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MindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesTurns Out Your Team Doesn’t Need Cabo, Just Breathing And A Dad Joke w/ Nicole Van ValenI would love to hear from you! If leadership feels like carrying a world that never stops spinning, this conversation will change your grip. We sit down with Nicole Van Valen—speaker, therapist, and former pro dancer—to explore how joy, recovery, and psychological safety can power real performance without the grind. Instead of adding perks on top of pressure, Nicole shows how small, consistent practices shift culture from the inside out.We start by tearing down the myth that joy is fluff. Nicole shares practical moments that build trust fast: an unexpected dad joke to o...
2026-01-2841 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesRewrite The Script: From Self-Sabotage To Self-Mastery w/ Albert BramanteI would love to hear from you! What if a few precise words could tilt your future? We sit down with Dr. Albert Bramante to unpack how a growth mindset, lifelong learning, and NLP can turn setbacks into signal and self-doubt into steady momentum. From his improbable start—premature birth, harsh predictions, and a long climb—to his career working with actors, students, and professionals, Dr. Al shows how belief systems, language, and identity quietly drive outcomes.We dig into the teacher expectancy effect, priming, and why labels become limits. You’ll hear simple but potent...
2026-01-2148 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesBanjo, Boardrooms, And Beating Blockbuster With Better Basics w/ Jim BramlettI would love to hear from you! What if the difference between treading water and compounding growth is four simple buyer truths and a leader who knows how to coach? We sit down with founder and leadership coach Jim Bramlett to unpack how real leaders are made, why culture is a set of behaviors not slogans, and how slow, intentional growth beats shortcuts every time.Jim takes us inside his seven‑startup journey—the early failures, the board pressures, and the costly mistake of hiring friends—then shows how he rebuilt his approach around coaching. We bre...
2026-01-1444 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesWhat Should Christians Be Aiming For in 2026? w/ Sydney SullivanI would love to hear from you! What if success isn’t a finish line but a Person you follow? We open the new year by re-centering on a lived faith that’s honest, practical, and anchored in love—not image. Nate shares why the show is expanding from mental health into a fuller spiritual frame, and Sidney Sullivan—Air Force leader, minister, and founder of Maximize the Moment—joins to explore how convictions become daily patterns that quietly preach.We tackle the awkward: playing Christian music in public, profanity and heart posture, and how to guard y...
2026-01-071h 15MindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesResilience, Faith, And High Performance w/ Grace RedmanI would love to hear from you! We sit down with Grace Redman to unpack resilience that works in the real world, from a zero-revenue crash to a cancer diagnosis, and why surrender is letting go without giving up. We share tools to calm the body, choose faith over fear, and build consistency that outlasts motivation.• redefining success from inner fulfillment to outer impact• coaching vs mentoring and why questions come first• moving from fear to faith during adversity• gratitude, breathwork and music to reset state• 2008 downturn lessons and service as a strategy...
2025-12-3145 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesThe Mirror Test: Are You Someone You Would Follow? w/ Joe BogdanI would love to hear from you! Support the showhttps://mindforcepodcast.buzzsprout.com
2025-12-2456 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesInside The Hidden Toll Of Drone Warfare And The Fight For Mental Health w/ Tanner YackleyI would love to hear from you! We explore the hidden human cost of remote warfare through the lived experience of an MQ‑9 Reaper sensor operator and the practical ways to build real support. Hard truths about shift work, moral injury, and surveillance fatigue lead to actionable resources and a message of hope.• operating tempo, medals and hours without relief• myths about “video game” combat• what HD sensors reveal and why that matters• shift rotations and sleep debt harming judgment• pattern of life surveillance and moral injury• surveillance fatigue and exposure to atroci...
2025-12-1756 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesLuck Didn’t Do The Dishes, Perseverance Did. Quiet Choices Turn Almost into Done w/ Andy CampbellI would love to hear from you! We explore finishing as a practice built on quiet courage, a steady mindset, and the wisdom to shift tactics without quitting. Andy shares hard-won lessons from cancer, grief, and coaching that turn cliches into actionable habits.• the iceberg of success and hidden work• why being good beats being lucky• hearing the small voice over loud fear• reflection, quiet time, and gratitude routines• perseverance as repeated courage from honorable intent• community that evolves as you heal and grow• kids, sports, and the real why behind res...
2025-12-1047 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesResilience Is Built On Sleep, Sunlight, And Self-Talk w/ Karen AndrewsI would love to hear from you! What if the most powerful performance tool isn’t another tactic but a kinder inner voice? We sit down with clinical psychologist Karen Andrews to blend psychotherapy with entrepreneurship and uncover how high performers can chase big goals without torching their well-being. From scheduling rest as a priority to using NSDR for quick nervous system resets, Karen gives practical steps that fit real calendars and real pressures.We explore why meditation isn’t one-size-fits-all and how guided practices protect a fragile mind. Karen tackles two common mindsets head-on: “I’m fi...
2025-12-0341 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesHow Knowing The Holy Spirit Heals Shame And Restores Identity w/ Carrie AnnI would love to hear from you! We explore how a living relationship with the Holy Spirit restores identity, reveals the goodness of the Father, and empowers practical healing from fear, shame, and past trauma. Carrie Ann Barrett shares personal stories, clear teaching, and grounded steps for lasting freedom.• Holy Spirit as daily comforter and guide• Knowing God as the perfect Father beyond performance• Why many churches miss the Spirit’s active role• Listening prayer and hearing God with confidence• Suffering, evil, and hope in a fallen world• Deliverance, fear, and walking in...
2025-11-2645 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesJesus Loves You And Your Therapist, Too w/ Pastors Steve Campbell and John WilsonI would love to hear from you! We explore how faith, science, and community can work together to support mental fitness, and why asking for help is not weakness but wisdom. Two pastors share personal stories of anxiety, sleeplessness, and loss, and offer practical steps for building safe, honest spaces.• defining mental health as whole-person care across body, mind and spirit• bridging scripture with therapy and medicine• moving from stigma to openness in church culture• family check-ins using RPMs and age-appropriate language• practical supports: small groups, drop-ins, referrals• leaders modeling vulnerabilit...
2025-11-1954 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesHow A Fentanyl Accident Sparked Sobriety, Healing, And Financial Legacy w/ Sophie WhiteI would love to hear from you! We share Sophie White’s near-death wake-up, the path to sobriety that followed, and the tools she now uses to help women leave toxic relationships and build financial security. The talk moves from healing habits and social support to practical legacy strategies like IULs and family banking.• near-death experience as a turning point • signs of toxic relationships and leaving safely • building a support network to reduce isolation • sober tools including apps, boxing, and journaling • self-compassion, mindset, and daily routines • writing as therapy and survivor stories
2025-11-1244 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesHow Intentional Growth, Practical Innovation, And Better Decisions Transform Your Life And Team w/ Robert RiversI would love to hear from you! We explore three pillars—growth, innovation, and the decision space—and anchor them in clear actions you can use right away. Stories from service life, parenting, and self-funded learning show how intention, not flash, creates lasting impact.• defining growth as discovery through discomfort• building transferable skills from unglamorous projects• why excellence in your current job unlocks opportunity• innovation as doing what works better, not shinier• killing wasteful processes to give time back• using counsel and sleep to improve big decisions• practicing intention with weekly planni...
2025-11-0544 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesNo, You’re Not A Chicken: What Hypnosis Really Does w/ Victoria GallagherI would love to hear from you! We explore how hypnotherapy and the Law of Attraction become practical tools for clear goals, aligned beliefs, and consistent action that create real change. Victoria Gallagher shares myths to drop, a simple method to find what you truly want, and one daily practice to start today.• Hypnosis as natural focused relaxation, not mind control• The eight manifesting conditions from desire to gratitude• How to turn complaints into clear preferences• Rewiring beliefs with repetition and guided sessions• Why happiness precedes outcomes and supports action• Consistency...
2025-10-2944 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesKijuan Amey: Losing Sight, Finding Direction: A Veteran’s Journey To Redefine ProgressI would love to hear from you! We trace Keywon Amy’s journey from Air Force boom operator to resilience coach after a life-changing motorcycle accident, moving from raw adversity to faith-driven purpose. Mindset, music therapy, and realistic expectations anchor a practical roadmap for recovery and growth.• early life in Durham and pivot from engineering to the Air Force• choosing in-flight refueling and the culture of the boom operator community• the 2017 accident, injuries, and family impact• emotional fallout, including being ghosted during recovery• sports, competition, and the habit of not giving up• fai...
2025-10-2246 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesCarrots on Tacos, Beer on ATVs, and Other “Normal” Things w/ Chris HarmerI would love to hear from you! We explore how to break generational patterns, lead with grace and accountability, and raise humans who choose kindness over status. Chris shares vulnerable stories from command and home that show why curiosity, clarity, and community change lives.• breaking generational chains through awareness and new norms• journaling, mindfulness, and bookending the day for accountability• curiosity before judgment as a leadership default• clear is kind: grace paired with standards• when grace backfires and what to learn• belief and safety unlocking surprising performance• modeling values at home to rai...
2025-10-1650 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesIf science maps the stars, who set the sky? w/ Sydney SullivanI would love to hear from you! We trace a clear line from awe to action—how wonder at creation fuels a faith that serves, how legacy is lived daily, and how excellence looks like worship when it’s grounded in surrender. Sydney Sullivan shares stories from the Air Force, ministry, and family that turn big ideas into simple steps anyone can start today.• nature and design as entry points to faith• science and theology as complementary lenses• asking hard questions and building biblical depth• suffering, presence, and the power of community• legacy...
2025-10-081h 03MindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesHow journaling, compassion, and honest words helped Anhtuan move from suicidal ideation to creative life and communityI would love to hear from you! https://mindforcepodcast.buzzsprout.com
2025-10-0141 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesBeyond Labels: One Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Mental Health w/ Dr. Azi JankovicI would love to hear from you! What happens when a 15-minute psychiatric evaluation at age 17 leads to decades of struggle with a bipolar diagnosis? Azi Jankovic joins us to share her remarkable journey from psychiatric hospitalizations and medication side effects to reclaiming her authentic self through a whole-person approach to mental health."I received a bipolar diagnosis over the course of the first 15 minutes of my very first ever psychiatrist appointment," she reveals. "That moment led me to decades of being labeled and feeling extremely limited." After multiple hospitalizations, including being taken to institutions...
2025-09-2444 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesFinding Wholeness: A Journey Through Faith, Self-Care, and Purpose w/ Aprill WilliamsI would love to hear from you! Coach April Williams shares her journey from overwhelming burnout to purposeful living, revealing how her deepest pain became the foundation for her greatest purpose. She now helps women rediscover themselves amid life's many demanding roles.• Coach April found herself saying yes to everything as a people-pleaser until she reached a breaking point• When she stepped back from her many roles, she fell into depression after feeling abandoned by those she had helped• Through conversations with God, she transformed her pain into purpose with Journey to Live Comple...
2025-09-1745 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesComplex Problems Need Complex Thinkers: Finding Clarity When There Are No Easy Answers w/ Daniel HulterI would love to hear from you! Daniel Holter shares how complexity thinking, sociology, and authentic leadership can transform organizations and help us navigate a world without easy answers. • Embracing complexity means understanding that bureaucratic systems can't account for every human situation• True leadership requires creating psychological safety where people can bring their whole selves• In ordered systems, roles of components matter most; in complex systems, relationships between components are key• Crisis disrupts habitus (cultural norms) and enables innovation when the status quo no longer works• Customer service problems in organizations often stem...
2025-09-1056 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesFrom Being Kidnapped Three Times to Life Coach: A Journey of Healing and Empowerment w/ Cheyenne ZoelleI would love to hear from you! Cheyenne Zoelle shares her powerful journey from surviving multiple kidnappings and childhood abuse to becoming a certified life coach, author, and spiritual guide helping others find their inner strength. She reveals how reverse engineering her desired life and consistently taking small steps toward healing transformed her from a trauma victim to an empowered individual focused on growth and service.• Survivor of multiple kidnappings who transformed trauma into a purpose-driven life• Challenging the belief that self-help is selfish - putting yourself first enables you to show up better for...
2025-09-0343 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesBeyond the Battlefield: Finding Purpose After Service w/ Deny CaballeroI would love to hear from you! Deny Caballero shares his powerful journey from childhood trauma through military service to becoming a mental health advocate and podcast producer. Through vulnerable conversation, he explores how veterans can embrace mental fitness, authentic masculinity, and purposeful transitions to civilian life.• Mental health is a journey, not a destination that requires ongoing maintenance like physical fitness• Setting intentional morning routines creates space for mental wellness before the day's demands• Establishing firm boundaries around family time, especially weekends, is non-negotiable for balance• Being present as a father matters...
2025-08-2754 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesThe Inner Journey: Navigating Life with a Rare Disease w/ Chris AnselmoI would love to hear from you! Chris Anselmo shares his journey living with limb girdle muscular dystrophy and how he transformed his adversity into the resilience strategies he now shares through his newsletter Hello Adversity. Though the physical challenges of progressive muscle weakness have been difficult, Chris reveals that the emotional and mental components were the hardest part of his experience.• Diagnosed at age 21 after noticing muscle weakness while running, Chris initially struggled with denial and depression• Learning to fall – literally and figuratively – taught Chris about his own inner toughness and resilience• Rather tha...
2025-08-2053 minMindForce: Mental Fitness, Leadership & Life StoriesDeliver Books, Not Just Mail: Life Lessons from a Postal Carrier w/ Mark SanbornI would love to hear from you! Mark Sanborn shares the powerful principles from his bestselling book "The Fred Factor," revealing how passion and creativity can transform ordinary work into extraordinary impact. He draws inspiration from Fred Shea, a postal carrier who demonstrated exceptional service through simple, intentional actions.• Nobody can prevent you from choosing to be extraordinary• The four principles of the Fred Factor: everybody makes a difference, success is built on relationships, you can add value to everything you do, and you can reinvent yourself daily• Stories are the mental coat pegs w...
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