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Chase The Vase
Brock and Cowbell Rob talk about who gets to influence your life, mixing a gruelling 420-mile race story with the David and Goliath account of Eliab’s criticism. Their chat centres on choosing supportive voices, especially when facing big personal battles or recovery challenges.
25:32•21 Sept 2026
Who’s in Your Ear? Choosing Voices That Help You Fight Your Giants
Episode Overview
- The voices closest to you can either fuel your courage or feed your doubt, so it’s vital to choose who really has your ear.
- A tough endurance event showed how rest, support, and small adjustments can turn a near-quit moment into a victory.
- David’s brother Eliab shows how people who know you well can still attack your motives and minimise your calling.
- You can’t always remove people from your life, but you can limit how much influence their words have over your decisions.
- Doing a written inventory of your circle helps reveal who builds you up and who keeps you small, so you can act on that insight.
“I can tell you that who’s in your ear is affecting the trajectory of your success.”
What drives someone to seek a life that’s bigger than their fears and doubts? This episode of **Fight Like David**, within the Chase The Vase project, zooms in on one surprisingly powerful question: *who’s in your ear?* Host Brock Bevell and co-host Cowbell Rob start by catching up on Rob’s brutal-but-beloved 420-mile endurance event from Salt Lake City to West Yellowstone.
Rob shares how compartment syndrome in his shins once stopped him 105 miles in, and how learning new techniques, accepting help, and pushing through pain turned a failure into a 10-day, 7-hour finish. His lowest point?
Sobbing in the back of a car, convinced he’d have to quit—until his wife calmly said, “Rob, lay back down, sleep for a couple more hours… we’ll address the situation.” From there, the conversation shifts to the biblical story of David and Goliath, focusing on an often-missed character: David’s older brother Eliab. Instead of cheering David on, Eliab mocks him, questions his motives, and belittles his responsibilities.
Brock points out how painfully familiar that can feel: “Who are the people that have our ear… are any of them like Eliab?” The episode speaks straight to anyone facing addiction, recovery, or any life battle. Brock and Rob talk about family conflict, betrayal from people once trusted, and the need to choose carefully who gets to influence your mindset.
They challenge you to literally write down your circle, mark who lifts you up and who tears you down, and decide who still gets a voice in your life. If you’re trying to face your own giants—whether that’s substances, mental health, or old patterns—you’ll be pushed to ask a simple but uncomfortable question: are the people in your ear keeping you small or helping you step up to the fight?
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