The Purpose Podcast

An episode all about the life after marriage and the absolute necessity of continuing to make good decisions and follow through with your commitment.

Third installment of our series on the book "Drive" by Daniel H. Pink

A short direct challenge to think about the ways your marriage is an example to others and a call to reach out and build relationships with strong couples in your community.

Slight political commentary on the History we saw happen on Saturday.

As the Fourth of July passes I want to re-center our minds on what I believe the true meaning of freedom to be.

Short little episode about the impact that a positive attitude can have.

Second installment in our series on "Drive" by Daniel H. Pink. I discuss the general theme of the book and a couple key realizations I have had about my hobbies, work, and parenting.

An episode about the utter importance of painting your wife in a positive light to others.

While having lunch with a friend I stumbled upon the realization that I had been in a rather severe motivational drought. More accurately, a motivational drought to do the things I ought to do. He recommended to me the book Drive by Daniel Pink. I skeptically ordered it and within the first few pages I realized that I know so much less about myself and motivation than what I'd like to admit. I...

Quick rant about the importance of prioritizing your marriage over your children.

Wrapping up our series on goal setting & achieving, we touch on the last Discipline of Execution: Establishing a Cadence of Accountability.

In my search for a good topic this evening, I took on a new perspective of an old saying.

After 3 long days performing what was supposed to be a 1 day job, I just wanted to share my sense of achievement with y'all and highlight why I think it's so important to do hard things.

Just a couple good lessons learned from 3 months of parenthood

In our 3rd installment on the 4DX series we discuss the importance of keeping an honest scoreboard.

A discussion about the importance of being on the same page with your wife when handling conflict as a team.

Managing conflict in close relationships is incredibly tough and something I have unfortunately had to deal with more than I'd like due to my own ignorance. This episode focuses on the action I consider to be the only effectual starting point to repairing broken relationships: becoming an example for others.

Couple of pointers on how to have the perfect date!

In the second installment of our series on setting and achieving goals we look at the second discipline in the book 4DX: Act on The Lead Measures. We learn how to define a lead measure, break them down to binary choices, and measure success using those actions.

How to plan and prepare for stressful situations with your wife and avoid hyper-fixation on hypotheticals.

In desperate need of a place to rest during a daunting 6 hour drive with Jonah, my friend Brett Hart and his wife Shannon opened their home and treated us like kings. I could not be more grateful for their hospitality which is why I wanted to take this opportunity to thank them and outline an excellent example of what I will call Extreme Friendship.

Short and incredibly ironic episode about stress in your marriage and how to approach it.

This first little step into our series of achieving goals challenges us to define our goals and narrow the scope of excellence to one definable breakthrough. The theme for this episode in one I struggle with greatly and will be making significant changes to incorporate into my life: Focus.

The importance of accepting help from a third party, the necessity of being an example when asking someone to change, and the incredible importance of distinguishing between your intentions in an interaction vs how the interaction affects the other person. All three of the big topics discussed greatly changed the way I handle my interpersonal relationships and made me a better friend, coworker, an...

We will be starting a new series based on the setting and achieving of goals guided by the book "The 4 Disciplines of Execution". I remember a key moment when my mindset on the topic completely shifted. It was when I told my friend Nick Shelton that I wanted to help other people solve problems, achieve goals, and build things. His reply was a simple yet effective question: "What have y...