https://simplecast.com The Determined Society:Unskripted The Determined Society: Unskripted is the raw side of Shawn French. No edits. No polished production. No overthinking. Just honest, quick-hit conversations on determination, discipline, mindset, culture, business, current events, and life. Most episodes run 5 to 20 minutes and are built to challenge your thinking, reset your perspective, and give you something worth carrying into the rest of your day. Raw thoughts. Real perspective. No filter. en Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:43:18 +0000 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:43:28 +0000 https://determined.simplecast.com The Determined Society:Unskripted https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/bca7fe3d-3432-4ab4-95cf-d5154585a842/0b1bcbfe-f40c-4391-a118-86de7694ca63/3000x3000/cropped_1791050288450.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://determined.simplecast.com episodic The Determined Society: Unskripted is the raw side of Shawn French. No edits. No polished production. No overthinking. Just honest, quick-hit conversations on determination, discipline, mindset, culture, business, current events, and life. Most episodes run 5 to 20 minutes and are built to challenge your thinking, reset your perspective, and give you something worth carrying into the rest of your day. Raw thoughts. Real perspective. No filter. Shawn French false https://feeds.simplecast.com/DV_TRI8E Shawn French shawn@thedeterminedsociety.com 5afc833a-b620-4754-8f99-6a25bece5e78 809 Marathons. Stage 4 Cancer. Still Moving Forward. Tom Perri has spent decades running marathons and helping other runners reach their goals. After being diagnosed with stage-four cancer in 2019, he kept going.

Since then, he has completed more than 300 marathons, run a marathon in all 50 states after his diagnosis, and continued serving as a pacer for other runners.

In this episode, Shawn talks about:

  • Why difficult circumstances do not have to define your entire identity
  • How purpose can help you keep moving through hard seasons
  • Why helping others can give meaning to your own struggle
  • The danger of trying to solve the entire “marathon” at once
  • Why discipline can look like taking one small step, then another
  • How to focus on what is still possible instead of only what has been lost

Key takeaway:
You do not have to know how the entire story ends. You just need to know the next step.

Question to sit with:
What are you facing right now that feels too big because you are looking at the entire marathon instead of the next step?

Raw thoughts. Real perspective. No filter.

Connect with Shawn:

All Links- pillar.io/theshawnfrench

Stay in the know:

www.thedeterminedsociety.com


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]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:43:18 +0000 shawn@thedeterminedsociety.com (Shawn French) https://determined.simplecast.com/episodes/809-marathons-stage-4-cancer-still-moving-forward-fvCn8zxV Tom Perri has spent decades running marathons and helping other runners reach their goals. After being diagnosed with stage-four cancer in 2019, he kept going.

Since then, he has completed more than 300 marathons, run a marathon in all 50 states after his diagnosis, and continued serving as a pacer for other runners.

In this episode, Shawn talks about:

  • Why difficult circumstances do not have to define your entire identity
  • How purpose can help you keep moving through hard seasons
  • Why helping others can give meaning to your own struggle
  • The danger of trying to solve the entire “marathon” at once
  • Why discipline can look like taking one small step, then another
  • How to focus on what is still possible instead of only what has been lost

Key takeaway:
You do not have to know how the entire story ends. You just need to know the next step.

Question to sit with:
What are you facing right now that feels too big because you are looking at the entire marathon instead of the next step?

Raw thoughts. Real perspective. No filter.

Connect with Shawn:

All Links- pillar.io/theshawnfrench

Stay in the know:

www.thedeterminedsociety.com


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]]> 809 Marathons. Stage 4 Cancer. Still Moving Forward. Shawn French 00:08:36 Tom “Pacer Tom” Perri is living with stage-four cancer and has completed more than 300 marathons since his diagnosis. He recently crossed the finish line of his 809th career marathon. But this episode is not really about running. It is about identity, purpose, and what it looks like to keep moving when life changes the course on you. Shawn breaks down why your circumstances do not have to become your entire identity, why purpose matters in hard seasons, and why sometimes determination is simply taking the next step instead of trying to solve the entire road ahead. Tom “Pacer Tom” Perri is living with stage-four cancer and has completed more than 300 marathons since his diagnosis. He recently crossed the finish line of his 809th career marathon. But this episode is not really about running. It is about identity, purpose, and what it looks like to keep moving when life changes the course on you. Shawn breaks down why your circumstances do not have to become your entire identity, why purpose matters in hard seasons, and why sometimes determination is simply taking the next step instead of trying to solve the entire road ahead. stage 4 cancer marathon, determination story, 809 marathons, tom perri marathon, tom perri, discipline and resilience, marathon resilience, overcoming adversity, pacer tom, cancer survivor marathon false full 3 852b8b80-03cf-44c7-a146-86825cc8b473 The Strongest People Aren’t Always Okay:Terry Bradshaw Terry Bradshaw won four Super Bowls and became one of the most recognizable personalities in football, yet behind the public image he was dealing with battles most people never saw.

In this episode, Shawn talks about:

  • Why success does not eliminate anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, or private battles
  • The difference between toughness and silence
  • Why asking for help can require more strength than pretending everything is okay
  • The cost of constantly performing “I’m good”
  • How honesty and vulnerability can give other people permission to speak up
  • Why determination is not always about grinding harder
  • The importance of being honest with yourself before you can be honest with the people around you Edit---Shawn-Take-08

Shawn also gets personal about his own tendency to keep moving, producing, and working while becoming more closed off internally, and why that is something he is actively trying to change. Edit---Shawn-Take-08

Key takeaway:
Some of the strongest people you know are carrying things you know nothing about. Strength does not always mean holding it together. Sometimes it means finally telling the truth.

Question to sit with:
How much energy are you spending convincing everybody you’re okay instead of actually taking care of yourself? Edit---Shawn-Take-08

Raw thoughts. Real perspective. No filter.

Connect with Shawn:

All Links- pillar.io/theshawnfrench

Stay in the know:

www.thedeterminedsociety.com


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]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:16:45 +0000 shawn@thedeterminedsociety.com (Shawn French) https://determined.simplecast.com/episodes/the-strongest-people-arent-always-okay-terry-bradshaw-ClDx3Uhv Terry Bradshaw won four Super Bowls and became one of the most recognizable personalities in football, yet behind the public image he was dealing with battles most people never saw.

In this episode, Shawn talks about:

  • Why success does not eliminate anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, or private battles
  • The difference between toughness and silence
  • Why asking for help can require more strength than pretending everything is okay
  • The cost of constantly performing “I’m good”
  • How honesty and vulnerability can give other people permission to speak up
  • Why determination is not always about grinding harder
  • The importance of being honest with yourself before you can be honest with the people around you Edit---Shawn-Take-08

Shawn also gets personal about his own tendency to keep moving, producing, and working while becoming more closed off internally, and why that is something he is actively trying to change. Edit---Shawn-Take-08

Key takeaway:
Some of the strongest people you know are carrying things you know nothing about. Strength does not always mean holding it together. Sometimes it means finally telling the truth.

Question to sit with:
How much energy are you spending convincing everybody you’re okay instead of actually taking care of yourself? Edit---Shawn-Take-08

Raw thoughts. Real perspective. No filter.

Connect with Shawn:

All Links- pillar.io/theshawnfrench

Stay in the know:

www.thedeterminedsociety.com


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]]> The Strongest People Aren’t Always Okay:Terry Bradshaw Shawn French 00:11:59 Terry Bradshaw has spent decades being seen as tough, funny, successful, and larger than life. But in his new book, he opens up about depression, anxiety, divorce, and the difficulty of admitting he needed help. In this episode of The Determined Society: Unscripted, Shawn breaks down why success does not protect anyone from private struggle, why silence is not the same thing as strength, and why real determination sometimes looks like telling the truth about where you are. The message is simple: you can be winning publicly and still struggling privately. Strength is not pretending you are fine. Strength is being honest enough to do something about it Terry Bradshaw has spent decades being seen as tough, funny, successful, and larger than life. But in his new book, he opens up about depression, anxiety, divorce, and the difficulty of admitting he needed help. In this episode of The Determined Society: Unscripted, Shawn breaks down why success does not protect anyone from private struggle, why silence is not the same thing as strength, and why real determination sometimes looks like telling the truth about where you are. The message is simple: you can be winning publicly and still struggling privately. Strength is not pretending you are fine. Strength is being honest enough to do something about it terry bradshaw false full 2 4982a647-48d3-486f-b244-f899b30271fe Stop Waiting to Feel READY You do not need more time.
You do not need more confidence.
You do not need everything figured out.

You need movement.

In this episode, Shawn talks about:

  • Why feeling “ready” is often a trap
  • How confidence is built through action
  • Why doubt does not mean you are on the wrong path
  • The difference between thinking about the next move and actually making it
  • Why progress starts when you stop negotiating with yourself

Takeaway:
You do not have to feel ready to move. You just have to decide what the next move is and make it.

Raw thoughts. Real perspective. No filter.


 

Connect with Shawn:

All Links- pillar.io/theshawnfrench

Stay in the know:

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]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000 shawn@thedeterminedsociety.com (Shawn French) https://determined.simplecast.com/episodes/stop-waiting-to-feel-ready-_5DLTdky You do not need more time.
You do not need more confidence.
You do not need everything figured out.

You need movement.

In this episode, Shawn talks about:

  • Why feeling “ready” is often a trap
  • How confidence is built through action
  • Why doubt does not mean you are on the wrong path
  • The difference between thinking about the next move and actually making it
  • Why progress starts when you stop negotiating with yourself

Takeaway:
You do not have to feel ready to move. You just have to decide what the next move is and make it.

Raw thoughts. Real perspective. No filter.


 

Connect with Shawn:

All Links- pillar.io/theshawnfrench

Stay in the know:

www.thedeterminedsociety.com


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]]> Stop Waiting to Feel READY Shawn French 00:14:17 Most people aren’t stuck because they don’t know what to do. They’re stuck because they’re waiting to feel ready. In this episode of The Determined Society: Unscripted, Shawn breaks down why confidence usually comes after action, not before it, and why waiting for the perfect feeling, timing, or circumstances keeps people frozen. The message is simple: stop waiting for readiness. Make the next move. Most people aren’t stuck because they don’t know what to do. They’re stuck because they’re waiting to feel ready. In this episode of The Determined Society: Unscripted, Shawn breaks down why confidence usually comes after action, not before it, and why waiting for the perfect feeling, timing, or circumstances keeps people frozen. The message is simple: stop waiting for readiness. Make the next move. true full 1