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Send us Fan Mail Jim is flying solo on this episode of the Today Counts Show.  This is another one-on-one coaching session where Jim Piper is speaking directly to you!  Here's a quick overview of what to expect: Everybody likes winning, right?  Well guess what trait most successful, consistent winners share?  They are resilient.  Good or bad, up or down they don't quit. They are resilien...

Send us Fan Mail Winston Harris returns as guest host for this episode of the Today Counts Show.  He leads Jim Piper in a discussion of the Principles of Success.  Success means many different things to different people but how you arrive at that "definition of success" leads right into the first topic.  Here's an overview of four main topics: ·         The most difficult person to...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is a total role reversal for Jim Piper.  Our special guest host, Winston Harris, interviews Jim on his journey in 2023 as the host of the Today Count Show.  When you get the opportunity to talk one-on-one with many successful, fascinating people, you're bound to learn something!  Together, Winston and Jim expand on some of the biggest take-away moments th...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of the Today Counts Show is all about leadership training.  Jim talks us through the core competencies of a high capacity leader.  This coaching session is divided into 6 topics: ·         Clear and consistent communication ·         Time and energy management ·         Intentional personal and professional growth ·         People development ·         Commitment to t...

Send us Fan Mail John Hewitt is Jim's guest this week!  It's hard to know where to start to introduce John but let's just say if you have ever used a tax preparation company to do your income taxes, there's a good chance you have done business with one of his companies.  John Hewitt co-founded Jackson Hewitt, founded Liberty Tax Service and founded Loyalty Brands.  He is a mast...

Send us Fan Mail We can all think of situations in our lives where we were faced with dealing with a difficult person.  At work or in our personal lives.  Some situations created by difficult people are low risk/low stakes while others can have a significant negative impact on team dynamics at work or even our family relationships. This episode of the Today Counts Show is all about dealing with di...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Piper welcomes his sister, Robin Finney, to the Today Counts Show.  Robin is a psychiatric nurse practitioner.  She and her husband Micah Finney are co-owners of Compass Rose Psychiatry.  Jim and Robin have a lengthy discussion about mental health in today's culture and why it seems to be so front of mind in our society.   For example; why are so many people today so easi...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of the Today Counts Show is about something important to all of us...  how to devise and execute a plan for our financial future.  In today's uncertain economic times this can be a stressful, difficult task.  To help educate us on this subject Jim welcomes Wes Bridel.  Wes is a financial planner in Austin, Texas and founder of Kingdom Calling.  At the top of the...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Piper's topic on this episode of the Today Counts Show is about self-reflection and gauging yourself.  It's about understanding when you are emotionally spent and taking action to correct it.   Here are a few symptoms that you are not emotionally healthy: ·         You are easily and often offended ·         You are embracing a victim mentality, you feel like you&apo...

Send us Fan Mail What is the Communication Triangle?  Is it a mysterious location somewhere on the globe where a communication goes in and is lost forever?  Is it Elon Musk's latest project?  Luckily, neither of those are true.  The Communication Triangle is a method or process ( newly named on today's podcast ) that Jim shares to help leaders quickly compile and outline information to d...

Send us Fan Mail Special guest General Jerry Boykin talks with Jim about the attack on Israel, their ongoing response to the attack and the reactions of Americans to these events.  It's hard for most of us to imagine what happened in Israel or to know what it's like to live in a nation like Israel that is constantly under attack from hostile enemies.  Even on our worst days here in the U...

Send us Fan Mail Near the end of this podcast Jim says this, "When you work on your life, good things come from it."  How does this relate to having convictions?  Jim uses the examples of his own convictions to illustrate how they inform or influence your calendar.  Now, that may not mean an actual calendar with every minute of every day pre-planned, though for many people (like Jim) tha...

Send us Fan Mail While reflecting on the impact his grandfather had on his life, Jim created a list of ideas, or concepts, he wants to pass along to his grandchildren and his family.  He condenses this wealth of knowledge about leading a good and productive life into 10 points to share with you on this episode of The Today Counts Show.  This information can apply to anyone in any stage of life.  H...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Piper delivers a personal message today about the how and why of spiritual growth and maturity.  What is there to gain?  Your life will change for the better!  In contemporary terms, you'll become more self-aware, more compassionate and epithetic, more purposeful in serving others, more grateful and more content just to name a few things.  The Bible describes it like this...

Send us Fan Mail The topic for today's show is a tricky one.  Conflicts and difficult conversations.  Probably an area most people would rather not think about but if you are a leader, there are many skills you must learn and this one is crucial.   Jim's guest today is here to teach her proven methods.  Heather Celaya is an executive pastor at a large, multi-campus church in San Antonio,...

Send us Fan Mail Today Jim brings another fantastic guest to the Today Count's Show.  Cameron Davies is a serial entrepreneur.  He is founder and CEO of Cruising Kitchens, founder and CEO of Davies Entertainment and creator of the Built For Business TV series.  That is really just a surface level description of Cameron's business activities!  He is also a proud family man and a man of fa...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Today Counts Show, Jim welcomes his friend and colleague, Winston Harris.  Winston is a pastor at NorthRock Church in San Antonio, Texas.  For those of you who don't know, Jim Piper is also a licensed and ordained minister.  This sets up some clear differences in perspective since Jim is a pastor from the Baby Boomer generation and Winston is a pastor f...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the sixth and final episode of our six part series focusing on the practical lessons to be learned from the wisdom of Paul in 1 Timothy in the New Testament.  Jim Piper's commentary will guide you through the application of this biblical wisdom and help put it into context for today's leaders.  If you are not a Christian don't be turned off by the Bible&a...

Send us Fan Mail This is the fifth episode of our six part series focusing on the practical lessons to be learned from the wisdom of Paul in 1 Timothy in the New Testament.  Jim Piper's commentary will guide you through the application of this biblical wisdom and help put it into context for today's leaders.  If you are not a Christian don't be turned off by the Bible's use as...

Send us Fan Mail This is the forth episode of our six part series focusing on the practical lessons to be learned from the wisdom of Paul in 1 Timothy in the New Testament.  Jim Piper's commentary will guide you through the application of this biblical wisdom and help put it into context for today's leaders.  If you are not a Christian don't be turned off by the Bible's use as...

Send us Fan Mail Jim's topic today is parenting.  One of the most challenging, most important and most rewarding things a person can do in their life.  Don't let the title of this podcast fool you,  when Jim talks about "raising kids who win", he's not talking about grooming kids to be great athletes.  He is talking about raising kids who win in life!  Kids who grow up to...

Send us Fan Mail This is the third episode of our six part series focusing on the practical lessons to be learned from the wisdom of Paul in 1 Timothy in the New Testament.  Jim Piper's commentary will guide you through the application of this biblical wisdom and help put it into context for today's leaders.  If you are not a Christian don't be turned off by the Bible's use as...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the second episode of our six part series focusing on the practical lessons to be learned from the wisdom of Paul in 1 Timothy in the New Testament.  Jim Piper's commentary will guide you through the application of this biblical wisdom and help put it into context for today's leaders.  If you are not a Christian don't be turned off by the Bible's use...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast is the first in a series of six episodes of the Today Counts Show that will focus on the practical lessons to be learned from the wisdom of Paul in the book of 1 Timothy in the New Testament.  Jim Piper's commentary will guide you through the application of this biblical wisdom and help put it into context for today's leaders.  If you are not a Christian don...

Send us Fan Mail The journey was on... that's how Jim's guest describes his life after a trip to Africa and a vision from God lead him to quit college and live in his car for 8 months while he started the non-profit organization that became Vapor Ministries .  As inspiring as that sounds, it doesn't come close to describing his whole life's journey. Today Jim Piper has an in-de...