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May 20, 2019
#34 The Path to Personal Peak Potential part 4
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Esteem: Respect, Status, Recognition, Strength and Freedom. Strength: That's Real strength comes from within - but includes physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually etc. Are you doing thi…
May 10, 2019
#33 The Path to Personal Peak Potential part 3
What things are we doing that are completely unnecessary and robbing us of life? Do we get upset too easily? Too much screen time? Keeping up with the Jones? Are we prioritizing the wrong things? Here we are at the third tie…
May 4, 2019
#32 The Path to Personal Peak Potential, Part 2
The next level of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs is safety needs. So many people get stuck on this level too - they could be free if only they knew they were enslaved. These are the areas in our life that we need to keep in ord…
April 27, 2019
#31 The Path to Personal Peak Potential, Part 1
What is the purpose of life? To pursue your potential in every area of your life. Maslow's Hierarchy of need: Different steps you need to have in order for you to eventually be in a successful state to reach your potential. …
April 25, 2019
#30 Refuse to live a Default Life
"We do not rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training." - Archilochus We automatically become who we do not want to be as human beings. How? By never moving away from default. When somebod…
April 14, 2019
#29 This is what generosity REALLY looks like
When people are cruel, they are just passing on the degradation in themselves. On the other hand, when people are kind, they are passing on the goodness in themselves. Be generous make a difference, there is always a way to …
April 13, 2019
#28 The Number 1 reason why so many good people are failing to succeed in life!
Accomplishing hard things is a huge blessing in life. It is way better to do hard things than to be sheltered and never step foot into the unknown. Tough life thoughts: Sometimes life isn't hard, we have just gotten weak. I…
April 7, 2019
#27 How to Be Less Prejudiced and Racist And More Compassionate and Open-Minded
There are a lot of good books, experiences and places that you could go to learn about the way some people live. Those experiences can be tough, those books can be harsh and the places can be very dark. You shouldn't live i…
March 31, 2019
#26 What to do when life gets hard
The best cure when you feel like throwing a pity party is serving others. Love others, read good books that you can learn from and realize that you aren't alone. Failure isn't final. We strive to be green and growing. Someti…
March 29, 2019
#25 The 3 Non-negotiable Elements of an Awesome Sauce Life
This episode is just taking the three C's of individual development more in depth: Coaches: If you want a good coach, make sure they practice what they preach. Don't get a health coach that is out of shape, or a marriage cou…
March 24, 2019
#24 Making The Most of Yourself
You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat and take care of themselves. We all have an obligation to work on ourselves more than anything else. Good Input = Good Output, (and vice versa) are you building yourself u…
March 20, 2019
#23 Every good thing in your life will come from this one commitment!
We are all aware of our weaknesses. Becoming a better person is a simple mindset shift to say "Ok, I'm going to work on those." Make a plan, get it done! Never settle when you are working on yourself. In fact everything goo…
March 15, 2019
#22 Living Your Legend
Life is not one grand event, it's a journey. In the book The Alchemist , it talks a lot about finding your dream, more specifically, pursuing your legend. All of our stories are different but we all have common denominators,…
March 13, 2019
#21 Never treat people this way, especially when you’re in a leadership position!
Seems to be that going through security into any country can be a nightmare the U.S., the UK, Hungry you name it. Something that seems to be a common thread between all these stories is that once someone has a little bit of …
March 11, 2019
#20 How to remove judgment, racism, prejudice and enmity from your life.
Enmity: The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something. We should not feel enmity towards other people, in fact we should judge ourselves by how we treat people who are unkind to us. Turn …
Feb. 27, 2019
#19 Cultivating the Courage to Pursue Your Goals and Dreams
Encourage your dreams. If you can't change the world yet, what can you do to change your world? Courage is the only thing you need to reach your dream, to change your world. Is money stopping you? Then make a good business/m…
Feb. 20, 2019
#18 Your moral obligation to become your best self
You never graduate from learning. Though, sometimes we feel childish when we get to start something new. Very few adults learn new talents. Why is it that when we get older we think that because we never had the chance when …
Feb. 16, 2019
#17 So there I was—Crazy stories and important lessons
Drove from Dallas, TX all the way to New York City. When he found he couldn't get a job or even get into school, he called a buddy and that friend drove all the way up to get him! They almost crashed on the way home, but n…
Feb. 16, 2019
#16 Will You Be a Part of This Problem, Or Its Solution?!
What group or people do we de-humanize? Democrats? Republicans? Muslims? Black people? White people? The list goes on, why do we objectify people? During WW2 the Germans strategically under social strategy got the general p…
Feb. 14, 2019
#15 Choose your love and love your choice
Greg and Rachel met in college, you could say Greg was struck at first sight. Growing up Greg didn't have a lot examples of what a good marriage should look like, or if it was even possible. In his late teens he was terri…
Feb. 13, 2019
#14 How to Feel Joyful and Happy Most of The Time
Emotion is the driving force in our lives . So it's helpful to ask, "What emotion do you feel most of the time? Is that how you WANT to feel?" The first thing to do that clears a lot of emotional space is to forgive! Let sma…
Feb. 8, 2019
#13 Forgiveness is for you, not for them.
When someones poor choice effects you, it's hard not to react in an outburst, or hold it against them. People carry hate for people their entire lives. Maybe you are in the right, but how does keeping that chip on your shou…
Feb. 8, 2019
#12 Broken Bones, shootings, and obesity. Life lessons from strange stories.
Caution! Awesome stories and reality checks lay ahead! While playing football, Greg's hand got smashed between two helmets and broke four metacarpals. When he saw that his back up wasn't doing too well, he headed back into …
Feb. 5, 2019
#11 You Have The Power To Choose How You Do Life
Everyday you have the choice to between mediocrity and excellence. When Greg was just twelve years old, he was out late in a bad part of town with some friends. He ended up getting beat up pretty bad by some older teenager…