Eddie Mraz - Chief Diaper Changer: Yeah, It’s a Thing! Ep. 4

09/13/22 • 49 min

This is a story you won't hear everyday. Eddie Mraz and his wife Alyssa have a very special baby boy. Their son Everett has a severe brain condition, medically known as TUBB2A. Everett requires full time bedside care right - 24 hours, 7 days a week. Non-stop. You heard me, this isn't a metaphor.
Eddie pressed pause on his growing career and embraced the new role of stay-at-home dad, aka Chief Diaper Changer. His post on LinkedIn about the big change went viral, REALLY viral. It had over 14,000,000 views and nearly 200,000 reactions.
He hasn’t written a book (yet), I'm sure that's coming one day. For now, he's living out the pages of that story, one dad-shift at a time.
You really need to hear his story.
We talk about faith, prayer and the struggle of constant stress. Eddie shares tips for dealing with high stress situations and ways to maintain mental health in spite of the situation you may find yourself in. He shares his past struggles with destructive habits and how to find new, healthier ways to cope.
Eddie even walks through the mental battle of taking a cold shower at midnight! Hey, no one said this was easy!
Follow Eddie on LinkedIn for inspiring content and updates on his journey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddie-mraz-2030goals/
Here are links to the content Eddie has found instrumental:
Andrew Huberman - Huberman Labs: https://hubermanlab.com/about/
Craig Groeschel - Winning the War in Your Mind: https://www.amazon.com/Winning-War-Your-Mind-Thinking/dp/0310362725
James Clear - Atomic Habits: https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299
John Eldridge - Resilient: https://www.amazon.com/Resilient-Restoring-Weary-These-Turbulent/dp/1400208645
Dr. Josh & Christi Straub - Famous at Home: https://www.amazon.com/Famous-Home-Decisions-Competing-Attention/dp/1496454863
Daily Kairos Journal: https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Kairos-Journal-Journaling-Inspirational/dp/B08DG5JV5G
Follow me on Instagram @ johnskomski for daily motivation and learn more about Investing Inward at https://jskomski.com/
Music: Hindsight (Instrumental) by Fivefold (used with written permission)

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Tim Schurrer - Success: It's Not What You Think. Or is it? Ep. 3

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You're scrolling through social media and you're inundated with one repeated theme: success. Or at least what we're told is success. Spotlight, followers, likes, revenue, influence...I could go on. Our society is permeated with a very one-dimensional idea of success.
Tim Schurrer decided to challenge that narrative and wrote a book on redefining success. He presents a much more fulfilling alternative to Hollywood's idea and he highlights the individualistic nature of success. What you consider success may not be the same for me or anyone else. I promise you'll walk away feeling encouraged and liberated to pursue your own ideas of success.
He also shares some great stories, including his early dreams of becoming the next John Mayer and what he learned from a conversation with sports legend Jim Nantz.
Tim's an author, host of a top rated leadership podcast and CEO of David Novak Leadership. Tim has spent his life creating inspiring content and living out the concepts he writes about in his book.
Follow Tim on LinkedIn, Instagram & Twitter for inspiring content.
Tim's webpage: https://www.buildawinningteam.com/
You can get Tim's latest book The Secret Society of Success here: https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Society-Success-Chasing-Spotlight/dp/1400229421
Get the first 2 chapters of Tim's book completely free: https://www.buildawinningteam.com/free
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Music: Hindsight (Instrumental) by Fivefold (used with written permission)

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Vince Sellers - Polygraphs & Pop Music Ep 5., Part 1

Ever get up before dark and stand outside a door with a battering ram in your hand, leading a tactical unit on a raid? How about boxing a bunch of guys the night before your wedding? Or having to take a polygraph twice, because you're too "clean"? Today's guest Vince Sellers has done all that, and much more. So much more in fact, that we talked for nearly 2 hours and this turned out to be the first, 2-part series on the show!
After a decade in corporate America, Vince decided to shake things up and join the FBI. He gained a boatload of experience during his time in the agency and we unpack each part, from the polygraphs during application phase all the way through his final decision to leave and move on. This week's episode covers through the early part of his career in the FBI and next week's episode will take you through the later stages through the end, as well as some reflections on what he learned looking back.
There's some real gems in here as we zero in on mental techniques to navigate tough situations, how to recover from grief/depression & knowing when to decide it's time for a change in direction.
Vince is currently the Enterprise Architect for the Comptroller's Office for the State of Texas. He also serves as a Commissioner for the City of Austin Community Police Review Commission.
When he's not at work, he's composing & recording music as the Austin Apologue and entering his pugs into costume contests. He also has a deep knowledge of pinball machines.
Follow Vince as Austin Apologue on YouTube for his music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3kpREOxYG_lc6WBMAc2rww
Vince's Austin Apologue music page: https://austinapologue.com/
Vince's FBI webpage: https://vincentsellers.com/
You can get Vince's book Eyes Pried Open: Rookie FBI Agent here: https://www.amazon.com/Eyes-Pried-Open-Rookie-Agent/dp/1612964400
Follow me on Instagram @ johnskomski for daily motivation and learn more about Investing Inward at https://jskomski.com/
Music: Hindsight (Instrumental) by Fivefold (used with written permission)