Seeking Excellence with Nathan Crankfield

How do we balance the need to die to self and the desire to win? Can we, as faithful Christians, strive to be winners while also glorifying God with humility? Let's discuss! Josie Kuhlman is an absolute Catholic rockstar who serves on our blog team! She is a former D1 national champion in tennis at the University of Florida and is currently studying to get her masters in Theology from the Augustin...

Is America favored by God? Is the United States incapable of falling? Will we be able to continue to thrive as a nation with the way our culture is going? What is our role, as people of faith, to help restore the culture of America?  Nathan discusses answers to all these difficult questions and more in this episode!  To learn more, go to thosewhoseek.org and sign up for our email program...

Someone once asked Abraham Lincoln if he felt like God was on his side in the midst of the controversy, chaos, and confusion of the Civil War. President Lincoln responded by saying, "Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is being on God's side, for God is always right."  During this time of uncertainty, we need to be constantly evaluating whether or not we are...

How can we develop a missionary mindset in our every day living? We all know that we are called to dedicate ourselves to the service of others. Thats's not limited to the military or full time missionaries! Leeanne and Nathan discuss how we can take that mindset into ordinary living.  Leeanne Leary is the Vice President of Seeking Excellence. She also serves as a full time missionary in Haiti...

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE  This one is a big one. It seems like everyone cares. No matter who wins, we will have some extremely upset neighbors, co-workers, friends, and family members.  How should we, as seekers of excellence, behave during this election week? Let's discuss!!  To learn more, visit thosewhoseek.org and follow us @seeking365 on IG and FB!

On Wednesday, we talked about the need for sacrifice in leadership. We are called to put the needs of others ahead of our own needs. However, there is still a very practical need to have strong boundaries and take care of our own minds, bodies, and souls in order to be able to lead as best we can.  Life is all about balance, but balance is very difficult to find! Fr Chase and Nathan break dow...

In his awesome book titled "Leaders Eat Last", Simon Sinek discusses the importance of leaders viewing the needs of others as more important than their own. We are all called to this type of servant leadership! We, as Christians, are commanded in Scripture to put the needs of others ahead of our own. Let's discuss how we can best do that in our day to day life! Fr Chase is a legendary servant of G...

The person we become is the accumulation of the decisions we make and the habits we create in our lives. We will never reach our full potential and personal greatness on accident. We must learn to live intentionally, and to have vision, and by the grace of God, we will become the man or woman He created us to be! To learn more, go to thosewhoseek.org and follow us on IG and FB @seeking365 Enjoying...

Whether we like it or not, we all have feelings. . .and lots of them!! Our emotions are a gift. They are meant to be warning signs, indicators, and signals to help us better understand ourselves and the world around us. But when our emotions go unregulated and ignored, it can often cause disaster.  Noble Gibbens is a prime example of the radical transformation that can take place in a person'...

Failure is a part of life. We all go through it every single day. The more we strive for greatness and personal excellence, the more we risk and experience failure. In order to stay on the journey despite failure, we have to develop grit and endurance. We need the proper mindset in our approach to life in order to avoid surrendering to the shame of our setbacks. In this episode, Nathan breaks down...

Have you ever wondered whose voice that is on the intro? It's Seth Slayman! And he is awesome. In this episode, Nathan and Seth walk through Seth's life story and conversion. They talk about a wide variety of topics that deal with conversion of mind and of heart.  They discuss the need for silence, the need for good friends and accountability, and the need for powerful encounters with God. Th...

Some researchers say that the average American will spend 90,000 hours at work in their lifetime. That's a lot of time!! We ought to excel in all that we do, and by doing so we glorify God with our lives. Check out this episode where Nathan and Marissa Lenon tackle the issue of how we can strive to be our best in the workplace. To learn more about Marissa and Seeking Excellence, go to thosewhoseek...

Most people are walking around feeling inferior to someone else. It might be because of social media, or criticism from others, or just constant negative self-talk. The truth is that we all have some negative voice either externally or internally that tells us we aren't good enough. When we feel inferior to others, we often experience the urge to go find someone we can feel superior to in turn. An...

Dr. Allen Hunt is a former pastor of a massive Methodist congregation in Georgia. In this episode, Allen shares his conversion story with Nathan. The two talk through their experiences in evangelization that are focused on identifying key differences between Protestants and Catholics. They get into the real issues that separate the 30,000+ denominations of Christianity.  Allen now serves as a...

Leaving college, ending your time in the military, playing your last game as an athlete, ending a long-term relationship, moving to a new city...these things plus many others present a unique challenge to us in life:  they leave us feeling like we lost a part of ourselves. We talked earlier this week about practical ways to deal with change in Episode 10, but today we're going to talk more ab...

Change is inevitable! And most people hate it.  We have to get better at our ability to adapt to changes in our environment, our plans, and the bigger things in our lives (e.g. relationships ending, getting laid off, having to move).   In this episode, Nathan breaks down some great practical tips on how we can become more adaptable and make the most out of both minor and major setbacks....

We are all leaders in some capacity. One of the best things we can do as leaders is make ourselves available. We have to learn how to be present for the people who we get to serve.  In this episode, Fr Meyer and Nathan discuss how we can change our mindset from "I have to..." to "I get to..." in order to live a more grateful and serve oriented, and therefore a more fulfilling, lifestyle!&nbsp...

How are Christians called to respond to the polarization of our nation? How should we respond to the rioting and looting of stores? How do we navigate the difficult conversations around these things and racism that must be had?  In part three of three, Bobby Angel and Nathan Crankfield walk through all of these things. Their conversation is based on the third letter that Nathan wrote on faith...

For this episode, Nathan reflects on the tragic events that took place on September 11, 2001. These events altered all of our lives. There were some horrific things that happened that day, but as usual, in the midst of chaos there were some incredible displays of virtue.  When we are kids, we all want to be a hero. Sadly, as we grow older, we typically lose this desire to be bold in our servi...

YOU are a leader!! We are all leaders. Leadership, in its simplest form, is influence. And we all influence people every single day, for better or worse, whether we like it or not. Parents, priests, bosses, spouses, and Christians in general are all leaders! We are all called to be an example to others and to help them remove the obstacles that stand between them and fulfilling their full potentia...

This is the second episode of a three part series. Bobby Angel and Nathan Crankfield discuss Nathan's second letter on faith, racism, and the current societal strife in America. To read the letters and to learn more about Seeking Excellence, visit thosewhoseek.org and follow us on social media @seeking365.

For our first "Fridays with Father" episode, Nathan and Fr Chase break down one of our most essential needs:  understanding our purpose. Why do you do what you do? What are you here on this earth for? It's time to evaluate the reason behind some of life's most important roles and tasks.  They have a conversation based on the book Start with Why by Simon Sinek. Fr Chase is the Chaplain of...

Back in June, Nathan began a three part series of written series on the current tension in America that came in response to racism being brought to our nation's attention once again. He writes from his perspective as a Catholic, biracial, Army veteran. The first letter is addressed to his white friends and family, the second to his black friends and family, and the third to Christians.  He an...

In episode 2, Nathan talks through his life story! He takes you way back to his pre-conversion days. Then he talks through his journey to the Catholic Church. You'll hear about his college days at Mount St. Mary's University and his time as an active duty infantry officer in the US Army. Finally, he talks through what led to the founding of Seeking Excellence. Enjoy this crazy ride and the story o...

In this FIRST EVER episode, Nathan Crankfield gives an overview of the Seeking Excellence mission and philosophy. He talks through the purpose of Seeking Excellence, the three core roles that we promote, and the seven pillars of excellence. Listen to this to gain a deeper understanding of what we are striving to accomplish! To learn more about Seeking Excellence, visit thosewhoseek.org. You can fo...