Episode 325 The Fighter's Mindset with Melissa Mae Jordy (Part 1)

John talks with Melissa Mae Jordy — U.S. Air Force combat veteran, entrepreneur, speaker, high-performance coach, fight trainer, former bodybuilder and owner of multiple 9Round Kickboxing gyms, and author of The Fighter's Mindset: Transform Adversity Into Your Ally, and loving mother. Melissa is also a faith-based mentor and helps people build resilience, strengthen their faith, and turn life's challenges into opportunities for growth.

Listen to this episode to learn more:

[00:00] - Intro

[01:25] - Purpose and destiny rooted in her God-given name

[02:45] - How she earned the fighter name "Heaven's Haymaker"

[04:45] - Melissa's backstory

[06:42] - Life happens for you, not to you

[09:05] - The "F" (Foundation) in her FIGHT framework

[12:44] - Failing vs. Failure

[16:07] - How her kids see the new Melissa

[17:02] - Rescuing her daughter from a dangerous situation

[19:05] - Seeking validation and the power of authenticity

[25:17] - Mental and spiritual strength matter in self-defense

[27:28] - Repeating patterns and finally changing

[30:06] - Redefining love from toxic to true

[33:50] - How to turn life's hardest moments into your greatest strengths

NOTABLE QUOTES:

"The difference between stepping stones and stumbling blocks is how you use them."

"Chances are, in life, you're going to get punched in the face. How long you stay down is determined by your beliefs, and are you prepared? And, that has everything to do with your foundation."

"Anybody doing something in life is guaranteed to get punched in the face. So I ask you: How solid is your foundation?"

"Not only is life going to happen for you, but you can sit there on your foundation and be like, 'Okay, I know this is coming to protect, promote, or perfect me.' You can move forward looking for the light, the love, and the lesson."

"What you've done, John, is you've taken life happening to you, to life happening for you, to now happening through you by making an impact for others and bringing stories and testimony to life here on your podcast. I'm sure this is just one fruit that has been produced from your divorce."

"Adversity is necessary to build character. It's character transformation."

"Adversity is seen as bad, but adversity is necessary and should be welcomed and celebrated because that means God is bringing something out of you to protect, promote, or perfect you."

"It's not the hand you're dealt; it's how you play the hand you're dealt."

"Christ says the righteous man will fall seven times. You can't fall seven times if you're not getting back up."

"Nothing connects more spiritually with another human than the authenticity of a pure soul."

"Forgiveness isn't allowing them access."

"You have to unbecome to become, and a lot of us need to unbecome to become."

USEFUL LINKS:

https://www.melissamaejordy.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissamaejordy/

https://www.instagram.com/melissamaejordy/

https://www.facebook.com/melissa.mae.656367

https://x.com/MelissaMaeJordy

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