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Send us Fan Mail Winston Harris is guest host today and interviewing Jim Piper about his new book, "Story: The Art of Learning From Your Past".  Jim explains that in his opinion God "co-authors" our life story.  The key is to properly interpret the story that God is laying out for us.  The book is not so much about looking back on our lives but more about taking an inventory to...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Piper welcomes Dr. Joe Martin to the Today Counts Show.  Dr. Joe Martin is the founder of Real Men Connect.  The goal of Real Men Connect is to help GOOD men become GREAT men, God’s way.  "Dr. Joe" has a contagious passion for helping men become great men.   Jim and Dr. Joe are kindred spirits in their belief that strong, masculine men are needed more than ever in to...

Send us Fan Mail What is a ReLeader? Jon Chasteen is Jim Piper's guest today and author of the book, " ReLeader: How To Fix What You Didn't Break ".  In this podcast Jon defines the term "ReLeader" and also shares his thoughts on leadership in general.  A quick explanation of a ReLeader is someone who comes into an existing company or organization to assume the leader...

Send us Fan Mail Jim's guest on this episode of the Today Counts Show is Damon Nailer.  Damon is the Family Resource Center Program Director for the Children’s Coalition for Northeast Louisiana .  The organization is located in Monroe, Louisiana and offers many community services ranging from Early Head Start programs and teacher training to Parenting Education for individuals and groups. Dam...

Send us Fan Mail Angie Taylor started what would become Valor Global Foundation by holding what she thought would be a small meeting with about 10 parents to talk about her vision of a new model for educating our children.  It turned into a meeting with about 300 people, many of whom paid deposits that night to enroll their children in a school that did not exist yet!  That is the power of laying...

Send us Fan Mail Jim's guest on this episode of the Today Counts Show is Ken Cochrum.  Ken is the Executive Vice President of Field Ministries at East-West.  The first words you see on the EastWest.org homepage are,  "Shining God's light into the spiritually darkest places of the world".  The mission of East-West is to mobilize the Body of Christ to evangelize the lost and equi...

Send us Fan Mail The Today Counts Show is about a lot of things.  Leadership, faith and knowing your purpose, just to name a few.  Today's podcast, with guest Kyle Duford, covers a lot of ground in under an hour.  Kyle is President and ECD of The Brand Leader , a branding, strategy and advertising firm with a national and international footprint. He is also a public speaker and author of the...

Send us Fan Mail Are you concerned about where your money is invested?  Does it matter to you if a company you have invested in is supporting social and political agendas that don't line up with your personal values?  Darryl Lyons, Jim's guest today, is an expert in the field of financial planning and investing.  More specifically, he is an expert in investing from a Christian world view...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast is certified organic human.  No AI was used in the recording or editing of this show.  As funny as that declaration may sound, according to Titus Blair this might be a requirement in the future to verify you are hearing and/or seeing real humans that are not AI generated! On this episode of the Today Counts Show Jim discusses the current state of AI and where it seems...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of the Today Counts Show is really fascinating and sad at the same time.  Jim welcomes Peter Young to the podcast. Peter played college basketball at George Washington University and briefly coached basketball before embarking on a career as a sports broadcaster. He is the author of two books, " The Blue Team " and " Stop The Tall Man, Save The Tiger &q...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is a one-on-one session with you and Jim.  The topic is, what do you believe?  At first glance you might think this podcast is all about faith and religion.  Well, you would be partially right but the concept is much broader.  Jim directs the question to your work life and your home life, as well as, your faith.  At work do you believe in the competency of you...

Send us Fan Mail This is a very special episode of the Today Counts Show.  Today Jim Piper celebrates his milestone 100th podcast!  It's a big commitment to consistently produce a weekly podcast and stick with it long enough to reach 100 episodes.  About 44% percent of podcasters never get past 3 episodes and only about 4 % produce a weekly podcast!  If you listen to this podcast, know Jim or...

Send us Fan Mail Today Jim is joined by co-host Chase Stinson (his assistant producer).  Together they welcome Allison Eide to the Today Counts Show.  Allison is an amazing, up and coming Christian artist who is not afraid to write songs about the struggles of real life.  Her song "Love Who I Am" went viral and reached over a million people in just a few weeks!  Allison has a heart for p...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Piper continues his theme of bringing in new people to share their knowledge and wisdom with the Today Counts Show family.  Today's guest is Adam Mabry.  Adam is a scholar, teacher, author, pastor and church planter, just to name of few of his many skills and talents!  Adam is the founding Senior Pastor of Aletheia Church in Boston, MA — a multi-site, diverse church passi...

Send us Fan Mail Blake Coffee is Jim's guest on this episode of the Today Counts Show.  Blake is founder and Executive Director of One Another Project.  One Another Project aims to be an organization where people, families, churches and entire communities discover pathways to healing, togetherness and peace in a fractured world.  Blake Coffee is also an attorney/mediator and author.   Jim and...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Piper welcomes a new friend and colleague to the show today.  His name is Gary Harpst. Gary is the founder and CEO of LeadFirst.   The website describes LeadFirst as a faith-driven leadership platform that equips leaders to integrate faith, business management, and whole-person care.​  ( Those should be familiar concepts to regular listeners of the Today Counts Show. )   Gary...

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...