053. Mood Follows Action & Continuing Beyond _ Darren Terry Round 2

Today I sit down for Round 2 with Darren Terry. We discuss his near drowning in the Blue Mesa Reservoir, healing from trauma, the speed record on the Manitou Incline, and some of the snares that can trap us as we strive to better ourselves. Then we Continue Beyond, exploring how to better navigate doubt, […]
047. TGT: Facing Yourself _ Kirk Van Everen

Episode 47 from The Grit Theory. Today Kirk and I sit back down to engage in an explorative conversation that looks at walking through large life changes, leadership, and facing yourself so that you can change what is broken. We had a blast and hope that you do also. Also, check out Be Relentless: If […]
040. TGT: Not Sexy, But Effective _ Personal Contracts

Episode 40 from The Grit Theory. Today we discuss the lessons learned from the past 110 days, how the personal challenges have transformed into character cultivating contracts, and what the future holds. Highlights include: -550+ 5kβs ran, 420 additional hours claimed, sovereignty over bad habits achieved-A tool to become a better version of yourself-Its not […]
027. TGT: War on Lies & Despair

Episode 27 from The Grit Theory. Today we stake claim to new territory and engage the problems that are surrounding all of us head on. This conversation is raw, real, and just the beginning. Highlights include:-Our neighbors are not our enemies.-United we stand, tired of division.-The buck stops here.-Pursuing greatness.-Waging war on division, victimhood, lies […]
019. TGT: Making Hard Things Easier

Episode 19 from The Grit Theory. Today we discuss how to make hard things easier to accomplish through small consistent powerful life changing decisions. Highlights from the conversation include: – Choosing how and when to create goals.– Progressive overload of the mind.– Increasing the cost to failure.– We are the some of our actions.– Make […]
016. TGT: Question Comfort _ Redefine Your Limitations

Episode 16 from The Grit Theory. Today we discuss the danger of overvaluing the trappings of comfort and we juxtapose comfort versus three areas of life worth challenging and questioning. Those areas of focus are: 1. Comfort versus Reward2. Comfort versus self Identity3. Comfort versus Relationships Highlights from the conversation include: – The silver spoon […]
001. TGT: Intentional Living _ Jonathan Mayo

*The first episode of The Grit Theory. The Grit Theory runs from episode 1 -51. After that “Relentless” begins. Our first official Podcast! Aaron and Jon set the stage for discussions going forward. This conversation is embedded with motivational nuggets for those mountains you are currently climbing or about to begin trekking. We hope that […]