This podcast is me sharing my experience, strength and hope to help people with getting the most of their life. I try to encourage people and help them through any problems they may be facing.
What does it look like when you are in a season of waiting? Are you patient? Are you learning anything? Are you getting better at what you do?
As we finish up this topic, today we talk about the last 5 stages of a successful dream. Today we talk about what it looks like to share and get people to help be an ambassador of your dream.
Today we talk about the first 5 steps of a successful dream. We talk about how your passion will determine your energy and the price you are willing to pay determines the success of the dream.
What dreams do you have? Are you pursuing those dreams? Hopefully over the next couple of weeks I can encourage you to dream big and pursue those dreams and be a difference maker.
What kind of foundation are you building your relationships on? Make sure your building lasting relationships on solid ground and not ones that can crumble with one word or action by someone.
Are you making a difference in the life’s of those around you? In your community? In your family?
We always talk about sowing the seed and the different types of ground they get down in but have you talked about which type of ground you are when it comes to receiving that seed.
Have you ever asked why you go through things? Have you ever felt like you’re going through some kind of suffering for no reason? Today we answer those questions?
Next time you say “I’m waiting on God to open a door,” stop and ask yourself a question. “Is there something I need to be doing to get ready to walk through this door.”
Make sure we are showing love and kindness when talking with people. We don’t have to be right but we do need to be kind.
My word for the meet year is Unoffendable. Sometimes people forgot that we can choose if we get offended or not. Go into this new year with a mindset that your going to be unoffendable.
As you look back over the last year our biggest regrets are the things we didn’t do. As you look ahead this year don’t let that be your regret at the end of 2024.
We become whoever we trust the most says we are. If the people we look up to tell us we’ll never amount to anything worthy of love, shame will fuel our interactions for most our lives. But if the people we admire tell us our Creator is crazy about us, we’ll grow into people who carry extra love with us everywhere we go. How did people shape you this year? -
Never give up. Never stop believing. Know that God can redeem any story, no matter how bad you may think it is.
In this busy time of year, there are things we can do that take zero talent. We could really make a difference in some peoples lives if we remember this.
It’s that time of year where we always reflect on what we are grateful for. But we should do it year round and remember that everyday is a gift and we should be grateful 24/7.
What do the transitions look like in your life? Are you running from them? Are you embracing them?
Have you ever met someone and immediately formed an opinion about them? We’re you right or maybe you were wrong. Today we talk about not missing an opportunity that God might have based off of an assumption about people.
Like pruning a bush or a tree we have to prune some people, some things or some stuff in our life. Today we talk about what that looks like.
We can learn a lot about how we use to pull or ride in our little red wagon. Ronald Simmons wrote a bike on the life lessons of pulling your little red wagon.
Your words matter. Let your voice be heard. You never know who needs to hear what you have to say. Your worthy to have a voice and to be apart of something greater than yourself.
Are you a giver or a taker? Today we talk about the difference in being a giver or a taker. Follow along to see which one you are.
Have you ever felt aloneness? Was there someone who helped you through that time. Today we talk about how to spot aloneness and how to help someone the right way.
We are all in a fight of some sort. Today I talk about things we need to do in order to stay in the fight and not give up or discouraged. You can do this. I believe in you.
Today we talk about how to keep your momentum going. We talk about what fuels it and what can slow it down.
Don’t loose focus when aiming at your target? Don’t miss any opportunities that may come up on your way to your target.
Why can’t we just LOVE people. Why doesn’t the things that breaks God’s heart break our heart. When all else fails love.
You need to know you are making a difference in someone’s life. Is that difference in a positive manner or a negative manner. You have a choice to make a difference, so go make that difference.
Are you trying control everything? Should you be controlling everything? Or anything? Today I share a story about how I’m not really in control as much as I think I am.
What gets you out of bed in the morning? What is your calling? Figure out what your why is so your not in someone else’s way to their why.
Some of the most impactful and most influential people in this world is not the loudest. Those people just simply show love everywhere they go. They love when no one else does.
Why do we allow our mistakes make us feel like we are disqualified? Today we talk about why we should t feel disqualified when we make a mistake.
Today we talk about why it is so important to be a good listener. I also give you some pointers on how to be a better listener. I hope you walk away with being a better listener and how valuable people are.
The stories we tell ourselves can shape us. It can shape us in a good way or a bad way. We need to listen to the one being narrated by hope. Which story are you listening to?
Has being accepted ever cost you anything? Are you compromising when it comes to being accepted? Today we talk about the price of acceptance, so tune in and see if you can relate!!
Todays episode we talk about how to respond to rejection. We talk about a couple of ways how not to respond and a few ways of how to respond. Rejection is hard but it doesn’t have to be.
Have you ever wonder why your the way you are? Today we look at the factors that cause us to act the way we do, to treat people the way we do. A persons background is not an excuse for their behavior but it is an explanation.
Who are the people you surround yourself with? If someone is reflecting you, is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Are you the same person in front of your friends as you are behind closed doors? What does integrity mean to you?
In this episode I share a couple of stories of what it looks like to meet people where they are and not to be quick to condemn. We shouldn’t shame and guilt people when they make a mistake or believe something that we don’t agree with. What would this world be like if we should a little grace or mercy or love instead.
These steps may sound familiar to some. But I believe we all could follow them to make this a better place to live.
Sometimes we get in a hurry and start running to where we think we need to be, but we might be to early, there might be something waiting for us that wasn’t meant for us.
Have you ever thought about at a funeral or memorial service what the dash represents in between the birthdate and the date they died?
Today I talk about the difference between the words in the title and what true repentance brings!!
This week I continue with the theme of sowing seeds. It continues to be on my heart about how we have to be more intentional on the seeds we sow and the harvest we expect.
In todays episode we talk about four types of heart conditions. When you check the condition of your heart which one do you resonate with more and which one are your truly striving for?
Today we talk about the acronym H.O.T. What it looks like when we live our life being honest, open and transparency.
What is this world being robbed of because someone attempted something and failed and stopped trying?
Is there something in your life that reminds you of past failures or mistakes that help you to stay on track and motivate you to do better?
When you have a thought, have you ever stopped to identify where it came from? Today we talk about taking those thoughts captive and identify them and what to do with them.
What if we made one more phone call, ran one more lap, forgive one more time? Today we talk about what it looks like to do one more…..
Are there people in your life that you catch yourself talking about in a negative way? That seem to drive you crazy? Today we talk about how to unroot bad seeds in your life.
As we get ready for a new year and reflect over the past year, what are some things that you want to do differently? What’s one goal you would like to accomplish in the new year? Are there mis opportunities from this past year you want to change and have a different outcome in the new year?
I’ve been spending a little time looking back over the past year and looking at the growth and progress that I have made but also opportunities that I could learn from and do better. What I have found is a little bit of love, little bit of patience and a little bit of grace can go a long way and it never hurts to give a little.
We have to remember our words can build people up or tear people down. We have to cage our tongue and be careful what we say sometimes.
Today we talk about 3 things that can help us to continual learn. We are never to old or to late to learn new things. Life is a continual teacher so we need to know what to do not to miss opportunities to grow and get better.
Today is an unusual pod at then normally. Today I talk about burying your feelings and I also share with you my feelings that I have been feeling.
Today we listen to a clip from the movie Facing the Giants. In this motivational scene we will look at the teachable moments that can help us get through our everyday life.
We as parents need to make sure we are the ones speaking life into our kids and not let this world do it. Today I talk about 4 things we can do to speak life into our kids. It’s never to late to start.
This week we talk about what it looks like to sow and reap. The goal is to encourage you to continue to sow even when you don’t get to see the reaping of the harvest!
Today we talk about your mindset. We talk about changing it and what that looks like. Be patient and give yourself some grace and know you can shift your mindset.
Today we talk about a season of rest. What are signs that you need a season of rest? I talk about how to prepare for a season of rest.
Waiting can be miserable at times. But sometimes we just need to embrace the wait. This week I talked about waiting again because I just couldn’t seem to get it off my mind.
Sometimes waiting is hard to do, especially in this day and age where we have everything at our fingertips. We live in a microwaveable world. But today I talk about the importance of waiting.
This phrase had been used for many many years but today I talk about the impact it can have on your life.
Today we talk about things that will help you to do the next right thing. We talk about things you can do in your life to help you find God’s calling and purpose for your life. We also throw in some things to be cautious of.
Today we talk about why it’s important to have people in your life that can help encourage you and walk alongside of you.
In our final episode of The Guardrail series, we talk about the key ingredient when it comes to setting guardrails in your life.
This week we talk about putting guardrails in the things of our life to help protect our peace, relationships or addictions.
Today we continue our conversation about the guardrails we need in our life. We talk about the places we go and how we can protect our peace, our relationships, our sobriety and even our wallets.
Sorry I had to take a break from the series. I’ll explain in the podcast. I just wanted to share what God is showing me in my own life. Hope you enjoy.
Today we talk about the different relationships in your life’s and ways to have guardrails up in those relationships to maintain your peace and to have healthy relationships.
This week is an introduction to the series we are going to be covering over the next 4 weeks. We will be talking about putting guardrails in our life when it comes to dealing with people, places and things.
What does it mean to be All In or All Out? Today we talk about the title of my podcast and where it comes from and what it means.
What are you in control of? Today we look at the serenity prayer and how it can help us to figure out what we are in control of. I bet you aren’t in control of as much as you think your are. I’ll talk about the few things that we can actually control.
Today we talk about 3 things that you can practice that will help you to keep your joy. Sometimes we get overwhelmed with negative thoughts or emotions and we just needs ways to help minimize those.
What are the things in your life that is building up pressure and making you feel like you are about to explode. Today we look at some of those and talk about some outlets that can help you release some of that pressure.
This week I talk about Damon West and his analogy that someone share with him to be “The Coffe Bean”. Talking about transforming the world from the inside out and not let the world change you. He wrote a book called “The Coffee Bean”. Check it out, it’s a easy, short read.
There are thing in our life that can derail us from our goals. There are people in our life that can distract us from our passion or our goals. Today what talk about what that looks like and ways we can respond.
What stands in the way of your dreams? Today we talk about 4 things that stand in the way of your dreams. Don’t be scared to dream big and dream at all cost!!!!
Do you know what your passion is? Hopefully after listening to today’s podcast you will find your passion and know how to follow it!
Be patient and know that your roots have to grow downward before you can start growing upward and outward producing fruit. Don’t give up in feeding and watering your roots so you can withstand any storm!!!
Waiting doesn’t always have to be a bad thing. Take advantage of those moments where you feel like your in a waiting season.
Don’t get caught up in what other people might think, know that your hard work is worth celebrating!!!
Everyone has problems but with the right attitude they can become opportunities and they always tell us something about ourselves and surroundings.
Do you think before you speak? Today we talk about what it looks like to run your thoughts through a filter or just say what’s on your mind. I hope you give this question some thought. Remember we want to show love above all else.
Do you focus on the blessings in your life or like the news you lead with the negative? You always have a choice: problems or blessings? What you focus on becomes your feelings!
How are you being present in your everyday life? In a world of business and technology at our fingertips, are you present in your conversions, in your family, or even at work? Today we talk about the importance of being present in your life.
You are always listening. You are either listening with your ears, your eyes, your body language or your heart. Today we talk about all those and what that looks like.
Today we talk about the old school way of developing film after taking a picture. We talk about the darkroom process of developing that picture and how it relates to our lives and how we develope our own pictures.
Let your struggles be teachers. Just because you are struggling doesn’t mean you can’t embrace it and learn from it. You didn’t come this far just to come this far.
Today we talk about what it looks like to run your race. We talk about all the things that come into play when you run that race. We talk about what the finish line looks like.
Don’t lower your standards. Put some non-negotiables in your life to help protect your peace.
Today we talk about how more in control of our lives then we realize. We talk about things that we can do to protect our peace.
Today I get real and transparent with you in hopes that talking out loud and sharing my current struggles can help me and help you. Today we talk about what you do to keep your tank full so that you don’t completely drain it. So we take a look make a list of things that fill our tank and things that drain our tank. So we have to find that balance, we have to learn when to say no.
Have you ever dreamed of being an athlete, a movie star, a speaker, a teacher, and thought I could never do that. Well why can’t you do it? This week I try to encourage you to keep going, to not give up and ask yourself “why not me?” Why can’t I be what I dream to be, or make what I see others making. Why Not You?
This week I talk about validation and why I was looking for the wrong people to validate me. Who do you seek to validate you? Are you looking for the wrong people to validate you?
Even if we don’t realize it, we influence people every day either in a positive or negative way. Are you living in a way that you are contagious? Are you contagious in a negative or a positive way?
Today I talk about making memories. I reflect back 22 years ago at the memories with my daughter. I also talk about my favorite memories. What’s your favorite memory?
Today I talk about forgiveness and what that looks like to forgive people and to ask for forgiveness. I share a couple of stories and situations from my own life.
This week I talk about some technics and ideas on what achieving peace can look like. I share ideas and thoughts from a podcast where I listen to a talk by Trent Shelton. I talk about the impact and how I used some of those technics over this past year as I deal with the passing of my dad.
This week we talk about the lies that are fed to us on a daily basis. We talk about what to do with the lies this world and others try to convince us of. I share with you a trick I learned from a movie I watch awhile back.
This week we talk about what success looks like and what we need to be mindful of in order to be a champion. I also give you a couple of pitfalls to be in the look out for so they don’t cause you to stumble.
Just like when your driving, we have blind spots in our live’s. Today we will talk about some of those blind spots and how to overcome them.
Today we talk about a new approach to set yourself up to be successful in the new year. The goal is to give you a new perspective on New Year Resolutions.
This week we take a look back over the year to see what we have learned. We look at David and how he knew he could take in what people thought was his biggest challenge. Regardless of the year you feel like you have had, your still standing and getting ready for a new year.
What legacy are you leaving behind? In today’s episode we talk about creating a legacy and what that looks like. I encourage you to think about it because everyday we are writing that legacy. So what legacy are you writing?
We are always one decision away from making a good decision or making a bad decision. Today I talk about the different influences in our life that effect our decision making. We can be one decision away from the greatest or worse decision we have ever made.
This week I talk about my families Christmas last year and the Christmas miracle it was.
As we get close to Thanksgiving we always reflect on what we are grateful for. This year I want to challenge you to take a deeper dive into what you are truly grateful for and no basic or generic answers. I talk about the top 3 things I’m grateful for in my life and why.
We go over the 12 Foundational Truth’s that John Ortberg wrote in his book called “God is closer then you think.” I give examples and some personal experiences as we go through all 12.
I interview my wife about her story and how she got clean. Believe or not we didn’t meat because of our recovery.
This week we talk about changing the outlook on situations. We talk about regrets a little and another way to look at them.
When going through situations or seasons we need to take a step back and reflect what we are going through and see what God is shaping us for.
I talk about some quotes that I have wrote down over time. Hopefully you will hear a few that you can relate to and that will encourage you.
This week I talk about what to do when the thoughts of using come up. What do we do was those thought? How do we assess our current situation?
In this episode we talk about 4 things you can do to help get out of a hard time. I apologize for not being All In. I have been going through a hard season myself and these are some things I’m doing to keep going.
Today I have the privilege to interview my mentor Tom Bandy. We talked about the importance of having someone speak into your life and what that looks like. On one of my earlier podcast I talk about what to look for in finding your support group or a mentor. Sorry for the interruptions in the podcast. I was doing it remotely and my phone kept going off. Hope you enjoy.
We talk about the three E’s when it comes to pain. We can let pain be our Master or Enemy, or we can make it our servant.
Are you putting unrealistic expectations on other people. Are you putting unrealistic expectations on yourself. This week I talk about how we need to be careful on putting expectations on ourselves and others.
I talk about what I’m learning in the book “Change Your World.” We talk about four reasons people change and why a since of urgency is important to help us change.
This week I talk about what shame and guilt looks like. Then I talk about ways to deal with that shame and guilt. Don’t let the past rob you of your future.
What recovery looks like when your dating. I also talk about boundaries to set when married.
I sit down and talking with Mrs. Red and her struggles for the last few years. I really enjoyed this conversation. She is so raw and down to earth. Mrs. Red tries to flip the script at the end and start asking me questions.
This week looks a little different. A 4-wheeler accident has left me on my back with a broken collarbone this week. I talk about the lessons I’m learning being helpless. It was a little different in the fact that I didn’t have notes or do any research. I hit the record button and just started talking. Hope you enjoy!!!
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired are when we are the most vulnerable. So today we look at these four states of mind that we can find ourselves with our guard down and fall into temptation. I talk about the best example we can follow but know that if you do stumble to fall forward. Learn from it and be ready for the next time.
This episode I interviewed a good friend of mine Pastor Lane Vrooman. Lane gives us an insight into his recovery and how he maintains his sobriety. I really enjoyed this raw and unedited conversation.
One of my favorite sayings is “Excuses only satisfies those who use them.” This week we talk about excuses and taking responsibility for our actions. I give you a few steps to help us take responsibility and own our mistakes and “fail forward.”
Have you ever felt trapped in your own head? Your mind is consumed with fear or anxiety. Well I have those moments also and I recorded one of those moments while it was happening and I share that recording. Then I talk about about things we can do to help us get out of those moments and things we can do to help change our thinking. The resources I use for the podcast are from Joseph McClendon III and from Craig Groeschel’s devotion called “Winning the War in Your Mind.”
This week we talk about why it is important to build a support group and what characteristics to look for in people so you can build a support group. Maybe you are on the other side of the coin and want to know how to be part of someone’s support group.
This week I talk about the definition of insanity and that on the road to recovery there has to be change in our life if you want to see results.
One of the first steps to the road of recovery is admitting you have a problem. In this episode we talk about what that looks like when getting clean.
This is my personal story where I share my journey through addiction. I go through the ups and downs, the good and the bad. I talk about when I got clean, then relapse a few times. I celebrate 9 years clean and sober today!!!!
This is an introduction to my podcast to help others with drug addiction. I want to share my experiences, strength and hope with those suffering from addiction. I also want to give a perspective from a recovering addict to those who have a loved one, friend or co-worker suffering from addiction.