I read a biography of United States General George Patton titled “Patton: The Man Behind The Legend.” As with every episode, I read the entire book, highlighted everything that struck me as important, and then went through it two more times to refine and annotate the most important lessons from General Patton’s life before sitting down and discussing them with you. General Patton served in World War 1 and World War 2 and is one of the greatest military leaders to ever live. His life is one of im...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Nate is a United States Marine veteran, entrepreneur, rancher, and father. In this conversation, we discuss why Nate is grateful for the time he spent homeless, the importance and power of training for something specific, how becoming a father has changed his life, why men need wilderness and more.
May 27, 2025•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Sam Walton is the founder of Wal-Mart and the patriarch of the world's richest family with a networth of $432 Billion. He grew up middle class in Missouri, however, by the time he died he was the world's second richest man, the father of 4 children, and was married for 49 years. I read his autobiography "Sam Walton: Made in America" that he wrote in the last years of his life detailing his rise from the middle class to one of the world's greatest entrepreneurs of all time. In this episode, you a...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Naval Ravikant is a billionaire investor and entrepreneur with a unique life philosophy. He recently appeared on Chris Williamson's 'Modern Wisdom' podcast where they discussed dozens of important topics. I listened to the podcast several times and wrote down every sentence or idea that struck me as important; in this podcast we will go over the 44 most important ideas and lessons from their podcast.
May 05, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Jeff Bezos is worth $200 Billion Dollars and Amazon has a market cap of $2 Trillion dollars. How did Bezos go from a dissastified wall-street employee in his 30’s who started selling books online to the second richest man in the world and founder of one of the most valuable companies to ever exist? I read “ The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and The Age of Amazon ” by Brad Stone to find out. This book details the prolific journey of Bezos and Amazon and in this video you will learn the 7 primary l...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 104
I read the book " Napoleon " by Paul Johnson. Napoleon Bonaparte conquered all of Europe, then lost all of his power, then got it back, and then lost it again. According to Time Magazine, he is the second most influential man of all time behind Jesus Christ and he has had over 100,000 books and articles written about him. Why? Because is one of the most prolific conquerors, military thinkers, and leaders in human history. I read Napoleon, a biography by Paul Johnson about Napoleon Bonaparte an...
Apr 21, 2025•55 min•Season 1Ep. 103
I read " Churchill " by Paul Johnson. --- WInston Churchill was born the half-American son of a British aristocrat. He would go on to become a prisoner of war and war hero, prolific writer, painter, and public speaker, and most notably, the prime minister of Englad during World War 2, when they most needed him. He lived a full life and there is much to be learned from his life. --- Buy the book " Churchill " --- Connect on: YouTube Instagram X...
Apr 14, 2025•54 min•Season 1Ep. 102
I read “ Benjamin Franklin: An American Life " Benjamin Franklin was born into a middle class family, ranaway from home as a teen, and became one of America's best diplomats, scientists, political thinkers, and founding fathers who dined with European kings before he passed away. He was experimental, nuanced, incredibly curious, and profoundly influential on his community, nation, and the world in his time and for centuries in posterity. In this podcast you will learn how he thought about politi...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 12 min
This is the 100th of episode of The Art and Science of Becoming Sovereign podcast. I asked folks to submit questions and I answered them. Thank you for supporting the podcast and finding it valuable.
Mar 12, 2025•36 min
Today, Monday, February 17th at 4pm EST, we are launching RoughRider : a brand that myself and two of my close friends have been building for nearly a year. Classic clothing designs with a western touch — made in America, by Americans, for Americans. The name RoughRider is an ode to the First United States Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, also known as the Rough Riders. Led by Colonel Leonard Wood and Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt , these men volunteered to fight the nation’s enemies in the S...
Feb 17, 2025•52 min
I read “ Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage " Sir Ernest Shackleton was an Irish in the early 20th century who led the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition - one of the most daring and famous expeditions of the last several hundred years. The 28 man crew spent 622 days alone in the Antarctic, enduring some of the harshest weather and living conditions on Earth before being rescued. Everyone survived the treacherous journey in large part due to the incredible leadership of Shackleton. Shack...
Jan 27, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Ben Wilson is the host of the renowned podcast How To Take Over The World where he studies history’s greatest leaders and heroes so you can learn lessons from their lives and become a great leader yourself. We discuss why great leaders study great leaders and why you should too, the role copying has in creating, the two qualities of every great leader, how to cultivate a vision, how Jesus took over the world without leaving a couple hundred mile radius, the most understudied historical figures i...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 28 min
I read ' Courage ' - a short essay by esteemed American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson discusses the three characteristics which elicit respect across mankind, the most important and rare of which is real, genuince courage. He discusses how to cultivate courage and why men revere their courageous fellows so much. We can all live more courageously; this essay will help you do just that. ---- Click the link to join my free email newsletter to get the 7 most important takeaways from this essay...
Jan 13, 2025•27 min
Greg Lapin is a former law enforcement officer and government contractor with two decades of experience on SWAT teams, government special operations, and deploying to war zones. He’s a first degree black belt in Jiu Jitsu, the founder of Vida Jiu Jitsu, and currently the head professor of Jiu Jitsu at Field Craft Survival. We discuss why Greg loves jiu jitsu, why your ability to protect yourself will enhance exponentially when you begin training jiu jitsu, the principles of situational awareness...
Jan 07, 2025•1 hr
I read “ The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific" Alistair Urquhart was a Scottish born soldier in WW2 who was a prisoner of war under the Imperial Japanese Army for several years. He endured immense suffering working on the Death Railway along the River Kwai, survived a shipwreck followed by several days alone at sea, and was hit by the atomic bomb blast in Nagasaki. He lived a long and fruitful life, moving on at the age of 97 years old. In this book, he r...
Jan 03, 2025•1 hr 6 min
I read “ The 38 Letters From J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom ” John D. Rockefeller was born in a poor family with a con artist, bigamist father and became the world's richest man with an estimated network of over $200 Billion in today's currency. He is a nuanced character with many flaws and many virtues, in this episode we learn from them both. We learn what advice about money, God, life, beliefs, relationships, business, charity, and happiness he deemed importan...
Nov 26, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Brad Womack is a blue collar guy who began his career on the oil fields before building a multi-million dollar business with his brother. Brad's blue collar work ethic and mindset along with his business acumen combine for a valuable insights, good stories, and a great conversation. It was an honor to have Brad on the show. Connect with Brad on Instagram Subscribe to my free newsletter HERE Connect with the show: Instagram Twitter Watch the podcast on YouTube...
Nov 19, 2024•1 hr 27 min
In this episode, I go over the highlights and what I learned from reading The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt . Teddy Roosevelt graduated from Harvard, served as a New York State Assemblyman, a Civil Service Commissioner, a Police Commisioner in New York City, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Governor of New York, Vice President, and President of the United States. TR recieved a Nobel Peace Prize for mediating an end to the Russian and Japanese War, he also posthumously recieved the Medal of Honor fo...
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr 44 min
Trip Ison is an entrepreneur, speaker, runner, and recovering drug addict. We discuss when and how Trip’s addiction began and what it was fueled by, the conversation Trip had with God that changed his life, what it feels like to be disgusted with yourself, breaking stigmas, losing 100lbs and racing an IronMan, the role fitness plays in Trip’s sobriety journey, the importance of just putting your shoes on, how the people you surround yourselves with influence your growth or decline, and more. It ...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 27 min
Andy Schoonover is the founder and CEO of CrowdHealth - a crowdfunded health insurance alternative that saves you money and incentivizes you to be healthy. We discuss how Andy’s family saves $20,000 per year on health insurance using CrowdHealth, why the American healthcare industry is an absolute disaster that profits off of you being sick, why CrowdHealth exists and why people love it, how Big Pharma, Big Hospital, Big Food, and Big Insurance are taking advantage of you and draining your bank ...
Oct 07, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Matt Johnson is a veteran and ultra marathon runner - he is ranked the #1 ultra runner in the world by his very own mother. We discuss Matt’s upcoming run across Texas, yes an 850 mile run across the entire state of Texas and why he is doing such a thing. We discuss the hardest moments of his running career, the tragic story that compelled him to begin running, how he was able to win a 100 mile race, and more. Learn more about Matt’s run across Texas at RunAcrossTexas.org Connect with Matt on In...
Sep 24, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Noah is an author, lawyer, founder, and fitness and philosophy enthusiast. His most recent book “This Way To The Stars: A History of The Hero” is one of my favorite books I’ve ever read. He summarizes and reflects on all of the great heroic stories that influence the west from Gilgamesh, Hercules, and Odysseus to King David, The Knights of The Round Table and Jesus. In this conversation we dive into the most impactful parts of the book and the lessons we can derive and implement into our own liv...
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 53 min
Nick Smith is a successful entrepreneur, founder of Olympus Gum, intellectual, and Faithful man. We discuss how chewing mastic gum makes you more handsome and healthy, should the US government be able to ban foods, what problem does bitcoin solve and how does it affect us on a daily basis, what is the western man’s modern frontier, why Austin, Texas is a special city, what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus, and more. It was an honor to have Nick on the show. Be more handsome an...
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 58 min
Our guest today is Brett Ender. Brett is the co-founder and CEO of Noble Origins, an animal-based protein powder, and co-founder and CEO of Growth Mafia Agency, an agency helping health brands grow organically. He is also a dear friend and mentor. We discuss the decision Brett made to leave a successful career in corporate America to jump off the entrepreneurial cliff into the unknown, why Brett’s life changed in July of this 2024, how Brett has unlocked a more powerful version of himself, why 7...
Sep 02, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Our guest today is Lukas Pakter. Lukas is an entrepeneur in his early 20’s. He’s a co-founder of Squidhaus - a athletic wear brand doing multiple millions a year in revenue and the host of the SquidTalk podcast. He has also amassed a following of nearly half a million people on social media by sharing business insights and building his company in public. We discuss Lukas’ first entrepeneurial endeavor at 9 years old, why he shares his wins and losses to his social media following, the best and w...
Aug 26, 2024•1 hr 39 min
Mark McAfee is the founder, visionary, and “Chief Excitement Officer” of RAW FARM - one of the largest raw dairy producers in the world. He has pioneered raw milk food safety standards and is focused on helping raw milk dairies across the country and internationally to build a healthier world where raw milk is safe, embraced, and easily accessible. As you’re about to hear, Mark is contagiously passionate about the raw dairy and food sovereignty movement - a movement him and Raw Farms have played...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Jesse Griffiths is a world-renowned chef and author based in Austin, Texas. His restaurant Dai Due is leading the way to what food should be - local, delicious, and nourishing. He also runs The New School of Traditional Cookery which teaches people how to hunt, butcher, and cook wild game. We discuss Jesse’s journey through the restaurant business, what it means to “acknowledge the resource” as Jesse puts it and why this is the key to a healthy relationship with food, the land, and animals, the ...
Aug 12, 2024•1 hr 52 min
Ryan is a United States military veteran host of the Order of Man podcast and founder of Order of Man - a collection of resources, books, communities, courses, and insights That assist men in becoming the best men that can be. We discuss Ryan’s transition from financial planner to podcast or author and founder, Ryan’s biggest lessons from 1400 podcasts, including conversations with JOCKO Willink, David Goggins, Matthew, McConaughey, and others, the connection between Grace and responsibility, ho...
Aug 05, 2024•55 min
Today, I’m joined by Robert Pascuzzi. Robert has helped grow Creative Planning into one of the largest independent wealth advisors in America with over $250 Billion under management. He has authored several books including ‘Go 4 it’ and ‘Get Tough - Retire Rich’, wrote and produced the movie ‘The Ravine’, is a renowned sales and mindset coach, and the co-host of the Time For Forgiveness podcast. We discuss the many lessons the late Bob Proctor - one of the world’s foremost self-development coach...
Jul 29, 2024•1 hr 38 min
Today I’m joined by Bam LionHeart. Bam is a movement coach and enthusiast and founder of Primal Movement. We discuss why and how movement is life, the 85 year old young man, what body builders and atheletes get wrong, how humans are designed to move, the language your body speaks, how we learn this language as infants and are slowly taught another language to our own detriment, how to re-learn human movements, the simple change you can make today to begin moving like a human again, the connectio...
Jul 22, 2024•1 hr 33 min
