So it’s Memorial Day Weekend. The nation takes a long weekend in remembrance of U.S.A soldiers who died fighting for our freedom and the freedom of others. Now, I’m no party popper, I think those soldiers would smile to see us getting together outside at a picnic, eating good food and having some drinks with the freedom and prosperity they’ve afforded us. I’ll be doing that as well!
But I gotta admit part of it makes me feel uncomfortable. In all the epic movies I own…Gladiator, Braveheart, Lord of the Rings and more…imagine if their blood, sweat and tears had been to protect a king who stayed safe in his castle, focused primarily on his own comfort. Wouldn’t make much of an epic story eh? > read more
I’ve had the honor to be privy to a great story over the past couple of years. Dallon Christensen has done what few people will ever do. He’s done the hard, slow, challenging and enthralling work of changing his life. Today he’s living out the values that he was convicted in for himself, his family and his service to others.
Here are a few highlights that Dallon quoted, but here it all in the show audio below:
My background is as normal as it gets. Anyone can aspire to free agency with the right passion and work ethic. If I can make this jump, anyone can make this jump.
I have always wanted to be “that dad” who is at his kids’ events. > read more
I’m working at my friend Scott Stearman’s cabin down in Green Mountain Falls, CO. I spend my days writing and creating and barely moving, with my pulse sitting below 50 beats per minute and my butt getting sore. I try to help things by going for runs. So today I hit the steep trails on the side of town for a quick 25 minute jaunt. Coming around a bend and leaping over a rock, a dog runs past me down the hill. No surprise, there are often people on the trail. I glance up the ridge to see the expected owner, and there sits mama bear. A quick glance back down and I see the ‘dog’ is the cub. I pause for a split second, > read more
Most people (I bet you) have taken some type of personality profile. DISC, Strengthsfinder, Myers Briggs and more. They are amazing tools, and they do a pretty good job of nailing some primary tendencies, weaknesses and strengths. I usually read them and am impressed at the insight. But the truth is often this…it’s not worth squat to your life.
Chances are you weren’t blown away. It didn’t result in some grand epiphany that rocked your world and you came to a screeching halt to further understand this new revelation and ponder how your life should radically change from here forth!
From family business, to MLM and get-rich-quick ideas, to a ‘real job’, to…knowing there should be more and getting inspired. This is the story-in-progress of Brett Traudt. 39 years old, married, living in California and doing the work of discovering and pursuing purpose in his life.
Today finds him having launched three business ideas: > read more
Most people (I bet you) have taken some type of personality profile. DISC, Strengthsfinder, Myers Briggs and more. They are amazing tools, and they do a pretty good job of nailing some primary tendencies, weaknesses and strengths. I usually read them and am impressed at the insight. But the truth is often this…it’s not worth squat to your life.
