02/17/2026
This week on Your Best Day Yet, Chief Adventure Officer Caleb Kolb sits down with a very special guest, his father, Jon Kolb. A 13-season NFL player, four-time Super Bowl Champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers, former Steelers strength coach, and lifelong teacher of mental, physical, and spiritual resilience, Jon joins Caleb for a deeply personal conversation about legacy, family, faith, and the extraordinary experiences that shaped his journey. 🏆
👉 Watch the video HERE: https://youtu.be/uYciDS22-w0 👈
Key Takeways:
🌾 Legacy Reaches Generations: Jon shares how the choices of fathers ripple through generations, a truth he saw firsthand in his own father’s life. What we model becomes the blueprint our children inherit.
💪 Grit Is Built Young: Growing up feeding pigs before school, hauling hay, and lifting oil-field weights shaped Jon’s physical and mental toughness. Hard work wasn’t optional, it was identity.
🔥 Live with No Limits: Jon’s father lived boldly, fearlessly, and sometimes wildly but always fully. That example taught Jon to dream big and live unrestrained by fear.
📚 Stories Shape Us: From Oklahoma oil fields to 1950s picnics under 120-foot derricks, Jon’s childhood stories became family anchors. Sharing them preserves the wisdom that time can’t erase.
🏈 Late Starts Don’t Define You: Jon didn’t receive a football uniform until ninth grade and often hid from people because of it. But self-driven training and discipline fueled remarkable transformation.
🪜 Courage Is a First Step: Caleb reflects on how interviewing his dad was something he “kept wanting to do.” Jon reminds listeners that the first step is the one most people never take.
🧭 Faith Anchors Purpose: Scripture, prayer, and purpose guided Jon’s path, from weightlifting to ministry to Adventures in Training with a Purpose. Calling isn’t a career; it’s a direction.
⏳ Time Together Is Precious: The episode begins with Caleb reflecting on losing friends’ parents and realizing how rare and valuable time with your father is. These conversations become part of family legacy.
