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What are the unique challenges of growing and milling your own grains?  On this episode of the Thriving Farmer Podcast, Michael is joined by Alexis Dragovich, co-operator of Mud Run Farms in northeast Ohio. What started out as a 1st generation dairy farm has turned into a father daughter team working hard to make certified organic grains and fresh stone-ground flours more commonplace. Tune in to hear about Alexis' passion for healthy grains, small business and their local community.  You'll hear: How Mud Run Farm got started in growing grains 1:21 About the kind of mill Mud Run uses 3:11 What the difference is between hard red wheat and soft red wheat 6:38 More about how Mud Run Farm markets their products 12:07 What Alexis' advise would be to herself at the start of her journey 18:37   About the Guest: Alexis Dragovich is co-operating Mud Run Farm, a small, certified organic farm in Northeast Ohio. What started out as a 1st generation 6-head family dairy farm has turned into a certified organic, diverse small grain farm, mill and business. Along with her father, Alex, Alexis is now focused mainly on producing and milling small grains to produce something that was really lacking in their region and community. This father-daughter team shares a strong passion for organics, the environment, and small businesses.   Resources:  Website - https://www.mudrunfarmorganics.com/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mudrunfarmorganicsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mudrunfarmorganics Resource mentioned: Artisan Grain Collaborative The Thriving Farmer Podcast Team would like to thank our amazing sponsor! Explore new revenue opportunities with Harvest Hosts! List your farm and connect with a community of more than 250,000 RVers eager to support small businesses! You only need to provide space for at least one RVer to stay overnight. In exchange, the RVers will patronize your farm. No hook-ups or RV services required! Ready to add 15K+ in extra revenue with minimal time investment? Visit us at HarvestHosts.com today!   

By the skin of my teeth, it's out the long awaited episode where we discuss werewolf vs vampire girlfriends, Daniel Laurence Whitney, actor strike doxxing, Wheatus, weird girl arcs, detention stories, civvies day, computer class RuneScape bots, Wolf Quest, curling broom prices, good bowlers, rock picking, squirrel fishing, hurling, caber tossing camp, year-long olympics, real Squid Games, Online Survivor, Splatalot urbex, Wipe-Out wife, evil Glenn Hetrick, and the Disney streaker. The wait is over!

Breakfast gridlock again causing Hobart traffic issue - where the real cause lies Tom Windsor tells his emotional Mobart Mo Bros Story We meet the organiser of Tassie's Only Obstacle Course Mud Run which is almost sold out  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can you imagine running with a puppet? Well, Andrew can and does, becoming a uniquely recognized figure at runDisney events. This dynamic episode of our podcast marks our second anniversary, and we couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than with a fun and heartening chat with Andrew the Puppet Runner. Our friend Brandy, an audacious mud run adventurer, joins us in the Race Report Spotlight. We also share our excitement for the upcoming 2023-24 runDisney season.The Wine and Dine Expo Guide was released last week.  We take a few moments to talk about changes from previous years, potential discounts at Disney Springs, and how to navigate the virtual queue for race weekend runDisney merchandise. From Brandy's Mud Run to Joy wrapping up the virtual 12 Ks of Christmas a bit early, the Race Report is full of adventures from the Rise and Run family.  Puppet Runner Facebook PagePuppet Runner InstagramPuppet Runner WebsiteRise and Run LinksRise and Run Podcast Facebook PageRise and Run Podcast InstagramRise and Run Podcast Website and ShopRise and Run PatreonPassport to RunRunningwithalysha Alysha's Run CoachingSupport the showRise and Run Podcast is supported by our audience. When you make a purchase through one of our affiliate links, we may earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.Sponsor LinksMagic Bound Travel Affiliate LinksRise and Run Amazon Affiliate Web Page Fluffy FizziesZenGroveKawaiian Pizza ApparelGoGuarded

Cops pulled over a guy who had a ton of criminal tools and a Chucky mask in his car...a bunch of people are upset about the condition of the mud at their "Mud Run"...and a man found a bank bag full of money outside the bank and thought he could claim "finders keepers"

Welcome back folks. Join Adam and Josh as Josh breaks down how to have a good 'ole muddy time at the Mud Run. From checking in to showering off, from safety to new attractions, Josh covers it all.  See yall out there

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Transitions can be tough but the Low Down at the Lodge is good thing to keep going. Today Josh and Adam discuss the preparations for the 6th Annual Mud Run, Adam's transition to the Downtown YMCA and what can happen there, the first week of camp and we have Travis on for movies (19:45)

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We beginnen uiteraard met de klassieker. Dat kan Studio Voetbal niet zeggen. En we hebben een hele leuke special guest. Collega comedian, presentator en trotse maker van de Bims podcast Edson da Graça! Edson schuift aan om Wilko bij te staan in het verlies van Ajax. Feyenoord zette in de Arena een reuzenstap richting het kampioenschap en Tim ziet er uit alsof hij meespeelt in de film Smile. Zijn lach is niet van zijn gezicht te krijgen. Rob moet zich troosten met het feit dat er slechts één lichtpuntje in de lichtstad is. En dat is natuurlijk Xavi Simons. Verder is Thijs ondergedoken, want zijn voorspelling dat Ron Jans trainer van Groningen zou worden is binnen een week als een boemerang terug gekomen. Verder hebben we het over de babbelende truckersbal Raphael van der Vaart die iedere week bij Studio Voetbal erger loopt te blunderen, dan Calvin Bassey bij Ajax op het veld. Toch knap dat Raffie iedere week weer een modderfiguur slaat. En dat voor iemand die er uit ziet alsof hij never nooit niet mee zou doen aan een Mud-Run. Randje Buitenspel is een podcast waar vier comedians babbelen over voetbal. Rob Scheepers, Thijs Kemperink, Tim Hartog en Wilko Terwijn zijn allemaal fan van een andere club en worden niet gehinderd door enige kennis of feiten. Het is klagen en lachen over voetbal en hun eigen cluppie.  

The bulk pony himself, Hunter McIntyre joins the show. Hunter is a professional athlete & fitness trainer who holds the MURPH world record among other achievements such as the Go Ruck games champ, 2x HYROX world champ, 3x undisputed Broken Skull champ, 4x Mud Run champ & countless other world records. Hunter talks about what keeps him continuing to train & race at a high level, his book that he is writing, the importance of functional strength, mental toughness,  advice to others & much more. Follow Hunter's Journey @HunterthesheriffWebsites: www.hoastraining.com / www.huntermcintrye.com Use code "NockP" for 20% off all ointments at getsaltybritches.comUse code "NockP" for 15% off at alpenfuel.comUse code "NockP" for 15% off at strongcoffeecompany.com  

A 5k run or walk through obstacles and mud pits. Sam Ruble is the guest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom finds the Mud Run a lot harder than he imagined. The heat gets to him.Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesrasprattSupport the show

In the spirt of the Mud Run, Travis and Adam discuss wholesome family movies as summer winds down.

Today's podcast a bit special. We breakdown the 2022 Family Mud Run. Safety, Parking, Check-in. Then we walk through the course and give you a bit of an idea what you are getting into. See you this weekend.

Erin takes that opportunity after running a mud run to share on how the lessons she learned parallel with spiritual lessons. Hopefully you can apply these lessons to your life as well. No running or mud required!

Fin and Neil scheme up ways they can both triumph at the Mud Run.Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesrasprattSupport the show

Back in action. Travis and Adam discuss what they are watching. Meredith and Josh are back in the studio and we discuss how are summer is going and of course the Mud Run.

Is this goodbye to Indian Mud Run?! With 106 obstacles over a "10k", The 10th Anniversary of Indian Mud Run rejuvenated our souls and reminded the OCR community exactly of what we love most about this sport; the people. We left our blood, sweat, and tears out along the trails of Coshocton for arguable the most difficult obstacle course race in North America, and we sent this beloved race brand out in style. Nobody can truly describe Indian Mud Run with justice, but we do our best to pay homage to such an incredible race. So what's next for the Coshocton Obstacle Course Race? We give our opinions and our feedback on what we hope to see in future races in Coshocton, Ohio. *There were technical difficulties with sound during recording. Please forgive the choppiness in some volume changes.* Want to join the Middle of the Pack? Join our Discord server to give your insight and feedback for future episodes! https://discord.gg/FrpNGgMBCS

OFX EPISODE 81: INDIAN MUD RUN WINNER AMY PAJCIC & SOME SPARTAN CONTROVERSY WITH TYLER KRUSCHENSKE. Brought to you by Duonamic. We have a little something extra this week. The one and only Amy Magic Pajcic tells us about her experience winning the final Indian Mud Run, but before that you will hear from Tyler Kruschenske. He tells us about being knocked down from 2nd to 3rd at the Spartan Ultra in Mont Tremblant.

Katelyn had the opportunity to interview Miranda Huber! Miranda talked about her her fifth place finish at the Savage Point Series, her experince at The 10th Indian Mud Run and being a member of the MudGear-BOTL Pro Team!   0:00 - 3:00 - Intro 3:00 - 19:35 - Not-so-quick News 19:35 - 20:20 - Content Preface 20:20 - 50:20 -  Interview with Miranda Huber 50:20 - End - Outro ____ News Stories: Roe v. Wade Overturned Viking Wonderland 2022 Series OCR Everest Video Rose Wetzel has E. Coli Rylan Schadegg's Disordered Eating What is OCR Buddy Doing? Female OCR Bootcamp in Malta Look Twice and Save a Life for Shades Eventbrite Rant Spartan Animated Series New Canadian 10k Record Wood Chopping Competition Greasy Pole Competition Minions Take Over ANW 100 Meter Modern Day Pentathalon Trial in Turkey Indian Mud Run Podiums Running Styles Secret Link Ketchup Secret Link Squirrel Secret Link Death Wish Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 234. Indian Mud Run with Amy Pajcic! ____  Next episode we plan to put out something, not entirely sure yet! ____ The OCR Report Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar and Kelly Sullivan! Support us on Patreon for exclusive content and access to our Facebook group For a podcast shirt, send $20 to Katelyn-Ritter-8 on Venmo with your size and address Check out our Threadless Shop Use coupon code "adventure" for 10% off MudGear products Use coupon code "ocrreport20" for 20% off Caterpy products Like us on Facebook: Obstacle Running Adventures Follow our podcast on Instagram: @ObstacleRunningAdventures Write us an email: obstaclerunningadventures@gmail.com Subscribe on Youtube: MStefano Running Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

Summer is here! Blockbuster movies, Mud Run, Summer Camp., This week Josh and Travis talk movies. Adam sits down with a Y family who are excited about summer and of course dad jokes.

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In this big, burly, oiled up episode of the STAB! show, your ticket to the gun show and host Jesse Jones welcomes a pectacular panel of Marco Cabodi, Milk Surface & Melony Ford to share their three different CUWTAs, their bootlegs of Star Trek, The Office, & Nerf, campaign speeches from a box of store … Continue reading »

The team is excited about the upcoming battle with treadmill tuesday. We talk Mud Run and thank our donors. 

Ya girls are getting together to celebrate Katelynn's Bachelorette (podcast version) and you all know it's not going to go as planned! So grab your drinks and join the party as we set the stage for fear, enter a new type of Mud Run, set the new standard, follow the movie's footsteps, be bad moms, make our MASH predictions come true, set out literal poopourri, bring our plant friends out to lunch with us, admit our previous murders, burn the alter down, start a casual arson TikTok, give some musical advice, ignore all the red flags, make some drink concoctions from whatever is in our fridge, instantly regret doing that, make Books miserable, proudly wear MC Hammer pants for the women, test our knowledge of the bride to be, knock the people away with a tail, confuse Katelynn's stuffed animals, hit follow for the dog chomps, harness the power of dogs in cars, freak out over the Obi-Won Kenobi trailer, get the full report from the mouse, and unknowingly enter the splash zone. Join in on the adventure by sending your quests to unnatural20s@gmail.com Check out our bonus content on Patreon Proud Member of the Scavengers Network

Leisha chats with Allan Turner father of Zaidee and founder of Zaaide's Rainbow Foundation for Organ Tissue Awareness about Zaidee's Mad Cow Mud Run in Shepparton on February 26th. #zaideesrainbowfoundation #madcowmudrun #zaidee #zaideesmadcowmudrun #shepparton #local #supportinglocal #organandtissuedonation #donation #donate #savelives #organdonorssavelives #organdonor #organdonoraustralia #servicesaustralia #community #help #support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Some do it for the intense competition. Others do it for the mud, sweat, and beers. Regardless, adventure racing has become a wildly popular worldwide sport.Today, we're excited to have Mike Deibler on our show. Mike is the founder and co-owner of San Diego Premier Training. He has an extensive background in preparing athletes for adventure racing.We discuss what defines adventure racing, who is participating,  and how Mike helps these athletes reach their goals. We cover nutrition, common movement problems found in adventure racers, and how they can gain more efficiency in their training.So get ready for another episode of the Movement Podcast -- powered by FMS.Special Offer: Intro to Indian Clubs30% OFF: Use CLUBCOURSE promo code at checkout.

November 2nd - Jackie's back, and she had a bit of a malfunction at the Mud Run. Tony has a new game for Monster Jam tickets. Plus the Daily Dish, Mommy Squad and more

October 5th 2021 - The Podcasts are back (the pod machine was broken). It's Tuesday and we're honoring teachers today! Plus Jackie is doing a Mud Run in Tucson at the end of the month. We have the Daily Dish, and a round of Jackie, Tony, Donnie and Ryan

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Lets get Muddy. This week Josh, Adam and Meredith weave their way through the 2021 Family Mud Run. Travis breaks the muddy talk with, what are you watching. Big thank you to Humana and the Garry G Buttermann IV Foundation for supporting the Mud Run.

Spartan Pro and men's champion from Indian Mud Run Logan Broadbent joins Conquer The Gauntlet Pros Jenny Overstreet and Evan Perperis to talk Indian Mud Run.  The two dive into the details of the race, what they thought of the 85 obstacles, how hard was the 3 lap chief's challenge, which obstacles were scary, which ones were hard and more.  It's an all Indian Mud Run episode with world champion boomerang thrower Logan Broadbent (go back and listen to the last episode we had him on for details and check out the Dude Perfect video below).   Logan/Dude Perfect's Boomerang Trick Shots Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9KxqRUcnCU   Episode brought to you by The Amino Company, use code Strength to get 30% off your orders from the Amino Company at www.aminoco.com/tss   Music provided by Dino Sinos, follow his YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs41UzqhjMs7MJFM6oG8yzg

Several TORC athletes toed the line this past weekend and we are here to bring you the details. Nick Ryker - DEKAFIT JacksonvilleLogan Broadbent - Indian Mud Run Mark Gaudet - Spartan Race Fayetteville Rich Ryan - Hyrox Chicago 

Athlete Spotlight: Logan Broadbent Unless you happen to be an avid boomerang lover or American Ninja Warrior aficionado- you may not know exactly who Logan is- but if you were at Indian Mud Run you sure do! Logan lives by the concept of training in silence and letting his results speak for themselves…. And he has results!! Get to know this awesome athlete and then Jacob and Leah briefly recap the other major rodeo in town last weekend - Hyrox US Championships! ----------- Got a Review? Want a specific topic this off season? Hit us up on Instagram! We want to hear from the community! @Brosecker @OCRLEAH @thesupercast ----------- As always, This episode was made possible by @VENGACBD. Venga is the best Endurance based CBD oil we have seen on the market made for athletes by athletes. First time users, use code BROCR25 to save 25% off your first order. Repeat customers use code BROCR on check out for 15% off!

Well, we missed going to yet another Indian Mud Run event!  However, this gave us a great excuse to have Amy Pajcic on the show to talk about her win! Amy is starting to get some more recognition and quite frankly we think it is overdue.  Beating incredible women like Lindsay Webster at the Savage Rig in Ohio earlier this year, being Magic Pajcic on American Ninja Warrior, some solid performances at OCRWC events, and a bunch of other wins at grip intensive races like Conquer the Gauntlet! 0:00 - 3:02 - Intro 3:02 - 12:49 - (Not) Quick News 12:49 - 13:19 - Content Preface 13:19 - 34:54 - Interview with Amy Pajcic 34:54 - End - Outro ____ News Stories: Hyrox USA Championship Podium: Men and Women OCRWC Shirt Unveiled Cory McGee Now An Olympian Gabby Thomas Also Now An Olympian Kimberley Goucher Olympic Situation Producer Eddie Walk Terrain Race Returns Western States Winners Spartan Multi-Sport Event Spartan Fayetteville Beast Podium: Men and Women Indian Mud Run Podium: Men and Women State Farm Spartan Stadium Podium: Men and Women Crash Dash OCR Podium: Men and Women Spartan Fayetteville Ultra Podium: Men and Women Spartan Fayetteville Super Podium: Men and Women Spartan Fayetteville Sprint Podium: Men and Women 3 Races, 3 Men, Same Podium Placement Meme of the Week Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 136. North American OCR Championships 3k and 15k with Elites! 161. OCR America 2's Uncut Audio: Days 1-7!   ____  Next episode we will hopefully be hearing from a athlete with a well known mask! ____ The OCR Report Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar and Kelly Sullivan! Support us on Patreon for exclusive content and access to our Facebook group For a podcast shirt, send $20 to Katelyn-Ritter-8 on Venmo with your size and address Check out our Threadless Shop Use coupon code "adventure" for 10% off MudGear products Use coupon code "ocrreport20" for 20% off Caterpy products Like us on Facebook: Obstacle Running Adventures Follow our podcast on Instagram: @ObstacleRunningAdventures Write us an email: obstaclerunningadventures@gmail.com Subscribe on Youtube: MStefano Running Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

It's a Midwest Showdown!!!! 2 amazing events happening this week: The Hyrox US Championships in Chicago- and THE Bucket List race of the sport- Indian Mud Run! Join Jacob and Leah this week as they chat with the Head Daughter In Charge- Alyssa Haines! Alyssa gives us a little breakdown of the course and discusses a new- never before seen- tracking system for obstacle completion!! Then- The Cast breaks down Hyrox and some of the amazing competitors seeking the bounties of first place! ----------- Got a Review? Want a specific topic this off season? Hit us up on Instagram! We want to hear from the community! @Brosecker @OCRLEAH @thesupercast ----------- As always, This episode was made possible by @VENGACBD. Venga is the best Endurance based CBD oil we have seen on the market made for athletes by athletes. First time users, use code BROCR25 to save 25% off your first order. Repeat customers use code BROCR on check out for 15% off! . #venga #vengacbd #cbdoil #athlete #supercast #ocr #race #obstacle #newepisode #podcast #run #running #trail #overcome #compete #competition

Today Pretty Mike James talks with Hubie Cushman from Indian Mud Run about his upcoming race June 26th 2021. They discuss 2019 results and the effects of 2020 on his race and other races across the nation. Hubie is an Obstacle fanatic and has upwards of 90 obstacles at his race this year. There are still about 50 spots left to run in 2021(maybe more if they health department raises the limit again) If you can't make it out for 2021 plan now for 2022. The 2022 race will be June 25th 2022. Look for sign ups shortly after the 2021 event here: https://www.indianmudrun.com/ Indian Mud Run is one of the OCRWC events and loans some of their obstacles to the championships. Many of the past winners at OCRWC have also come to Ohio to train on the course at Indian Mud Run. Check out their website for more info and a ton of great pictures. BeastNet is one of the founding members of www.ocr-strong.com/ and we would like to let you know what it is. What is OCR-Strong? •Our goal is to help. We have partnered with OCR events and brands to help the OCR Community. •We know this was a hard year for many there has been no recovery. We want to help you get back on the course. •Go to www.ocr-strong.com and order one of our shirts to support our community. We also have the application link and events listed that are participating with OCR Strong. We want to help your registration for our partnered events. •This is a community. We help when we can. Let’s continue to extend a hand and help those that need it. Thanks for being OCR Strong. How it works: Step 1 - You buy the @ocr_strong shirt Step 2 - If you know someone affected by COVID and wants help attending one of our partners events, have your friend fill out the application at http://www.ocr-strong.com/athlete-scholarships/ Step 3 - The more shirts that are sold the more people we can help. •First person helped will be a First Responder at @frontlineocr •Comment or message for more information. Our partners are: OCRaddix OCR Buddy Mud Racer Company BeastNet Frontline OCR Race Ready Obstacles Celtic Warrior Challenge More Heart Than Scars OCR Racers EPIC Series Berserker Brew Coffee Highlander Assault Lionhearts Fitness Phoenix Race OCR The Dolichos Race Dragon Obstacle Course Race The Marion Made Challenge --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beastnetpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beastnetpod/support

A delayed 25th, but here it is... Brittany tells us how she was rescued by a Mountain Prince

The last BattleFrog champion/the first Battle of the Lions champion Amy "Magic" Pajcic and CTG Pro Doug Snyder join Evan to discuss some of their recent races.  Amy gives a run down of the scenic Horseshoe Bend OCR in Arizona, the crew talks about all things Battle of the Lions (BOTL) and finally we talk some expectations for Indian Mud Run.   Join the BOTL Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/455257708983324 Pickup a copy of S&S's New Guide to Elite OCR here: https://amzn.to/3pGpbYy   Episode brought to you by XOSKIN, head to http://xoskin.us and use code Strength20 to save 20%

Meredith asked, "Whats going to still be different post Covid?" The OC team got their 2nd shots, yikes! OC won their first round of Treadmill Tuesday and will need your help next week. Mud Run and Annual Campaign for the win!

Talking to Wendy in this episode is ex-marine Jem Hills who you might find it hard to believe was affected by bullying and a lack of confidence. As a release, Jem discovered Northern dancing and practiced as a bedroom activity that later led to an accidental release of freestyle dancing at a competition. The dancing-built resilience and the foundations for the training to complete the Mud Run and onto his Elite Special Forces career. The unity comes from being part of a privileged bunch of people who walk the talk, make sacrifices and put their lives on the line for Queen and country. Some stories are classified! Listen to Jem, his experiences as a Marine, and the moment he recognized his life was going to change forever following a series of conversations… Visit Jem's website here. Connect with Jem on LinkedIn. #military #antibullying #personalgrowth #classified Your host, Wendy Harris, runs a training business and has been Making Conversations Count for over 30 years. She has a best selling book on Amazon and loves nothing better than helping others find the right people to have the right conversations with. You can find out more on her website www.wagassociates.com INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT Making Conversations Count - Episode 17 February 11th 2021 Wendy Harris & Jem Hills    Timestamps 00:00:00: Introduction 00:04:36: No expectations 00:06:00: Marines training 00:07:33: Commando elite level training 00:08:57: Communication during training 00:10:07: Importance of building a culture within your company 00:10:29: Jem's time in the Forces 00:13:20: Jem's pivotal moment 00:17:20: Stepping out of your comfort zone 00:19:21: Madonna or Claudia Schiffer! 00:21:39: Mental and physical performance coaching 00:23:48: Final thoughts   Wendy Harris: Welcome to making conversations count, the podcast show that brings you business leaders to share their pivotal moments; a conversation that really caused a turning point in their life or career.  Now, today joining me, Wendy Harris, your host, I have Jem Hills, ex-special forces, now turned performance team coach.  I've had the pleasure of having a conversation with Jem before, I know that his pivotal moment is going to be inspirational and I'll just allow Jem to introduce himself.  Jem? Jem Hill: Hi Wendy, and thank you for inviting me on here.  Just to give everybody a little bit of my background, slightly different to most.  The starting point, I was really badly bullied so a lot of people actually go through that, it was at that time where I completely lost all of my self-confidence and the worst thing was losing your self-worth.  I couldn't communicate, I couldn't hardly go out, unfortunately for me. I managed to find my confidence again through dance.  That dance was something called Northern Soul, it was a bit of a street dance and urban culture at the time, quite a few years ago, but I saw these guys doing this dance.  I had no confidence at the time but I knew I wanted to do it.   So, I ended up going back to my safe haven which was my bedroom at the time, getting hold of some of this music and practising and practising and practising, and slowly getting better at this dance. That gave me the confidence to go onto a dance hall and start dancing it and then on one occasion, you look back in your life as you say, pivotal moments and my earliest one, it was a Northern Soul event.  They announced a dance competition, I would not have normally gone into a dance competition, but everybody seemed to get off it, it was a really great song, everybody was on the dance floor and I just thought, "Why not?"  So, got on the dance floor, started dancing and noticed that the judges were walking around the dance floor and tapping people on the shoulder.  As they were tapping people on the shoulder the space around me started to grow.Northern Soul is a bit of a freestyle dance and I started to start to think, for the first time in my life, I might be good at something and I probably exaggerated my movements a little bit, but I got into this zone and I got into an amazing place.  Unfortunately, just before the record ended I was tapped on the shoulder and I was asked to sit down, but that two minutes, two and a half minutes changed my life because it was the first time I'd ever felt that I could do something.  I wanted more of that feeling so I found out where other dance competitions were, I went home, my little safe haven, practised what they had been doing and started going for dance competitions.  I got into the top 20, top 10 and somehow I actually managed to win some of these dance competitions.  There are two things that gave me.  It gave me back the confidence that I didn't have, because I was getting good at something and I had a passion.  My life just revolved at that stage around Northern Soul and about finding where these other venues were, so I could go and practice and do more dancing.  It was also giving me a fitness which I hadn't realised.   Those two combined, when somebody showed me a picture of Royal Marines and I didn't really have any aspirations for going anywhere, I just saw this poster and it excited me and it became a dream to go and join the Royal Marines.  So, I volunteered and I applied to join the Royal Marines and then I passed.  It's a bit of a difficult course, 36 weeks, probably one of the hardest military training courses on the planet, so I enrolled in this with 49 other guys and we went through this Royal Marine Commando training. The great thing, well the fortunate thing about Royal Marine Command training for me, is that it's designed to help people pass.  It's not actually designed to make you fail, as long as you stick with it and you stay the course and you do what's asked.  I started that course as a fairly weak individual; it grows you, it grows your body and it grows your mind and it teaches you lots of things including determination and about resilience.  So, I passed out as a Royal Marine and I joined 45 Commando which is the Arctic War Zone Commando and spends quite a bit of time up in the Arctic Circle down to minus 35.  Operating in those conditions it taught me to how to ski, it taught me how to climb mountains and what we call yomping mountains.  We'd spend a lot of the time in the mountains and that was, again, building my fitness and helping my mindset grow to achieving great things. Four years on, I then took the option of going for Special Forces, which is taking that bar to the extreme level. Wendy Harris: So, to take you back to the dancing, there's a couple of things that sort of strike me that I'm sure the listeners will agree as well is that, by chance really, a love of doing something in your bedroom privately without letting people know about it, and just by chance getting up and joining in with something, with no expectation, that first pivotal moment that showed you that actually by chance leading you there, that you were actually better than you thought.  It's not just about you being your own critic.  Other people were judging you on that dancefloor, to the point where you very nearly were the last one standing. Jem Hills: With that it's like if I look back, I really when it started, I had no confidence.  So, it was a case of watching something from afar.  I was watching these guys doing this dance initially but I dare not participate.  I had never seen it before and it was taking that idea, absolutely not knowing if I was going to be any good or not, I just wanted to do it.  I didn't know it was going to transform or develop into something that became a real passion in my life.  I didn't have anything else in my life and I started practising it in my bedroom, just by memory of what they were doing, and it was after we started to go to different clubs in different places it actually then started to get better. Wendy Harris: But that journey of dance and going and entering other competitions and finally going on to win one, when you saw that poster boy of the Marines, in effect the dance had kind of given you that inner resilience if you like to go, "Well, why can't I do that?  I'm sure I could give that a go".  So, that natural resilience and fitness that you'd got through the dance was kind of just -- it's like sowing the seeds and the foundation of what you were going to need as that next step up.  That 36-week programme, is it as close to the programme that we see the SAS: Who Dares, is it close to that or is that just television? Jem Hill: When we talk about Forces, we've got sort of normal forces and then we have a different level which is what we call Special Forces.  The Royal Marine Commandos are infantry, they're higher end of the infantry level and it's a tough course it is a long course, but for military basic training that 36 weeks, it's designed to take somebody who is a total civilian at one end and push them out as a very effective fighting machine at the other end.  In the process of doing that, because they want such a high skilled soldier at the end or Royal Marine, the process is quite long because there's a lot of training that has to go in there to build your mindset up, and your body.  I think nearly everybody starts off not as fit as they would like and so it's a traumatic change, those first few weeks, and to the amount of physical activity that you do.  That is sort of basic military training. Four years later, I volunteered to go to the elite level which is taking that training to a subsonic level.  It's a different type of training; they're looking for different types of people.  They're looking for people who have gone through military training, but are willing to operate on their own and actually ask questions.  So, there's a whole different sort of process and push yourself further, and I think that's one of the things about military training.  You get taught resilience, and it doesn't matter which unit you are joining, you get taught to push yourself further than you probably imagined.  If I look back to some of the hardest that we do in the basic Royal Marine training, one of the hardest things is the mud run.  You wouldn't do it in your first week; you have to build up to be at a good physical standard to actually go on a mud run.  You think you're probably about to die because they're pushing you, your body is not working but your mind is trying to give up.  The whole time you're pushing your mind to keep going, keep going, keep going.  They know when your body can't take it anymore and they will stop you, they will pull you back and then take you back again and build you up, so it's a gradual build-up programme to be able to complete the Commando training which is right at the end of the course.  And, it's all about that mindset, it's overcoming what our mind is telling us that we can't do this, you actually can do it, so we can all do a lot more than what we think we can.  Sometimes we need to have somebody to help us do that. Wendy Harris: Would you say that a key part of the success for that training being set up for success is the communication that goes on between the trainers and those going through the training, because it's a no-man-left-behind kind of attitude, isn't it as well, that you've got to really pull together as a team, strengths, weaknesses and have that kind of bond as a unit? Jem Hills: Absolutely, and I think that's one of the things I've learned.  I mean now, as you mentioned, I'm an inspirational speaker and performance coach.  One of the main things that you've got is that culture that you have in the Royal Marines and you have in Special Forces, it's like rocket dust.  If you could bottle it and actually sell it, it'd be worth a fortune, because guys will do anything for each other, guys end up putting their lives on the line for each other. It's like, "Why do they do that?"  It's because they have such a belief in what they do, they believe in the organisation and they have a belief in each other; that's taught from culture.  In the Marines we have a special term for it, but if you take that into industry it's having that culture and making sure the culture works. I've worked with lots of different companies and some have an amazing culture within it, and some don't and you know the ones that don't have a great culture, people will leave.  It will implode and it just doesn't have the vision to get where they want to go.  So, it's so important to be able to transform that culture when you're starting a company to make sure it comes with you and everybody believes in that culture. Wendy Harris: I'm guessing the transition then from Marine to Special Forces, where you are expected to be on your own and independent of that corps, you've got to really have the best interests of the corps, if you like, at heart in all of those things that you are undertaking as a representative of it.  I know that you can't talk about what you were doing as Special Forces, but how long were you in the Special Forces for, Jem? Jem Hill: I had four years in the Marines and then I had very fortunately 20 years in UK Special Forces.  I look back at that and it was such an amazing time.  Where they have gone now, I mean the organisation that I joined was quite small and it has grown into this massive elite organisation. I'm extremely privileged to work with some amazing people.  I just can't describe some of those people, books are written about those people.  They're some of the most amazing people that walk this planet.  It's tough to get in it but it's an extreme privilege to actually be and walk with these -- what I consider they're legends, they're gods, they're amazing people doing a job that is really tough at the end of the day. Wendy Harris: Jem, I think you need to be reminded that you walked with them too, so you're equally remarkable for the things that you've done and gone through.  I'm pretty sure that a 24-year military career, that's nothing to be sniffed at, I'm guessing that there's been some fairly significant sacrifices too along the way.  As a country, I'm sure we owe you quite a debt that we don't even realise. Jem Hills: Yeah, I know there are always sacrifices.  Still, when I look back, it's making the most of it and you mentioned a couple of things.  I was chatting to one of the guys I actually went through Special Forces training with last night.  Very rarely do we get together or anything like that and I got a call.  We never brag about what we've done because when you're in it, you don't boast, you just get on and do the job.  It's like in the centre of excellence, you have to be better or as good as the person next to you, and the calibre of people you are working with, and we just don't shout about what we've done.  We don't shout about how great you were.  We actually -- that calibre of people it was amazing and sometimes you forget that you've been working with people like that.  The conversation was like that last night, and we're just chatting that we don't talk; we don't shout out somewhere that this is what we've done.  I mean I'm on a podcast now talking about it, but we have done it, we have been there. Wendy Harris: It's private, yeah. Jem Hills: Yeah. Wendy Harris: To be fair, I have pressed you on it so I'm sure it wasn't in your mind to come on and say anything along those lines but I think it's important, you know, recognition goes a long way to keep your confidence, as well, in what it is that you're doing because sometimes you forget how brilliant you are as an individual.  I know self-doubt creeps in and it takes, sometimes, for somebody to remind you just how brilliant you are; so, thank you for that. So, Jem, everybody that comes on the show, I invite them to think about a pivotal moment.  With 24 years behind you in the military, I'm pretty sure there's got to be more than one; but, I ask you to share that one moment with the listeners now and with me. Jem Hills: When you asked about those different questions, you always look back and you go, "What did change my life?" and having served for 24 years, you come out and it's like, "What's next?"  My mum had actually -- she was going through -- she'd got cancer and it was terminal, so I'd gone home and I was helping here out.  My mum died and the first call I got after that was from the 2IC of the unit I was in saying, "Jem, I'm really sorry to hear about your mum.  Would you like to come back?" which was a bit of a shock.  I was like, "I need a bit of time to think about this", but I'd been out for two years.  I called him back two days later and said, "No, my mindset is coming out".  I wanted to get into business; I wanted to get a much better understanding of life on the outside, and so I didn't go back in. But, shortly after that, I got a second call.  In fact, I got a third call; I'm going to come back to the second call.  But, the third call, which was a pivotal moment, was that conversation and it was, "Is that Jem Hills; are you available?"  We have a thing, when you leave Special Forces, there is a thing called "The Circuit" and everybody knows who's on the Circuit.  It's not written down; you just know who's left Special Forces and that they're available.  Somebody will know somebody who's available and they'll just give you a call when there's a certain job, and I got this call and it was, "Are you available?" But, there's three things you need to know and you need to know them quite quickly, and it was job description; how long; how much.  When I asked the job description, it was flying around the world looking out for somebody wealthy.  How long was initially, "We'll give you a three-month contract, but in close protection, as a bodyguard, if you get on, it could be for life; if you don't get on, it will be a day; but, we'll give you an initial contract for three months and see how you go". And then, the third question is how much, and the answer to that question, nobody had ever offered me that much money before.  I was like, "We need to meet", and he said, "Okay, tomorrow morning, 10.00 am in London".  I met the guy and a week later, I was on an aircraft to Brunei.  I arrived in Brunei at 11.00 at night.  When you get off a long-haul flight, a little bit disorientated, it was so hot, 30 degrees; the humidity was incredible.  Walking just off the aircraft, you're sweating everything and I hadn't come prepared for that!  So, I had a nice coat on, and I was looking quite smart at 11.00 at night.  I was there to meet my new boss and the sweat just started to pour off me! I met this guy and he said, "Jem, I know you're probably knackered now.  Here are the keys to your new Range Rover.  Follow me; we'll drive down to your new accommodation", which happened to be the guesthouse at Palace Hall.  He said, "Have a good night's sleep; I'll meet you at this hotel at 10.00 in the morning and we'll discuss the job". I took over as Head of Security for one of the richest guys on the planet, Prince Jefri of Brunei, and I had an amazing two-year period.  I ended up having a whole team of people helping me look after this guy. Wendy Harris: Did you ever expect that that was going to be something that you would end up doing when you left the military? Jem Hills: No; having said that, I came top of my bodyguarding course, so I had that skillset.  I hadn't planned to come out and become a bodyguard; I had a place at Henley Business School to do an MBA; but, with my mum getting terminal cancer, I cancelled that and went home, so that sort of changed everything.  Then, I got the offer of this job and you just take it when you need it.  So, I took the job; it was an opportunity. During the military, as a bodyguard, you do it with a massive amount of backup; but, what I wanted to do was actually do it as a civilian with no backup, just to see what it was like to put myself in that position.  So, I've done it, it's on my CV and it is different. Wendy Harris: It's that competitive edge in you, I think, Jem, isn't it, to just prove one more, push the boundary just a little bit further.  You could have walked away after three months; that was the initial offer; but two years mustn't have been too bad? Jem Hills: It was amazing!  It completely opened my eyes to a different world when you're dealing with that amount of wealth.  But, doing that job for two years, or a continuous amount of time, you suddenly realise you don't have your life anymore.  You're working for something, and I wanted more than that; I wanted to be me.  Although I was doing a great job, I didn't really have a purpose and I was just doing what was necessary to make sure that everybody in the team was safe.  The principal is always safe, so you're constantly working that. I went for a run on one of the beaches, and it's the white sands to die for, and I just ran and I was sat on this log and I was like, "Now what?  What do I want?" and I didn't know what I wanted.  I teach this stuff a lot.  We get so comfortable in our comfort zone that the excitement happens just over there, and you've got to take those steps.  You've got to take them on a regular basis to challenge ourselves, otherwise we do lose our purpose and we do lose, you know, what are we here for. Life is not a dress-rehearsal.  I do not want to be sitting at my graveside, or waiting in God's waiting room thinking, "What are the regrets?"  Don't have any regrets. Wendy Harris: No; time's too short.  Certainly this year has taught us all that time is too short and to make the most and best of the time that we have.  I so understand where you're coming from that you're serving somebody else, that you kind of lose who Jem is; what does Jem want; what is Jem getting out of this?  But, sometimes you have to have that headspace, like a run, to let those thoughts in for you to actually listen to yourself as well and give yourself that room to have the conversation with yourself. So, going back to the second call? Jem Hills: That was the second call.  It was the first call; the first call was pretty similar, but it was a friend of mine.  The second call, I'd never heard from him before.  The actual second call was a guy I'd worked for; he'd been one of my bosses and this is the one that actual set the seeds in motion.  He was saying, "I've got a couple of contracts that might interest you.  Come and have a coffee". He'd recently set his own global security company up and he'd got these two contracts.  One was for Madonna and the other one was for Claudia Schiffer and I was like, "Wow!"  You've gone through the best bodyguarding school in the world; people want you because of that; you've got a skillset that is required. I was thinking now, the option of these two; which one?  And he was like, "Jem, you can have either one of these.  Which one would you like to do?" and I'm thinking, "Well, there's no way I could control Madonna", and to be a bodyguard, you know, as a security PA, you manage their lives. Wendy Harris: Yeah, I think I'd be with you.  I'd be on the flight to Brunei than trying to keep up with Madonna; definitely! Jem Hills: Yeah!  I was like, "I'll take Claudia".  I'd see the films, and it was six months in LA and six months in London.  But, he turned around and he went, "Jem, don't take both of those because I need an operations officer in my new office and you'd be great at doing that".  "No, I want Claudia!"  He said, "Okay, have a week to think about it". So, that was the first call I got, and it was during that week that I got the second call, which was the one that after the how much, I was like, "We need to chat".  And then, during the interview of that process, in that café in London, when he started to talk about the principal, the guy I'd be looking after ultimately, it blew me away. You don't see these opportunities coming, but when they do happen, jump in with both feet, get in there, do it!  I had no idea what that was going to lead to but when I'm coaching, I think it's very important that we can be walking down a corridor and we can come to a door.  If you're lucky enough, you can have an option of looking through the door and taking a peak and do you want to go through it; or, sometimes we don't get a choice to go see what's on the other side of the door.  We have to take that leap of faith and just go. Wendy Harris: And sometimes, what you see through the door isn't necessarily what you're going to get when you open it; that's also important to know? Jem Hills: Absolutely. Wendy Harris: Jem, what an incredible story.  Thank you so much for bringing that to share with us today; I really appreciate that.  If people want to pick up the conversation with you, any Claudia fans, how do they get in touch with you, Jem; where's the best place for them to find you? Jem Hills: My website's pretty easy, jem@jemhills.com.  I'm on Facebook, jemhills, and LinkedIn. Wendy Harris: You're jemhills there as well? Jem Hills: Yeah, I'm just jemhills; I mean, that's it.  Yeah, so if anybody wants to have a conversation, I am a performance coach.  I love taking people to that next level.  We all need some help every now and again. Wendy Harris: Yeah, and by performance now, Jem, we're talking of a mental variety as opposed to a physical variety; correct? Jem Hills: It depends.  But, it starts in the mind; whatever it is, it starts in the mind.  And I think for me, just going out and doing a walk is really important.  We have to have exercise.  To perform at an optimum level, we've got to make sure our body and our mind are working together and we need to have a fit body and we need to have a fit mind.  It's both of those; it's personal development upstairs and downstairs; and if you're not exercising, then you're not giving your body a chance.  It doesn't have to be extreme.  I've done exercise to the extreme and I'm not telling you that that's what you have to go and do, but just doing something gets the heart going, it gets the circulation going and as you said earlier, when you do something like that, it gives you a chance to think.  It's a bit of space, and that is really important as well.  I have a great morning routine.  It's exercise; there's some mindset stuff in there; there's a bit of mediation.  I have to do yoga. I didn't mention it, but I broke my back in service; I had a parachute accident and it took me a while, physically and mentally, to get over that.  I'm pretty much okay, some people would disagree with that, but I'm fairly okay.  It's just a case of having a routine, and part of that is that exercise.  If I don't do it in the morning, it won't happen in the rest of the day because other stuff, you know how much other stuff there is out there? Wendy Harris: Yeah, there'd be no room for it.  Well, Jem, you've shared some great tips there as well on helping start the day.  Get yourself in the right mindset.  If anybody wants more help, please do reach out to Jem on all the platforms.  We'll pop the details into the show notes for you as well.  All I can say is, thank you for joining me, Jem; thank you for listening.  Please remember to subscribe on the website, which is www.makingconversationscount.studio/podcast; you'll never miss an episode then.  Thanks so much for listening, see you next time.

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