Rise Up!

In the previous episode, Rob & Shannon talked about the upcoming “mic check” as they approached the convention where she was speaking. Here, they look back and reflect on this 10X experience. 🚀   How do you prep for GOING BIGGER? Part of it includes— 📣 Building on past preparation 📣 Talking yourself into it 📣 Looking at even BIGGER things in the future, and using this as a bridge…

Shannon loves long car rides— by herself. Rob can’t stand still— even when he’s in places AND supposed to be sitting idle. They decided to knock a few podcast episodes AND a course while in the car… 👇 Here, they talk about bouncing ideas off each other, leveraging the car ride from a convention back to home, and empowering others… … and discuss other ways to leverage some of your down time.

Society talks a LOT about— WHAT we do WHY we do it WHERE we want to go — but, we don’t talk a lot about the greatest factor… WHO. 👇 If we don’t connect with healthy people in helpful ways, we’ll connect with unhealthy people in harmful ways… … because we’re designed for relationship. That is, we were NOT created to walk through life alone. And we won’t. ⭐️   Pay attention to the people arou...

Some coaching tells you to change the places and the people you frequent in order to adjust. There’s some great wisdom in that. At the same time, you’ve got take an honest assessment of yourself and realize that in order to “change things” then YOU must change. ⭐️ Remember— wherever you go, there you are. Whereas we want to blame circumstances or others for many of our shortcomings, without denyi...

Rob talks about getting tempted to celebrate Christmas his first year in the Marine Corps. It was a strange experience, but it stuck in his mind. 🤯 Now, the lead-in to all of that was trying to escape a “rascal” type of life. But, as they say, wherever you go, there you are. Or, to say it another way, you can’t out-run your problems (especially when YOU are the problem). Sooner or later, you’ve g...

Shannon talks about a 3 year run at clean time… … and then losing it fast. Rob concurs. He did something similar, losing a car and a home in a single day. 👇 The point? Don’t worry about losing it all, AND ALSO don’t get complacent in your progress.

It was YEARS ago, but it’s worth taking a look at. In this episode, Shannon rolls back to chapter 16 of The Long Way Still Gets You There, and reminisces about the time they got arrested— and released… … and then crashed out. … and then she got stuck in jail. Oh… Rob tried to game the system, too.   To access the book or audiobook, go to www. RiseUpOnline.info/TLW  

Shannon had a strange habit… … built, in large part, from desperation.   In this episode, we go to chapter 10 of the audiobook— The Long Way— and listen to Shannon recount part of her story. (Note, for other episodes about overcoming abuse, see 4, 7, 14, & 16)   To access the book, go to www. RiseUpOnline.info/TLW  

Rob shares some of the stories from his Marine days. Then, he draws a surprising conclusion: he was living with a “prison mentality.”   To access the book, go to www. RiseUpOnline.info/TLW  

Leaders are WAY MORE accessible than you might imagine. Sure, you might not (yet) be able to afford the coaching or to go to a convention…   But, you CAN— ✅ Read the book ✅ Listen to the podcast ✅ Buy the course ✅ Go where leaders go— and begin doing what they do   And, you can ALSO— ✏️ Make a plan, set the goals, and step forward towards interacting with them more and more…   P...

You don’t have to figure it out on your own… There are REALLY good people who have gone ahead of you, blazed a trail, and shown you what’s possible— AND HOW TO DO IT. 🧭 So, learn the from the leaders. 
And don’t take advice (or criticism) from someone with whom you would NOT trade places in that particular area of their life… 💥 Pay attention to people walking in— or towards— their true potential...

It’s all a matter of perspective… Growing up, Rob’s little brother thought they were rich. Especially after going to work with their Dad, riding the elevator UP four or five floors… … and walking into the “deer head” office. 🦌   Turns out, they were NOT rich. But they were— at the same time— far richer than any wealth they could have earned.

It wasn’t uncommon for Rob to come home and walk through a group of hoboes in order to get into the house— back when he was a little kid. His Mom (everyone knew her as P.K.), loved people. Young, adult, middle class, poor, or hobo. And she invited ALL of them to the front porch to eat her sandwiches, her pies, her lemonade… and hear about Jesus.

Shannon walks us back to her story… She describes the fundamental shift that gave her the faith to move forward. And, she highlights the people (and the actions they took) that helped make it possible. +++++ Note: we talked about abuse in episodes 7 and 14, as well…

Shannon lived in a tent while she was pregnant… Yes, she dropped out of high school— pregnant (eventually went back and graduated, baby on hip). Many people thought she had ruined her life— and tossed it all away. The evidence seemed to suggest they were right. Life was at rock bottom. 👇 The point? You can rise up. She did it. You can, too.

The stats say it takes the average woman 7-8 times to leave an abuser— once she’s decided to go.   There are a lot of reasons for this. 💔 Some of emotional. 💔 Some are fear of the unknown. 💔 Some are getting pregnant, not wanting to break up the family 💔 Some are thinking the man will actually change— or CAN change “this time” 💔 Some are religious and not wanting to “throw away” their fa...

We kept getting turned down from investors. So, we eventually decided to go BACK to the ones who turned us down and learn from them… “You’ve already said NO,” we said, “so we’re not asking you again… But, it would truly help us if you could coach us on how to present our offers better— so we can go to the next people and do a better job.” 🤷‍♂️ Most of those lenders took us up on the offer… They b...

People are awesome. Look around and connect with them. Most of the good stuff in life that happens is going to happen BECAUSE OF a connection with someone else. Rob explains in this story…  

So there was a time when Lyn (Rob’s dad) actually did NOT know how to do a job… … but, being at the right place at the right time quickly morphed into a chance to just figure it out and move forward. 👇 The takeaway for Rob = you can ALWAYS figure it out. Whatever it is. The takeaway for you = everything you NOW know how to do… you once day did not know how to do— and learned it. In other words, y...

Here, we pause and practically apply some of the truths we’ve been talking about… Our take = comparison CAN BE the “thief of joy.” But, comparison can ALSO show us what’s possible— when we see the good stuff in others. So, let’s lean in and learn from one another…

Sometimes, putting yourself in the position to succeed makes you successful. Rob reflects back on his Dad’s work ethic, some of his “get there early” and “grind it out” decisions… These ALL led to significant, unexpected opportunities. 🔥 Turns out, luck shows up a whole lot more when we show up and do the work. 🍀

Rob’s dad almost struck it rich. Almost. But, he missed it by, well… it was closer to striking it big than you can imagine. 💰 After that, the family began calling missed opportunities “The Malcom Luck.” And they did so affectionately… … b/c if you truly believe God works all things together for the good, that means you REALLY cannot lose. ❤️

This is something that’s hard to figure out— from the outside looking in. But, from the inside-out, there are some common threads. Shannon, who has experience in this area, talks candidly about her past, about some of the decisions she made, and about what to do / not do when you meet someone struggling in this area.

When opportunity knocks, you better me ready to open that door… And, far from “faking it until you make it,” perhaps you need to figure it out as you go— and keep going. 🤷‍♂️ Rob & Ben launched a reno / flip biz— that Rob STILL runs today, from that simple premise. Remember… 👇 Everything is figure-out-able. If you don’t know how to do it, you can learn it. After all… That’s what we do.

Look back and learn the lessons you need to learn… 👀 The pieces of the past can help you put some things together… to help make sense of the present and the future. Now, don’t use the past to EXCUSE your behaviors… Use them as EXPLANATIONS of where you are… 💥 Then… And this is important… 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 Heal, reframe the pain, and allow it to empower you to help serve others at a higher level!