Tom Rowland Podcast

Full Article on Tomrowlandpodcast.com Episode Description - Most people drift their way into worse health, weaker relationships, and a life they don’t recognize. Dane Sanders says the answer isn’t another burst of motivation—it’s an operating system for becoming stronger in the middle of real life. Tom Rowland sits down with Dane, founder of Men and Women of Discomfort (MWOD), for a conversation about why voluntary discomfort matters, how drift quietly erodes your gains, and why the hardest parts of life are often the ones that change you most. If you’ve ever started strong on a challenge, a fitness plan, or a personal reset—only to watch it fade—this episode will hit close to home. Visit The Website: https://www.mwod.io/ You’ll discover: Why Dane says MWOD is more than a challenge—and how it differs from programs built around a finish line The difference between the drift and the storm, and why both are inevitable How MWOD uses daily check-ins, weekly challenges, and a 12-week cadence to build momentum The CREDO framework: commit, release, embrace, define, and own it Why discomfort doesn’t have to be physical to be transformational How a challenge called Ghostbusters helped people pursue forgiveness, reconnection, and meaningful conversations Dane also shares how MWOD began with his friend Tim Kruger. Tim’s battle with cancer brought home a powerful idea: practice voluntary discomfort before involuntary discomfort chooses you. That became a turning point—transforming a fitness experiment into a lasting philosophy about faith, purpose, and becoming the kind of person who can handle what comes next. This conversation goes far beyond workouts. It’s about identity, belonging, resilience, and the small choices that shape your future—whether in your health, relationships, work, faith, or the conversations you’ve been avoiding. Dane Sanders is the founder of Men and Women of Discomfort, a community built around deliberate discomfort, accountability, and sustainable growth. The goal: to become strong and awake for love’s sake. If you’re tired of starting over and ready to build something that lasts, this conversation is for you. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Men and Women of Discomfort challenge 02:21 What is the challenge and how does it differ from a traditional challenge 04:18 Discomfort as an operating system for life 09:17 The storms and drift of being human 11:45 The concept of anti-fragility and resilience 16:44 The story of Tim and the discovery of the challenge's purpose 21:28 How the program is structured and what participants do 24:53 The Ghostbusters challenge and calling out personal ghosts 27:47 Stacking wins and momentum in discomfort 32:24 The evolution of the challenge into an operating system 37:42 Most difficult challenge and lessons learned 38:07 The concept of Masogi and high-risk, high-reward challenges 39:32 Personal stories of endurance and discomfort 43:49 Uncovering hidden discomforts in daily life 49:35 The power of small daily improvements 54:34 The CREDO process: Commit, Release, Embrace, Own 01:03:17 Final thoughts on discomfort and transformation

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Jere Hartman spent 19 years in the Army, including time as an Army Ranger, then went straight into the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center. Two years later he'd put on 50 pounds and was spending his nights sitting in the dark. So he walked into his performance review and resigned. What came next was a six-month thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail (trail name: Clincher, and he'll tell you why). Ten years later, he answered a Facebook post in the Ranger community and signed on to row across the Pacific Ocean. In this episode, Jere and I talk about: Why leaving a structured military life with no transition nearly broke him Trail magic, trail families, and what the AT gave him that he didn't expect Rowing from Monterey to Kauai in 35 days with a five-man crew in the World's Toughest Row Keeping the boat's water maker alive after it broke on day three Riding out 30-foot seas at night in a rowboat, and the crew pact that "it's 100% or we don't make that decision" Weeks of glowing phosphorescence, hundreds of dolphins, and a pint of rum split five ways Corsair Racing, the nonprofit he helped build to get veterans out on the ocean, and the crew now training for a 3,000-mile Atlantic row from La Gomera to Antigua Coaching CrossFit in Chattanooga, and why he believes it's for everyone, no matter how beat up you are Support Corsair Racing: https://corsairracing.org This episode is brought to you by Star brite, makers of Salt Off and a full line of boat-care products, and a company that invests heavily in conservation. Check them out at https://www.starbrite.com 🎙 Subscribe to the Tom Rowland Podcast for more conversations with people doing extraordinary things. #TomRowlandPodcast #OceanRowing #Veterans #AppalachianTrail #ArmyRanger #WorldsToughestRow #CrossFit

Captain Rhett Morris of morefishflorida.com has guided the greater Charlotte Harbor area for three decades — and he kept a catch log almost every day of it. That data now tells a story the numbers on Florida's coast are backing up: a steady, decades-long decline in snook, redfish, and trout that's accelerated since the mid-2000s. In this episode, Rhett walks Tom through what his records reveal, what actually caused the collapse (the record-shattering 2018 red tide, the nitrogen overload, and the algae that smothered the seagrass), and why Hurricane Milton turned out to be one of the best things to happen to the fishery in years. Then he lays out his proposal: treat Charlotte Harbor as a test zone, change the redfish and snook slot limits, and let the fishery become its own hatchery. It's not a mandate — it's the start of a conversation, and it comes with a real economic case for why even the developers should care. If it resonates, there's a petition at morefishflorida.com. As Rhett says, sharing it may matter even more than signing it. 👉 Sign & share the petition: https://morefishflorida.com This episode is brought to you by Star brite — makers of Salt Off and a full line of boat-care products, and a company that puts real effort into conservation. Check them out. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro & Star brite 00:47 Meet Capt. Rhett Morris 02:00 Bowhunting turkeys & the confiscated African poacher's bow 04:30 Growing up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) 06:30 Landing in Florida & a biologist father 07:30 Quail hunting, bird dogs & vanishing habitat 12:30 How his dad's record-keeping shaped him 15:00 30 years of catch data — the decline 20:00 The bait situation 21:00 The record-breaking 2018 red tide 28:00 Seagrass loss & the algae that smothered the flats 32:00 How Hurricane Milton helped 37:30 The fix: rethinking slot limits 40:00 The redfish proposal (25–27") 44:00 The snook proposal & 75 billion eggs 47:30 Why the FWC hasn't acted 49:00 Charlotte Harbor as a test zone 54:00 The economic case — $497M and thousands of jobs 1:06:00 Where to sign: morefishflorida.com 1:07:00 The closure data that proves the point 1:11:00 A guide's responsibility & catch-and-release 1:20:00 Wrap-up & call to action 1:21:00 Next week: a bamboo fly rod & a permit #TomRowlandPodcast #Fishing #Snook #Redfish #CharlotteHarbor #Conservation #FloridaFishing

Red snapper season in the South Atlantic got shut down the night before it opened — and most anglers still don't really know why. In this one, I sit down with David Moss, Fisheries Project Manager for The Nature Conservancy, to break the whole thing down in plain English: what an EFP actually is, the lawsuit that closed the season, why managers and anglers see two completely different oceans, and the surprising reason keeping your spots secret might be the very thing costing you fishing days. David's a Florida-born fisherman first and a fisheries guy second, and he makes the case for why the catch data you throw away — including the days you get skunked — is exactly what the fishery needs to open more seasons, not fewer. We get into: Why red snapper are stacked up in the Atlantic but you can't keep one How "rare event species" like tilefish and snowy grouper get shortchanged by old data The truth about whether your secret numbers are actually safe in reporting apps Gulf vs. Atlantic red snapper — two fisheries, same fish The Goliath grouper problem everyone sees but no one can prove How to actually get involved if you're fed up Get in touch or get involved: David Moss — [email protected] The Nature Conservancy Florida fishing: nature.org/floridafishing Reporting apps mentioned: iAngler, Got One, MyFWC, Vessel Councils: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Gulf of America Fishery Management Council, FWC Also mentioned: Angler Action Foundation, West Palm Beach Fishing Club Brought to you by Star brite — makers of Salt Off and a full line of boat care products, and a company doing real work in conservation. starbrite.com Chapters: 00:00 – Intro & catching up (mangroves, lobster mini season) 02:20 – What The Nature Conservancy actually does 04:30 – Red snapper: what happened and why the season closed 07:30 – EFPs explained in plain terms + the lawsuit 10:00 – Three states reapply — what a real season could look like 12:00 – App-based reporting and the data managers need 14:00 – Discards, barotrauma & why released fish still count 15:30 – Deep-water "rare event species" & TNC's pilot project 17:30 – "Why should I give them my data?" — the honest answer 23:00 – How catch data gets collected now (dock surveys & mail-in) 25:30 – Do the apps work offshore? Are your spots protected? 33:30 – Gulf vs. Atlantic red snapper 37:00 – ACLs, sectors & how commercial reporting works 40:00 – How David got hooked on fisheries management 44:00 – The Goliath grouper problem 47:30 – How to get involved (councils, clubs, public comment) 51:00 – Soccer, family & a coaching detour 54:30 – From landscaping to The Nature Conservancy 59:00 – The one message: your information matters 1:04:30 – Secret spots, hunters vs. anglers & sharing data 1:09:30 – Wrap-up & resources