ToddTalks--Spirit By Design: Your Weekly Survival Guide

Send us Fan Mail Your reactions to frustration don't have to be the end all be all, the way you will always react. Anger, frustration, depression, withdrawal, self-harm...these are ways people react when frustrated. How do you react?  Would you like to know a simple method to change and have a mindset shift? Well, then listen to this episode where I take you through how to develop that mindse...

Send us Fan Mail How do you kill 11 million people? That's the question posed by Andy Andrews' book of the same name. The answer is simple and profound at the same time. Politicians know it. They thrive on it. You see society breaking down because of it in America today. Learn what it takes to prevent that from happening in our society. If the Germans in World War Two could allow the hol...

Send us Fan Mail Today I messed up and vented my frustrations on my wife, when I shouldn't have. We're equals so there are better ways to vent than to take it out on someone you love. Learn from my mistake as I show you ways that work, and don't hurt anyone else's feelings. Learning from your mistakes is important. Learning from someone else's mistakes, saves you a lot of...

Send us Fan Mail Maybe you've seen her on the cover  of your favorite magazine, or in an ad for one of your favorite items. Perhaps you've seen her photos on Instagram with her self-help advice and her motivational fitness videos and posts.  Regardless, If you haven't heard her story of coming from nothing, overcoming a difficult childhood, surviving depression, and succeeding then...

Send us Fan Mail Words have power and the words you use out loud with others and the words you use internally have the power to change your life for good or ill. You are the author of your fate and destiny, if you choose. The words you say will make things happen in your life. Positive change is more powerful when you speak positive words and see hear say and feel them. Support the show You can re...

Send us Fan Mail As you've aged, you've lost some of the joy and spontaneity of childhood. You've lost some of your self-concept to fear or cultural barriers. Today I'm here to help you shake off the rust and learn, or relearn how to be happy dancing in the rain, jumping in puddles and not feeling bad about doing it. To become the person you want to become requires a strong sen...

Send us Fan Mail For good or bad, you become what you think about. The secret to success comes from learning and applying this principle in your life. I cover much of Earl Nightingale's The Strangest Secret and discuss how you can apply it in your life to design the life you desire. If you haven't heard Earl Nightingale's The Strangest Secret, I highly recommend it. I quote a good c...

Send us Fan Mail For better or worse, you are a creature of habits both good and bad. In designing the life you desire, you need to recognize those things you do which are derived from habit and learn to make choices to change those that aren't compatible with the life you desire. Support the show You can reach me anytime at  email: tandrewsen.monat@gmail.com Instagram @toddtalks_ig

Send us Fan Mail You are a living soul and want to design your best life. But, you don't even know what you like anymore. You need to dream. You need to learn to dream and make a design. This is what I teach you today: How to dream and find your passion. What to do to maximize your life. These things are possible...Last episode we talked about your desires to change. This episode focuses on h...

Send us Fan Mail In order to truly accomplish the goals and New Years Resolutions you set, you have to shift your paradigm, change your belief about yourself, and you'll find you can move forward not backward. You're chained by baggage. We all are. They anchor us to the past like a boat in a harbor. You have to drop the anchor of past failures in order to change. This requires a paradigm...

Send us Fan Mail Are you one of those that has lost the art of politeness? Have you forgotten how to say please and thank you? Do you find it a problem to have guys hold doors for ladies?  If so, you're part of the problem that is ruining our culture. In today's episode I express how the art of politeness and respect have been lost, and are sorely needed today. And, you can choose to joi...

Send us Fan Mail By two weeks into a New Years resolution, most people quit. Here are two steps that you can use, easy steps to ensure that you won't quit on yourself. You deserve to be one of the people that completes your goals, accomplishes your resolutions, but bad habits will make you fail every time if you let them.  Here's a couple things you can do to sabotage your bad habits att...

Send us Fan Mail The reason for the season. How can you learn to make peace on earth and have goodwill towards men? That's the subject of our discussion today. Trigger warning...I cover religious topics today!!! :-) I am a Christian and don't hide that so today on this Christmas eve, I do talk about why Christ is important in our lives. Support the show You can reach me anytime at  email...

Send us Fan Mail As a human you have a tendency towards selfishness. Even denying it to yourself right now is a sign that you do. Today I uncover that tendency and with several stories and facts, show you how you can turn an unseen condition into an unselfish strength. It's Christmastime and the season of giving should make you exude only joy! Yet many exclaim they can't wait till the se...

Send us Fan Mail Based on familial events of the past week, I chose to talk about how your choices have consequences and when you make a choice it doesn't just affect you. It affects those around you as well. These are my thoughts and lessons told with several stories of misadventure about how your choices affect others, but also how you can respond to the choices that you make, that others m...

Send us Fan Mail I dedicate this episode to the 37th FTS, the greatest flying training squadron I've had the privilege of working with. It takes dedication and skill to a grand goal to become a pilot. Whatever your goals, dreams and desires, today I cover ways you can set goals and work to achieve them.  Goal setting is an integral part of succeeding at life. However, it always starts with th...

Send us Fan Mail Motivational videos are all the rage and I love them. But motivation will only get you to the starting gate....Commitment gets you through the end of the journey.  I use the story of how I became an Air Force pilot to showcase what commitment means to accomplishing goals. Life isn't about getting the easy start. Life takes work and commitment and consistency. Today, I cover a...

Send us Fan Mail In The Lord of The Rings, Frodo asks Gandolf a question, complaining about the struggle they are going through. I based this episode on the response, basically "What will you do with the time you have left?" That is the big question isn't it! Do you know how much time you have? No, you don't!  So what should you do with your time. That's what I go on to di...

Send us Fan Mail Today I'm keeping it simple. I'm in the middle of an end of the year challenge and I take the things I've been doing in the challenge and explain how doing these five things can immediately improve your life. Maybe this will be the kick in the pants you need to get off your butt and get going. The fact that you're listening to this shows that you have desires t...

Send us Fan Mail How you respond when the unexpected happens is critical to your sanity. Today I teach you healthy techniques and cover the unhealthy ones you use to deal with the unexpected in your life. Have you ever responded to an incident in anger or frustration? Have you ever felt the world was against you? There are specific reasons you do what you do. There are ways to counter the negative...

Send us Fan Mail There has been so much negativity over the past months. On this Thanksgiving day I wanted to talk a little about how being grateful is so beneficial to us. We don't diminish the things that may be going on, but we can reduce stress and physically have changes in our body from being grateful. I share some of the words of President Russell M. Nelson, President of the Church of...

Send us Fan Mail Do you struggle to figure out what your life's purpose may be? Do you struggle because you feel like you've lost yourself? If so, or if you struggle to know what you can be passionate about, listen in as we discuss ways and means for you to find your purpose and passion. Life is meant to be lived and lived well. We only get this one life and you have a unique purpose. Le...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever believed something that isn't true? Have you ever deluded yourself into thinking things were different or better than they actually are? If so, and we all have, then this episode is for you! I cover why self-deception sucks, how it affects us, and what we can do about it. Life is meant to be enjoyed and not suffered through, but we often needlessly suffer becaus...

Send us Fan Mail We worry about the past, we dream of the future and often we forget to live in the present. This episode is all about teaching you how to learn from the past and not be governed by it, dream of a future and plan for it, and live in the present to find happiness. Mindfulness is an important aspect of a happy life. When designing your best life, learn to live in the present. Support...

Send us Fan Mail Do you struggle? Do you need support? Do you want to find joy and happiness? Do you suffer from lack of self-esteem? Do you have big dreams and want to achieve them? Do you lack vision and want to begin to dream again? If so, then TODDTalks are for you.  In this episode, we begin by sharing how ideas, stories, methods and ways will be used to help you improve your life.  I'm...