Impactful Yes Stories

Jason talks about how to set goals for a richer life. Jason learned how to sell by becoming a door-to-door sales man. What a way to learn. He successfully did that for 4-5 years. He learn so much. He learned how to be an active listener. That means listening and hearing what is being said. So many times we aren't listening, but thinking about what we are going to say when they get done talking. A...

Mindy got hit with losing her job that she had had for 10 years, her kids moving out so she became an empty nester, a divorce all in a 2 month period. Just prior to that, she had lost her dad, too. Do you crawl into a hole or go out and slay the world. Listen to her story. It is inspiring.

Jill knows why she is here and she is living it out. We discuss many thought provoking topics. She talks about her adoptive mom and then later in life meeting her birth mom. Jill has many deeper life experiences. Listen in.

Eleanor living in the Middle East during  wars and bombing. We hear the news, she lived through it. She served in the military. She left there and came to the US. That is a big YES. Hers is an intriguing story. Check it out.

Dana is living her life to it's fullest. A favorite quote of hers from Wayne Dyer is "Don't die with your song inside you". She is playing her song! She thinks and dreams BIG. For 25 years she has been working on creating a whole new school. She is getting close. She realizes that she doesn't have to do everything. She is the creator and facilitator. She talks about building your self-talk and sel...

At about 11 years old Tiffany devoloped eating disorders. It turned out many of them were caused by by the mental thoughts and feelings she had on the inside. This lead her to search for non-tradional solutions. She found some, started using tham and they helped her. She then decided to share and teach what she had learned. In that process she got a degree and became a music therepist. Spent 4 yea...

Rick was moved into a leadership position at work. He realized he need to grow. He started with the book, Think and Grow Rich. Since then, he has read 100's of self help books. More importantly, he implemented what he read. He is growing and evolving as a better person, becoming a poublic speaker and helping others growth towards their full potential. He has a passion to make tthe world a better p...

Michael got fired from his first job out of college. He talks about all the feelings that we would all have from that. He also talks about how that set him on a new life direction that has been his whole life. From adversity comes blessing.

Childhood is such an interesting time. It gets us ready to launch into the world. No one has had a perfect childhood. It can hold us back or motivate us to become who we were designed to be. Belinda used her to grow and build a positive self-esteem. She is a beautiful flower that blossomed. 

Jonathan's story is a great one. He is living his life his way. No regard for what others think. It is how he thinks he should spend his time. Doing what brings him peace, and happiness while he blesses others. He read over 100 books to help him figure all these things out. He lives on $300 a month. That'll keep the stress down. We can learn from him. Check it out.

Amy has gone from a shy small town girl to a world traveler. She spent many years as a stay at home mom. Then when the empty nest hit, she wanted to be proud of herself and have her kids feel that way about her. She went back to college getting both her bachelor's and master's degree. Then did some traveling over seas. Then she started her own business. She tells the story of how she did it and th...

Last week Daphne was on the podcast. She talked about the 3 C's. They apply to saying yes and living the life you want.

Daphne is an amazing person! She was so full of life, almost died and had to relearn everything. That includes walking, talking, feeding and dressing herself and the list goes on. She learned to be open minded on possible healing methods including crystals, magnets and others. She has gone through so much, so she can now really relate to people and help them. She talks about pets and how they may...

Notice is my word for this year. Listen to why and how it can help you.

Scott talks about forgiveness. We need to forgive others so we can let go of the anger and hurt they caused us. You have to want to forgive and then you can. Anything is forgiveable if you hold the right belief about what it is and who it is for. Scott had a HUGE one to forgive. Forgiveness is not for others, it is for you. When we forgive someone we aren't letting them off the hook. They are stil...

Brandon focuses on now not the past. He believes you need to do the very best you can and never give up. He gets many life lessons from the books he has read. He has 100's of books. He would have 1000's but his wife limits how many he can keep. He has learned the power of breathing and how to focus on it. He talks about how people need to set bondaries. That is important for a happy life. His wife...

Natalie talks about doing life for herself, her way; not living it by other people's standard. What an important lesson to learn. She talks about how hardships push us into saying yes, then we have to figure out how to do it. We need to be constantly stretching and growing.   She talks about worry and fear are about the future. Guilt and shame are in the past. We need to live NOW.

Family is a big part of Teo's life. His parents, siblings, wife and children. It is great hearing how he places such a big priority on all of them. He has a very healthy attitude about gettin no's and rejection. He knows it is part of the process. It shows you what you are made of, and how much you can take. He said that sometimes the yes we want is not the yes we need what we need. He said his fa...

I like this episode because Nathan talks about events that helped him build confidence. Confidence comes from doing, sometimes successfully and sometimes not. He talks about surrending the outcome and be ok with the results because we have just done it. We need to get comfortable with the uncomfortable so we can make something great out of the life we have. God gives us hardships so we can learn a...

Christina had it all going for herself. She had a job she liked, a 6 figure income and looking forward to moving to Hawaii for the rest of her life. Then her mom had a very serious stroke. She became the care giver. They spent hundreds of thousands dollars. The care giving took so much time, she lost her well paying job. She cleaned out her closets and sold almost everything she had. She even sold...

Kevin played on the 1975 State of Oregon Championship high school basketball team. That's 50 years ago. He is still in contact with over half of that team. Kevin's story is all about relationships. They are such a big part of his life.  Kevin played basketball in both high school and college with hopes of a pro career, that didn't happen. He then thought he would go into the ministry and did for a...

I like stories about overcoming and Josh did that. His music studio was flooded out by a broken pipe. It took him a couple of years to get it rebuilt. He talks about thinking about giving up and why he didn't and how he overcame those thoughts. Josh has many nuggets of sayings and knowledge to make us all grow.  One I liked is; confidence doesn't come from success. It comes from surviving failure....

Justin was exposed to drugs at 13 by his mom. Got kicked out of high school 4 times. Realized he needed to turn his life around. He went into the Army and gained confidence and direction. At times he has seen counselors to get help. Justin is transparent. He and his wife both quit their jobs and started a plumbing company. Gutsy and it is working out.

What an inspiring story. Melissa hit bottom when she had an accident after drinking to much and landed in jail. She decided it was time to turn her life around. And boy did she do that. She quit drinking, moved to have new friends and a new job. She not only worked full time, had a family and got her bachelor degree and now her masters. She shows us how mistakes can happen, but they don't have to...

It is inspiring to hear Laura Lee and all she has overcome. Some really big things. She had to learn how to change her self-talk. She was co-dependent, dysfunctional with low self-esteem. Look at her now. WOW!