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July 9, 2021
#151 What husbands NEED to know about their wives
Many marriages are merely okay, or even slowly dying simply because men are inadvertently neglecting their wives. Gentlemen, you’re living far below your privileges in your marriage. Inadvertent negligence is costing you the…
June 16, 2021
#150 The Sex-quel. Follow up sex episode with Rachel Denning
Is sex ever a source of frustration, confusion, or contention in your marriage? It definitely was for us early in our marriage. Most of it came because we didn’t understand each other, or ourselves for that matter, and we di…
June 8, 2021
#149 Making Your Mark
What Mark are you making in the world? What Mark are you making in your family? We all have the privilege, opportunity, and even responsibility to make a mark in the world and in the lives of others. Interestingly, we are al…
June 3, 2021
#148 What Wives Need to Know about Husbands' (Sex Drive) and What Men Need to Understand about Themselves
"Just because you've been with yourself for your entire life, doesn't mean you understand yourself." This is true about your spouse too. Just because you've been married to them for ___ years, doesn't mean you understand the…
May 23, 2021
#147 Choose To Be a Champion, Even In The Little Things.
Every day we have a choice. In fact we have many choice moments throughout the day. Choose to be a champion, or by default we can choose to be a chump. The champion chooses to do things in a great way, even the little things…
April 18, 2021
#145 The Corners Of Your Life
We all have little corners in our lives where the dust and the dirt and the stuff begin to gather. This is both literal and figurative.
It may be the corner of your closet or your garage, or the corners of your mind or you…
March 24, 2021
#143 Total Transformation of a Life
While I was climbing a big peek in Ecuador with my wife we met a man who we quickly connected with. In just a few minutes he told us the short version of his life story and how he had a total transformation in life. His stor…
Feb. 14, 2021
#141 Failing Your Way To Success
Failure hurts. A lot. It’s not something any of us want to do, but I think it’s something we all need to do. We attempted to Summit Orizaba and failed. Epic story. But in that failure were many successes—if we look for them.…
Feb. 10, 2021
#140 Find a Way or Make one
If you’re on the right path and it’s the appropriate time for you, find a way to make it work or make a way to make it work! Too many of us give up too often and too soon. We give a first attempt or maybe a feeble second and…
Jan. 4, 2021
#138 Formidable and Indomitable
Formidable -very strong, especially in character; producing respect and a little fear in others: -Worthy of respect - tending to inspire awe or admiration because of great size, strength, excellence, etc. -If you describe …
Dec. 17, 2020
#137 Living With Serendipity
Serendipity: the Occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way I believe that God and the universe are conspiring in your favor and are presenting wonderful opportunities to you all the time! Bu…
Dec. 15, 2020
#136 The Greatest Tragedy and How To Avoid It
What is the greatest tragedy in life? If we look at the whole picture of life, it seems to me that the greatest tragedy is when an amazing human being fails to live a life that is meaningful, fulfilling and maximized. Each p…
Nov. 28, 2020
#135 Your Word Reputation—Making Your Words Matter
Your Words Matter. “The second most deadly instrument of destruction is the dynamite gun; the first is the human tongue. The gun merely kills; the tongue kills reputations and, ofttimes, ruins characters. Each gun works alon…
Nov. 18, 2020
#134 Tune It EVERY Time You Pick It Up
Every single day I condition myself to be at my best! I recently asked a friend how often he hast to tune his musical instrument. “Every time I pick it up.“ The same is true for you and me. Your mind is your instrument. Your…
Oct. 30, 2020
#132 The Expanded Life
Are you living an expanding life? Or perhaps a shrinking one? Are you growing, improving, progressing, and really living? Are you moving at a pace that makes you feel alive? Or do you feel like you’re just existing, or merel…