IMPACT Driven

Kerry is someone who's become a good friend of mine over the past couple of years, and while he was visiting this weekend we found the time to sit down and record one of our chats about creating strong communities.

Here's some things we discuss:

• how to UNcomplicate the matter
• finding the connection points
• what it takes to just be a decent human

Connect with Kerry:

• https://mewe.com/i/kerrybrown2
• https://strongrootsresources.com

Update on my business....es

- Farm woes

- Exciting news in my coaching/consulting biz

- Bi-polar construction market

Here's what you'll learn in the main topic of the show: How imagination plays into your success:

- why we humans take actions

- how to train yourself to succeed

- what to do instead of using will-power

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Quotes of the day:

Forgot to talk about some of the most important events last week:

Thank you to the Sparks for opening your home to me.

Enjoyed the visit from Brian and Kori Aleksivich

Main Topic:

What do you want most? What do you feel is holding you back? Do you desire more happiness in your life? How about success? Would you like to be able to achieve your goals and see your dreams come true? How about abundance? Would you like to get more of the good things that life offers and that make living worthwhile? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then your next step is simple – you need to begin removing negativity from your life.

Negativity kills more dreams and creates more self-generated unhappiness than any other factor. Negative thoughts stop people from moving forward. They stop people from taking steps that they need to take to get to their goals and achieve real success. Negative thoughts keep people in a never ending cycle of negativity that prevents growth and change from occurring. In short, negativity is a force that keeps you from being who you want to be and living life under your own terms and conditions. So, how does this happen? Let’s take a closer look.

You see, there is a direct connection between how you think and how you feel and act. Remember that your brain is a part of your body and your mind is a construct that is made possible by the physical make-up of the brain. This means that the thoughts you have effect your emotions, as well as you actions. To look at it another way, actions are nothing more than a physical manifestation of thought. Rene Descartes’s famous quote “I think, therefore I am” is a fairly accurate description of the process that connects internal thoughts with external actions.

Now that you know this, think about how powerful negative thoughts can be. Think about how those thoughts can infiltrate every aspect of your life, essentially infecting and destroying any positive forward momentum. The process looks something like this – you thoughts are converted to words. Those thoughts and words then work to influence your actions. Your actions, over time and with repetition, become ingrained habits. These habitual actions are the basis of how the rest of the world sees you and relates with you. In this way, your actions shape your character and your reputation. That character and that reputation essentially become the motive forces that shape your destiny.

Think about it. You could be going through life desperately wishing for one result and all the while you are actively working, through ingrained negative behavior, to achieve the exact opposite of what you want! No wonder so many people trapped in the whirlpool of

The main topic of today's show is about SUCCESS. What it is, how it can mean different things to different people, and how to define it for yourself.

Link to the course bundle I mentioned.

Today I'm joined by Amy Dingman from A Farmish Kind of Life blog and podcast to talk about being 'brave vs smart', and if there's a difference.

We share some hard hitting truths, but served up with a spoonful of sugar.

Here's what we cover:

• what do you meant by be brave and be smart?
• what's wrong with the advice "just do it!"
• what are some tips to being brave?
• what are some tips to being smart?
• are the concepts of being brave/smart total opposites? is one more important than the other?
• are you more likely to be brave or smart?

You can find out more about Amy, and follow here in all the places:

• Website: https://afarmishkindoflife.com/
• Snail Mail Newsletter: https://afarmishkindoflife.com/the-farmish-newsletter/
• Books: https://afarmishkindoflife.com/my-books/
• Podcast: https://afarmishkindoflife.com/farmish-podcast/
• (or favorite podcast app)
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FarmishKindofLife
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afarmishkindoflife/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farmishkindoflife/
• MeWe: https://mewe.com/join/afarmishkindoflifehomesteaders

Also, check out Amy's podcast episode where we talk about all things personality. It's a really good discussion.

My answer to last week's question: If you HAD to teach something, what would you teach?What problem do you want to solve?

Stories from real life:

Stayed alive while my wife was gone for a week

Homestead updates:

All the berries are ready

5 more baby chicks

Cut path through the woods to install new pig fence

We are coming up on episode 100, it should land around the end of July, depending on how many interview shows I have in there. I’d love to hear from you, the listener. You can join the Telegram chat and channel and from there you can leave a written or voice feedback which I’ll share on the 100th episode. If that’s too public you can email me at [email protected].

Book I’m reading right now is Psycho-Cybernetics

Main topic: Self Image

Pieces and notes from the book, Psycho-Cybernetics

CTA:

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I’ve got a 15 day start your side-hustle challenge coming up, starting the first of June. more details in next Wed episode.

Question of the day:

How would you describe your self image? In a small paragraph, 100 words or less, write a few details about your self image, how you truly view your self.

My wife wife thinks I'm practically perfect, except when I accidentally combine "needle" and "knotter" into knoddle. All these baler parts got me confused.

Speaking of baling, that how we spent our Memorial Day weekend, in the field baling hay.

Spoke with a tax lawyer to develop a plan to mitigate our tax burden as much as possible.

Main topic: Is your life FULFILLING!

The most familiar path to you is the one that many people will stay on. Doing what you know -even if it doesn’t feel like your life fits - is often preferable to some people than making changes, even if it could mean a better life.

Contentment in life comes from embracing who you are and what it is that gives you happiness. Sadly, there are scores of people who don’t make changes because they’re afraid it might be uncomfortable or hard.

The path that a person is on in life often gets put in place when they’re still in high school. At eighteen years old and younger, people are making big decisions that are going to impact their futures.

Sometimes these choices bring happiness - but often, they end up leaving the person feeling unfulfilled. Some people are older when they decide on a career course and they stick to it year after year - some for as long as multiple decades.

They know after a few years that it’s not where they want to be. But they stick to it for several reasons. Sometimes they don’t make any life changes even if they’re unhappy because the path is familiar.

Other times, it’s because they put a lot of effort and money into the education to reach where they are. No one wants to feel like they’ve wasted thousands upon thousands of dollars or year after year of their time.

No one wants to feel like their investment was all for nothing. So they stick it out because leaving it behind would feel like a waste. That’s backward thinking. Staying on the wrong path is a waste.

Doing that makes it all for nothing. Because you only have one life and you can spend it going after what truly gives you pleasure or staying on what’s familiar for no good reason other than it’s what you know.

It’s time to look yourself in the mirror and face the reality you’ve been trying to avoid. The life that you have is not the one that you want. This takes honesty and courage, but once you admit that truth to yourself, you’ll be amazed at how much lighter you’ll feel.

There are symptoms that will show up when you’ve chosen the wrong path in life. The first symptoms that usually appear are physical or emotional. You can start to have body aches or feel sick whenever you have to go to work or do something associated with your career.

You know that you don’t even want to go to work. Some people start to experience feelings of depression or anxiety. Another sign is that your work performance slacks off.

You find that doing a good job just doesn’t matter anymore. This happens because your heart isn’t in it. You can’t be enthusiastic about something that doesn’t give you pleasure.

Finally, you feel a longing in your heart toward something that you want to do that does give you pleasure. Sometimes this can be the thing that you like to do in your spare time or it can be something that you’ve always longed to do but for whatever reason, didn’t. It’s time to make a...

The main topic of today's show is

You can download my Strategic Life Primer here.

Question of the week:

• What do you hope for your life to look like in 5 years?
• Do you have a plan to achieve it?

Go to TCLP Insta and comment your answer on the latest post, then share it to your stories and tag @constructiveliberty and @kennetheash

Enter for your chance to win a ticket ($500 value) to EDGEcon, billed as "the most transformative Christian small business conference in the USA".

Podcast episode mentioned: The School of Greatness: Why You’re Lacking Charisma & How To Create It w/Vanessa Van Edwards EP 1231

Spent most of the day creating this free resource for you: 5 Best Tools for Business Growth

Here is the link to the podcast episode I mentioned, titled:

Here's a great little tax deduction (aka, desktop PC) at a GREAT price: https://amzn.to/3FVNgUR

JLD from EOF podcast says FOCUS means follow one course until success.

That's never more true than when you are starting your own business.

-bees and bee stings

-changes coming to TCLP

-doing hard things

EDGEcon ticket giveaway

-main topic: FOCUS

Coming changes to name/focus for the podcast.

FB post thread mentioned.