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Your Thoughts Your Reality

Your Thoughts Your Reality

Mike Cole 135 Episodes Jul 31, 2026

Your Thoughts Your Reality with Mike Cole is a podcast dedicated to helping veterans overcome challenges like procrastination, self-doubt, and fear through Neuroencoding science. Hosted by Certified Elite Neuroencoding Specialist Michael Cole, it aims to empower veterans to reconnect with their families and society. The podcast provides compassionate guidance for navigating post-deployment life.

Episodes

What Are You Leaving? The Silent War of Legacy with Nancy Jones
What Are You Leaving? The Silent War of Legacy with Nancy Jones Jul 31, 2026 1718 Send us Fan MailWhat do you want your life to stand for?Not someday. Not only after you are gone. But through the way you choose to live right now.In this episode of Your Thoughts, Your Reality, Michael Cole sits down with Nancy Jones, a coach, speaker, leadership mentor, and Dual Elite Certified Neuroencoding Specialist with decades of experience in education, leadership development, and personal
Who Decides Your Worth? The Silent War of Self-Worth with Dominika Staniewicz
Who Decides Your Worth? The Silent War of Self-Worth with Dominika Staniewicz Jul 31, 2026 2060 Send us Fan MailWho gets to decide what you are worth?For many veterans, leaders, and high performers, value becomes connected to results, recognition, productivity, and being the person everyone depends on.But when the role changes, the achievement loses its meaning, or success stops feeling fulfilling, a deeper question emerges:Do I still know my value when I am not proving it?In this episode of
Take Control Back: Trauma, TMS, and the Fourth Silent War with Michelle Strigotte
Take Control Back: Trauma, TMS, and the Fourth Silent War with Michelle Strigotte Jul 24, 2026 1905 Send us Fan MailHave you ever felt like life was happening to you instead of for you?For many veterans, first responders, and families, trauma does not remain in the past. It can change how the present feels—leaving someone anxious, disconnected, constantly on guard, or determined to control everything around them just to feel safe.In this episode of Your Thoughts, Your Reality, Michael Cole sits
What Is Really Stopping You? Fear, Autopilot, and the Ninth Silent War with Lauri Clontz
What Is Really Stopping You? Fear, Autopilot, and the Ninth Silent War with Lauri Clontz Jul 23, 2026 1939 Send us Fan MailWhat is really stopping you from moving forward?For veterans, leaders, and high performers, fear does not always look like fear. Sometimes it looks like anger, avoidance, perfectionism, isolation, overworking, or shutting down before life has the chance to hurt us again.In this episode of Your Thoughts, Your Reality, Michael Cole sits down with Lauri Clontz, founder of Start Drivin
Is Caring the Bridge? Connection, Consciousness, and the Courage to Care with Dr. Tony Nader
Is Caring the Bridge? Connection, Consciousness, and the Courage to Care with Dr. Tony Nader Jul 23, 2026 2338 Send us Fan MailWhat if the answer to disconnection is not becoming tougher, more guarded, or more independent?What if the bridge back—to ourselves, to one another, and to a greater sense of meaning—is caring?In this episode of Your Thoughts, Your Reality, Michael Cole sits down with Dr. Tony Nader, a medical doctor, neuroscientist, consciousness researcher, New York Times bestselling author, and
Can Healing Become Your Mission? The Silent War of Mission with Rebecca McCord
Can Healing Become Your Mission? The Silent War of Mission with Rebecca McCord Jul 21, 2026 1983 Send us Fan MailWhat are you working toward now?For many veterans, families, first responders, and high performers, the next mission isn't about accomplishing more.Sometimes...The mission begins with healing.In this episode of Your Thoughts, Your Reality, Michael Cole sits down with Rebecca McCord, a vagus nerve activation and gut health coach whose mission is helping people improve their men
Is Your Health Helping Your Mission? The Silent War of Mission with Ruth Petitt
Is Your Health Helping Your Mission? The Silent War of Mission with Ruth Petitt Jul 20, 2026 2019 Send us Fan MailWhat are you working toward now?And is your health helping you get there… or holding you back?For many veterans, leaders, and high performers, health becomes something we promise ourselves we'll focus on later—after the work is done, after the mission is complete, after everyone else has been taken care of.But what if taking care of yourself isn't a distraction from your
The Next Step Changes Everything: Winning the Silent War of Direction with Christine Belviy Keller
The Next Step Changes Everything: Winning the Silent War of Direction with Christine Belviy Keller Jul 16, 2026 1928 Send us Fan MailHave you ever felt so overwhelmed by a big goal that you didn't know where to start?For many veterans, leaders, women, and high performers, the pressure to have the entire plan figured out becomes the very thing that keeps them from taking the first step.In this episode of Your Thoughts, Your Reality, Michael Cole sits down with Christine Belviy Keller, speaker, coach, and adv
Strength Asks for Help | Omar Ritter on Emotional Armor, PTSD & The Seventh Silent War
Strength Asks for Help | Omar Ritter on Emotional Armor, PTSD & The Seventh Silent War Jul 1, 2026 1970 Send us Fan MailWhat if the strongest thing you could ever do... is admit you're not okay?For many veterans, leaders, first responders, and high performers, strength becomes the armor they wear. They keep leading, keep producing, keep showing up for everyone else—while silently carrying battles no one else can see. But eventually, the weight of that armor becomes too heavy to carry alone.In t
Do You Still Matter Without the Role? | Aaron Lloyd on Self-Worth, Identity & The Sixth Silent War
Do You Still Matter Without the Role? | Aaron Lloyd on Self-Worth, Identity & The Sixth Silent War Jul 1, 2026 1929 Send us Fan MailWho are you when the title is gone, the uniform comes off, or the role you've always identified with no longer defines you?For many veterans, leaders, entrepreneurs, and high performers, self-worth quietly becomes tied to what they do instead of who they are. When that chapter ends, it can leave behind one of life's most difficult questions: Do I still matter?In this powe
Not the Label: Identity, Body Image, and Reconnecting with Who You Really Are with Yayoi Komiyama
Not the Label: Identity, Body Image, and Reconnecting with Who You Really Are with Yayoi Komiyama Jun 9, 2026 2044 Send us Fan MailWho are you without the label?Not the role. Not the title. Not the body image story. Not the version of yourself you’ve been trying so hard to maintain.In this episode of Your Thoughts, Your Reality, Michael Cole sits down with Yayoi Komiyama, founder of Brain to Belly Coaching, Dual Elite Neuroencoding Specialist, life transformation strategist, brain health trainer, best-selling
Who Are You Beneath It? The Silent War of Identity with Dr. Stephen Crawford
Who Are You Beneath It? The Silent War of Identity with Dr. Stephen Crawford Jun 7, 2026 2207 Send us Fan MailWho are you beneath the armor?Not the title. Not the role. Not the version of yourself you became in order to survive.In this episode of Your Thoughts, Your Reality, Michael Cole sits down with Dr. Stephen Crawford, a keynote speaker, leadership coach, best-selling author, and powerful voice in personal transformation.Raised on the South Side of Chicago, Stephen brings a grounded a

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