivational speaking and to understand where his clients are coming from.  He tells Mark how he has a strong relationship with his wife and kids that can get them through anything. Check out Mark's Facebook Group and Tell About Your Struggles 

Samantha Skelly specializes in shifting the conversation of dieting and restricting foods to being comfortable with your mind and body and thinking in a different way. She works with people to get at what are the underlining issues that drive her clients' hunger as a way of coping with life's problems. 

Mark has Vince Molinaro on the podcast to discuss why it is important to have accountability among leaders. They discuss the formulas of success in life and beyond.

Mark talks to Tracy Winchell, host of the Reboots Podcast, a podcast that tells stories about people who had to start over in life due to some change in life. Tracy tells Mark about her story of rebooting and how overcame her struggle. Click here to join the Facebook Group.

Mark shares a personal story between him and his son where his son apologized for always needing his father (Mark) to help him. Mark's response was touching. It's a story of dedication and love. Take a listen and let Mark know what you think about it in the Facebook Group.  Click here to join the Facebook Group.  

Logan Tyler Nelson is on the podcast today to discuss the thoughts that led him down a dark path and eventually to trying to end his own life. This is a must hear episode!!!

Mark gives a powerful speech about how his life changed for the good when his son was born and then changed again when his son was in an accident, where he suffered brain damage at the age of three.  This speech is a can't miss.

We have our first returning guest on the podcast today. Philip McKernan is here to help us get our alignment in life in check to reduce pain, dropping our masks to finally find out gift that you are meant to share with the world and discovering that your thoughts may not be your, but those that have been told to you by others. 

Dr. Joel Wade is here to discuss his new book "The Virtue Of Happiness" and talks positive psychology with Mark to bring home the fact that adversity happens, but searching for true happiness with help you get past the adversity in your life. 

Imagine you have a good life...enough money, friends, etc; however, there was something missing from your life. You were missing a deeper meaning in life and you wanted to search for something fulfilling. That is what my guest today, Christie Garcia, went through in her life and she is here today to tell us how to achieve a more meaningful life.

Jesse Moskel is my guest on the podcast today. Jesse has an interesting life story that saw him go from the right path down a dark path that landed him in jail in Thailand with a life sentence. Jesse decided to break free of the series of bad decisions that landed him in prison and started to make better decisions for the long term. 

Michael Veltri is my guest on the podcast today. Here is here to teach us about how to trust, not a blind trust as that would be foolish. He wants to teach us how to trust in ourselves, others and the world that will carry us through the challenges of life.

Darren King is on the podcast to tell me about how he coasted through life, but was rushing from one thing to the next at the same time. He never really found his path until he really figured out how to connect his mindset to his body to find strength in the struggle. 

Michelle Evans opens to Mark about her childhood where she endured abuse and addiction from her father. She used her experience to become a better parent to ensure that her children did not have to endure a similar childhood.

Dave Daley joins Mark on the podcast to tell him how he built a number of companies after some serious life challenges including being in jail at the age of 18 and being in a serious accident that almost left him paralyzed. Regardless of the struggles, Dave found the strength to find success by using the struggles as motivation.

Harriet Cabelly tells Mark about her interesting job as a pre-school social worker and how she "retired" to rebuild her profession to follow a career path that matches her passion.

I sit down with Chris Sajnog, a retired Navy SEALS chief, to discuss with him his ability to train people to calm their mind when going through challenges in their life. Chris describes his Navy SEAL introduction through "hell week" on how he got through some of the toughest training that anyone will go through in their lives. He uses his experience during his life and military career to help others overcome their own challenges.