The EXTRAORDINARY Family Life Podcast

None of us knows our exact destiny. But our actions and habits most definitely open or close doors along our path. What you and I do day in and day out will determine whether we are prepared or not to take advantage of opportunities that come our way RESOURCES: Let us help you in your extraordinary family life journey. How We Raised 7 Well-Adjusted Kids - Without Yelling, Tantrums, Punishments or...

I recently returned from a life-changing adventure in Mongolia. While I was there I learned several great lessons that have really impacted my life and remind me about the things that really matter. These are the things that matter for all of us and can change your life too!

Many developing countries struggle with corrupt infrastructure. No clean water, electricity is a hit and miss, a garbage or sewage system is needed and an internet connection can be even harder to access. One rainstorm and the power is out for weeks. Now let's apply this on a smaller level... How is our own Infrastructure? What are we missing? Some of us are like developing countries, we are missi...

Are you living free—or just comfortably stuck? On this Independence Day message, Greg challenges you to  declare your personal independence —from  junk food, caffeine spikes, comfort-zone living, opinions of others, toxic relationships, and endless entertainment —so you can  wake up energized  and  go to bed fulfilled . You’ll hear a powerful story from a  humanitarian expedition in Guatemala abou...

Every day we are building our life with the things we focus on and give our time and attention to. Unfortunately, many of us are building Sandcastles that will wash away with the tide. In this episode, you’ll learn how to become more aware of your choices and their outcomes and realize what unconscious choices have been causing problems in your life.

Are you sacrificing the  right  things on your path to success? In this thought-provoking episode,  Greg Denning  explores one of life’s most powerful truths —  there can be no achievement without sacrifice.  But too often, good people sacrifice the  wrong  things — their health, family, values, or spirituality — in the name of success. Greg shares stories, insights, and timeless wisdom from great...

Think about any problem in your life. Then ask yourself if it would be better or different if your skill set were 10 times better. Everything in life is influenced by our skills, or lack there of. This includes things that we usually don’t think are influenced or affected by our skills, like marriage, relationships, health and of course finances. RESOURCES: Let us help you in your extraordinary fa...

Your heart set is your emotional power plant! Whether you are aware of it or not, whether you control it or not it generates tremendous amount of power and force in your life for good or for ill. The vast majority of our emotional troubles are the result of poor emotional management. RESOURCES: Let us help you in your extraordinary family life journey. How We Raised 7 Well-Adjusted Kids - Without...

Every important aspect of our lives it’s affected by these three critical elements. In fact, look at any problem you are currently stuck in, andin and you’ll find a lack in one of these three areas. Part 1 is all about mindset and how you can transform your mindset to get the results you want in your life.

Ever feel like you have  zero  bandwidth—just surviving, not thriving? Greg shares a raw story of getting knocked out by a brutal infection and how it illuminated a bigger truth:  when core needs are out of alignment, ambition dies.  In this video, you’ll learn  how to get out of survival mode fast , target the  real bottleneck  in your life, and  go big on the fixes  that actually free your energ...

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Esteem: Respect, Status, Recognition, Strength and Freedom. Strength: That's Real strength comes from within - but includes physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually etc.  Are you doing things that strengthen you or weaken you in your everyday life?  When you say you are getting up at 6AM and then the first thing you do when you wake up is press the sno...

What things are we doing that are completely unnecessary and robbing us of life? Do we get upset too easily? Too much screen time? Keeping up with the Jones? Are we prioritizing the wrong things? Here we are at the third tier of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs: Love and Belonging.  This includes Friendship, intimacy, family and sense of connection.  >>In order to thrive, we have to love and...

The next level of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs is safety needs.   So many people get stuck on this level too - they could be free if only they knew they were enslaved.  These are the areas in our life that we need to keep in order, what are some ways that they are thrown out of balance? Resources:  Your greatest resource is your ability to be resourceful! Your own ability to accomplish and achi...

What is the purpose of life? To pursue your potential in every area of your life. Maslow's Hierarchy of need:  Different steps you need to have in order for you to eventually be in a successful state to reach your potential.  Physiological Needs like food, water, shelter, clothes and sleep. Most of us pass this one off immediately, but look closer... Food : What quality of food are you putting...

"We do not rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training." - Archilochus  We automatically become who we do not want to be as human beings. How?  By never moving away from default.  When somebody provokes us, we react and get angry.  When things don't go how we wanted them to we get frustrated.  When somebody is rude, we are rude back.  This is our automatic reaction...

When people are cruel, they are just passing on the degradation in themselves.  On the other hand, when people are kind, they are passing on the goodness in themselves.  Be generous make a difference, there is always a way to be kind to others. While the Dennings were in Costa Rica, money was tight.  Even though they were in a tough spot, they saw others who were living in an even worse condition....

Accomplishing hard things is a huge blessing in life.  It is way better to do hard things than to be sheltered and never step foot into the unknown.   Tough life thoughts: Sometimes life isn't hard, we have just gotten weak.    If we makes ourselves sheltered and avoid hard experiences then when little things come, we fall apart.  Like going for a five mile run when you are out of shape.  Five mil...

 There are a lot of good books, experiences and places that you could go to learn about the way some people live.  Those experiences can be tough, those books can be harsh and the places can be very dark.   You shouldn't live in ignorance but some things you avoid.  There is a book called Left to Tell, about the terrible tribal wars in Africa.  It is a book that opened up...

The best cure when you feel like throwing a pity party is serving others.  Love others, read good books that you can learn from and realize that you aren't alone. Failure isn't final.  We strive to be green and growing. Sometimes we feel like a seed in the ground fighting in the darkness to break to the surface. Keep growing, you will make it.  It's in the darkness that you see thin...

This episode is just taking the three C's of individual development more in depth: Coaches: If you want a good coach, make sure they practice what they preach.  Don't get a health coach that is out of shape, or a marriage counselor that has been divorced twice.   Remember, you don't need a coach just because something in your life is broken .  If you and your spouse want to improve on...

You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat and take care of themselves.  We all have an obligation to work on ourselves more than anything else.   Good Input = Good Output, (and vice versa) are you building yourself up or tearing yourself down? Time is precious.  Don't waste it! Henry David Thoreau says "As if you could kill time without injuring the eternities."   Time is w...

We are all aware of our weaknesses.  Becoming a better person is a simple mindset shift to say "Ok, I'm going to work on those."   Make a plan, get it done! Never settle when you are working on yourself.  In fact everything good in your life will come from personal development! You will have a better marriage, family, job and relationships!  Everyday you have to fuel that motivation...

Life is not one grand event, it's a journey.  In the book The Alchemist , it talks a lot about finding your dream, more specifically, pursuing your legend.   All of our stories are different but we all have common denominators, the best one the triumph of achieving what we set out to do.   Day in and day out, what are we doing to make our legend happen?  Every single say we should be taking a...

Seems to be that going through security into any country can be a nightmare the U.S., the UK, Hungry you name it.   Something that seems to be a common thread between all these stories is that once someone has a little bit of power or authority, they tend to abuse it.  The people that are going through security are completely at the mercy of the person with the badge.   How come sometimes people u...

Enmity:   The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.  We should not feel enmity towards other people,  in fact we should judge ourselves by how we treat people who are unkind to us.  Turn the other cheek.  Something that the Nazi's focused on was to outcast 'types' of people.  Hitler mainly hated the Jews and incorporated that hate into society....