Send us a text The essence of life cannot be found in the minutes, hours, or days that we have. We all have a different amount of time and it isn't given to us for consumption, but for contribution. As we look back at our journey, we will not see time, rather only the moments that we made along the way. These are the steppingstones along our path that we leave for others to remember us by and follow. Life is series of moments and the quality of attention we give each one determines the quality o...
Feb 21, 2022•10 min
Send us a text The true definition of success is happiness and contentment. This is what we all seek and it is right under our nose in every moment. We struggle to find it because we have been conditioned to subconsciously always be in the next moment and discrediting the present one. As if the next moment is more important than the one we are in. The secret to achieving this can be learned from farmers and old dogs....... If you are angry, you are focused on yesterday. If you are worried, you a...
Feb 02, 2022•9 min
Send us a text God gave every one of us gifts, hopes, and desires. However, he left it up to us to open and use them. He didn’t hide them. They are right there in plain mindsight. Our minds are the most powerful tools we have. We can achieve great success if we put our mind to it or we can accomplish nothing if we put our mind to it. The choice is ours! I choose to unwrap every gift and pursue my dreams until I reach the last step of my journey. "I may not be able to change the world I see aroun...
Jan 11, 2022•11 min
Send us a text It’s okay to be broken! We all have brokenness, but we sometimes create more distress, sadness, and hurt for ourselves trying to hide it. It’s okay to show others the chinks in our armor. When we do we will not only help ourselves but may be surprised how we help others around us. Let the world know the true you with your light shining through all the broken pieces. “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” Rumi...
Dec 09, 2021•10 min
Send us a text If you have chickens, you know that a critter in the area is a literal real concern. However, this can also be true metaphorically for every aspect of life. My Dad taught me this at a young age. We didn’t have chickens and I had never seen (or smelled) a weasel. However, I knew exactly what he was talking about and this parable has helped me throughout my journey. Our instinct is one of our greatest gifts, but also one of the easiest things to ignore. When we really want something...
Oct 28, 2021•10 min
Send us a text 50 episodes! WOW! I have learned so much doing these and the responses I receive truly touch my heart. This was intended to be about business success, but that changed during the first episode. I just share experiences that I have had along my journey and it is such an awesome feeling when someone says they were inspired or it helped them in some way. I have never done anything more rewarding in my life! I can sum up all 50 episodes in four words: Hard work – Faith – Gratefulness ...
Oct 13, 2021•11 min
Send us a text We have always been taught to put others first and to never be the center of attention. That is good advice, but we should not suppress our true selves to do so. We now have a generation that is being taught to choose one side and hate the other. In doing this we create an avatar for what we feel we need to be successful or accepted. However, our need for acceptance can actually make us invisible. We will never find true love, peace, and happiness until we step out from behind the...
Sep 21, 2021•10 min
Send us a text Sometimes the most difficult part of moving forward is letting go of what is behind us. This can be a loved one, a job we lost, or a home we thought we would live in forever. As we go throughout our life we will encounter people, places, and things that are necessary for a part of our path and others that will be with us for the entire journey. While we may not understand the reason for the ones we lose, we must keep moving forward. We can never reach our destiny if we keep lookin...
Sep 09, 2021•10 min
Send us a text A mountain goat and an elk were in a forest with many Aspen trees. The elk was eating the fresh delicious leaves to its heart's content, but the goat was too short to reach the lowest branches and had to settle for whatever fell to the ground. The goat thought to himself "lifes not fair". That evening a bad storm blew in and the goat sought shelter in a nearby cave. The elk was too large for the cave and had to stand out and endure the cold pounding rain and wind. As it looked at ...
Aug 06, 2021•10 min
Send us a text When my daughter was approaching her teen years, I did a remake of a Jimmy Dean song and put it on her phone for her ears only. That was many years and phones ago, so I am sure it is now lost in a cloud somewhere. Today is my her birthday and I am out of town. So since I can't be there to sing happy birthday to her, I did the only thing I knew to do. I made a podcast for her! Haha If you have listened to any of my episodes you know that I just speak what is on my heart. Well with ...
Jul 21, 2021•5 min
Send us a text This is the second episode that I have done on this subject and I could do many more because fear is one of the greatest motivators for success. Fear also kills more dreams than failure does. When we come face to face with what scares us we can choose to retreat to our safe place or rise up and conquer our ambitions. Contrary to popular belief fear is not the absence of faith rather fear requires us to step up in our faith and push through. That is the formula for success! “Do one...
Jul 13, 2021•10 min
Send us a text There are no rules for being a Dad. All we can do is offer our best advice, unconditional love, and LOTS of prayers! In this episode I share a little reminiscing about my Dad and a little perspective from being a Dad. HAPPY FATHERS DAY!
Jun 18, 2021•11 min
Send us a text How many times do we hear the phrase "they say"? It is used as a confirmation of facts or to demonstrate a point all the time. However, the "they" in that phrase is no longer a reliable source. When my Grandmother said "they say" to give advice about children she was referring to experienced Mothers or medical professionals. Unfortunately, today the most common source for “they” is social media which is unreliable at best because the root is likely some athlete, celebrity, or poli...
Jun 07, 2021•10 min
Send us a text It is easy to reflect on our life and see where we are or where we have been. We can do that by simply looking at our shadow as it projects our every move. However, it can never project our next move because that is only in our thoughts. So if we don't like where our shadow sits we can change it, but it has to start in our mind. A poor mind will give a poor life while a positive mind will give a rich life. " You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow ...
Apr 15, 2021•9 min
Send us a text In life people will betray us. The key is not allowing the betrayal to stop us, rather to grow from it and know that God will make everything a blessing if we believe. “I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.” ― Abraham Lincoln...
Apr 02, 2021•8 min
Send us a text In this episode I share a true story about a man named Bob. While I only knew Bob for a few years and have not spoken to him in more than 25 years he had one of the biggest impacts in my career. He believed in me when I didn’t and challenged me to always pursue new adventures. I have shared this story with many young people over the year who are not sure what path they want to take. It is okay to TRY new things. It’s okay to be afraid and you don’t need to have everything figured ...
Mar 26, 2021•12 min
Send us a text Society defines neighbor as someone living next door just like Facebook defines a friend as someone your connected to. However, just like a friendship is much more than "liking" each other status", being neighborly is more than keeping your dog out of the next door lawn. The fact is a neighbor is not the person residing in the house next to ours, rather our neighbor is whoever is next to us in any moment. This may be a friend, loved one, or stranger. "When we look for what's best ...
Mar 05, 2021•10 min
Send us a text While the mask has taken away our ability to share a smile in passing, we can still allow our joy to shine through the windows of our soul. Our eyes light our way and can never be deceiving. A face can be carved into stone with any facial expression such as a smile, anger, or sadness, but only the eyes can emit our true inner feelings, emotions, and character. We can fake a smile, but the eyes are not made of one way glass and can never lie....
Feb 11, 2021•7 min
Send us a text This is a lesson I learned as a boy trying to keep up with Dad in the woods on a dark night while racoon hunting. Whether you are leading, teaching, or helping a friend in need you cannot do it by walking in front or behind them. You can only help them to see the path by walking along beside them. "If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your own way" Nichiren...
Jan 27, 2021•9 min
Send us a text There is so much power in our words. We can use them to inspire or to destroy, to lift up or tear down. Words are like a loaded gun. Once we pull the trigger we cannot catch the bullet and put it back into the barrel. So the most important thing we can do is always be aware of the impact our words will have on the person they are aimed at before we pull the trigger. "No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world" Robin Williams...
Jan 16, 2021•12 min
Send us a text As Christmas approaches, it can be easy to get distracted by all the shopping, the decorating, the baking, and the celebrating. Many even see this as added stress to their already too busy life. We can so quickly forget that the true reason for the celebration in this season is the birth of our Savior, Jesus, which brought peace, joy, hope, and goodwill for us all! This is certainly what we all need right now! The good news is that the Christmas Spirit does not hide. It is right i...
Dec 10, 2020•14 min
Send us a text Tis the season for merry wishes and I have great news! Wishes can come true! However, it requires action beyond the blowing of a birthday candle or tossing of a coin into a fountain. A wish without action will always only be a wish. If we wish for an apple tree to be in our backyard it will never just appear no matter how many shooting stars we wish upon, but if we plant the seed and nourish it our wish will come true. So as you think about what you wish for in life, consider what...
Dec 03, 2020•10 min
Send us a text No matter how dark our skies get or how difficult the storms sometimes are to weather we can always find reasons to be thankful. Staying thankful for our blessings is so very important for our lives, but it is as important to always give thanks to the Blesser. So this Thanksgiving as we reflect on WHAT we have to be thankful for let's remember to say thank you to WHO gave it to us! Remember no matter how little we have or how hard life can get we can always give our word, a smile,...
Nov 25, 2020•9 min
Send us a text To succeed in great things, we must push ourselves outside of our comfort zone. However, it is more important to not lose our way back into our comfort zone. When our world seems to go crazy and we are bombarded by outside elements we need to know where to find internal comfort. Life is tough, we will all get knocked to our knees sometimes. It is in those moments that all we can do is seek comfort to sooth our soul. The good news is that we do not have to look far. We will not fin...
Nov 19, 2020•14 min
Send us a text When we think about who we are we often think about our what. What we have, what we do for a career, or what we believe in. However, if we want to feel a passion for all we do and know we are contributing to something bigger than ourselves, we need to know our WHY. Once we understand our WHY, we can clearly articulate what makes us feel fulfilled and to better understand what drives us to our natural best. When we can do that, we will have a point of reference for everything we do...
Nov 10, 2020•14 min
Send us a text Secrets carry great power. The key is knowing when to contain that power and when to free it. Some secrets can destroy if told while others can destroy if not told. Some secrets can be of great benefit if untold while others can be a great benefit if told. All secrets are dark and vanish immediately in light. It is just a matter of knowing when to flip the switch. “Love never grows when it is kept locked in our hearts. Love will only find its fulfillment when it finds its way out ...
Oct 28, 2020•10 min
Send us a text Why do bad things happen? Why do good things happen? Bottom line is that things happen that are beyond our control or comprehension. Accepting that things happen is difficult....Accepting that we may never know the reason is faith. “sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” Marilyn Monroe
Oct 08, 2020•10 min
Send us a text We will never manifest our greatness if we settle for a participation ribbon in life. We must always continue to strive for the trophy. Our character is not defined in our success or title, rather it is built from our wins and losses. We should grow stronger in both by always winning with dignity and never accepting a loss as the final result. Winning gives us joy and losing gives us wisdom. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” W...
Sep 24, 2020•10 min
Send us a text In this social media world we live in, it is so easy to feel the grass may be greener for someone else. The fact is that it may be in that moment of their post. Maybe they got a new car, new job, lost some weight, or are celebrating something. However, before you go running out of your gate looking for greener pastures, remember everything is temporary and all grass withers from time to time. Have you ever thought theirs may be a little greener because they have provided more TLC?...
Sep 15, 2020•10 min
Send us a text There are times in our lives that we must stand. Stand for our beliefs, stand for our rights, or stand for others. The most difficult time to stand is after getting knocked down. We may have no idea what to do next, but it is in that moment that we have two choices: We can choose to stay down or we can stand. This is the true test of our character and to succeed in life we must always stand up and overcome whatever adversity knocked us down. “I cannot and will not recant anything,...
Aug 27, 2020•10 min
