In this episode of the FATHERS of the FUTURE Podcast, Luke sits down with Rich Winger, a retired Navy SEAL, state championship wrestler, CrossFit athlete, Jiu-jitsu practitioner, and father of seven children. Watch for a powerful conversation about discipline, service, faith, leadership, mental health, and the importance of pursuing your next mission in life. Rich shares how lessons forged through wrestling, surviving BUD/S, becoming a NAVY SEAL, his military career, leaving the LDS church, rewriting his faith, divorce, marriage, and raising seven children continue to shape how he leads today. From meal prep and sanctuary solitude each morning to consistent routine, gratitude, humility, and service, this conversation is about applying elite performance principles to everyday life as a world-class father, operating a different mission. KEY TAKEAWAYS Faith is personalHumor is a weaponPreparation mattersService is Leadership Your identity must evolveGratitude changes your stateDiscipline is built through repetitionShared hardship and suffering create lifelong brotherhoodLuke also shares his spiritual path: receiving Christ and being baptized in his backyard at age 45, as well as becoming more willing over the past several years to speak openly about God, faith, and spiritual growth to enhance the lives of his family, clients and community. He reflects on growing up without a strong, positive male role model and without men of faith showing him what it meant to walk with God, ultimately learning that faith cannot be built on institutions, personalities, or people. It must be rooted in a personal relationship with God. “Never let the message or the messenger affect your relationship with God.” Luke and Rich also confront the difficult subject of men’s mental health and suicide, including the responsibility men have to check on one another, stay connected, ask harder questions, and protect and defend against isolation, hopelessness, and loss of purpose. After losing men, fathers, and clients to suicide, the mission becomes even more personal: Brotherhood matters, and sometimes one conversation can change the trajectory of a man’s life. What happens when the uniform comes off, the applause stops, the title no longer defines you, and the most difficult mission you built your life around is over? At some point, every man has to confront the same question: What is my NEXT MISSION? The CORE THEME: “You can’t give from an empty cup” KEYS to VICTORY 🎙 LIVE your LEGACY🎙 Your FAMILY is your TEAM🎙 Patience is a performance skill🎙 Stay Safe. Be Dangerous🎙 Service FORGES maturity “Shameless Self-Promotion” 🎙️ Connect with Rich Winger on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-j-wi... 🎙️Follow Rich Winger on Instagram / richwinger 🎙️ Learn more about “BEYOND the BROTHERHOOD,” and the experiences Rich and his team are creating: https://www.beyondthebrotherhood.org/ To DONATE DIRECTLY to “BEYOND the BROTHERHOOD visit: https://www.beyondthebrotherhood.org/... beyondthebrotherhood.org 📲 Subscribe and join the FATHERS of the FUTURE Movement, where men become leaders and leaders create change. JOIN HERE FOR FREE: https://www.skool.com/fathers-of-the-... If you’re stuck, don’t stay there. Schedule the call and get clear on your next mission. 📲 https://lukekayyem.com/apply-now/
