The Determined People Podcast

Albert Einstein once said, "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."  There are plenty of people who are willing to throw cold water on your dreams. It's your life. You have the choice to listen to the naysayers or keep them out of your life. Pursue your dreams...your purpose. 

Most rules have exceptions. However, today we focus on the time we don't allow an exception.

Ignorance is called "bliss," but it could easily be called blindness...

A new month, and a new beginning! 

Do you know someone who aggravates you? Someone who really gets on your nerves can drag you down with them. Well, today's message tells you how to handle them...if you want to.

Everyone has an opinion about how we should live our lives. But it's not their life to live. Doing the right thing sounds easy, until you have to do it! Being counterculture isn't popular, but oftentimes it's necessary. 

Everyone has challenges. Sometimes they appear to be overwhelming, even insurmountable. But nobody of this generation has dealt with traveling across the world to fight a war, leaving a young bride behind.

Do you find yourself just "going through the motions," not feeling fulfilled? It might be time to let go of the rebel inside you and surrender to a Higher Power.

Every day, we make an innumerable number of decisions. And remember, not deciding is a decision, too.

Everyone is seeking something. 

People blame others for their lack of success or opportunity. This is a lie that is advanced by the media, and exploited by the politicians. No one is a victim. I am not denying that bad things happen to people. Those are usually out of our control. But you can make it if you shake of the victimhood mindset and start moving forward.

Every 13 seconds in America there is a divorce. In the time it takes for a couple to recite their wedding vows, there have been nine divorces. Something isn't working because the divorce rate rises for second and third marriages, reaching as high as 82%! Lori Anderson married her high school sweetheart. Divorce never entered her mind...until she got a divorce. In 2013, Lori wrote her first bo...

Every day, we have a choice of which direction we wish to take in our lives. Are we going the right way? 

God didn't create us to forget about us. Everyone matters to God. Be brave and be strong. Stand up for what's right. Let your voice be heard.

Transformation occurs when we are ready and willing to change. Don't try to force an outcome.

Technology has overtaken society. But has it done so at the expense of something else? 

Inflation is on everyone's minds. In today's message, I talk about other kinds of inflation.

Be fearless when it comes to showing the world who you are...

Why are people so guarded? We crave authenticity with others, creating deeper, more intimate relationships. Here are my thoughts in today's message.

Don't think of life's challenges as obstacles. Think of them as opportunities...

On this show, I talk a lot about our life's purpose. Today, I speak about something else we need to be purposeful about: our time! 

Worry and control are wound together tightly. 

Bring light into the life of others, not cuts and put downs. People need encouragement now more than ever. Be part of the solution.

When something breaks, we fix it. This applies to ourselves. Self-work is hard, but denying the need to focus on what's broken inside of us doesn't make it go away. Nor does it make life any easier...

It's said that patience is a virtue. While this may be true, patience is something I really have to work on. Do you?