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The Extraordinary Family Life Podcast Episodes
Jan. 16, 2020
#85 The REAL risk of living an Unfulfilling and Unexciting life and what to do about it
The risk is real! We are all at risk of living in unfulfilling, disconnected, and unexciting life. That is unacceptable for high performers! But if we are not deliberate and intentional about setting up systems, practices, a…
Jan. 11, 2020
#84 How Do You REALLY Measure If You Are Truly Successful?
How does one measure progress, status, growth, improvement, standing, high-performance, wisdom, greatness, and true success? How do I see past my Blind spot’s, my erroneous perceptions of myself, my mistaken conclusions? Wit…
Jan. 6, 2020
#83 Pursuing Your Potential
As a human being you have the incomparable privilege of pursuing your potential! Sadly many of us go along through life unaware of the privilege and so we merely exist in survival mode and ultimately fall far short of where …
Dec. 30, 2019
#82 BEWARE of These Pirates & Hijackers That Rob Your Focus, Freedom, & Joy
Many of us are being attacked by pirates and hijackers on a daily basis! They are subtle and cunning. They rob us of our focus in our freedom and our potential. We end up living in perpetual self sabotage and slavery because…
Dec. 25, 2019
#80 The BEST Thing You Can Do For Those You Love
I love giving gifts and doing things for the people I love most of my life! I’m sure you do too. We spend a lot of time and effort thinking about gifts that we can give and about ways we can serve the people we love. But we …
Dec. 21, 2019
#79 The Truth is... You’re Afraid
Is fear holding you back? Do you find yourself burdened or even consumed by fear, worry, doubt? It’s easy to slip into a dark negative space we were constantly afraid of what might happen or what others might think. We get a…
Dec. 9, 2019
#76 Are You Actually Doing What MUST Be Done?
I blew it. 10 years ago I wrote down in my journal the thing I knew I needed to do. But I didn’t do it. I had good reasons a.k.a. excuses. I told myself stories to justify and to rationalize why I couldn’t get it done. But t…
Dec. 4, 2019
#74 Seven People You Need To Have In Your Life
We all need to have certain people our life, especially if we want to live an extraordinary family life! There are 7 people that we ideally want to have in our lives. 1. A friend 2. A partner 3. A dependent 4. Someone to ser…
Dec. 2, 2019
#73 Living With The Power of Gratitude
Gratitude is one of the most motivating forces in the world! When we are deeply grateful we take action. When we have gratitude for our bodies we take care of them better. When we have gratitude for our spouses we cherish th…
Nov. 24, 2019
#72 How to Deal With Hurtful Words and Difficult Interactions
Whether it’s with your family or your friends or your coworkers, it can be hard to interact with other human beings. Sometimes it’s especially hard when you get together for family gatherings. And what do you do with the pai…
Nov. 18, 2019
#71 Never Settle For Less Than Your Best
Do you ever feel like you’re settling for less than you could be? Have you ever felt like you’re on a plateau just coasting to get through life? It’s actually easy to settle for less than our best. But the cost of that choic…
Nov. 4, 2019
#67 How to Effectively Process Grief And Pain
Pain needs to be processed. That doesn't mean you 'get over ' whatever happened, it means that you can healthily revive. Remember that in the end pain can turn into power. Being in a negative, depressed state of mind for a l…
Nov. 1, 2019
#66 Living Your Dream Life Comes Down to a Specific Ability
Talent is Overrated. It’s not about your raw talent. It’s not about whether you have the talent or not. The quality and outcome of your life is determined by a specific ability! And that ability is trainable! It is something…
Oct. 22, 2019
#63 Make Your Life More EXCITING And Enjoyable
It’s too easy to slip into the humdrum existence of taking care of the chores and the errands and doing the things that need to be done and losing the pure enjoyment of being alive. We have to be more strategic about making …
Oct. 15, 2019
#62 How to Be a POSITIVE Person in a Negative Culture
Negativity dulls our capacity for greatness, it hinders our potential. Everyone has had times where negativity gets deep into them, and then everything in their life gets dark. On the other hand, are there times where we hav…