Do Hard Things™ with Siegfried Tiegs
Do Hard Things™ is the podcast for driven people in their 30s to 50s who are done drifting, and ready to get focused, energized, and clear. Hosted by Siegfried "Sig" Tiegs, CHPC, MBA, MSc — Major, U.S. Army (Ret.), Amazon Best Selling author, and high-performance coach. Each episode delivers raw conversations, real stories, and practical strategies to help you stop performing and start building a peaceful, powerful, and productive life. Expect episodes on: · Running, Rucking, Cycling, Adventure Racing & Endurance Sports · High-performance habits and identity · Breathwork and mental resilience · Life transitions — military, career, relationships · Fasting, energy, and physical discipline · Leadership, purpose, and the Peaceful Warrior path This isn't just motivation. It's a blueprint and tactics to help you win. Start Here – Coaching, Join the Do Hard Things Nation, Get the Book: Life on Offense https://linktr.ee/dohardthingscoaching Email: sig@dohardthingsnation.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jaytiegs Join the Do Hard Things Nation at www.dohardthingsnation.com
Episodes
In this Field Notes episode, Siegfried “Sig” Tiegs shares how his first backyard ultra ended in an ambulance. Two miles into lap 6, his vision blurred and the nausea hit. A few hours later, he was in the ER with rhabdomyolysis, aka rhabdo. Sig breaks down the story, his numbers, what rhabdo is, how athletes end up with it, and the perfect storm he walked into without realizing it. He does hard things so ...
Breathwork, Men's Work & Building Lighthouses with Josh De Jong
Josh De Jong is the newest coach on the Do Hard Things team. He's a breathwork facilitator, life coach, and mentor, a retired triathlete and USAT certified triathlon coach, and a sales professional. Sig and Josh met at a men's retreat about eighteen months ago and connected immediately. Josh now leads breathwork, coaches men, hosts fire circles, and ...
Field Notes: What Do H.A.R.D. Things Actually Means
Most people are doing pretty well in most areas of their life. But there's usually one arena where they're getting crushed, and it's quietly dragging everything else down. The guy killing it at work who hasn't been to the gym in two years. The woman in the best shape of her life who's drowning in credit card debt. The couple with the nice house who haven't had a rea...
On September 11, 2001, Chris Meek was on the 19th floor at Goldman Sachs. He heard what sounded like a garbage truck hitting a pothole. A colleague looked out the window and thought it was a ticker-tape parade. Then they saw the paper was on fire.
Chris and ghostwriter Dave Jarecki join Siegfried "Sig" Tiegs to talk about their book, Keeping Our Nation's Promise: 9/11 and the Stories That Still Shape Us. They intervi...
Embark on a quest to conquer the wild and unpredictable world of adventure racing with us, your guides, through the rugged terrain of the Castlewood 8-Hour Adventure Race. Feel the rush of adrenaline as we reveal the crucial strategies and uncharted paths that make this sport an electrifying challenge distinct from triathlons and obstacle courses. With Lacey Teiggs by my side, we dissect the sport's multidisciplinar...
I got invited on a podcast with a significant following. Real show. I was excited about it.
Ten minutes before we go live, I get a message. Feeling under the weather, need to reschedule. Fine. People get sick.
We reschedule two weeks out. This morning, ten minutes before the show, another cancellation. No explanation this time.
I'm not outing anybody. He's just the example that showed up on my calendar. And once I got ...
At 2:03 in the morning I woke up to the light on and the shower running. Our dog Koda had taken a direct hit from a skunk. My first coherent thought, standing in the hallway in my shorts, was that we didn't have any tomato juice. Because that's what you do. Everybody knows that. My grandmother knew it, your neighbor knows it, and Google will still tell you so this morning. It doesn't work. It never has. And...
Two months before the Missouri River 340, we lost the boat.
High water, a headwind we hadn't planned for, and a log. My partner Joe and I spent forty-five minutes in the river swimming for a dike while my canoe went downstream with my sunglasses and my Bose speaker. We walked back down the Katy Trail covered in mud with paddles in our hands and nothing else.
That night we were done. Not weighing our options. Done.
This...
Why You Keep Breaking Promises to Yourself and 5 Tactics to Help You Become Sovereign
I got caught by a bag of Doritos. Standing in my pantry at nine o'clock at night, hand in the bag, not hungry — scared of a presentation I hadn't given yet. Twenty-seven years in uniform. Marathons, ultras, a 340-mile paddle race. And a program running underneath all of it that I never authorized and never noticed.
It too...
You can be “crushing it” and still feel like something is breaking inside. That tension is where our conversation with Nicole Ward lives and it gets practical fast. Nicole is an executive leader at Aon, host of the Executive Athlete Podcast, and author of Biohacking for the Sales Athlete. Together, we unpack why so many capable leaders run on adrenaline, caffeine, and willpower while quietly drifting out...
Two hours into what should’ve been a normal MR340 training paddle on the Missouri River, our canoe flipped and everything got real fast: cold water, whitecaps, drifting gear, and a current that wouldn’t let us “just kick to shore.” I’m Sigfre J Teagues, and I’m walking you through what happened with my buddy Joe, moment by moment, because the details are where the real lessons liv...
Welcome to the Do Hard Things Podcast with your host Jay Tiegs, Are you ready to amplify and improve your life? Then you are in the right place. On this podcast we have unfiltered conversation with inspiring people who take on challenges and share with us, the wisdom from their journey. We talk about how doing hard things adequately enable all of us to deal with life's struggles and challenges and ultimately i...
Embark on a journey to empowerment and vigilance as we engage with Alan Earl, a law enforcement sage with 30 years of hard-earned expertise. Discover his profound insights into the world of personal safety for outdoor enthusiasts—runners, cyclists, and solo adventurers. Alan's rich background, from African beginnings to shaping the minds at the US Army Military Police School, provides a unique lens through whi...
When life throws a curveball, some strike out, while others, like Nick Klingensmith, turn it into a home run. With over 100 Spartan races under his belt, Nick's story isn't just about athletic prowess—it's a raw, unfiltered look at overcoming cancer, addiction, and the universal quest for purpose. Step into our latest episode, where determination meets vulnerability, and discover how Nick transformed his lowes...
Welcome to the Do Hard Things Podcast with your host Jay Tiegs, Are you ready to amplify and improve your life? Then you are in the right place. On this podcast we have unfiltered conversation with inspiring people who take on challenges and share with us, the wisdom from their journey. We talk about how doing hard things adequately enable all of us to deal with life's struggles and challenges and ultimately i...
Welcome to the Do Hard Things Podcast with your host Jay Tiegs, Are you ready to amplify and improve your life? Then you are in the right place. On this podcast we have unfiltered conversation with inspiring people who take on challenges and share with us, the wisdom from their journey. We talk about how doing hard things adequately enable all of us to deal with life's struggles and challenges and ultimately i...
In this episode of the Do Hard Things Podcast, Jay Tiegs and Brian Larson sit down with Josh De Jong, a Breathwork Coach, Triathlete, and Sales Professional who embodies resilience and transformation. Once nicknamed “Turtle,” Josh turned setbacks into fuel, pushing through spinal fusion surgery and torn labrums to rise as an endurance athlete, coach, and founder of Eldr and Air.
You’ll hear how Josh...
In this episode of the Do Hard Things Podcast, Jay Tiegs and Brian Larson break down the challenge of the 72-hour fast: a test of discipline, grit, and mental clarity that goes far beyond food.
They share their personal experiences with extended fasting, the science behind it, and the lessons it teaches about resilience, focus, and breaking comfort zones. You’ll hear practical tips on how to prepare, manag...
Brian Larson's journey from pharmaceutical industry professional to movement specialist, breathwork facilitator, and coach reveals powerful insights about transformation that extends far beyond physical appearance. The conversation opens with Brian's early realization that changing his body could lead to changing his mind, setting him on a path of continuous growth and service to others.
Diving deep into move...
What happens when you reclaim the identity you've been running from your entire life? Siegfried Jay Tiegs aka "Sig" takes us on a raw, unfiltered journey from childhood trauma to profound self-discovery in this deeply personal conversation.
Born to a German father carrying the weight of post-WWII trauma and a Dutch mother struggling with mental illness, Siegfried's early years were marked by abuse, poverty, a...
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