Nathan's School of Thought

When I was a little kid, my mom would sometimes have the Julia Child cooking show playing on TV. My mom says that little four year old me would look at those knives and dreamily sigh, "Why can't we have knives like that?" For some reason I was absolutely fascinated with her kitchen knives. I thought they were the coolest thing on earth.   Fast forward, and I have become, quite by ac...

From this episode:  "… a couple of the daughters were in high school and they were really, really upset at the prospect of this move. After they moved, they thought it was the end of the world. In conversation with them, I would hear them talk about what they left behind. Leaving the friends, leaving what they thought the future would hold. They worried that their future could not possibly be...

When people lack the words for something, it’s often unimaginable to them. Without words, some things just don’t exist.  We are often unaware of things we can’t describe, or hyperaware, and overly influenced, by those we use all too often—especially if they are negative. Our language dramatically influences our life experiences. Words have power. What you say or describe will influence your future...

This is one of the most useful exercises I can recommend, and one that has produced some remarkable breakthroughs for clients and friends. Expanding your view of the world is remarkable liberating, and can reduce anxiety, open your mind to new ideas, help you be more creative, and enhance your employment opportunities. As promised in this episode, here's a link to a handful of photos I'v...

 In a conversation a few days ago, I said something about: in the world of metaphysical thinking, it’s postulated that there is only one true emotion. That emotion is love. Everything else is a derivative of fear. The friend to whom I was speaking said, “Would you do a podcast about that?” In this episode, we explore a few definitions of love, including Eros, Philia, and Agape. We also talk about...

Why do you do what you do? This is a story about challenging myself. First: to retain a clear memory of a transformative experience, and second: to examine my motives. You may find yourself identifying with parts of this story. To get hold of me and talk about how I can best help you, go to https://natewalkercoaching.com/contact-1 and share your thoughts, notes, comments, or aspirations in the com...

We often talk about overcoming marital conflict by changing someone in ourselves, or in our partner. We rarely talk about nurturing the relationship . In this episode, we'll compare our relationships to my wife's prized peach tree, and learn more about how to make it grow into something beautiful. To get hold of me and talk about how I can best help you, go to https://natewalkercoaching....

You've probably noticed, especially over the last couple of years, that society as a whole feels heavier, angrier, more afraid. Negative emotions like anger always cause harm to our bodies and minds. Getting rid of negative emotions can free us up to do things that we are capable of doing, but would otherwise be unable to do. There are opportunities that we simply can't see when negative...

Protect yourself from snakes in the grass, whether real or imagined.  To get hold of me and talk about how I can best help you, go to natewalkercoaching.com/contact-1 and share your thoughts, notes, comments, or aspirations in the comments section. Or, DM me on Facebook, etc.  Tell me how I can help you best, and we'll schedule some time together, free of charge, to discuss it.    Please shar...

Nothing matters more than our relationships. In this episode, I pay tribute to my Dad; my hero and teachers, for whom people matter most. To get hold of me and talk about how I can best help you, go to natewalkercoaching.com/contact-1 and share your thoughts, notes, comments, or aspirations in the comments section. Or, DM me on Facebook, etc.  Tell me how I can help you best, and we'll schedu...

How can you make big, complicated decisions easier? Listen to this episode for some life-changing insight. To get hold of me and talk about how I can best help you, go to natewalkercoaching.com/contact-1 and share your thoughts, notes, comments, or aspirations in the comments section. Or, DM me on Facebook, etc.  Tell me how I can help you best, and we'll schedule some time together, free of...

"…I saw a woman who kept saying hi to people who obviously knew and loved her, because every time somebody would walk past, they'd say, “Oh, it's so good to see you.” And she was vivacious and full of energy, but that's not what caught my eye. What caught my eye was that her hair was done exactly like Farrah Fawcett, and I mean the Farrah Fawcett that most of us know from the C...

If you're ever in a situation where you long for the culture you left behind; when you find it more valuable than the one that you have with your partner, spouse, friend, community, etc, it's time for you to get to work. You need to start really seriously identifying what it is that you can build together. Find someone who can help you do it. Have a little chat with them. Call me. You kn...

Anxiety stems from focusing on what we don't want. Listen as Nathan walks you through a motorcycle riding analogy, and helps you rid yourself of anxiety.  I invite you to go to natewalkercoaching.com/contact-1 and share your thoughts, notes, comments, or aspirations in the comments section. Tell me how I can help you best, and we'll schedule some time together, free of charge, to discuss...

WE make things mean what they mean, and when we pack them together, it can be our downfall, or our salvation. I invite you to go to natewalkercoaching.com/contact-1 and share your thoughts, notes, comments, or aspirations in the comments section. Tell me how I can help you best, and we'll schedule some time together, free of charge, to discuss it.     Let me know if there are topics you would...

Enjoy this conversation with my friend, Cory Ivins, on the effects of mandates (coercion), making things easier, and making someone matter—especially as a boss, parent, or spouse.  I invite you to go to natewalkercoaching.com/contact-1 and share your thoughts, notes, comments, or aspirations in the comments section. Tell me how I can help you best, and we'll schedule some time together, free...

When trying to make things happen, employers, parents, and friends often resort to "motivations" that don't really motivate at all. Listen to see what really works. I invite you to go to natewalkercoaching.com/contact-1 and share your thoughts, notes, comments, or aspirations in the comments section. Tell me how I can help you best, and we'll schedule some time together, free o...

What are your gifts? How can you use them in the most meaningful way? I invite you to go to natewalkercoaching.com/contact-1 and share your thoughts, notes, comments, or aspirations in the comments section. Tell me how I can help you best, and we'll schedule some time together, free of charge, to discuss it.     Let me know if there are topics you would like me to discuss, and as always, plea...

A Christmas message. I invite you to go to natewalkercoaching.com/contact-1 and share your thoughts, notes, comments, or aspirations in the comments section. Tell me how I can help you best, and we'll schedule some time together, free of charge, to discuss it.     Let me know if there are topics you would like me to discuss, and as always, please share this podcast.

Want to avoid stress in your conversations with others? Learn this simple trick to avoid conflict. I invite you to go to natewalkercoaching.com/contact-1 and share your thoughts, notes, comments, or aspirations in the comments section. Tell me how I can help you best, and we'll schedule some time together, free of charge, to discuss it.     Let me know if there are topics you would like me to...

 Choose the name you’ll carry within yourself. The best name you can possibly choose is your own; cleaned, polished, strengthened, and imbued with value over time, until it becomes a one word description of your full potential, when or not that potential has bean fully realized. I invite you to go to natewalkercoaching.com/contact-1 and share your thoughts, notes, comments, or aspirations in the c...

Enjoy this glimpse into a life-changing concept you have probably never heard of! I invite you to go to natewalkercoaching.com/contact-1 and share your thoughts, notes, comments, or aspirations in the comments section. Tell me how I can help you best, and we'll schedule some time together, free of charge, to discuss it.     Let me know if there are topics you would like me to discuss, and as...

During this season of gratitude and appreciation, gather your family close, and examine them with gratitude. If you are the only family you have, examine yourself for all that is beautiful and good and kind about you. Most importantly, may we all seek to do what the Master would do: be grateful as He is grateful, serve as He serves, and love as He loves.  "I believe that appreciation is a hol...

“And so it is with luck – unlucky people miss chance opportunities because they are too focused on looking for something else. They go to parties intent on finding their perfect partner and so miss opportunities to make good friends. They look through newspapers determined to find certain type of job advertisements and as a result miss other types of jobs. Lucky people are more relaxed and open, a...

Be sure to listen to part two on this topic, in the next episode of Nathan's School of Thought. “My research revealed that lucky people generate their own good fortune via four basic principles. They are skilled at creating and noticing chance opportunities, make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition, create self-fulfilling prophesies via positive expectations, and adopt a resilient...