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Mick
visit quattrodog.com Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another exciting episode of MC Unplugged. And today we're diving deep with the true titan of transformation. He's a visionary whose impact spans elite performance and entrepreneur excellence. He's forged an empire out of discipline and dedication, inspiring countless individuals like myself to unlock their true ultimate potential. Please join me in welcoming the relentless, the inspiring, the one and only, the boss man, Ryan Boss Everly. This is Mick Unplugged. Let us uncover the. Because that thing that drives you, that thing that fuels you. I'm ready if you are. Let's go, brother. How you doing, man?
Ryan Boss Everly
Man, thank you for having me on, man. I'm great, man. I appreciate you having me on. This is, as I just said, it's a true blessing to be able to share space with individuals that are pushing great conversations and thoughtful mindset and to be able to share what I've been able to do and overcome and to hope, inspire someone else who doesn't know me or give someone a deeper dive into who I am beyond what you may see, the crazy antics between myself and, you know, like you just said, Kev, this morning, but some of the things that we do, some of the things that I. The way I look at this, this. I'm excited to be here, man. So thank you for having me on. Congratulations to all your success and excited for this.
Mick
30 minutes, man. I'm the honored one, bro. I've been a huge fan of you forever. When. When I first learned about your story a few years ago, I was like, man, this is. Like, this is the guy. And it touched me so much, I don't even like calling it an underdog story. And I hate when people refer to some of their stories as underdogs, man, because I think all of us have something. No matter what success looks like today, all of us had a path to get there. And so, again, I don't look at it as an underdog because all of us have things stacked against us. But I love Rahman for you to talk through what I call your. Because that thing, that's deeper than your why, right? Like, there's a purpose, there's a mission. That you have. And a lot of times it changes as we mature and start doing other things. And you do a thousand things. Great. But what's your. Because why do you keep doing the things that you do?
Ryan Boss Everly
Boss man, I just want to continue to prove myself right. You know, betting on yourself. It sounds crazy, but like there's that self doubt and when you have self doubt every day, you gotta get up and beat the block till your feet hurt the pavement, even if you don't know what direction you're going. So I'm trying to prove myself right. And the belief that I could do more than what people, what, what the surroundings offered me. And you know, my mom as well, you know, kind of touch on this. My mom passed away when I was 10, 11. 11 years old. And that's my because. Right. Like, you know, rather than using that as this victim thing, I, I use it as a power thing. And you know, having people say, you, you know, it's gonna be hard for the Neverline boys, you know, because my mom had nine kids. You got, you gotta figure out which one's gonna come out. And we've been blessed that, you know, my mom has produced some amazing individuals, not just myself, but across the board, my brothers and sisters. And so I think she was the pillar of that. She said, I gave you each other. And that goes to my because. And then to what you said, it shifts now that I, you know, have three young boys and married. It. It, it's, it's deepen the, the cause in the book us. It's the legacy of. Because it's not about me. It's really about who I can show up to be the best self that I can be. All my faults, all the things that can allow them to be their best self because they're going to have their, their, their thing too. But can I give them the right path the best way I can with everything that I've learned? And so that's the because for me, man, I think it shifts, but the anchor is, you know, where I come from, proving myself right.
Mick
And my mom, I love it, man. I love it. And I heard you say something. I was probably six months ago. And I get asked this question a lot too. And your response was brilliant. Like, people ask me a lot. Mick, did you see this version of you, like when you were growing up or when did that version click? And I tell people all the time, like, I don't see tomorrow's version of myself yet because I'm still perfecting everything that I do to be present Today. And like, I heard you say something along those same lines, man. So, like, I'd love for you to just break that down. Like, who you are today, who you're going to be tomorrow, who you're going to be for your children, the legacy that you're building, like, why is that so important for you to always be present in the moments that are today?
Ryan Boss Everly
Yeah, it's really the always learning aspect. I think that's really what it becomes. And you couldn't. I couldn't write in the book what I've accomplished. I couldn't write on a piece of paper or go. And so who did I. You know, you asked people ask that question that, you know, this is where you would be. And I say no, because I just knew that I was trying to make a believer at every step of the way of my journey. And whatever came, I knew that the reps that I was putting in, I was going to be ready for it. That was either emotional, that was either financial, that was either leadership, whatever that was. And you don't know how that's going to show up. And it's really the principles and the practice. Right. It boil down to principles and practice to me. Me. And I had to have strong foundational principles and I had to make sure I was at practice. Right. That practice was what you were thinking about what you were doing and how you were leaning in. And those things allowed me to step into things that I had never saw for myself. So that's what you. Is uniquely so different because I'm a venture capitalist. Like, I. We have a fun. You know, who would have thought that, you know, I'm, you know, I'm on boards of companies. I couldn't have thought that. I thought I was going to be a football player and, you know, I was going to inspire kids to go do that. And so every day is uniquely different. And so I don't have a definition. Like, I don't. I didn't know this would be that thing. So I'm always learning. And I think I like to talk to people from what I've learned perspective, a position versus what I know. A lot of people want to say, here's what I know. There's a few things we know, but most of the things that I like to speak from is what I've learned. Because when you learning, you're experiencing and it's, it's. It's a journey because being open to what's next. And so that's what's been so fun. And I hope that answered what you, the question you were asking. Right. Because I want to be slower in my thoughts. I want to be, but, but, but also very still moving at. Moving fast to get things done, but slowing down to have intention. So that the presence of who I'm becoming, I'm also experiencing as well, because before that wasn't there. And so there's an evolution of growth in those moments too. And I'm on that journey every day. I'm on the journey of how to be a better husband. I'm on the journey of how to be a better dad. I'm on a journey of how to be a better friend, a better partner. It's ever evolving and it's who you surround yourself around that you say, oh, I did that wrong or I'm doing that right. And I think that's the beautiful part that's so. To the amazing question, because I think so many people want to have the answer, but the answer is ever evolving.
Mick
Yep, yep. You're so on point, man. And, and something that I, I learned from you, I call it like the four P's and you don't call it this, but this is what I, I learned from you. And you can have it because this is you.
Ryan Boss Everly
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Mick
You, you say in your own way. And you, you were just talking about it just now, that practice and preparation, right. And I don't even just mean the physical aspect. Even for me it was the mental practice and preparation is going to tell you your performance, which then equals your potential.
Ryan Boss Everly
Yeah, right.
Mick
And, and I got that from you. And how you've always operated and maneuvered and, and I will say the greatest and the greatest at whatever it is, whether it's performance, whether it's leaders in my world, they are always over prepared because situations, you're always going to fall back to your preparation, right? There's no such thing as rising to the occasion. You're always going to fall back to your preparation. And if you, if you practice right, like doctors and lawyers call it their practice because they're continuing to put the things they're learning into play, then that's going to yield your performance. And if you've prepared and if you practice, you should have a good performance. And that performance then becomes your potential. And again, I learned that from you and watching how you move and all the things that you do, I mean not just the training and we'll get there, but when we talk about you being on boards of companies, you being a mentor to people, you being an advisor to people to me it all falls back to that. That journey for you with practice, the being prepared, that's going to be your performance and then that yield your potential.
Ryan Boss Everly
Absolutely man. I'm taking that. I receive that. Thank you for sharing.
Mick
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Mick
So talk to us about why all of that is so critically important for you. Not just in the physical things that you do, but also the advisory you do, the. The. The mentorship that you also do as well. Why is all that important?
Ryan Boss Everly
Presence and intentionality. There's a delay. I'm not sure I'm seeing your lips move while I'm talking. So I'm not trying to. But presence and intention. I want to be. I'm learning that when I'm leaning in, I need to be present. And it has to be driven from pure intention. And that's really where. Whether it's leaning in on a company, it's insight, it's experience, it's the things that I've had access to and I'm learning to be. The intention's always there. Like the, the presence is where I've gotten in this journey where things have kind. And I'm. I'm thinking about one thing, trying to do another one. I'm trying to lay up another one. While I love bringing my worlds together, right. Like, because I believe that rising ties raise all ships. We believe that. And I think that I know for me, right, the learning of me is how do I say I live in a place where I love to compete to uplift. I don't compete to destroy if that flow, if that. So when I'm speaking or if I'm on a board or if I'm mentoring someone, I want to be very competitively. I want to. I want that mindset to resonate, whether it's within the company, on the board, it create. Because I understand competition creates culture, right? And when you have a strong culture, you have something good, right? Because it's hard to break up culture and community. And so for me, that's where I. When I lean in, whether it be young trainers or young founders, I'm always talking about what's the culture of the company? What's the culture of who you want to become? What do people. What do you want people to know you as? And if we have a product, how are we going to position our product and how is that going to stay? And we can put any face on a product, whether it's my relationships that I know I can call most people. But if the product isn't good product, also being yourself, then it won't work. It won't work. So whether it's you or a physical product, if you. It's not Going to work. And so from a, from, from how I like to lean in, making sure that the intention's there while building the, the all the other things around it. It's, it's how I like to lead. And it's also like, why I've been able to be in this position because I get to show up with so much authenticity, what I've experienced and what I've learned and being able to share what I've learned, help up and coming founders. I get to be a part of this company called C4Nutribullt. I've been with 10 years. I've been a part of a, you know, just jumping into it. Just kind of a little segue to under, like I was offered more money. Stay with the company. Company I have equity in the company. Company goes cure. Dr. Pepper comes in well, and there's a $3 billion valuation. I've helped sign a bunch of athletes along that journey. Well, when I'm talking to my up and coming founders or I'm leaning in, it's the number one thing is stay consistent. Keep the, Keep the main thing. The main thing. Are you driving? Are you helping beyond your title? Are you doing things beyond what they've asked you to do? And so that's the way I like to lean in with those levels of intention.
Mick
I love that so much because that, that shows me your character. Because it'd be real easy to fall back to success. It'd be real easy to say, you know what? I do this one thing and I'm gonna do it. But you take calculated risk in all the things that you do. Talk to us a little bit about that. Like, just the different ventures that you're in and the risks that are associated with that. Like, in a good way. A good risk.
Ryan Boss Everly
Yeah. No, even the bad ones. Like, we can talk about them all. Like, I'm, I'll tell you what, what, what happened to me early on when I first started traveling, I, you know, you probably heard this. I was a young man with a old soul, and I would always seek knowledge. And so I found myself hanging around a lot of older men and, and, and, and individuals in general that were just sharing knowledge with me, people that had built successful businesses. And I, I didn't, I didn't even know what I wanted from them. There was no transactions had. I was. And today, one of the guys I can give credit to. I had a lot of great mentors. My brother's being a part of that. But I'll never forget I was trying to Learn about the stock market in investing. And the key thing that he said to me, he said, understand that everything that you're going to invest in is an art, not a science. And if you can drive that, then if you can lean in on that and understand that you like it. If you have influence behind it and you can lean in with your expertise, you can turn it into something good. But remember, when people come to you with this, with the science of it all, go back to the art of it all. And the art of it all creates the fun of it all, right? And that's the thing that I get to do and lean in on companies and taking one thing from the other, the good, the bad and ugly. So the things that I've experienced really bad at, you know, running gyms are, you know, investing in a company or a founder that I thought was going to you. Those are the things that's the art. Like, it's not going to all go good. And the part of the things that go bad aren't really bad. Those are the things that you need to experience. So now the art is watching out for it the next time, right? And saying, okay, I saw these signs of what happened at this, you know, so all of it works together, right? So the good and the bad actually are favorable and add value to everything that creates the success that we see. Most individuals, yourself, you can say, okay, we've been on multiple different platforms. I've used this app, I've used this, and I had this type of interview. I'm asked this type of question, and you go, okay, I'm going to lean in differently this time. It becomes the art of how you start to show up, right? And lean in on companies or make more content, and the results tend to follow without. And, you know, I had a phone call last night. One of my closest friends called me. He's like, man, my aunt just flew in town. She's a big fan. And she was an older lady. And I was like, man, she's a big fan. She's like, I just dreaming, like my whole trip will be made if I could work out with you. And like, to me, that's the art of it, the anchor of it, the reason why no matter all these different things, and so always stand true to the thing that did that while understanding and learning throughout, all the processes create amazing opportunities, you know? You know what I mean? Like, that's. Yeah. Like, because sometimes, I don't know. Sometime. Yeah, it's. It's. It's an interesting art and an interesting, interesting journey for me because I'm also walking in it as it comes. And I'm also constantly reminded of what I don't even. What I'm not paying attention to. You know what I mean? So the reminder is, even when you don't want to, someone else is counting on it even. You know what I mean? Like, so. So anyway, we can go. I don't want to.
Mick
Nah, man, that's. That's a freaking master class right there, bro. Like that. That. That's it. Because again, your spirit of who Boss Everline is is the fact that you're not just a servant leader, but you're a servant giver as well, too, right? Like, all the things that you do, you never know because it's who you are that it's about you, right? Like all the things that you do are about uplifting others. And that's where I want to go to next when we talk about just train, right? Like, you could have given up on your dream. You talked about you thought you were going to be a professional athlete, football player, right? You could have given up. You could have done the woe is me. And then your mindset was, well, if I'm not going to make it, I'm going to help those do it, right? I'm going to make the elite, the most elite, and I'm going to have the best training program ever. And you did that. Talk to us about the evolution of just train and the things that you were doing early on before it became the brand that it is now.
Ryan Boss Everly
I was in a studio in Miami with Neo, and Twitter had just come out, and I was. That was my opportunity to work in entertainment. I had created a concept called CJ the Workout Kid. That blew up. It was on Good Morning America and I was like, anti social media. This is early Twitter. And I was just like, just train. Like, who cares about all that stuff? And I just created just train with no thought again, allowing things to come as they are. So I didn't have a thought. It was literally just bep. As. As what was just as ignorant or just crazy as it was what it meant. I was meathead, just trying whatever. And as I started to slow down, the evolution of just train started to evolve, right? Because it was just trained the mind and the body of follow. Because I. I knew every day that that was. I was conditioning. And again, I allowed the brand to come to me. So just train is what people see, but the deep in part of it is like, no matter. It's where you get to go sit and So I started to realize that I was helping people on accident just by being me. It was like, not even. I wasn't even, like, trying. I was just like, yo, let's go get this. My team would tell you, I'm so, like, I'm always on it. I'm positive. I'm positive, I'm positive. And when people start telling you, like, man, that hit different or that perspective hit different for me, or I had a lady. I. I've shared this multiple times. Like, man, you helped me lose weight and I'm healthy, get a baby. I had no clue. She's crying. I'm sitting there like, oh, why she crying? I had no clue that this could have this type of impact. And true story. I read a book. I read a book. I was. And I. I know most people don't share these type of intimate details, but I, I was walking a park, and a lady came up to me, and I was doing an obstacle course for a company in Atlanta because we all own a gym in Atlanta. And the lady came up to me, it was a few dudes, and she walked directly up to me, and I'm like. She's like, hey, I want you to read a book. And I'm like, well, what about them? She's like, I want you to read the book. I don't know this lady. I don't know nothing about her. So I want you to read this book called A Prayer of Jabass. In my mind, I'm like, man, I'm not. She goes, she leaves, she brings me the book. I take the book. I'm scared of the book. I'm genuinely scared of the book. I'm going through hard times. Couldn't watch football on tv. I'm training every day. I'm training people, I'm creating programs. But I'm all over the place. Like, not like, you know. And one day I googled the Prayer of Jabass and I saw all these amazing reviews, and I read the book, and it taught me how. I started to understand how I needed to pray. And that started to shift my mindset. And so when I started to think about just training the mind and the body of follow, that's when the reading, that's when the understanding, that's when the vision got clear. Then I, I, I've always believed that I needed. So I've always invested in people. So since I can remember, before I even knew how to hire people, I've always hired people. Like, hey, you work just, you work for. Just train. It used to be Called total player. And that's I putting people. And so people. The people around me started to help shape that vision, right? Like, your mindset, your mindset, your mindset, your mindset. Why do you think? And I'm like, man, you ain't got no choice to have a good mindset. You know, eight brothers and sisters, your mom died, these things happen. And you. And I'm waking up positive, you know what I mean? And so just train the mind. And the body of follow football didn't work, became the mantra. And so every day, I pour that same thing back in the. Just train in the community. And so that's the brand we have today. As we expand to Atlanta, as we're expanding, we're doing stuff in Saudi Arabia. Like, that's how it came. There's no. Like, yes, I got the story of sleeping in my car. And they're like, oh, yeah, I did sleep in my car, you know. But just train came from the people around, like, people helping me understand that vision clear for myself, you know, and who I was. And so that learning opened up so much. I'm a student of the game again. That learning component was like, okay, I guess my mindset, you know, I always knew I was a positive. People would gravitate towards me. I didn't know what that was about. I didn't know why people would always want to be around boss, you know, I didn't understand that. Right? And you're. People, like, man, people just love you. People love you. I'm like, okay. And then I realized when I started to do all these different things, that training was my thing. I can go be an executive. I can go do all this. I used to try to run from the training title, and then I realized that it was my superpower, and I'm gonna let. I want just Train to be a pillar for so many other individuals in this industry and young upping, whoever it is, to be able to say, man, look at what that has become, or look at what that did for me, or how can we be a part of that? Or can I emulate that? That's what Just Train evolved into. And it's not just about the gym. It's literally about how the mindset of how we evolve. And so appreciate that question. But that's really how Just Train came about.
Mick
I love it, man. And for everybody that's watching and listening, the one thing that they can feel right now is what you just hit on, that positive energy and positive presence that you have. And that's what attracts people to You. So not only is it your gift and superpower, man, like, it is something that is unique to you. And I will tell you that because that's what drew me to you on social, that drew me to following you on all the things that I do. I'd love for you to talk to the person that's listening right now, that's watching right now that needs that positivity influence in their life. I don't care what you want to say, how you want to deliver it, but there's somebody watching right now, man, that's like, I just need positivity in my life, and I'm going to open up the floor for boss to give them a boss message, because I know you got it.
Ryan Boss Everly
Yeah. You know, in a time when mental health is so important, you know, I like to isolate, to elevate, you know, and isolate doesn't mean go sit by yourself. It means go get five, three to five closest people to you to have a mission that are positive driven, that are workout driven, that are literally leaning in on being a better human. And it don't got to be all positive talk, but you got to get rid of the. The conversations that lead nowhere. I tell people all the time, the power of the boring conversation changes lives, being in the room, listen to podcasts, go listen to things like this with Mick, and go sit down and absorb just nothing but positivity. And a deeply rooted thing is you gotta change your heart. Your heart has to change. You have to start to look at everything through a positive lens. Gratitude is one of the greatest human emotions. And when you have gratefulness for the good and the bad, it's hard to be negative. It's hard to. When you look at something from the lens of like, oh, that could have went worse, but it is what it is. It went the way it went, and your life will start to shift for you. And I tell people all the time, you could tell when someone is struggling internally because it comes out of their pores, even if they don't know it. Right. They're easily bothered, they're easily frustrated. And we're all human, we all go through those things. But if you're struggling right now to find positivity, the requirement is you have to have self talk. You have to have people around you that also have positive talk back into you. And you got to learn to do the same thing. You got to learn to speak positive, self talk into other people. And it will ultimately be something that you will find yourself so happy, so happy that you look back and you're like, man, where did these change? And you almost forget because you have. Have food and lied to yourself about, man, these, these negative thoughts. You shift them in the positive. You shift them in the positive, and before you know it, people are saying, man, what happened to. What happened to such and such.
Mick
Or what happened to her?
Ryan Boss Everly
What happened to him? Because you and you don't partake. I. I stop partaking in negative conversations. Like, it's, It's. Some people take it as disrespectful, but I'm like, I don't want to know. It ain't my business. I don't want to know. And so once you start to get to a place of positivity, you don't want to be around, like, things come up. I'm not saying that I walk around with this, this. This thing around me, but I'm just like. I don't let certain things penetrate me because I used to fester. Oh, somebody tell me something. I'm festering. I'm festering and festering on someone else's problems and things I can't control. And I started to give that positive energy on things that boss could control. Life started to have an upside. And then when I. I'll say this last thing. When I started to look at my life and say, why not? Why me? Why not me? It shifted everything. People a lot of times go, why does this happen to me? And then I would just. I started to say, why not me? Why not? Why not? Why would I want that for somebody else? Why would I? I'm strong enough for this. I can push through this. And when that mind shift came, when you start, because I don't want someone to go through. I tell people, I don't want someone to lose their parents, so why would I want that for someone else? And that shifts. I don't want that for anybody else. So I say, why not me? Okay, I'm gonna be the positive vessel. But when people do go through things, I say, hey, cry. Go through what you need to go through, but know you gotta get back in the game. Know you gotta get back in the game. And so that's it. Yeah.
Mick
Nah, man, that. That's why you are who you are. That's why I appreciate you personally more than anything. That positive tip. And, and you hit it, right? Like, we're all going to go through things. We're all going to have bad moments. Like, I never believe that we have bad days. We can have bad moments, but it's. What do you allow your energy to do with that, right? Like a bad moment can turn into a bad day, into a bad week, into a bad month. But if you're like boss, you learn how to channel that, look at the positive or create positivity around it, brother. So I appreciate you more than you'll ever know, man.
Ryan Boss Everly
I really do. Thank you, man.
Mick
So before I get you out of here and before I do my rapid fire top five, let the world know, what do you have going on? What do you want people to know about you? Where do you want them to follow you? Find you what? The floor is yours, brother.
Ryan Boss Everly
Man, I, I, I can say, look, I'm just trained, I'm boss. I'm not the brand, I'm a part of the brand. I just want people to know that you can change your life. Like you could go be as everything you want to be. I, I come on here just to share a message. I don't come on here to, I just want to promote positivity and, and inspire somebody to see me and block out all the noise. Like if you want to follow me, cool. If you don't, great. But take this as a moment that maybe this is the sign. Maybe it's something I said, maybe it's something. Mix it, it may be whatever it is, that's, that's, that's what this is for me. When I get asked that question a lot, I'm always like, this is an opportunity and I'm just thankful to share very, very healthy conversations with like minded individuals to be able to share a platform to maybe help that one person, you know, or you know, to say, all right, I'm going to get up and go. And so thank you for giving me the platform. Thank you for allowing me to be here with you. I'm always again grateful for these moments.
Mick
I'm the honored one, brother. So I'm going to get you out of here with the rapid fire top five. You ready?
Ryan Boss Everly
Yes, sir.
Mick
All right. Your favorite athlete of all time, Michael Jordan. I'm a tar Heel. He is mine too. There we go. Your favorite professional football team.
Ryan Boss Everly
Houston Oilers. But Houston Texans. But you know, now we're the Texans. So yeah, I gotta, I'm hometown H town. I gotta roll with my dogs.
Mick
I like it, I like it. Who is a celebrity beast in the gym that most people wouldn't think is a beast in the gym?
Ryan Boss Everly
Everybody kind of knows Kev is a beast. He trains really hard. Neo's a beast, man. I've been blessed. I've been around. DJ the Rock is a beast. All These guys, they get after it. Kev get after it. These guys go like, I've been like, go. Goes hard. Ludacris goes hard. Like, I've been around guys that are training, like they're getting ready for the league, going to play professional sports. So I can't give one answer.
Mick
I like it. I like it. I like it. I know you're an avid reader, man. What's one of the recent books that you're into right now?
Ryan Boss Everly
So it's a book that I want to share. It's called A Slight Edge. The Slight Edge is a book that talks about compound interest, compound effects of your life. You're not. You. You're not going to get healthy because you ate one good meal. You're not healthy because you ate one bad meal. It's the compound effect of life. And so I would love people to read the Slight Edge or take a look at the Slight Edge. I recommend that book. That's one of my top recommended books that I constantly read and refresh on.
Mick
I'm about to get it right now. I'm about to get it right now. Last question. As the story and the legacy of Boss is being said and told, what's one word you want to make sure is in your legacy
Ryan Boss Everly
family? It's my family, man. I want the word discipline. I want people to think about my family's discipline. Discipline is the most attractive thing. The world rewards you for discipline. When you're disciplined, the rewards come. So the legacy of me, the legacy of my kids, should be disciplined. Everything about Boss and the family, it should be those people are disciplined. And when I. When I think about legacy, I don't think about myself. I think about the pillars. So I want people to know that the legacy beyond Boss, the everlying name is discipline.
Mick
I love that, brother. Ladies and gentlemen, this has been my guy, Ron Boss. Everline. Ron Boss, brother. Thank you so much. Means the world to have you with me. Anytime you need me, man, I am here. I am there, and I'm just honored to spend this time with you, man.
Ryan Boss Everly
Man, I. I truly appreciate this. Thank you for having me on. Congratulations to all your success. I know you can have a lot of people on and you allow me to be here with you. So I know you said it's an honor, but I want you to know that it's an honor for me to be back here with you, and I look forward to us connecting more, and if I can, you could be a vessel to me, and I can be one of you. Let's stay locked in.
Mick
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Podcast: Mick Unplugged
Host: Mick Hunt
Guest: Ron "Boss" Everline
Release Date: March 30, 2026
In this engaging episode, host Mick Hunt welcomes Ron “Boss” Everline—elite performance coach, entrepreneur, and founder of Just Train. Centered around the powerful theme of discovering and acting on your “Because”—that deeper drive beyond “Why”—the conversation explores Boss’s core philosophies on self-belief, intentional growth, servant leadership, and how discipline and positivity fuel his legacy and influence in business, mentorship, and daily life.
Boss reflects on his foundational motivation—proving himself right despite circumstances.
“My because...is not about me. It’s really about who I can show up to be the best self...with all my faults, so [my kids] can be their best self.” – Ron “Boss” Everline [03:58]
Mick shares a takeaway from Boss’s philosophy:
“If you practice right...that’s going to yield your performance, and if you’ve prepared...your performance then becomes your potential.” – Mick Hunt [09:12]
Presence and intentionality are key to impactful leadership and advising:
“I love to compete to uplift. I don’t compete to destroy...competition creates culture, and when you have a strong culture, you have something good.” – Ron “Boss” Everline [13:51]
Mentorship rooted in authenticity, consistency, and serving beyond one’s title:
Approaching opportunities and investments as art, not pure science:
“When people come to you with the science of it all, go back to the art of it all. The art of it all creates the fun of it all.” – Ron “Boss” Everline [18:22]
Origin story:
“I realized that it was my superpower, and I want Just Train to be a pillar for so many other individuals...It’s literally about how the mindset...we evolve.” – Ron “Boss” Everline [26:50]
Advice for those seeking positivity and self-improvement:
“Gratitude is one of the greatest human emotions. When you have gratefulness for the good and the bad, it’s hard to be negative.” – Ron “Boss” Everline [28:49]
Promoting a legacy of discipline and service:
Encouragement for the audience:
“I just want to continue to prove myself right...the belief that I could do more than what...the surroundings offered me.”
– Ron “Boss” Everline [02:51]
“There’s a few things we know, but most of the things that I like to speak from is what I’ve learned—because when you’re learning, you’re experiencing.”
– Ron “Boss” Everline [07:10]
“It’s ever evolving, and it’s who you surround yourself around that you say, ‘Oh, I did that wrong’ or ‘I’m doing that right.’ The answer is ever evolving.”
– Ron “Boss” Everline [08:10]
“You’re always going to fall back to your preparation...doctors and lawyers call it their practice because they're continuing to put things they’re learning into play.”
– Mick Hunt [09:13]
“Competition creates culture, right? And when you have a strong culture, you have something good.”
– Ron “Boss” Everline [13:58]
“When people come to you with...the science of it all, go back to the art of it all. The art of it all creates the fun of it all.”
– Ron “Boss” Everline [18:22]
“Just train the mind, and the body will follow.”
– Ron “Boss” Everline [24:29]
“Gratitude is one of the greatest human emotions.”
– Ron “Boss” Everline [28:49]
“Why not me?...I’m strong enough for this. I can push through this.”
– Ron “Boss” Everline [30:46]
[33:55 – 36:36]
Ron “Boss” Everline embodies intentional self-belief, discipline, and a servant mindset rooted in positivity and present action. His story and framework remind listeners that success is artful, evolving, and always within reach for those willing to “just train” their mind and lead with purpose.
Action Step:
Tap into your “Because,” build your practice, and let consistent gratitude and discipline shape your personal and professional legacy. For more insights, follow Mick Hunt and Ron “Boss” Everline or visit their platforms for continued leadership and growth resources.