Risk-Taking Secrets from World Record Skydiver Jim McCormick

Risk-Taking Secrets from World Record Skydiver Jim McCormick

" Everything we do during the course of any given day is a risk because we don't know the outcome until it's been completed." This week on Delay the Decay, I interview risk expert and world-record skydiver Jim McCormick, founder of the Research Institute for Risk Intelligence and author of The Power of Risk, about intelligent risk-taking, leadership, and mortality. We discuss understanding one’s changing “risk quotient,” balancing teams with complementary risk profiles, and how commitments like family affect decisions. Jim shares lessons from skydiving—passion, preparation, delegation, redundancy (main and reserve chutes), and “no plan survives first contact”—including the year-plus planning behind a 400-person record jump. He advocates a “culture of permission” for innovation and recommends bolstering competence to take constructive risks. 00:00 Meet Jim McCormick 03:16 What Risk Really Means 06:47 Know Your Risk Quotient 08:48 Natural vs Adapted Risk 10:32 Building Balanced Teams 12:36 Founders and Commitments 17:02 Excessive Caution Costs 20:24 The Gift of Mortality 25:08 Skydiving Lessons on Fear 27:09 Why Some Compete 30:09 Find Your Natural Gifts 32:01 Inside the 400 Jump Record 40:22 Leadership Lessons from Skydiving 44:02 Reserve Chute Backup Plans 48:36 Building a Risk Culture 51:57 One Courageous Step This Week 55:19 Keep Improving and Stay Persistent 57:45 Direction Not Perfection Farewell Thank you Jim McCormick for being a guest on Delay the Decay! Find him on social media: - Jim on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmccormick - Jim's Website: https://www.risks-institute.com/ - Find Jim's book: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Risk-Successful-Step-Step/dp/1735617415 Delay the Decay is a podcast for unashamedly ambitious people who want to live healthier, lead better and love deeper by prioritizing what’s really important in life. - Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/delay-the-decay-with-dan-harty/id1839656855 - Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/14SGNmzOWOzJOLjnev66TF?si=5b7d810ecc244c77 - Find our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DelaytheDecayPodcast - Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delay_the_decay/ - Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Delay-the-Decay/61577725301458/ - Website: www.delaythedecay.com *** New episodes every Monday! *** Dan Harty is a coach, entrepreneur, and former pastor, who helps people build resilience in body, mind and spirit by emphasizing faith, fitness, and fighting the natural decay with daily habits rooted in biblical truths. Find Dan on social media: - Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dharty123/ - Dan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanHarty/ - Dan’s Guides: www.danhartyguides.com Like, subscribe or follow if you enjoyed today’s episode!

Why Trust Beats Sales: Seth Silvers' Podcasting Philosophy

" A podcast is a beautiful way to inspire, educate, entertain an audience, and bring value to their life." This week on Delay The Decay, we welcome Seth Silvers, CEO of StoryOn, a podcast agency that helps businesses use podcasts to build trust and long-term impact. Seth shares his story of learning the power of a unified story and developed practical marketing skills before shifting from ministry to business and founding StoryOn. He offers encouragement for young adults to reduce pressure about having life figured out, emphasizing honoring God and taking the next step. He also explains when not to start a podcast (short-term mindset, fast money goals, self-focused motives), why podcasts function best as trust-builders, and the emerging role of AI-generated podcasts. 00:00 Meet Seth Silvers 03:00 Habit for Health 05:58 Origin of StoryOn 10:23 Niche Down to Podcasts 16:20 When Not to Podcast 19:57 Investing and ROI 25:41 Trades Podcast Examples 29:04 Podcast Builds Trust 32:35 What Big Shows Do Differently 37:16 Social Media vs Podcast Funnel 39:26 Newsletters and Substack Strategy 41:22 Paid Memberships and Monetization 45:50 Where Podcasting Is Headed 50:55 AI Podcasts and the Future 55:21 Show Feedback and Sustainable Excellence 57:55 Closing Priorities and Where to Follow Thank you Seth Silvers for being a guest on Delay the Decay! Find him on social media: - Seth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sethsilvers/ - Seth on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethsilvers - Story On's Website: https://storyon.co/ Delay the Decay is a podcast for unashamedly ambitious people who want to live healthier, lead better and love deeper by prioritizing what’s really important in life. - Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/delay-the-decay-with-dan-harty/id1839656855 - Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/14SGNmzOWOzJOLjnev66TF?si=5b7d810ecc244c77 - Find our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DelaytheDecayPodcast - Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delay_the_decay/ - Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Delay-the-Decay/61577725301458/ - Website: www.delaythedecay.com *** New episodes every Monday! *** Dan Harty is a coach, entrepreneur, and former pastor, who helps people build resilience in body, mind and spirit by emphasizing faith, fitness, and fighting the natural decay with daily habits rooted in biblical truths. Find Dan on social media: - Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dharty123/ - Dan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanHarty/ - Dan’s Guides: www.danhartyguides.com Like, subscribe or follow if you enjoyed today’s episode!

Creating Value and Overcoming Obstacles with Leadership Coach Elise Boggs Morales

"Instead of fighting about male, female, all of this, just show up with so much value that people forget about it." This week on Delay The Decay, leadership consultant and executive coach Elise Boggs Morales shares her journey, facing gender-based limitations in ministry, choosing to create value and build trust, and ultimately stepping into significant leadership and teaching opportunities. She explains key leadership gaps when high performers become managers, emphasizing team success, clear vision, delegation, and relational influence beyond titles. We talk about tools like leadership 360s, definitions and importance of emotional intelligence for safety and influence, principles for succession planning and transitions, and her mindset that “overwhelm is a choice,” enabled by intentional design, delegation, and support. 00:00 Meet Elise Boggs Morales 04:42 From RA to Leadership Calling 06:48 Ministry and Mentorship Path 11:24 Women in Leadership Pushback 18:29 Create Value Get Noticed 22:45 360 Feedback and Blind Spots 25:47 Emotional Intelligence Explained 31:05 Promotion Gap Leading People 36:48 Jethro Delegation Model 42:39 Succession Transition Challenges 44:49 Planning Gradual Handoffs 48:55 Peace Amid Tension 51:16 Staying On After Exit 55:07 Legacy and Next Vision 57:09 Overwhelm Is a Choice 01:02:06 Closing and Where to find Elise Thank you Elise Boggs Morales for being a guest on Delay the Decay! Find her on social media: - Elise on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EliseBoggsMorales - Elise's Website: https://www.eliseboggs.com/ Books mentioned in this episode: - Lead Anyone: 28 Days to Transform Your Team Through the Power of Emotional Intelligence: https://www.amazon.com/Lead-Anyone-Transform-Emotional-Intelligence/dp/B0F4HVRNTV - 10x is easier than 2x - Sullivan: https://www.amazon.com/10x-Easier-Than-World-Class-Entrepreneurs/dp/140196995X - Buy Back your Time: https://www.amazon.com/Buy-Back-Your-Time-Unstuck/dp/059342297X Delay the Decay is a podcast for unashamedly ambitious people who want to live longer, better and deeper by prioritizing what’s really important in life. - Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/delay-the-decay-with-dan-harty/id1839656855 - Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/14SGNmzOWOzJOLjnev66TF?si=5b7d810ecc244c77 - Find our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DelaytheDecayPodcast - Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delay_the_decay/ - Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Delay-the-Decay/61577725301458/ - Website: www.delaythedecay.com *** New episodes every Monday! *** Dan Harty is a coach, entrepreneur, and former pastor, who helps people build resilience in body, mind and spirit by emphasizing faith, fitness, and fighting the natural decay with daily habits rooted in biblical truths. Find Dan on social media: - Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dharty123/ - Dan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanHarty/ - Dan’s Guides: www.danhartyguides.com Like, subscribe or follow if you enjoyed today’s episode!

Racing, Resilience, and Business Triumphs: Brady Welton's Journey

"I don't think you should buy a business if you're not gonna be active" This week on Delay The Decay, we welcome Brady Welton, owner of Tri City Cycle, former professional motorcycle road racer, and aviation enthusiast. Brady shares habits around faith and fitness, including morning scripture and CrossFit, and reflects on being raised in a Christian family with a disciplined father and supportive mother in Saratoga, Wyoming. Brady recounts starting motorcycles at age three, wrestling in school, racing professionally at 16, and later competing in the Baja 1000 in 2012 and 2014. He explains how racing taught him focus, resilience, and calculated risk, which carried into business. He emphasizes mentorship, team culture, supporting others, and advice to young people to build strong foundations, avoid drugs and alcohol, and trust God’s guidance. 00:00 Meet Brady Welton 04:20 Upbringing and Values 08:45 First Motorcycle Memories 10:17 From Wrestling to Racing 13:11 Baja 1000 Adventures 16:06 Calculated Risk Mindset 20:29 Lessons for Business 23:10 Buying Tri City at 22 32:28 Hands On Ownership Mindset 34:58 Tri City Cycle 2 0 Vision 37:44 Making Family Business Work 41:40 Helping Underdogs And Giving 49:35 Health Goals And Bucket List 53:05 Guidance For Young Adults 55:10 Final Reflections Thank you Brady Welton for being a guest on Delay the Decay! Find him on social media: - Brady on Linkedin: https://www.tricitycycle.com/ Delay the Decay is a podcast for unashamedly ambitious people who want to live longer, better and deeper by prioritizing what’s really important in life. - Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/delay-the-decay-with-dan-harty/id1839656855 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/delay-the-decay-with-dan-harty/id1839656855] - Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/14SGNmzOWOzJOLjnev66TF?si=5b7d810ecc244c77 [https://open.spotify.com/show/14SGNmzOWOzJOLjnev66TF?si=5b7d810ecc244c77] - Find our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DelaytheDecayPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@DelaytheDecayPodcast] - Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delay_the_decay/ [https://www.instagram.com/delay_the_decay/] - Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Delay-the-Decay/61577725301458/ [https://www.facebook.com/people/Delay-the-Decay/61577725301458/] - Website: www.delaythedecay.com [http://www.delaythedecay.com] *** New episodes every Monday! *** Dan Harty is a coach, entrepreneur, and former pastor, who helps people build resilience in body, mind and spirit by emphasizing faith, fitness, and fighting the natural decay with daily habits rooted in biblical truths. Find Dan on social media: - Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dharty123/ [https://www.instagram.com/dharty123/] - Dan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanHarty/ [https://www.facebook.com/DanHarty/] - Dan’s Guides: www.danhartyguides.com [http://www.danhartyguides.com] Like, subscribe or follow if you enjoyed today’s episode!

Unlocking Sustainable Wellness: Jessica Zwiep's Faith-Based Fitness Pathway

" Don't let comfort and motivation be the things that drive you, because you will never be able to stick to something if you're waiting to feel like it." In this episode, we welcome Jessica Zwiep, founder of Spell Fitness, a faith-based coaching community helping women build sustainable habits around fitness, nutrition, prayer, accountability, and wellness. She is an LPN, ACE-certified trainer with nutrition certifications, married 19 years with four children. Jessica shares a current discipline of confronting pride, comparison, and confidence struggles through honest self-reflection, confession, and repentance, especially as her oldest prepares to graduate. She recounts major trials—stillbirth at nearly 28 weeks, her husband’s emergency heart surgeries, a company collapse, and a serious car accident—and explains how God “wastes nothing,” using her experiences to uniquely comfort others facing loss. She also talks about starting Spell Fitness after studying for certification, overcoming fear and imposter syndrome, and building an affordable, grace-filled approach focused on direction over perfection, manageable steps, discipline over motivation, and practical habit changes. 00:00 Meet Jessica Zwiep 01:34 A New Habit of Humility 05:07 Bittersweet Parenting Season 07:44 Trials That Shaped Her 12:55 Comforting Others Through Loss 16:07 Faith in the Darkest Moments 19:35 Why She Started Spell Fitness 22:59 Imposter Syndrome to Impact 25:21 Fear of Losing Followers 26:17 Pricing Without Guilt 28:22 Imposter Syndrome and Calling 31:19 The Ten Second Rule 32:53 Sustainable Fitness Mindset 37:18 Discipline Over Motivation 40:21 Next Faithful Step 42:00 Simple Nutrition Swaps 43:38 Where to Find Jessica 44:18 Final Encouragement Thank you Jessica Zwiep for being a guest on Delay the Decay! Find her on social media: - Jessica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessz428/ - SPELL Fitness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spell_fitness/ Delay the Decay is a podcast for unashamedly ambitious people who want to live longer, better and deeper by prioritizing what’s really important in life. - Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/delay-the-decay-with-dan-harty/id1839656855 - Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/14SGNmzOWOzJOLjnev66TF?si=5b7d810ecc244c77 - Find our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DelaytheDecayPodcast - Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delay_the_decay/ - Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Delay-the-Decay/61577725301458/ - Website: www.delaythedecay.com *** New episodes every Monday! *** Dan Harty is a coach, entrepreneur, and former pastor, who helps people build resilience in body, mind and spirit by emphasizing faith, fitness, and fighting the natural decay with daily habits rooted in biblical truths. Find Dan on social media: - Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dharty123/ - Dan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanHarty/ - Dan’s Guides: www.danhartyguides.com Like, subscribe or follow if you enjoyed today’s episode!