Episodes

This episode of Share The Struggle has a different tone with a special message to small business owners and soon-to-be business owners. Keith shares some of the struggles he faces as he builds an American-made apparel brand. After 10 years working for Harley-Davidson he invests his life savings into his dream to own his own brand. With no experience designing apparel and limited space, he dives into digital printing. After a year of success and failures, he realizes the need to expand vendors an...

This week's episode of Share The Struggle pick's up from last week's discussion on the comfort zone, fear zone, learning zone, and growth zone. A Marine biologist experiment with sharks, and a bucket of crabs, combined with the research from a Stanford psychologist, provides the necessary insight to understand two types of mindsets. How you view challenges and failures might depend on your personality and mindset. The good news is you can choose your mindset and change your personality because t...

A blown hot water heater leads to a flooded basement and some in-depth research on gratitude. A high school friend and owner of Cote Electrical design LLC comes through to save the day and leave Keith with an overwhelming sense of gratitude. While exploring the benefits of living with a gratitude attitude we examine the impact it plays on our brains. A positive recipe of gratitude, dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin provides the necessary elixir to leave our comfort zones. To break down the walls...

A winning Wednesday weekly shoutout to a High school friend and teammate after he delivers a speech that provokes emotion and inspires thought. Honoring the life and legacy of his Farther-in law he creates a memory of a man I never met and now will never forget. This powerful experience is the catalyst for a positive message to anyone that is struggling to pick up the pieces after losing a loved one. A question from a loyal listener fuels a discussion on comfort zones. Understanding the risk an...

In episode 36 of Share The Struggle we explore a mental fix. Keith encourages you to focus on those conversations that you have with yourself. What you say to yourself defines you those conversations will lead you to a conclusion. Feeling sensitive, upset, pissed, angry, annoyed, and depressed are all conclusions that you made based on conversations with yourself. Those internal conversations result in a conclusion and that conclusion plays a pivotal role in your confidence. The things you tell ...

A complete change to life and routines in 2020 uncovers a new passion and way of living. Motivated by the Cowboy way of life Keith embraces the Cowboy code and makes critical life changes. Inspired by the PBR Professional Bull Riders Association, PRCA Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association, and NBHA National Barrel Horse Association Keith finds his next big challenge. His wife Allison creates an opportunity and issues a challenge. After accepting the challenge and stepping out of his comfort zone Keith t...

Today Keith digs into Coca-Cola's Better Together global training program to help build an inclusive workplace. You know the training program that encouraged its employees to be less white... These statements provoke a lot of emotion and inspire some research. Starting with the definition of inclusion from Oxford Languages, the practice or policy of providing equal access to opportunities and resources for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized, such as those who have physical or...

This week we continue last week's relationship advice episode Keith furthers the discussion on communication as he digs into the benefits of having uncomfortable conversations. Uncomfortable conversations are essential to life and are the foundation of leadership in your career. Keith promises you three benefits from uncomfortable conversations 1 will challenge you 2 will humble you and 3 will build you. Keith is once again joined by his beautiful wife Allison as they answer more relationship qu...

The most requested episode of Share The Struggle podcast has finally arrived, the relationship episode! Keith is joined by his wife Allison Liberty as they tackle questions from fans of the podcast. The majority of the relationship questions all revolve around communication. To better understand communication Keith breaks down the four types of communication, verbal, non-verbal, written, and visual. If you desire to be a better partner you first need to be a better person do some soul searching,...

A request from fans of the podcast and two phone calls from on-duty police officers inspires some laughs and a lesson on appreciating the small moments life provides. Driving by feel behind the wheel erases the doubt of a hit and run. Two strong personal relationships prove pivotal in preventing an innocent situation from developing into a major issue. Behind the shock, stress, and frustration lies a lesson on appreciating the moments you have. We often find ourselves hung up on big moments thos...

With the help of research from webster, Wikipedia, the Mayo Clinic, and Harvard business review we tackle stress and job burnout. Stress is the feeling of emotional or physical tension that builds and triggers a fight or flight response. Job burnout is the work-related stress that creates physical or emotional exhaustion. To defeat the common battle against stress we need to develop an uncommon way of looking at it. With the help of research, advice from Eminem, and Keith's personal philosophy y...

This week's show takes a deeper dive into role models and Keith puts them in two categories family or famous. He cautions you to watch how you elevate them, do you place your role models on a pedestal? Do you have the ability to pivot? You need to be ready and okay with the letdown because people make mistakes. As a country, we find ourselves with a real lack of leadership. America is in need of strong leaders as our so-called leaders show a lack of action send mixed messages and miss directed m...

Wikipedia defines a role model as a person whose behavior, example, or success is or can be emulated by others, especially by younger people. When Keith was growing up his older brother was his role model. Addiction and poor decision-making led to his first incarceration. Drugs, fraud, and fights led to a life behind bars from jail to prison state to state all his family can do is wait. Keith's admiration quickly turned to resentment and he learns sometimes the first step in realizing who you wa...

Resilience, determination, and self-doubt sharing hopes, dreams, fears, and screams are what share the struggle podcast is all about. Today we explore what Keith's current struggle is all about when we tackle self-doubt. As an old saying goes the greater the risk the greater the reward that has been proven to be true but it's worth recognizing the greater the risk the greater the doubt. Keith puts himself in a vulnerable position as he reveals his inner demons as he struggles with, Self-doubt, S...

The first episode of 2021 starts with a recap of last week's episode as we acknowledge goal setting is easier than goal achieving. When you realize you can't hit a target you can't see you discover the importance of setting goals. A shocking Facebook message from a childhood friend and neighbor proclaiming the false death of a loved family member provokes a social media vent session episode. Today Keith takes on Social media tough guys, philosophers, advice-givers, and shit stirrers. From keepi...

In 2020 leaders, mentors, institutions, inspirations, and family misled, misinformed, misguided, and failed you. These actions increase the importance of living for you. 2021 is a new year with a new outlook and new goals. Today Keith shares tips, tricks, techniques, and advice from some of the most influential people of this generation. Jim Rohns 5 questions to ask yourself when setting goals. Brian Tracy's use of the Pareto Principle to yield your greatest results. Andy Grove's OKR method, obj...

Keith and Alli take the Loud Proud American Share The Struggle podcast on the road to Lost Valley Brewing in Auburn Maine. The Holiday season isn't complete without some quality time with Clark. Today's episode is full of Laughs, Motivation, emotion, and a few Holiday stories! Darren shares stories from selling Harley-Davidson's, having his own Christmas special to achieving his dream of owning a brewery to surviving a pandemic! https://www.lostvalleyski.com/brewpub/ https://www.facebook.com/Sh...

This week starts with a recap of last week's episode and an update on Loud Proud American business. Covid's impact on manufacturing and shipping continue to hinder direction. Keith embraces his favorite season and opens up about his Holiday seasonal depression as he braces for a Christmas letdown. His keys to communication listen, read, react, relate double as the keys to winning Christmas because when you truly care about people and listen to what makes them happy you have the keys to making a ...

The longest episode of Share The Struggle podcast happens to be the most difficult one to record. This week Keith sheds light on some of his darkest days and reveals some family secrets. December 5th makes it nine years since he lost his big brother. Keith shares the details of his brother's fight and takes us back to the day he said goodbye. An inspiring performance by Jason Michael Carroll becomes a life long memory and tattoo. Some Jhonny Cash Karokee and a touching tune from Jamey Johnson pu...

From corporate America failure to a hired sales assassin. Keith gets pressured into another commission-based sales job but this time he makes sure he is passionate about the product. A summertime sales job turns into ten years working for Harley-Davidson. Starting as a sales consultant he vows to make himself indispensable as he works his way up the ladder he doesn't switch job titles he just adds them on. Sales consultant, Event coordinator, Marketing Manager, Sales Manager, General Manager to ...

Before you gobble till you wobble it's important to be thankful and establish a gratitude attitude. You attract more blessings when you are thankful for the blessings you do have. The Holiday season puts life in perspective and slows Keith down long enough to acknowledge all his blessings. This time of reflection inspires a Thank you bomb, a nontraditional wave of acknowledgment. When you take the time to craft a heartfelt personalized thank you for the people in your life that are important to ...

Keith leaves a small family business to pursue big business in corporate America. Trading jeans and Powersports for technology and a tie he joins a Fortune 1,000 company and one of the largest technology companies in the country as a Corporate account manager. Leaving his face-to-face relationship sales position in the past he settles into a cubicle and learns the art of telesales. With the aspiration of making a name for himself in a new world, he drinks the cool aide and builds a supporting ca...

Keith takes time to honor all our Veterans on this veteran's day. A busy weekend and a packed schedule put on the pressure to meet the podcast deadline. When Keith realizes it has been a year since Loud Proud American became an LLC he finds himself reflecting on his decision to walk away from a six-figure income. On January first, 2019 Keith made the announcement he had achieved a dream and became an owner of a Harley-Davidson dealership. Ten months later the dealership was being sold out from u...

The first episode since the most divisive Presidential election of our lifetimes. Keith encourages everyone to remember we are not Democrats and republicans we are Americans and if you are listening to this podcast then you are a Loud Proud American. However, you put your boots on it's time to get them on and to get on, on with life liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Keith decides that everyone could use a break from reality and a distraction from the chaos so he chooses to share some drinki...