Total Disruption Podcast

It’s time to stop comparing your insides to someone else’s Instagram highlight reel and finally get radical about your own standards.

This episode isn’t for excuse-makers or comfort addicts. Jake Clendenning, Michael Libercci, and Dr. Clendenning crack open why most people stay stuck in lives they’ve “optimized” for minimum effort and maximum stagnation—and why waiting until you “feel” ready is a joke.

You’ll hear why real change has nothing to do with motivation, willpower, or chasing the next surface-level success. Instead, we cut to the bone on upgrading your residual self-image, deploying low-tech but high-discipline habits like written affirmations and gratitudes, and interrogating the “big why” driving your daily execution.

No fluff. No borrowed quotes. Just the disruptive pattern interrupts and accountability you need to uproot complacency, raise your standards, and finally take ownership of your path—because the truth? Nobody’s coming to save you. Grab a notepad. Commitment required. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it.

If this episode hit home, here's how to take action:

🔥 Join The Conversation:
Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and tell us which insight
you're implementing first. Your feedback doesn't just help us—it helps
other entrepreneurs find the show when they need it most.

💡 Ready to Go Deeper?
This is just the beginning. If you're serious about transforming from
best-kept secret to industry authority, check out:

→ The Total Disruption Guild – Your network of entrepreneurs who
actually do the work
→ The KLT Formula – The framework that turns influence into revenue
→ Business Battleground: Boardroom Edition – Transform your company on a
national stage

Visit Total-Disruption.com to explore how we can help you dominate your
market.

📲 Connect With Us:
Follow Dr. Jake Clendenning and Michael Libercci on LinkedIn and
Instagram [@TotalDisruption1] for daily insights, behind-the-scenes
moments, and the unfiltered truth about entrepreneurship.

🎙️ Never Miss an Episode:
New episodes drop every week. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,
iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen. Set it to
auto-download so you're first in line when we drop the next one.

💬 Got a Question? Challenge? Breakthrough?
DM us your wins, struggles, or topics you want us to tackle. We read
every message, and the best ones might just become a future episode.

Remember: Your competitors are either listening—or falling behind.

Don't be the latter.

This is Total Disruption. We'll see you next week.

Hosted by Dr. Jake Clendenning & Michael Libercci
Produced in partnership with the Los Angeles Tribune Podcast Network
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company

For advertising opportunities and sponsorship inquiries, visit
Total-Disruption.com

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Ever heard this lie? “If it worked in the past, it’ll work now—just grind harder.”
Wrong. What got you here won’t get you there.

On today’s TD Podcast, Mike Labersi and Dr. Clendenning call out the excuses, complacency, and stale habits keeping high performers stuck. You’ll hear how Blockbuster ignored reality and died, how shifting habits—fitness, finances, mindsets—demands ruthless self-awareness, and why adaptation isn’t optional.

No entertainment. No fluff. Just direct accountability and cold, hard truth:

- When success patterns fail, most people regress.
- Comfort makes you defend broken systems—personal or professional.
- Change starts in your head, not your environment.

You want results? Stop rationalizing. Start disrupting.

Let’s get to it. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it.

If this episode hit home, here's how to take action:

🔥 Join The Conversation:
Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and tell us which insight
you're implementing first. Your feedback doesn't just help us—it helps
other entrepreneurs find the show when they need it most.

💡 Ready to Go Deeper?
This is just the beginning. If you're serious about transforming from
best-kept secret to industry authority, check out:

→ The Total Disruption Guild – Your network of entrepreneurs who
actually do the work
→ The KLT Formula – The framework that turns influence into revenue
→ Business Battleground: Boardroom Edition – Transform your company on a
national stage

Visit Total-Disruption.com to explore how we can help you dominate your
market.

📲 Connect With Us:
Follow Dr. Jake Clendenning and Michael Libercci on LinkedIn and
Instagram [@TotalDisruption1] for daily insights, behind-the-scenes
moments, and the unfiltered truth about entrepreneurship.

🎙️ Never Miss an Episode:
New episodes drop every week. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,
iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen. Set it to
auto-download so you're first in line when we drop the next one.

💬 Got a Question? Challenge? Breakthrough?
DM us your wins, struggles, or topics you want us to tackle. We read
every message, and the best ones might just become a future episode.

Remember: Your competitors are either listening—or falling behind.

Don't be the latter.

This is Total Disruption. We'll see you next week.

Hosted by Dr. Jake Clendenning & Michael Libercci
Produced in partnership with the Los Angeles Tribune Podcast Network
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company

For advertising opportunities and sponsorship inquiries, visit
Total-Disruption.com

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
advertising.

Most podcasts tiptoe around comfort zones. Not this one.

Today on the Total Disruption Podcast, we cut polite applause and get to the real engine—Marc Fitzwater’s uncompromising approach to both life and business. From military structure to entrepreneurial chaos, Marc Fitzwater unpacks what it takes to build something that endures: relentless standards, zero ego, and total ownership.

This episode? It’s not a feel-good highlight reel. It’s a playbook for high-performers sick of surface-level talk.

We break down:
- Why trading vulnerability for visibility is non-negotiable, even for Special Forces.
- The fatal flaw of “working in” vs. “working on” your business—a distinction most never grasp.
- How execution and alignment—not motivation—drive results, revenue, and impact.

If you want entertainment, change shows. If you want to raise your standards, hit play. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it.

If this episode hit home, here's how to take action:

🔥 Join The Conversation:
Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and tell us which insight
you're implementing first. Your feedback doesn't just help us—it helps
other entrepreneurs find the show when they need it most.

💡 Ready to Go Deeper?
This is just the beginning. If you're serious about transforming from
best-kept secret to industry authority, check out:

→ The Total Disruption Guild – Your network of entrepreneurs who
actually do the work
→ The KLT Formula – The framework that turns influence into revenue
→ Business Battleground: Boardroom Edition – Transform your company on a
national stage

Visit Total-Disruption.com to explore how we can help you dominate your
market.

📲 Connect With Us:
Follow Dr. Jake Clendenning and Michael Libercci on LinkedIn and
Instagram [@TotalDisruption1] for daily insights, behind-the-scenes
moments, and the unfiltered truth about entrepreneurship.

🎙️ Never Miss an Episode:
New episodes drop every week. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,
iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen. Set it to
auto-download so you're first in line when we drop the next one.

💬 Got a Question? Challenge? Breakthrough?
DM us your wins, struggles, or topics you want us to tackle. We read
every message, and the best ones might just become a future episode.

Remember: Your competitors are either listening—or falling behind.

Don't be the latter.

This is Total Disruption. We'll see you next week.

Hosted by Dr. Jake Clendenning & Michael Libercci
Produced in partnership with the Los Angeles Tribune Podcast Network
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company

For advertising opportunities and sponsorship inquiries, visit
Total-Disruption.com

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
advertising.

Most podcasts tiptoe around comfort zones. Not this one.

Today on the Total Disruption Podcast, we cut polite applause and get to the real engine—Mark Fitzwater’s uncompromising approach to both life and business. From military structure to entrepreneurial chaos, Mark Fitzwater unpacks what it takes to build something that endures: relentless standards, zero ego, and total ownership.

This episode? It’s not a feel-good highlight reel. It’s a playbook for high-performers sick of surface-level talk.

We break down:
- Why trading vulnerability for visibility is non-negotiable, even for Special Forces.
- The fatal flaw of “working in” vs. “working on” your business—a distinction most never grasp.
- How execution and alignment—not motivation—drive results, revenue, and impact.

If you want entertainment, change shows. If you want to raise your standards, hit play. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it.

If this episode hit home, here's how to take action:

🔥 Join The Conversation:
Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and tell us which insight
you're implementing first. Your feedback doesn't just help us—it helps
other entrepreneurs find the show when they need it most.

💡 Ready to Go Deeper?
This is just the beginning. If you're serious about transforming from
best-kept secret to industry authority, check out:

→ The Total Disruption Guild – Your network of entrepreneurs who
actually do the work
→ The KLT Formula – The framework that turns influence into revenue
→ Business Battleground: Boardroom Edition – Transform your company on a
national stage

Visit Total-Disruption.com to explore how we can help you dominate your
market.

📲 Connect With Us:
Follow Dr. Jake Clendenning and Michael Libercci on LinkedIn and
Instagram [@TotalDisruption1] for daily insights, behind-the-scenes
moments, and the unfiltered truth about entrepreneurship.

🎙️ Never Miss an Episode:
New episodes drop every week. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,
iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen. Set it to
auto-download so you're first in line when we drop the next one.

💬 Got a Question? Challenge? Breakthrough?
DM us your wins, struggles, or topics you want us to tackle. We read
every message, and the best ones might just become a future episode.

Remember: Your competitors are either listening—or falling behind.

Don't be the latter.

This is Total Disruption. We'll see you next week.

Hosted by Dr. Jake Clendenning & Michael Libercci
Produced in partnership with the Los Angeles Tribune Podcast Network
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company

For advertising opportunities and sponsorship inquiries, visit
Total-Disruption.com

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
advertising.

What separates high performers from everyone else isn’t talent—it’s their relationship with discomfort.

In this powerful Total Disruption episode, Dr. Jake Clendenning and Michael Libercci unpack a timeless insight from Marcus Aurelius: comfort is the enemy of character.

This episode isn’t about glorifying grind culture. It’s about understanding the moment comfort quietly turns into complacency. The hosts challenge entrepreneurs to raise their standards, embrace temporary discomfort, and build the mental toughness required for real growth.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, stagnant, or suspiciously “too comfortable,” this conversation is your wake-up call. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it.

If this episode hit home, here's how to take action:

🔥 Join The Conversation:
Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and tell us which insight
you're implementing first. Your feedback doesn't just help us—it helps
other entrepreneurs find the show when they need it most.

💡 Ready to Go Deeper?
This is just the beginning. If you're serious about transforming from
best-kept secret to industry authority, check out:

→ The Total Disruption Guild – Your network of entrepreneurs who
actually do the work
→ The KLT Formula – The framework that turns influence into revenue
→ Business Battleground: Boardroom Edition – Transform your company on a
national stage

Visit Total-Disruption.com to explore how we can help you dominate your
market.

📲 Connect With Us:
Follow Dr. Jake Clendenning and Michael Libercci on LinkedIn and
Instagram [@TotalDisruption1] for daily insights, behind-the-scenes
moments, and the unfiltered truth about entrepreneurship.

🎙️ Never Miss an Episode:
New episodes drop every week. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,
iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen. Set it to
auto-download so you're first in line when we drop the next one.

💬 Got a Question? Challenge? Breakthrough?
DM us your wins, struggles, or topics you want us to tackle. We read
every message, and the best ones might just become a future episode.

Remember: Your competitors are either listening—or falling behind.

Don't be the latter.

This is Total Disruption. We'll see you next week.

Hosted by Dr. Jake Clendenning & Michael Libercci
Produced in partnership with the Los Angeles Tribune Podcast Network
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company

For advertising opportunities and sponsorship inquiries, visit
Total-Disruption.com

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
advertising.