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JumpStart- Types of People

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Mark Twain humorously observed that there are 2 types of people, those who divide people into types and those who do not. I’ve always thought this was super funny given all the ways ...

JumpStart- Dancing

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS There’s a great scene in of the first seasons of Saturday Night Live wherein the restaurant serving, “cheeseburgers, cheeseburgers, cheeseburgers” burns to the ground. And, John Belushi’s character who loses everything in the ...

JumpStart- Faith

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS A few decades ago something happened to me that test the power of my belief system to the limits and in that test I learned something. Want to hear an AMAZING story of ...

To You Love God Tuesday- Release 2

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Rarely are we ready to let go of things we need to release. And, until we release them, we can’t make way for something new — something better. The pain of loss is ...

JumpStart- Focus

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS When I was 16, I took driving lessons from a driving instructor. I’d been driving for over a year and because I’d had a couple of accidents my dad wanted me to undergo ...

JumpStart – Genius

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS I just finished reading “Steve Jobs“ by Walter Isaacson. We all know of Jobs’ huge successes and how he has impacted our lives. However, it was in his catastrophic failures and how he ...

JumpStart – Playing the Game

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS We all know the saying “Play the cards you’re dealt.” Unfortunately, as the Buddha said, “To know and not to do is not yet to know.“ Nobody is dealt a perfect hand — ...

JumpStart – The Relationship Experiment

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Is your desire to have a relationship that’s: Loving Passionate Happy Growing Monogamous Stimulating Co-Equal Storybook perfect in every way? Great! Welcome to the experiment. The Disney-fied ideal of romance that such has ...

To You; Love God – Release 2

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Today’s message could well be titled, “Why do good people have bad parents?” Having great parents puts you ahead in life – – there’s no denying that. But why do some parents fall ...

JumpStart – Friends

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS I recently did a Jumpstart on how social media can actually make us less happy – – in fact some reports state that social media is worse on our health than smoking. When ...

JumpStart – The Dogooders Lie

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS “When I win the lottery, I’m going to give most of it to charity.“ “When I retire, I’m going to help my community.“ “When my life gets better and less stressful, I’ll start ...

JumpStart – Learning

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS When I’m lying on my deathbed, I hope someone hands me a book titled, “7 Ways to Live Longer.“ LOL! I’m really serious about this – – no matter where I am or ...

JumpStart – Comparisons

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS What do Facebook and a Korean prison have in common? Well, during the Korean War there was a prison famous for breaking the spirits of captured prisoners. The guards discovered that if they ...

To You; Love God – Release 1

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Have you considered some of the uses for the word “stage?“ We both stand on stages and pass through stages in our lives. And in both cases, we are playing roles. Let’s explore ...

JumpStart – In(ner)Security 4

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS One of the great benefits of attending weight watchers or Alcoholics Anonymous is hearing that you are not alone in our struggles. When it comes to our problems, we can become very isolationist ...

JumpStart – In(ner)Security 3

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Believe it or not, inner security and outer security go hand-in-hand. As you work to develop your inner security, you will attract people who will support you. As you seek out people who ...

JumpStart – In(ner)Security 2

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS What does it mean to be insecure? And, why are some people insecure in the extreme while others seem fairly unaffected by it. Today were going to talk about the concept of insecurity, ...

JumpStart – In(ner)Security 1

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS I remember it like it was yesterday. My first wife, whom I thought was my one and only love, told me that she and I were through. When I pleaded to know why ...

To You; Love God Tuesday – Love Part 3

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Prayer is a collaborative effort. Prayer is not a football that we hand off to God and it’s no longer in our possession. For prayer to be answered we need to maintain faith ...

JumpStart – HOW you do something

VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS We used to have horses for trailriding. Once, my horse developed colic and we called the vet to come out at 2 o’clock in the morning. Although we had awoken him from sleep, ...

JumpStart – “Myself”

AUDIO SYNOPSIS When I was in the fifth grade, my teacher asked all of us to bring in something to read aloud to the class. My father had a framed poem on his dresser. The poem ...

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