Alignment First Podcast

Mycal Anders, EMGM, MS, CSCS

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Mycal Anders has spent decades watching talented leaders optimize the wrong things. The hustle is there. The strategy looks good. But something’s off. This podcast is about finding it. Each week Mycal sits down with leaders, founders, and guests who are figuring out what aligned work actually looks like, and talking about it honestly. Alignment first. Progress always.

1 ngày trước

Gord Nicodemus: Changing Your Experience of Me

In this episode of Alignment First, I sit down with Gord Nicodemus to talk about building real freedom on top of the foundation you already have. We dive into chasing a dream job that paid less than boxing groceries, walking on at Oregon State two days after tearing his MCL, teaching entrepreneurship through lemonade stands and engineering investments in his rental car business that return 50 percent over two years. Real, actionable ways to become the fittest leader possible. Key Takeaways 1. The job you dreamed about may not pay the bills you actually have. Build accordingly. 2. Your body will give you a setback. Your decisions decide what you do with it. 3. Systems are your decisions on paper. Write them down once. Reuse them forever. 4. Teach your kids to control what they actually control. Attitude. Energy. Effort. 5. The W-2 is one stream. Aligned leaders build more than one. Quotes • "My phone doesn't ring, you get more money." – Gord Nicodemus • "This is the part of the game where most people quit." – Mycal Anders • "Every time I tried to quit, they promoted me." – Gord Nicodemus Connect with Gord Nicodemus • Instagram. @Gordopreneur • Web: desertdrivesllc.com & airportparkingphoenix.com Next Level Resources ✅ Join the Leaders Forum: https://next-level.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/next-level-headquarters/home?invite=69c17e4d5d8cee9656ff1c61 ✅ Clarity|Coaching|Consistency|Community: NextLevelHQ.co ✅ Subscribe to Alignment First on Spotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/coachderz/ Alignment First. Progress Always. Sponsors & Partners @ThorneHealth → ⁠thorne.com/u/progressalways⁠ @StrongCoffee → ⁠strongcoffeecompany.com⁠ — Use Code: NEXTLEVEL15 Alignment First. Progress Always. #AlignmentFirst #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveCoaching #AlignedLeadership #HighPerformance #NextLevel #Veteran #AURA #LeadershipMindset #ProgressAlways

1 giờ 2 phút
30 thg 6

Aaron Williamson: Staying Mission Ready

In this episode of Alignment First, I sit down with my Marine brother Aaron Williamson: founder of Mission Ready, celebrity trainer, and Marine Corps Body Bearer who carried fallen brothers to their final rest at Arlington National Cemetery. We go deep on the most humble duty in the Corps, the chaos he ran through in Hollywood, the homelessness that forced him back into fitness, and the Ibogaine journey that realigned his ego, his faith, and his family. Real, actionable ways to become the fittest leader possible through peace, power, and presence. Key Takeaways The Marine Corps Body Bearers carry every Marine buried at Arlington with absolute precision because that final image is what the family keeps forever.Operating in chaos becomes a habit. Impatience kicks open doors that distract you from the one thing you actually want.Hollywood, fame, and grind can put ego in you whether you admit it or not. Plant medicine and faith can pull it back out.God kept pulling Aaron back into fitness through every detour. Some assignments in your life are not optional.Your life is the mission. Curate your existence to support the highest version of yourself, or someone else will write the script for you.Quotes "Your life is the mission. You got to be ready." : Aaron Williamson"It's almost like a test in life to see how bad you really want the main thing you want." : Aaron Williamson"No matter how many times I've tried to take my fitness back, God has pulled me back into it." : Aaron WilliamsonConnect with Aaron Williamson Instagram: @aaronvwilliamson Mission Ready: Find Aaron on Instagram, Facebook, and his new YouTube channel where he is going all in on food addiction. Next Level Resources ✅ Clarity | Coaching | Consistency | Community : https://next-level.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/next-level-headquarters/home?invite=69c17e4d5d8cee9656ff1c61 ✅ Become the Fittest Leader Possible : NextLevelHQ.co/blog ✅ Get More Alignment First : https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/coachderz/ Partners & Sponsors @ThorneHealth → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thorne.com/u/progressalways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @StrongCoffee → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠strongcoffeecompany.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — Code: NEXTLEVEL15 @wearshepherds → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shepherds.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @team4kor → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠4korfitness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — Code: NEXTLEVEL15 Build Your Vision Espresso → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠visionespresso.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @TYRsport → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fitness.tyr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — Code: 14034 Start Your Healing Journey → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.morozkoforge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — Codes: NEXTLEVEL350 / NEXTLEVEL500 Alignment First. Progress Always. #AlignmentFirst #ProgressAlways #FittestLeader #LeadershipDevelopment #Podcast #AURA #Mastery #PersonalGrowth #ExecutiveCoaching #Leadership #AlignedLeadership

1 giờ 1 phút
23 thg 6

Zach Ratashak: A Tactical Mind

In this episode of Alignment First, I sit down with Zach Ratashak, founder of Tactical Mind Business Coaching and Navy veteran, to talk about what it actually means to lead people before you lead a business. We dive into building people-first systems, the mindset shift from military service to entrepreneurship, and the courage it takes to walk away from security to bet on yourself. We break down real, actionable ways to become the fittest leader possible through peace, power, and presence. Key Takeaways Great leaders know their people before they manage their people.Investing in someone else's goals builds more loyalty than any incentive program.You cannot logic your way into bold decisions. The gut has to lead.Leaving security behind is not reckless. It is a trained muscle.Systems and clarity are the difference between growth and guessing in business.Quotes "I made a point to learn about them as a person versus them just filling a space." – Zach Ratashak"You have to jump off the cliff and figure out where it falls." – Zach Ratashak"Do this till it ain't fun no more." – Mycal AndersConnect with Zach Ratashak Website: tactical-mind.com Instagram / Social: @zachratashak or @officialzachratashak Next Level Resources ✅ Clarity | Coaching | Consistency | Community → NextLevelHQ.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ✅ Ready to be the Fittest Leader Possible? → Join the Leaders Forum ✅ Subscribe to Alignment First → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/coachderz/ Sponsors & Partners @ThorneHealth → ⁠thorne.com/u/progressalways⁠ @StrongCoffee → ⁠strongcoffeecompany.com⁠ — Use Code: NEXTLEVEL15 #AlignmentFirst #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveCoaching #AlignedLeadership #HighPerformance #NextLevel #Veteran #AURA #LeadershipMindset #ProgressAlways

1 giờ 8 phút
16 thg 6

Jayce Boyd: Don't Believe the Lies You Tell Yourself

In this episode of Alignment First, I sit down with Jayce Boyd — Under Armour All-American, 19th round MLB draft pick, Florida State alum, and College World Series champion — to go deep on what happens when elite performance meets unaddressed shadows. We dive into financial stewardship for young athletes, the ego traps that block growth, the two lies that nearly cost him everything, and how radical honesty with his parents, his community, and himself became the foundation for real recovery and real leadership. Key Takeaways You can be the most disciplined performer in the room and still be running from the truth behind closed doors. Ego is the #1 barrier to financial literacy — and to growth in every other area of life. The lies "I don't deserve good things" and "I can't hurt anyone if I'm alone" are silent destroyers. You were designed to live from the inside out — not to absorb the world and try to survive it. Stillness, community, and truth-telling aren't soft skills — they're the foundation of real leadership. Quotes • "I don't deserve good things. I don't even know where that lie came from." – Jayce Boyd • "You can't see the frame when you're in the picture." – Mycal Anders • "My brain and body were designed to live inward, then outward and most people have it backwards." – Jayce Boyd Connect with Jayce Boyd 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayce-boyd/ The Post: https://www.thepost.co/ Next Level Resources ✅ Clarity | Coaching | Consistency | Community → NextLevelHQ.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ✅ Ready to be the Fittest Leader Possible? → Join the Leaders Forum ✅ Subscribe to Alignment First → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/coachderz/ Sponsors & Partners @ThorneHealth → ⁠thorne.com/u/progressalways⁠ @StrongCoffee → ⁠strongcoffeecompany.com⁠ — Use Code: NEXTLEVEL15 #AlignmentFirst #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveCoaching #AlignedLeadership #HighPerformance #NextLevel #Veteran #AURA #LeadershipMindset #ProgressAlways

1 giờ 8 phút
9 thg 6

Bailey Crawford: Self-Select Success

In this episode of Alignment First, I sit down with Bailey Crawford, founder of The Crawford Collective, to talk about what it really takes to build something from nothing; without a roadmap, permission or apology. We dive into the power of authentic connection, rewiring automatic negative thoughts, and why your next easiest step is always enough to keep moving. We break down real, actionable ways to become the fittest leader possible through peace, power, and presence. Key Takeaways 1. Never underestimate the power of a single connection. Every relationship is a seed. 2. Staying in motion, even without a clear destination, is how you build momentum. 3. Your brain is protecting you. Learn to separate fear from fact. 4. Identifying and acknowledging your emotions releases their hold on you instantly. 5. When life gets hard, ask one question: What is the next easiest step? Quotes • "I never undervalued those connections I make with whoever. It could be at a coffee shop, it doesn't matter." – Bailey Crawford • "What is the next easiest step? Is this an automatic negative thought or a true thought?" – Bailey Crawford • "When you look at it through a lens of ownership, you realize how far you've come." – Mycal Anders Connect with Bailey Crawford 📸 Wedding Photo & Video → baileycrawfordmedia.com 🎬 Full Production Agency → thecrawfordcollectivevideo.com Next Level Resources ✅ Clarity | Coaching | Consistency | Community → NextLevelHQ.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ✅ Ready to be the Fittest Leader Possible? → Join the Leaders Forum ✅ Subscribe to Alignment First → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/coachderz/ Sponsors & Partners @ThorneHealth → ⁠thorne.com/u/progressalways⁠ @StrongCoffee → ⁠strongcoffeecompany.com⁠ — Use Code: NEXTLEVEL15 #AlignmentFirst #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveCoaching #AlignedLeadership #HighPerformance #NextLevel #Veteran #AURA #LeadershipMindset #ProgressAlways

1 giờ 5 phút
2 thg 6

Anna Redmond: Every Coin Has A Story

In this episode of Alignment First, I sit down with Anna Redmond, founder of BRAAV and AllCoin, to explore what it actually means to earn your place — and why recognition only lands when it's real. We dive into how she's taking the military challenge coin tradition digital, why belonging requires a bar, and how preserving the stories of those who served might be one of the most important leadership moves of our time. Key Takeaways Belonging without a standard is just participation — exclusivity creates meaning.You don't need lived experience to earn respect inside a community — you need curiosity and commitment.The gap between civilian and veteran culture closes when we choose to genuinely listen.Recognition ceremonies work because they call out something real — the "why" behind the honor matters as much as the honor itself.Preserving stories is an act of leadership — what we fail to capture, we lose forever.Quotes "The more stories we collect, the more memories we preserve." – Anna Redmond"It would be real easy to move through the world with a chip on your shoulder and look at everybody through the lens of 'it could be worse.'" – Mycal Anders"Uploading your coins is always free — creating community is always free." – Anna RedmondConnect with Anna Redmond 🌐 allcoin.braav.co (mention Next Level HQ to skip the waitlist) 📧 anna@braav.co 🔗 BRAAV | AllCoin Platform ___________________________________________________________________________________ Stay Connected & Take Action ✅ Join The Leaders Forum: Clarity | Coaching | Consistency | Community → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://next-level.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/next-level-headquarters/home?invite=69c17e4d5d8cee9656ff1c61 ✅ Ready to be the Fittest Leader Possible? → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NextLevelHQ.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/Blog ✅ Subscribe to Alignment First → https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/coachderz/ Partners & Sponsors @ThorneHealth → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thorne.com/u/progressalways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @StrongCoffee → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠strongcoffeecompany.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — Code: NEXTLEVEL15 @wearshepherds → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shepherds.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @team4kor → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠4korfitness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — Code: NEXTLEVEL15 Build Your Vision Espresso → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠visionespresso.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @TYRsport → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fitness.tyr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — Code: 14034 Start Your Healing Journey → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.morozkoforge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — Codes: NEXTLEVEL350 / NEXTLEVEL500 Alignment First. Progress Always. #AlignmentFirst#ProgressAlways#FittestLeader#LeadershipDevelopment#Podcast#AURA#Mastery#PersonalGrowth#ExecutiveCoaching#Leadership#AlignedLeadership

1 giờ 6 phút
26 thg 5

DJ Barton: Divorce Your Past to Marry Your Future

In this episode of Alignment First, I sit down with DJ Barton, co-founder and CEO of ELYT Travel, to talk about what it actually takes to build a life, not just a lifestyle. We dive into losing his father early in life, finding purpose through fatherhood, the power of proximity, and why divorcing your past is the only way to marry your future. Real, actionable ways to become the fittest leader possible through peace, power, and presence. Key Takeaways 1. You have to divorce your past to marry your future, growth demands it. 2. Moments matter more than things. The memories you create outlast any material possession. 3. The better you get at life, the smaller (and better) the rooms become. 4. Proximity is currency. One connection can literally change your life. 5. Most people want the accolades without the reps. Leaders put in the work behind closed doors. Quotes • "You have to trim to grow." – DJ Barton • "Talk is cheap. Whiskey costs money." – DJ Barton's Grandfather (via DJ Barton) • "Popular decisions are not voted popular. You have to do things that are uncomfortable to become comfortable." – DJ Barton Connect with DJ Barton 📸 Instagram: @TheRealDJBarton 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/therealdjbarton/ 👥 Facebook: Real DJ Barton 🍸 Connections & Cocktails: facebook.com/ConnectionsandCocktailsAZ Next Level Resources ✅ Clarity | Coaching | Consistency | Community → https://next-level.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/next-level-headquarters/home?invite=69c17e4d5d8cee9656ff1c61 ✅ Become the Fittest Leader Possible → NextLevelHQ.co/blog ✅ Get More Alignment First → https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/coachderz/ Partners & Sponsors @ThorneHealth → thorne.com/u/progressalways @StrongCoffee → strongcoffeecompany.com/?ref=2YN5cnK8v9zQ4D Use Code: NEXTLEVEL15 Alignment First. Progress Always!

1 giờ 3 phút
19 thg 5

Keira Brinton: Stop Refusing Your Muse

In this episode of Alignment First, I sit down with Keira Brinton — the People's Publisher and founder of JOA Publishing — to explore what it really means to stop refusing your muse. We dive into channeling your gifts, the power of surrender, and what it takes to go from $5K to millions as a single mother of five and break down real, actionable ways to become the fittest leader possible through peace, power, and presence. Key Takeaways Your gift may look like a curse before it looks like a calling. Lean in anyway.Books are received, not written. Stop creating from your own understanding; ask for something new.Surrender isn't poetic. It's practical and it requires you to burn the ships.Evidence is the antidote to self-doubt. Your actions either match your vision or they don't.Dark moments always leave. Anchor to that truth and you can tolerate anything long enough to win.Quotes "I have not said no to one single ask that the creator has asked me to bring to the earth." – Keira Brinton"It's the only thing that lives beyond us; the written word." – Keira Brinton"I don't need anyone to tell me that I'm great. I am what I am. And I'm really proud of who I've become." – Keira BrintonConnect with Keira Brinton Author Archetype Assessment: https://go.keirabrinton.com/assessment The Author Threshold Workshop: https://go.keirabrinton.com/author-threshold-workshop 📸 Instagram: @KeiraBrinton 🌐 KeiraBrinton.com | JOAPublishing.com 🎙️ Daily Podcast: 350+ episodes — ask, listen, do. ▶️ YouTube: Documenting the path to $10M as a single mom of five Stay Connected & Take Action ✅ Clarity | Coaching | Consistency | Community → NextLevelHQ.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ✅ Ready to be the Fittest Leader Possible? → Join the Leaders Forum ✅ Subscribe to Alignment First → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/coachderz/ Sponsors & Partners @ThorneHealth → ⁠thorne.com/u/progressalways⁠ @StrongCoffee → ⁠strongcoffeecompany.com⁠ — Use Code: NEXTLEVEL15 @wearshepherds → ⁠Shepherds.com⁠ @team4kor → ⁠4korfitness.com⁠ — Use Code: NEXTLEVEL15 Build Your Vision Espresso → ⁠VisionEspresso.co⁠ @TYRsport → ⁠fitness.tyr.com⁠ — Use Code: 14034 @MorozkoForge → ⁠morozkoforge.com⁠ — Use Code: NEXTLEVEL350 / NEXTLEVEL500 Alignment First. Progress Always. #AlignmentFirst #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveCoaching #AlignedLeadership #HighPerformance #NextLevel #Veteran #AURA #LeadershipMindset #ProgressAlways

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Mycal Anders has spent decades watching talented leaders optimize the wrong things. The hustle is there. The strategy looks good. But something’s off. This podcast is about finding it. Each week Mycal sits down with leaders, founders, and guests who are figuring out what aligned work actually looks like, and talking about it honestly. Alignment first. Progress always.

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