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Send us Fan Mail 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 ca...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 r...

Send us Fan Mail 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!

Send us Fan Mail   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, toda...

Send us Fan Mail 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 p...

Send us Fan Mail 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

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 neighb...

Send us Fan Mail 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 s...

Send us Fan Mail 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&quot...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 cert...

Send us Fan Mail  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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 i...

Send us Fan Mail 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 c...

Send us Fan Mail 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 d...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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

Send us Fan Mail 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 g...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 mu...

Send us Fan Mail You will never know the true strength of the person in the mirror until you see them under pressure.  Pressure can burst pipes, but it can also bring greatness into the light.  Without challenges we can't grow stronger, so push through them and earn your greatness! When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are m...

Send us Fan Mail We can learn from the footprints that follow us from our first step until our last.  We shouldn't keep walking in circles or repeatedly stumbling over the same obstacles.  If we take the time to stop and visualize our past footprints we are far better prepared to step into a successful path forward.  " What footprint do you want to be known for?  It's the legacy and...

Send us Fan Mail It is more important than ever to be a light in the darkness.  Don't absorb the lights of  others, rather reflect it and make the world a brighter place. " As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way."     Mary Anne Radmacher