Mar 24

Stop Leaving Life On The Table - Successful and Still Misaligned w/ John Salzwedel

Send us Fan Mail You can do everything “right” and still feel like something is quietly slipping away. That tension is where our conversation with coach, speaker, and author John Salzwedel gets real, fast. We talk about how a life can look stable and successful on the outside while feeling out of alignment on the inside, and why the first step back isn’t a dramatic reinvention, it’s learning to listen again. John shares what changed from his younger years of being “always right,” and why rebuilding trust takes time, consistency, and the kind of integrity you can’t fake. We also dig into career change and identity, especially what happens when people only know you as “the insurance guy” or the person with a pitch. John breaks down how to redefine yourself without performing, how to spot the gradual warning signs that the “right thing” isn’t right anymore, and what alignment actually means when your daily actions don’t match your deepest beliefs, gifts, and passions. Then we challenge a favorite phrase that deserves to retire: work life balance. John explains why work is part of life, why balance is seasonal, and how prioritizing what matters keeps you from burning the dinner while you chase distractions. We close with a grounded take on faith, coaching, and “showing the gospel” through presence, care, and a steady joy that runs deeper than mood. If this hits home, subscribe, share this with a friend who feels stuck, and leave a review so more people can find the conversation. What’s one sign you’re out of alignment right now? Support the show 📲 Support the Show If this episode added value to your day, your week, or your journey — help us reach more people who need it. Patreon: https://patreon.com/theycallmemistayu?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theycallmemistayu Need an authentic community to grow your business, your connections, and yourself?: 🔥 THE INVITATION YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR 🔥 It's time to stop building alone. We're officially opening doors to the Everyday Edge Business Leaders Network — a community built for male AND female entrepreneurs, founders, and business owners who are done playing small. Inside, you'll get: 🤝 Real connections with purpose-driven business owners 🎓 Workshops designed to sharpen your edge 💼 Business opportunities and collaborative ventures 🎙️ Podcast guest opportunities on the Men's Roundtable Series, One on One with Mista Yu, and other podcasts in our network 📣 Amplified leverage in the business owner space 🌐 A network that grows WITH you — not just around you This isn't just a community. This is your next level. Come as you are. Leave sharper than you arrived. 👇 Join us on SKOOL — link below 👇 ...

35 min

Mar 24

What If You Were Given 7 Years To Live? Surviving The Storms - Bill Derrick

Send us Fan Mail The moment Bill Derrick says the only sure thing about multiple myeloma is that it eventually comes back, the conversation stops being theoretical. Bill is the president of Derrick Companies and the author of “Restored by the Storm,” and he joins us to tell the full arc: chasing financial independence, stepping into a family construction business, then getting hit by two life-altering storms that forced a total reset on what “control” really means. We dig into family business leadership the way it actually plays out, including the tension between earning your own identity and honoring the legacy you inherited. Bill shares why he believes the best preparation is leaving home first: work somewhere else for three to five years, learn how to be an employee, and bring back real operating experience. He also explains how integrity becomes a business survival tool when you are negotiating with lenders and trying to keep a company alive through the Great Recession, collapsing real estate, and land values that fall off a cliff. Then the story turns personal. After years of grinding through the downturn, Bill is diagnosed with multiple myeloma and ultimately goes through chemo and a stem cell transplant at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. What comes out the other side is a simple framework for resilience and mental toughness: focus on what you can control, especially your attitude and your effort, and let the rest shape you into someone stronger. If you care about entrepreneurship, family business succession, crisis management, resilience, faith under pressure, and leadership that holds up when life turns, this conversation will stay with you. Subscribe, share this with someone walking through a storm, and leave a review with the takeaway you needed most. Support the show 📲 Support the Show If this episode added value to your day, your week, or your journey — help us reach more people who need it. Patreon: https://patreon.com/theycallmemistayu?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theycallmemistayu Need an authentic community to grow your business, your connections, and yourself?: 🔥 THE INVITATION YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR 🔥 It's time to stop building alone. We're officially opening doors to the Everyday Edge Business Leaders Network — a community built for male AND female entrepreneurs, founders, and business owners who are done playing small. Inside, you'll get: 🤝 Real connections with purpose-driven business owners 🎓 Workshops designed to sharpen your edge 💼 Business opportunities and collaborative ventures 🎙️ Podcast guest opportunities on the Men's Roundtable Series, One on One with Mista Yu, and other podcasts in our network 📣 Amplified leverage in the business owner space 🌐 A network that grows WITH you — not just around you This isn't just a community. This is your next level. Come as you are. Leave sharper than you arrived. 👇 Join us on SKOOL — link below 👇 ...

36 min

Mar 17

The Hijacking and Restoration Of Your Manhood: From The Pit To The Priesthood - Ronald "Zion" Roseboro

Send us Fan Mail Prison doesn’t always have bars. Sometimes it looks like a grown man carrying a distorted blueprint for manhood, trying to outrun trauma, rejection, and shame with silence and distractions. That’s why we brought in Ronald Zion Roseboro, founder of Shame Free Life Coaching and Consulting and creator of the BRICK Method, to talk honestly about identity, healing, and what it takes to rebuild when life hits ground zero. Zion walks us through his story, from childhood without a fully present father figure to searching for “real manhood” in all the wrong places, to a life-altering prison sentence. We get into the emotional side of incarceration and reentry, including the discrimination and isolation many men face when they come home. Along the way, he shares a powerful distinction that helps unlock growth: guilt judges behavior, while shame judges your core self and tells you you’re beyond redemption. We also break down Zion’s BRICK Method (Breakthrough, Resilience, Identity, Clarity, Kick Start) as a practical blueprint for trauma recovery, men’s mental health, and personal development. He connects it to faith-based coaching and to the story of Samson, explaining how “Delilah” can be more than a person, it can be validation, codependency, anger, alcohol, or any escape we lean on when we’re tired. If you’re looking for motivation that’s grounded in truth, accountability, and real steps forward, this conversation delivers. Subscribe, share this with someone rebuilding right now, and leave a review with the biggest takeaway you’re applying this week. Support the show 📲 Support the Show If this episode added value to your day, your week, or your journey — help us reach more people who need it. Patreon: https://patreon.com/theycallmemistayu?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theycallmemistayu Need an authentic community to grow your business, your connections, and yourself?: 🔥 THE INVITATION YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR 🔥 It's time to stop building alone. We're officially opening doors to the Everyday Edge Business Leaders Network — a community built for male AND female entrepreneurs, founders, and business owners who are done playing small. Inside, you'll get: 🤝 Real connections with purpose-driven business owners 🎓 Workshops designed to sharpen your edge 💼 Business opportunities and collaborative ventures 🎙️ Podcast guest opportunities on the Men's Roundtable Series, One on One with Mista Yu, and other podcasts in our network 📣 Amplified leverage in the business owner space 🌐 A network that grows WITH you — not just around you This isn't just a community. This is your next level. Come as you are. Leave sharper than you arrived. 👇 Join us on SKOOL — link below 👇 ...

36 min

Mar 10

A Father’s Prayer That Broke Addiction And Built A Marine w/ Coach T.O. Clay

Send us Fan Mail A knock on the door. A father’s firm no. A living room prayer that turned a life from street survival to steady purpose. That’s the pivot we unpack with leadership coach and Marine veteran Coach T.O. Clay—raw, specific, and full of hope for anyone ready to come home to who they are. We start at the root: grandmothers Alma and Hester, a pastor father, and the pews that formed a backbone of gratitude. Then we redefine “prodigal” as more than a parable—two paths most of us recognize: leaving before your time and grabbing what you want because you do not trust the timing. Clay brings us to the porch where consequences knocked harder than pride, to a kneel-and-pray moment where addiction broke and desire left. The deliverance is not dressed up. It’s detailed, embodied, and echoed by years of sobriety that followed. From there, we move into a new uniform and a new value order. Misconceptions about branches fall away as a Marine recruiter flips the priorities that guide a life: honor, courage, commitment, pride of belonging, and teamwork before money and travel. Clay lays out why he stayed 23 years—global perspective, disciplined community, mentors who sharpened him, and the steady climb to E9 earned through consistent, value-aligned choices. He translates those same principles into leadership and coaching, where structure and standards become tools for growth rather than cages. The heartbeat is fatherhood and presence. Clay speaks to men who are wrestling with distance, conflict, or shame and offers a simple challenge: you still have a choice. Show up with integrity. Build a record your child can one day name. Let go of people, places, and things that keep you small. Whether you lead a team, a family, or yourself, this conversation delivers practical wisdom and spiritual fuel: anchor to your roots, reorder your values, and run farther than the average effort. Hit play for a story that proves faith can be felt, discipline can be learned, and purpose can be chosen today. If this moved you, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs courage for their own return. Support the show 📲 Support the Show If this episode added value to your day, your week, or your journey — help us reach more people who need it. Patreon: https://patreon.com/theycallmemistayu?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theycallmemistayu Need an authentic community to grow your business, your connections, and yourself?: 🔥 THE INVITATION YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR 🔥 It's time to stop building alone. We're officially opening doors to the Everyday Edge Business Leaders Network — a community built for male AND female entrepreneurs, founders, and business owners who are done playing small. Inside, you'll get: 🤝 Real connections with purpose-driven business owners 🎓 Workshops designed to sharpen your edge 💼 Business opportunities and collaborative ventures 🎙️ Podcast guest opportunities on the Men's Roundtable Series, One on One with Mista Yu, and other podcasts in our network 📣 Amplified leverage in the business owner space 🌐 A network that grows WITH you — not just around you This isn't just a community. This is your next level. Come as you are. Leave sharper than you arrived. 👇 Join us on SKOOL — link below 👇 ...

48 min

Mar 10

Transformation Through Travel: Lucie McGuire on Travel, Growth, and Finding Your Tribe

Send us Fan Mail What if the life you’re chasing isn’t yours at all? Lucie Maguire hit pause on the script—school, work, settle down—after losing her dad at 22, then said yes to a month abroad that became four months across Europe. That choice didn’t just change her scenery; it changed her operating system. Today, we sit down with Lucie—founder of The Traveling Youth, social strategist behind Get Real Social, and co-founder of Moxie Adventure Partners—to unpack how travel, brand building, and community can give entrepreneurs the freedom they actually started for. We dig into the unlikely career path from Papa John’s cashier to regional marketing lead by 21, and how grief sparked a pivot toward purpose. Lucie shares why she launched a volunteer-run nonprofit that funds month-long study abroad experiences for underserved students, partnering with CZU in Prague and measuring growth with the EQ-i assessment. The numbers are striking—students post gains in stress tolerance, self-awareness, and self-expression in just two months—proof that immersive travel builds real-world skills faster than most classrooms. If safety fears or cost keep you grounded, this conversation rewrites the rules. Lucie breaks down practical strategies for traveling well on a budget—think well-rated hostels near transit at $20–$30 a night, cooking in shared kitchens, and choosing second cities for rich culture without the price tag. She also reframes risk with clear, informed steps that put awareness over anxiety. On the business side, we explore how Get Real Social uses organic content to capture attention without gimmicks, and how Moxie Adventure Partners blends travel, self-development, and entrepreneurship so founders take back their time. We also talk about the loneliness that often shadows big dreams and how masterminds and true community can change the trajectory of a brand and a life. By the end, you’ll have a playbook for affordable travel, a smarter approach to organic social, and a nudge to share your voice even when the likes are low. If freedom is your why, here’s your how. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a push, and leave a review with the trip you’re finally planning next. Support the show 📲 Support the Show If this episode added value to your day, your week, or your journey — help us reach more people who need it. Patreon: https://patreon.com/theycallmemistayu?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theycallmemistayu Need an authentic community to grow your business, your connections, and yourself?: 🔥 THE INVITATION YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR 🔥 It's time to stop building alone. We're officially opening doors to the Everyday Edge Business Leaders Network — a community built for male AND female entrepreneurs, founders, and business owners who are done playing small. Inside, you'll get: 🤝 Real connections with purpose-driven business owners 🎓 Workshops designed to sharpen your edge 💼 Business opportunities and collaborative ventures 🎙️ Podcast guest opportunities on the Men's Roundtable Series, One on One with Mista Yu, and other podcasts in our network 📣 Amplified leverage in the business owner space 🌐 A network that grows WITH you — not just around you This isn't just a community. This is your next level. Come as you are. Leave sharper than you arrived. 👇 Join us on SKOOL — link below 👇 ...

42 min

Mar 3

Born In A Bucket: How A Son's Journey Sparked a Movement In Haiti - w/ Jean Rebecca

Send us Fan Mail A son’s unlikely beginning—born in a bucket in Haiti—becomes the spark for a life of service that refuses to chase applause and instead builds people, one steady step at a time. Jean Rebecca joins us to share how separation, survival, and faith shaped a mission that strengthens what already exists in Haiti rather than duplicating it. Instead of launching another orphanage, Jean and his wife chose to support local churches, schools, and families with student sponsorships, educator training, and essential resources that keep kids learning all year, not just the first paid quarter. We walk through the lived reality of Haiti today—political collapse, gangs, grief—and the everyday courage of communities that pause when danger spikes and sprint when windows open. Jean explains how a U.S.-based “circle of support” model translates to Haitian neighborhoods: food security, mentors, medical care, and learning gaps addressed in tandem with spiritual and social support. One vivid moment captures the mindset shift: buying a voodoo temple, taking it down, and raising a playground in its place. It’s not spectacle; it’s symbolism turned into safe space, showing kids that fear can give way to joy and agency. Beyond logistics, this is a story about identity and dignity. We talk roots, Florida memories, prayer mountains as places of lament and hope, and even how music and culture can carry resilience forward. Jean’s vision is global, but Haiti is home, and the responsibility is personal. If you’ve ever wondered what meaningful giving looks like—how to help without harm, how to empower rather than replace—this conversation lays out a path anchored in listening, partnership, and consistency. If this moved you, share it with a friend, subscribe for more conversations that lead to action, and leave a review to help others find the show. Want to stand with us? Visit stanforhaiti.org to donate or sponsor a child, and follow Stand For Haiti on Facebook and KanpeHaiti on Instagram to see the work in motion. Support the show 📲 Support the Show If this episode added value to your day, your week, or your journey — help us reach more people who need it. Patreon: https://patreon.com/theycallmemistayu?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theycallmemistayu Need an authentic community to grow your business, your connections, and yourself?: 🔥 THE INVITATION YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR 🔥 It's time to stop building alone. We're officially opening doors to the Everyday Edge Business Leaders Network — a community built for male AND female entrepreneurs, founders, and business owners who are done playing small. Inside, you'll get: 🤝 Real connections with purpose-driven business owners 🎓 Workshops designed to sharpen your edge 💼 Business opportunities and collaborative ventures 🎙️ Podcast guest opportunities on the Men's Roundtable Series, One on One with Mista Yu, and other podcasts in our network 📣 Amplified leverage in the business owner space 🌐 A network that grows WITH you — not just around you This isn't just a community. This is your next level. Come as you are. Leave sharper than you arrived. 👇 Join us on SKOOL — link below 👇 ...

1h 6m

Feb 26

Finding Clarity & Escaping The Default Loop With David Prosper

Send us Fan Mail What if clarity isn’t a grand reveal but the courage to take your next right step? We sit down with leadership coach and author David Prosper—“The Clarity Guy”—to trace how a mother’s final words, immigrant perseverance, and a deepened faith shaped a mission to help people break the default loop and live by design. David’s story moves from Fort Lauderdale projects to global stages, but the thread stays constant: align your identity, actions, and service, then build the discipline to do it long enough to matter. We dig into the default loop—the set of expectations and scripts we inherit and obey for acceptance—and map a better route through David’s clarity archetypes: Wanderer, Seeker, Architect, and Flow Master. You’ll learn how to spot your current stage, how to transition with intention, and why you only need to see the next 400 feet, not the entire highway. David challenges a core limiting belief—“I come from nothing, so I must be nothing”—and replaces it with stewardship: maximize your resources, your network, and your opportunities to serve more, give more, and love more. If your calendar is packed with “irresponsible yeses,” you’ll appreciate David’s focus on systems: simple SOPs for decisions, ruthless prioritization, and a not‑to‑do list that guards your best work. He also shares his most practical clarity reset—clean your space to clear your mind—plus a refreshing take on Utah’s community and culture, and an audacious mission to help one billion people live by design through books, summits, retreats, and a decision-making app. Ready to move from drift to design? Take the free Clarity Archetype Quiz at theclaritybrand.ai, then tune in to hear how faith, service, and systems turn direction into momentum. If this conversation sparked something, follow David on Instagram at theclarityguy_ and share this episode with a friend who needs a nudge toward their next step. Subscribe, rate, and leave a review—tell us which archetype you are and what step you’re taking today. Support the show 📲 Support the Show If this episode added value to your day, your week, or your journey — help us reach more people who need it. Patreon: https://patreon.com/theycallmemistayu?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theycallmemistayu Need an authentic community to grow your business, your connections, and yourself?: 🔥 THE INVITATION YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR 🔥 It's time to stop building alone. We're officially opening doors to the Everyday Edge Business Leaders Network — a community built for male AND female entrepreneurs, founders, and business owners who are done playing small. Inside, you'll get: 🤝 Real connections with purpose-driven business owners 🎓 Workshops designed to sharpen your edge 💼 Business opportunities and collaborative ventures 🎙️ Podcast guest opportunities on the Men's Roundtable Series, One on One with Mista Yu, and other podcasts in our network 📣 Amplified leverage in the business owner space 🌐 A network that grows WITH you — not just around you This isn't just a community. This is your next level. Come as you are. Leave sharper than you arrived. 👇 Join us on SKOOL — link below 👇 ...

36 min

Feb 25

“The SHIFT Framework: Building a Soul-Aligned Business” with Holly Porter

Send us Fan Mail When the machines were loud and the room was cold, Holly Porter made a decision she didn’t technically get to make—she chose to come back with purpose. That return set off a chain reaction: a bestselling book with a spine of practical wisdom, a nonprofit reimagined around women leading with purpose, and the bold blueprint for an International Retreat Association the industry didn’t know it was waiting for. We dive into Holly’s early life in a family where entrepreneurship was normal, not novel, and how real skills—not prestige—powered her career. She shares the hard-earned lessons of running multiple companies while raising eight children: the high of progress, the cost of constant stress, and the honest regret of being everywhere but not present. Her definition of success is disarmingly simple—wake up happy—and it reframes how we think about goals, growth, and what to quit. Holly walks us through her 70-day hospitalization with COVID, the near-death experience that reshaped everything, and the SHIFT framework she built from it: surrender, hope, intuition, faith, transformation. You’ll hear how Adventure Bucket Wish pivoted from long COVID support to empowering women with purpose, and how Retreat R evolved from an ambitious tech platform into a broader ecosystem play. Most exciting, Holly unveils the International Retreat Association, designed to set professional standards, elevate safety and ethics, and unite retreat leaders, venues, travel pros, attorneys, accountants, and technologists around shared excellence. Along the way, we explore side gigs versus “real” entrepreneurship, when to pause vs. push, and how to build enterprises that fund philanthropy without burning you out. The thread through it all is service: love people where they’re at, remove judgment, and build systems that outlast you. Subscribe, share this conversation with someone who’s on the edge of a big pivot, and leave a review with the one shift you’ll make this week—what’s your next move? Support the show 📲 Support the Show If this episode added value to your day, your week, or your journey — help us reach more people who need it. Patreon: https://patreon.com/theycallmemistayu?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theycallmemistayu Need an authentic community to grow your business, your connections, and yourself?: 🔥 THE INVITATION YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR 🔥 It's time to stop building alone. We're officially opening doors to the Everyday Edge Business Leaders Network — a community built for male AND female entrepreneurs, founders, and business owners who are done playing small. Inside, you'll get: 🤝 Real connections with purpose-driven business owners 🎓 Workshops designed to sharpen your edge 💼 Business opportunities and collaborative ventures 🎙️ Podcast guest opportunities on the Men's Roundtable Series, One on One with Mista Yu, and other podcasts in our network 📣 Amplified leverage in the business owner space 🌐 A network that grows WITH you — not just around you This isn't just a community. This is your next level. Come as you are. Leave sharper than you arrived. 👇 Join us on SKOOL — link below 👇 ...

43 min

One on One with Mista Yu

Stop Leaving Life On The Table - Successful and Still Misaligned w/ John Salzwedel

What If You Were Given 7 Years To Live? Surviving The Storms - Bill Derrick

The Hijacking and Restoration Of Your Manhood: From The Pit To The Priesthood - Ronald "Zion" Roseboro

A Father’s Prayer That Broke Addiction And Built A Marine w/ Coach T.O. Clay

Transformation Through Travel: Lucie McGuire on Travel, Growth, and Finding Your Tribe

Born In A Bucket: How A Son's Journey Sparked a Movement In Haiti - w/ Jean Rebecca

Finding Clarity & Escaping The Default Loop With David Prosper

“The SHIFT Framework: Building a Soul-Aligned Business” with Holly Porter

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Stop Leaving Life On The Table - Successful and Still Misaligned w/ John Salzwedel

What If You Were Given 7 Years To Live? Surviving The Storms - Bill Derrick

The Hijacking and Restoration Of Your Manhood: From The Pit To The Priesthood - Ronald "Zion" Roseboro

A Father’s Prayer That Broke Addiction And Built A Marine w/ Coach T.O. Clay

Transformation Through Travel: Lucie McGuire on Travel, Growth, and Finding Your Tribe

Born In A Bucket: How A Son's Journey Sparked a Movement In Haiti - w/ Jean Rebecca

Finding Clarity & Escaping The Default Loop With David Prosper

“The SHIFT Framework: Building a Soul-Aligned Business” with Holly Porter

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