The AJNashville Podcast

Happy Father's Day to all the men who show up to provide for their families, I hope you remember to enjoy spending time with your children this weekend as you have earned it. Don't let others rob you of YOUR time, they will still be there on Monday, but your children will continue to grow older every day whether you participate in their lives or not. Remember to show them you care by spending your time in ways YOU choose that creat...

Let's talk about the grace and forgiveness for things that aren't as big as they may seem to be when they occur. We all make mistakes and we can either let that mistake be the end of the impact, or we can allow our reactions to make an even bigger impact. Accountability is how we can learn to overcome our mistakes and create new healthy patterns we can rely on. Consistent execution is how we build that action of accountability into...

It is in times of tragedy that we must connect with one another and renew faith in life and its greater purpose. With loss comes a deep necessity to support each other and lift spirits beyond the earthquake that is a challenged reality. Whether in times of celebration or grief, we must give comfort as a family would. 

Many times we think we are the ultimate teachers of those younger than ourselves, only to realize we are also l...

When you are celebrating Memorial Day weekend, what is it that really comes to mind for you? Do you think more deeply than grilling out with your buddies and beers in the backyard? Maybe thank a veteran when you pay enough attention to your surroundings beyond your phone screen? Do you dwell on the losses of others who are no longer here and able to celebrate with you? 

How do you decide to live your day to your maximum potenti...

Once we start taking accountability, we can really focus on how to make our lives better one action at a time. We have to remain accountable in order to remain consistent and allow those single actions to compound into bigger accomplishments we are striving for. We cannot expect those one actions to be huge commitments or we will continue to struggle with the wonder of why things keep failing for us. 

How do you eat an elephant...

Why is it we don't intrinsically receive accountability from others around us who call themselves our friends? Many times, we are more willing to talk shit behind their back about their actions than truly call them out to their face for being inconsistent with their own actions towards their goals. Is it coming from a place of fear that we don't say it directly to their face? What does that say about the relationship you have with ...

Why do you listen to me, week after week? If it's not your first time, there's a reason you keep coming back -- nuggets of knowledge that spoke to you, right? When you listen to an episode and think, "I know someone else who needs to hear this message", please share this podcast directly to them so they can gain some gold nuggets from me to their own ears. I appreciate all the support from my listeners!

In this hyper responsive soci...

Change isn't recognized overnight, nor does it happen over one night. It happens night over night, day on day, of consistent actions that allow us to arrive to where we want to be. As long as we continue to choose to progress, we shall progress with matching actions. If we choose actions we know will result in digression, we will digress. We can take breaks and reset without letting it become our new norm, so long as we don't conti...

This training exposed my weaknesses… fast.

In this episode of the AJ Nashville Podcast, I break down my raw, unfiltered experience with Achilles Heel Tactical, from their online coursework to Zoom training, all the way to the in-person class that forced me to rethink everything I thought I knew.

This isn’t hype. This isn’t fluff. And it’s definitely not just another “review.”

If you’re seriou...

What can we do outside of our norms that can help us be our best so that we can arrive at the goal we are striving for? Are we only giving the bare minimum, then find ourselves frustrated with the mediocre results we end up with? Can we focus on becoming more efficient with our actions to produce more of what we actually want in the same (or less!) amount of time spent? We can all agree that the output received is determined by the...

Have you ever had a dream that you set out to accomplish, and even after you have successfully completed your mission, only then do you realize you alone cannot keep the dream alive? Sometimes, we think there is only one path that we must follow to get to the end we want, when in all reality, the path will change and alter as needed so long as we remain focused on accomplishing the end goal. We allow ourselves to become so consumed...

Why wouldn't you want to train to be the best you can be? When you think about what it is you want to succeed at or who you see yourself as after all the effort you put into something, wouldn't you rather picture yourself as the best at what you now do, or do you really only want to half-ass do the bare minimum, resulting in rock bottom options and you then try to blame others for your own lack of energy put into it? You know you c...

When you hear about a potential natural disaster striking in your area, do you have any idea or plan in place to follow when chaos ensues? Do you have the means to provide yourself and your family the protection and guidance needed to make it through the storm? Have you shared your ideas and plans with your loved ones so they know what they need to do in times of crisis? Just like tornado drills at school, do you practice how every...

"No one is coming to save you!" Sure, yeah, your success is your responsibility based on your actions. No one may not be coming to save you, but if you surround yourself with the right people, you have the support to help get you through whatever it is that you may be trying to navigate. No one is going to come do it for you, but with the right support system encouraging you to grow to the next level, you will find your own actions...

As active members in our local communities, it is our responsibility to teach our youth what is safe and sound, especially when it is hard to advocate for safety over novelty. We have to be the wise ones to stand for the wellbeing of our children rather than caving to the pressures of others' weak opinions just because it is what the lazy masses are doing, or lacking doing more likely. We have to be the role model for our children ...

In order for improvement to be made, we have to first become aware of what it is that is needing attention and then follow up with the actions needed to be taken to make the goal come to fruition. When we set a goal, we should have a true intention defined that will motivate the possibility into our reality. Success isn't something achieved overnight, it is something that is borne from compounding our efforts consistently a little ...

As God-fearing men in the great country of America, we have allowed ourselves and our standards of how we should be operating to slip subpar. It is our responsibility to take the initiative needed to protect our family and teach them right from wrong, ESPECIALLY when society has a biased stance on particular subjects. We have to be the ones to no longer remain passive just because it's what all the other good little consumers and n...

Too often we are not held responsible for the actions we do, thinking that just because we have a constitutional right means we can exercise those rights without consequences for our actions taken. While our country was built on freedom to bear arms, we as gun owners must uphold safety by becoming properly trained and aware of the very real danger that guns can pose when handled inappropriately. While free speech was something our ...

Some days, we have to be the authentic voice that carries, especially when it's a message most people don't want to hear. We get to choose our words wisely and to whom we decide to share them with. We can deliver our messages based on the facts or the emotions of a situation at any given time, and should choose to stick to the facts over the opinions when we are making responses. When we are faced with someone bringing light to the...