Clear Choices Podcast

Paul Walker brings a ton of value and perspective to the podcast! Paul has lived an incredible life. He grew up in Southern California as a successful student athlete receiving accolades in high school for playing both tennis and basketball. He decided to focus on basketball in college and was named an NCAA first team All- American and inducted into the University of Point Loma basketball hall of fame. After college, he married, had two sons and went on to work in pharmaceutical sales until starting his own successful construction company.

The reason Paul is joining us on the show is to discuss how he made a radical choice, one that many of us think about but don't often have the courage to pursue. That was to sell his successful business of 20 years solely to run a youth soccer organization that helps underprivileged kids. In this episode, he takes us back to 1999 when his own boys were playing soccer for the local soccer league that was falling apart. He felt the calling and then made the choice to get involved. Paul talks to us about what it took for him to leave his successful business and follow his purpose and passion into the unknown. His powerful choice has changed and transformed thousands of lives and continues to grow today.

"All I can say is you do what you feel you've been given the tools to do and the drive to do. And don't be afraid because through discipline and drive, it will make through the tough times. That's just the way it is. And sports taught me how to compete and how I'm not going to always win but I'm gonna come back."

"If we can give that and instill that in all of these youths when they're young, they're set as adults."

"Competition is an amazing tool. Have competitive juices inside you is an amazing tool for your life and will help you as an individual make it through tough times because you are a competitor."

In this episode, you will hear: - How Paul came to a crossroads and had to make a radical choice between his successful business and a youth sports organization that would help thousands of kids - How his youth soccer program gets kids off the street and prepares them for life - The impact that Paul's youth soccer organization has had on him and his family

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If you have a guest idea or want to connect with me, please visit my website www.clearchoices.live or find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Clear-Choices-104719800920939/. I am also available for speaking engagements.

Other resources and links mentioned in this episode:

LAFC Barcelona Soccer Foundation http://www.kidsoffthestreets.org/

Total Futbol Academy https://totalfutbolacademy.com

I am so excited to welcome to the podcast a proactive, positive, and inspiring individual, Stephen Beard. Stephen is an active realtor in the Oakland area and in the last three years has sold over 50 real estate units valued at over $27 million dollars. He has built his career on a foundation of professionalism and dependability. While his clientele consists of all kinds of people, he does specialize in real estate services for people with disabilities.

Stephen has cerebral palsy which effects his mobility and therefore has first hand experience dealing with some of those limitations and challenges for the clients he serves. Stephen's amazing outlook on life, all of his accomplishments, as well as his commitment to giving back will leave you encouraged and inspired.

"We have a brief span of time on this planet, Rob, and we are going to get the bodies we get. We are going to get what we get, and we can choose in each and every moment. You talk about clear choices, we choose in each and every moment how we are going to respond."

In this episode, you will hear: - Stephen's most difficult times and how he has gotten through them - How his disability has brought him gratitude and has enriched his life - The way Stephen makes big decisions and choices and the legacy he hopes to leave

Thank you so much for listening! Please subscribe to the show, leave a review, and share it with a friend.

If you have a guest idea or want to connect with me, please visit my website www.clearchoices.live or find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Clear-Choices-104719800920939/. I am also available for speaking engagements.

Other resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Inspiration porn and the objectification of disability: Stella Young at TEDxSydney 2014 . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxrS7-I_sMQ

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

Welcome to my second interview and I am honored to introduce my dad, Leslie Aigner, to the podcast! Since he and my mom are the reasons that I have created Clear Choices, it is only fitting that they are my first two interviews on the podcast. If you haven't listened to Episode 1, please go back and hear my mom's interview. Leslie was born in 1929 in Nové Zámky, Czechoslovakia. His family moved to Csepel, Budapest, in the early 1940's to escape the oppressive Nazi discrimination against Jews. Unfortunately, this was just the beginning of the horrific treatment my father, his family, and millions of other people faced because of their religion. On this episode, you will hear how, through some amazing choices and a few miracles, my dad lived through and survived four concentration camps including Aushwitz and Dachau. You will also hear how he met my mother, immigrated to America, began a new life and family, and created a legacy for many generations to come.

"There were many of these small decisions. I don't know why, it's not the smarts but I made it just for gut feeling that I had to do this."

"Being a survivor, I count every day my blessings and appreciate life more than anyone and I wanted to prove myself. Every day to learn something, embrace people- regardless of their background or religion or color and just embrace everything."

In this episode, you will hear: - My dad's testimony of his survival through the Holocaust, how he met my mother, and their immigration to America - The choice they made to begin telling their difficult history to help others and create an amazing legacy - How my dad's horrific Holocaust experience created in him a profound appreciation for people, life, and his blessings

Thank you so much for listening! Please subscribe to the show, leave a review, and share it with a friend.

If you have a guest idea or want to connect with me, please visit my website www.clearchoices.live or find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Clear-Choices-104719800920939/. I am also available for speaking engagements.

Other resources and links mentioned in this episode:

https://youtu.be/HvBpeGKZ8W4

http://www.ojmche.org/oral-history-people/aigner-eva

http://www.ojmche.org/oral-history-people/aigner-les

https://www.ktvz.com/news/gov-brown-signs-bill-requiring-holocaust-education/1095708875

"Night" by Elie Wiesel

I am thrilled to welcome my mom, Eva Aigner, to the podcast! Since she and my dad are the reasons that I have created Clear Choices, it is only fitting that they are my first interviews. Eva was born in 1937 in Kosice, Czechoslavakia, but moved to Hungary, Budapest just two years later because her father's business license was taken away. This was the beginning of the oppression her family and millions of others faced because of their Jewish religion. You will hear how, through some amazing choices that were made, my mother survived the worst genocide in history, met my father, immigrated to America, made a new life for herself, and created a legacy for many generations to come.

"You can either stay to be a victim or turn this around and tell people we are not victims, we are survivors."

In this episode, you will hear: - My mom's testimony of her survival through the Holocaust and immigration to America - How my mother and father began a new life in America despite many challenges - The choice they made to begin telling their difficult history to help others and create an amazing legacy

Thank you so much for listening! Please subscribe to the show, leave a review, and share it with a friend.

If you have a guest idea or want to connect with me, please visit my website www.clearchoices.live or find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Clear-Choices-104719800920939/. I am also available for speaking engagements.

Other resources and links mentioned in this episode:

https://youtu.be/HvBpeGKZ8W4

http://www.ojmche.org/oral-history-people/aigner-eva

http://www.ojmche.org/oral-history-people/aigner-les

https://www.ktvz.com/news/gov-brown-signs-bill-requiring-holocaust-education/1095708875

Welcome to the Clear Choices podcast! 35,000- that is a big number! Did you know that that is the number of decisions an average American makes every day? 35,000! With that many decisions every day, how can we be confident that we make the best ones? My name is Rob Aigner and I have created this podcast to help you- and me- discover how we can make choices that will enable us to create our best lives and make a positive impact in the world. Inspired by my parents and their incredible testimony of their Holocaust survival, I feel called to provide this platform to find out how people make their choices and how those choices effect their lives. You can expect to hear from people who have faced daunting and challenging scenarios, but because of their choices, have come through stronger, wiser, and better for it. We can all learn from them.

"The Clear Choices podcast is your vehicle to meet inspiring individuals who have made the bold choices to elevate their lives. Our goal with each episode is to elevate yours as well."

In this episode, you will hear: - Who I am and why I am creating this podcast - How my parents incredible history inspired me to start this podcast - What you can expect to hear each week and why you should listen

Thank you so much for listening! Please subscribe to the show, leave a review, and share it with a friend.

If you have a guest idea or want to connect with me, please visit my website www.clearchoices.live or find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Clear-Choices-104719800920939/. I am also available for speaking engagements.