15 Minutes to Freedom

We all make excuses, but if we don’t keep our word to ourselves, no one else will. When faced with a difficult challenge, it’s easy to slack when no one else is watching. In order to be successful in any aspect of life (work, health, relationships, etc.) we must be willing to take ownership of our actions and pull ourselves from the pit. Listen as I discuss a recent event where I did just that. Questions or comments? Feel free to contact me at ryan@gsdmediagroup.com. I’d love to hear from

Whether it’s a long commute to work, a challenging workout, or a long-overdue breakup, we tend to try and avoid the pain while still getting the pleasure. From my personal experience, it never works. Listen as I account a recent painful situation that turned out quite positive all because I decided to endure the pain. Questions or comments? Feel free to contact me at ryan@gsdmediagroup.com. I’d love to hear from you.

What does it mean to be a fountain and not in a drain? It means to give back without giving back in return. For far too long in my past, I’ve been a drain in business, in friendships, in relationships, and even with myself. I used to always take too much and not give the proper amount in return. Where in your life have you been a drain and not a fountain? Join me as I discuss this concept further. Questions or comments? Feel free to contact me at ryan@gsdmediagroup.com. I’d love to hear from y

Today we’re throwing a bit of a curveball into the system. As a new weekly segment on the podcast, I’m going to be offering a book review. It might be good, it might be bad, but as usual, it will always be honest. Today I start with David Deida’s /The Way of the Superior Man./ Questions or comments? Feel free to contact me at ryan@gsdmediagroup.com. I’d love to hear from you.

Today I’m discussing lies. I’ve told a lot of them, the most damaging of which have been to myself. For a long time, I allowed my propensity to date, multiple women, to spill over into other aspects of my life. The truth in life is that doing one thing correctly will lead to a domino effect in the life. Listen to see how I turned the tide in my life and how you can do the same. Questions or comments? Feel free to contact me at ryan@gsdmediagroup.com. I’d love to hear from you.

What makes one person succeed and one person fail? Excuses. Excuses do nothing but prevent us from achieving results. Recently I got the bright idea to jump head first into cross-fit. I had a friend commit to joining me on this journey, only to start back-tracking on the second day. What made me want to dive in while he searched for a way out? Listen to find out. Questions or comments? Feel free to contact me at ryan@gsdmediagroup.com. I’d love to hear from you.

As men, we’re taught not to own our feelings. We’re taught to just suck it up and keep it moving. The truth is, changed only happened for me once I started to be honest with myself and began living by a code. In this episode, I detail the code that I’ve been living by which has helped me emerge from this hole I was buried in. Questions or comments? Feel free to contact me at ryan@gsdmediagroup.com. I’d love to hear from you.

A recent trip to Mexico created some serious issues. Surprisingly it’s not what you might think. The problems arose at my resort where I discovered the food was less than stellar. As I looked around, I realized the problem was that I don’t eat like an asshole. Listen as I talk about how we can “not eat like an asshole” in other areas of life. Questions or comments? Feel free to contact me at ryan@gsdmediagroup.com. I’d love to hear from you.

We’re always taught to share, that it’s the right thing to do. When can sharing become a problem? When others don’t have the purest intentions. Recently I had some information come back to me via a third party who tried to use it against me. Has anyone else had the same thing happen to them? Listen as I detail my experience. Questions or comments? Feel free to contact me at ryan@gsdmediagroup.com. I’d love to hear from you.

Our past doesn’t define who we are today, it only defines who we were. Through exercising vulnerability, we have the opportunity to release ourselves from the old and make way for something new. However, this vulnerability can potentially open the door for others to use your mistakes against you. Listen how I recently combatted a situation when someone tried to use my vulnerability against me. Questions or comments? Feel free to contact me at ryan@gsdmediagroup.com. I’d love to hear from you.

We all get to choose how we want to live our life. We all get to choose our response to events and situations. As I sit back and reflect on my wedding day, it was reassuring to know that the choices I’ve made over the past few years have put me on the right path. No nerves, no doubt, just confidence. Listen to find out how you can build the same confidence in your choices. Questions or comments? Feel free to contact me at ryan@gsdmediagroup.com. I’d love to hear from you.

Pain, time, and frustration. In order to become a leader, each of these is needed. Recently, I learned some painful lessons about leadership. Mainly I realized that leading from the front is valuable, but to be a great leader you must also learn how to lead from the back. Listen to see how this plays into leadership and learn how this skill can help you in your daily life. Questions or comments? Feel free to contact me at ryan@gsdmediagroup.com. I’d love to hear from you.

Where in your life are you not being a man or woman of your word? Too many times in my life I allowed my word to go up for sale to the highest bidder. My word meant nothing at the end of the day. Ultimately, I realized that selling myself short was not honoring a commitment to the most important person: myself. Listen as I discuss a recent situation where my word wasn’t up for sale. Questions or comments? Feel free to contact me at ryan@gsdmediagroup.com. I’d love to hear from you.

What’s the one thing you can do this week to put yourself in a better position? Sometimes the best way to guide our actions is to look at how we handled things in the past. Using a framework called the 4 Keys, I’ll analyze past mistakes to demonstrate how to use a failure as a positive learning experience. Questions or comments? Feel free to contact me at ryan@gsdmediagroup.com. I’d love to hear from you.

At some point, we’re all faced with our own mortality. Very recently, a friend of mine was diagnosed with Stage 4 terminal cancer and opted to not undergo treatment. Facing his illness, it started to make me question where I’m not cutting out the cancers in my own life. Where am I allowing negative people and situations to fester? Join me as I reflect on the past and present. Questions or comments? Feel free to contact me at ryan@gsdmediagroup.com. I’d love to hear from you.