Beyond The Rut Podcast

Daring Ashley Taylor YannelloAshley is the host of the daily podcast called Real Talk with Ashley. Her show is unapologetically honest, raw, and real where her aim is to leave everyone who listens feeling a bit better.She shares her vulnerability in each episode. Ashley's listeners can connect with that vulnerability and have shared how her show inspires them to give it a go in life.Her writings can be found on Huffington Post, Medium, PRSUIT, and more.ResourcesDaringAshley.comSubscribe to Ashley's podcast on iTunes.Follow Ashley on Twitter,  @atayloryGo to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see f

Lisa Reynolds, Ph. D. SPHRLisa’s passion is being a development chemist. She serves as a catalyst assisting others in unleashing their talents and discovering their full potential.Her leadership style is one that focuses on relationship-building. Lisa is known among her colleagues for leading high-performing, cohesive teams.Today, she is Vice President of Talent Management for CHRISTUS Health leading the overall vision, strategy, standards, and protocols for Leadership Development, Workforce Planning, Performance Management, Career and Succession Management, Learning and Capability Development and technology to support Talent Management. In This EpisodeWe'll hear... Lisa's story of starting out as a young mother washing dishes in a restaurant to earn a living to becoming the leader she is today How she saw a need within her organization and created her own job to meet that need Four tips to build your career into a leadership or influential role How to overcome a common rut for new leaders The importance of b

On a leap of faith and armed with determination, Tasha Schaded opened LifeFit Personal Training Studio in 2016. She helps people achieve their fitness goals and live a healthy, active lifestyle.Tasha has specialized in weight management, prenatal fitness, senior fitness, sports performance and nutrition certifications. She is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) since 2008.Tasha also spent four years competing in figure and bikini competitions. She won "natural figure pro status" with the Musclemania Federation in 2016. Tasha now helps prepare other women to compete.She is happily married to an amazing, supportive husband, and is a mother of three very smart, talented children ranging from 2nd grade to college-age.LifeFit Personal Training StudioLifeFit follows the tagline, "Don't wish for it. Work for it!"The studio is a unique boutique style private training facility located on beautiful Padre Island in Corpus Christi, Texas. Tasha leads a team of highly knowledgeable personal trainer

Run AmuckRun Amuck with us on April 1 (no joke, the event really is on this date,) and we'll give you a free Beyond the Rut t-shirt. Let us know in advance by following the instructions in this episode. Run Amuck is a 5K mud run hosted by the Junior League of Corpus Christi.You may have missed running with us at the Run Amuck event. No worries. Listen to this episode and see how you can get in on the action.Junior League of Corpus ChristiJunior League of Corpus Christi is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community. While Beyond the Rut is not affiliated with JLCC, we support and value the work they do. We also love mud runs!LinksSign up for the race (be sure to screen capture your registration receipt.) Junior League of Corpus ChristiPost the screen shot of your registration receipt (or of you at your race event) on our Facebook event page.  We'll reach out to you for your shirt size and mailing address if needed.Interview with t

Lee CockerellLee Cockerell has accomplished things you would not expect from someone born and raised in Ardmore, Oklahoma. It would seem like life was stacked against Lee. He was a college dropout, so that must be the end of the road, right? Not quite.Hard work and the willingness to learn new skills and new knowledge was his secret recipe to success.Lee Cockerell is known today as the former Executive Vice President of Operations for Walt Disney World. He speaks to various organizations, including the United States Army, about leadership. His 40 year career in the hospitality industry boasts eight years as an executive for Hilton Hotels and 17 years as an executive for Marriott Corporation. This man knows leadership!In This EpisodeWe will chat with Lee Cockerell about How to stand out in your career, gaining millions of dollars in experience Why you have no excuse to stop learning new things Leaving a legacy"College gives you theory. Experience gives you reality. Get both." - Lee CockerellNo matter where you

What a Triathlete Can Teach Us About PerseveranceTriathlete, Blanche Holt, has won a lot of races. In this episode, Blanches shares her stories about a sport she's passionate about for years.Training for a long-range goal is the cornerstone of what triathletes do, so we dive deeper into a perseverance mindset.Just like anything else in life, accidents happen to a triathlete. The challenge is getting back up afterward.Perseverance trains us to get back up after the worst of falls.Resources and LinksSwimBikeRunCC.com - Corpus Christi Triathlon ClubBlanche and Her Bike - The Bend Magazine articleBtR 059 - Brandon is Training for a TriathlonGo to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by

Brandon and Jerry discuss how you can level up your career or business with these principles around personal character and leadership.Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the show

Listening to podcasts is great! We love them. We love it when you listen to Beyond the Rut!Reading is still one of the best ways to learn from other people, especially people who are not accessible to us.We are talking about...Reading why you should have a reading plan our favorite titles from 2016 speed reading audio books how we hold onto the information we just took inAdd These Books to Your LibraryThe Three Signs of a Miserable Job by Patrick Lencioni (Brandon's Pick)Slipstream Time Hacking: How to Cheat Time, Live More, and Enhance Happiness by Benjamin P. Hardy (Jerry's Pick)Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh (Brandon's Pick)The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential by John C. Maxwell (Brandon's Pick)Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World by General Stanley McChrystal (Brandon's Pick...and now on Jerry's list) Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/cap

2016We have enough episodes to finally do a "Best of" episode to close out 2016. Listen to our Top 7 moments from 2016 episodes of Beyond the Rut.There were a lot of highlights to choose from, and this was probably the hardest episode to put together because of the limit we put on ourselves.Highlights(0:45) Our first highlight clip comes from BtR 021, From Ferris Bueller to Scheduling What Matters Most.  Randy Pausch wrote a book called The Last Lecture which shared how he made the most of his life in its final year(s).(4:18) Note from Jerry: Similar to Brandon's first pick, I was driven this year by the question, "What if you only had five years left to live?" BtR 045(8:05) Brandon's second pick comes from the first interview we did in 2016. It was also the first interview we did ever. Davidson Young shared with us a concept he refers to as a "microfear" and how he combats them when he is his by one. BtR 022, Leaving Corporate Life to Pursue a Dream.(10:53) Jared Easley from Starve the Doubts Podcast brought

Traveling Tall Around the WorldEric Giuliani once worked as an education consultant. He had a great paycheck, company car, and traveled around the United States at the whim of his company.A leave of absence spent traveling his dream vacation opened up his eyes to the world of color around him.Eric returned to his place of employment. His company fired him rather than honor the leave of absence. He was now unemployed.Now, Eric has spent that past couple of years escaping the rat race, filming, photographing and writing his way around the world without the use of air travel.Where is Your Passion?Many of us would be devastated to learn that we lost our job. For Eric, it was an opportunity to realize he was not passionate about his vocation. Traveling around the world was what he wanted to do.Our 6-foot-9-inch tall guest shares how he came to his decision point, and how he prepared for a life of traveling the globe without the use of air travel.How does a photography go about his craft without knowing how to shoo

We had a few requests on how to find episode 25 of Beyond the Rut, the first interview we did with Sara McDaniel from SimplySara.com.Let's make it easier for everyone and share that episode again. Here you go by popular demand!Listen in as Sara shares with us her first trip to Guatemala on a Wrecked mission trip with Jeff Goins' group. She also shares with us the how and why behind her blog, Simply Saram.com, and why she is pursuing a life of simplicity.ResourcesShow notes from the original episode BtR 025Recent interview with Sara McDaniel, BtR 064Sara's newest blog SimplySouthernCottage.comWhat I Learned from Not Purchasing Clothes for One Year by Sara McDanielGo to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdS

Ty FosterTy Foster is the Founder and Principal of Navigate to Greatness LLC, A leadership development organization that teaches athletes, business owners and professionals how to navigate large-scale life goals.Ty's articulate & pointed teaching style combined with love for people is certain to captivate and transform his audience to do great things before leaving the room.Ty Foster became a Gold Star child at age 5 on May 17, 1987 when his father’s ship, the USS Stark, was fired upon by an Iraqi fighter jet, killing 37 US sailors on board. His father, Vernon Tyrone Foster, was one of the 37. Without his father, Ty’s journey to manhood was marked with the stress and dysfunction that led to confusion and aimlessness.Pivotal to Ty’s transformational message is the principle he calls The Change Cycle: the idea that any difficult experience at any moment can generate multiple options to overcome the difficulty.Resources and LinksBuy Ty's book - Navigate to Greatness: Getting What You Need to Get to Go Where

Sara McDaniel returns to share her fifth Guatemala trip, talk about her Southern cottage renovation project, and her first 5k race.Resources and LinksBtR 025 - A Simple Life is a Bigger LifeSimplySara.comSimplySouthernCottage.comMy Journey from Couch to 5k - Sara McDanielNeighbor's TableGo to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the showMusic Hopeful Camping Folk | Camping by Alex-Productions | https://youtu.be/aUHdSwhiNVU Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ Go to BeyondTheRut.com/capsho for your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Click on BeyondTheRut.com/capsho to claim your free 14-day trial and see for yourself. Support the show

We launched the first episode of Beyond the Rut podcast on August 22, 2015. A lot has changed since.We have recorded 64 episodes in the last sixteen months. 24 of our episodes included interviews of 21 interesting people who shared their unique stories on how they are #livingthedream beyond the rut. Beyond the RutBeyond the Rut averages 80 unique downloads each week. That may not seem like a lot compared to other shows, but it has meant the world to us.That means each week 80 people invite us into their homes, their daily commute, into their very lives to share our insights and the wisdom of others to make a difference in your life.We're Thankful for You!You have shared with us feedback on how thankful you have been for our show.We are thankful for guys like Shawn Albright who shares feedback with us on a regular basis.Hans who lets us know how our show inspires him each week. He has a cool voice so we're trying to get him onto an episode soon.Jamie who inspires us by living out the very advice Brandon gave h

Before you burn out,  listen to this episode!The Rut of Compassion FatigueIt may have been your dream to be a nurse, a physician, a mental health professional, or even a police officer. You expose yourself to the trauma of others when you work in a caring profession.Your mind fails to distinguish between what is happening to others and what is happening to you.The trauma of others eventually becomes your trauma. That is one of the drawbacks of having empathy towards others.Compassion fatigue wears us down over time. It creeps in, and we may not realize it is happening to us. Vicariously experiencing trauma changes our minds, our outlook on life, and it may even sabotage our health.Amy Cunningham shares with us her experiences and knowledge of compassion fatigue. We will learn how it appears, and how to build the five resiliencies within us every day.Amy Cunningham BioAmy is a certified Compassion Fatigue Educator through Green Cross Traumatology. She has traveled throughout the nation advocating a balance bet

Podcast Answerman Cliff Ravenscraft has advised podcasters for years audio quality is important for listeners. Poor audio quality can be a deal killer unless the content is absolutely a don't-miss.Musician and entrepreneur, Chris Mann, decided to apply his skills in digitally mastering music audio to the medium of podcasting. We had the pleasure to be at the beginning stages of Chris's endeavor. He edited episode 39 for us where we interviewed Marcia Upson from NaturallySlim.He's also done the edit and mastering for this episode.Success Comes from LeveragingThis episode was one of those experiences where Jerry did not have to do much. Having someone master the audio quality and trim the show down to its meat meant that all that needed to be done was to listen to the show for the show notes.A process that normally takes about four hours was cut in half!If time is money and your podcast is meant to bring traffic and leads to your products or courses, then you will want to listen to what Chris has to say about P

We scored an interview with Danny Bollinger, Manager of Publishing for the Dallas Mavericks.He's the guy behind the promotional photography and writing for the team.If it's a calendar, program, video snippet or article for the Mavs, chances are Danny has had his hands and creativity in it for the past 17 years.Leap of faith, is the best way I can describe how Danny Bollinger lives his life beyond the rut. He just seems to go for it.His strong work ethic has carried him through time and again. Listen as he shares his insights from his first job at 12 years old to his first corporate job with Frito-Lay.There is value to sticking to the process, putting in your time, and having perseverance. Danny's story is inspirational, funny, and encouraging.Danny BollingerHe's a writer first with a passion for collage and photography.Originally from a small town in Iowa, Danny took a leap of faith and moved to Dallas, Texas to live a bigger life. He struggled financially for years taking on work where he could find it, and

It Works!Brandon didn't feel healthy. He was over weight, then he decided to do something about it.Since the start of 2016, Brandon has lost over 30 lbs and he is keeping it off.Whatever he is doing, it works!You may have heard about his journey in recent episodes.We are diving deeper into his eating habits, his workouts, and what nutrition supplements have helped him.DisclaimersDisclaimer #1 - Brandon is a distributor for It Works!® He makes money by selling their products.Disclaimer #2 - Jerry is not a distributor of It Works!® and has no plans to become one either.Disclaimer #3 - Brandon resisted talking about this product line for fear that it would come off as an infomercial. It was Jerry's idea to share how it's one part of his overall journey to a healthy lifestyle.Disclaimer #4 - Neither Brandon nor Jerry are fitness experts. You should definitely consult your physician and actually fitness experts before taking on any fitness program, especially one that involves weight loss.ResourcesBrandon's page.

Share Your StoryWe want to hear from you. Share your Beyond the Rut story in any of the following ways: Call in and leave a voicemail at 361-598-3788 Create an mp3 message by clicking the "Ask a Question for the Show" button at the top of our website Email us and we'll read the story for you at beyondtherut@gmail.com Message us on Facebook, Twitter, or Comment below in our show notesBrandon is Training for a Triathlon?!Brandon and Jerry discuss Brandon's upcoming triathlon, his first ever. The race starts with a 400-yard swim, followed by a 14-mile bicycle ride, and finished with a 5K run.How is he training? Why is he doing it? What's in it for you?This episode is not so much about encouraging you to run a triathlon yourself, so don't panic. It is, however, an episode about inspiring and equipping you to make your own path and live the life you've always dreamed of.Recently, Brandon has been slimming down, improving his diet, and increasing his daily exercise regimen. Weird, right? Both Brandon and Jerry ran

Being a podcast guest can help you market your business, new book, online course, or special cause. Tom Schwab discusses why and how.We also have Tom share his story about seeking job security with careers in the military and corporate America. In both cases, he was surprised.Your job security is connected to your ability to serve others. Interview Valet is successful because of the service they provide to their clients and to the podcasts who host them like Beyond the Rut.Podcasting is the New NetworkingJoel Boggess from ReLaunch Show wrote an article on how podcasting is the new networking. Check out the link in the Resources section below.As a podcast guest, you can share your authentic self, your vision, and how you can serve people in a down-to-earth, conversational manner. You don't get that from a 30-second commercial or 2-minute television interview.Sinatra Only SangThey say that Frank Sinatra only focused on singing. He relied on others to take care of the things that were important to his career, ye