This Stuff Matters with Tom Gray

We have been focusing on clarifying our identity – who are we? Recognizing that no one consistently performs in a manner inconsistent with how they see themselves, we need to make sure we turn to the right source to find the answer(s) to the questions(s) of who we are individually and as a society. As a continuation of the same theme, how we view everything, what we believe about everything, is ce...

Our national motto since 1956 has been “In God We Trust”. Our money says it. Our presidents since Reagan have ended speeches saying “God bless America.” Our founding document (the Declaration of Independence) says our country and our rights as its citizens are built on and come from God our Creator. Every successful team and organization must clarify and commit to its collective identity. We as a...

The only fully satisfying and reliable source for answering life’s foundational question: “Who am I?”, is God. We cannot look inside ourselves for the answer, and we cannot look outside ourselves unless the look “out” is the look “up” to God. So I guess you could call this outsourcing, “up”sourcing. Corrie ten Boom – holocaust survivor and major soul/society revolutionary – said, “If you look at t...

To realize the changes we desperately need, we must begin with clarifying our identity – we must know who we are – both within our individual souls and then ultimately as a society at large. “You cannot consistently perform in a manner which is inconsistent with the way you see yourself.” – Zig Ziglar In today’s episode, Tom begins to help you clarify the all-important answer(s) to the question, “...

This episode is the third of a three-part interview with Ralph Stokes. This serves as a great wrap-up of our little portrait of a real-life change agent, aka revolutionary. If you want to see the whole interview with Ralph unedited, you can find it here on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkvHgGMq-XM Ralph is our featured guest at our Next TSM Live Lunch on September 14th. Get y...

This episode is the second of a three-part interview with Ralph Stokes. Pay attention to the lessons Ralph shares in this episode: notice that facing difficulty and challenge is not only inevitable in life, it is actually indispensable in developing the character of our kind of revolutionaries. There is a great paragraph in the Bible about how we should view our suffering, knowing that the right m...

This episode is the first of a three-part interview with Ralph Stokes, the Vice President for Diversity, Partnerships & Community Relations for the PGA Superstore. Ralph is a great change agent (revolutionary) role model. Ralph’s book, “One of the First” chronicles the lessons he’s learned through a lifetime of making a difference. Ralph was one of the first five black football players at the...

In this episode, we rally around the truth that We Can Change! In episode 1 we clarified the need for change in our souls and in our society. In this episode, we identify the first lie we need to reject on our way to realizing the needed revolution: the lie that we can’t change, or that the changes needed are too big for us to successfully tackle. In the same way, James Franklin fundamentally chan...

In this episode, Tom launches the forward push “This Stuff Matters” which is dedicated to – leading a revolution of souls and society. The definition of insanity is continuing to do the same things while expecting different results. This episode is a call out to everyone who feels the same way about our society, that something has to change. The natural life-cycle of every organization and nation...

On today's episode of pod, Tom and John want you to understand that being a father is more than just checking a box.

As a father, time is a key piece to what you can offer your child. Things are great but the memories can last a lifetime for your kid.

As Father's Day has just passed Tom Gray and John Radcliffe will take a deep dive into fatherhood and what fathers should look like to a family. This a topic that the guys will look at from a few different angles but on this week's podcast, they will look at how a model of a father can influence children just by their movement.

People talk about being a product of their environment so changing the setting that you are in can change your mood and the world.

Sometimes in life, we need each other for encouragement, support, and strength. That is why it is important to be there for each other and others in times of need and good times.

Chigoziem Okonkwo joins Tom again to tell his story of what it was like on the draft day and explains the power of the mind to accomplish your goals.

Today Tom got a chance to sit down with a very special young man Chigoziem Okonkwo. When Tom got a chance to talk with Chig he was getting ready for the NFL draft but, he and Tom discuss his goals. 

A very special This Stuff Matters podcast with UGA Legend and Local Radio Host Buck Belue joined us, Buck recently published a book that will talk a lot about and his sports career and how his faith & family guides his life. You can learn more about Buck book INSIDE THE HEDGES you can order it at https://insidethehedges.com/

Why Do We Have Covenants?

Once you are in a covenant you do still have some responsibility and things that you need to handle during the process of going thru this walk together.

In life, you will enter many different covenants and contracts. They each hold many different functions but, the covenant that we are talking about here is an agreement to do what is right with not just family and friends but with the world.

Tom got a chance to sit down with some amazing examples of people who care and are friends of his Phil & Latasha Ironside. It is a powerful conversation with these 2 people that for sure will be on the podcast again.

TSM Podcast shares thoughts on Determination and Aggression!

Resiliency - great influencers are forward-focused so powerfully that they almost don't acknowledge losses and setbacks - they get over a bad play very quickly -

Alabama Crimson Tide, Golden State Warriors, and New England Patriots all have a standard of where they like their teams to be. You have to set a standard for your life and your home that will be an example of what is expected from you and others.

There is a strong similarity between Conviction and Insanity and today Tom and John talk about why it is important to have a conviction to be a game changer in our world.