Bumpy roads lead to the best views

Quit talking about your dream, and DO IT!

Dodgeball develops GRIT (and bruises)

Mastering the art of leadership

Painful Lessons are Powerful Lessons

The best gifts keep on giving

Derek’s middle-of-the-year Christmas gift

Taylor Ferns is driven by passion

Blood, roadside bombs, and bold faith

Victory through unconditional surrender?!?!

Turn Thanksgiving into a daily holiday

Passing the torch to the next generation

Kill stress before it kills you!

Fighting to get back home: The common battle many warriors fight AFTER leaving the military

Perseverance > Endurance

The 2nd jump is always more terrifying

“Let Them See You Sweat!”

THE key to a successful pivot

You’ve got this, Bro!

A word for the new king

When to pause your dreams for someone else

3 Simple Steps to Turn Around Any Team

Turning the “agony of defeat” into the “thrill of victory”

The first link in a powerful chain

Avoiding depression when you reach the top of your game

Another family trip through the darkest valley

There’s no prescription for this problem.

Learning to Love your Limitations

You never graduate from Adversity University

You can’t outrun your problems. So, why not run THROUGH them?

EXCUSES: The shortcut between your greatest challenges and failure!

Why building a brand is far tougher than building a business

The 3 most difficult words in the human vocabulary

Not guilty, Your Honor! — thoughts from an innocent convict

It’s too late to prepare when you’re in the middle of hardship

This Rescue Mission was Different

Why would anyone in their right mind…

There’s more to life than trophies (but they’re cool, too)

You can’t grasp for your dreams with a closed fist

Who has your back is more important than who’s standing in your way

Taking responsibility for your part of the problem

The surprising results of hard times

Who you run with determines how fast you’ll go

Wile E. Coyote and Eric Herrera

Why the PJs were my brothers in battle

“You won’t get any better sitting on the bench.”

What to do when you’re caught in a crossfire

The blinding problem with self evaluations

The war in Ukraine and you

Move so fast they can’t stare

Set and then smash your goals

Embracing the unpredictable

This photoshopped life

Wake up, brush your teeth, and HUSTLE!

How Kara won the 11-year war

How many bullets does it take to stop you?

Don’t listen to your gut when you just took a punch in the stomach.

Face your future without fear

Fail Forward!

Show your scars with pride

Give your life’s dream one more try

Priceless life lessons from a trailer park

“Don’t let your pain be in vain”

What’s on your Batman belt?

What did you expect?!?

Why fire hardens the toughest steel

What it takes to ‘go pro’

How to face the ‘fear’ of loss

Weeding self-doubt at its root

“The hardest bullet to dodge comes from the gun you point at yourself!”

No one wants this Gold Star on their paper

Stop being your own worst enemy!

Why I started the UNBEATABLE podcast

9/11 and 20 years of war… now what?!?

Don’t Follow a Deceived Heart!

Buying the Stairway to Heaven

Thoughts about my fight for freedom and the future of Afghanistan

Lessons learned after falling from the Skyscraper

Stop following the rules… for God’s sake!

Living on borrowed faith

Only one Ranger School peer eval matters

Velvet Jesus and the exclusive Gospel

When it’s hard to believe that Jesus is a ‘good’ and ‘great’ King

Why the “good life” is so elusive

The John 3:16 sign guy

Why we all need a personal drill sergeant

A Detour to God’s Glory

The Ranger course, the Apostle Paul, and the fires that forge a great leader

A navigation app for the long road trip of life

You Have an ‘Epic Story’ to Tell

Glint Tape and the Glory of God

The AC-130 Gunship: A “security blanket” 3,000 meters over my head in combat

5 types of leaders: Which one are you?

Why this word is the most powerful…

Scary like a gun fight: 5 things I learned about prayer

Grace in the form of a grey beard

Why it’s so painful to remove camouflage face paint

“Are you out there, God?”

5 Reasons for my New Book, START HERE

Turning still waters into powerful rapids