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Top Episodes To Achieving Your Family's Dreams & Goals Episodes

So Many Dreams, So Little Time: A Parent’s Guide to Choosing Which Goals Matter Most Right Now
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Aug. 19, 2025

So Many Dreams, So Little Time: A Parent’s Guide to Choosing Which Goals Matter Most Right Now

Many parents feel overwhelmed by competing dreams—travel, business, fitness, relationships, and more. In this episode, Greg and Rachel share how to set clear *parenting goals* that align with your values and family priorities. By using their 5-step process, you’ll learn how to choose the right dreams to focus on now, while ensuring your marriage, children, and health remain strong.
#286 Attain Highly, Sacrifice Greatly: Here’s What We’ve Sacrificed to Create an Extraordinary Family Life
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Nov. 13, 2024

#286 Attain Highly, Sacrifice Greatly: Here’s What We’ve Sacrificed to Create an Extraordinary Family Life

Are you willing to sacrifice greatly in order to attain highly and achieve your biggest goals? We received this great question from one of our viewers: “ “He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.” – James Allen. In line with this powerful quote, how have Greg and Rachel Denning sacrificed greatly to build the extraordinary life they have today? How did they overcome the fear of losing c...
#281 Facing Your Fear and Moving Through It: The Path to an Extraordinary Life
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Oct. 9, 2024

#281 Facing Your Fear and Moving Through It: The Path to an Extraordinary Life

In this empowering episode of the Extraordinary Family Life podcast, hosts Greg and Rachel Denning explore the essential theme of facing your fear in the pursuit of an extraordinary life. Through heartfelt personal stories and insightful discussions, they illustrate how confronting fear and overcoming feelings of overwhelm can lead to profound personal growth. Greg and Rachel emphasize that living a fulfilling life isn’t about avoiding fear but embracing it. They share practical strategies for s...
#280 Here's WHY You Don't ALREADY Have the Truly Fulfilling Family Life You Want
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Oct. 2, 2024

#280 Here's WHY You Don't ALREADY Have the Truly Fulfilling Family Life You Want

In this inspiring episode, hosts Greg and Rachel Denning delve into the philosophy of 'escaping the unhappy dream of our life' and creating a truly fulfilling life instead . They discuss why so many people are 'content' with the results they have instead of pursuing the results they really want. Creating a truly happy life requires deliberate choices and intentional actions. Hard work is required to achieve anything extraordinary. The difference is, with the right coaching and mentoring, you can...
#278 An ‘Odyssey’ of Obstacles WILL Arise When Pursuing Big Goals -- Here’s How to Handle Them
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Sept. 18, 2024

#278 An ‘Odyssey’ of Obstacles WILL Arise When Pursuing Big Goals -- Here’s How to Handle Them

In this episode of the Extraordinary Family Life podcast, Greg and Rachel Denning share a real-life experience happening to them now to illustrate the journey of pursuing goals which is often filled with unexpected twists and challenges. They reveal how pursuing big goals often leads through a series of obstacles, each one becoming an opportunity for growth and learning . Join them as they share their highs and lows, and explore how embracing these challenges shapes your journey in profound ways...
#258 How to Prevent & Manage Overwhelm as a Parent of Young (or Old) Kids, While Pursuing BIG Dreams & Goals
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April 23, 2024

#258 How to Prevent & Manage Overwhelm as a Parent of Young (or Old) Kids, While Pursuing BIG Dreams & Goals

"Thanks for this episode . I wanted to get in touch to ask if you could share any advice for when your kids were younger and babies? I run a food business and recently had my first baby. I am struggling to manage the disparity between my big ambitions for my life and my reality. I want to be more capable... I want to take my business to the next level (which includes raising investment) I want to keep exercising and doing my favourite sports, I hate that my home is not organised and there is clu...
#257 Practicalities of Travel as a Family, Budget Saving Tips, + How to Worldschool (No Matter Your Schooling Choice)
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April 17, 2024

#257 Practicalities of Travel as a Family, Budget Saving Tips, + How to Worldschool (No Matter Your Schooling Choice)

"I'm writing to tell you both what an inspiration you've been to me over the last year! I've listened to almost all your podcasts and am working my way through the family systems and charts course . All your information is clear and practical , and it's made a huge difference in my level of overwhelm and what our family has been able to accomplish. My husband and I are taking our kids (age 13 & 11) to Europe for 3 months this August , and I was wondering if you would have any tips for travelling...
#204 Family Travel is an Investment in the Development of Yourself & Your Children + Logistics, Tips & FAQs
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Jan. 3, 2023

#204 Family Travel is an Investment in the Development of Yourself & Your Children + Logistics, Tips & FAQs

We spent the New Year in Tallin, Estonia! We’re keeping the Denning family dream alive with family adventures . In December, we traveled through NYC, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, & Estonia. We’ve had some questions about the logistics of traveling with a family which we’re going to discuss in this episode. How do we do it? What do we do with our stuff? How do we make it work? We also get philosophical and talk about how travel has been a tool for helping us (and our children) to become asse...
#195 Fear is a Traitor & is Holding Back Your Family & Your Life
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Oct. 4, 2022

#195 Fear is a Traitor & is Holding Back Your Family & Your Life

Fear is a universal emotion. We’ve all experienced it at some point. It is very real and very relevant. As a teenage girl, Edith Eger was a prisoner in Auschwitz Concentration Camp. She said that after she was released once the War ended, it was then that she learned that the greatest prison is the one in our own minds. Fear makes us prisoners of our minds. With all the people we work with — and through our own experiences — we’ve learned that so many of us are living far below our privilege , p...
#178 We Know It's Hard But DO WHAT MUST BE DONE! The Obstacle IS the Way
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May 10, 2022

#178 We Know It's Hard But DO WHAT MUST BE DONE! The Obstacle IS the Way

We all have blind spots. We all have things we’re doing (or not doing) that are causing or contributing to our own problems. In our coaching, we often work with people who keep doing (or not doing) the things that are keeping them miserable and unhappy. If they could just STOP then they could drastically change their life. Of course, this is easier said than done, otherwise, you would ALREADY have stopped or started the things that need to be done and wouldn’t be suffering from the current chall...
#166 The Size of Your Dreams MUST Exceed Your Current Capacity to Achieve Them
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Jan. 11, 2022

#166 The Size of Your Dreams MUST Exceed Your Current Capacity to Achieve Them

Are you ready to start dreaming bigger and living more intentionally — both for yourself and your family? In this episode, Greg and I dive into one of our favorite topics — dreaming BIG and setting bold, meaningful goals that challenge you to grow into the person capable of achieving them. We talk about why dreaming is not just a nice idea — it's essential. Big dreams expand your vision and help you rise above the limitations of your current reality. As Greg often says, “The size of your dreams ...
#162 'Entertainment Overrun' is Creating a Painful Gap Between Here and the Life of Your Dreams
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Dec. 7, 2021

#162 'Entertainment Overrun' is Creating a Painful Gap Between Here and the Life of Your Dreams

We often receive emails from parents or spouses asking questions -- we love it. (Email us your questions at support @ extraordinaryfamilylife.com) This email asked us: “How can our family create balance and not feel guilty for doing things we enjoy (Netflix, video games, etc.) that aren’t necessarily productive (toward achieving our goals)?” Great question! We've also experienced the 'gap' between the reality of where we are and where we want to go/be (our BIG dream or goal). Sometimes that gap ...
#19 Cultivating the Courage to Pursue Your Goals and Dreams
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Feb. 26, 2019

#19 Cultivating the Courage to Pursue Your Goals and Dreams

Are you stuck in a cycle of dreaming about the life you want —but never actually taking action to create it? Do you tell yourself, “I’ll do it someday…” but that day never comes because you’re waiting to feel ready or less afraid? In this episode, we dive deep into why courage is the missing ingredient in most people’s lives —and how to cultivate the kind of courage that helps you pursue your goals and dreams, even when fear is screaming at you to stay small. Most people think you need more time...