This Stuff Matters with Tom Gray: Recent Episodes
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Today’s episode features part 1 of an interview with Danny Kanell. Danny is a husband and father of three daughters. He played QB in the NFL for six years, leading the New York Giants to an NFC East division championship, after being named the 1995 ACC Player of the Year at Florida State. He is a broadcaster/commentator currently working with CBS, Fox Sports1, and SiriusXM.
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Today’s episode features part 1 of an interview with Danny Kanell. Danny is a husband and father of three daughters. He played QB in the NFL for six years, leading the New York Giants to an NFC East division championship, after being named the 1995 ACC Player of the Year at Florida State. He is a broadcaster/commentator currently working with CBS, Fox Sports1, and SiriusXM.
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In today’s episode, we dig into the roots of the recent Wall Street Journal Poll on the dramatic changes in what we value as Americans. This article reveals and directly connects to the need for a national acknowledgment and belief in God. The time for the revolution of souls and society is now!
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Today’s episode is part 2 of a 2 part interview with Taylor Trammell.
Taylor is an outfielder for the Seattle Mariners. Taylor grew up in Powder Springs/Cobb County, Georgia, and attended Mount Paran Christian School. He was the 35th player taken in the 2016 MLB draft (Cincinnati Reds). During his senior year in high school, the Atlanta Journal Constitution called Taylor the best two-sport athlete in the state of Georgia. During his senior year in high school, he rushed for 2,500 yards and a county-scoring record 38 touchdowns in football.
Taylor and his wife Emani were married in January of 2022. As great of an athlete as Taylor is, he is a better man, living to make a difference in the world.
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Today’s episode is part 1 of a 2-part interview with Taylor Trammell.
Taylor is an outfielder for the Seattle Mariners. Taylor grew up in Powder Springs/Cobb County, Georgia, and attended Mount Paran Christian School. He was the 35th player in the 2016 MLB draft (Cincinnati Reds). During his senior year in high school, the Atlanta Journal Constitution called Taylor the best two-sport athlete in the state of Georgia. During his senior year in high school, he rushed for 2,500 yards and a county-scoring record 38 touchdowns in football. Taylor and his wife Emani were married in January 2022. As great of an athlete as Taylor is, he is a better man, living to make a difference in the world.
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Today’s episode is the second half of our interview with Randy Peitsch.
Randy is the CMO (Chief Merchandizing Officer) of the PGA Tour Superstore. Randy joined the executive leadership team at the PGA Tour Superstore when there were a total of 10 stores. Today there are 53, with plans to have 58 before the year is over and 100 by 2026. He is one of the best leaders I have ever known. He has been a vital driver of the culture and customer experience, enabling the PGA Tour Superstore to grow even in economic downtimes and against industry trends. I know you’ll enjoy the second part of our interview with Randy.
Randy will be our featured guest tomorrow – March 15th – at our live lunch
at Maggiano’s Cumberland Mall. And, as always, please download and share the episode with anyone you think will benefit from it.
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I’m excited for you to meet our fellow revolutionary in today’s episode. This is Randy Peitsch, the CMO (Chief Merchandizing Officer) of the PGA Tour Superstore. Randy joined the executive leadership team at the PGA Tour Superstore when there were a total of 10 stores. Today there are 53, with plans to have 58 before the year is over and 100 by 2026. He is one of the best leaders I have ever known. He has been a vital driver of the culture and the customer experience which has enabled the PGA Tour Superstore to grow even in economic downtimes and against industry trends. I know you’ll enjoy the first of two parts of our interview with Randy.
Get your tickets to our next Live Lunch (March 15th) right here and meet Randy face to face at www.thisstuffmatters.net.
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Today’s episode is the second part of our interview with Larry Nelson.
Larry is a three-time major winner and world golf hall of Famer.
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Meet revolutionary Larry Nelson. On today’s episode, we will enjoy the first part of a two-part interview with the three-time major winner and world golf hall of famer Larry Nelson.
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Valentine’s Week Continues with our fourth episode on Love.
In today’s episode, we’re handling the question, “How do I communicate effectively when I don’t want to communicate?” In this episode, we’ll call ourselves outward and upward into not only a higher level of effective communication but a higher degree of caring and caring to communicate. Communication is the highway upon which a relationship travels. There are no shortcuts or detours around direct and caring communication. We’ll call out the key focus of great communication: listening. Pick your time(s) and places, and communicate, you’ll be glad you did.
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Valentine’s Week Continues with our third episode on Love.
In today’s episode, we’re handling the question, “How do we navigate being on the same team in terms of parenting and finances?” We’ll lay out the key parallel rails of communication and compromise as we work through goals, philosophies, practices, and roles in each area. Also, we’ll highlight the value of outside guidance and continuous attention to each area.
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Valentine’s Week continues with our second episode on Love.
In today’s episode, we’re handling the question, “How Do We Make the Transition to Empty Nesting Wisely, Well?” We’ll shine a light on transitioning our marriages and our relationships with our now-launched adult children.
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Love is the most powerful force in the universe. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Today will be the first of a series of 4 episodes about love, turning
Valentine’s Day into Valentine’s Week.
In today’s episode, we’re handling the question, “How Do You Make
Love Last in Marriage?” We’ll start off our week exploring the
foundations of commitment, compassion, camaraderie, and
the communication necessary to build a growing and lasting love in
marriage.
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This is the second part of our interview with three-time NCAA National
Champion Kirk Pratt. The principles, lessons, and inspiration abound out
of this time with a truly revolutionary champion.
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The University of Georgia has been ecstatic about its back-to-back national football championships. Well, we can one-up them on TSM the Podcast as we offer today part one of an interview with three-time NCAA National Champion, Kirk Pratt. That's right, in his four years as a Syracuse University lacrosse player, Kirk and his teammates won the natty three times.
You'll enjoy the stories, lessons, and inspirational principles Kirk shares with all of us. And, as always, please download and share the episode with anyone you think will benefit from it.
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For changes in our lives to be most effective, they need to be incorporated into our lifestyle, meaning, they have to become a part of how we live naturally/regularly. The changes spiritually, physically, and relationally we want and need become a part of our identity and, in essence, our preferred/automatic way of living, through the process outlined in the best-selling book “Atomic Habits”.
In this episode, Tom is pulling some key learnings presented in James Clear’s great book and includes a highly motivating story from the British national cycling team. We trust this episode will live up to our mission to help you make the most of what matters most. Enjoy!
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Joe Hamilton, a man of many accomplishments and significant influence joins us at TSM the podcast to help us continue to stir up the revolution of souls and society we all long to see. You’ll be encouraged and inspired through Joe’s insights and perspectives.
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Joe Hamilton, a man of many accomplishments and significant influence joins us at TSM the podcast to help us continue to stir up the revolution of souls and society we all long to see. You’ll be encouraged and inspired through Joe’s insights and perspectives.
Get your tickets to our next Live Lunch – January 25th at Maggiano’s Little Italy Cumberland Mall – 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Tickets at our website below!
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In a time when the older generations can get discouraged about the younger generation(s) – and truthfully, it’s probably like that in every generation – we want to start our new year off with some strong positive encouragement. Meet one of our brightest of the bright, Nathaniel Raeder.
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Settle in and enjoy the second part of our interview with the big red revolutionary.
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We’re privileged to have Santa stop in for an interview the week of Christmas. Merry Christmas everyone! We believe you’ll enjoy Jera Shumpert’s experience, perspective and heart-warming stories in this week’s episode. We also hope you’ll be inspired by this difference maker/revolutionary.
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Don’t be alone. Tom even extends an invitation to you to come have dinner with him on Christmas Eve.
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Go to church and sing.
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Write out a list of the good things that happened this year.
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Thank God for each of those things.
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Give.
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Give more thoughtfully than bountifully.
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Read Luke 2:1-20 out loud with others.
And, think about Jesus more carefully. He is the most influential revolutionary of all time with no close rival.
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We are what we believe. In this episode, Tom argues that the best decisions (for souls and societies) have to factor in the long-term ramifications, not just immediate results. The best decisions also factor in which solutions do the most good for the most people. Tom uses the NCAA football transfer portal as his object lesson – enjoy. Sports, society and spirituality are merging seamlessly in this one to stir up the revolution of souls and society.
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The revolution of souls and society so desperately needed today will require us to do things differently, aka learn new things and new ways. Can we? YES!
Can the US Men’s National Team ever win the World Cup? The answer is and has to be “yes”. Our some day World Cup championship depends on us learning a sport that isn’t/wasn’t our native language. Similarly, the revolution of your soul will depend on you learning God and His ways even if you weren’t raised being taught about Him. You can do it. Don’t doubt or be afraid, just get the process started. Who would have ever thought that Argentina would win the men’s basketball Olympic gold medal, like they did in 2004? Isn’t that the national birthright of the USA? They learned. They made a previously foreign thing as if they were native speakers of that thing. You can too!
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If Chick-Fil-A was struggling, would it be wise of them to rediscover critical perspective and wisdom from their founder Truett Cathy? If Walmart found itself struggling, would it be wise to tap into some key guidance from Sam Walton? Apple, Steve Jobs? Of course. So, at our uniquely American national holiday, Thanksgiving, there’s no better time for our struggling/hurting country to ponder some foundational wisdom embedded in the early Thanksgiving proclamations (1623 and 1789). Listen with open and teachable minds and hearts today. Download and share – and have a great Thanksgiving!
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We all know that “hurt people hurt people”. Did you know that loved people love people? And did you further know that you are loved?! The most powerful force in the universe is love. In this episode, we’ll open the door to discovering and embracing the soul and society revolutionizing power of true love. Please download it and share it, and if you haven’t subscribed yet, we’d love to have you subscribe to our podcast – thank you!
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On the day before we get to hang out with UGA Bulldog legend Buck Belue at our next TSM Live Lunch (Nov. 9th), we pull from his life story, featured in his book “Inside the Hedges”. In every high impact person’s life, there are seasons and stories of being refined through the fires of pressure and difficulty. Take great encouragement from our episode today, especially if you’re in the middle of a pressure cooker right now. The Bible reminds us repeatedly of the fundamental necessity of being refined by trials to become mature and complete souls equipped not only to persevere and triumph, but also to influence others to the same end. Enjoy!
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You see defensive coordinators rotating their lines in and out in an attempt to keep them fresh and strong through the entire football game – especially against up tempo offenses. Our lives are a battle too, and rest is a huge component of enduring and winning in life. As you consider intentionally choosing your beliefs, consider what Jesus offers His followers in a biblical belief system. He says: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:28,29 There is a depth of rest available to our souls when we walk in lock step with Jesus that transcends all circumstances and challenges. It may be exactly what your soul has been crying out for.
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Secular Humanism says you and we are a coincidence. Judeo-Christian biblicalism says you and we are a creation. What we believe about God and therefore ourselves makes a fundamental and colossal difference in how we will live as individual souls and as a society. As you go about your day to day routines this week, engage your imagination by asking yourself as many times as you can remember to: “How would a creation of God respond to this?” and “How would a random coincidence respond to this?”
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Well, if you’re ready to not just sit back and believe whatever the culture you live in feeds you by osmosis, and if you’re ready to take the reins of determining what you believe intentionally, here we go.
At the center of any belief system, we need to ask four fundamental questions.
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Where did I/we come from? The question of origin.
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Why am I here? The question of purpose.
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What should I do? The question of morality/justice.
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Where am I going? The question of destiny.
As we seek the best answers to those questions, we can analyze the answers that different philosophies and/or religions offer by using two tests.
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The correspondence test. Does the answer suggested correspond to the world as I can experience/observe it?
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The coherence test. Do the collective answers given form a coherent whole across all four questions?
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We have been focusing on clarifying our identity – who are we? Recognizing that no one consistently performs in a manner inconsistent with how they see themselves, we need to make sure we turn to the right source to find the answer(s) to the questions(s) of who we are individually and as a society. As a continuation of the same theme, how we view everything, what we believe about everything, is central to every aspect of our lives. And, like our best source for clarifying our identity, God, I want to suggest/recommend considering belief in God as the starting point of what matters most across our entire approach to life and society.
“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us” – A.W. Tozer
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Our national motto since 1956 has been “In God We Trust”. Our money says it. Our presidents since Reagan have ended speeches saying “God bless America.” Our founding document (the Declaration of Independence) says our country and our rights as its citizens are built on and come from God our Creator.
Every successful team and organization must clarify and commit to its collective identity. We as a country, if we’re going to turn our downturn into a resurgence must also start there. We need to decide going forward, will we or won’t be who we’ve been? Will we be One Nation Under God or not.
It's time for us to make the same commitment President Lincoln called us to in the middle of the Civil War in his Gettysburg Address, “that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom.” The new birth of freedom we know we desperately need today must begin by clarifying our collective identity.
Whether you personally believe in God or not, there are practical ways for all of us to affirm our collective commitment to this unifying identity. That is where our podcast begins to lead us today
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The only fully satisfying and reliable source for answering life’s foundational question, “Who am I?”, is God. We cannot look inside ourselves for the answer, and we cannot look outside ourselves, unless the look “out” is the look “up” to God. So I guess you could call this outsourcing, “up”sourcing.
Corrie ten Boom – holocaust survivor and major soul/society revolutionary – said, “If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. But if you look at Christ, you’ll be at rest.”
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To realize the changes we desperately need, we must begin with clarifying our identity – we must know who we are – both within our individual souls and then ultimately as a society at large.
“You cannot consistently perform in a manner which is inconsistent with the way you see yourself.” – Zig Ziglar
In today’s episode, Tom begins to help you clarify the all important answer(s) to the question, “Who am I?”.
Where do you look to help you answer that question? The opinion of others? Your job? A cause you’re connected to? Let’s make sure we’re anchoring to the right source of information when we’re clarifying who we are.
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This episode is the third of a three part interview with Ralph Stokes. This serves as a great wrap up of our little portrait of a real-life change agent, aka revolutionary. If you want to see the whole interview with Ralph unedited, you can find it here on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkvHgGMq-XM
Ralph is our featured guest at our Next TSM Live Lunch September 14th. Get you ticket at the link below – and text me any questions you have for Ralph ahead of time to 678-453-6774.
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This episode is the second of a three part interview with Ralph Stokes. Pay attention to the lessons Ralph shares in this episode: notice that facing difficulty and challenge is not only inevitable in life, it is actually indispensable in developing the character of our kind of revolutionaries. There is a great paragraph in the Bible about how we should view our suffering, knowing that the right mindset toward life’s most painful moments is actually the key to complete and mature character. It’s James 1:1-3 if you want to explore it for yourself.
Ralph is our featured guest at our Next TSM Live Lunch September 14th. Get you ticket at the link below – and text me any questions you have for Ralph ahead of time to 678-453-6774.
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Episode 3 – release date August 30th
This episode is the first of a three part interview with Ralph Stokes, the Vice President for Diversity, Partnerships & Community Relations for the PGA Superstore. Ralph is a great change agent (revolutionary) role model. Ralph’s book, “One of the First” chronicles the lessons he’s learned through a lifetime of making a difference. Ralph was one of the first five black football players at the University of Alabama under Coach Bear Bryant. Join me as we pick up priceless nuggets from Ralph in part 1 of this interview – we going to hear from Ralph about who shaped his life and how working through challenges and adversity are necessary for us to ultimately bring about the change we know is needed.
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In this episode we rally around the truth that We Can Change! In episode 1 we clarified the need for change in our souls and in our society. In this episode we identify the first lie we need to reject on our way to realizing the needed revolution: the lie that we can’t change, or that the changes needed are too big for us to successfully tackle. In the same way James Franklin fundamentally changed the core identity and then culture and then win-loss outcomes of the perennial doormat Vanderbilt Commodores, we too can see our lives and the downwardly trending society in which we live turned around. The new identity we’ll need to embrace begins by affirming that we can embrace a new identity (we can change). We know our bodies can and do change, why would we believe our souls can’t. Text and/or call and leave a vm. 678-453-6774: What is one change you need to make in your life? And, what is one big change you see we need to make in our society?
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In this episode Tom launches the forward push “This Stuff Matters” is dedicated to – leading a revolution of souls and society. The definition of insanity is continuing to do the same things while expecting different results. This episode is a call out to everyone who feels the same way about our society, that something has to change. The natural life-cycle of every organization and nation is to decline after a period of success/prosperity. I believe we as Americans in 2022 collectively feel our downward trajectory. This episode is the beginning of organizing and inspiring the foundational level changes each of us can make to enable us to redirect even the society at large. Text and/or call and leave a vm. 678-453-6774: What is one change you need to make in your life? And, what is one big change you see we need to make in our society?
Here is the link to purchase tickets to our next TSM Live event on September 14th featuring Ralph Stokes.
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On today's episode of pod Tom and John want you to understand that being a father is more than just checking a box
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As father time is a key piece to what you can offer your child. Things are great but the memories can last a lifetime for your kid.
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As Fathers Day has just passed Tom Gray and John Radcliffe will take a deep dive into fatherhood and what fathers should look like to a family. This a topic that the guys will look at from a few different angles but on this weeks podcast they will look at as a model on a father can influence children just by their movement.
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People talk about being a product of their environment so change the setting that you are can change your mood and the world
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Sometime in life we need each other for encouragement, support and strength. That is why it important to be there for each other and others no only in time of need but also for good times.
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Chigoziem Okonkwo joins Tom again to tell his story of what is was like on draft day an explains his the power of the mind to accomplish your goals.
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Today Tom got a chance to sit down with a very special young man Chigoziem Okonkwo. When Tom got a chance to talk with Chig he was getting ready for the NFL draft but, he and Tom discuss his goals.
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A very special This Stuff Matters podcast with UGA Legend and Local Radio Host Buck Belue joined us, Buck recently published a book that will talk a lot about and his sports career and how his faith & family guides his life.
You can learn more about Buck book INSIDE THE HEDGES you can order it at https://insidethehedges.com/
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Once you in a covenant you do still have some responsibility and things that you need to handle during the process of going thru this walk together.
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In life you will enter many different covenants and contracts. The each hold many different functions but, the covenant that we are talking about here is an agreement to do what is right with not just family and friends but with the world.
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Tom got a chance to sit down with some amazing examples on people who care and friends of his Phil & Latasha Ironside. It is a powerful conversation with these 2 people that for sure will be on the podcast again.
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Resiliency - great influencers are forward focused so powerfully that they almost don’t acknowledge losses and set-backs - they get over a bad play very quickly -
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Alabama Crimson Tide, Golden State Warriors, New England Patriots all have a standard of where they like there teams to be. You have to set a standard for your life and you home that will be the example of what is expected from you and others.
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There is a strong similarity between Conviction and Insanity and today Tom and John talk about why it is important to have a conviction to be a game changer in our world.
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We should all expect that there is a certain amount of risk in life? Sure! Every time we step out the door, we run the risk of harm. When we participate in a sport, we have to weigh the risk of injury. When investing in the stock market, risk is assessed to determine possible higher returns on the investment.
How much risk are you assuming in your SPIRITUAL life? Are you risking alienation from others to live a more spiritual life? Tom and John examine how massive rewards can be reaped when we are willing to assume the risk of living a spiritual, bold life!
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Quitting is a final decision that has one outcome: Nothing.
Nothing changes, people don't grow, stagnation sets in and whatever ambition you had at the beginning of your task, by quitting ambition is lost to apathy and what could have been never becomes.
By quitting you don't allow yourself the opportunity to grow, develop, become a better person and live with a positive attitude when future challenges arrive.
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We are in an age of instant gratification. Whatever we want from food to entertainment, gratification is at hand with the push of a button.
But what happens when forces beyond our control prevent us from instant gratification?Tom and John look at the virtue of patience and why it is an essential discipline we should all strive to cultivate.
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Effort is always required to grow personally, physically, and yes even SPIRITUALLY. Why is it important to "keep going" when it seems like life keeps handing you lemons?
To reach the goal!
Tom and John look at how we can improve ourselves and find the keys to building perseverance in your life!
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Finding purpose in our lives is something that we all ponder at some point in our lives. Why are we here? What is our place in the world? What are we here to do in the world?
Some people find their purpose in the pursuit of worldly goods, positions, jobs, or causes, but is there a higher purpose than these?
Tom and John look at meaningful purpose in one's life, identifying it, fighting for it and implementing it in their lives successfully.
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"Integrity" as often defined as "what someone does when nobody is looking".
Tom and John discuss integrity, its importance to the individual, the need for more of it in society, and why we need to call ourselves to live a life with the highest levels of personal integrity possible.
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The first blog post of many to come discussing that REALLY matters in life. It's not things, it's not position, it's not wealth. What matters most are things like family, friends, relationships and community.
Get inspired by Tom Gray as he and John Radcliffe begin our journey of discovery to find out what REALLY matters the most in this world!
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During this time of year, gift giving is on our minds. Typically it means giving something to others like a toy or electronic device.
But true giving comes from within and lasts throughout the year. Join Tom and John as they look into the greater concepts behind giving yourself to others in the form of service, deeds or acts of kindness.
Give it a shot. It will bring about deep and meaningful change in your life and in the lives of others.
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