Marcus Black

The Vitalize Podcast

Life is a journey filled with many amazing mountain highs and incredible valley lows. While beautiful, it can also be difficult to navigate the adversities we face on a daily basis. Join Marcus Black, a former pastor and current urban missionary, weekly as he aims to flood the world with inspiration, motivation, affirmation, & application to give you all the tools necessary to take back control of your life and set you on your path to purpose and fulfillment! If you’re tired of going through the motions or simply just need some encouragement along the way, The Vitalize Podcast is for you!

Author

Marcus Black

Category

Education

Latest episode

Apr 22, 2026

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Episodes

VP E16 “Asleep at the wheel Pt. 2 - It’s Time to Take Back Control of Your Life” 11.11.2019

No one ever plans to “fall asleep at the wheel” of life, but somehow we all find ourselves fading that way in some area or another in our lives! Join your friendly neighborhood host, Mr. Marcus Black, as he follows up a thrilling story of falling asleep at the wheel with the steps to building a life you love to live!

VP E15 “Asleep at the Wheel: The Slow Fade to an Unfulfilled Life & the Way Back” Pt. 1 06.11.2019

No one ever plans to “fall asleep at the wheel” of life, but somehow we all find ourselves fading that way in some area or another in our lives! Join your friendly neighborhood host, Mr. Marcus Black, as he tells a thrilling story of falling asleep at the wheel on the interstate while also going in depth for the very first time on the Vital Life Process!

VP E14 “It’s On You- Creating the Life You Truly Desire Living!” 21.10.2019

So often, real life doesn’t seem to reflect the joy, happiness, & adventure we see in the movies. You can have your movie life but, it’s on you to makes the choices, take the risks, & put forth the energy to create it! Join your friendly neighborhood host, Mr. Marcus Black, as he discusses the steps to take control of your life! It’s time to Stop wishing, start acting, “Because YOU CAN”!

VP E13 “Recalibrating....” 14.10.2019

In this world of overstimulated, overworked, overly stressed, and overly anxious minds, it is of the utmost importance for us to disconnect often to protect our mental, physical, and spiritual health! Join your friendly neighborhood host, Mr. Marcus Black, as he dives deeper into the importance of taking guilt-free breaks from your normal routine!

VP E12 “The Tremendous Healing Power of Listening” 30.09.2019

Listening! Something so powerful that we doing do near enough, and when we do, we don’t always do it well. Join your friendly neighborhood host, Mr. Marcus Black, as he discusses the incredible healing power of listening!

VP E11 “The X-Factor: The Tremendous Power of “Have To” 23.09.2019

Setting goals, creating budgets, and making plans is relatively easy, but the REAL struggle is following through and completing your goals! Join your friendly neighborhood host, Mr. Marcus Black, as he discusses a simple mind shift that has the power to be a real game changer in your life!

VP E10 “Straight Up: A Real Conversation on Life With Trent Shelton” 16.09.2019

Who is Trent Shelton? Many of you know he’s a Baylor Football legend and former NFL player. You know he’s one of the most positive, passionate, and authentic speakers of our generation. He’s husband, father, man of God, a great friend of mine, and tremendous impactor in the digital media world, reaching more than 50 million people weekly through his various social media outlets and non-profit orga...

VP E9 “3 Vital Truths Learned in My 33 Years of Life” 09.09.2019

Life is all about living & learning everything you can from the experiences afforded to you. Join your friendly neighborhood host, Mr. Marcus Black, as he discusses 3 Vital Truths learned in my 33 years of life as his birthday approaches next week.

VP E8 “Story Time: Life Lesson Learned” 02.09.2019

Every experience we go through in life, good or bad, is a learning experience. Sometimes, those lessons learned can be tough to swallow! Join your friendly neighborhood host, Mr. Marcus Black, as he discusses a very difficult life-lesson he learned this week!

VP E7 “Legacy - Becoming the Hero/Shero of your home” 26.08.2019

We all love a good hero story. There’s something magical about a person overcoming all types of adversity to rise up & save the day! Join your friendly neighborhood host Mr. Marcus Black as he discusses how to build a lasting legacy by becoming the hero of your own home!

VP E6 “The Comfort/Danger Zone” 19.08.2019

We’ve all been guilty of settling for the familiarity of the comfort zone. Join your friendly neighborhood host, Mr. Marcus Black, as he discusses practical ways to push yourself beyond the danger of the comfort zone!

VP E5 “The Greatest Gift” 12.08.2019

Time waits on no one. We’ve all been guilty of putting off important tasks, conversations, & decisions for later, but in reality, later never comes! Join your friendly neighborhood host, Mr. Marcus Black, as he challenges us on a few ways we should all invest our time!

VP Bonus 4 “The Power of Perspective” 09.08.2019

Your perspective is a choice you control. What you can’t control is the perspective of others. Join your friendly neighborhood host, Mr. Marcus Black, as he discusses the importance of considering other people’s perspective before reacting to their actions!

VP E4 “3 keys to finding purpose in the process” 05.08.2019

The process! Something we’ve all heard of before, but our awareness doesn’t make it any easier when we it’s actually time for us to come face to face with struggle & we’re in the middle of the grind! Join your friendly neighborhood host, Mr. Marcus Black, as he shares 3 vital keys to finding purpose in your process!

VP Bonus 3 - Lessons from the “not so itsy bitsy spider” 02.08.2019

Vital Life Tribe!! We’re back with another special bonus episode that you definitely don’t want to miss! Join your friendly neighborhood host, Mr. Marcus Black, as he shares an extremely inspiring lesson learned from one of the most unlikely sources possible; the not so itsy bitsy spider!

VP E3 - The Key to Everything (The Incredible Power of Choice) 29.07.2019

The choices you make on a daily basis determine your level of fulfillment and overall the quality of your life. Join your friendly neighborhood host, Mr. Marcus Black, as he shares 5 Vital choices you must make in order to build a life you love living! It’s time to live and love life!!

VP Bonus Ep #2 Experiences over Items 25.07.2019

We all love material items, especially when they come in the form of shiny new objects, but sometimes, in order to gain the most joy and fulfillment in this life, you have to invest in experiences rather than material objects. Our things will eventually lose value and break down, but our precious memories will last a lifetime!

VP E2 - 10 Vital Truths/Steps to Learning to Love Yourself 22.07.2019

Self Love! A topic every single one of us have struggled with at one point or another! Join your friendly neighborhood host, Marcus Black, as he shares 10 vital truths and the steps to take to help you give yourself the love and care you deserve! It’s time to live & love life!! Why? Because YOU CAN!!!

VP Bonus Ep #1 - “The Golden Question” 17.07.2019

What if I told you there was ONE question that had the potential to change your entire life & how you see struggles & conflicts? Join your friendly neighborhood host, Marcus Black, as he reveals this question you, but first, we must discuss the wrong questions to be asking!

VP: E1 - It’s Time to live and love life! (What & Why?) 09.07.2019

We all want to love the life we love, but sometimes, our day to day responsibilities get in the way of that. Join me as I discuss two very vital questions you must answer to begin the process of living a life of passion and purpose! It’s time to live & love life! Why? Because YOU CAN!!

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