Tyler Dickerhoof, Author & Leadership Mentor | The Jeff Crilley Show

On this episode of The Jeff Crilley Show, Jeff sits down with Tyler Dickerhoof—leadership mentor, entrepreneur, and author of The Things We Hide—for a powerful conversation about fear, insecurity, and authentic leadership. Tyler opens up about a tragic farming accident at age 14 that shaped his life and fueled years of intensity driven by hidden doubts about his value and worth. With more than 25 years of experience and over $700 million in generated business sales, Tyler now helps leaders uncover the internal "walls" that hold them back and reframe limiting beliefs formed in childhood. He shares practical tools for confronting impostor syndrome, transforming self-talk, and embracing failure as a pathway to growth. The episode offers a candid and hopeful reminder that while fear may never disappear, leaders can choose vulnerability, belief, and connection over hiding.Key Topicsimpostor syndromeovercoming fearauthentic leadershipchildhood trauma and growthself-talk and mindsetembracing failurevulnerability in leadershipEpisode Timestamps02:01 - Tyler’s Childhood Tragedy and Choosing Intensity03:45 - Turning Pain Into Purpose Through Storytelling06:30 - The Four Walls We Build Around Our Insecurities10:15 - How Limiting Beliefs Form Between Ages 10–1412:30 - The Power of Vulnerability and Connection15:45 - A Practical Exercise to Reframe Negative Self-Talk18:20 - Impostor Syndrome Across Generations in the Workplace21:15 - Why Failure Fuels Future Success23:15 - Final Message: You’re Not Alone in Your Fear