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Blue Collar Executive

Lewis Taulbee Jrwww.bluecollarexecutive.org

Achieve your destiny and be successful at any level by staying rooted in a strong work ethic, determination, and integrity. My Mom and Dad were factory workers and generations before them were farmers or coal miners. My path took me in a business direction, but it was still the work ethics and values of my blue collar roots that helped me reach top executive levels. My Dad was a man of few words, but as I navigated through my career I could always find the answers I needed in the subtle things he said or did. I believe these nuggets can help anyone achieve any level of success they desire and I want to share them. I have written many of these in an unpublished book, but my gift is talking and not writing. So I am going to share them in this weekly podcast in hopes someone finds them valuable or at least entertaining. It doesn't matter what color your collar is. We all have gifts and a purpose. None more important than the other. The important thing is that we all reach our full potential and be the best we can be. 

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Episodes

Faith It Til You Make It

Send us a text I struggled my entire life with faith, especially when uncertain times arise. This has always troubled me deeply because I believe in God without a shadow of doubt. However, I sometimes get nervous about something and no matter how much I pray I remain anxious. I then feel I need to apologize and ask God to forgive my weak faith. Well a few weeks ago I received the answer to my lifelong prayer and complete clarity to understand faith. I am excited to share this understanding, beca...

Jun 27, 202515 min

Homeless Not Hopeless

Send us a text We have all been knocked to our knees. Either due to life's circumstances or maybe even our own bad choices. It is sometimes hard to stand back up or see the way out and we need a helping hand. Share a little human kindness and be that reaching hand for someone. God never gives up on any of us and we shouldn't either

May 29, 202512 min

No Plan B

Send us a text You will never have true success while straddling a fence. You must choose a side and jump. Plan B is only a distraction for plan A!

Apr 02, 202510 min

A Puzzling Life

Send us a text LIFE IS A PUZZLE God does not give us a picture of our life. Instead he gives us a box of puzzle pieces. Only He knows what the picture of our journey is until we place the last piece in it. Don't rush the process. Relax and enjoy placing each piece along your lifes path.

Mar 20, 20258 min

Don't Be Ugly

Send us a text Don't let the ugly in others kill the beauty in you. We all have different values and views that we hold near and dear. However, that doesn't give us the right to discount someone else's. We don't have to agree, but we must find a way to be kinder to one another. Even an ugly person has some good in them.

Mar 14, 202512 min

A Story To Be Told

Send us a text We all come from different walks of life. Consider how much we could benefit as a society if we would just take the time to share our stories.

Feb 27, 202510 min

What If This Is As Good As It Gets

Send us a text Resolutions are great and what better day to make a fresh start than the first day of the new year! It is important to work on improving areas of our lives, but we must first recognize who we are and where we are before we can move forward. We must know the direction of lifes current before we set our sail to progress into the future. In this episode I talk about this and offer five steps that I believe will move our lives in the right direction for our higher destiny....

Jan 11, 20258 min

And The Greatest Of These Is Love

Send us a text Have you ever felt uncomfortable when asked for money? It is awkward because your heart says give while your mind raises the caution flag. We were all born with a given heart, but sometimes it gets boarded up due to imposters and those who take advantage of others. In this episode I explain how to keep your heart wide open and never feel uncomfortable again. "Giving is not just about making a donation. It is about making a difference." Kathy Calvin...

Oct 11, 20249 min

This Too Shall Pass

Send us a text In this episode I tell how my wife and I were in an unwelcome situation last week, and how we refused to allow it to rob us. Cars can always be repaired, we can make more money, but time can never be bought or made. We don't always choose our situation, but how we respond in them is our choice. "All paths have puddles. You don't drown from falling in the water. You drown by staying in it" Lewis Taulbee...

Sep 18, 20247 min

The Incredible Pine Cone

Send us a text The fascinating facts about pine cones and what we can learn from them for our own lives. "Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better" Albert Einstein

Aug 07, 20249 min

EPISODE 100! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

Send us a text What started with a story about sharing a sandwich with Dads old coon hound has grown into something I could have never even imagined in four years: 8,842,000 plays on 6 Continents, in 62 Countries/Territories, and 1,040 Cities. A book and a series of five more in production. This little podcast has brought me rewards far beyond any business deal I have ever made. Not a financial reward, rather an indescribable reward that floods my heart. It is proof that true success is found wh...

Jul 29, 202410 min

Shut Up and Serve

Send us a text Talk is cheap and easy. We say I love you, but do we show it? When we know someone in need we say we will pray for them, but maybe God's response to us is why are you not helping them? "Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often" Mark Twain...

Jun 27, 20248 min

Believing is Seeing

Send us a text We say "seeing is believing", but God says "BELIEVING is seeing". He wants us to live in faith, but that can be hard sometimes. Especially when the dark clouds move in. It's in the middle of the storm when holding on to faith is the most difficult. When it seems like all hope is gone and our prayers have gone unheard. This is when we need to stand firm like an oak tree in our faith, never lose hope, and believe. Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the substance of thing...

Jun 06, 20247 min

Old Dogs Can Teach Us New Tricks

Send us a text They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. However, we can learn alot from old dogs. In Loving Memory of Chevy

May 07, 202412 min

A Simpler Life

Send us a text We all seek advancing technology yet we also all share a yearning for a simpler life. Technology can help us be more efficient and effective, but it can also rob us from inner peace at the same time. It is important to disconnect sometimes and enjoy the simplicities of life. It's simple to be happy, but it is becoming more and more difficult to be simple.

Apr 24, 20249 min

The Bible

Send us a text Fictional novel or inspired word of God? In this episode I share the facts and why I choose the Bible as my instruction book for lifes journey.

Apr 18, 20246 min

The Greater Power Within

Send us a text The spirit of mankind is like a kite which rises by means of the very forces that seem to oppose its rise.

Apr 12, 20248 min

Now Hiring

Send us a text There is a growing epidemic of poor customer service. Many leaders will tell you that it is a result of the inability to staff quality employees. There is some truth to this, but they need to look in the mirror for the solution. The issue is not the employee, rather the employer. There are plenty of dedicated, hard working people to fill any company's needs. However, they have a choice and no one wants to give their loyalty and dedication where they are unappreciated and feel like...

Mar 05, 20249 min

What Exists In The Absence

Send us a text If God is omnipotent, all loving, and all knowing why does he allow evil to exist? Tough question with a simple answer. I break it down in this episode. "Darkness can only exist in the absence of light. Light can only exist in the presence of darkness."

Feb 09, 20248 min

Unwrap Yourself

Send us a text There is no smaller package than someone wrapped up in themself. Unwrap yourself and be the gift that keeps on giving!

Feb 02, 202410 min

You Have Never Walked in Their Shoes

Send us a text There is no smaller package than a man wrapped up in himself. We have become a society of self absorbed people. We are quick to complain or criticize others if it disrupts our agenda. However, we don't always know what that person may be going through. We are all in this world together sharing the same struggles, so instead of being quick to point fingers we should be reaching a helping hand. "And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in...

Jan 23, 202411 min

The Hazard of Being Handy

Send us a text They say when we first enter Heaven we will see a replay of our lives. Well there will be a lot of laughing when they roll mine! This is a 100% true story of one of my brilliant ideas gone bad! " Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity, but as a remedy, a miracle drug, that will ease your pain, cure your depression, and help you to put in perspective that seemingly terrible defeat... Never take yourself too seriously. " Og Mandino...

Jan 18, 20248 min
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