Beyond The Rut Podcast

Jason Gomez was just 28-years old when his doctor told him he needed a pacemaker to live. Many would consider this to be a life sentence or prison in itself. What can you really do in life if you can get zapped at any moment, right?Rather than be dictated by his condition, Jason decided to set the conditions for his life for a change. Rather than be ruled by his pacemaker, he became the pacemaker.Listen as Jason shares his story of getting hit with that devastating news in his 20s to how he is living a healthier, happier life today.Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click

Nitin Chhoda - An IntroductionNitin Chhoda is an immigrant who arrived in the US penniless in 2002, in a post 9-11 world. His early years were spent delivering pizza, sleeping in his car, and having little money for winter clothes. Nitin was always a hustler. He became a licensed physical therapist, entrepreneur, author and public speaker by 2007 and now owns several multi-million dollar companies with 30+ employees worldwide.He is the author of "Total Activation: The 5 Step Fitness Mantra". It is a dynamic new approach to weight loss and personal wellness. It is a system modeled in three stages of change: Identity, Compare, Integrate (ICI) which has 5 components: Emotional, Physical, Social, Spiritual and Intellectual (EPSSI).In connection, Nitin has created a skincare and nutrition product line that work in synergy to activate the best version of you (www.totalactivation.com). Total Activation is a company that has bootstrapped the entire way. They now happily provide nutrition and skincare products to cust

Contentment may seem counter to episode 93 about living in dissatisfaction to live a life beyond the rut.Many religions and self-help books talk about living a life in contentment to find happiness.Brandon and Jerry discuss the finer points on how you can use dissatisfaction to fuel your passion for your dream and balance it out with a healthy dose of contentment.Resources and LinksBtR 093 - Live in Dissatisfaction to Live Beyond the RutBtR 091 - Discarding the Myth of the Starving Artist with Jeff GoinsBtR 087 - Doug Wilks: How to Focus on Your Strengths So Everything Falls into PlaceGo to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to clai

Seth Godin is a marketing expert with a blog that is easy to read. In many ways, he is like the Mozart of words, simple to read, hard to master in life."Living in Dissatisfaction" is the inspiration of this week's episode. Brandon and Jerry will discuss how Seth's idea around living in dissatisfaction can lead you to living a life Beyond the Rut.It may seem counterintuitive, but there's truth to what Seth has to say about dissatisfaction. Check out the episode.Resources and LinksEric Giuliani took his dissatisfaction of his corporate, scripted job and began living his dream of traveling the globe without air travel. Here is his recent trip under the Golden Gate Bridge. How many people can say they've done that? (BtR 067)Want to find a career you'll love that fits who you are and what you want in life? Check out Scott Barlow's website, Happen to Your Career. (BtR 046)Maybe you want to keep your job, but need some help blooming where you're planted. Dondi Scumaci can help there. (BtR 082)We Want to Hear from Yo

Brandon and Jerry have a fireside chat about their Goliad State Park trip. The trip was intended as a shakedown camping and hiking experience to try out their gear and acclimate to warm Texas weather...without air conditioning.Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the show

Jeff Goins is the author of five books including his bestseller The Art of Work.We brought Jeff onto the show to talk about his newest book titled Real Artists Don't Starve. His newest book talks about how you can be a thriving artist rather than a starving artist.If you have been to Jeff's blog, goinswriter.com, you know that Jeff helps people find answers to burning questions such as the following: How do creative professionals make a living? What does it really take to get published? How do you pursue a passion without burning yourself out?In this episode, Jeff Goins also shares what got him started as a writer, and what he believes are some of the secrets to finding your success.More Resources and LinksThe Portfolio Life - Jeff Goins' podcast about how your life can be a portfolio of a variety of works using your gifts.TribeWriters.com - You've listened to this episode, read the book, but need more teaching and coaching? Sign up for Tribe Writers.Interview with Benjamin Hardy, a graduate of Tribe Writers

Brandon, Jerry, and friend Steve are doing a day hike to prepare for an upcoming camping trip to Goliad State Park.The camping trip is a shakedown cruise before a bigger backpacking trip.Every dream can be achieved, and it helps to start with smaller milestones and steps. Go for it.Hammock Camping YouTube ChannelsFor Texas Locations SpecificallyKenneth Kramm does a lot of camping in the East Texas area.Spiguyver Backpacking shares a lot of great tips for hammock camping in both warm and cold weather.The State Parkers, a married couple named Parker who tour Texas State Parks as novices. Love it. Their videos are great for the trip reports they provide on the parks we plan to visit.Just Hammock Camping and EntertainingI found that Shug Emery is the most referenced hammock camper and his channel is funny to me. Shug is such a clown!Trevor Rasmussen became famous for a mountain lion encounter. His videos are also funny.Podcasts About BackpackingThe First 40 Miles, thefirst40miles.comHang Your Own Hang, hyohpodcas

Jerry recently took a solo trip to Choke Canyon State Park in Texas. A similarly planned trip had fallen through and he was determined to test his mettle on the trail, a trail, any trail.Choke Canyon State Park is not a large park. Most people come for fishing or boating. The park does not have a single trail that is more than 3/4 of a mile. Jerry stitched them all together and created his own five or six mile loop, then hiked it twice.Where there is a will there is a way. The trip was about testing out some new equipment, applying new skills, and having fun in the process. When the chance for a camping trip with the guys fell through, he found a way to create a solo hiking experience.Pursuing your dreams in some ways is like solo hiking. This episode stitches together some of the video he shot while on his trip. While solo hiking, he ponders on lessons learned regarding pursuing your dreams. There will be a lot of resistence to what you want to accomplish. It is ultimately up to you to make the decision to m

ThunderdashThunderdash is a 5K mud run. It's the race Brandon and I ran in September 2016.Sloshing through mud pits and over 20 obstacles including a 40-foot tire wall in an active quarry is as exciting as it sounds.We are inviting you to join us as we interview the founders of the race, Kevin and Laura Tift.The Tifts' StoryKevin and Laura are going to share with us the following: How they made Thunderdash profitable in two years How they leverage land and people resources to bring a highly organized, fun-filled event year-after-year How they face the challenges of running a business, especially around insurance How Thunderdash is funding their retirement and dream vacations How they created a side business of helping other organize their own 5K racesWhile organizing a race may not be in your dreamlist, you can learn a lot about their story for your own dream.Links and ResourcesIt's So Spicy! How Not to Carb Load Before a Race BtR 056Brandon is Training for a Triathlon BtR 059Join us on the 9am wave of the Th

Doug Wilks is a strengths coach. While that may sound like someone you'd find at a fitness center near you, it's not.You may have heard of Clifton's StrengthsFinder, and that is more along the lines of what we are discussing in this episode.Learn more about what Doug does at his website, StrengthsLauncher.com.Most people work on their weaknesses to improve their situation at work. Doug coaches people how focusing on strengths is a better approach.Listen as Brandon, Jerry and Doug discuss how we should hone in on our talents so they become strengths. Doug also shares how the focus on our strengths leads us to a place where everything else falls into place.Other LinksEmail Doug Wilks at hello@strengthslauncher.comFollow Doug on Twitter @wilksdougGo to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the sho

The inner drive is key in success. We cannot depend on others to pour into us and build up our confidence. We either have an inner drive, or we don't. We can lose it, or gain it back.We are all faced with a naysayer to our dreams at some point in our lives. Brandon and Jerry discuss the importance of taking a deeper look into ourselves when faced with someone who tells us we've maxed out on our potential, or have no potential at all.Is your own personal drive present?If not, is the dream you're pursuing your own? Does it energize you to think about it?That's the question Brandon and Jerry tackle using their sons' athletic experiences as the backdrop for today's lesson.Links and ResourcesShout out to Jared Easley! Here is our 2016 interview with Jared as he shares with us the importance of being the "noticer" of others and their potential. Very different from the coach we talk about in this episode. Episode 39Facebook: Jerry's nature hike and ramblings. Pursue your dream anyway.Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho fo

Kainee Bram was in her mid-forties when she and her husband learned they were going to have a baby!Starting a new business is hard work, especially when your husband is starting a new career. Starting a new business with a new baby as well is downright motivating it seems.Kainee found herself afraid of the unknown. She went for it anyway. Today, she owns a multi-site mother's day out program and a daycare center.We are talking with Kainee about her journey from court reporter to ministry to Christian-based business.You'll love every minute of her storytelling as she shares her challenges, fears, doubts, and triumphs. There's a lot of shoutouts in this episode, and you'll appreciate why when you hear what she has to say.ResourcesFacebook Page: My Mother's Day Out - SouthsideFacebook Page: My Mother's Day Out - Flour BluffAlameda School & Child Care Facebook PageThe Next Generation Leader by Andy Stanley Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.co

This episode's discussion is based on a blog post from Beyond the Rut alum, Shawn Albright. The post is titled Drift and Row (click the link to read this post.)We have our lives we dreamed of living. We also have the risk of drifting far from our destination when we are not paying attention to the currents of life.Brandon and Jerry discuss the implications of drifting, and what it takes to proactively and intentionally row to the shores we desire.We will discuss how rowing to your destination requires the following: Daily decision Intentional direction Repeated actionAlso discussed, the barriers that keep you from doing the above and how to counter them.Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day

Stephen Dela Cruz faced an important choice when he was a teenager. He could continue life on its downhill slide or change direction.He chose to change direction. What a great decision! Dela Cruz became a millionaire by age 25.A stroke at age 28 forced another shift. If he had died, his life would have been only about money. That was not how he wanted to be remembered.Listen as Stephen explains what it means to pursue income with impact.Connect with Stephen Dela CruzText "Mentor" to 76626Resources and LinksConnect with Stephen on FacebookStegela Success Mastery Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial

Dondi Scumaci is an international speaker and consultant who has worked with Fortune 50 companies. Her focus helps people energize their careers by combining their talents and passions with their work.Let's Break You Out of That Job Jail RutIn this episode, we'll chat with Dondi about how she got into a career in coaching and consulting. We'll also discuss tips on how you can bring new life into your job to turn it into a career you love.LinksVisit Dondi's website, DondiScumaci.comLike and Follow Dondi on Facebook and TwitterCheck out, purchase, and read Dondi's books. Click a title below. Career Moves: How to Plan for Success, Create Value for You Organization and Make Yourself Indispensable No Matter Where Your Work Ready, Set...Grow! How to Rediscover Your Passion, Overcome Your Fears, and Create the Life You've Always Wanted (Sounds like the premise for a great podcast, huh?) Designed for Success: The 10 Commandment for Women in the WorkplaceGo to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see

Kristi Miller was successful in her career. She climbed the corporate leadership ladder quickly. Glass ceilings were getting shattered.That came crashing down on her one day. The stress of her work, despite the six-figure income, took its toll on her health and her family.Listen to Brandon and Jerry talk with Kristi about how she worked her way out of a rut that nearly killed her.Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the show

The Phil Carson StoryPhil Carson is a pharmacist who thinks outside of the box. His business, Carson Natural, helps people find natural solutions to their health problems. Phil Carson is living the dream, but it was not always the case.A few years ago, he had to close up his dream business. It failed. Or, did it. Phil did what he needed to do providing for his family. Along the way, a path re-emerged on how he could successfully open his dream.This episode shares that story.Phil Carson BackgroundPhillip Carson a Registered Pharmacist, Doctor of Pharmacy with licenses in MS and TN is a 1985 graduate of the University of MS School of Pharmacy. Since earning his degree in Pharmacy Phillip has been certified as a Compounding Pharmacist, a Diabetes Care Pharmacist and most recently a Consulting Pharmacist. Phillip has also earned certifications in Lipid Management, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). He has earned numerous certifications in Natural and Alternative Medicine Therapies for weight loss, fibromyalg

You probably know someone who seems to have a negative mindset to everything. It's that person who talks himself out of a good opportunity. There are a million reasons why something would not work. Maybe that person is you.Do you have a dream you wish to fulfill, but find yourself listing all the reasons why it can never work?Counter that thinking with aggressive optimism. We are not talking about irrational optimism.We are saying you can proactively, even aggressively counter your own negative thoughts by searching for the silver lining if you're willing to give it a try.Opportunity is seen when we are optimistic that change can happen.Links and ResourcesBUY This Book! The Power of Positive Thinking by Dr. Norman Vincent PealeLISTEN TO THIS EPISODE! Retrain Your Mind to Stop Betraying You - Interview with Darius Foroux, BtR 042Transform Your Life with the Power of Positive Thinking by Brian TracyThe Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Ways to Transform Your Thoughts by Dan Cassidy (Inspyr.com)9 Positive Thinking

Misty Ash-Kuhn talks about the upcoming Run Amuck event, a 5K mud run hosted by Junior League of Corpus Christi.We'll also discuss the work JLCC does in the Corpus Christi community, and the benefits of duct tape in a mud run.Links and ResourcesJunior League of Corpus Christi, jlcc.orgPromo code for Run Amuck: 5OFF17Facebook Page for Junior League of Corpus ChristiGo to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the show

At the age of 20 years old, Casey Nicole Fox was working four jobs and living on 110% of her income. She now owns four businesses and lives on just 30% of her income. The crazy thing is she is just 23 years old at the time of this interview!In This EpisodeLiving to get an ROI or ROE on everything you doGive yourself permission to pursue your dreamsLiving on the 30:30:30:10 principle for your financesHave mentorsThe power of written goalsCasey Nicole Fox BioCasey Nicole Fox is a 23-year old entrepreneur, cat lover, marathoner, and "bulldog." Fox has a go-getter spirit and an all-or-nothing mentality.She serves as Chief Operating Officer of Stegela Corporation while owning and operating four businesses of her own. Her four businesses include a meal-prep company, investment corporation, and a real estate sales team.Casey emphasizes the need to give back as an entrepreneur. She writes and has taken up podcasting sharing her experiences and lessons learned.Resources and LinksConnect with Casey on Facebook.Meowtiva