TFB 020 - Pt. 2 - How We Become Who We Are: The Story Behind TFB w/Lance Johnson & Stephanie Bessent

How We Become Who We Are: The Story Behind The Fort Builders.Every guest who has joined me in The Fort has answered questions about the people, moments, decisions, failures, victories, and relationships that helped shape who they are.Eventually, it was only fair that someone turned those same questions back on me.In this special two-part conversation, my friend and life coach, Stephanie Bessent, takes over the host's chair and interviews me about the experiences that built my own life.We talk about growing up in western Kansas, spending countless hours on construction sites with my dad, building forts with my brothers, creating businesses before I was old enough to drive, and discovering a love for engineering, entrepreneurship, and creating things that didn't exist before.But we also spend time talking about a much more difficult chapter.The collapse of the engineering company I helped build during the Great Recession...losing my confidence...walking through years of uncertainty...and how relationships, gratitude, curiosity, and a willingness to begin again slowly rebuilt my life.This conversation explains why The Fort Builders exists.It isn't simply a podcast about successful people.It's about understanding how ordinary people become who they are.Because every one of us is built by people.By moments.By failures.By victories.By decisions.By grace.And by the people who stayed when life got hard.In this episode and Episode TFB - 019:Growing up around construction sites in western KansasBuilding forts, imagination, and creativity as a kidEarly entrepreneurial adventuresWhy engineering became the pathStarting and growing an engineering firmServing on the Lawrence City CommissionLosing a business during the Great RecessionDepression, identity, and rebuilding confidenceThe people who carried me through difficult yearsWhy gratitude and curiosity became guiding principlesThe vision behind The Fort BuildersWhy everyone's story mattersA special Thanks to Stephanie Bessent (Be-Sent Life Restoration) for asking the great questions, and Joe Comparato with Daybreak Recording Company for the studio space and technical assistance.If you want to support The Fort Builders Podcast, please Like/Subscribe and follow us on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and find full episodes on YouTube, Spotify and Apple podcats. Thank You!