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  • Ep: 091. - The Lies We Tell Ourselves – Escaping the Truth for the Comfort of Denial

    Ep: 091. - The Lies We Tell Ourselves – Escaping the Truth for the Comfort of Denial
    2025/03/06
    We all crave truth, but when it hits too close to home, why do we run from it? In this episode, we dive into the many reasons people avoid the truth—fear, shame, comfort, and even survival. Whether it’s denying personal flaws, avoiding accountability, or clinging to a false reality, we explore how deception holds us back and how we can break free. Through personal stories and hard-hitting insights, we challenge you to examine where you might be avoiding the truth in your own life. Real growth begins when we stop lying to ourselves. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: The psychological reasons behind truth avoidance How fear, guilt, and social pressure keep us in denial The dangers of living in a comfortable illusion Why facing the truth is essential for growth and self-respect How to develop the courage to embrace reality—no matter how painful Challenge for Listeners: Where in your life are you avoiding the truth? What’s one hard truth you’ve been resisting, and what would change if you faced it today? Connect with Us: • Follow Pushing Back Chaos on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon music • Connect on Facebook/Instagram • Share this episode & start the conversation! #Heroesmediagroup #HMG #PushingBackChaos #TruthOverComfort #EmbraceTheChaos #LiveUnfiltered #BattleTestedMindset #ChaosToClarity #RiseThroughStruggle #HardenYourMind #RealityCheckTime #LeadWithTruth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 13 分
  • Ep: 090 - Integrity & Personal Growth: How Keeping Promises to Yourself Changes Everything

    Ep: 090 - Integrity & Personal Growth: How Keeping Promises to Yourself Changes Everything
    2025/02/27
    We all like to think of ourselves as honest, but integrity goes way beyond just telling the truth. It’s about doing what you say you will—especially when no one’s watching. And let’s be real, how many times have you promised yourself you’d wake up early, hit the gym, or finally start that big project… only to bail on it? In this episode, we dive into why integrity is the foundation of personal growth. When you consistently keep your word to yourself, you build self-trust, confidence, and momentum. But when you break those little promises—hitting snooze, skipping workouts, making excuses—you quietly erode your own belief in yourself. And that, more than anything, is what keeps people stuck. We’ll unpack: · How self-trust fuels success in every area of life · Why small breaches of integrity matter more than you think · How cognitive dissonance and self-sabotage keep you stuck · Practical steps to strengthen your integrity muscle · Integrity and personal growth · Self-discipline and success · Building self-trust · How to develop integrity · Follow through on commitments Integrity isn’t about perfection—it’s about alignment. When your actions match your values, everything in life flows more smoothly. So, if you’re tired of spinning your wheels and ready to start actually following through, this episode is for you. 💬 Join the conversation! What’s one small commitment you’re making today? Share your thoughts and tag us on social media! · Insta: @pushing_back_chaos · Email: PushingBackChaos@gmail.com 🎧 Listen now and start building a life you can trust—one small promise at a time. #Integrity #PBC #PushingBackChaos #HMG #HeroesMediaGrp #Veterans #Growth #Discipline #Mindset #Success #SelfTrust #Accountability #Commitment We’ve created a Link Tree with easy click links to all major podcast players: https://linktr.ee/pushingbackchaos?fbclid=PAAaZykcT6ZW50mWbcnrSm1BnZyAKkF-_v2chG9bjPWzkBowtb9fwuhtV_hyQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 7 分
  • Ep: 089 - Identity → Actions → Outcomes

    Ep: 089 - Identity → Actions → Outcomes
    2025/02/13
    Imagine a broke guy saying, “If I had a million dollars, I’d start my dream business and finally be successful.” Sounds logical—except he’d probably just blow it on a sports car and an espresso machine he never uses. Why? Because success isn’t about what you have—it’s about who you are. Most people think life works like this: Get the stuff → Do the things → Become the person.But it’s actually the opposite. The people who succeed don’t wait for external proof before they take action. They step into the mindset of a successful person first, act accordingly, and the results follow. It’s like waiting to feel fit before you go to the gym—nonsense, right? Instead, you start moving, eat better, and over time, healthy choices become natural. When you stop waiting for the right conditions and start embodying the traits of the person you want to be, everything changes. Join your hosts as they expand on this shift in mindset that has been so effective for both of them in generating the lives they love. Loved this episode? Share it with a friend, leave a review, and join the conversation! Your support helps us push back the chaos—one episode at a time. 🎙️🔥 Connect with us and let us know your thoughts! Insta: @pushing_back_chaos Email: PushingBackChaos@gmail.com Goals for 2024: -100 Ratings on Apple Podcasts -50 Written reviews on Apple Podcasts -500 followers on FB, IG & YouTube #PBC #PushingBackChaos #HMG #HeroesMediaGrp #Veterans #manifest #create #being #action #outcome #identity We’ve created a Link Tree with easy click links to all major podcast players: https://linktr.ee/pushingbackchaos?fbclid=PAAaZykcT6ZW50mWbcnrSm1BnZyAKkF-_v2chG9bjPWzkBowtb9fwuhtV_hyQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 3 分
  • Ep: 088 - Intentionality- Gratitude- Abundance

    Ep: 088 - Intentionality- Gratitude- Abundance
    2025/01/22
    "Our intention creates our reality” - Wayne Dyer In this action packed episode, your hosts cover daily routines and practical steps that can be implemented into your day immediately. Melon and Mike share a conversation based around practices to gain mental clarity and focus throughout the day. How can we consciously define how we show up in life- so that we can be in action taking the necessary steps when needed? Having the ability to put yesterday behind us- extracting the lessons, and especially savouring the blessings we have been given- allows us to have our full focus on what is ahead of us. Finding our blessings allows us to manifest a state of gratitude- which is essential to shift our energy into positivity when things are hard. From a positive energy state, we can all start to see pathways for actions that will make the difference we need:- it can allow us to escape when we feel "stuck". Mike and Melon share what works for them in their lives- and challenge you to apply some of these steps in your own day. Let us know what works for you- whether your practices are similar or different. We answer all messages. pushingbackchaos@gmail.com Insta: @pushingbackchaos Goals for 2025: -100 Ratings on Apple Podcasts -50 Written reviews on Apple Podcasts -500 followers on FB, IG & YouTube #PBC #PushingBackChaos #Podcast #HMG #HeroesMediaGrp #Veterans #goals #Transition #Military #Operationonceinalifetime #intention #intentionality #gratitude #focus #clarity #abundance #stoic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 2 分
  • Ep: 087 - Welcome to the New Year!

    Ep: 087 - Welcome to the New Year!
    2025/01/10
    All the best to you and your circle from Mike and Melon, plus the support guys here at Pushing Back Chaos and Heroes Media Group. We take the opportunity to re-introduce ourselves for new listeners. You’ll hear about our professional and personal backgrounds- where we are at in 2025. You’ll hear WHY we have been doing this podcast for the past 4.5 years. Coming from senior roles in special forces and military aviation, your hosts also draw on our family backgrounds and personal relationships. Nothing is off limits- we share from the heart. Your hosts have wide life experience- from special needs children to life threatening combat experiences and everything in between. During this first episode of the year, we dive into some very deep personal questions- some very hard questions to answer. We are here to share our story and our conversations with you. We address the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of life and let you know what has worked for us: most of our lessons were hard won in times of failure and breakdown. From the members of PUSHING BACK CHAOS and HEROES MEDIA GROUP, we wish you all the best for 2025. Reach out to us on social media or by email. We answer all messages. Goals for 2025: -50 Ratings on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube -50 Written reviews on Apple Podcasts -300 followers on FB, IG & YouTube #2025 #PBC #PushingBackChaos #Podcast #HMG #HeroesMediaGrp #Veterans #goals #Transition#Military #Hobbies #Operationonceinalifetime #Notyouraverageoperator #Adversity #Positivity #Struggle #Youcandothis #Priorities #leadership #Faith #2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 7 分
  • PBC: 086 - 2024 Year in Review

    PBC: 086 - 2024 Year in Review
    2025/01/02
    Happy New Year everyone! We just want to take this time and wish you, your families, and loved ones a bright and prosperous 2025 filled with great achievement, memories, and filled with meaningful relationships. On this final episode of 2024, the guys recap their year while answering questions from you, the listeners. They cover the highlights of the show as well as highlights of their own personal lives. Sharing strong examples of growth physically, emotionally , spiritually, and mentally that they have built upon and shared with you throughout the year in every episode. From moving across the world from the desert back to the land down under with Melon, to overcoming injury with Mike, to being present and maximizing family time with both , this year has been a year of growth, acceptance, challenges, and prosperity. Our hope is that in someway, we have been a pillar for you to lean on when times got tough or confusing. God knows we have needed our own pillars and we are happy to share them. From the members of PUSHING BACK CHAOS and HEROES MEDIA GROUP, we wish you a happy and prosperous new year! Goals for 2025: -100 Ratings on Apple Podcasts -50 Written reviews on Apple Podcasts -500 followers on FB, IG & YouTube #PBC #PushingBackChaos #Podcast #HMG #HeroesMediaGrp #Veterans #goals #Transition #Military#Hobbies#Operationonceinalifetime #Adversity #StayPositive #Positivity #Struggle #Youcandothis #Priorities #leadership #Evolving #Faith #NewYears #2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 8 分
  • PBC: 085 - Achieving the Goal- Establishing a team “WHY”

    PBC: 085 - Achieving the Goal- Establishing a team “WHY”
    2024/12/03
    Last episode we started a conversation series about Achieving the Goal. The first episode was about gaining clarity on your individual goal- your personal “why”. This week we are starting to look at how we build teams that can achieve at the top levels. Join Mike and Melon as they share from their decades of shared experience inside military aviation and special forces units about building teams that excel. Working towards excellence involved building individuals and teams along the journey through the four levels of competence: Unconsciously incompetence. You don’t know that you don’t know how to do a task. You haven’t tried yet. Consciously incompetent. You have tried, and now you know you can’t do it. Consciously competent. You have pushed through the sticking point, past the fun stage and have built a solid foundation. Unconsciously competent. You have worked to the stage where you can do the previously difficult task with only a fraction of your full attention. How can we build teams that reliably work through sticking points where most would fail? These lessons are applicable to professional groups, sporting teams, families and personal relationships. Melon and Mike share from their experience in all of these areas. Let us know where and when you have built world beating teams and how you worked through the tough times. We would love to hear your thoughts! Goals for 2024: -100 Ratings on Apple Podcasts -50 Written reviews on Apple Podcasts -500 followers on FB, IG & YouTube #PBC #PushingBackChaos #Podcast #HMG #HeroesMediaGrp #Veterans #goals #Transition #Military#aviation #Operationonceinalifetime #training #StayPositive #Positivity #specialforces #teamwork #team #leadership #growthmindset Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 2 分
  • PBC: 084 - Achieving the Goal - What is your "WHY?"

    PBC: 084 - Achieving the Goal - What is your "WHY?"
    2024/11/18
    Everyone wants to do something special on a beautiful sunny day surrounded by comfort, but what happens when that first obstacle lands in your path? Is it what you thought it would be? Is it still desirable? Are you still capable of moving forward? Can your reasons for starting overcome the challenge? Join us this week with Mike and Melon back in the saddle and ready to pour some honesty and experience with Part 1 on preparing and approaching a daunting goal. The boys use their experiences as top-tier professional instructors within aviation and special operations training to break down and identify the key steps to make it to the end and accomplish your goals. For part 1 we are starting with: What is your WHY and is it strong enough to withstand the formidable moments ahead? Let us hear your reasons for beginning something. What got you to start? Did it survive the first challenge? We are always excited to hear from you! Come check us out & send us a message or leave a review! Let us know how our discussions have helped you push back against the chaos in your life! Goals for 2024: -100 Ratings on Apple Podcasts -50 Written reviews on Apple Podcasts -500 followers on FB, IG & YouTube #PBC #PushingBackChaos #Podcast #HMG #HeroesMediaGrp #Veterans #goals #Transition #Military#Hobbies#Operationonceinalifetime #Adversity #StayPositive #Positivity #Struggle #Youcandothis #Priorities #leadership #Whatisyourwhy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 9 分