Oxygen for the Soul: Patty Mayonnaise on Leadership, Grace, and the Power of Breath

Oxygen for the Soul: Patty Mayonnaise on Leadership, Grace, and the Power of Breath

Summary: Bryan “Patty Mayonnaise” Krajicek, a pulmonologist and father of five, spent years helping others breathe until he realized he’d lost his own breath in the chaos of work, burnout, and life. In this episode, he opens up about rediscovering faith, brotherhood, and balance through F3. From pandemic exhaustion to a 50K birthday run, Patty’s story is a powerful reminder that leadership starts with taking a breath and letting grace fill your lungs again.

✅Highlights:

✅ Why even leaders need oxygen the emotional and spiritual kind

✅ How a pulmonologist rediscovered purpose through faith and community

✅ The link between breathing, burnout, and grace under pressure

✅ Lessons on vulnerability, listening, and leading through failure

✅ How F3 brotherhood and morning workouts became therapy for the soul

✅ What “looking in your own backyard” really means for modern men

✅ The power of running, fatherhood, and forgiveness as acts of leadership

🧠 Sound Bites

“I save lives by day, but F3 helped save mine at dawn.”

“If something’s missing in your life, start by looking in your own backyard.”

“Leadership starts with listening and sometimes that means listening to your own breath.”

“Grace isn’t earned; it’s inhaled one breath at a time.”

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – The story behind the name “Patty Mayonnaise”

07:00 – Life as a pulmonologist during the pandemic and the burnout that followed

13:00 – Finding F3 and rediscovering his breath through brotherhood

20:00 – Running, rucking, and the healing power of movement

27:00 – Navigating divorce, blended family life, and forgiveness

33:00 – Faith through failure: lessons from Catholic to Lutheran to grace

41:00 – Leadership, humility, and the art of listening

47:00 – How a morning coffee turned into a leadership strategy

52:00 – “Look in your own backyard” — Patty’s VQ message

56:00 – Running with his son and reconnecting with his brother Skeeter

1:01:00 – Closing reflections: gratitude, grace, and giving oxygen to others

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