Season 2, Bonus Episode from Monday Morning Jumpstart The more you know who you are (vision and values), the better you will know where you are and the greater the impact you can and will have on the relationships and world around you. Without a clear vision and core values, it becomes hard to find our direction in life. There are 3 kinds of people who are trying to find direction… 1. People who don't know what they would like to do - Confused! 2. People who know what they want to do, but don't ...
Jan 14, 2020•29 min
Season 2, Episode 1 Do you find yourself at the end of the day evaluating your success for that day based on the number of things you accomplished? What if you accomplished many things but did not accomplish that one thing you really needed to get done? Would you still consider your day a success? What keeps you from that One Thing that you really desire to do or accomplish? For many of us, it is the tyranny of the urgent that always seems to be pressing in on us. The truth is that there is alwa...
Jan 06, 2020•14 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Season 1, Episode 35 The greatest need we have when communicating is to be heard and understood! To understand what someone is saying requires our listening. Hearing and listening are not the same! Just because we hear someone talking, doesn't mean we are actually listening. Have you ever had someone say to you (maybe a child?)... "You are not listening!" Unfortunately, I have heard this all too often from my children and on occasion from my wife. Hearing is about volume and projection, listenin...
Dec 23, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Season 1, Episode 34 Principles are those things that are true. They do not depend on our belief in them and they do not change because of belief, culture, language, or geography. Principles are always true but how they are lived out in our lives is unique. Today we are going to talk about one of those principles that when lived out in our lives, has the power to change everything and bring real freedom to our lives emotionally and relationally. Life is all about relationships. Relationships are...
Dec 18, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 34
BONUS EPISODE Today we partner with Monday Morning JUMPSTART Today we talk about A Year in Review! How do we finish well and prepare for growth? Here are 4 things you can do to review Celebrate the Victories Determine what you want to stop doing Identify what you want to keep doing Cast vision for what you want to start doing If you could start this last year over again, knowing what you know now, what would you do differently? While we do not want to go back, this question is important because ...
Dec 16, 2019•26 min
How we finish one thing is how we enter the next! How do we finish 2019 in strength so we can enter 2020 with a purpose! It begins with a simple intentional step each day. It starts with breathing. It may sound simple, in fact you are doing it as you read this and listen to this podcast. but when you stop and take a few deep breathes you rush oxygen to your bloodstream which stimulates your mind and wakes up your body. You can also take control of your calendar. When you do and take control of y...
Dec 12, 2019•16 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Episode 32 The Holiday Season can be some of the most joyous times and the most challenging times of the year. The holidays have a way of magnifying everything. Not only the good things but also those painful places that we have buried deep hoping they have gone away. Do you ever look at the holiday season with the mindset that says, if I just hold on to the new year it will all be better. Have you ever thought that? If you have you know that it is a lie because 12 months later you are saying th...
Dec 04, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Season 1, Episode 31 (this episode was recorded as part of Monday Morning JUMPSTART) Have you ever said to someone Be grateful! Count your blessings! Focus on the good! living from gratitude, particularly when the airwaves bombard us with all the "not-so-good," is easier said than done. Fires. Tragic shootings. Anti-semitism. Terror attacks. Hurricanes. More violence against innocence. What about the pressure and problems, trials and the unexpected. The job stress, financial stress, marital and ...
Nov 27, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 31
If you could go back in time, is there anything you would have done differently? Do you regret how you handled a certain situation, or that you passed up an opportunity you didn’t recognize at the time? What would you want your younger self to know? I know they probably wouldn't listen... but if they would, what would you tell them? Here is a more interesting question. What would your younger self tell your present self? What would your younger self think about how your present self is doing in ...
Nov 24, 2019•23 min
Bonus Episode from Monday Morning Jumpstart Have you ever seen plate spinners? They have a bunch of sticks, and they quickly begin to spin a plate on the top of each stick. As one plate spins they quickly add another plate. As they add more spinning plates the ones they started with begin to slow down and wobble! Then the chaos begins... They have to run from plate to plate to keep them from crashing to the floor! It wears me out just thinking about it. How many of us feel like we are spinning p...
Nov 18, 2019•28 min
Episode 30 Life is about relationships. Unless you are a hermit on an island, everyone has to deal with other people. We were all created for relationship! Our experience in and with relationships in our past has a way of influencing and shaping our relationships today. Relationships can be lifegiving, filled with excitement, powerful and intimate. Relationships can also be painful, life-taking, places of challenge and anxiety. In this episode, I share some of my journey with relationships. Grow...
Nov 13, 2019•18 min
Episode 29 Alexa...? Hey Siri...? Every answer to every question is in the palm of your hand! We can no longer plead ignorance. We have information, but how is our lives being transformed by that information? Information is not our problem, what we do with the information we have is the problem. We have more information and knowledge available to us today than at any other time in history. In today's episode, we talk about how to move from information to revelation that leads to transformation. ...
Nov 11, 2019•19 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Season 1 JUMPSTART Bonus Vultures and Hummingbirds both fly through the desert. Vultures look for dead, decaying meat, Hummingbirds look for beautiful blossoms filled with sweet nectar. The principle is that we always find what we are looking for! What are you looking for? Today's episode we partner with Monday Morning JUMPSTART which is a facebook live community that meets every Monday morning at 7:15 am. If you have not joined us for JUMPSTART I want to encourage you to start your week with us...
Nov 06, 2019•21 min
Episode 28 Anxiety seems to be all the rage, everyone is doing it! But then there is this, Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 Anxiety does not have to be your middle name! In today's episode, we talk about the paralyzing effect of anxiety on our lives, families, and careers. If this is something you struggle with, you are not alone and it does not have to define you! Thanks for sharing...
Nov 04, 2019•18 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Episode 27 We were there! Nats Win! Nats Win! Nats Win! Those are hard words for an Astros fan (which I am). But what made it easier was getting to know some of the families of the players and their amazing stories of perseverance and grit! We may not have choices about the things that happen around us or to us, but we all have choices about how we handle the challenges and obstacles that come our way. We are blessed to have had season tickets to the Houston Astro's this year which allowed us to...
Nov 01, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Episode 26 When I was a kid, we lived in a neighborhood where there were no fences between the houses. Every Saturday my friends and I would head out to play and we wouldn't come home until the sun went down. The only break we would take is to get a drink from the water hose on the side of the nearest house. The key to drinking from a fire hose was being the one to control the flow of the water. If you didn't control the flow, you knew that getting a drink was going to be an adventure... you wou...
Oct 28, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Episode 25 - All I need is me! This is where I lived for much of my life and no matter how hard I tried to break through there always seemed to be a lid on my growth and future. It wasn't until I realized that I was the one limiting my future and potential that I was able to take the lid off and truly begin to grow. In order to grow, I knew I was going to need to surround myself with people smarter and further ahead of where I was. In today's episode, I share my journey of finding mentors and co...
Oct 23, 2019•16 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Season 1 JUMPSTART Bonus Every Monday 321Grow partners with Monday Morning JUMPSTART to share a message of hope, strength, and courage with you. You can watch this message as well through facebook live and the link provided. https://www.facebook.com/rtorrison/videos/10157694694594292/ We all have giants in our lives that we have to face every day! How we choose to fight those giants is the key to how long we will have to continue to fight those giants! We can learn a lot about how to fight those...
Oct 21, 2019•25 min
Episode 24 - What motivates you? Have you ever felt like quitting? When we feel like quitting we need to remember why we started. We need to understand what motivates us and what steals our motivation. There are two types of motivation, positive and negative. Positive motivation is about pleasure or reward and negative motivation is all about pain! Which do you feel is more powerful? Negative motivation is more powerful to get us up off our backside and start moving... but positive motivation is...
Oct 16, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Season 1, Monday JUMPSTART Bonus podcast (you can watch this episode on facebook live at https://www.facebook.com/rtorrison/videos/10157674782799292/ You are either with me or against me... It is either true or it is a lie... You are either with me or against me... Do you look at life through either/or lenses or are you more comfortable with a both/and mindset? WE believe either/or people are rigid, dogmatic, uncompromising and intolerant. We think that people who are both/and don't stand for an...
Oct 14, 2019•30 min
321Grow BONUS - This episode was recorded on the way to Live2Lead Houston 2019 Live Simulcast with John C. Maxwell, Chris Hogan, Angela Ahrendts, Marcus Buckingham and Rachel Hollis. As a John Maxwell Executive Director, I had the privilege of hosting this year's simulcast. During the simulcast, we invited everyone to join the 321Grow community. Welcome to all you everyday leaders and entrepreneurs who made the investment in yourself and your team today. Nothing great has ever been achieved by a...
Oct 11, 2019•10 min
If only I would have... If only I had... If only they didn't... If only someone... If only are the words of regret! Regret is review mirror thinking and never leads us to the desired destiny of our preferred future. In this episode, we look at the danger of an If only mindset and how to move from viewing our future through regret to viewing our future through possibility. Join the 321Grow Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2387790494797837/ and help us build a community of everyday l...
Oct 09, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Every Monday 321Grow partners with Monday Morning JUMPSTART. JUMPSTART is a weekly Facebook Live experience, where we talk about faith in business. You can listen to this episode here or watch the Facebook live episode through this link https://www.facebook.com/rtorrison/videos/10157655591714292/ In this episode, we talk about being present in the moment! What do you need TODAY to be successful TODAY? When coaching people who are going through some challenges, I encourage them to simply win the ...
Oct 07, 2019•29 min
Where you find yourself today, does not define where you will be tomorrow! I believe it was Zig Zigler who said yesterday ended last night ! What a true statement, but sometimes it is hard to let go of yesterday. In today's episode, I share a personal story of how a visit at 4:00 am in the morning changed my perspective of one of the most challenging times in my life! Join the 321Grow Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2387790494797837/ and help us to build a community of everyday le...
Oct 02, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Today's BONUS episode - Oh No... I think I am addicted to FOMO! 321Grow Partners weekly with Monday Morning JUMPSTART as facebook live faith and business community. You can join us live every Monday morning at 7:15 am (CST) on facebook.com/rtorrison or watch this episode here https://www.facebook.com/rtorrison/videos/10157637114394292/ Join the 321Grow Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2387790494797837/ and help us build a community of everyday leaders and entrepreneurs who are livi...
Sep 30, 2019•25 min
This bonus podcast is also a video that you can watch over on the 321Grow Facebook Group. Join the community today! When you join 321Grow you can watch this podcast as well as other great conversations and encouraging posts! https://youtu.be/67c9L5YkSAo Just over a year ago, we sold our dream home and moved into the city! While everyone else is moving out of the city, we decided to move into the city! We are in a high rise in the med center right across from the zoo, and we love it! Every Saturd...
Sep 28, 2019•5 min
Have you ever heard the statement, perseverance or hard work pays off? What if it doesn't? In today's episode, I share a story of perseverance that did not pay off, at least not as I had hoped! In my journey of extreme perseverance, I had to ask myself the question, is the payoff the reward of perseverance or is the ability to persevere the reward of perseverance? Listen to today's podcast and find out. Thanks for sharing your time with us. We are everyday leaders and entrepreneurs choosing to l...
Sep 23, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 21
BONUS Podcast - Welcome Monday Morning JUMPSTART Community! Today we combined 321Grow with JUMPSTART a weekly facebook live message over on my personal facebook.com/rtorrison. We broadcast every Monday at 7:15 am central time on facebook live. Today's 321Grow will sound a little different as we welcome in those live participants to the podcast. Today is truly unedited and you can copy and paste this link in your browser to watch the video as well https://www.facebook.com/rtorrison/videos/1015762...
Sep 20, 2019•25 min
When I was a kid in school we would play a game called Red Rover. Our teacher would divide us into two groups and line us up across from each other. We would be instructed to hold hands and then yell to the other team... Red Rover Red Rover, let (insert the name of the smallest and weakest person from the other team) come over! The object was for that person to pick the weakest point and run as fast and hard as they could through our line trying to break the connection. If they broke our handhol...
Sep 19, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 19
50 / 50... you do your part and I will do mine and together we will have 100%! This is what I used to believe until I went through marriage counseling and the counselor challenged my perspective and suggested that living life and marriage from a 50 / 50 perspective will only lead to 50 / 50 results and a lot of frustration. In today's podcast, we talk about what it means to be All IN! What does it look like to live 100% or All In? We just launched our 3212Grow Facebook Group . This is the place ...
Sep 18, 2019•12 min•Season 1Ep. 18
