Aaron Guyett – Disciple in Christ, Husband, Father, & Teacher
Aaron Guyett is a disciple in Christ, husband, father, and teacher. He founded Leaders of Leaders, which develops leaders of leaders with a systematic approach to intentional leadership. Leaders of Leaders and the website and app Discipled in Christ includes curriculum and coaching for Rites of Passage, 52 Week Childrens’ Devotional, Learning Logic-Truth-Belief & God, and 100 in His Strength. Aaron has also founded two fitness businesses, Innovative Results and Battle Ropes Education, which he successfully sold. He has successfully led Marines in combat, and continues to lead and teach Marines stateside as an infantry instructor/leader in the Marine reserves. He enjoys the challenge and stunning beauty of living in the mountains of North Idaho with his loving wife, and three incredible children.
Disciple in Christ
This is where I am supposed to prove to you why you should listen to me, and if I am convincing you to listen to me, instead of Christ through me, I really don’t think I am worthy enough. I have done horrible things in my life, and I am certain of one thing…I don’t deserve God’s love and grace. My just dessert is pain and anguish, but the Lord had different plans for my life. Don’t get me wrong, I have accomplished quite a few things, but for all the wrong reasons (fame, money, desire, jealousy, revenge). These things are fleeting, and pull us into despair and chaos.
After I came home from combat, I swirled in a nihilistic haze. Uncertain of why I was allowed to survive in Iraq (I prayed that if God was real, He would kill me), I couldn’t find any reason for existence, let alone purpose. Atheism seemed ridiculous, but God did not give me what I wanted (which was death and knowing if there was heaven or hell or nothing in death). So I started searching for answers in different religions: buddhism, hinduism, spiritual humanism, self-realization fellowship, and more. Not finding any depth or congruent value with my existential disillusionment, I made a last ditch effort to try Christianity, having grown up in the church, I was skeptical at best because of the people that called themselves Christians yet didn’t walk out life in Christ at all.
If you know me, then you know I don’t make decisions lightly, and I dive as deep as possible in anything I pursue. This was the same with Christianity. I got a spiritual mentor, joined a men’s group, went to church, read the entire Bible, served in ministries, and prayed & journaled with God daily. It wasn’t until my spiritual mentor noticed that I was trying to control the process and the outcome, that he told me to let go and trust in the Lord.
With the prompting of my pastor and friend, Ian Stevenson, I let go of my life on the corner of Del Mar and Newport Blvd in Costa Mesa, CA on May 21st, 2009 (now I see that as God’s grace to grant me faith in Christ alone). You would think everything that was wrong would be righted, and my life would be wonderful. But I was very broken, and living according to the world, so God began purifying my life. I lost all my “friends”, I lost 75% of the business that I owned, I lost my widow’s peak of hair, I lost 40 pounds of muscle, I lost every love (not really love, but lust) interest, and I lost control of my emotions–crying myself to sleep most nights.
This situation seems horrible, but it was everything God knew I needed. I did not lose Him through all of the loss, He held onto me. I gained and experienced the most important relationship in my life–my relationship with the Triune God. He then guided and directed me through His word and the Holy Spirit in creating habits, building behaviors, choosing environments, and weighing relationships with His wisdom, not my selfish desire. Even in my loss I was blessed beyond belief, and God continues to bless my life beyond belief. This is what I want for you. All of Him in all of you, in every moment.
Aaron Guyett is devoted to Christ with sacrificial love and servant leadership. He was gifted with a beautiful wife, and three wonderful children. He lives in North Idaho, where he runs a Christian non-profit called Leaders of Leaders–helping Christian families build Rites of Passage that prepare kids to be salt and light in tumultuous times, serving churches and individuals with a discipleship app and program for their discipleship in Christ, and other courses, events, and speaking engagements.
Find out more here: Discipled In Christ and Leaders of Leaders
Leader
Aaron’s leadership skills and qualities are respected and renowned across multiple communities. His background as a disciple in Jesus Christ, husband, father, Marine Corps training chief, infantry instructor, education director, has forged a powerful and unique approach to leadership in a variety of disciplines. Many leaders have specialized experience in dealing with one cross-section of our communities. Aaron Guyett, however, brings experience across a wide-ranging spectrum, from leading our nation’s most highly-trained warriors and federal agencies, to mentoring youth in pursuit of spiritual transformation with rites of passage, to training some of the world’s toughest and most skilled athletes and coaches. As a leader, Aaron brings a systematic approach to intentional leadership, through an organization called Leaders of Leaders. Aaron provides a range of courses, experiences, organization consultations, and speaking engagements across the country. There are online courses, that are funded by donations on Discipled In Christ.
Educator
Aaron Guyett seeks to serve, teach, and develop leaders of leaders at all levels, and for all teams and organizations. His servant-leadership style combined with his life experiences, gives him a vantage point that allows for deep insights and transformative actions that are unparalleled in the military, fitness, and corporate environments. He is a Gunnery Sergeant in the Marine Corps Reserves. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership. He holds 18 certifications from the fitness industry, notably he is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with NSCA, a Functional Range Conditioning mobility specialist, and a Functional Range Assessment specialist. He leads church safety and security, and provides physical security assessments for churches and organizations.
- Founder and Executive Director of Leaders of Leaders, a Christian non-profit that accepts the challenges and makes the sacrifice to develop leaders of leaders in Christ
- Creates and Lead the Curriculum and Process for Team building, Leadership Development, Tactical Skills, and Strategic Planning for 2,200 Marines and Marine Leaders as the Chief Instructor of Mobilization Training Battalion
- Coordinated and Developed Highly Kinetic Responses to Active Shooter Scenarios with Border Patrol and Mobilization Training Battalion
- Developed and Taught Leadership and Interpersonal Development Scenarios with Wounded Warrior Project
- Designed the curriculum and culminating events for training Department of Homeland Security agents to improve their enhanced observations, behavior profiling, tracking, and navigating.
- Chief Physical Strategist for The Process, The Trials, and The Special Forces Experience
- Education Director for Living.Fit
- Provided Physical and Mental Training for 120 Marine Corps Recruited Poolees and the Marine Recruiters
- Provided Physical, Mental, Leadership, and Teamwork Development for the 40 employees of Alkemist Labs over the course of two years
- Developed and Led 4 Leadership Development and Team Development Events Called the Commando Course, for over 80 people and 9 Different Teams
- Created, Developed and sold two successful fitness businesses. One in-person and one virtual/online.
- Certified over 3000 individuals with Battle Ropes and Metabolic Pathway conditioning.
- His passion is being a loving husband, father, servant-leader of leaders, and philosophy student.
Marine
In 1999, Aaron enlisted with the Marines, attaining a rank of Gunnery Sergeant. Serving his country in the military’s famed 1st Marine division, Aaron developed leadership skills that are second to none. Aaron won the 2001 1st Marine Division TOW Competition and was the TOW Platoon Section Leader 1st Marine Division, 1st Tank Battalion, TOW Platoon. He led Marines in both peacetime and wartime operations across the globe and was positioned as the leader of 16 Marines for the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Anti-Tank Section. In his capacity as a Marine with this illustrious unit, Aaron was responsible for developing and improving the productivity and performance of all the Marines in his charge, as well as for $4.4 million worth of military equipment. Not satisfied with meeting only the basic military requirements, Aaron made a personal commitment to improving the health and fitness of his entire Battalion. He took charge of multiple training segments for over 100 Marines, and he personally taught over 200 Marines periodically throughout his time within this unit. In addition to these duties, Aaron was responsible for the logistics of the Marine Corps Ball, an event that coordinated the involvement of over 600 Marines and 15 different organizations. Aaron’s planning extended to security, budgets, marketing, presentations, ceremony planning and sales for the event. Guyett was the Chief Instructor and Operations Chief for Mobilization Training Battalion (MTB), located at School of Infantry – West in Camp Pendleton, California. As the Chief Instructor and Company Operations Chief, SSgt Guyett was responsible for the assignment, training, performance, and readiness of the Marine Instructors under his charge. He was responsible for upholding the professional standards of MTB through the leadership of his Marines in their delivery of formal instruction, professional interactions with students, and maintaining proficiency in their roles as Instructors. Aaron then served as the Training Chief for Deployment Processing Command West. Next, Gunnery Sergeant Guyett served as an infantry instructor and platoon sergeant with 2/23 Golf Company. Now Guyett is the Security Chief with Papa Battery, 5th battalion, 14th Marines in Yakima.