We here a lot about how we are now in the period of time with the most anxious, depressed and addicted society that we have ever had. Why is that? While there could be several reasons for this, whether it is diet, purpose or a number of other factors, could it actually be the GAP? In this episode, Derek breaks down why this GAP could actually be one of the driving factors for why we continue living in the anxious and depressed state that we have gotten into.
Apr 05, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 229
How do you keep going when things get hard? What is the fuel that you use? Or...do you just quit... What most people fail to realize in our "instant delivery" society is that almost anything that is worthwhile takes time. It also takes more resolve and mental toughness than we are ever led to believe. Businesses often fail in the first couple of years but why is that? Could it be that too many of us simply give up when things get really hard? In this "Couples Episode," Derek and Jess each chime ...
Apr 03, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 228
Aaron Zar is the owner of SLNT, one of the most important businesses out there that is taking the drawbacks and potential hazards of current technology head on. They are entrusted by military, governments, business leaders and travelers who want to have the peace of mind knowing their information is safe. SLNT's mission is simple; to empower humanity to reclaim their right to disconnect. In this episode, Derek and Aaron dive deep into what risks are associated with the devices that we all use on...
Mar 29, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 227
Telling the truth is easy, right? None of us ever want to be liars. However, it can also be one of the most difficult things in life and in business... A little lie here about why a customer didn't get their order earlier. A little lie there about something to your spouse. These all add up and the outcome is NEVER good. Sooner or later, truth will always come out. Derek and Jess had two different experiences within hours of each other that actually compelled them to re-record their planned episo...
Mar 27, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 226
If you aren't getting the results you want, here's why...you aren't making the choices and decisions that people would make to get the results you want. If you want to be rich...you can't make poor people decisions If you want to be fit...you can't make overweight people decisions If you want a great marriage...you can't make single people choices Success in nearly every area of life leaves clues and if you can break down the way that people act in order to accomplish the goals that they want, y...
Mar 22, 2024•25 min•Season 1Ep. 225
After being together for over 20 years, are we still the same people? Of course not. After all, if you're the same person you were 20 years ago then you obviously haven't evolved or grown. If we all grow over the timespan of our marriages, how can we make sure that we grow together and not apart? That is a big topic... In this Couples Episode, Derek and Jess talk about when their mental growth started to happen and how it all started. They both grew up in small towns and sometimes it can be easy...
Mar 21, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 224
When is the last time that you committed to ANYTHING good or healthy for 75 days? How about for 30 days? How about for even 14 days? Most of us, if we are being completely honest, will have a hard time remembering. It's very easy to work on developing "healthy" habits but so often life will throw us curveballs that knock us off track. It could be the unexpected travel. It could be the last minute work meetings or schedule changes. The truth is that most of us become a victim of what is going on ...
Mar 15, 2024•55 min•Season 1Ep. 223
Social media is like a fun house mirror at the circus; there is some truth to it but it's an absolute distortion of reality. All of the "successful" people that you see have one true thing in common and it's not the Lambos and beachfront properties...it's that they've all FAILED more times than they could count. It isn't popular to talk about failing. In fact, if you have any ego at all, it can actually be very embarassing. What if we knew that the ONLY way to accomplish the goals that we have i...
Mar 08, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 222
If you live rural you definitely know what a bungee cord is. You've probably used them to tie down things or strap things in at some point. So...what does a bungee cord have to do with us holding back our progress? In this episode, Derek dives deep into stretching our capacity and how it is the single greatest factor in growing our mindset and mental toughness. Most of us will never know why we are holding ourselves back because most of us won't ever push the limits far enough to know what we're...
Feb 23, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 221
Derek had a memory pop up from two years ago that can teach us all a HUGE lesson... Two years ago, his daughter wasn't able to get a single minute of playing time in her team's championship game. With Derek's history in sports, he wasn't used to not being in the game and it was even harder to see his daughter not get a single second of playing time. This may not seem like the end of the world for most but kids take things like this pretty hard. They feel like it's "unfair" and want to become a v...
Feb 09, 2024•22 min•Season 1Ep. 220
We always hear how much people that achieve greatness have to sacrifice. Almost everyone has their own "success story" that they talk about. It could be the amount of hours that they had to put in. It could be how hard they had to work. It may be how much money they invested or borrowed. These are stories that are talked about ALL THE TIME. But what about the cost of greatness that could impact our mental health? What about the amount of hate that could come your way at any time? After a week in...
Feb 02, 2024•22 min•Season 1Ep. 219
We all want to believe that we are irreplaceable, right? After all, most of us think we are the most important person ever created...but what if we actually aren't that important at all? In the past couple weeks, we have seen two of the most respected and successful coaches in football retire and each of them had their replacement hired within 48 hours. We've all seen loved ones and famous people pass away and life still goes on. What do you think will actually happen when it's your time to pass...
Jan 19, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 218
Jeramiah Solven is a decorated former Army Ranger, an Ultra Racer (completing multiple 100+ mile races), a podcast host and a leadership and high performance coach. To say that he has completerd a few challenging things in his life would be a huge understatement. In this converstaion, Derek and Jeramiah dive into not just deciding what you want in life like so many will try to do and most likely fail. Why is that? Because it always comes back to who you must become in order to achieve what you w...
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 217
It's hard to argue that we have moved from a spiritual world to a digital world. Data, metrics and measurements have taken over where we might have been able to clearly hear our intuition. We can complain about it but we're all guilty. If everything you do is only based on logic and data, are you missing out on a critical voice? Maybe even the voice of God? Derek believes so... In this episode, Derek does his best to lay out a couple of real world stories that made him realize that the 6th sense...
Jan 05, 2024•21 min•Season 1Ep. 216
Will 2024 be one of, if not the most, chaotic years most of us have ever seen? If so, what can we do to THRIVE despite any of the chaos? Do you have a gut feeling that we are walking into a pretty volatile year? So many people seem to have the feeling that we are. With so many different things that could escalate into chaos such as middle eastern wars, our southern border being wide open, civil unrest, high interest, cost of living and inflation and the list goes on and on. It seems like the tab...
Dec 29, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 215
Frank Sell has been an entreprenuer for over 20 years and has the bumps and bruises to show it. It all started with a $100 investment into a VHS tape to learn how to fix hail damaged cars. For anyone that has ever started and grown a business, they know exactly how hard it can be to get things up and going. On the other hand, having someone tell you what you'll make and when you'll work and not work can be equally as hard so Frank chose the path of an entrepreneur. One of his famous quotes as to...
Dec 22, 2023•53 min
Have you ever heard someone say "don't take it so personal?" Most of us have... Rather than not taking things personal, maybe we should. Maybe we SHOULD hold enough of a grudge to fuel the fire that otherwise might not be there. In this episode Derek goes through several examples of people that have taken things personally. From athletes to business owners and everyone in between, the best of the best always seem to be able to compartmentalize that darker energy and harness it for good. The next...
Dec 15, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 213
How many times have you asked yourself or your significant other how much is enough? How many times have you wondered if it's all "worth it" to keep pushing even after your basic needs are taken care of? When does wanting to "do well" turn into greed? These are the types of questions that Derek and Jess tackle in this very important episode. They dive deep into the reasons why it's okay to want more and to be committed to achieving more while also keeping the main things the main things. After g...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 212
If you have ever heard the saying that "nice guys finish last" you probably think it's because they are getting pushed over by the "mean guys." What if that wasn't the case at all? What if the goal is to NEVER become the nice guy at all? In this episode, Derek reflects on a conversation that he recently had that made this point crystal clear and how he was the "nice guy" in a situation that really came back to bite as it almost always does. Although our culture may try to convince you that being...
Dec 01, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 211
Slavery is a thing of the past, right? Well, maybe not... If the definition of slavery is to be owned by someone else, what would it be called to be owned by SOMETHING else? So many of us are owned by debt or a mortgage or a relationship that forces us to not be able to be truly free. Would that be called a slave? In this episode, Derek dives into how so many of us are living in a modern day, self imposed slavery. We are forced to live and to act and to speak in a way that is not that of a free ...
Nov 19, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 210
When you hear the word "extremist," you probably think BAD, right? Our society has villainized extremes and perhaps rightfully so...however, what does it take to actually become the best of the best? Is it balance? Is it passiveness? What WILL actually allow you to climb the mountain? That's right; it's becoming extreme about what you're looking to accomplish. Keep in mind that being the best at anything is not for most people and that is totally fine. Not everyone wants to have 6 pack abs or a ...
Nov 10, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 209
In the Western world, we have moved to a society of consumers and less and less, producers... There was a time that most people could take pride in what they do and what they create. We could take pride in the land that we own or the things that we make or create but that time has come and gone. We have replaced our purpose with the promise of "stuff" to make us happy but it is having the exact opposite effect that we think it will. If you're wondering why you aren't feeling like you are living ...
Nov 03, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 208
Tom Cable has coched football at every level; High School, College and Professional over the past 30+ years. What was it that allowed him to have continued success and rock solid relationships with his players? Love. Whether you are a business owner or a peewee coach, respect is earned and players and employees will go much harder for those that they respect and love. How is it that you go about that though when it's much easier said than done? In this episode you'll not only learn what it's lik...
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 207
It's easy to get in a rut and wonder why it's happening. How many times have you or someone you know gotten to a point and asked "how has my life gotten to this point?" If you were given a crystal ball and could look into the future, you would see exactly how everything will go. However, there isn't a crystal ball. But...what if there are actually is the next best thing to being able to see directly into the future? In this episode Derek will break down exactly how you can get a glimpse of what ...
Oct 20, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 206
This episode is a little different but the mission will always be to help you live a better life... This week Derek reads an article written by the biggest newpaper in the state of Idaho that is attacking a small town football coach for his beliefs. This article hits very close to home seeing that Derek has been coaching high school football for 15 years and also puts his opinions out through his podcast and social media platforms. When a small, fringe group of people have the loudest microphone...
Sep 22, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 205
If you have ever thought that Derek doesn't talk enough about feelings, this is your episode! Okay, maybe he isn't going to talk about feelings the way that you think...but more about how we should be dealing with our feelings. If you're like most, you have at some point said the words "I don't feel like doing that today." In fact, nearly every one of us has used the way that we feel to justify doing or not doing what we know we need to. We've used the way that we feel to justify our decisions. ...
Sep 15, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 204
After a weekend hunting trip, Derek reflects on some of the things that he wished were different with his childhood. We all have those things that we wish would have been different when we were kids. Some of us had parents that abused us yet we end up passing that same abuse on to our kids. Some of us grow up in poverty and raise our kids in poverty. The hunting trip Derek took with his son was a reminder that he never got to go hunting with his dad. There were circumstances that contributed to ...
Sep 08, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 203
Do you ever wonder why some decisions are made at the highest levels that not only may not help our country but actually hurt us? Derek had a conversation several years ago with a very wealthy man that gave a clue at that time why these things may be happening but he was too naive at that time to truly understand how that conversation could be connected to what we're all seeing today. This episode is quite a bit different than most and it's not meant to be depressing; it's meant to shine a light...
Sep 01, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 202
Derek is fresh off a week long retreat and it opened up some insight as to why so many of us never reach the goals that we have... When is the last time that you were in a situation that you were so overwhelmed by physical and mental strain that you thought you were going to die? That happened to Derek this week. Are you curious why it seems like you haven't ever gotten to the point that you want in life and you'll see how you can shift your mindset to achieve nearly anything you could ever want...
Aug 25, 2023•14 min•Season 1Ep. 201
It is the HUGE milestone of 200 episodes being published so it calls for some fun...right? In this episode, Derek has on everyone's favorite guest which also happens to be his wife, Jess, to play a game of "What If." -What if Derek's dad's situation hadn't happened the way that it did? -What if Derek and Jess didn't make the move that they did? -What if their decisions over the past 5 years negatively impact their kids? We all look back on pivotal times in our life and ask the question around "w...
Aug 04, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 200
