What separates those who reach their goals from those who don't? Two words: mentors and mistakes.

In this solo episode of The Drive, Craig Harvey shares one of his most requested talks — Trucks vs. Trailers — and why the best leaders in the world started out as great followers.

Drawing from the ancient origin of the word "mentor," Bill Belichick's coaching tree, Frank Lucas's 15-year apprenticeship under Bumpy Johnson, and his own experience leading 20,000+ agents, Craig makes the case that followship isn't a weakness — it's the foundation of every great leader.

In this episode:

Why the two greatest teachers in life are mentors and mistakes
The dangerous cost of being promoted before you're ready
3 things every great truck (leader) does: cast, create, and chauffeur
5 traits of effective trailers — and why followship is wildly underrated
How to choose the right mentor (and avoid hitching your wagon to a jackass)
Why culture eats talent for breakfast
The one language every winning team needs to speak
Whether you're building a team, climbing the ranks, or just figuring out your next move — this one's for you.

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What separates the highly successful from those who just want to be successful? It's not talent. It's not luck. It's not who your daddy is or where you went to school.

In this episode of The Drive, Craig Harvey breaks down the 3 Doors of Leadership — a framework he discovered on a trip to his son's basketball game at Prince Avenue Christian School. What he found walking through those three doors changed how he sees success, business, and the grind forever.

🚪 Door 1 — The Manual Door: This is where most people quit. It's heavy, it's hard, and there's no doorman. You push it open with pure ferocity, repetition, and the habits (hinges) that hold everything together.

🔄 Door 2 — The Revolving Door: This one is about timing. You can't force it. You can only stay ready, because opportunity doesn't care about your schedule — and when it swings your way, you'd better be prepared to walk through it.

⚡ Door 3 — The Automatic Door: This is what everyone sees and calls "luck." But it's earned. It's when the room fills up when you walk in, when the phone rings without you chasing it, when the waters part — because you put in the work the others never did.

Whether you're in insurance, real estate, sales, or building any kind of business from scratch — this episode is your roadmap.

📖 Craig is also working on his new book Get Ripe — stay tuned.

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There are two versions of John Rocker. The one you think you know from the headlines, and the one who sat down for this conversation.

In Part 2, John takes us back to a cheap hotel room off I-295 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was demoted, pitching scared, and counting ERA percentages in his head mid-inning just to cope. Most people would want to forget a moment like that. John built his whole career on top of it.

Not because a coach pulled him aside. Not because he discovered some magic pitch. But because he made a conscious decision to stop being afraid.

What followed was a run that still doesn't get talked about enough. From a 4.5 ERA to 2.1 over 270 innings. From mop-up guy to one of the most electric closers in the game. From Double-A Jacksonville to the World Series at Yankee Stadium.

John also opens up about what it really feels like to close a game, the adrenaline, the pacing in the bullpen like a bull in a gate, how you bounce back from a blown save, and why the mentality of a closer is something you either have or you develop the hard way.

And yeah, the media stuff comes up too. John explains what it was like to have words pulled from a 10-hour conversation and turned into a national headline, and why he stopped doing print media entirely.

This is a conversation about adversity, self-belief, and what happens when a person finally bets on themselves. Whether the listener is in sports, business, or anything in between, there is something real and useful in this one.

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