"Don't call me a follower of Tao." "Following Tao is an intensely personal endeavor in which you spend each minute of your life with the universal pulse. You follow the fluid and infinitely shifting Tao and experience its myriad wonders. You will want nothing more than to be empty before it - a perfect mirror, open to every nuance. "If you put labels on who you are, there is separation from Tao. As soon as you accept the designations of race, gender name, or fellowship, you define yourself in co...
Aug 20, 2021•12 min•Ep. 177
"They say when one door of happiness closes, another opens. But the problem is...we look so long at the closed door that we never notice the open one." - Anonymous Negative attitudes will keep you living in your loss - rather than moving toward new gain. In what area of your life are negative feelings holding you back? Links: The Rudder of the Day - by Dan Miller Read more in Rudder of the Day - Stories & Wisdom to Kick Start Your Workday, Dan Miller https://store.48days.com/product/rudder-o...
Aug 19, 2021•20 min•Ep. 176
"Our biggest temptation in life is to control - or at the very least, change - other people. We allow the words and actions of others to cause us undue stress when, in fact, what others do and say is not really under our control. The best way to handle who and what we can't control is to live a life under the control of the Holy Spirit." - David Jeremiah Links: Strength for Today - David Jeremiah Synchronicity, the Trinity, and H2O - last night's video ~ Subscribe to the All Around Growth Podcas...
Aug 18, 2021•17 min•Ep. 175
"...I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want." - Philippians 4 : 11-12 (NIV) Links: The Rudder of the Day - by Dan Miller Read more in Rudder of the Day - Stories & Wisdom to Kick Start Your Workday, Dan Miller https://store.48days.com/product/rudder-of-the-day-book-plus-eb...
Aug 17, 2021•19 min•Ep. 174
Today, Rob discusses humbling, motivating, and inspiring feedback recently received from YOU! On this audience feedback show, we're going to be discussing life stress, the impact it can have on our health, finding effective ways of managing it and analysis paralysis. Links: More on Dan Miller and the 48 Days Eagles Community : You've felt the nudge to "do your own thing" for a while now (maybe even your whole life), but where do you start and how do you conquer the fear and overwhelm of starting...
Aug 16, 2021•23 min•Ep. 173
Today, we're going to discuss computers! Purchasing a stock machine, buying used, building your own, or having one custom built...there's a lot of options! Join the conversation as Rob shares his 12 month experience and learn what/how/why he made the decision he did! Resources for today's show: Hotep Jesus' Streaming Setup: RESPAWN 110 Racing Style Gaming Chair Mic: Blue Yeti Camera: Logitech C922x Pro Stream CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Motherboard: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS Storage: Samsung (MZ-V7E50...
Aug 13, 2021•19 min•Ep. 172
"Sometimes more knowledge brings confusion rather than clarity." - Dan Miller Today we utilize The Rudder of the Day as fodder for discussion on the morning commute... Read more in Rudder of the Day - Stories & Wisdom to Kick Start Your Workday, Dan Miller https://store.48days.com/product/rudder-of-the-day-book-plus-ebook/ ~ More on Dan Miller and the 48 Days Eagles Community : You've felt the nudge to "do your own thing" for a while now (maybe even your whole life), but where do you start a...
Aug 12, 2021•20 min•Ep. 171
We are well over 50% into 2021 - Where are you with your goals?! Today, Rob discusses his goals for 2021, and getting primed for 2022 goals. He also discusses utilization of an exercise called the "Past Year Review," inspired by Tim Ferriss and expanded upon and refined after years of implementation. Resources: "Forget New Year's Resolutions and Conduct a 'Past Year Review' Instead" - Tim Ferriss https://tim.blog/2018/12/28/past-year-review/ Notes: Grab a notepad and create two columns: POSITIVE...
Aug 11, 2021•20 min•Ep. 170
What's the best mistake you've ever made and why? Best Self Deeper Talk Deck - Use my personal VIP code "YMF" for 15% off your first order! The Deeper Talk Deck is an expansion of the original Icebreaker deck. Each of the 150 prompts will help you: Get to know people on a deeper level Have more interesting and meaningful conversations Elevate your communication skills Features 6 categories: Courage Beliefs Life Lessons Self-Awareness Dreams Exposed Today's Question: "What's the best mistake you'...
Aug 10, 2021•15 min
Today's recording is inspired by Deng Ming-Dao, 365 Tao Join the All Around Growth community! t.me/allaroundgrowth If you listen to podcasts via iTunes and Apple Podcasts... CLICK HERE TO RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST Or…please give it a rating on your podcast player of choice. Better yet, share it with a loved one or on social media! Follow this link to ALL EPISODES here Have a Question or any feedback for Rob? Join the All Around Growth community! t.me/allaroundgrowth Support the show Become a P...
Aug 10, 2021•21 min•Ep. 168
Spend some time uninterrupted time thinking about who and what are important to you. Focus on those this week . Today's show is an unscheduled "Free Talk" edition of the podcast - taking place on the morning drive to church. The topic of the today's episode is inspired by the "Weekly Wisdom" of the Best Self Journal, which is the very quote that you just heard to begin today's show. Spend some time uninterrupted time thinking about who and what are important to you. Focus on those this week. Wha...
Aug 08, 2021•16 min•Ep. 167
In today's episode, Rob discusses how a local community has requested his feedback on how they should respond to the CDC’s most recent guidance regarding wearing masks while indoors, even if vaccinated. The full transcript of the letter can be found in the All Around Growth Telegram Group chat. t.me/allaroundgrowth My response to the email I received is as follows: I vote No . Initially, I was going to abstain from a vote - because it seemed unclear to me what we were actually voting *on* " A le...
Aug 07, 2021•35 min•Ep. 166
Today, Rob talks about shutting his business down and various reasons why *not* to start a business. This will be one of a multi-part series on shutting a business down. Join the All Around Growth community! t.me/allaroundgrowth If you listen to podcasts via iTunes and Apple Podcasts... CLICK HERE TO RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST Or…please give it a rating on your podcast player of choice. Better yet, share it with a loved one or on social media! Follow this link to ALL EPISODES here Have a Questi...
Aug 05, 2021•17 min•Ep. 165
Then [the man from heaven] said to me, "Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. ... But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days." - Daniel 10 : 12-13 Strength for Today - David Jeremiah Join the All Around Growth community! t.me/allaroundgrowth If you listen to podcasts via iTunes and Apple Podcasts... CLICK HERE TO RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST Or…please give it a rat...
Aug 04, 2021•17 min•Ep. 164
"Fog chills heaven to gray, Nights come earlier. Everyone knows decline, But few discern its border. Although it is summer and there are many warm months to come, it is possible to sense that the heavens are already turning downward. Nearly imperceptibly, the fruit is ripening on the trees and the nights are lengthening once again. It is too early to talk of autumn, and yet the next season is on its way. Why do we never prepare for decline? We all realize that it is a valid phenomenon - we know ...
Aug 03, 2021•16 min•Ep. 163
" It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about? " - Henry David Thoreau What are three things you can do today to make success deposits for where you want to be five years from now? Today we utilize The Rudder of the Day as fodder for discussion on the morning commute... Read more in Rudder of the Day - Stories & Wisdom to Kick Start Your Workday, Dan Miller https://store.48days.com/product/rudder-of-the-day-book-plus-ebook/ ~ More on Dan Miller and t...
Aug 02, 2021•18 min•Ep. 162
Today's brief episode is inspired by the daily devotional titled: Strength for Today - David Jeremiah Resources for today's show: An entrepreneur who interviewed 21 billionaires says the same 6 habits helped make all of them successful 1. Billionaires wake up early 2. Billionaires keep healthy 3. Billionaires read 4. Billionaires contemplate 5. Billionaires develop routines and rituals 6. Billionaires practice discipline The Billion Dollar Secret: 20 Principles of Billionaire Wealth and Success ...
Jul 30, 2021•5 min•Ep. 161
"Life is made of moments, small pieces of glittering mica in a long stretch of gray cement. It would be wonderful if they came to us unsummoned, but particularly in lives as busy as the ones most of us lead now, that won't happen. We have to teach ourselves how to live, really live...to love the journey, not the destination." - Anna Quindlen Today we utilize The Rudder of the Day as fodder for discussion on the morning commute... Read more in Rudder of the Day - Stories & Wisdom to Kick Star...
Jul 29, 2021•18 min•Ep. 160
"Many people allow themselves to be trapped into a miserable life. When we see this, we might think "How tragic," but in actuality, they did it to themselves. We should all know how our lives are going, for we need only track the decisions that confront us every day. There are people who think that it does not matter what they do. Or they shrug that they are victims of circumstance. That does not justify an unhappy life. Illness, stress, divorce, maladjusted children, and fear of death trap us. ...
Jul 28, 2021•21 min•Ep. 159
Other than the financial rewards, what else have you gained in your current work? Best Self Deeper Talk Deck - Use my personal VIP code "YMF" for 15% off your first order! The Deeper Talk Deck is an expansion of the original Icebreaker deck. Each of the 150 prompts will help you: Get to know people on a deeper level Have more interesting and meaningful conversations Elevate your communication skills Features 6 categories: Courage Beliefs Life Lessons Self-Awareness Dreams Exposed Today's Questio...
Jul 27, 2021•16 min•Ep. 158
"Henry David Thoreau once said: ' A man had better starve at once than lose is innocence in the process of getting his bread .' Just doing a job cannot justify doing something unethical, immoral, or dishonest..." Is your "job" an expression of worship for you? If not, what can you do to change it? Today we utilize The Rudder of the Day as fodder for discussion on the morning commute... Read more in Rudder of the Day - Stories & Wisdom to Kick Start Your Workday, Dan Miller https://store.48da...
Jul 26, 2021•18 min•Ep. 157
During this morning's commute - we discuss how the lessons from two different daily devotionals from two differing spiritual trains of thought compliment one another...and how integral a spiritual practice is in one's life of All Around Growth. Place the word Tao Into your heart. Use no other words. The Tao is constantly moving, the path that all life and the whole universe takes. There is nothing that is not part of it—harmonious living is to know and to move with the Tao—it is a way of life, t...
Jul 23, 2021•22 min•Ep. 156
Today we utilize The Rudder of the Day as fodder for discussion on the morning commute... Read more in Rudder of the Day - Stories & Wisdom to Kick Start Your Workday, Dan Miller https://store.48days.com/product/rudder-of-the-day-book-plus-ebook/ More on Dan Miller and the 48 Days Eagles Community : You've felt the nudge to "do your own thing" for a while now (maybe even your whole life), but where do you start and how do you conquer the fear and overwhelm of starting your own business? Dan ...
Jul 21, 2021•21 min•Ep. 155
Today, I'm going to walk you through (or talk you through) what I refer to as "free writing." This is an activity that I often engage in to "deal with" stress and more effectively process what is taking place in my life. I'm actively working through my various websites and how I'm going to catalog all of my work, but for those who wish to reference the writing itself, here is the link to a post on my old blog: https://thenamelesswayfarer.wordpress.com/2021/07/19/free-writing/ Now...keep in mind ...
Jul 20, 2021•16 min•Ep. 154
"As far back as 1776, Adam Smith saw the dangers of moving in this direction. In his highly influential Wealth of Nations , he wrote that a person who spends his life performing the same repetitive tasks tends to lose ' the habit of exertion ' and ' generally becomes as stupid and ignorant as it is possible for a human creature to become ." Read more in Rudder of the Day - Stories & Wisdom to Kick Start Your Workday, Dan Miller https://store.48days.com/product/rudder-of-the-day-book-plus-ebo...
Jul 19, 2021•21 min•Ep. 153
If You Met Your Hero, What Question Would You Ask? Best Self Deeper Talk Deck - Use my personal VIP code "YMF" for 15% off your first order! The Deeper Talk Deck is an expansion of the original Icebreaker deck. Each of the 150 prompts will help you: Get to know people on a deeper level Have more interesting and meaningful conversations Elevate your communication skills Features 6 categories: Courage Beliefs Life Lessons Self-Awareness Dreams Exposed Today's Question: "If You Met Your Hero, What ...
Jul 16, 2021•18 min•Ep. 152
If you are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life...your rewards will be that you will eat, but you will not live. - George Bernard Shaw Read more in Rudder of the Day - Stories & Wisdom to Kick Start Your Workday, Dan Miller https://store.48days.com/product/rudder-of-the-day-book-plus-ebook/ More on Dan Miller and the 48 Days Eagles Community : You've felt the nudge to "do your own thing" for a while now (maybe even your whole life), but where do you start and how do you conquer ...
Jul 15, 2021•19 min•Ep. 151
"If your spiritual understanding is sound, then you will constantly be aware of the subtleties of life. If you fritter away your concentration on minor entertainment and trivial distractions, then you will never attain a profound level of awareness. It is not the grand sweeping religious celebrations and heroic moments in life that are the only important spiritual occasions. Ever ordinary moment, every little detail should be a celebration of your personal understanding. Your smallest act should...
Jul 14, 2021•18 min•Ep. 150
During the episode today, we’re going to touch on three things: Origins of the 100 Day Keto Challenge History of the Ketogenic Diet Why I accepted the challenge (and why YOU should consider doing so) 1. Origins of the 100 Day Keto Challenge Accountability Group by Andrew Hughes Andrew Hughes' Blog - Among The Homestead https://www.amongthehomestead.com/ 100 Days of Keto - Printable Chart for tracking of cheat-free days https://ketofy.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ketofyme-100-days-of-keto3.pdf L...
Jul 13, 2021•20 min•Ep. 149
"Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I will give you a man who will make history. Give me a man without a goal, and I will give you a stock clerk." - J.C. Penney Read more in Rudder of the Day - Stories & Wisdom to Kick Start Your Workday, Dan Miller https://store.48days.com/product/rudder-of-the-day-book-plus-ebook/ More on Dan Miller and the 48 Days Eagles Community : You've felt the nudge to "do your own thing" for a while now (maybe even your whole life), but where do you start and how...
Jul 09, 2021•20 min•Ep. 148
