The AJNashville Podcast

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Oct 2026

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@The AJNashville Podcast will feature guests from all walks of life. You will hear stories of success, stories of failure. Most of all, you will hear how people have overcome the failures in life and made something epic out of the lessons they have learned. This podcast will have entertaining and intriguing content for listeners everywhere. Our goal is to positively impact a million lives in our lifetime. Our messages are meant to provoke thought and spark conversations through the encouragement of a healthy mindset and lifestyle. We are here to motivate you to build the relationships you need that will help you create the life you want to live through actions NOW. Explicit language is highly possible; please air with care!

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November 7, 2026Episode 2620 min

Carry Your Beliefs

***Please note there is more foul language on this week's podcast than previous episodes.*** Keep your eye on your prize: the family you swore to protect. You have to be the one to teach them the lessons you want them to live by today that you also want them to pass down to their children when that day arrives. Focus on how you can continue to build the life you are proud to live and stand up for the values you believe in to be true and serve the well-being of your family, not only today, but in 20, 40, 60, 100 years from now. The Constitution was founded with the intent to preserve the laws written within it for as long as we remained loyal to it. It was not written to be easily changed or overruled without going through a rigorous voting system, meant to serve as the steadfast backbone of our country's freedoms and rights for us citizens. The further we allow our governing choices to drift from these foundational pieces, the more it will crumble and cause the house it upholds to eventually fall. As Americans, we must continue to see the value our laws declare as independence and remember how those laws serve us our freedoms and rights that we must protect for the sake of our future generations. While most of us aren't leaders of our country, a city, or certain community, many of us are the leaders of an even smaller space we do have control over: our household. It's crucial for us to remain focused on watering our own lawn before worrying over any of the neighbor's problems. We have to use our voice to express our principles as managers of our households and take charge of the influences we allow on our families, especially our children who model our behaviors whether we mean for them to or not. That's why it is important to always act with pride, integrity, and conviction in our beliefs. The action that creates the change you desire doesn't have to be grand, though your commitment to the change needs to be grand in order for you to succeed. You can't just watch from the sidelines and expect a different outcome to randomly happen, you have to create the movement and momentum that causes the shift to begin. Success is difficult, but failure is harder.

October 31, 2026Episode 2521 min

The Legacy of Everyday

How often have you really stopped and thought about your timeline? Have you taken a moment to reflect on who you were then, who you've became today, and who you strive to live as tomorrow? What about the person you'll be remembered as in just 3 (or less!) short forgettable generations from now? The people we surround ourselves with evolves and grows with us as we enter different seasons of our lives. Ever-changing influences are constantly occurring naturally, even when we don't mean to lose contact with someone or if we do choose to outgrow old connections. Remember to reward yourself when it is earned, and recognize the patterns you have built for yourself through means of habits. Replace your trauma with fulfillment by treating your children to a life you never had that they deserve to be given by you now. A lot of times, your reactions are only the actions you were shown and given in your life. It's when you recognize they aren't good ones and decide to do the right thing instead of the known thing that you should reward yourself for choosing the better behavior not only FOR THEM, but FOR YOU. You have to expand your environment to include the positivity you want to experience and in turn, also share with your loved ones to make their lives more positive. Be fruitful with the time you do have by positively impacting the people you connect with. You have to be the one to choose to provide your very best version of you to people. You have to make the decision to take your health seriously and take care of your body as needed per your dynamic demographics. You must remind yourself to prioritize your time spent in ways that will help prolong your life and memory. You can't get your time back, so spend it wisely doing things you want to make sure have happened because you have made it so. You are the only one limiting you from outgrowing every bad habit or trauma response you still cling to. You have to go out and gather your greatness one day at a time and create the legacy you want to leave behind and be remembered by.

October 24, 2026Episode 2416 min

One Play Doesn't Define The Game

Do you let too much of your environment impact who you are on a deeper level? Do you allow the wind to blow you off course, or the rain to ruin your day? Do you have to have the sun shining in order to leave the house or have fun living your daily life? You can't wait around for other people's permission or happiness just so you can pursue your own, otherwise you'll always be under somebody else's clouds. You also must treat moments full of emotion similar to the weather; an honest mistake is no different than a gust of wind passing through. Be thankful for the breeze and carry on with your day with the newfound knowledge you've learned from the situation. Try not to pass your troubles on to others and don't adopt someone else's issues just because they know how to complain about every little thing with little sense of their own gratitude. Success isn't granted from perfection on the first go, it is created through continuous effort despite failures and setbacks that happen during the natural process of development. With maturity, we begin to accept the inevitability of disappointment that must happen in order to grow. We can reduce those down to minor issues rather than major pitfalls that could derail our entire goal, possibly even our passion that fueled seeking such a desire in the first place. One play doesn't define the game, it's the collective endeavors of many plays that make up the outcome of the game as a whole. Knowing weaknesses allows us to avoid repeating the same mistakes over and again, just as knowing strengths gives us the advantage we need in order to duplicate the success we desire. How people make us feel shouldn't be an outcome we allow to impact us; their actions create a response that we allow in order to make ourselves feel a certain way. Sometimes we let other people's choices dictate our own power to choose how we feel or react to them with more weight than other times because we decided to let that weight affect our energy instead of protecting it. The same goes for our children; we have to protect their energy and provide the example we want them to live by. The only experience they know is the one that you provide to them. Show them that a mind full of gratitude is wealthier than one filled with thoughts of money. Let them learn that to be human is to be flawed and that growing should never stop at any certain age or milestone. Committing to improvement includes keeping the mindset focused on finding positivity in all the moments so that we can remember the way to the light when things become dark. Create the opportunities to enjoy time with loved ones making memories you've provided to them, knowing it was your efforts that built the richness of the moment beyond the weight of gold.

October 17, 2026Episode 2312 min

Memories Over Monies

Remember that New Year's resolution you swore you'd stick to for 2026? How's it going? Did you accomplish what you said you wanted to do, or did they crumble sometime in May when they weren't already magically fulfilled to your liking without putting in the necessary effort that's needed? We must become conscious of how we are choosing to spend our time. Are we allowing other less valuable things the opportunity to rob us of our irreplaceable attention and precious time? Are we being honest with ourselves when we let short distractions overrun our true desires and direction just because they take a little longer to achieve? Today is a gift--that's why it's called the present. You have to be the one to seize the day; sometimes you have to make the opportunity happen because sometimes it just doesn't appear out of thin air. At some point, enough time passes in your life that you must face the inevitability that tomorrow isn't a promised day to do that thing you keep putting off. You can't let the regrets stack up on you until you are looking back wondering if you ever created anything of value with your time spent. When you let excuses take over your responsibilities, they should be good ones, and when they aren't, you should be accountable enough to own up to it when you do allow the less desirable choices drive you instead. Honesty with yourself is what grants you grace when it is needed. Time doesn't care how you spend it. Time moves without your permission. Commit to the promises you made, especially to the people you love. Create the life you want for yourself by taking the necessary action to accomplish the goals you have set. Do whatever it takes to be successful, and mean that when you say it. Push through the hard times and know the failures you face along the way will teach you everything you need to know to arrive where you want to be. Be the example you want your loved ones to be proud of and model in their own behavior. Wealth isn't measured only in dollars and dimes. True wealth is measured in moments well-spent making the memories that will live on in your loved ones minds longer than your body will here on Earth.

October 10, 2026Episode 2215 min

Comfort Kills Courage

Do you seem to find it difficult to take ownership of your responsibilities in full? Are you able to take credit for the good bits while dismissing the faults that result from your lack of attention and actions in life? At some point, you have to realize you are to blame for your current place in life. If there's something you want to make happen, you have to be the one to go out there and do what needs to be done in order to see it to fruition. So easily you could shift the blame onto someone else, but does that really get you the results you want or need? Wouldn't you be so much better off if you took ownership of your own responsibility and make those shifts happen in your own life how you really need them to be made? Practicing accountability in our everyday actions is how we create the reliability and trust we want others to see and appreciate in us as an individual. We have to remove the excuses that we give ourselves so that we can break free of the complacent nature that laziness brings. Surrounding ourselves with supportive like-minded people is what helps propel us forward, while also remembering to be humble enough to help those that are behind us and genuinely interested in growing, just as we once had to grow into our current state. We must challenge ourselves rather than lean on convenience if we truly want to grow in life. We have to choose to act with courage when we are ready to move beyond our current state of comfort. Kill contentment with capable companions who encourage you to see there is more to life than where it is you have found yourself settling in. Find the lesson in the learning as you educate others through actual execution. Accept criticism as a necessary part of the process that is progress and don't let it turn into an excuse to quit on yourself. Embrace that the challenge others bring us is a level of care that we should consider as courteous rather than rude just because we don't want to accept hard things for ourselves. Quit lying to yourself, you deserve your honesty. Own your efforts and choose to show up for what really matters.

September 12, 2026Episode 2118 min

Missing History

When you think about what happened 25 years ago, what is it you are remembering? Is it the tragic loss of those gone too soon for a reason beyond their control? Is it the choice made out of honor to sacrifice themselves during the aftermath in hopes of recovering lives that could still be lived beyond devastation? Is it the murky opinions transformed now over the past 25 years by those who have forgotten the authentic purpose of historic preservation and think their judgment is more valuable than the truth and its severity? We made the promise to commit ourselves to the truth and to teach future generations the importance of remembering the facts. We cannot shy away from speaking on difficult subjects just because people may be sensitive to hearing the harshness that is reality. Sharing the truth of what really happened is how we continue to honor those whose lives have been lost during the attacks on 9/11/2001 and the sacrifices made since then. We have to preserve the values that we stand for, lest we kneel to anything. We as a country have weakened our values and so we have weakened our culture. Our lives, liberty, and pursuit of happiness are at jeopardy every time we choose not to remain vigilant to our commitments. Safety isn't a convenience, it's something we must seek out and protect for the sake of our lives and loved ones who will live long after we are gone. Books with missing pages have memories that are forgotten. We have to educate with facts and remember the hard days of battle so those days do not repeat themselves just so we can cater to the weak-minded individuals incapable of handling the truth. We have to carry the strength of maintaining the valor our country was founded upon. Do the right thing even if it's a just little bit harder, like making sure you are spreading facts. Do some actual research before regurgitating the garbage shown on social media for views, because you are teaching others whether you mean to or not, so why not choose to educate the truth? The high road isn't the easiest, but it does have the view worth the climb. Have you forgotten?

September 5, 2026Episode 2012 min

Truth Over Excuses

Have you ever found yourself stuck in place by the need to ensure perfection over the drive to just take action? How often to you put off the execution by making justified excuses in its place? What happens when you actually have to hold accountability for your shortfalls? At some point, you have to rearrange your priorities in order to get it done or face the conflicts you are avoiding with others. The excuses you provide aren't for them, it's for you--to feel justified, unless they are willing to call you out and hold you culpable. Eventually, we have to accept the blame if we want to make the change happen in our favor. We must set aside the excuses in order to perfect the craft we are working on. We can overcome the need for validation from others that we don't allow ourselves to do, especially since they aren't going to take on that responsibility knowing it could cause friction. Do you want someone who tells you what you want to hear, or someone who is willing to tell you what you need to hear? Truth is more important to hear than comfort or opinions, because it builds trust and solidity when it is most needed, even if you aren't mentally ready to fully grasp that truth someone is sharing with you in hopes of enlightenment. If you are surrounding yourself with people who you can't talk with about real and personal topics of discussion, they aren't true friends that are there for you. If you only have surface deep common interests, maybe it's time to cut those fake ties and know they are at best only an acquaintance. Know that your time is valuable, and not everyone deserves it just because they think so. That also goes for activities though, too. Know which priorities truly deserve your time and efforts, and commit to the ones that matter most to you. Holding yourself accountable must come first, because you deserve your own truth most.

August 15, 2026Episode 1914 min

Stronger You = Greater Legacy

Have you ever realized you used to have certain good habits that somehow you've fallen out of or you've taken on a new comfort that isn't serving you in the long run? You adjust to a different lifestyle based on your career, friends, or interests, and sometimes those changes go against what you originally anticipated. As your circumstances change, you start to make excuses why not to do something you used to execute on with no questions asked. You begin trading your time for money and money for your time. You have to start questioning the order of your priorities and recognizing which of your values matter most that deserve your time more than your money. When we decide to commit to something, we must see them through for the sake of others around us that will benefit from its completion. We have to be the one to rearrange our priorities to ensure the task gets done and our word remains honest and character upstanding. Even when the task is cumbersome and exhausting, so must our actions be. We have others that rely on us to uphold our words with actions that match, beginning with how we manage our time. Although self-care can be glamorized into unnecessary excess, it also includes the basics of human needs, such as doctor appointments and special testing that is recommended based on your particular demographics. The longer you put a visit off, the worse the pain can get, the more demanding the treatment will be when you finally give it your attention. You have to make the right choices for yourself that will improve your life and time while you are here with people who love you. Winning in life doesn't mean gambling until you win the Powerball, the lottery to win is in the satisfaction of how you live your life every day. Are you constantly applying yourself when you are called to, or are you always looking for an excuse to get out of something? Don't be the one to create a circle of letdown based on your decisions to be lazy and undisciplined or willing to give up too easily because "it's too hard". It's your compounding choices that will create the future you desire. Sometimes, you just need to take a moment to re-evaluate your situation with gratitude and count the blessings you do have. What may be your problem would be a miracle for someone else less fortunate today.

August 8, 2026Episode 1811 min

The World Is Your Cheeseburger

Each of your actions taken compound into the goal you set out to accomplish, just like all the different layers that work together to make up a cheeseburger the way you like it made. On a deeper dive though, would you really want all those toppings every single time you made a burger your way? The magic of the McDonald's cheeseburger definitely isn't the quality of the meat, rather it is the simplicity and consistency of how they make it, no matter which location you walk in to. Everyone knows the classic cheeseburger comes with ketchup, mustard, onion, and pickle. Whether you like it just as it comes, or customized, you know how to order a cheeseburger the way you like it, because McDonald's continues to make their cheeseburgers the same exact way as they did decades ago. That predictability is what makes their brand reliable and desired, no matter how terribly it was wrapped up. The goal isn't to make a cheeseburger everyone wants, that would be impossible. Not everyone wants a cheeseburger, and definitely not for every meal every day. However, we should be aiming to execute the results on a consistent basis in order to track metrics when we decide to make changes for progress within our business or personal relationships. When we decide we want to make a change, we have to remain vigilant in the process, not just rushing to the end result and wondering why we failed to get there. Most failures only occur because we give up too soon or try to progress too quickly beyond reasonable means. Making changes has to happen sometime in the process if we expect progress to continue to happen, but usually they are most needed after a successful routine has already been established and now reached a plateau. Knowing how to pivot involves knowing when to do so wisely, which happens when you have measurable results you have been keeping track of. This allows you to reflect on how consistent you really were, and which metrics show differences for the better or worst of your goal. You have to have a standard of measurement in order to track deviations to avoid or repeat your success. Don't die by a thousand papercuts. Find the ways that no longer serve you and get rid of them. Focus on what you can do to create the change you desire.

August 1, 2026Episode 1717 min

Light>Dark

Who you are in the dark will come to the light. If you want to preserve your own sense of integrity and trustworthiness, you should be doing things that are the same no matter what the environment is or circumstances are. Taking ownership is something you should be doing similarly in both your public and private life. If you have habits that have formed differently in the dark than you perform in front of other people, eventually those actions will start showing up in the light somehow. Are you doing the things that are indicative and representative of who it is that you actually are? Do you tend to hide things? Do you pretend things are different than they actually are? Do you treat people the way that you showcase you do on social media? To be human is to be flawed. As long as you are honest with yourself and afford yourself the grace to accept that truth, then you can also be honest with others. You're living the life that you are. The person you are internally is also the person you are living as externally. If you are afraid of who you are in the dark coming to the light, maybe you need to recognize how you need to change for the better, both inside and outside. Finding that congruency is how you will heal the sickness that is your secrets. Live as the person you are and truly want to be. Don't do things that you know you shouldn't be doing or that you know you'll face consequences for later. Be honest with yourself first and know what it is in your heart that makes you feel good and righteous when you act, whether someone is watching you or not. If you want more of something, you have to be that thing first. You want more trust? Be more trustworthy. Be willing to give your trust freely and genuinely. When facing honesty, there will be confrontation involved on some level. We have to help each other by holding accountability, especially through the tough stuff. If it were easy, it would already be done. When we are involved with others, we have to stand strong in our beliefs and values in the face of confrontation. In order for the change to truly evolve us beyond our old habit, we must not fall back into our familiar comfort zone, otherwise the change will not happen and last like we originally want it to. Caring doesn't mean choosing comfort, sometimes it means choosing confrontation for the change to take place. It's up to you to change for the things that you truly desire most. It's only you who can choose who you are by the actions you decide to take. You have to be the one to make the decision to become more disciplined in how you hold accountability for the ways you initiate and react in your life. It's time you go out there and do it.