Ready to laugh, learn, and take your personal growth to the next level? In this podcast, we'll discuss how we get our goals from start to finish - but we're doing it with humor, vulnerability, and a whole lot real talk.
From battling procrastination, fighting the warm embrace of comfort that prevents hard-earned growth, we've got tips, tools, and tales that will have you feeling inspired AND entertained.
Episodes are packed with practical advice, unfiltered conversations, and a few epic fails along the way (who said personal growth has to be perfect?).
Tune in so we can grow to together!
Tim Kept Growing as a Dad. His Family Grew With Him | BPF Ep. 61
What if becoming a better version of yourself could also help your family grow?
In Episode 61 of Best Path Forward, Dan sits down with Tim Wheeler, a husband of 22 years and father of three, to explore how fatherhood and personal development can strengthen one another.
Tim shares the story of building his family with his wife Kat, his daughter Anna Marie, son Joe, and their decision to adopt their youngest daughter, Kyleeah.
He also opens up about the challenges of maintaining his health while raising children, and how walking, consistent routines, and small wins helped him make meaningful changes.
But Tim's story goes beyond his individual progress.
From the family's Protein Sunday tradition and teaching his children to cook independently to their hiking adventures in Colorado, Tim demonstrates how growth can become something a family shares.
TODAY'S TOOL: INTENTIONAL BY DESIGN
The conversation offers practical insights into fitness, fatherhood, marriage, responsibility, and raising children who can confidently navigate the world.
You spend years helping your children grow. Don't forget that you're still growing, too.
21 Oct 2026
The Army Taught Her Discipline. Therapy Taught Her Peace. | BPF Ep. 60
What happens when someone who dedicates her life to helping others realizes she needs to protect her own peace?
In Episode 60 of Best Path Forward, Dan Best welcomes his cousin, Staff Sergeant Morgan, for a deeply personal—and often hilarious—conversation about military service, leadership, running, mental health, and personal boundaries.
After more than 11 years in the U.S. Army, Morgan has developed a passion for helping people succeed. Whether she's supporting soldiers through her work in Human Resources or mentoring cadets during demanding military training, she takes her responsibility to others seriously.
But Morgan has also learned that caring deeply for people can make saying no especially difficult. She shares how therapy has helped her navigate family relationships, set boundaries, and take better care of herself.
Together, Dan and Morgan introduce Running to Success, a five-step framework for identifying meaningful goals, creating realistic plans, taking action, and continuously improving.
Along the way, they explore overcoming self-doubt, developing discipline, finding joy in running, and balancing ambition with recovery.
And naturally, Morgan has a few things to say about Dan's fashion choices.
The takeaway: Strength isn't only about pushing harder. Sometimes it's about knowing when to say no.
14 Oct 2026
She Spent Years Protecting Herself. Then She Started to Feel Again | BPF Ep. 59
What happens when the things that helped you survive begin preventing you from truly living?
Sami returns to Best Path Forward to share how she's been learning to reconnect with her emotions, find happiness, and build a life she once couldn't imagine.
From recognizing emotional conditioning and the defenses she developed through difficult experiences to discovering community at the gym, pursuing education, and learning to appreciate life's simplest moments, Sami explores what it means to move beyond survival.
We discuss emotional numbness, human connection, the importance of environment, and the courage it takes to pursue dreams that scare us.
This is a conversation about more than healing from the past. It's about discovering the possibilities of the future.
Best Path Forward — Episode 59.
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