Join Rob as he discusses a bit of history and meaning of Advent, the confusion surrounding the Advent season, his own embrace of Christianity and the spiritual life vs participation in the Church from a social aspect, and the modern human and its disdain for Christianity. " Some people may know that Advent serves as an anticipation of Christ’s birth in the season leading up to Christmas. That's only part of the story." I am very proud of this episode, and proud to share it with you. Little chang...
Dec 01, 2021•23 min•Ep. 237
QUESTION : How do you start your day? ~ " Be very careful how you start your morning. You are planting the seeds for what the day will hold. If you get up late, grab a cup of bad coffee and a Twinkie, rush to work fuming at the idiots in traffic, and drop down exhausted at your desk at 8:10, you have set the tone for your day. Everything will seem like pressure and your best efforts will be greatly diluted. The importance of planting wholesome, life-enriching thoughts in our minds in that first ...
Nov 30, 2021•22 min•Ep. 236
Join Rob and step back into reality after a long and wonderful weekend as he shares some experiences and stories about a "service exchange" barter arrangement, gluten-free stuffing, family, community, and the challenges of giving back in these current, interesting times. Working together to build the life and homestead of our dreams while sharing experiences through the stories of our lives...join us: https://t.me/allaroundgrowth ~ Links: Stuffing: https://www.asaucykitchen.com/vegan-gluten-free...
Nov 29, 2021•21 min•Ep. 235
"According to the science of complexity, when a living system is in a state of equilibrium, it is less responsive to change. Prolonged sameness can therefore leave a system vulnerable and open to major disaster. An example in nature would be the absolute prevention of forest fires. To keep the parks open to visitors, we see a constant emphasis on fire prevention. But fires are a natural part of the cycle of regeneration and cleansing for that system. Preventing even small fires allows a buildup ...
Nov 24, 2021•21 min•Ep. 234
What's the difference between the erotic and spiritual? Temples and lovers are equally gaudy. ~ Links: 365 Tao , by Deng Ming-Dao Best Self - Self Journal Use my personal VIP code "YMF" for 15% off your first order! ~ If you want to participate in a group chat with fellow audience members on a similar path, you can join the community on our Telegram chat group: t.me/allaroundgrowth Subscribe to the All Around Growth Podcast channel for show updates ONLY: https://t.me/allaroundgrowthpodcast ~ How...
Nov 23, 2021•19 min•Ep. 233
A few weeks ago, Rob asked you what you wanted to hear about. You spoke and he listened. Today, we complete the top three topics the audience voted on. The most popular topics were: Knowing When to Quit Something (TODAY) Perfection (The Enemy of the Good) (Thursday, 11/18/2021) Putting Too Much on Your Plate (Wednesday, 11/17/2021) ~ Links: GET YOUR FREE GOAL-SETTING WORKBOOK Ken Coleman's Tweet - "The unfortunate reality is that 70% of Americans aren’t satisfied with their current work situatio...
Nov 22, 2021•35 min•Ep. 232
" Our minds are like gardens; they grow whatever we allow to take root." Join Rob as he utilizes "The Rudder of the Day" - by Dan Miller to serve as a springboard for today's discussion. The first 60 minutes of each day will set the stage for what that day will hold. Be very careful how you start your day. In those first few minutes you are planting the seeds for your effectiveness, influence, health, and spiritual vitality for that day. What seeds are you going to plant in your mind today? ~ Li...
Nov 19, 2021•20 min•Ep. 231
A few weeks ago, Rob asked you what you wanted to hear about. You spoke and he listened. Today, we address the second of the top three topics the audience voted on. ~ Links: Chad - @chadlismyname Men of Order Aquarian Anarchy on YouTube Learn new marketable skills through SkillShare: https://skl.sh/39OFNWN ~ If you want to participate in a group chat with fellow audience members on a similar path, you can join the community on our Telegram chat group: t.me/allaroundgrowth Subscribe to the All Ar...
Nov 18, 2021•19 min•Ep. 230
A few weeks ago, Rob asked you what you wanted to hear about. You spoke and he listened. Today, we address the first of the top three topics the audience voted on. ~ Links: Nozbe - Task / Project Management Software ~ If you want to participate in a group chat with fellow audience members on a similar path, you can join the community on our Telegram chat group: t.me/allaroundgrowth Subscribe to the All Around Growth Podcast channel for show updates ONLY: https://t.me/allaroundgrowthpodcast ~ How...
Nov 17, 2021•18 min•Ep. 229
Today's show is a response to a question that was asked within the community Telegram chat group. In a response to a video shared with everyone about the podcast - our friend Wayne, from Percheron Coffee shared his insight on the problem, and a solutions oriented approach to working through it. Tune in for real insight and tools to building the life of your dreams. Links: "Talk Therapy" about The Podcast - YouTube video I previously referenced Wayne's Coffee Business - Percheron Coffee ~ If you ...
Nov 16, 2021•23 min•Ep. 228
Orange and gold carp, Living beneath ice. Uncaring of the world above, Sustained by the water below. In the rapidly chilling autumn, ponds begin to ice over. The waters become deep, dark, and mysterious, but in those depths the fish can survive the coming winter. Tao may be known as directly as water knowable to a fish. My Tao will not be the same as your Tao. We are both individuals, with different background and thoughts. As soon as Tao enters into us, it takes on the colors of our inner perso...
Nov 15, 2021•19 min•Ep. 227
One of the tools Rob is using to build the life and homestead of our dreams is the 2022 Goal Setting Workbook, by Dan Miller! Set Your 2022 Goals by November 14th - 48 Days Before the New Year GET YOUR FREE GOAL-SETTING WORKBOOK Past Episodes on 2022 Goal Setting: Thursday, 11/04 Ep. 219 - 2022 Goal Setting (Part 1 - Intro / Financial) Put together a plan to get out of debt NOW! Visit fpu.com/1141840 to sign up and learn more! Thursday, 11/04 Ep. 220 - 2022 Goal Setting (Part 2 - Physical) Monda...
Nov 14, 2021•22 min•Ep. 226
Join us on the 2022 Goal Setting journey! Rob continues the multi-part series on the 2022 Goal Setting Workbook, by Dan Miller. Today's episode covers career goals, including discussion about our ambitions, dreams, and hopes. You're invited to join us on this journey - the Goal Setting Workbook is a 100% FREE download and available in the show notes! This series includes discussion and review on the seven aspects of our lives: Financial, Physical, Personal Development, Family, Spiritual, Social,...
Nov 12, 2021•24 min•Ep. 225
Join us on the 2022 Goal Setting journey! Rob continues the multi-part series on the 2022 Goal Setting Workbook, by Dan Miller. Today's episode covers social goals, including discussion about the quality and quantity of friends, community involvement, and hobbies that include other people as well. You're invited to join us on this journey - the Goal Setting Workbook is a 100% FREE download and available in the show notes! This series includes discussion and review on the seven aspects of our liv...
Nov 11, 2021•20 min•Ep. 224
Join us on the 2022 Goal Setting journey! Rob continues the multi-part series on the 2022 Goal Setting Workbook, by Dan Miller. Today's episode covers spiritual goals, including discussion about personal commitment, theological understanding, and meditation. You're invited to join us on this journey - the Goal Setting Workbook is a 100% FREE download and available in the show notes! This series includes discussion and review on the seven aspects of our lives: Financial, Physical, Personal Develo...
Nov 10, 2021•21 min•Ep. 223
Join us on the 2022 Goal Setting journey! Rob continues the multi-part series on the 2022 Goal Setting Workbook, by Dan Miller. You're invited to join us on this journey - the Goal Setting Workbook is a 100% FREE download and available in the show notes! In today's episode, we dive into family goals, our relationship to others, the development of our children and considering where we want to live. This series includes discussion and review on the seven aspects of our lives: Financial, Physical, ...
Nov 09, 2021•19 min•Ep. 222
Join us on the 2022 Goal Setting journey! Rob continues the multi-part series on the 2022 Goal Setting Workbook, by Dan Miller. You're invited to join us on this journey - the Goal Setting Workbook is a 100% FREE download and available in the show notes! In today's episode, we dive into personal development goals, how that factors into a balanced life, and how a balanced life factors into finding your true purpose and passion. This series includes discussion and review on the seven aspects of ou...
Nov 08, 2021•42 min•Ep. 221
Join Rob as he continues a multi-part series on setting goals for next year utilizing the 2022 Goal Setting Workbook, by Dan Miller. In today's episode we discuss physical goals and why they are important...in ways you may not have previously thought about! This series includes discussion and review on the seven aspects of our lives: Financial, Physical, Personal Development, Family, Spiritual, Social, and Career. Links: 2022 Goal Setting Workbook by Dan Miller - 100% FREE download Soundtracks -...
Nov 04, 2021•22 min•Ep. 220
Join Rob for a multi-part series on setting goals for the 2022 year! Over the next few days, we will be reviewing seven aspects of our lives - Financial, Physical, Personal Development, Family, Spiritual, Social, and Career. Today's episode is an introduction to the 2022 Goal Setting Workbook, by Dan Miller...and we also cover the first topic: Financial Goals. Links: 2022 Goal Setting Workbook by Dan Miller - 100% FREE download Finances can contribute to a lot of our stress...but it doesn't have...
Nov 04, 2021•21 min•Ep. 219
"Elections can send us into mass panic. When competing candidates or philosophies are vying for control of a city, state, province, or nation, it creates a widespread sense of uncertainty and trepidation..." Join Rob as he dives into a discussion about elections, voting, and goals! Fail to plan, plan to fail. Work on your 2022 goals NOW. Please bear with the background noise for the first few minutes of the recording - I'll have to remember to take off my down vest when recording. Links: Strengt...
Nov 02, 2021•21 min•Ep. 218
Rob discusses a number of topics such as the changing weather, functional medicine, and sobriety. Rob also discusses how functional medicine is the last remaining bastion of wisdom in the age of western allopathic medicine. Be sure to check out the show notes for some recipes that I'll be cooking this Thanksgiving holiday! Links: The Rudder of the Day - by Dan Miller Recipes: Stuffing: https://www.asaucykitchen.com/vegan-gluten-free-stuffing/ Approved breads for the croutons: Happy Campers GF Br...
Nov 01, 2021•16 min•Ep. 217
"I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go." - Langston Hughes Follow Rob through a complicated thought train about negative thought loops and repatterning the way in which we think. Life and health isn't always what we think. Links: Self Journal - Use my personal VIP code "YMF" for 15% off your first order! Yvette Davis Health Coaching - tell her Rob Kaiser sent you! :) If you want to participate in a group chat with fellow...
Oct 29, 2021•23 min•Ep. 216
We have the ability to choose our attitudes and our happiness for today. Join Rob as he utilizes "The Rudder of the Day" - by Dan Miller to serve as a springboard for today's discussion...about how we all have the ability to change our thinking and our attitudes today. And those will impact our results tomorrow. What attitude have you chosen for today? Have you decided to be happy or crabby? Links: The Rudder of the Day - by Dan Miller 48 Days Eagles Community If you want to participate in a gro...
Oct 28, 2021•20 min•Ep. 215
Today, Rob discusses the word "nomad," his history with the nomad life and how it can interface with the homestead lifestyle quite nicely, depending on the context of your current environment. He's also seeking YOUR feedback on a couple ideas! Tune in today and join the Telegram chat group to share your thoughts! Links: Nomad - Wikipedia Homesteaders: Stationary Nomads? If you want to participate in a group chat with fellow audience members on a similar path, you can join the community on our Te...
Oct 27, 2021•20 min•Ep. 214
Is money the only reason you go to work each day? Join Rob as he utilizes "The Rudder of the Day" - by Dan Miller to serve as a springboard for today's discussion...which is all over the place as what we read to begin is quite thought provoking. Have you been able to "wake up" the more important part of who you are? What are you doing to give expression to your "noble" self? Links: The Rudder of the Day - by Dan Miller If you want to participate in a group chat with fellow audience members on a ...
Oct 25, 2021•21 min•Ep. 213
Tune in today as Rob dives into this question, which comes from the Deeper Talk Deck. 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 was missing from your childhood?" Links: Best Self Deeper Talk Deck - Use my ...
Oct 22, 2021•17 min•Ep. 212
Well I’ll tell you how it works as far as we know. Now to do this I want to tell you about a situation that parallels the human mind. Suppose a farmer has some land. And it’s good fertile land. Now the land gives the farmer a choice. He may plant in that land whatever he chooses. The land doesn’t care. It’s up to the farmer to make the decision. Now remember we are comparing the human mind with the land because, the mind, like the land, doesn’t care what you plant in it. It will return what you ...
Oct 21, 2021•2 min•Ep. 211
Today, Rob shares his experience with mastermind groups, and provides some resources for you to to learn more about mastermind groups, actionable steps you can take to surround yourself with excellence, and how to determine if a group is right for you. "The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is in the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him." - ...
Oct 20, 2021•20 min•Ep. 210
"The digital age - specifically the Internet and various messaging methods - has helped shrink the world and eliminate time delays. But when it comes to communicating with God, the digital age hasn't changed anything except perhaps made us more impatient with God. We are used to getting answers and replies to questions promptly, and we forget that God works on His timetable, not ours. But when an answer or response from God takes time, we are forced to stop, think, consider, evaluate, meditate, ...
Oct 19, 2021•17 min•Ep. 209
Today we talk about spirituality and how it is an integral component of All Around Growth. We discuss some strategies and tactics to enaging in spiritual practice for the first time, also. We read from 365 Tao, begininning the show with a brief, poetic aphorism providing the theme, followed by a clear, insightful meditation on the day's Taoist principle. This is followed by commentary by Rob on this October 18, 2021 - the 291st day of the calendar year. Links: 365 Tao , by Deng Ming-Dao Relax, C...
Oct 18, 2021•18 min•Ep. 208
